He didn't understand why his feelings for the Imperial Concubine had changed; he only knew that he had never felt this way towards any other woman before, not even the Imperial Concubine. He wasn't a chaste person, but since childhood, he seemed to remember searching for someone. Over the years, he had enjoyed high office and seen much, and had forgotten many things from the past, but the one thing he hadn't forgotten was his search for someone.
I can forget everything, but this is something I can never forget, even until death.
For this reason, he did not even get married, nor did he wish to have relations with other men and women.
I have absolutely no such feelings.
He didn't know who to look for, whether it was a man or a woman, but the moment he saw her, he knew that this was the person he was looking for.
"I'm leaving," he said to Shen Wangshu, casually placing his teacup on the table.
That casual demeanor was just like before, when he was going to court and she was waiting for him at home, and he said the words he was used to saying.
"Go then," Shen Wangshu said quite casually.
Such a conversation drew attention. The Regent gave her a deep look, then coldly turned to the resolute Consort He and said, "If you dare to cause trouble in the palace again, I will take your life!"
His dislike for Consort He was almost undisguised. The other concubines were all shocked that a single sentence from Consort He could have caused the Regent to despise her to such an extent. However, none of them dared to speak out, and they all bowed and watched the Regent leave before things quieted down. But at this moment, who had the mood to look at any rare treasures?
The fact that Consort He was beaten was far more amusing than the fact that Consort Gui was beaten. Consort He didn't have the same imposing presence as Consort Gui, so no one dared to discuss it. Instead, everyone was laughing and joking, making Consort He look extremely humiliated.
Having seen his beloved today, Shen Wangshu naturally didn't want to get entangled with Consort He and immediately dismissed everyone.
She returned to the palace in a grand procession with her precious treasures. Once inside, she couldn't contain her joy and touched the gold lock on her wrist, beaming with delight.
He was still there, and he still cherished her just like before.
That's enough.
"Your Majesty is in a very good mood today." Ah Xiang had someone put away the Buddha statue. Seeing the tender and gentle smile on Shen Wangshu's lips, a hundred times gentler than when she faced Emperor Hui, she couldn't help but say happily.
"How is Consort He?" Shen Wangshu asked, raising an eyebrow.
"What else can she do? She'll go back to the palace and never come out again. She's so shameful, even I'm embarrassed for her."
Consort He was of ordinary birth and had no favor with the emperor, so A Xiang looked down on her a bit. She clapped her hands and vividly told Shen Wangshu about the latest rumors about Consort He in the palace. In just half a day, there were already rumors that Consort He admired the Regent and tried to attract his attention by acting eccentrically in the Imperial Garden, but was slapped in disgust by the Regent.
In this story, Consort He is portrayed as someone who deliberately does the opposite of what the Regent wants to do in order to get the Regent's attention to her.
Unfortunately, the Regent was not the kind of prince who thought, "Great, you've caught my attention." Instead, he believed that those who obeyed him would prosper and those who defied him would perish. With a single slap, he shattered Consort He's clever and shrewd mind.
It is said that Consort He's dream was shattered, and she cried so much...
Ah Xiang spoke with great enthusiasm, as if it were true.
"There are actually such rumors." The gossip in the palace goes off on tangents too quickly. If Shen Wangshu hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would almost have believed it. She found the gossip quite amusing, but felt sorry for Emperor Hui.
Hearing your beloved being treated so disrespectfully and criticized, wouldn't you be furious?
Just as she was thinking that Emperor Hui must be heartbroken, she heard Emperor Hui's similar furious shouts coming from outside again. Then, the handsome emperor stormed into her palace with a face full of anger.
She had only been in the body of a concubine for a few days when Emperor Hui came looking for her several times in a fit of rage, as if this place were a place to put out fires. Shen Wangshu didn't care whether Emperor Hui would be angered to death. She told A Xiang to go and serve dinner, and then she saw Emperor Hui pacing around the huge palace, roaring at the sky to vent his anger. Only then did he angrily shout at her, "He is really going too far!"
It's one thing to bully the Imperial Concubine, but to dare to bully Consort Cheng!
When Emperor Hui thought of the slap mark on Consort He's face that he had seen today, and then heard the rumors in the palace, he was almost bursting with rage!
"Is Your Majesty referring to Consort He?" Before Shen Wangshu could finish speaking, several eunuchs timidly entered through the doorway.
"The Regent said that the Empress seems to like jade statues, so he brought several for her to admire," said one of the men who dared not raise his head when he saw the furious Emperor Hui. "The Regent said that this is the best one. The one in front was just a scrap he didn't like and rejected."
Emperor Hui was slightly taken aback. When he saw the three jade statues being carried in, his fair face immediately turned red!
It was indeed much more exquisite than his own.
He swayed, about to collapse.
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