"Get out of here right now! You're not welcome in my Jingren Palace!!"
Chu Yue was startled by the Empress's sudden outburst of temper and realized she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have not come here today to argue with you. I wish to ask you to go to Yongshou Palace and persuade the Emperor. I just saw Qiao Siyu enter Yongshou Palace. Your Majesty is merciful. I know you will surely put the well-being of the people first and advise the Emperor not to be infatuated with these alluring women in the harem. Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!!!"
Chu Yue talked to him for a long time before finally remembering why she was doing all this. She then poured her heart out to the Empress, almost forgetting her original purpose for coming here.
"So that's how it is! What happened? You couldn't control the Emperor yourself, so you had to send me to Yongshou Palace to pull him out. You've certainly got a good plan! But I've also heard about what you're saying. I heard the Emperor hasn't even attended the morning court these past two days. That's really not good!"
Natsume looked at the Empress, as if he had something to say.
"Natsume, is there something you need that you rushed in about?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that the one in Cheng'en Palace is pregnant." Natsume was surprised that despite Her Majesty's many precautions, someone in the palace was still pregnant.
The Empress smashed her teacup, knocking it to the ground with a loud thud. For a moment, none of the palace maids dared to utter a word, fearing that the Empress might vent her anger on them.
"This is outrageous! The concubines in the harem seem to be climbing all over me. Chu Yue, come with me. I'm going to Yongshou Palace. I want to see what kind of bewitching vixen has gotten the Emperor to issue a 15-day curfew for attending morning court. This is utterly absurd!"
As she spoke, the Empress stood up and shook her clothes. After having her maid check her attire and confirming that it was appropriate, she strode aggressively toward Yongshou Palace.
"I'd like to see how long those two lowly husses in Yongshou Palace can remain so arrogant. This wheel of fortune is probably about to turn to me!" Chu Yue was overjoyed. She was certain the Emperor would heed the Empress's advice. If things continued like this, the court officials would probably submit memorials soon.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Qiao'er chimed in from the side, the two of them clearly had something on their minds.
Yongshou Palace
"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!"
Upon hearing Eunuch Wu's report, Qi Jingxuan immediately sat up in bed. "What happened? Didn't I tell them that no one was allowed to come to Yongshou Palace? Who leaked the information? Go and find out for me immediately."
In the courtyard, Fu Lusi stopped the Empress who was coming, "Your Majesty, you cannot go in. His Majesty has something to attend to inside!"
The Empress kicked her aside. "Who do you think you are? You lowly hussy, how dare you block my way? Hand over the Emperor right now, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You'd better watch out."
Fu Lu Si Yue knew the gravity of the Emperor's assassination attempt, so she immediately crawled over on her knees and hugged the Empress's leg. "Your Majesty, you can't, you really can't. I'm not one to be ignorant of etiquette. But if you want to take the Emperor away today, that's absolutely unacceptable."
"Natsume, pull him away and slap him! What a sharp tongue you have! If I don't discipline the people in this harem, they'll become completely lawless." After saying this, the Empress walked towards her bedchamber.
Chu Yue laughed wildly as she watched Fu Lu Si Yue being slapped. "Your Highness Shu Rong, now you know what happens when you offend our Empress, right? She even got to enjoy her exclusive favor for half a month! This is unprecedented in the palace! Well, you're from a general's family. Everyone in your family practices martial arts, how would you know about these things?"
"Bah! Did you, you vile woman, tattle on me? Let me tell you, if you force your way in today, I don't even know if you can keep your head." Although Fu Lu Si Yue was being beaten, his eyes were full of disdain for this Consort Wan Rong.
Chu Yue hated nothing more than being looked down upon, especially now that she was so powerful, to be insulted. She had already suffered countless humiliations in the Qi household, and now, in the palace, having given birth to the second young master, she was naturally different from the other third- and fourth-rank concubines.
She stepped forward and pinched Fu Lu Si Yue's little face. "You wretch, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself properly? How can you compare to me? Since I came out of the palace, I have been the most beautiful of all the concubines. With your thick arms and legs, how can you take good care of the Emperor?"
Chu Yue laughed wildly, looking smug and self-satisfied. "Just you wait. I'll show you who lives and who dies today!"
"Halt! This servant has come to deliver His Majesty's decree: no one is allowed to enter except Consort Wanrong. This includes Your Majesty the Empress. This servant is merely carrying out an imperial order, so please, Your Majesty, do not make things difficult for this servant. Yes."
Eunuch Wu quickly stepped in to stop them. In the Jiangnan region, General Fulu had already begun secretly gathering troops, preparing for a general offensive towards the southern border. At this crucial moment, news of the Emperor's assassination attempt absolutely could not be released; otherwise, what would happen if morale plummeted?
"Get out of my way! I'm going to see the Emperor today, and I'm going to take him away. No one can stop me!!! If I don't take the Emperor out today, the entire court will come next time!" The Empress didn't care at all. Eunuch Wu at the door pushed him aside and came in.
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