She looked up at him and gave him a tearful smile, bathed in sunlight, so beautiful that he couldn't contain himself.
"Your Highness and Your Highness, what's going on? It seems like..." Consort He, noticing the Consort's unusual behavior, smiled gently and said, "To turn hostility into friendship?"
She gently waved the beautiful fan in her hand, her eyebrows and eyes were gentle and delicate, and even the words she spoke were refined and literary.
But Shen Wangshu understood.
This is a reminder to the Regent that he still harbors resentment towards the Imperial Concubine.
However, Consort He was always a nobody in the palace. Emperor Hui was afraid that his favor would cause her to be besieged by the other concubines in the harem, so he always treated her indifferently in public. Consort He herself was also very obedient and never said much, so the other concubines treated her just like an ordinary person.
She rarely spoke, but now she couldn't help but speak up, probably because Emperor Hui had taken the Buddha statue from her again and given it to her, making her unable to restrain herself. However, someone who could keep Emperor Hui in check, cherish her, and plan for her future was certainly not a truly pure and simple woman.
Her words amused Shen Wangshu.
The Regent's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Consort He, whose smile was elegant and refined.
"Who are you?" He wasn't in a hurry to leave. He stood not far from Shen Wangshu and asked from a superior position.
He was handsome, with striking eyebrows and eyes, and an imposing presence. He was a rare beauty, but what caught people's attention first was not his handsome face.
Rather, it was the imposing presence and aura that made people feel ashamed of their own inferiority. This was a natural demeanor that came from being immersed in power for more than a decade, a quality that was innate and captivating.
This imposing presence far surpassed that of the sometimes weak Emperor Hui. Although Consort He harbored resentment towards the Regent for suppressing Emperor Hui, which prevented her from being crowned Empress or standing openly by his side, she couldn't help but momentarily lose focus. Her face flushed, but when she met the Regent's impatient and ruthless eyes, she felt as if she had been doused with cold water. She struggled to suppress her fear and managed to rise and curtsy, saying, "Consort He greets the Regent."
"What is He Fei?" the handsome young man asked arrogantly.
Is this even human language?
Consort He, how could that be a thing...?
She's a terrible person...
wrong!
Consort He was stumped by the Regent's seemingly humiliating question. She stood there, mouth agape, unable to utter a word in rebuttal.
She had dared to speak so defiantly in front of the Regent today, which already displeased the remaining concubines. Now, seeing that the Regent seemed to look down on her and had even personally insulted her, they all looked at her with mocking laughter.
Consort He, always refined and elegant, had never suffered such humiliation in front of so many people. The strange looks and whispers from the other concubines made her tremble with rage. She felt that because of the Regent's words, she had lost face and the whole palace would know. She knew, of course, that from today onward, the rumors that Consort He flattered the Regent but was disdainful of her would become common knowledge throughout the palace.
She always valued her reputation and considered herself the future mistress of the harem, never expecting to suffer such a great injustice.
Although she was used to keeping a low profile, Consort He was not yet a saint. She trembled with anger for a moment before she couldn't help but shout at the Regent, "Does Your Highness know your crime?!"
Her eyes and brows were filled with anger, and her demeanor was different from before, which surprised even the concubines who usually thought of her as a weak woman.
The regent narrowed his eyes, stepped forward, and looked at her coldly.
Consort He raised her head and said righteously, "The inner palace is the residence of His Majesty's concubines. Your Highness has disregarded etiquette and trespassed into the forbidden area. Isn't this a great act of treason?! His Majesty has always valued Your Highness, but Your Highness should not take advantage of His Majesty's favor to act lawlessly and recklessly!"
She felt that what she had said was very righteous, showed great integrity and fearlessness in the face of the regent's power, which was a good reputation for a woman. She said in a more serious voice, "I am His Majesty's concubine. Although I am not virtuous, I am not someone that Your Highness can humiliate... Oh dear!"
Before she could finish speaking, she felt a heavy force on her face, causing excruciating pain, and she slammed into the ground!
"I've humiliated you, what can you do to me?" The handsome young man slowly withdrew his hand, looking impatient.
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