"Ignorance Consort, it's understandable if you made a mistake in punishing someone. But what's with Consort Xiao? Are you a troublemaker? You've been causing trouble in the palace for the past few years. You hit Consort Zhang a while ago, and Consort Zhang has never argued with anyone, yet she still bothered you? And today it's Consort Xia. I think you should be given wings and allowed to fly to the heavens. Where in the harem can you be tolerated?" Yan Nangui was unbearably hot and extremely annoyed on the way here.
Opening one's mouth naturally means speaking without hesitation.
Everyone wanted to laugh when he said that.
Shu Chengfeng wasn't so cold anymore.
The Empress coughed and said, "Noble Consort Xiao is certainly at fault."
"Your Majesty, it was Consort Xia who disrespected me first!" Consort Xiao glared at Yan Nangui, then looked at Shu Chengfeng: "Your Majesty! I didn't mean it. It was Consort Xia who was disrespectful first..."
"Who do you think you are? Why should others respect you? Did you have your maid deliberately make things difficult for my people when the main kitchen was getting food the other day? And Jin Lingyi and Consort Qu, they were both bullied by your maid, weren't they? If you didn't instigate them, do you think they've gone mad as palace maids?" Yan Nangui looked at her coldly: "You still dare to argue? I think you're just asking for death."
"You! Consort Yan, how dare you talk to me like that? Haven't you ever hit anyone? You're just relying on His Majesty's favor!" Consort Xiao said angrily.
"Oh, so what are you relying on? Are you relying on your ugly appearance, or your stupidity?" Yan Nangui leaned back and sneered.
"You...you..."
"Alright, shut up!" the Empress said coldly. "Your Majesty, Consort Xiao is truly outrageous. She has repeatedly made things difficult for the concubines. I have heard about it many times. Such behavior is unworthy of the title of Consort. I think it would be better to demote her."
"Sanyi, Zhaoyi, Wanyi, Guiyi, Sanrong, Zhaorong, Wanrong, Guirong. These are beautiful names and names. With your character, you are indeed unworthy. Issue an imperial decree: Consort Xiao is of little talent and virtue, unworthy of the title of Consort. She is hereby demoted to the rank of Liangren. She is not required to serve the emperor for three years," said Shu Chengfeng.
"Your Majesty! Your concubine..."
"Get out." Shu Chengfeng looked over coldly.
Consort Xiao was arguably the fastest to be demoted among the women of the imperial harem in this generation.
In an instant, he went from a third-rank official to a fifth-rank official.
This time, she's no match for Zhang Jieyu.
Compared to Xia Meiren, although she is also a fifth-rank official, she has a child and is pampered.
"Consort Zhang was wronged last time, and today Consort Xia has been wronged as well. Let's reward them both with something later," the Empress said with a smile.
Shu Chengfeng nodded: "The Xiao family is of poor character. If they were not from Menghaijiang... the Empress should be more careful."
The Empress nodded and smiled, saying, "We don't know how Consort Xia is yet, Your Majesty, why don't you go and see her?"
"Yes, I'll go take a look. It's getting hot, you should all go back."
Everyone rose and took their leave.
On the way back, Consort Huo smiled and said, "This one is really something. She came from a good family, but now she can't rise up anymore. She hasn't served the emperor for three years. Who will remember her in three years?"
“Even without this incident, do you think she would have been able to serve the emperor? She’s asking for trouble,” Yan Nangui said.
"That's true. Speaking of which, this Xia beauty has always been very low-key. She's never been one to show off."
"It's a matter of personality. Unlike me, I have a short temper," Yan Nangui said with a smile.
Meanwhile, before Consort Ye could even grieve after returning to her palace, the Empress Dowager sent someone to her.
Another scolding ensued.
She cried a lot in anger.
"She's just a beauty, so what if she's punished? How could it be... how could it be... Cousin is so biased! What is it about me that I'm inferior to Consort Xia? Now that Ye Xiaoyi is here, how could Cousin say such a thing? Is he going to replace her as the Imperial Concubine? I... Waaah..."
"Your Majesty, how can you not understand? Today's matter has nothing to do with Consort Xia." Granny Lu really didn't know what to say.
"What else could it be? It's just that my cousin dotes on them more, sob sob sob..." Consort Ye was practically stuck in a rut.
Granny Lu remained silent for a moment, waiting until she had finished crying before saying, "In His Majesty's heart, you are naturally more important than Consort Ye. You have been by his side for so many years. No matter how much favor he has shown or how many years he has called you cousin, you and Consort Ye are different."
“But he treated me like this…” Consort Ye’s tears fell again.
"Your Majesty, you must understand, he is His Majesty. What you did today may seem like you punished Consort Xia, but who are you angering? He is angry that you don't know the consequences. Doing such things inevitably shows pettiness. No matter what you do, can you stop His Majesty from favoring others? Think about it yourself, if you treat everyone like this, wouldn't His Majesty find you repulsive?"
They say a loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer, but this Imperial Concubine is like a dull drum. She has to be hammered until it hurts before she knows what's good or bad.
"What man likes a woman who is always jealous? You and His Majesty have a bond of gratitude, but if you continue like this, how much affection will be worn away? His Majesty's words today were just to scare you, but if you continue like this in the future, for the glory of the Ye family, just replace her with a concubine. Whether His Majesty favors her or not, the Ye family will have that honor, won't they?"
"But aren't they jealous? Am I the only one who's jealous?" Consort Ye cried.
"Everyone is jealous, but if someone is extremely jealous, they're lucky if they dare to say even a fraction of it. Think about it yourself, you're a short-tempered person, and so is Consort Yan. Why are you treated so differently?"
"You are too capricious. Over the years, you have punished Xia Shi many times, but has she fallen out of favor because of your punishments? In the past, when you were in the manor, His Majesty never blamed you, but how did he treat her? She never said she was wronged, but His Majesty knew she was wronged. You made her kneel, and kneeling earned her favor. Who really gained in this?"
"You are just too willful."
Granny Lu thought to herself, "Does Consort Yan do less than her?"
He doesn't hit people hard enough? Yet every time he does something, His Majesty thinks it's perfectly justified.
As for my own wife, she's always superficial and careless, never doing anything thoroughly, and always ends up causing trouble.
What are you after? What do you gain by punishing Xia Meiren?
If you run right into the line of fire, who knows how much pain you'll suffer?
Sigh, if I hadn't been in this position so early, what would I have done by entering the palace?
Xia Meiren never acts coy.
When the person woke up and saw Shu Chengfeng, they didn't say anything.
They simply ordered someone to bring the second princess to His Majesty for him to see.
Shu Chengfeng could relax with her. The second princess was also well-behaved and adorable.
Originally, Shu Chengfeng hadn't planned to come to Xia Meiren's place today; it can only be said that Consort Ye really knows how to push him away.
The concubine, who acts without thinking, has benefited Consort Xia countless times.
The next day, when Xiao Liangren paid his respects, he looked dejected, though his expression remained fierce; after all, his status was truly low now.
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