It may be hot, but when you go out, you can't just stand there in the blazing sun and get baked in the scorching heat.
“You may not know this, but we have just parted ways with Consort Hesheli,” said Consort Zhang, the eldest of the five. She was the most disheveled of the five, with her makeup ruined.
Taking the fan from the maid and fanning herself, Consort Zhang then recounted the tragic experiences of the five women to Xiuning.
It was truly unfortunate that, despite living in three different palaces, they were caught by Consort Hesheli while strolling in the Imperial Garden.
Consort Hesheli is currently favored by the emperor, and given her arrogant personality, she is not about to let them leave easily. She does whatever she wants to them. The fact that the five of them look so disheveled is a direct result of Consort Hesheli's actions.
Speechless Xiuning: ...
Consort Hesheli is truly unafraid of being purged afterward. It's obvious that the Empress pushed her out because her legitimate son died young, and she wanted to give the Hesheli clan a prince to ensure their future. Why can't this person understand her own role? She always likes to stir up trouble for no reason.
"Her Majesty the Empress was resting and recuperating, and this is the trouble she left us with."
Consort Sun complained, while simultaneously touching her neck.
“It’s troublesome for us, but it’s no problem for the other concubines. If you ask me, you should learn to adapt to life in the palace,” Consort Nara said, still maintaining her strange demeanor. If it weren’t for the fact that Baoqing was doing well outside the palace, everyone would have thought that Consort Nara had been driven mad by the shock.
"Easy for you to say, but who likes to go looking for trouble?" Consort Dong lowered her eyes and whispered.
“Since entering the palace, haven’t we suffered enough?” Consort Ma Jia retorted defiantly.
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