These past few days, the Emperor has been busy sending things to the Prince Feng's residence, delivering them by the cartload, keeping him extremely busy.
This caused a huge sensation in the palace. Those who knew the emperor's intentions didn't react much, but those who didn't might have thought that because the princess had married into the Feng Prince's household, the emperor was going to elevate the Feng Prince's household again.
Inside Qingyang Palace, Rongyang heard rumors circulating in the palace and, in a fit of rage, smashed everything in the palace.
When the palace sent things to the Prince Feng's residence, she was resentful, regardless of whether her father was doing it for Feng Qinghuang or Rong Xiao. Why should her father send things to them and never care about her?
She had been frightened by a snake and acted erratically for a while, and her father hadn't paid much attention to her. Now that Rong Xiao had only married into the family, her father was sending cartloads of good things to the Feng Prince's mansion. How could she swallow this insult?
Hearing the commotion, Consort Qing rushed over and saw a mess on the ground.
Consort Qing didn't go inside; she stood outside the door, watching Rong Yang go mad. After a moment, Consort Qing instructed the palace servants around her: "You stay here and watch her. Once she's calmed down, clean this place up and bring her to me."
"It is Your Majesty."
After giving her instructions, Consort Qing returned to her palace.
After Rong Yang finished her madness, the palace maids who had just stayed behind forcibly took Rong Yang to Consort Qing's side.
"Mother, Mother, look at this dog servant! How dare she treat me like this? She even scratched my arm until it hurt."
As soon as she entered, Rongyang saw Consort Qing and immediately complained that her mother's maid had been rough with her and had dragged her over instead of her.
Consort Qing took a sip of tea: "Qinglan, you may leave now. My daughter and I need to have a private conversation."
"It is Your Majesty."
When Rongyang saw that her mother had sent the palace maid away, she immediately objected and insisted on punishing her properly.
"Mother, didn't you hear what I just said? She was rough with me, and she even grabbed my arm, which hurt. Aren't you going to punish her?"
Consort Qing glanced at her, her words sharp: "I told her to do it. What, do you want to punish me?"
Rong Yang was startled and quickly shook his head: "No, no."
Consort Qing gave Qinglan a look, signaling her to leave.
"Tell me, why have you gone mad again?"
Rong Yang got angry when this was mentioned: "Mother, haven't you heard that Father has been sending cartloads of good things to the Phoenix Prince's mansion these days? I'm afraid the national treasury is almost emptied by Father. So what if Rong Xiao is the legitimate princess? She's not the only princess in the palace. What right does Father have to do this?"
"Shut up, you idiot! Haven't you learned your lesson yet? If you're so capable, why don't you get the Emperor to dote on you like that too? If you're not, then accept your fate. Besides, do you think the Emperor is doing this for Rong Xiao? You know nothing, all you do is make a racket all day long. You have absolutely no ability. How did I give birth to such a stupid daughter like you?"
When Consort Qing brought this up, she even wondered if there had been a mistake during childbirth! She had been in the harem for so many years, and while she hadn't enjoyed constant favor, she hadn't been banished to the cold palace like other concubines. Yet, she had given birth to such a foolish daughter, incapable of doing anything right and incredibly willful. If she had known it would turn out this way, she should have sent her back for a second chance.
According to news from her family, it seems that the Ninth Prince, who has been missing for one or two decades, has returned. Otherwise, the Emperor would not have acted this way. This matter has not yet spread, but if it does, it will be quite a scandal.
The reason they didn't tell Rongyang was because they were afraid the girl would leak the news. If the Emperor knew the news came from her, he would probably be even more wary of her family.
Consort Qing even began to doubt whether Rongyang was actually her bloodline. Everyone in her family was cautious and meticulous in their work, so why did Rongyang's behavior change so drastically?
Rongyang was already feeling wronged when she heard Consort Qing scolding her, and now that she was being scolded again, she became furious.
"How can you say that to me? Aren't I your daughter? Even if I'm stupid, it's because of you. Does Father Emperor like Rong Xiao? He likes Rong Xiao's status as the legitimate princess, right? Why aren't you the Empress? If you were the Empress, I would be the legitimate princess, and Father Emperor would love me just the same. Isn't all of this your fault?"
Consort Qing stood in front of her and glanced at her lightly: "Finished?"
Rong Yang got angry looking at her unambitious attitude: "Can't you be more competitive and try to win my favor so that my life will be a little easier?"
Consort Qing, hearing her increasingly absurd words, stretched out her nail-covered hand and slapped Rong Yang hard across the face.
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Rong Yang covered his face in disbelief: "Mother, you actually hit me?"
Consort Qing rubbed her fleshy wrist: "Are you awake? If not, I can help you again."
"What right do you have to hit me?"
Consort Qing laughed in anger: "Because you're stupid, because I gave birth to you, if you dare to do anything stupid again, I'll take your life back. You don't believe me? Just try it."
Upon hearing Consort Qing's words, Rong Yan retreated step by step. This wasn't her mother; her mother had never hit her, nor would she ever speak to her like this. This was a devil.
Thinking of this, Rong Yang quickly turned around and ran out.
Consort Qing watched her run away and shook her head helplessly.
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