Chapter 807
Now that Prince Ning is in poor health and the Empress is not in the mood for official duties, even though she already knew that the Yunnan Prince's Mansion and Prince Ning had a history of conflict, she did nothing and let Zhong Jie enter the palace smoothly.
After seeing the Empress, Zhong Jie went straight to Consort Jing's palace.
Upon arriving at Consort Jing's palace, she found that Consort Jing had already prepared tea, clearly knowing that Consort Zhong would be coming and waiting for her.
Zhong Jie snorted coldly: "Consort Jing's intelligence is truly as sharp as ever."
Consort Jing glanced at her: "The princess's temperament seems even worse than before. I suppose the prince has been suffering a lot lately."
"That depends on who made him suffer; maybe he's even enjoying it."
Upon hearing this, Consort Jing's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Zhong Jie didn't sit down. She took a few steps forward to her and said coldly, "The path you chose back then was the one Consort Jing chose herself. What, now that you know we're staying in Luoyang, you can't suppress your feelings anymore?"
Consort Jing's expression darkened further: "Back then, I was young and ignorant, and I made the wrong choice. What is there to say about that? Besides, if it weren't for me back then, I'm afraid the Princess wouldn't be living such a good life now. She would have been casually sent away to someone else long ago."
“It’s understandable that others are young and naive, but not Consort Jing. You’re very clever,” Zhong Jie looked at him intently. “Why did you have such a big fight with Huo Yue back then, and why did you go straight to the palace after that fight? Consort Jing, you’re not senile yet, are you?”
Consort Jing's face darkened.
So many years have passed, but those scenes from back then are still vivid in my mind.
She would never forget that Huo Yue rushed to find Zhong Jie after hearing that she was getting engaged, insisting on breaking off the engagement.
Consort Jing was unwilling, but Huo Yue's attitude was more resolute than she had ever seen before. At that moment, Consort Jing knew that even if she did not agree, it was impossible for her and Huo Yue to be together.
But on what grounds?
Why should Huo Yue be able to marry whomever he wants?
Then what is she?
So, in a fit of anger, Consort Jing entered the palace and became the emperor's woman.
She wanted to tell Huo Yue that it wasn't that Huo Yue didn't want her, but that she didn't want Huo Yue anymore.
She doesn't care.
After entering the palace, she won the emperor's favor with her beauty and intelligence. Her intention was to let Huo Yue know that she was doing better after leaving him.
Perhaps Huo Yue will feel remorse because of this.
Consort Jing knew, of course, that she couldn't get out, but all she wanted was for Huo Yue to love her but not be with her, just like she did.
She had thought that Huo Yue must be suffering just as much as she was.
Unexpectedly, what she finally received was news that Huo Yue and Zhong Jie were getting married.
It was then that Consort Jing realized that she truly held no place in Huo Yue's heart.
Even before she entered the palace, Huo Yue was able to marry the woman he loved.
Consort Jing knew that she had made a mistake.
But it was too late to regret it.
At that time, she was so popular that she attracted a lot of ill-intentioned stares.
In order to survive, Consort Jing had to suppress her sharp edges and even gradually fade out of the emperor's sight, all for the sake of her own survival.
However, in this harem, loneliness and solitude were far more terrifying than Consort Jing had imagined.
It didn't really matter that she didn't have the emperor's favor. Consort Jing was clever and had a good relationship with the emperor, so her days weren't too difficult.
However, the two princes soon grew up, and the two most powerful women in the harem began to frantically win over the neutral concubines. Consort Jing was unwilling to get involved, and as a result, she suffered a lot of suppression from the two women.
Outsiders see that she can remain neutral even when the two are fighting, and think she is very capable.
But who knows how much pain is hidden behind this seemingly peaceful life?
Moreover, she didn't have to go through all of this.
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