Chapter 540 - Entering the Palace, the Empress Hostility (2/2)

Suddenly, the Empress had become a benevolent elder. Her gaze landed on Mo Xuetong and it had turned into a bright smile. One could not tell that she had once tried to cause trouble for Mo Xuetong from her expression now. Mo Xuetong could not help but sigh to herself that the people in the palace were too good at acting.

It was obvious that the Empress wanted to kill Mo Xuetong to see revenge for the Fifth Princess and King Yan, but she pretended to care for her.

“Many thanks, Your Majesty.” Mo Xuetong stood up and bowed gently. She could be more gentle and gracious than others. Then she looked up with her watery eyes and looked at the Empress in grat.i.tude. “You will have to take care of the matter about His Highness, Your Majesty.”

She implied that there was still a chance for the Empress to send people to King Xuan’s Manor in the future. Instantly, the smile on the Empress’ face grew even gentler.

“Have a seat. You’ve always been in poor health, so you don’t have to follow the rules. We’re family. I asked you to come to the imperial palace today to relax. You don’t have to accompany us old people. Just go wherever you want, and don’t need to care about me. Look at how weak you’re. Go outside and get some fresh air. I’ve already ask Consort Chu and others to go out.”

No wonder Ling Rui’er and the others had just left the hall. All the women in the hall were looking at Mo Xuetong menacingly. They all had their own plots in their eyes and she didn’t like it. Mo Xuetong did not stand on ceremony, bowed slightly, and said a few grateful words to the Empress before she left, holding a palace maid’s hand.

Mo Ye was waiting outside the hall. When she saw Mo Xuetong approaching, she hurried over to replace the palace maid to hold Mo Xuetong, heading outside.

“What are you talking about, Your Majesty? If you get old, we’ll be too ugly to be seen. Look at you, when you go out with Consort Zhao, you are a pair of sisters who love each other.” Consort Su covered her mouth with a handkerchief, looked at the Empress and then at Consort Zhao sitting by the side, and smiled.

Her words immediately were followed by a burst of compliments.

“That’s right. Your Majesty looks like a 17- or 18-year-old girl? If we go out together, other people would think we are your elder sister!”

“When my mother came to the palace for the first time, she said you were kind and young, looking like Avalokiteshvara. It was totally different from what you said yourself…”

“Sisters, you’re really joking. I’m so old, how can I compare with Consort Zhao? I just thought of Consort Xian when I saw her. At that time, Consort Xian looked younger than Consort Zhao, but I didn’t expect that she would pa.s.s away at such a young age. If it weren’t for the fact that she had an unfortunate life, she would have enjoyed her son’s blessings now.” The Empress seemed to sigh with pity, but the corner of her eyes twitched uncontrollably. She looked away from Consort Zhao’s face with disgust in her eyes.

At the sight of the face similar to that of the b.i.t.c.h, she could not help but be filled with hatred. If not for that b.i.t.c.h, how could she have fallen out of the Emperor’s favor, and then, been treated so harshly? When Consort Su had compared her with this b.i.t.c.h, the Empress was certainly angry.

“Your Majesty, how can I compare with you…” Consort Zhao also knew that the Empress didn’t like her face. This was also the reason why the Empress agreed with the Emperor to give her the Mingyue Palace at that time. She lowered her head and smiled. The He family and Lian An had trouble all the time recently, which made her feel uneasy in the deep palace. Her face looked a little pale, and she seemed to be several years older than when she was just out.

“Consort Zhao, why does your face look so bad? Are you not feeling well? Your Majesty, do you think that Consort Zhao is ill?” Consort Yu shouted as if she had just discovered that.

Everyone’s gaze automatically fell on Consort Zhao’s face. As expected, her complexion was extremely haggard.

“Consort Zhao, you can go to rest first. I’ll ask someone to tell you when the banquet starts.” The Empress didn’t want to see her face, so she immediately pretended to be magnanimous and said with a wave of her hand.

“Your Majesty, I’m not tired.” Consort Zhao refused. She became more and more low-key.

“Consort Zhao, there’s no need to be so polite. Somebody, send Consort Zhao back to rest.” The Empress did not allow her to reject and said with a faint smile to a palace maid standing behind her.

“Consort Zhao, you really don’t have to be so polite. Even if His Majesty comes, he won’t blame you. You don’t have to refuse.” Consort Yu stuck out her belly on in one side as if she was a little tired. She leaned to the other side and joked to Consort Zhao with a smile.

Her words made it seem as if Consort Zhao stayed for the Emperor. Looking at the Empress’ gloomy face, Consort Zhao could only stand up and bid farewell to her and the other high-cla.s.s consorts. She held a palace maid’s hand and slowly left. Behind her, Consort Yu stared at her back with a cold smile tugging at the corner of her lips.

She slightly tilted her head, and a palace maid standing behind her understood. She pretended to take something for Consort Yu and followed Consort Zhao out of the hall.

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