The concubines were seated or stood.
However, the person who came to pay their respects has not yet appeared.
Currently, the highest-ranking concubines in the palace are Fu Sang, followed by Consort Lian and Consort Lan.
The rest were all concubines of low rank.
Du Xinlan was given twenty strokes of the cane and lay half-dead in the palace.
Therefore, the only concubines seated were Fu Sang and Yang Lianxin.
Consort Lian had just been reprimanded outside the door, and her expression was indifferent, her eyes devoid of any gentleness.
A palace maid poured a cup of tea for Consort Lian.
Consort Lian took a small sip of tea, her eyes scrutinizing Fu Sang.
The former imperial concubine was very foolish and was always used by her to suppress Consort Lan.
Her father told her to trip up the imperial concubine first.
Therefore, she used her influence to plant people in the Phoenix Palace, and with just a small trick, she firmly pinned the crime of practicing witchcraft on the Consort.
It has always been a major taboo for concubines to practice witchcraft and sorcery in the inner palace.
The Empress Dowager also disliked the Consort and regarded her as a thorn in her side. Using the charge of witchcraft, she ordered the Consort to be beaten to death.
pity……
A clever maid from Fengluan Palace ran to request an audience with the Emperor.
Consort Liu's father was, after all, the Prime Minister.
The emperor did not appear, but instead ordered the imperial concubine to be banished to the cold palace, never to be released again.
To everyone's surprise, the emperor personally brought the imperial concubine out of the cold palace and even let her sleep with him.
When Consort Lian was observing Fu Sang, she pretended to be completely unaware.
This woman is incredibly cunning.
I don't want to talk to her for now.
"Arrange the flowers, add tea."
Nonghua quickly poured Fusang a cup of tea.
Fu Sang stretched out her delicate white hand, picked up a piece of pastry, and put it in her mouth.
The concubines looked at her with surprise.
Fu Sang paused in his chewing, puffing out his cheeks as he looked at them.
Fu Sang swallowed the sweet but not sticky pastry, took a sip of tea, and licked his rosy lips.
"Why are you all staring at me?"
The concubines quickly looked away.
Fu Sang pursed his lips and continued eating the pastry.
"Sister," Consort Lian gracefully put down her teacup, covering her mouth with a smile, "You actually disregard etiquette and start eating. Didn't the Emperor allow you to dine?"
The implication is...
Sang Baobei was abused by the emperor and was not given anything to eat.
When imperial concubines come to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, they are indeed not allowed to eat indiscriminately.
Only the seated concubines were allowed to drink a little tea.
Fu Sang swallowed the pastry and cleared his throat with a sip of tea.
A smile graced the girl's exquisitely beautiful face, her rosy lips curving into a slightly sarcastic arc.
"Whether I have eaten or not is none of your business."
Consort Lian's expression changed as she choked on her words.
Fu Sang glanced at her sideways and continued to retort, "Don't call me 'sister' randomly. I don't have any sisters."
Consort Lian felt a surge of resentment, clenching her hands so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh.
"Since the Imperial Concubine has entered the palace first, I should naturally address you as 'elder sister'..."
Fu Sang splashed a cup of tea over him.
The piping hot tea was instantly splashed all over Consort Lian's face.
"Ah—" Consort Lian cried out in surprise.
The tea stains had turned Consort Lian's clothes brown, and her hair was dripping with water and adorned with a few dark tea leaves, making her look extremely disheveled.
The concubines were all shocked and stared wide-eyed.
"Bang!" Fu Sang put down the cup in his hand.
Consort Lian brushed aside the palace maid who was wiping her face, her expression slightly distorted.
"What are you doing, sister? I only said a few words, and you attacked me!"
Fu Sang said in a calm tone, "You ignore what I say, you're just babbling on and on."
"Furthermore, do I need a reason to splash you?"
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