CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 81: THERE’S STILL A LONG ROAD AHEAD

"Ha ha, watch your words? My cousin was locked up in Jiaofang Palace forever because of that little bastard you bore, and you dare to tell me to watch my words?"

"If I don’t kill you today, it would already be a sign of my mercy."

"Beat her, beat her for me!"

"My cousin’s revenge, that damn Eighteenth Princess is currently favored by His Majesty, so I can’t retaliate against her for now. But I can take revenge on her mother! A daughter’s debt should be paid by her mother, that’s only right."

Yes, Consort Zhao is a distant cousin of the Empress.

Consort Zhao’s father was a mere seventh-rank County Magistrate. As a county magistrate’s daughter, she was not eligible to become the Emperor’s woman. It was because of her beauty and sensibility that the Empress pulled some strings to bring her into the palace to serve Emperor Yongning, helping her attain the status she has today.

It can be said that everything she has is owed to the Empress.

Thus, she has always been loyal to the Empress.

She and the Empress are like people in the same boat.

Now, witnessing the Empress being bullied by a two-and-a-half-year-old child, how could she endure?

The moment she heard the Empress was permanently confined, she was eating Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, her favorite dish. But the matter of the Empress made her unable to take another bite.

She rushed to the Cold Palace to stand up for her cousin.

Today, if she doesn’t beat this Hua Pin...no, the current Qiong Hua is no longer the Hua Pin of the past, she cannot be called Hua Pin anymore; she is just a deposed consort now.

If she doesn’t beat this deposed consort to death today, she wouldn’t bear the Zhao name.

The group of eunuchs behind Consort Zhao received her order and swarmed forward, surrounding Qiong Hua. In the next moment, fists and feet were raining down on Qiong Hua.

Qiong Hua curled up, crying out in pain.

Consort Zhao watched the scene with satisfaction and said, "Qiong Hua, you and that little bastard of yours are nothing but the lowest of the low in this palace. How dare you contend with my cousin?"

"Do you know who my cousin is? She is the only daughter of the illustrious Marquis Zhongyong, adored by the entire family, the cherished one of Heaven. Anyone with ties to the Zhongyong family treasures her, protects her, and goes out of their way to shield her. Who would dare show her any disrespect? Who could possibly do that?"

"You maggots from the Cold Palace, how can you compare?"

"Bah!"

Consort Zhao spat disdainfully in Qiong Hua’s direction.

The maid beside her quickly advised, "Your Ladyship, don’t be angry with such lowly people, or you might harm your health."

"I naturally won’t be angry with them," Consort Zhao took great care of her health, "I’m still hoping to maintain my health and give the Emperor a son or daughter."

But she had been in the palace for five years, and had held this hope for five years, yet her belly remained silent.

Why is it that when she wants to conceive, she never can? Yet someone like Qiong Hua, who used to avoid the Emperor and often aggravated him, managed to bear two?

It’s truly enviable.

Hmph!

Thinking of this, Consort Zhao grew even more hateful towards Qiong Hua.

"Hit her, beat her hard for me."

Consort Zhao wanted to vent all her frustration of being unable to conceive on Qiong Hua.

At this moment, she really wished to beat Qiong Hua to death.

But then she thought directly killing her might be too easy for Qiong Hua?

The future days are long, she wants to torture her properly!

Suddenly, she changed her mind and said, "Wait, don’t kill her yet, leave her barely alive. We’ll come back in a couple of days."