Jiang Sheng thought, but there was little sympathy in his eyes.
Everyone in the palace knows that Consort De is a kind and good-natured person, but Jiang Sheng doesn't think so. How could a princess like her rise to the rank of consort be such a kind and innocent person?
Jiang Sheng didn't believe it, and even thought that among the concubines in the palace, Consort De was definitely the most troublesome one.
They have both the skills and the brains.
But this one... after so many years as a high-ranking concubine, seems to have become a little careless. It would have been impossible for the Emperor to hear her making a mistake when Consort De was young.
Jiang Sheng found it strange, but he could also understand it.
The longer you stay in the palace, the more people you naturally meet.
The Empress Dowager De is not an easy hurdle to overcome.
Jiang Sheng concealed his thoughts and cautiously stood behind the emperor.
The people inside didn't notice anything amiss.
Consort De was still talking inside the room, but the more she talked, the lower the pressure became on Gu Yuanchu outside the door.
The palace maids and eunuchs around him became even more cautious in fear.
Gu Yuanchu, who was outside the door, was indeed getting angrier and angrier after hearing what Consort De said.
He knew that Consort De, who had risen to the rank of concubine in the palace, could not possibly be a kind and innocent person. However, Consort De had always been kind and gentle, so he naturally favored her a bit more.
Gu Yuanchu never expected that his kind and gentle concubine would speak to his daughter in such a harsh tone.
His daughter, the emperor, insisted on learning all the rules meticulously. He uttered a treasonous remark: those rules were established by the royal family for their servants, so what if his daughter didn't follow them?
Even so, Consort De still held onto this point and reprimanded Qiqige.
Indeed, in Gu Yuanchu's view, Consort De was reprimanding Qiqige.
Inside the room, Consort De was still talking, and her words were becoming increasingly outrageous.
Gu Yuanchu had no intention of listening anymore. He pushed open the door and said, "Since Consort De is so obedient to the rules, why not copy the Precepts for Women five hundred times?"
As soon as the familiar, authoritative male voice fell, the angry expression on Consort De's face, who was standing in the room venting her anger on Qiqige, froze strangely.
Anger, regret, and shock—a variety of expressions made her face appear increasingly distorted.
"emperor!"
"Father!"
Two shocked tones, but different feelings.
In contrast to Consort De's complex feelings, Qiqige only felt the joy of seeing her father, the Emperor.
Since her mother in the palace didn't love her, Qiqige naturally channeled her lack of affection onto her other patriarch, the Emperor.
Because of her filial and obedient nature, the Emperor liked her quite a bit. However, there were many princes and princesses in the palace, so the amount of affection that Qiqige received was less. But that didn't stop Qiqige from cherishing the Emperor's affection.
Qiqige looked at her father's face and instinctively knew that he was angry. However, she couldn't help but feel annoyed and guilty because her mother had punished her. As she thought about this, a slight expression appeared on her face.
"Father Emperor."
Qiqige called out again cautiously, her eyes filled with pleading for Consort De's mercy.
Gu Yuanchu saw this scene and became even angrier, not at Qiqige, but at Consort De.
Qiqige is a genuinely kind-hearted person. She sincerely begged for her mother's forgiveness, yet Consort De still reprimanded her without any tenderness.
Gu Yuanchu truly felt sorry for his daughter, so he didn't bother to look at Consort De's expression anymore. He grabbed Qiqige and walked straight out of Yunxiu Palace.
...
Yunxiu Palace hastily welcomed the Emperor and then hastily saw him off.
This time, Consort De was truly furious.
She was so angry that she wanted to smash all the vases and other things in the room to pieces, but her remaining rationality told her that she couldn't.
The Emperor just lost his temper here. If she were to smash the bottle now, and the Imperial Household Department were to compile the report and send it to the Emperor, she would truly have ruined all her years of hard work.
Thinking of this, Consort De's fierce eyes became even more vicious and angry, appearing somewhat deranged.
Her eyes flickered, and she pinched a palace maid next to her hard with her hand.
The fingernails dug deep into the palace maid's body, and the maid couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
But the next second she knew she was in trouble.
Consort De gave a look to a palace maid beside her, and soon the maid was gagged by the others.
Next... it was Consort De's personal venting session.
Beside them, the palace maids dared not look at the horrific scene. Ziyan, who had brought the emperor, turned pale as she watched and smelled the thick stench of blood filling her nostrils.
She knew that even if this didn't kill the head palace maid serving her empress, it wouldn't end well for her either...
— — — — — — — — — — — —
The Emperor's decree came faster and was more unexpected than Qingyin had imagined.
Lying in bed, Qingyin, who had been cared for and fed medicine by her own mother for several days, had not yet had the right to get up when she received an imperial decree from the emperor granting her a divorce from Liu Zhi and allowing her to take her daughter Niannian with her.
Qingyin was lying in bed.
Confused, she stared at the effeminate voice of the palace eunuch with a sly smile, and at Liu Zhi, Song's mother, and others kneeling on the ground, and was lost in confusion.
"...By imperial decree, Miss Song and Lord Liu are granted a divorce... Blah blah blah, Miss Song is unwell and need not rise to receive the decree. Lord Liu, please receive the decree."
Eunuch Li finished speaking with a smile.
They didn't care how unpleasant Liu Zhi's expression was or how happy Song's mother was.
He was Jiang Sheng's apprentice. As a eunuch who delivered imperial edicts, he knew that this Miss Song was the person General Shen Du had taken a liking to.
Since that's the case, he doesn't care if he offends Vice Minister Liu Zhi. Besides, even if he announces this imperial edict, he doesn't think he can gain Vice Minister Liu Zhi's favor again.
"Master Liu, Master Liu!"
"Receive the imperial decree."
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