Chapter 249 The Mad Concubine
After Shangguan Jin came out of Consort Zheng's palace, she immediately noticed that the eunuchs and maids around her were glancing at her from time to time.
She ignored it and left the palace without any fuss.
Empress Xu also soon learned what had happened in Consort Zheng's palace, and she could only comfort Shangguan Jin.
"She's a lunatic right now, you don't need to pay her any attention."
Take whatever she gives you, and if you don't like it, just throw it aside.
His Majesty hasn't visited her in a long time, and with the King of Qin out of the picture, she's just waiting it out!
Shangguan Jin accepted it readily.
Little did she know that no sooner had she left Consort Zheng's quarters than Empress Dowager Zheng arrived in a menacing manner with her palace servants.
Consort Zheng remained lying on the chaise longue, lost in thought, too lazy to even get up.
When Empress Dowager Zheng saw her like this, she looked even more disgusted.
"How dare you! Don't you know how to pay your respects to me?" Empress Dowager Zheng asked sternly.
Consort Zheng glanced at Empress Dowager Zheng, and then slowly rose with the help of Cai Ling's trembling hand.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." She gave a perfunctory bow, then quickly straightened up again.
"How...did you learn manners?" Empress Dowager Zheng asked sternly.
"Rules? What are rules? When does the Zheng family need to follow rules?"
Aunt, didn't you say a long time ago that in the palace, the rules of the Zheng family are the only rules?
Therefore, I am a member of the Zheng family, and I am the rule.
Oh, I just forgot to wish you a long, long, long life.
Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not.
Who can actually live to that age?
If someone really lived that long, wouldn't they become an old monster? Don't you think so?
"They're all lies. Listening to them won't actually make me live that long. It's not good to deceive myself!" Consort Zheng laughed.
"You..." Empress Dowager Zheng was almost furious.
"Your Highness, please be careful what you say!" The nanny beside the Empress Dowager immediately interjected.
Upon hearing this, Consort Zheng immediately turned her anger towards the old nanny.
"Be careful with your words? Be careful with what? What? Do you really mean when you pay your respects by wishing the Empress Dowager a long life? Do you dare swear to God?"
Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning and killed?
Aunt, I will not say those words again.
If you're not sincere, you won't believe what you say anyway, so why make yourself uncomfortable?
After saying that, Consort Zheng turned around and sat down on the chaise longue again.
Empress Dowager Zheng looked at her niece, whom she no longer recognized, and felt a surge of anger.
"What exactly do you want? Why did you send gifts to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion?" Empress Dowager Zheng asked sternly.
Consort Zheng shook her head, then smiled.
"I don't know! I just sent it because I wanted to! Anyway, I don't have anything else to do in the palace, so it's good to send something out and see your reaction."
I even talked with Mrs. Shen for a long time!
"Oh, and they also talked about some things from a long time ago, Aunt, would you like to listen?"
Empress Dowager Zheng...
She understood why Consort Zheng had done that.
Consort Zheng knew almost everything the Zheng family had done in the years before.
In many instances, Consort Zheng was an accomplice.
If Consort Zheng were to reveal all these things, the Zheng family would not be far from their demise.
However, with the King of Qin around, Consort Zheng shouldn't do anything so foolish now.
But today, Consort Zheng was also giving Empress Dowager Zheng a reminder.
If we're going to die, we'll all die together...
If she can't live, then nobody should live either...
Empress Dowager Zheng knew that her niece was insane and had even considered infecting her with the disease. Just yesterday, she had already planned to have someone do it.
I never expected today...
"Aunt, did you know? Some time ago, I released a few palace maids and gave them a lot of money."
I told them to find a good place to settle down and live a good life.
"Do you think I did the right thing?" Consort Zheng continued, smiling as she asked.
Empress Dowager Zheng looked at Consort Zheng's somewhat insane appearance and sneered.
She slowly walked up to Consort Zheng, raised her hand, and pinched Consort Zheng's delicate chin.
"Sometimes, when someone is courting death, no one can save them."
If you don't court death, I will naturally protect you.
Be a good imperial concubine. If I find out what you've done again, I'll personally poison you.
And your son...
"They're all ungrateful wretches," Empress Dowager Zheng sneered.
Consort Zheng was not intimidated at all and slapped Empress Dowager Zheng's hand away.
"Ungrateful wretch? What is an ungrateful wretch?"
Are you referring to you, or to me?
Aunt, we are not ungrateful; we are just pawns.
The pawns of the Zheng family, the pawns of His Majesty.
The chessboard was overturned, and all the chess pieces fell to the ground.
But does the Zheng family dare to overturn the chessboard now? Do they have the guts to do so?
Now that you've used us, mother and son, you want to get rid of us?
"I'm telling you, dream on! Bah!" Consort Zheng spat fiercely.
Empress Dowager Zheng's eyes turned sinister, and without thinking, she slapped Consort Zheng across the face.
"You little bitch..."
“Then you’re that little slut’s aunt, that old slut!” Consort Zheng retorted while wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth.
Everyone in the palace...
Empress Dowager Zheng also looked at Consort Zheng in disbelief.
"Come on! Kill me! Killing me would be best! Kill me now!"
What? You're afraid? Are you afraid those things will leak out?
Aunt, we're all the same, just pawns.
However, you are a little more important than me.
And isn't that one you're raising now also a chess piece?
It's just the status of a prince. Once that status is no longer important, he can just throw it away.
Oh, he's still so young! Who knows if he'll ever grow up!
"We are all pawns, everyone is a pawn!" Consort Zheng shouted frantically.
Empress Dowager Zheng took two steps back, looking at Consort Zheng, who was becoming increasingly mad, with disgust.
Now is not the time to kill Consort Zheng; the King of Qin is still in the south...
"The Imperial Concubine has developed hysteria and needs to rest."
From today onwards, no one is allowed to visit him; just take good care of him.
Inform the Empress to have the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital come and treat her, and also prescribe some calming remedies.
After saying this, Empress Dowager Zheng flicked her sleeves and left with everyone.
After Empress Dowager Zheng left, Consort Zheng's palace gates were slowly closed.
Consort Zheng threw her head back and laughed loudly.
The day has finally come!
This is like trapping yourself to death in this harem!
Didn't you say you were crazy? Well then, I might as well be even crazier from now on.
Since the King of Qin wasn't in the palace, she had nothing to worry about.
As for the others...
If she's having a hard time, no one else will be either...
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