Guagua, isn't Princess Chaoyang crying herself to sleep outside the palace?
Host, Princess Chaoyang hasn't received the news yet! She's still happily waiting for her husband to return to the princess's residence!
She's really quite naive and innocent, doesn't think straight, and just laughs like an idiot all day!
Prince An: That little girl, Chaoyang, is indeed a bit silly.
She's already being cuckolded, yet she's still out there working tirelessly for that Liang guy. She really doesn't know anything. Doesn't Princess Chaoyang's mansion have a single capable person?
All the officials: We didn't hear anything.
Even a prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner!
Let alone a prince consort!
Host, actually Princess Chaoyang, is quite happy this way. She doesn't have to experience the darkness and can just immerse herself in her own joy.
All the officials and civil and military officials: That's right.
Living a simple and happy life is not necessarily a bad thing.
Prince An lowered his head, thinking of his son who liked to be a teacher to others, and fell into deep thought.
Perhaps he simply enjoys that kind of life.
Oh dear, host, Consort Li actually went to the Cold Palace to visit Consort Shu!
In the Cold Palace, Consort Shu stared expressionlessly at the smug Consort Li.
"Consort Shu, look at you! We've been sisters for half our lives, and now you've ended up in the Cold Palace!"
"You really break my heart!"
Looking at Su Bao'er's smug face, Consort Shu couldn't help but say sarcastically,
"Su Bao'er, what are you so smug about! You've never been able to win His Majesty's heart in your entire life. What are you so proud of? My today is your tomorrow. How long do you think you can be so smug!"
"Snap Snap Snap~~~"
Upon hearing this, Consort Li immediately slapped her several times.
"Presumptuous!"
"Just because I call you Consort Shu doesn't mean you still consider yourself one of the four high-ranking consorts. You're just a commoner now. Even the palace maids around me are of higher status than you!"
"Snort!"
After speaking, she gave a look to Qing Suo, the head palace maid next to her.
Qing Suo immediately understood and took out a stew pot of hot soup from the food box.
"Ha! You like serving soup, don't you? Well, today you can have your fill!"
"Aaaaaah!!! Su Bao'er, how dare you, you..."
Consort Shu's words were drowned out by the hot soup...
Minister of Rites Su Qingshan's face was very unpleasant. Bao'er was really too presumptuous!
He had sent her messages so many times, telling her to behave herself, but she still dared to be so outrageous!
I need to discuss this with my wife when I get back and then go to the palace to give her a direct warning!
He looked up at Emperor Jingyuan, then silently lowered his head.
Prince An: Sigh... none of these sisters-in-law are easy to deal with!
The older brother is suffering, and the younger brother knows it all.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen frowned slightly, glanced at Emperor Jingyuan at the head of the table, and finally turned to look at Shen Mingzhu. His lips curled up slightly, clearly indicating that he was in a very good mood.
Ahhh! Host, Consort Shu's throat, hands, and neck have all been burned! Consort Li is truly vicious—she actually forced scalding soup down Consort Shu's throat!
Guagua, what's the grudge between the two? Consort Shu just entered the Cold Palace, and Consort Li couldn't wait to go there. Isn't that a bit too hasty?
Host, the two of them have a deep-seated grudge because they were vying for Emperor Jingyuan's favour in the harem!
Shen Mingzhu glanced at Emperor Jingyuan at the head of the table. Looking at the majestic Emperor Jingyuan, she could tell that he must have been very handsome when he was young. As a young emperor, he must have stirred the hearts of many in the capital and made many girls secretly fall in love with him.
Guagua? Could you tell me what caused the grudge between them?
Prince An: This is good, I like to hear it.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: He wants to hear just how dramatic the love-hate relationship between his father, the Emperor, and Consort Li and Consort Shu really is!
Look how eager Consort Li is to deal with Consort Shu.
That's too impatient!
This is not something a concubine in the imperial harem should do.
Shen Changyuan: My dear daughter, please say less.
Royal matters are not to be discussed!
He glanced at Emperor Jingyuan but did not stop him.
But serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; who knows what he's really thinking?
Host, one dark and stormy night, Emperor Jingyuan summoned Consort Li, but on the way, he saw Consort Shu on her way to bring him soup. Emperor Jingyuan ended up following Consort Shu to his Ganquan Palace for the soup and never came out again that night!
Most importantly, on that very night, Consort Shu became pregnant with the Third Prince, Yan Yun Shen!
Um...Is Consort Li thinking that Consort Shu "stole" one of her princes?
Haha, host, you're so clever! That's exactly what Consort Li thinks. If Emperor Jingyuan had gone to her Yikun Palace that night, she would have been the one pregnant with the prince! It was Consort Shu who "stole" her prince!
Prince An: Can it be calculated like this?
His lips twitched a few times; what kind of thought process was that?
My brother is really something. If you're going to drink soup, then drink soup. After you finish the soup, you should go wherever you want!
See? You've created conflict without even realizing it.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen was also quite helpless. The concubines in the harem were using all sorts of tricks to win favour, and everyone was relying on their own abilities. The current situation was really too narrow-minded.
Minister of Rites Su Qingshan closed his eyes. Bao'er is really too willful!
You'll suffer a great loss sooner or later!
Shen Mingzhu glanced at Emperor Jingyuan at the head of the table, then asked the system.
Guagua, is there anything else? It can't be just this one thing, right?
Host, how could that be? There are many other incidents!
Oh? Tell me quickly, I must hear it!
Prince An: Indeed, tell me quickly, I like to hear it.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen smiled; he also enjoyed listening to it.
Host, on a clear, cloudless day, Consort Li was accompanying Emperor Jingyuan in the Imperial Garden, admiring the flowers and feeding the fish. The two were deeply in love when Consort Shu, wearing a flowing brocade dress, began to dance gracefully in the garden. A flurry of butterflies danced with her movements, instantly captivating Emperor Jingyuan's attention. In that instant, Consort Li became a laughingstock!
Consort Li: In the very end, the clown was myself!
Emperor Jingyuan: I don't remember this at all?
Huh...
Women are petty; they hold grudges over the smallest things.
His empress was better!
Virtuous, elegant, intellectual, and likeable!
Guagua, what's next? Will Emperor Jingyuan run off with Consort Shu?
Host, that's not necessary!
Guagua, is Consort Shu and Consort Li destined to be at odds? Why does she always try to steal the Emperor's attention when he goes to her place?
Host, ultimately, it's because Consort Li is too arrogant!
Really? Everyone knows Consort Li is indeed arrogant. Did she offend Consort Shu before?...
Bingo, host, you got it right! When Consort Shu first entered the palace, she was just a minor concubine. At that time, she was assigned to a side hall in Consort Li's Yikun Palace. However, because of her low rank, she was forbidden from leaving her room every time Emperor Jingyuan came to Yikun Palace. Finally, one day, Emperor Jingyuan remembered the newly selected ladies-in-waiting and chose her, only to have Consort Li snatch her away!
Oh, Guagua, how did she intercept him?