"Feixue, you are truly my confidante."
As soon as Feng Zixiao finished speaking, he called out to someone outside: "Xia Cheng."
Xia Cheng entered and respectfully awaited the Emperor's order: "Immediately issue an edict to the Imperial Household Department, elevating Consort Shurong to the rank of Consort Shu, one of the Four Consorts, and granting her the honor of visiting the Imperial Palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xia Cheng received the order and went out. Inside the study, Jiang Feixue was already deeply moved, tears welling up in her large eyes as she knelt down, her delicate face as gentle as a lotus flower.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness."
"Get up, my beloved concubine. I will not mistreat you or your Jiang family in the future."
Feng Zixiao said these words without batting an eye. Who told Jiang Batian to hold such a large army and refuse to let go? He had no choice but to resort to this tactic. As for Jiang Hailing, she was of no use whatsoever.
Her only use was to provoke Jiang Batian; the royal family wouldn't do things according to his wishes.
They still call the shots in this world. That's what the Emperor meant when he betrothed her to him, to make Jiang Batian understand that the Feng family is the royal family of the Great Zhou, and their words are the imperial edict.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chapter 73 Banished, Hailin Leaves the Palace [Handwritten VIP]
In the palace, everyone quickly learned that Jiang Feixue had risen from the rank of Shurong to the rank of Shufei, one of the four consorts. Everyone was filled with envy and jealousy, wondering what methods this woman had used to make the emperor so easily promote her to the rank of consort. Yufei had stayed in the Crown Prince's residence for several years and became pregnant before being granted the position of one of the four consorts by the emperor. This woman had only been in the palace for a few days when the emperor made her Shufei. It was truly infuriating. The emperor not only bestowed upon her a rank but also a palace, Hualin Palace, and also rewarded her with many fine clothes, gold, and silver jewels.
Now, everyone in the entire harem knows that Jiang Feixue is the emperor's favorite concubine.
Inside the Zhengyi Palace.
Rouge cried out anxiously, "Miss, Miss!"
Hailing was taking a walk in the back garden, followed by her two maids, Shimei and Shilan.
Hearing Rouge's loud shouts from afar, the three people stopped in their tracks, staring at her strangely as if they were rushing over as if there was a fire behind them.
Hai Ling raised an eyebrow and asked calmly, "Rouge, what happened?"
"Miss, it's terrible, a really big deal! I just slipped out of the palace and heard something amazing!"
"What's up?"
All three of them stared at Rouge, wondering what this momentous matter she was talking about could be.
"Jiang Feixue has been promoted from the second-rank Consort Shurong to one of the four consorts, and has been granted the Hualin Palace. She has also been rewarded with a large number of gorgeous clothes, gold and silver jewelry. Now everyone in the harem is envious."
"Well?"
This was truly bizarre. Hai Ling couldn't help but frown, her eyes filled with deep thought. Although Feng Zixiao disliked her, he wasn't exactly kind to Jiang Feixue. Now, he was suddenly being so nice to her. This was really strange. But what did it have to do with her? What she cared about now was how to get the emperor to give his word and send her away.
Now that she's under house arrest and has been confined to Zhengyi Palace, it's not a good situation. Is she just going to wait here to die?
Hai Ling's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she exuded a chilling aura as she looked at Yan Zhi, Shi Mei, and Shi Lan.
"Come on, the palace is so lively, let's go out for a stroll."
"Oh, miss, you've forgotten, you're currently under house arrest."
Rouge spoke up, and Hailing rolled her eyes, saying indifferently, "Do you think I really care about his so-called confinement order? We're stuck here and can't leave the palace, so we should go out and move around. From now on, I'm going to pick fights all the time. I'm sure that man will do something out of anger."
The three people behind her nodded in agreement when they heard that what she said made sense. Now all three of them wanted to leave the palace, because they really couldn't stand it.
"Let's go for a walk."
Hai Ling led Rouge, Mei, Lan, and others out of Zhengyi Palace and strolled around the inner palace.
To be honest, the scenery in the palace is indeed beautiful. Although it is autumn, the flowers and plants everywhere are in full bloom, and the palace is incomparable to other places.
The group strolled along, chatting as they went. They encountered some palace maids and eunuchs along the way, and they were all horrified.
Why is the Empress out? Wasn't she confined to her quarters by the Emperor? Some busybodies immediately reported this to their masters, and soon some people in the harem rushed over upon hearing the news.
Hailing led Yanzhi and the others on a tour, and seeing that no one came to cause trouble, she turned around and prepared to return to the palace.
Just then, a group of people rushed up from behind and blocked their way.
When Hai Ling saw someone approaching, a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on her lips. The troublemaker had arrived? However, she hadn't expected that the first person to appear would be Jiang Feixue. Was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family really not very bright? Didn't she know that the nail that sticks out gets hammered down? Why did she rush out in such a hurry? If she didn't come out, someone else would.
But since she likes to cause trouble, then I'll just have to deal with her.
"Oh, isn't this Her Majesty the Empress?"
Jiang Feixue spoke first, and as soon as she opened her mouth, the concubines who had followed her to watch the excitement chimed in.
"Yes, Consort Shu, it is the Empress."
"I remember the Emperor seemed to have placed the Empress under house arrest."
"Yes, His Majesty has placed the Empress under house arrest. I wonder if His Majesty has allowed her to leave?"
Jiang Feixue and her trusted aide worked together seamlessly, each playing their part perfectly.
The concubines behind them were all watching the fun, occasionally laughing along with them, making the scene very lively.
Hai Ling glanced around and noticed that some of the concubines hadn't come. Those who hadn't come were all shrewd, such as Consort Yu and the three former wives of the Crown Prince. These women were all very shrewd and experienced.
"So? Is Consort Shu planning to report me to the Emperor?"
Hai Ling's eyes met Jiang Feixue's, a half-smile playing on her lips.