"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine."
Liu'er entered the palace, where Consort Liang was embroidering flowers on the bed.
After recovering from her serious illness, she felt much better and was completely different from before.
Even her complexion has visibly improved, her appetite has also improved a lot, and she looks like a completely different person.
Seeing this, Liu'er frowned. "The doctor told you to rest well. You can leave these things to me."
Consort Liang's eyes softened. "These clothes are for Xiao Liu. How could I let you come?"
Although she could never see her son, she at least hoped to have a piece of clothing that she made herself to accompany him.
Liu'er brought over the medicine. "Your Majesty, please drink your medicine first. The doctor said that although you are much better now, you still cannot be careless. You need to rest and recuperate to stabilize your health."
Smelling the aroma from afar, Consort Liang looked bitter. "Leave it there. I'll drink it later."
Seeing that Consort Liang was afraid of bitterness again, Liu'er said, "This servant has already prepared the finest candied fruit. Your Highness should take good care of your health so that you can take good care of the Sixth Prince in the future."
Upon hearing this, Consort Liang's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
Liu'er beamed with joy, "Your Majesty is wonderful!"
Consort Liang held out her delicate, jade-like hand, "Candied fruit."
While she was eating candied fruit inside the hall, a voice came from inside, "Oh, little sister, are you eating?"
Consort Liang looked up and saw Consort Xiao walking in. She was immediately taken aback. "Why is my sister here?"
She was about to get up and bow when Consort Xiao stopped her.
He and Xiao Fei had only met a few times and were not close.
Xiao Fei sat down beside her. "I heard a few days ago that my sister was sick, and I kept thinking about coming to see her. I just happened to be passing by today, so I came to check on her."
"Thankfully, judging from my sister's appearance, she should be much better now."
Consort Liang nodded slightly, "Thank you for your concern, sister."
Liu'er served tea to Consort Xiao and then waited by her side.
Consort Xiao picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then looked at Consort Liang. "Sister, have you heard about the sacrificial ceremony in Guanzhong?"
Consort Liang nodded, "I heard that the sacrifice was effective. It finally rained in Guanzhong. It's truly a blessing from heaven for His Majesty. I was very worried before, but now I can finally put my mind at ease."
Consort Xiao agreed wholeheartedly, “Yes, me too. I was worried about His Majesty when I heard about the severe drought in Guanzhong. Now that I hear it’s finally raining, I feel much more at ease.”
Then she changed the subject, looking at Consort Liang with a meaningful gaze, "But sister, rain is indeed a happy thing, but shouldn't we also be worried about some things?"
Sensing the hidden meaning in Consort Xiao's words, Consort Liang said frankly, "Sister, please speak freely."
Consort Xiao's gaze darkened. "For this sacrificial ceremony, His Majesty only brought Consort Shu with him, and even her son was with him the whole time."
Consort Liang's eyes flickered slightly. "That's normal. His Majesty has always favored Consort Shu and also has a great fondness for the young master."
"Yes, he really likes it. His Majesty's heart seems to be tied there. I don't know how long it has been since he last came here."
As she spoke, Consort Xiao looked at Consort Liang and asked, "You didn't come to rest here with me either, did you?"
Consort Liang fell silent.
His Majesty has indeed not visited for a long time, so long that his memory is somewhat hazy.
Consort Xiao smiled slightly, "Now that Consort Shu is so favored and her son is so highly regarded, and there is no Consort Li to rival him, I'm afraid that if things continue like this, her son will become the Crown Prince sooner or later."
Consort Liang's eyes were indifferent. "If that's the case, then it's His Majesty's choice."
Consort Xiao's expression tightened slightly. "My sister is foolish! She monopolizes His Majesty's favor; how can we possibly have a good life?"
"In this deep palace, without His Majesty's favor, what do you have left?"
Consort Liang's gaze darkened slightly, and she fell silent.
After a moment, she said, "I only have a few hundred thousand taels of gold left from my father."
Xiao Fei: ?
"There are still tens of thousands of shops."
"And tens of millions of houses and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland."
Xiao Fei: . . . . .
Why does it sound like someone is swearing?
Looking rather embarrassed, Consort Xiao smiled faintly and said, "Sister, really, what use are those things in this deep palace?"
"If we want to gain a foothold in this deep palace, we must have His Majesty's favor. Don't you even understand this?"
Consort Liang looked at her, "How can we control His Majesty's favor?"
"But we can try. Think of your child. Without His Majesty's favor, his life would only be more difficult, wouldn't it?"
Consort Liang's face immediately darkened. After a moment of silence, she asked, "How can we win them over?"
Consort Xiao's eyes flashed with a smile, "It's very simple. As long as Consort Shu falls out of favor, won't His Majesty's favor shift to her?"
"I've heard that you saved Consort Shu's son, so I believe she trusts you to some extent. I only need you to do me a small favor."
Consort Liang's eyes flickered, but she remained silent.
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Upon leaving the palace, Consort Xiao's maid, Yingchun, asked with slight concern, "Your Highness, will Consort Liang really help?"
Consort Xiao said confidently, "What else can she do but help her son? If she really watches Consort Shu steal all the favor, her son will definitely have a hard time!"
"Is everything taken care of?"
Yingchun nodded, "Everything's ready."
Xiao Fei's eyes turned cold. "Let's go!"
The Heavenly Prison.
Inside the dimly lit prison, Consort Li huddled in a corner, her body filthy, her former radiance long gone.
The prison door was opened, and Consort Xiao entered the imperial prison with two eunuchs.
Upon seeing Consort Xiao, Consort Li's eyes turned cold. "Why are you here?"
Back when she was still outside, she did a lot of disciplining and training for Consort Xiao.
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