Chapter 55: You Have the Ability to Open the Door

The next morning.

Helian Qi had just gone to court.

Changchun Palace was in an uproar.

“You vixen, get out! Pretending to be sick to steal my favor, you have the guts to seduce the Emperor, you have the guts to open the door!” Consort Zhuang shouted loudly outside the gate of Changchun Palace.

The eunuchs guarding the palace gate held her back tightly, keeping the gate closed.

They were afraid that this audacious woman would really barge in and slap Consort Shun a few times.

Consort Shun, hiding in her bedroom, listened to the commotion outside, her face turned pale with anger, “She’s so bold, she actually dared to come to my door and yell! What right does she have to yell at my door!”

“Consort Zhuang is too much!” Chun Que also said angrily, “Your Majesty, don’t worry, when you give birth to the prince and are promoted to one of the four concubines, Consort Zhuang will have to bow to you respectfully.”

The commotion outside Changchun Palace was unbearable.

Until Ning Wanyin’s colorful sedan chair stopped in front of the palace gate.

Whether it was the palace maids and eunuchs of Changchun Palace or the palace maids who came with Consort Zhuang from Linlang Palace, they all looked at Ning Wanyin for help.

The palace maids of Changchun Palace were afraid that Consort Zhuang would barge in…

The palace maids of Linlang Palace were also afraid that Consort Zhuang would barge in…

“This concubine greets Consort Zhuang.” Ning Wanyin got off the sedan chair and bowed to Consort Zhuang.

Consort Zhuang waved her hand impatiently, “This has nothing to do with you. I’m here to see Consort Shun today, get out of my way—”

“Consort Shun is pregnant, this concubine is honored to be entrusted by the Emperor to take care of Consort Shun, I have to stand in front of Your Majesty.” Ning Wanyin looked at her neither humbly nor arrogantly, “If Your Majesty barges in and startles Consort Shun’s pregnancy, it would be truly inappropriate.”

Consort Zhuang was furious and had been awake all night.

Since she had been with Helian Qi, she had only intercepted others’ favor, no one had ever been able to take the Emperor away from her.

Even someone as favored as Ning Wanyin hadn’t dared to provoke her like this.

A mere Consort Shun, she actually dared to compete with her for the Emperor.

“You’re trying to scare me with pregnancy? I don’t care!” Consort Zhuang sneered.

If she was afraid of startling Consort Shun’s pregnancy, she wouldn’t have come to settle the score so early in the morning.

Could Consort Shun be slapped to a miscarriage by her?

Her hand wasn’t a miscarriage drug.

As for the rest, she didn’t care how the Emperor would punish her. She knew very well that the Emperor indulged her, he wouldn’t do anything to her.

Ning Wanyin also knew this, the Emperor wouldn’t severely punish Consort Zhuang, but if something happened to Consort Shun, she and all the palace maids in Changchun Palace and Linlang Palace would be held responsible.

These three were putting on a good show, and it was they, the innocent ones, who would suffer.

Moreover, Consort Zhuang didn’t consider the risk of her seeing Consort Shun.

A pregnant concubine, if something happened to her in the future, everyone who had seen her would be held accountable.

The Emperor wouldn’t want Consort Zhuang to see Consort Shun.

The Emperor’s affection for Consort Zhuang was greater than for any other concubine in the palace.

If she let Consort Zhuang cause trouble, the Emperor would only think she was incompetent.

“But Your Majesty wouldn’t want to worry, would you? The Emperor’s offspring are few, he values Consort Shun’s dragon fetus very much. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed over last night when he heard that the dragon fetus was abnormal…” Ning Wanyin looked at Consort Zhuang and smiled softly, “Your Majesty is the apple of the Emperor’s eye, even if you barge in, would the Emperor dare to do anything to you? But if Consort Shun’s pregnancy is affected, the Emperor will definitely be worried. The Emperor is busy with state affairs, there are already enough things in the court to worry him… This concubine…

She believed that Consort Zhuang would never want to make the Emperor worry about palace affairs again.

Consort Zhuang’s anger, which had been pent up all night, was suppressed by her words.

She looked at Ning Wanyin with dissatisfaction, feeling a sense of frustration at being forced to swallow her anger:

“You’re quite protective of Consort Shun. You’re going to so much trouble, she may not remember your kindness.”

“This concubine is doing this for the Emperor, as long as the Emperor understands this concubine’s intentions, this concubine will be content.” Ning Wanyin replied.

Consort Zhuang raised her eyebrows slightly, “You like the Emperor so much, how can you stand to take care of women for him?”

Isn’t the answer obvious? Of course, it’s because I don’t like the Emperor.

“Doesn’t Your Majesty also do this for the Emperor, to stop your steps?” Ning Wanyin avoided the main point and smiled softly, “The Emperor is the ruler of the world, as concubines, we should be virtuous and magnanimous. It is this concubine’s duty to be close and harmonious with our sisters.”

“Humph, your words are all fake.” Consort Zhuang pouted. She wasn’t magnanimous, nor was she virtuous, but she loved Helian Qi, so she couldn’t bear to see him worried.

Consort Zhuang angrily kicked over the peony planter in front of the gate of Changchun Palace, then said to Ning Wanyin, “Tell Consort Shun for me, I’ll let her off this time for last night’s incident. If she dares to compete with me for the Emperor again, I’ll wait until she gives birth and then come to her door every day and slap her ten times. She can’t be pregnant forever, can she?”

After saying that, Consort Zhuang sneered, got on her sedan chair angrily, and left.

The palace maids from both palaces breathed a sigh of relief.

“Thank goodness Jieyu came, otherwise, we wouldn’t know how to handle this today…” The head eunuch guarding the gate wiped the sweat from his forehead and greeted Ning Wanyin.

Ning Wanyin said calmly, “You did a good job, keep guarding. Change this pot of flowers…”

“Yes.”

The gate of Changchun Palace finally dared to open.

Ning Wanyin walked in.

Consort Shun was sitting on the pear blossom couch on one side of the bedroom, her face slightly pale.

Chun Que complained indignantly, “Consort Zhuang is so arrogant! This servant wants to report her to the Emperor!”

Ning Wanyin ignored her, her gaze fell on Consort Shun’s face, she instructed, “Lianrui, go and call Doctor Zhao immediately.”

Lianrui accepted the order and left.

Soon, Doctor Zhao hurried over, took her pulse, and said, “Consort Shun has been frightened, her pregnancy has been slightly affected, but it’s not serious, this servant will prescribe a decoction, Consort Shun can take it and she will be fine.”

“Thank you, Doctor Zhao.” Ning Wanyin said politely.

Doctor Zhao went to prescribe the medicine.

Consort Shun covered her stomach, her face full of resentment, “Consort Zhuang really scared me…”

“Consort Zhuang had something to tell Consort Shun before she left.” Ning Wanyin looked at her and relayed Consort Zhuang’s words.

Consort Shun was both angry and annoyed, she looked at Ning Wanyin with grievance, “This concubine is not feeling well, so I asked the Emperor to come. She likes to intercept favor, she thinks everyone is like her, she has intercepted favor countless times! Sister Wan, don’t misunderstand this concubine, this concubine really didn’t…”

“This concubine believes Your Majesty. However, Consort Zhuang has always been arrogant, now she’s just holding back, but it’s hard to say in the future.” Ning Wanyin naturally wouldn’t expose her in front of her, she just gave her a warning.

You can do whatever you want, but after you give birth, you’ll have to figure out how Consort Zhuang will retaliate.

Consort Shun gritted her teeth in anger. That hateful Consort Zhuang!

Ning Wanyin carefully checked with the imperial physician, confirming that Consort Shun was fine, and she also made sure that everything Consort Zhuang had touched was thrown away.

Then she returned to Lingsxue Pavilion.

The Emperor suspected her, worried that she would harm the people he was protecting.

She naturally had to clear Consort Zhuang’s name.

Let the Emperor understand that the knife is very obedient.