"Sister Consort Chun, I know I was wrong and I will make amends. Please, sister, help me plead with the Emperor!"
Asking Su Yushan to forgive someone who had repeatedly wronged her was something she couldn't do with such kindness. Glancing at the pitiful woman at her feet, eyes brimming with tears, Su Yushan slowly backed away in her flowerpot-patterned tassel shoes, keeping her distance.
"When you stirred up trouble, did you ever think about the consequences?"
Seeing that Su Yushan remained unmoved, Lan Rong moved to Gao Xiuwen's side and pleaded, "Sister Gao, please say a word for me!"
Gao Xiuwen had no desire to do something so thankless. She frowned as if in difficulty and said, "The Emperor's mind is made up, and there is nothing I can do about it."
At this moment, Lan Rong had only one thought: she couldn't be demoted, she couldn't become a laughingstock. She disregarded all pride and pleaded for mercy everywhere.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to persuade the Emperor to have mercy and give me a chance to reform!"
In fact, the Empress Dowager also felt that Hongli's punishment seemed a bit too harsh. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but speak up, "Consort Xian was indeed wrong, but their dispute was just a verbal altercation. Her crime does not warrant demotion!"
Hongli ignored him, coldly lowering his eyes to glance at Lan Rong, "There's no need to plead with anyone. No one can help you today! Since you dared to cause trouble, you must bear the consequences!"
Hongli was determined to punish her and showed no mercy, ignoring the Empress Dowager's pleas for leniency. He directly ordered the guards to take her back to Xianfu Palace, where Lan Rong struggled desperately.
"Let me go, don't touch me!"
As they struggled, Lan Rong's breathing quickened, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Qiu Cha panicked and helped her mistress up, crying, "Your Majesty, it seems that Her Majesty's old illness has relapsed!"
Seeing this, Su Yushan secretly sighed that things were not good. Lan Rong suddenly had a heart attack at this moment. If Hongli saw her in this state, would he soften his heart and not punish her?
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