"Whether it's true or not doesn't matter. I just don't understand where she gets her confidence from. Is it just because of her father?" Huo Zhaorong sighed.
"Once you enter the palace, can you really rely on your family's favor for long? How many concubines from prominent families in the previous dynasty met tragic ends..."
These words were not only directed at Consort Yan, but also at herself.
Inside Zhaochun Palace, only the two of them remained in the room.
Shu Chengfeng pulled the person into his arms.
"Your Majesty is so strange. It's not uncommon for new concubines to be so beautiful. But I am an old concubine." Yan Nangui pressed her finger against Shu Chengfeng's chest.
Shu Chengfeng pinched her finger: "Just keep pretending."
Yan Nangui smiled and dropped the pretense: "This Miss Huo is different from what I expected. She speaks and acts with great composure. She's quite good."
Whether it's genuine or not doesn't matter, as long as you don't reveal it in front of her.
"With your temper, it's rare to find someone who's on good terms with you," Shu Chengfeng said with a smile.
"That's not entirely true. To be honest, back when we were in the manor, I admired Consort Xia the most. She was truly a gentle and sensible woman," Yan Nangui said with a smile.
"That's strange. You look down on everyone in the palace, but you've taken a fancy to Xia. Well, Xia is sensible. She certainly wouldn't dare to do anything to you," Shu Chengfeng said with a smile.
Yan Nangui stood up with a smile and pulled the person inside: "You're tired, take a nap."
She wanted to take a nap, but in the end the emperor told her to 'take a nap'...
After taking a nap, Yan Nangui was exhausted and actually fell asleep.
Shu Chengfeng let Jiangxiang and Yuanhua dress him.
Before leaving, she pinched Yan Nangui's cheek. The latter was oblivious.
Shu Chengfeng came out to the outer room and asked, "Has your lady been having a poor appetite lately? Why is she still so thin?"
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty's appetite has improved a lot recently. She didn't have much of an appetite during the New Year period. Her Majesty is a bit weak, and she had finally gained weight, but she loses it as soon as she eats anything," Jiangxiang said.
“Take good care of her. She’s not picky. She can get whatever she wants to eat. I can afford to support her,” Shu Chengfeng said.
The two maids agreed, and Shu Chengfeng left.
After he left, Jiangxiang, Yuanhua, and the others straightened up.
After a long pause, Yuanhua suddenly asked, "Let me think again. Back when we were in the manor, His Majesty favored Consort Xiang and Lady Xia. Lady Xia is understandable, since she was of low status. But was Consort Xiang treated the same way back then? His Majesty attended to every little detail."
Jiang Xiang thought for a moment and gently shook her head: "I don't think so. At that time, I saw that Consort Xiang served the emperor the most, but as for these trivial matters, I'm afraid His Majesty didn't think of them."
The two looked at each other and then remained silent.
In fact, they knew that their mistress was now favored, but the Emperor's favor was fleeting.
After the mourning period ends, who knows what will happen next?
The wild geese returning south never think about these things.
She's in a good mood right now.
Not long after, it was February. After the second day of the second month, sure enough, someone in the court impeached Yan Lingyun.
It was nothing more than a matter of lax household management, but some people speculated on the emperor's intentions and impeached him for treating a concubine as a wife.
However, many more memorials accused Princess Rongning of disrespecting the late emperor, being arrogant and unfilial.
Anyway, her reputation is doomed to fail now.
Upon hearing this, the matriarch of the Yan family summoned everyone: "My Yan family has been a marquisate for three generations. Two generations of the Yan family have fought hard on the battlefield and are all meritorious. Now, our family has produced Consort Yan. We should be full of glory. But because of you, Princess, we are now the subject of everyone's criticism, and our decades of good reputation have been ruined."
"So, this old woman is saying such things now? Didn't she used to say that with me around, your Yan family would bring glory to your family?" Rong Ning said angrily.
"Those were the past. The Yan family has always had military achievements. Even without the eldest princess, our family still has a marquis and a great general. Putting that aside, did you only get the marquisate because of the princess? In all these years since you married into the family, no title has been promoted in the household, and nothing has brought you any glory. Instead, you've practically worn down the legitimate daughter to the point of being half-dead." Madam Zou sneered.
"Who do you think you are? When did it become your place to interfere in my affairs?" Rong Ning was furious and naturally had nothing nice to say to Zou Shi.
"I'm nothing special, just the lawfully wedded wife of the Yan family. It's all recorded properly in the family genealogy. Unlike some people, who have no self-respect," Zou sneered.
"Indecent? You dare say I'm indecent? You're asking for it!"
"I'm talking about you! If you hadn't been so reckless, would the Yan family have been so condemned? What did my uncle gain by marrying you? You forced your way into the household and caused my sister-in-law's death from grief. Over the years, because of you, my uncle's eldest daughter almost lost her life. Nan was raised under your name, and look how you raised him! You practically ruined him. Now that he's out on his own, isn't he much better off? What are you up to? Because of you, the Yan family has almost fallen apart, and you still dare to complain!"
"Let's see what you dare to do. No matter how bad I am, I'm still a proper official's wife. What can you do to me? At worst, I'll go and file a complaint with the emperor! Do you still think it's the past, letting you swagger around like that?" Madam Zou refused to back down an inch.
"Fine, fine! Now you think I'm not as good as I used to be, but don't forget, I'm still the eldest princess! If you dare to do this, you're offending the royal family! I can hold you accountable just the same." Rong Ning gritted her teeth, her eyes practically spitting fire.
Madam Zou was still afraid, but the old lady said calmly, "The Eldest Princess is indeed formidable. First, she disobeyed and disrespected the late Emperor, and now she wants to punish her mother-in-law and sister-in-law as well. The Dayan royal family is noble, but in my opinion, even His Majesty and the Empress Dowager are not as noble as you, Eldest Princess. If you dare, Eldest Princess, just send people to arrest us and imprison us. Whether it's beheading or exile, we'll go."
"That's right, how could the Yan family afford to offend you!" Madam Zou understood immediately. Rong Ning was currently embroiled in a lot of trouble, how could she dare to offend her?
Rong Ning wanted these teeth, and her face turned extremely dark and ugly.
"Don't be so smug. If I die, I'll take you all with me. Don't think you look at me worse than before. Even if the Empress Dowager and His Majesty despise me to death, they still won't allow you to trample on me." This is the arrogance of royalty.
The old lady shook her head: "Of course we can't afford to offend the Eldest Princess." She then stood up: "Let's send a message to the eldest son now. I can't make decisions in this mansion."
Rong Ning listened to this and remained silent for a while.
Today's meeting naturally ended unhappily.
Back in her room, Rong Ning dismissed all the servants and sat alone, feeling utterly alone.
She knew, of course, that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were deliberately tormenting her, but what could she do?
Having come this far, we can no longer even muster the will to fight to the death.
if……
If the Grand General were willing to support and protect her at this time, she would still be safe, given his position.
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