The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

The capital city, Qinyu Palace.

The sound of a child crying startled Ruifei, who was taking a nap in the afternoon.

"Why is Xiao Wu crying? Bring him in!" Consort Rui stood up, and the palace servants filed in.

"Your Majesty, it is the Emperor teasing the Fifth Prince."

Ruifei accidentally fell off the bed. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

She was in another room for postpartum care; the room was simply furnished, and the bed wasn't high.

A palace maid quickly helped her up. "I wanted to wake you, but His Majesty forbade it. We've been in the Fifth Prince's room for half an hour now. Just now... just now we heard some noises coming from inside, and we didn't dare to go any closer."

Consort Rui was slightly taken aback, and only managed to stand up with the help of a palace maid. "There were some noises~ Haha, what kind of father would do such a thing in his son's room!"

Having shaken off her earlier panic, Consort Rui didn't bother to tidy herself up. She simply wrapped herself in a quilted cloak, put on the hood, and rushed straight to the Fifth Prince's room.

"master!"

"Miss!"

"No!"

The palace servants dared not physically stop her; they could only kneel and kowtow in hopes of blocking Consort Rui's path.

If the Empress goes, it will spoil the Emperor's mood, and the Fifth Prince will probably be disliked as well.

Consort Rui ignored them. She didn't have the strength to kick away the servants blocking her way, so she went straight past them to her son's room.

Laughter was mixed with flirtatious advances.

She had only been pretending to be angry, but now Consort Rui was completely enraged.

She's just a wet nurse, yet she dares to speak ill of her.

The door was kicked open, and the wet nurse cried out in a affected, pretentious voice, "Your Majesty, the Empress wants to kill me."

The two were disheveled, and the wet nurse hid behind the emperor, her eyes revealing a hint of provocation.

At this moment, Consort Rui felt extremely regretful. Her wet nurse's behavior was not good. Her previous subservient behavior in front of her had only made her complacent.

She had just planned to use jealousy to make the Emperor dislike her and her son for a while, and then add a scar to her son's face to avoid suspicion.

She changed her mind.

Even a wet nurse dared to speak ill of her; if she fell out of favor, her and her son's lives in the palace would surely be difficult.

Was this wet nurse brought down by the Empress or Consort Xu?

Emperor Chu Yuan straightened his clothes, his face expressionless. "Wang has rendered meritorious service in feeding the Fifth Prince. A date will be chosen to bestow upon her the title of Changzai and grant her residence—"

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault for disturbing your enjoyment." Consort Rui rushed over and pushed past the wet nurse. "I was just jealous. Once I've recovered, you won't be able to be seduced by anyone else. As for the wet nurse, why not arrange for her to stay in Consort Gui's Fangruo Palace? Your health is getting better and better. With one more person staying in Fangruo Palace, you can enjoy yourself to the fullest."

Consort Rui's figure was even more curvaceous than before, and Emperor Chu Yuan's displeasure dissipated. "Then Consort Wang will live in the back hall of Fangruo Palace, and will keep the Noble Consort company from now on."

Since recovering from his illness, he has only been fooling around with low-ranking female officials in the Imperial Study, and has not been in the harem...

After Emperor Chu Yuan finished eating and drinking and left, the palace servants quickly came over, "Your Majesty, are you injured?"

"It's alright! Xuewen, slap her!" Consort Rui immediately ordered the head maid beside her to do it, she was furious at this moment.

"Your Highness Consort Rui, I have just been promoted to the rank of Changzai. Are you afraid that the Emperor will be angry if you do this now?" Changzai Wang fastened her clothes and gently stroked the Fifth Prince's face with her fingers. "After all, I not only feed the Fifth Prince, but also... hehe."

Wang Changzai gestured towards the door with his lips, "The Emperor just left."

The two women have similar figures and are both voluptuous.

It is not surprising that Emperor Chu Yuan mistook someone for someone else.

Consort Rui had seen all sorts of storms in the palace; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to smile and act coquettishly in front of the Emperor after being humiliated like that.

"It's just a substitute! No matter what Consort Xu promised you, from now on it will be the two of you fighting like dogs." Consort Rui snatched the child away, and a bloody mark appeared on the Fifth Prince's once fair face.

Consort Rui immediately fainted and was helped up by a palace maid. Xuewen quickly took the child and cried out, "Summon the Imperial Physician!"

"It wasn't me! You framed me! It was you, you used the Fifth Prince to frame me!" Just moments ago, Wang Changzai was full of pride, but now he collapsed to the ground like a defeated dog.

Xuewen merely glanced coldly at Consort Wang, "Consort, you should pack your things and head to Fangruo Palace soon, which will fulfill your wish."

"No! It wasn't me!" Wang Changzai vehemently denied it, and slammed his head against a pillar.

Before hitting the pillar, she complained about fate, wondering why she had such a miserable life.

If she hadn't been unable to survive in her husband's family, she would never have agreed to do such a thing.

If she hadn't truly caught the Emperor's eye, why would she have provoked Consort Rui?

A palace servant pulled her aside, which greatly reduced the impact.

Consort Xu is unaware of what is happening at Qinyu Palace.

Holding the Third Prince's letter, she looked displeased. "That Han Yueshi, she's clearly the future Empress of Yun Kingdom, yet she went back to pay respects to her ancestors and still looks down on my son. What a fine daughter of Mingxia, mother and daughter are just like that!"

What's so great about the Second Prince? He has no mother to rely on, and no maternal clan to support him. Yet Han Yueshi actually took a liking to him.

Consort Xu was somewhat angry.

She originally wanted to match her son with Han Yueshi, hoping to strengthen their family ties.

This girl is clearly destined to be the Queen of Yun Kingdom, yet she's still flirting with everyone. Where does she put Cun'er?

"Your Highness, the Third Prince is using the Xu family's unique flying eagle messenger, it seems he has truly given up on Miss Han. We can start worrying now; we must carefully select our future Third Prince's consort."

As Granny Xu was comforting her mistress, a panicked voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty, the new bride is granted residence in the rear hall of Fangruo Palace."

"What? Granting a new concubine a place to live?" Granny Xu was also stunned.

Since the Empress has lived alone in the palace, no one else has ever lived in any of the palace halls.

Why did the Emperor suddenly bestow a new concubine upon her? Could it be that some of the young women selected for the imperial concubine selection had already been favored by the Emperor?

Consort Xu's eyebrows furrowed. "Explain yourself clearly. What exactly happened? Who wants to move in?"

The young palace maid trembled and shrank back, her voice shaking slightly, "Your Majesty, it is Consort Wang, who was originally the wet nurse of the Fifth Prince. Today, during the day... she was granted residence in the rear hall of Fangruo Palace."

Upon hearing this, Consort Xu's eyes turned sinister. "Consort Rui, I haven't even dealt with you yet, and you're already making trouble for me!"

After offering a few words of comfort, Granny Xu went out to arrange for the palace servants to tidy up the rear hall of Fangruo Palace.

When Consort Wang arrived at Fangruo Palace, she was immediately led to see Consort Xu.

"Raise your head!" Consort Xu sat in the superior position, her voice cold and indifferent, just like her appearance. "You do look quite alike!"

Consort Wang was startled. "This concubine wouldn't dare!"

"Dare not what? Dare not seduce the Emperor? Or dare not move into Fangruo Palace?" Consort Xu's face was expressionless, but her voice was extremely cold.

“Why don’t you tell me what happened in Qinyu Palace, Consort Wang?” Xu Mama smiled warmly. “Our Noble Consort may seem cold on the surface, but she has a kind heart. You have offended Consort Rui. If the Noble Consort doesn’t help you, you’re worse than a weed by the roadside.”

Wang Changzai had a bump on his forehead; what happened could be easily found out by asking around.

To save her life, Consort Wang dared not conceal the truth.