Chapter 239 The Most Ruthless Woman in the Harem! The Imperial Concubine Pulls Out Her Nails with Her Bare Hands, Terrifying Consort Li to Tears
"Actually, my brother isn't that kind of person; he just likes you too much."
"I understand you, brother. If I were a man, I would also like you and wouldn't be able to let you go. All things considered, Your Majesty has gotten a great deal!"
As Zhao Bailu spoke, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She really liked Meng Yanzhi so much that even though her brother was so heartbroken because of Meng Yanzhi, she felt that it was her brother's own business and had nothing to do with Meng Yanzhi.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi blushed with embarrassment and then said irritably, "Alright, stop teasing me, okay?"
"I'm not mocking you, but this imperial harem is not some paradise. You need to be careful."
"Although Consort Ling has been punished by His Majesty, the General's Mansion is filled with resentment and may target your Meng family."
Zhao Bailu looked at Meng Yanzhi with a face full of worry.
Upon hearing that the General's Mansion was targeting the Meng family, Meng Yanzhi almost burst out laughing. She grabbed Zhao Bailu's hand and said directly, "Alright, you've come all this way to see me, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you for a walk. There are a lot of beautiful new sights in the Imperial Garden, let's go take a look!"
As she spoke, Meng Yanzhi took a lot of seasonings and looked at Zhao Bailu with a smile. The two of them were clearly in sync.
Upon arriving at the Imperial Garden, the two of them took off their shoes and went straight into the water to catch fish.
"Rouge, you're amazing! You caught it so quickly!"
"Hey, slow down!"
Zhao Bailu's laughter was quite loud, her chatter was incredibly cute.
From afar, Gu Hanyue could hear the two people's voices. She glanced at Madam Gu beside her and whispered, "Mother, Zhao Bailu seems to be just ahead."
Consort Li glanced at Gu Hanyue with some surprise and said calmly, "I thought you didn't like her before, but I didn't expect you to care about her so much?"
"Who cares? This capital city is so big and so noisy, is she the only one here?" Gu Hanyue snorted disdainfully, but her feet still unconsciously walked towards the source of the sound.
Consort Li had no choice but to follow, and saw Meng Yanzhi and Zhao Bailu catching fish barefoot in the pond.
She found it hard to believe that a concubine could do such a thing.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Consort Li bowed respectfully when she saw Meng Yanzhi.
Immediately afterwards, Meng Yanzhi was extremely embarrassed and almost dropped the koi in her hand. She hurriedly went ashore and looked at Consort Li with some embarrassment: "Sister Consort Li, you are too kind. Um, would you like some grilled fish?"
"What?" Consort Li was stunned. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. She also couldn't believe that someone like Meng Yanzhi could pull out Ling Meiren's fingernails one by one.
Looking at it this way, Consort Li even felt that Meng Yanzhi was just an innocent young girl who didn't know the ways of the world.
Meng Yanzhi shook the koi fish in her hand and said with a smile, "Grilled fish, would you like some grilled fish?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not." Consort Li then realized what was happening and hurriedly shook her head, "Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now."
"Sister?" Gu Hanyue watched as Consort Li turned and left, and reluctantly followed. Before leaving, she glanced at Zhao Bailu and snorted, "Be careful not to get diarrhea!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bailu angrily clenched her fist: "You jinx!"
Meng Yanzhi didn't take this little incident to heart, and simply began to clean the fish she had caught.
In Consort Li's palace, Consort Li sat there somewhat uneasy: "Mother, you saw it too, that's Consort Meng. Now, the Emperor only has eyes for her, she is very favored. But unfortunately, she is a troublemaker and doesn't live a peaceful life. I don't know what kind of trouble she will cause in the future."
Seeing Consort Li's state, Madam Gu felt sorry for her and said directly, "No matter what kind of person she is, just live your life well. Our family will always protect you."
"Mother, I'm scared." Consort Li held Madam Gu's hand, looking at her with teary eyes.
When Consort Li was at home, she was the eldest daughter who was greatly loved. From childhood to adulthood, everything went smoothly for her. If it weren't for the fact that the Gu family's marriage alliance with the royal family was a family tradition, she would not have wanted to enter the palace.
After entering the palace, Consort Li was not favored, but she did not compete for favor, and her life was relatively stable.
But now, seeing Meng Yanzhi so fiercely and ruthlessly punish Ling Meiren, she only felt fear.
"What's there to be afraid of? She's a good person." Gu Hanyue looked at Consort Li and smiled. "Sister, you don't know this, but Meng Yanzhi is only vengeful and won't involve the innocent. As long as you don't hurt her, you will all be safe and sound."
Madam Gu frowned and glanced at Gu Hanyue: "What do you know?"
"I don't know about other things, but I've met Meng Yanzhi twice before when we were outside, and she is indeed a simple-minded person."
"Sister, don't be afraid. Zhao Bailu is a person who hates evil. If Meng Yanzhi were really a bad person, she would not be so close to Meng Yanzhi."
Gu Hanyue still felt a pang of heartache as he looked at his sister. He had been unwilling when his sister first entered the palace, and now seeing her suffering, he felt even more distressed.
Hearing this, Consort Li finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Mother, when will this end?"
After entering the palace, she always felt that there was no hope for the future, and that she would have to live like this for the rest of her life, which was really hard.
"Sister, please don't say that."
Gu Hanyue looked at her sister with a face full of heartache, and then glanced at her mother with disdain.
Suddenly, Gu Hanyue's eyes lit up. She looked at Madam Gu expectantly and whispered, "Since His Majesty only wants Meng Yanzhi right now, why don't we take this opportunity to bring her home?"
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Throughout history, has anyone ever been able to return home after entering the palace?"
Madam Gu slapped Gu Hanyue hard across the back of his head.
Gu Hanyue winced in pain, looking at Consort Li with pleading eyes: "It's not impossible, is it? Consort Liu went home, didn't she? Sister, why don't you pretend to be stupid? After we bring you home, and after a few years when you recover, you can find someone you like to marry and live a happy life, wouldn't that be better?"
Consort Li immediately shook her head: "If His Majesty finds out, it will definitely implicate my family. No, I can't do it!"
"Alright, stop thinking nonsense. Consort Liu is the Jade Prince's sister. Compared to the Jade Prince, what is our Gu family?" Madam Gu was getting anxious, afraid that they would do something reckless.
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