bookrebus Chapter 77 Consort Fucha is Humiliated
Chapter 77 Consort Fucha is Humiliated
Zhen Huan saw a familiar face in the Cold Palace.
"Sister Mei, did you bring me to this Cold Palace today to see Consort Li?"
Shen Meizhuang slowly said, "Huan'er, I brought you here today so that you could see the fate of women in the harem."
If you don't pull yourself together, this woman in the cold palace will be a cautionary tale for you.
Our entry into the palace represents not only ourselves, but also our families.
If you don't pull yourself together, you'll eventually be swallowed up by this harem.
Your daughter died in vain, and no one can avenge her."
Shen Meizhuang sighed, "Huan'er, think it over carefully."
After saying this, Shen Meizhuang left the Cold Palace with her entourage.
Zhen Huan stood outside the Cold Palace for a long time, watching the women singing, dancing, and shouting.
Seeing Consort Li acting erratically, she pulled lice from her clothes and stuffed them into her mouth.
Zhen Huan was deeply shocked, and she couldn't help but think about what would happen if she were ever relegated to the Cold Palace.
Will I end up like them?
Zhen Huan left the Cold Palace dejectedly, walking forward unconsciously.
Consort Qi, supporting Cui Guo, walked forward. In the distance, they saw a person walking towards them, looking lost and disoriented.
Consort Qi asked Cui Guo, who was standing next to her, "Who is that person in front?"
After examining it closely, Cui Guo thought, "It seems to be Consort Wan from Suiyu Pavilion."
Consort Wan didn't even come over to pay her respects when she saw the Empress; she really has no manners.
Although Consort Wan is also a concubine, Your Majesty, you are the birth mother of the Third Prince.
Her status is much higher than that of Consort Wan, who is currently childless and out of favor.
Does she mean she doesn't respect the Empress?
The more Cui Guo spoke, the uglier Qi Pin's expression became, and the angrier she grew.
Consort Qi had long harbored resentment towards Zhen Huan, ever since Zhen Huan gained favor with the emperor.
The Emperor had completely forgotten about these old acquaintances, and it was only with great difficulty that he remembered her.
When Zhen Huan visited her in her palace, she unexpectedly began playing "The Lament of Consort Xiang."
She lured the Emperor back to her Broken Jade Pavilion, making Li Jingyan the laughingstock of the harem.
The current Consort Wan is no longer the one who enjoyed the Emperor's exclusive favor before; she no longer dared to ignore her.
Was Consort Wan secretly mocking her for being demoted and confined by the Emperor?
Consort Qi's anger burned ever brighter as she thought about it.
Ever since she was released from confinement, she has been afraid that the Empress would come up with some harmful scheme again.
She was asked to do it, but she wouldn't dare refuse. She was also afraid that if her bad deeds were exposed, it would implicate the Third Prince.
They also feared that if she were killed by the Empress, the Third Prince would fall into the Empress's hands and become a pawn in her game.
The feeling of having a knife hanging over one's head is unpleasant, and just then, Zhen Huan bumped into him.
She was just getting her revenge for an old grudge.
Consort Qi snorted coldly, "I will definitely teach her a lesson."
As he spoke, he walked towards Zhen Huan.
Zhen Huan was lost in her own thoughts.
Suddenly, there was a muffled thud as she collided squarely with the person who had come in.
The collision jolted Zhen Huan back to her senses.
Consort Qi, her face contorted with rage, glared and roared:
"Which blind fool dares to bump into me! They must have a death wish!"
The palace maid Cuiguo, who was standing to the side, hurriedly stepped forward to support Consort Qi, and advised her with a panicked expression:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. You must take good care of your health."
After regaining her balance, Consort Qi looked closely and realized that the person who had bumped into her was Zhen Huan.
Instantly, old and new grudges surged into her heart, and she sneered, mockingly saying:
"Oh, who do we have here? It's Consort Wan."
It's one thing that they didn't even bow to me.
Now she's even bold enough to directly confront me; it seems Consort Wan is as arrogant as ever.
He enjoys defying authority!
Zhen Huan was startled, but quickly regained her composure.
She quickly curtsied and respectfully explained:
"Sister, please don't be angry. I was just momentarily distracted."
I truly didn't mean to offend you, elder sister. Please, elder sister, be forgiving and forgive me this time.
However, Consort Qi clearly had no intention of giving up. She crossed her arms and continued her attack with a cold smile:
"Hmph! Daydreaming? I think you're just pretending to be daydreaming, you're really doing it on purpose!"
You were so arrogant before, relying on the Emperor's favor towards you.
They don't even respect me!
Zhen Huan slowly raised her eyes, her gaze clear and firm. Her expression was calm and composed as she responded with neither arrogance nor servility:
"I really don't understand what you're saying, sister."
The younger sister considered herself to have treated her older sister with utmost respect, so she wondered why the older sister would think that way.
Consort Qi, her face full of anger, pointed at Zhen Huan and shouted:
"How dare you try to argue here!"
That time, the Emperor finally came to my palace, and everyone else behaved themselves and didn't cause any trouble.
You, oblivious to all, played the Xiangfei Lament in the palace in the middle of the night.
You lured the Emperor to your palace again, making me the laughingstock of the harem.
You rely on your good looks to completely disregard the other concubines.
What a wicked vixen! No wonder you couldn't protect your own child!
Back then, you might have been able to gain some of the Emperor's favor.
But by now, the Emperor has probably long forgotten who you, Zhen Huan, are!
When Zhen Huan heard Consort Qi mention her daughter who died young, her anger was instantly ignited.
Her eyes widened as she stared intently at Consort Qi, angrily questioning:
"How dare my sister mention my child!"
The chestnut cake my sister brought that day had oleander in it...
Upon hearing this, Consort Qi felt a pang of guilt, but quickly straightened her back.
He forced a self-righteous expression and said:
"Hmph, you didn't eat a single piece of the chestnut cake I sent you, so what does this have to do with me?"
Ultimately, it's because you, as her mother, have always been arrogant and disrespectful.
That's why people resented you, and it ultimately affected your child.
Even your closest sister has betrayed you.
This is all your own fault; you killed your own daughter with your own hands!
Having said that, Consort Qi turned to look at Cui Guo beside her and said sternly:
"Cuiguo, how dare Consort Wan defy her superior and openly offend me!"
"Cuiguo slapped her mouth shut, to teach her a lesson!"
The current Cuiguo is not as timid as the one before.
"Yes"
Cuiguo stepped forward, raising her hand to strike.
Zhen Huan looked dazed. Was it really her fault? Was she the one who had harmed her daughter?
Cui Guo showed no pity whatsoever; she completely disregarded Zhen Huan's inner pain and struggle.
Without hesitation, he swung his arm, first delivering a crisp, resounding slap to the left cheek.
Then came another heavy slap on the right.
The two blows were so fast and fierce that even Consort Qi couldn't help but gasp.
Fucha Peiyun saw her mother off out of the palace, and upon returning, she witnessed this quite a spectacle.
She only stepped forward after the fighting in front had almost stopped.
"Sister Qi, why are you so angry?"
Consort Qi saw Fucha Peiyun and quickly bowed, saying, "May Your Highness, the Consort Shu, be well."
Fucha Peiyun gently helped Consort Qi up, "Sister, there's no need for such formalities."
But what exactly did Consort Wan do to offend my sister today? Why is she so angry?
Upon hearing this, Consort Qi's anger flared up once more.
She vividly and embellished the story of how Zhen Huan had offended her.
The words made it seem as if Zhen Huan had committed an unforgivable crime.
Fucha Peiyun listened quietly, a slight smile playing on her lips, barely perceptible to others.
She said gently, "Sister, don't be angry. Although Consort Wan was indeed at fault first..."
But since you have already punished him, this matter can be considered closed.
This Consort Wan had previously suffered a miscarriage, which truly evoked pity.
If elder sister goes too far, then everyone in the harem will inevitably feel that elder sister is too harsh.
Upon hearing this, Consort Qi calmed herself slightly and nodded, saying:
"I originally only wanted to take this opportunity to teach Zhen Huan a small lesson."
This will also teach her a lesson: she needs to be more careful with her words and actions in the future, and she must never be so arrogant as before!
After saying that, she turned to look at Fucha Peiyun and said with a smile:
"Sister Shufei, let's hurry up and go."
Today, I, your elder sister, originally intended to go to your palace to find you.
Fucha Peiyun responded with a smile:
"In that case, elder sister, please come with me to my palace for a short while."
After they finished speaking, the two walked hand in hand, followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, until they disappeared into the distance.
Zhen Huan was left standing alone, her hands tightly covering her swollen and red cheeks.
His eyes burned with intense hatred.
She gazed in the direction where Consort Qi and Fucha Peiyun had left, and secretly made up her mind.
The humiliation you have suffered today, Zhen Huan will surely repay tenfold in the future!
When Zhen Huan returned to Suiyu Pavilion in secret,
Jinxi, Huanbi, and the others were all shocked to see the swollen and red wounds on his face.
I felt both worried and heartbroken.
Jinxi was extremely anxious and quickly reached out to grab a clean handkerchief.
After gently wetting it, I lightly applied it to Zhen Huan's injured cheek.
She frowned, her face full of worry, and asked:
"Your Majesty, how did you get such a serious injury after just one trip out?"
Look at these injuries, they're clearly from being slapped! Who in this palace would dare to lay such a cruel hand on the Empress?
Besides, didn't you go out with Consort Hui earlier?
Huanbi, standing to the side, was also as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
He quickly and efficiently searched for ointments to treat external injuries.
As Liuzhu helped find the ointment, tears welled up in her eyes with heartache.
When Huanbi brought the ointment, Jinxi carefully applied it to Zhen Huan.
Huanbi: "Your Highness, what happened when you went out? Who hit you?"
Zhen Huan is Consort Qi.
Jinxi said, "Why did Consort Qi hit the Empress? It's wrong to hit someone in the face; she's gone too far!"
Zhen Huan sighed and recounted the story.
Jinxi thought, "It seems that Consort Qi deliberately bumped into Your Highness today, and then took the opportunity to lash out."
Zhen Huan: "I can't go on like this anymore, Jinxi, you have to help me."
Jinxi: "Your Majesty, you've finally figured it out. In this palace, without favor, one will be looked down upon."
"If you hadn't been out of favor lately, how dare Consort Qi have someone slap you?"
Zhen Huan said, "I will never do this again. I will avenge my daughter."
Jinxi: "Now, Your Majesty's most important task is to heal the wounds on your face."
This injury is so severe; it cannot be taken lightly.
Zhen Huan nodded, lightly touching her burning face, her eyes revealing an unreadable expression.