Meanwhile, in Furong Palace, Imperial Noble Consort Zhao Furong sat there with a gloomy expression, while the kneeling maid below her had a bloody head and was trembling.
However, the Imperial Noble Consort showed no intention of letting her get up.
"You say the Emperor called for water last night? How is that possible? None of the concubines in this palace have ever called for water after the Emperor entered. Apart from me, how could anyone else be qualified to call for water?"
Although the servants below were afraid, they knew they couldn't not answer the questions posed by the Imperial Noble Consort, so they had no choice but to muster their courage and speak.
"Your Highness, the Emperor did indeed call for water last night, and he did so four times. This was told to me personally by a palace maid working in Qianyue Palace, so there is no mistake."
Upon hearing this news, Zhao Furong's expression immediately turned ferocious.
The Emperor only asked for water once when he came to her palace, and that time it wasn't because of that kind of thing. She asked for it herself to mislead others and make the other concubines outside think that she held a special place in the Emperor's heart.
But now, this woman who has just entered the palace, the emperor has called for water four times in one night. How can she accept this?
"Go over there and call Rang over. Tell her I need to speak with her and ask her to come over."
I had no choice but to obey Zhao Furong's words, so I could only nod and run outside.
Zhao Furong's thought was to warn this woman that although the emperor favored her now, she was just a concubine, while she was the most powerful person in the harem besides the emperor and the empress dowager.
Therefore, she would not allow anyone to overshadow her. This woman had just entered the palace and was already about to overshadow her. No matter what, she could not tolerate this.
Jiang Jingyue was somewhat surprised when she heard that the Imperial Noble Consort was looking for her. She didn't expect that someone would seek her out so soon after she entered the palace.
As for what the maid said about letting her go over to taste tea, she didn't believe a single word of it.
"Your Highness, our Noble Consort is still waiting for you. Would you like to set off now?"
What I'm thinking is that if I take Consort Jing there, then the Imperial Concubine won't be the one to vent her anger on later.
Jiang Jingyue had no objections; after all, these things were already within her expectations.
She had assumed it was just the Imperial Noble Consort looking for her, and that it would only be the Imperial Noble Consort alone. To her surprise, when she arrived at the Imperial Noble Consort's palace, she found a large group of people.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Imperial Noble Consort. May the Imperial Noble Consort enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
"Oh, isn't this Consort Jing, who just entered the palace? Why are you so late? Did you get tired from serving His Majesty last night and overslept?"
In fact, the people in the palace didn't have much of a feeling for the newly entered women.
Anyway, they thought that all the women who entered the harem must suffer the same fate as them.
The emperor never stepped into the inner palace all year round, so they didn't really care about the newly entered women.
But this idea was shattered yesterday when the Emperor actually favored the woman who had just entered the palace.
This was something they couldn't accept, so when they heard that the Imperial Noble Consort had invited people over, they all rushed over in a hurry.
Because they all wanted to know what the women favored by the emperor looked like, and where they had lost out.
When they saw Jiang Jingyue enter, their eyes widened in surprise, as if they suddenly knew exactly where they had lost.
This woman is truly beautiful, the kind of beauty that takes your breath away. These women are all renowned beauties, which is why they had the opportunity to be selected by the Empress Dowager to enter the palace. But now, when they see this woman, they all feel instantly ashamed of themselves.
Her delicate features, pert nose, snow-white skin, and eyes that seemed to possess a spirit made it hard to look away.
"Flirt!"
Someone muttered something under their breath, but the person who muttered probably didn't realize that her hearing was exceptionally sharp now; she could hear even the slightest rustle of wind.
Moreover, she could hear people talking very clearly.
Jiang Jingyue immediately looked at that person, but before she could say anything, the person immediately looked away.
"Please stop teasing Consort Jing. Consort Jing served His Majesty diligently last night, so I have prepared some rewards for you. Although it is not much, please do not find it offensive!"
As soon as Zhao Furong finished speaking, a maid came in from outside carrying a large plate of food.
"Consort Jing, take a look at these and see what you like. You can choose first, since the Emperor dotes on you. After you've made your choice, the rest can be chosen by the other concubines in the palace."
The Imperial Noble Consort's words were practically inviting hatred from Jiang Jingyue. Sure enough, as soon as she said that, the other concubines immediately glared at her with hostility.
"Imperial Noble Consort, I refuse to submit!"
A woman sitting on the right, dressed in a light blue rose dress, stood up. She was Consort De, the head of the four consorts.
At this moment, her face was contorted with rage, and she glared at Jiang Jingyue with hostile eyes.
Zhao Furong had been waiting, hoping someone would step forward to speak up. After all, she was an Imperial Noble Consort, and she couldn't be the one to take the lead in such matters.
The moment Consort De stepped forward, the Imperial Noble Consort nodded in satisfaction.
She immediately looked at Consort De and spoke with expectant eyes.
"Oh, Consort De, do you have some brilliant ideas? Please share them with me."
Consort De immediately stood up and pointed at Jiang Jingyue in front of her.
"Imperial Noble Consort, I think it's fine just because she is favored by the Emperor. There should always be a first-come, first-served order in these matters. We concubines all entered the palace before her, so logically, we should be the ones choosing first. She has no right to choose first."
As soon as Consort De uttered these words, her lackeys immediately echoed her sentiments.
Don't be fooled by the seemingly peaceful surface of the harem; in reality, everyone has their own clique, and countless bloody battles have been fought behind the scenes.
"I also think that Consort De is right. As the one who entered the palace the slowest, Consort Jing should naturally be the one chosen the slowest."
Jiang Jingyue didn't say anything, she just watched them argue back and forth.
Zhao Furong had been waiting for this moment, and she glanced at Jiang Jingyue with some guilt.
"Consort Jing, look at this. It's not that I'm not giving you face, it's just that the way my sisters are acting makes things a bit difficult for me!"
Jiang Jingyue shook her head and spoke with a smile.
"The Imperial Noble Consort can decide. These things can be given to my elder sister! I don't need them."
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