Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Consort Rui's face was extremely pale.

But Consort Yu was still smiling smugly, saying, "Where is Princess Jin? It's one thing that she didn't arrive early, but to not even show her face at this hour is really disrespectful to you!"

She feigned regret, as if she were angry on behalf of Consort Rui.

“Look at my Ali, she came to my Yonghua Palace early in the morning to chant sutras and pray with me. She is so sincere, well-behaved and diligent.”

Consort Yu waved her hand and sighed, "I also heard that Prince Jin entered the palace early and chatted and laughed with the Emperor. In the end, the husband has entered the palace, but the wife is nowhere to be seen. The couple did not come together."

“My Mo’er went to Nanmeng and is fighting for the people. It’s understandable that he can’t be with Ali. But yours, the couple are clearly together, but they didn’t come together. No one would believe that they have a good relationship.”

"It's none of your business to comment on Jin'er and Mingyue's relationship!" Consort Rui finally found a chance to speak and immediately retorted, "On the contrary, it's your Prince Mo who was willing to abandon his wife on their wedding night..."

“I, Mo’er, am not abandoning my wife; I am doing this for the common people.”

Consort Yu glanced at Consort Rui, then couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it, talking to a woman like you who only knows how to scheme in the palace is pointless. You wouldn't understand anyway. Look, when I, Mo'er, went to war, you interpreted it as abandoning my wife! That's all you've got. Besides plotting, what else can you do?"

"You don't understand the principles of serving the country and the people. I'm too lazy to explain them to you. Even if I did, you wouldn't understand. You might even think I'm plotting something against you."

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. Consort Yu's attitude clearly shows that she wants to stay away from a petty person like Consort Rui.

Everyone saw it, but dared not comment.

But what Consort Rui just said really made her seem too shallow.

King Mo went to Nanmeng to fight on the frontier, and yet he was accused of abandoning his wife. How ridiculous!

Although no one reacted, Consort Rui could see the contempt in their eyes.

At this point, Consort Rui was so angry that she wanted to actually take action.

But when she thought of Yu Fei's threats, she knew she could kill the person who struck first at any time... Killing her wasn't the most likely outcome, but slapping her a few more times wasn't out of the question.

Consort Rui was fuming with nowhere to vent her anger when suddenly a young eunuch's voice came from outside: "Her Majesty the Empress has arrived."

The concubines immediately stood up and respectfully bowed to the Empress as she entered.

Consort Yu also bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Empress nodded, her gaze falling on Consort Rui.

Consort Rui straightened her back and hummed, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

There was no bowing, nor any respect as it should have been.

The Empress's complexion was already not good, and it was unclear what she was thinking about, but today she seemed to be preoccupied with something.

Seeing Consort Rui's arrogant demeanor, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"How dare a mere concubine be so insolent before me!"

The Empress strode over, this time completely unexpected by everyone.

The Empress raised her hand and slapped Consort Rui across the face.

"You don't even know to bow before me! Do I hold any place in your eyes? You are so arrogant. If I don't teach you a lesson today, how will I manage the six palaces in the future?"

After saying that, he raised his hand again and brought it down hard once more.

With a loud slap, everyone was stunned, and even Consort Rui's vision went black, almost causing her to collapse.