Chapter 486 - Consort Zhao Was Thrown out and Encounters Lian An (2/2)

However, she smiled at Mo Xuetong and said, “Anping, I was just being considerate for your health. After all, you are still young and recuperating. When Yufen enters the manor, you can just leave her to handle things and focus on getting better. Then, you will be able to bear His Highness a healthy little prince in the future.”

Consort Zhao knew that she had been too hasty earlier and must have raised the Emperor’s suspicions. As such, she took the opportunity to speak with Mo Xuetong warmly and try to smooth the situation. What Feng Yuran said earlier had been jarring and almost brought disaster upon her. As such, Consort Zhao tried to salvage the situation after a short pause to catch her breath.

Mo Xuetong smiled but did not reply to what Consort Zhao said. Instead, she curtsied slightly. Since Consort Zhao bore ill will towards her, she felt that she did not need to pretend to be close to her in front of Emperor Zongwen.

“What are you waiting for?” Feng Yuran reached out to pull Mo Xuetong away.

Mo Xuetong pursed her lips and glanced at Emperor Zongwen. There was a hint of sadness in her eyes. However, she did not object and left, following behind Feng Yuran obediently.

Emperor Zongwen was furious at the sight. His daughter-in-law seemed like a sensible girl. However, his son was a little disobedient!

“Your Majesty, what will happen to Yufen?” Consort Zhao asked with eyes tinged with redness. She sighed as she watched the two leave.

“The He family’s status is a little now. We cannot make Old Eight suffer because of this. There are some concubines in King Xuan’s manor who have better family status than He Yufen and they did not come to me to complain.” Emperor Zongwen said disapprovingly. Then, he said lightly, “I am a little tired today; you can leave!”

Was she being thrown out?

Consort Zhao paled and the tears in her eyes slid down her cheeks. She uttered softly to Emperor Zongwen. “Your Majesty…”

“Alright, leave!” Emperor Zongwen waved his hand. It was as if he could not see the tearful look on the woman in front of him.

Consort Zhao was as pale as a sheet. She was so shocked and frightened that her lips trembled.

She had never been so shocked and frightened since entering the palace. The Emperor had always been kind and tolerating toward her no matter what she said. Even when she brought up the Empress intentionally and gossiped about her, the Emperor would just smile at her. Even though Consort Yu was favored by the Emperor, the number of times the Emperor visited Consort Yu could be counted on one hand. Furthermore, he only went there to enquire about the child in Consort Yu’s belly.

Instead, he came to Mingyue Palace the most often.

Yet, this time, because of the insinuations Feng Yuran made, the Emperor had thrown her out of Qianqing Palace uncaringly.

She still did not understand if this had happened because Feng Yuran had accused her of making use of Consort Xian, or if it was because Feng Yuran said that she was interfering in politics. Or was it because she had been too hasty in sending He Yufen to King Xuan’s Manor, causing the Emperor to be displeased? However, no matter what, she now knew that leaving now was the only way to avoid even more suspicion from the Emperor.

She glanced at Emperor Zongwen’s face and could only see a cold and stern look on it. There was no hint of the usual warmth he showed her.

She said fearfully, “Yes, I will obey.”

Consort Zhao did not dare to say anything else when she saw that the Emperor was displeased. She bit her lips and walked out of the doors of Qianqing Palace slowly.

The sun was bright outside. Consort Zhao took a deep breath of the fresh air and exhaled the gloominess she felt. A smile gradually grew on her face. Indeed, she had been too hasty earlier and had made Feng Yuran angry. Fortunately, while Yufen’s current ranking was low, if she gained the favor of Feng Yuran, they would still have a chance.

Didn’t Consort Xian use to be the only one who had the Emperor’s favor! So what now? The gra.s.s on her grave had already grown and wilted through many seasons!

Consort Zhao’s palanquin was parked at a side. She got on with the help of the palace maids and eunuchs and began heading for the back of the palace.

She had only left Qianqing Palace when she saw Lian An approaching with wide strides.

He saw that a palanquin belonging to a consort approaching and immediately stood to the side with his head lowered.

The palanquin suddenly stopped and a face that seemed both annoyed and pleased appeared at the window. She looked at Lian An curiously and asked the eunuch beside her, “Who is this sir?”

“He is the Minister of Works!” The eunuch standing beside her recognized Lian An and immediately reported that respectfully.

“Why is the Minister of Works, Minister Lain, doing inside the palace?” A smile appeared on Consort Zhao’s beautiful face. She asked Lian An with interest, as if she were just curious.

“It has been many years since Qiming Pavilion was fixed. I am in charge of the repairs of Qiming Pavilion recently.” Lian An did not raise his head as he replied Consort Zhao who was seated in the palanquin.

“Shouldn’t matters like these be under the charge of Princes?” Consort Zhao asked casually.

Even though the Ministry of Works dealt with the repairs of structures in the back of the palace, they were usually managed by Princes. That was why Consort Zhao was asking this question.

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