"Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress." Everyone snapped out of their daze upon hearing the female lead's voice.
Even the Empress was momentarily stunned.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress." The female protagonist then sat down.
As the female lead moved, everyone's gaze followed her.
"Consort Wan, what's wrong? It's been a while since I've seen you. You seem to be having a very comfortable time."
"Consort Wan really knows how to enjoy life," Consort Jing said sarcastically.
His face was full of smiles.
His smile widened, especially after he saw the woman's waistline become more prominent as she sat down.
The female lead's face darkened upon hearing Consort Jing's words.
I hadn't noticed she'd gained weight before, just a little.
However, when I put on the corset today, I felt a bit stuffy, and that didn't feel good.
During her confinement, she dressed casually because she didn't leave the palace, which is why no one noticed.
"Consort Wan, you look quite fertile now," Consort Shu said with a coquettish smile, glancing at the female lead's buttocks.
The other concubines all laughed when they heard this.
Some of the lower-ranking individuals even covered their mouths with handkerchiefs.
The female lead's expression grew increasingly grim.
However, out of consideration, he didn't dare to argue back.
Consort Jing was overjoyed to see that Consort Wan had gained weight.
The original Consort Wan was delicate and graceful, possessing an air of refined elegance.
However, due to obesity, this characteristic has been destroyed.
The current emperor, however, is fond of the graceful figure of a willow tree.
Thinking of this, I felt a surge of anger welling up inside me.
Consort Wan, in her current state, still expects the Emperor to treat her as before?
ridiculous.
Then, as the female protagonist endured the torment of everyone's gaze, time slowly passed.
He breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the Empress dismiss everyone. After leaving Kunning Palace, he hurriedly led his entourage back to his own chambers.
As soon as he got back, he slapped Qinzhi across the face.
"You lowly slave!" The tone was full of resentment.
"Ah!" Qinzhi was slapped to the ground.
If it were the female lead from before, she naturally wouldn't have had this much strength, but for the strong female lead now, it's no problem at all.
"Why did Your Highness slap me?" Qinzhi asked hurriedly, covering her face, her tone revealing a hint of grievance and confusion.
Today, she didn't go to Kunning Palace with the female lead, so she naturally didn't know that the female lead was ridiculed for being overweight.
"How dare you ask! If you hadn't kept misleading me, I wouldn't be in this state now." At this point, the female protagonist became even angrier, stepped forward, and slapped Qinzhi twice more.
"Today's greetings have made me a laughing stock in front of everyone."
The female protagonist was filled with anger and rage.
"Your Majesty, please spare this servant!" Qinzhi turned pale after hearing this, and then quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
He slammed his head against the floor tiles, and blood quickly seeped from his forehead.
The female lead, however, showed no mercy upon seeing this.
"Drag him away and give him fifty lashes," the woman said fiercely.
"Your Majesty, I dare not do it again. Please, Your Majesty, spare me." Upon hearing this, Qinzhi's face turned deathly pale.
She couldn't take fifty lashes.
"Your Majesty, it was my fault. I wanted to share Qin Yin's favor. I was wrong."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me this time! I dare not do it again!" Qinzhi kept kowtowing and said, her face full of panic.
However, the female protagonist remained unmoved.
"Drag him away."
"Your Majesty!"
...
Soon, Qinzhi was taken away.
Qin Yin, standing to the side, saw the heroine's unpleasant expression and dared not plead for her.
"What are we going to do?!"
"If it were the Emperor..." After letting out a sigh of relief, the female protagonist remembered her current plump figure and felt somewhat irritable and helpless.
Thinking of the Emperor, I felt a little worried.
He felt even angrier at Qinzhi, and also annoyed at himself for being so easily swayed by others.
They couldn't control their eating habits.
The thought of the Emperor only made her more agitated.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has been sending people to deliver things these days; he still thinks of you," Qin Yin said reassuringly.
Although I was a little worried, comforting the Empress was the priority at this moment.
"Just pay attention to your diet, and you'll recover quickly."
"Yes, it will recover," the female protagonist murmured.
She hadn't been paying attention before, which is why she gained weight. If she eats less and exercises more, she'll go back to her original weight.
On the other side, the concubines' smiles never faded after they left Kunning Palace and returned to their own chambers.
Ever since hearing about the sachet incident from Consort Mo, and later Consort Jing being reprimanded by the Emperor, the concubines in the harem have turned their attention to the female lead.
They also did some tampering during that time.
Now, seeing Consort Wan courting death, he was overjoyed.
The entire harem, except for the female lead's quarters, was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Mo Qian was so happy that she ate quite a lot.
"Master, Master, so this is the effect of the medicine you had Xiaobai give me before!" Xiaobai exclaimed in the space.
"Yes, it looks pretty good now."
"The effect will be more obvious later." Mo Qian's lips curled up.
"Master, you are so cunning."
"However, Xiaobai likes it." Xiaobai showed the same smile.
It has a hint of malice.
Mo Qian's lips twitched; she found it somewhat amusing.
"I wonder what the Emperor's expression will be when he sees the female lead?!"
"I wonder if I'll still be able to bring myself to kiss him," Xiao Bai said with a mischievous grin.
"We'll find out then." Mo Qian raised an eyebrow slightly.
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"Li Peisheng, let's calculate the days. Has Qianqian been released from confinement?" the Emperor asked Li Peisheng, no longer bothering to review the memorials in his hand.
"Your Majesty, Consort Wan has been released from confinement."
"That's good. I haven't seen Qianqian for quite some time. I wonder how she is doing now."
"I wonder if she's lost weight. Qianqian was already quite thin," the Emperor said with a worried expression.
I really want to see Qianqian.
However, Qianqian had just been released from confinement, so he couldn't go see her right now.
Thinking of this, I became even angrier.
The plan to seize power has been progressing so slowly.
Consort Mo's father also stopped trying as hard as before.
Not only him, but the fathers of the other concubines also didn't put in much effort.
The thought that he was currently being suppressed and not having complete control of the court made him furious.
Not only could he not treat Qianqian well, but he also had to endure the annoyance of dealing with the women in the harem. He felt a sense of shame because they couldn't do things his way.
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