As she was speaking, Consort Wen lost her breath and fainted.
Inside the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, chaos reigned. Consort Xi's expression changed, and she carefully protected her belly before returning to the rear hall of Chuxiu Palace with her maids.
Behind closed doors, Consort Xi's pretty face was filled with hostility.
"Heh, Consort Wen? My good sister. If she hadn't been in my way, His Majesty wouldn't have only bestowed upon me the title of Consort Xi."
"I am Father's legitimate daughter. Although my mother is only a secondary consort, she was still Father's lawfully wedded wife."
"She was born to a concubine; what right does she have to ride on my head?"
The palace maid serving Consort Xi lowered her head and quietly stared at her toes.
After a long silence, Consort Xi said coldly, "Spread the news out of the palace, to our homes outside the palace, that my sister is bedridden and weak, and that the Emperor has bestowed upon me the title of Consort Xi."
"Hehe, I'd like to see now whether the family chooses to continue supporting the sickly Consort Wen, or to support me, who is pregnant with the emperor's child and is young and healthy."
Xu Lejin was unaware of what was happening inside Chuxiu Palace.
At this very moment, Xu Lejin was copying calligraphy, her brows slightly furrowed, and she murmured softly, "I understand less and less what the Emperor is up to!"
"Consort Wen and Consort Xi are half-sisters, one a consort and the other a concubine, and they live together in Chuxiu Palace. Consort Wen is ill and unable to have children, while Consort Xi is young and healthy and is pregnant with the emperor's child."
With a soft laugh, Xu Lejin put down the calligraphy brush in her hand.
"The Niohuru family is in an interesting situation now. Consort Wen and Consort Xi each have their advantages, making it difficult to choose..."
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