Although the Imperial Concubine was over forty, she was well-maintained and looked no more than thirty.
She exudes a mature beauty; if a man saw her, he would surely be aroused and unable to resist.
Even Liu Yue couldn't help but take a second look. No wonder Emperor Sikong was so infatuated with Consort Chen. If she were a man, she wouldn't be able to resist such an extreme temptation.
"Your subject, Jun Liuyue, pays respects to Your Highness, the Noble Consort."
Liu Yue bowed but did not kneel, remaining neither humble nor arrogant.
"How dare you! Why don't you kneel before the Imperial Concubine?!"
The head maid next to Consort Chen scolded.
“His Majesty once granted a special pardon to the descendants of the Jun family. When they see members of the royal family, they do not need to kneel or pay their respects.” Liu Yue smiled and looked at the palace maid: “So the palace maids around the Noble Consort are so capable that they don’t even put the Emperor in their eyes. They are truly amazing.”
"What nonsense are you spouting!" The head palace maid's face changed, and she immediately knelt down before Consort Chen: "This servant had no such intention, Your Highness, please see the truth!"
"Smack!"
Consort Chen slapped the palace maid, saying, "You worthless thing, get out of here."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As the palace maid passed by Liuyue, she glared at her resentfully.
Liuyue naturally stretched out her foot, and the palace maid did not notice her footing.
ah--!
He fell flat on his face.
Liu Yue took a step back. "The palace maids around the Imperial Concubine are truly an eye-opener for me. They can't even walk steadily. How can they serve the Imperial Concubine well?"
"You!" The palace maid glared angrily at Liuyue: "It was clearly you..."
"Get out of here! Haven't you lost enough face already?" Consort Chen said coldly.
The palace maid slunk away.
"What a sharp-tongued little girl," Consort Chen sneered. "I really underestimated you."
She originally intended to give this good-for-nothing a hard time, but unexpectedly... she was outmaneuvered.
No matter what, she was still a Noble Consort! And the most favored concubine in the current era.
If an ordinary noblewoman saw her, wouldn't she be like a quail, trembling and afraid to speak?
But this little girl is quite bold; it really surprised her.
"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness. I am truly flattered," Liu Yue said with a smile, without a trace of fear on her face.
"Do you know why I summoned you here today?"
Consort Chen raised her chin. "Although you are engaged to the Crown Prince, you are really not suitable for the position of Crown Princess. Why don't you abdicate and give way to a more worthy one? But don't worry, I will ask His Majesty to grant you the title of Crown Prince's concubine. That would not be treating you unfairly."
"Also, I heard that you spent a lot of money to acquire the Shennong Cauldron. Since you are about to marry the Crown Prince, this thing is useless to you."
"Does Your Highness mean that I should present the Shennong Cauldron to the Crown Prince?"
"Since you have no cultivation, you naturally cannot refine pills. Yishui is quite proficient in alchemy. If you take out the Shennong Cauldron, Yishui can also assist the Crown Prince. At that time, you will become a concubine and share the favor equally."
Consort Chen said matter-of-factly, "I am doing this for your own good. If you continue to oppose the Crown Prince at this time, I'm afraid he will not be willing to marry you as a concubine!"
After a pause, Consort Chen smiled and said, "Your engagement with the Crown Prince is null and void. I'm afraid no one in the entire Tianyan region will dare to marry you."
"Your Highness is such a kind person, always thinking of me." Liu Yue nodded: "It's just a pity that I don't like secondhand goods."
"What's the meaning?"
"It means exactly what it says." Liu Yue yawned. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Ha, do you really think that my Qingning Palace is a place you can come and go as you please?"
Consort Chen never expected that this brat would be so disrespectful, not even putting her, a consort, in her eyes.
"What does Your Highness mean by this?" Liu Yue stopped and turned to look at Consort Chen: "Are you planning to rob us outright?"
"I dislike those who refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit," Consort Chen sneered. Since she wouldn't comply, she would have no choice but to resort to force...
The next second, Little White darted out, letting out a howl! It instantly enlarged and took control of Consort Chen.
"Ah!" Consort Chen let out a scream, and then—with a flick of Liu Yue's wrist, a black pill flew into Consort Chen's open mouth.
Mmm!
Consort Chen covered her mouth, desperately trying to vomit.
But the black pill just melted away.
"What did you feed me?!"
Consort Chen glared angrily at Liu Yue.
"It's just a poison that will make the Imperial Concubine age and lose her beauty, causing her intestines to rot," Liu Yue said with a smile. "But Imperial Concubine, please rest assured, as long as you don't provoke me, I will give you the antidote on time."
"How dare you poison me!"
"Didn't the Imperial Concubine poison me long ago? I was just returning the favor."
Liu Yue said with a smile that she had been poisoned the moment she entered Qingning Palace.
That peculiar fragrance has a hallucinogenic effect.
"How...how did you know?"
Consort Chen's eyes widened.
“Oh, because I’m an alchemist too,” Liu Yue said with a smile.
No, that's impossible.
Consort Chen slumped into a chair, a sharp pain shooting through her stomach, as if she were being bitten by hundreds of ants.
"Your Highness, Imperial Concubine."
The commotion attracted the attention of the palace maids, whose voices rang out from outside the door.
"I am unharmed," Consort Chen said through gritted teeth.
He glared angrily at Liu Yue, lowering his voice: "The antidote!"
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