Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 570

"I can't use this much, so please give this portion to Consort Shu!" The Empress Dowager put down the bowl after taking a few sips of bird's nest soup.

Zeng Rou raised an eyebrow and smiled smugly, "The Empress Dowager still loves me the most."

The Empress Dowager didn't say much, only that she was tired and asked everyone to take their leave.

Her meaning was quite clear: she wanted to favor Zeng Rou.

Regardless of right or wrong, we must make things difficult for her and trip her up.

Yun Xiyue stood up and, along with the many concubines, prepared to take her leave!

"By the way, have the Crown Prince examine your health. It's been over two months, and the Emperor has been doting on you the most, while Empress, your pregnancy seems to be less than ideal," the Empress Dowager suddenly said, as if she had just remembered something.

Everyone looked at Yun Xiyue.

They were all gloating, just waiting for her not to get pregnant so they could see her suffer.

For a woman, whether she marries the emperor or another man, being unable to bear children is the most incompetent thing to do.

Yun Xiyue understood that this world was more harsh on women. "I've already seen the imperial physician, and he said there's no problem."

"So you mean there's a problem with the Emperor?" Zeng Rou immediately seized the opportunity.

The Empress Dowager's expression instantly turned displeased.

Yun Xiyue said calmly, "You are the one who said there is a problem with the Emperor. I did not say that. When I said there is no problem, I meant that everything is fine."

"I've only been married to the Emperor for two months. There's no need to rush to have a child. After all, the Consort has been in the palace for five years and hasn't conceived a royal heir yet."

Pei Fang angrily said, "This palace and the Emperor..."

It is said that she and the emperor did not consummate their marriage and she was never favored by the emperor, which is more shameful than being unable to have children.

She was speechless.

With red eyes, she looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Aunt, the Empress did it on purpose."

The Empress Dowager didn't like Yun Xiyue. "As the Empress, you should be magnanimous and persuade the Emperor to be more lenient with his concubines. I'll give you another month. If you still can't conceive, then you should give the Emperor to someone else."

“The Emperor is not an object; he has his own ideas. He cannot be given to whomever the Empress Dowager says he will.” Yun Xiyue finally understood why Murong Yu was so resistant to his own mother.

The Empress Dowager did not treat him as her own son at all; she only saw him as a tool for her to seize power.

Compared to the women in the harem, Murong Yu was more like a breeding tool.

Whether he likes it or not, whether he loves it or not.

The purpose was to have children with these women, simply because the royal family needed children and needed to expand their lineage.

Because it was to satisfy the Empress Dowager's desire for control!

"Hmph, I think the Emperor has been led astray by you."

The Empress Dowager disagreed with what she said and even thought that she was instigating the Emperor to be unwilling to favor other concubines. She believed that the Emperor's drastic change was all her fault. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. "Go back and copy the Precepts for Women a hundred times!"

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"Hmph, so what if you're the Empress? Yun Xiyue, if you can't conceive a prince soon, then hurry up and hand over the Emperor!" Zeng Rou came over to provoke them as soon as they left Funing Palace.

Yun Xiyue raised her eyes and glanced at her indifferently, then slapped her across the face.

"you!"

Suddenly, Zeng Rou was furious and, without thinking, she turned around and hit him back.

Yunxi Yue, however, did not hide.

A slap landed on Yun Xiyue, causing her to fall and nearly tumble down the steps.

"Ayue!"

Fortunately, Murong Yu arrived in time to catch her.

Also accompanying them were General Zeng, General Xiao, the Prime Minister, and others.

From afar, they saw Zeng Rou forcefully pushing the Empress.

That's incredibly arrogant!

"Your Majesty... no, it's not like that. The Empress hit me first. Look at my face." Zeng Rou panicked immediately.

Yun Xiyue leaned against Murong Yu's chest and said, "Your Majesty, I hit her first."

“Your Majesty, it was Consort Shu who first disrespected the Empress.” Qingmei quickly stepped forward and recounted what had just happened. “It wasn’t just this servant who heard Consort Shu’s disrespect towards Her Majesty; Consort De, Consort Xian, and other ladies-in-waiting can also testify to it.”