Chapter 790 - 790 Brother-in-law (3) (1/2)
790 Brother-in-law (3)
Emperor Wen Hui felt a headache coming on. At this moment, he didn’t want to see either of them. How could he not know that Consort Xu was trying to sow discord between him and the empress just to make things difficult for the crown prince? However, Emperor Wen Hui could not deny that what Consort Xu said was the truth. The crown prince’s matter was no longer just a matter that involved one person. Ming Qi could not afford to make any mistakes this time. If this matter was not handled well, no one could say for sure what kind of disaster it would bring to Ming Qi in the future.
At the thought of this, Emperor Wen Hui felt annoyed with the crown prince, and even became impatient with the empress. He said to the empress and Consort Xu, “All of you, leave. I want to be alone.”
The empress had a hard time convincing Emperor Wen Hui to be lenient towards the crown prince. She did not expect Consort Xu to interfere and ruin all her efforts. She was still indignant. Before she could speak, Consort Xu beat her to it and said, “Your Majesty, since you don’t want to be disturbed, we’ll leave first. Please take care of yourself.”
Emperor Wen Hui waved his hand without looking up.
No matter how unwilling the empress was, she could only leave with Consort Xu.
After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the empress stopped and looked at Consort Xu with a cold smile. “I know what you’re up to. But keep in mind that the sons you gave birth to will never be able to replace my son!”
Consort Xu smiled and said, “Sister, you flatter me. The crown prince is noble, and I always hope that he can become healthy and do well. My sons are brothers with the crown prince and respect him. They have no intention of wanting to replace the crown prince.” She chuckled again and admired the empress’s frustrated expression before continuing, “What I have always wanted to replace is you.” With that, she turned around and left enchantingly.
The empress was left to stand rooted to the ground and gritted her teeth in anger.
The news of the empress and Consort Xu entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation one after another quickly reached the ears of the others.
Consort Dong sat on the couch and listened to the maid play the Guqin. She did not like to compete with others and believed devoutly in Buddhism. Usually, when she did not go to the temple hall, she would embroider and listen to the Guqin in her side hall. She did not look like a consort, but like an outsider in the harem. Among the four consorts, she was the one who was ignored the most. It puzzled many people how she managed to become one of the four consorts.