Upon hearing this, Consort Hui was overjoyed and, disregarding everything else, immediately prepared to return. However, remembering something, she turned to look in Jiang Xianhao's direction and raised her voice:
"Since His Majesty has arrived, I will take my leave now. I will come back to talk to you when I have time."
With that, the man walked out, looking radiant.
After she left, Yun Shu finally uttered her curses.
"What kind of thing is she, relying on His Majesty's favor, daring to come here and act arrogantly? I think she has forgotten that our Empress is the Empress!"
Upon hearing this, Jingtan glared at her.
"You should just say less. It's been so many years, and you still haven't changed your personality."
As Yun Shu spoke, she twitched the corner of her mouth, clearly unconvinced.
As they spoke, they looked at Jiang Xianhao.
But she remained calm and returned to the spot where she had been, resuming her flower planting as if Consort Hui had never been there.
Only the trampled flower was left to one side, all alone and pitiful.
Huian Palace.
Consort Hui traveled swiftly, but she was still a step too late when she returned.
She pushed open the palace door and saw Emperor Rongcheng already sitting upright in the main seat.
Upon seeing this, she immediately gave a disgruntled "humph".
"His Majesty still knows to come?"
As she spoke, she stepped forward and leaned into Emperor Rongcheng's arms.
"Look how long it has been, I haven't seen a trace of you."
As she spoke, she had already snuggled into Emperor Rongcheng's arms.
In the past, Emperor Rongcheng would have held her in his arms, teased her a few times, and then played around with her affectionately.
But now, Emperor Rongcheng was acting out of character, looking at her with a cold expression.
This startled her, and without thinking, she quickly got up from his embrace and knelt respectfully on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I am sorry to offend you. I hope Your Majesty will enlighten me and I will correct my mistake."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng looked Consort Hui up and down before coldly speaking.
"Who sent you to the Empress's Jingyu Palace?"
The cold voice, devoid of any warmth, startled Consort Hui, causing her heart to tighten as she was instantly enveloped by a chill.
She looked up abruptly, staring at Emperor Rongcheng in shock, and immediately explained:
"Your Majesty... I was just feeling bored in the palace, so I thought I'd go to the Empress's palace to talk to my sister. I meant no harm."
Come to think of it, she had been in the palace for many years, but she rarely went to the Empress's palace, and she had hardly ever seen Jiang Xian. Even when they met on formal occasions, she usually didn't speak.
Therefore, in Consort Hui's eyes, Jiang Xianhao was a mere empress who had no presence, was not favored, and was not liked by Emperor Rongcheng.
That's why I went to see her today, to vent my anger.
But Emperor Rongcheng had no idea he would react so strongly.
Thinking of this, she was even more alarmed.
Could it be that His Majesty rushed to Huian Palace because he learned that she had gone to Jingyu Palace?
This discovery made her heart tighten, and she immediately looked at Emperor Rongcheng, only to see him with a cold face, continuing to reprimand her:
"That's not a place for you."
"She is the Empress, how can you casually call her 'elder sister'?"
Having been in the palace for so many years, do you not even understand this basic etiquette?
Emperor Rongcheng's face was cold, and the oppressive aura of an emperor emanating from him constantly assaulted Consort Hui, making her tremble with fear. She dared not say a word and could only lower her head and admit her mistake.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I promise that I will never set foot in Jingyu Palace again. I will remember the rules of the palace and respect Your Majesty the Empress."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression softened somewhat.
He stood up, glanced at her prostrate body, a flash of disgust crossing his eyes, before uttering a single sentence.
"You'd better watch yourself!"
After saying that, he strode away.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully see you off."
After Emperor Rongcheng left, Consort Hui slowly raised her head, looked in the direction he had left, and knelt down on the ground helplessly.
"Well said, 'Take good care of yourself.'"
Having been in the palace for many years, she thought she had reached the highest position in the harem, but she never expected that in the end, she would still be no match for the position of Empress.
Since that's the case, then she'll seize the throne of Empress.
Thinking of this, she clenched her fist tightly inside her sleeve.
And this first step began with Shen Hechuan.
She slowly stood up, her gaze falling on Qianxue beside her.
"Go, summon His Highness Prince Rui to the palace."
Since Emperor Rongcheng did not want the news of the Crown Prince imprisoning his wife to spread, she decided to "help" the Crown Prince by making the matter known to everyone.
Then she'd like to see how Emperor Rongcheng would manage to cover this up.
Two days later.
Shen Hechuan lay weakly on the bed, while Gu Jingchun sat quietly to one side, peeling an orange for him and feeding him segment by segment.
Seeing that he had finished an orange, Shen Hechuan's gaze fell on the grapes next to him.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Highness, you've already eaten eight oranges. Even if you love them, you should still be moderate. Otherwise, you might get a stomachache, which could be quite troublesome."
As she spoke, her gaze swept over Shen Hechuan's injured buttocks.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan's expression froze, and he looked slightly embarrassed.
He didn't really want to eat; he just wanted to be taken care of by Gu Jingchun.
However, considering that he might need to relieve himself later, Shen Hechuan had to abandon the idea.
Just then, Gu Jinxi ran over with a grin, followed closely by Xiaoman and Lanxin.
Gu Jingchun exchanged a silent glance with Xiaoman and Lanxin before embracing Gu Jinxi.
Ever since Shen Hechuan developed a fever, Gu Jingchun has been taking care of him.
This pleased Shen Hechuan greatly, so when Gu Jingchun asked to see Gu Jinxi, he did not stop him.
Just like that day, when she looked at him and told him she wanted to hug him and ask him to unlock his shackles.
He guessed that Gu Jingchun might have other intentions, but he was happy to accept it.
After Gu Jinxi arrived, she first chatted with Gu Jingchun for a while, and then went to the bedside. When Gu Jingchun wasn't paying attention, she quietly put a candy into Shen Hechuan's mouth.
Then he held up a finger and put it to his lips.
"Shh-"
He said in a low voice.
"Uncle, the pain will go away if you eat the candy."
"This is a piece I secretly hid. I didn't even want to eat it myself, but I gave it to you. Don't let my mother find out."
Shen Hechuan nodded and made a gesture of clenching his lips, which instantly made Gu Jinxi burst into laughter.
Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but smile as well.
At that moment, Tianji rushed in.
"Your Highness—"
He hesitated, glancing at Gu Jingchun.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchun simply got up.
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