Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 1046 - 108: Noble Princess Consort Rong Regains Imperial Favor
Noble Princess Consort Rong was ill. Although the illness was not very serious, it was not light either. During these days, whenever the Emperor finished court or had free time, he would visit Yongxin Palace to see her.
Each time the Emperor visited Noble Princess Consort Rong, in addition to gifting her many tonic medicines, he also rewarded her with a lot of gold and silver jewelry and silk fabrics. Noble Princess Consort Rong loved beauty the most, particularly beautiful jewelry and clothes. The Emperor gifted her these to make her happy so her illness could recover more quickly.
Although in recent years, Noble Princess Consort Rong was not as favored as she used to be, she was still relatively favored in the harem, though somewhat less compared to Noble Princess Consort Ying.
Though the Emperor did not favor Noble Princess Consort Rong as he used to, his affection for her still remained. Her life in the palace in terms of food, clothing, and expenses was still excellent.
Perhaps because Noble Princess Consort Rong’s illness was relatively serious this time, it rekindled the Emperor’s old affection and guilt. During these days, the Emperor showered her with affection, which made the other concubines in the harem extremely jealous and angry. Naturally, the most furious among them was Empress Xie.
These past few years, even though Noble Princess Consort Ying was the most favored, Empress Xie did not harbor as much hostility toward her because she had not given birth to a son or daughter for the Emperor. Without offspring, no matter how favored Noble Princess Consort Ying was, other concubines would not envy her. Of course, behind her back, they would certainly mock her as a hen that cannot lay eggs.
Now that Noble Princess Consort Rong has regained her favor, the alarms in Empress Xie and the other concubines’ hearts immediately went off, making them all enter a state of high alert.
Previously, when Noble Princess Consort Rong was favored in the harem, she was particularly arrogant and overbearing, and the concubines in the harem suffered at her hands. In recent years, as Noble Princess Consort Rong was not as favored as before, her temperament naturally reined in a bit, no longer as rampant as before, making the lives of other concubines in the harem a little better. Now, thinking that Noble Princess Consort Rong might trouble them like before, the other concubines in the harem felt both fear and hatred alongside unease.
Noble Princess Consort Rong’s regained favor was a threat to many concubines, but for Lady Liang, it had no impact. Ever since Lady Pan left, she was the only concubine left in Kunde Hall. Although it was a bit lonely, no one bothered her. She closed the palace gate and enjoyed her little life freely and comfortably.
Except for paying respects to Empress Xie, Lady Liang would not leave Kunde Hall on normal days. This made the other concubines in the harem often forget her existence.
Last year, because of Zhao Yao’s glass incident, Empress Xie, Noble Princess Consort Rong, and Princess Consort De all sought out Lady Liang, intimidating and enticing her to tell her son to cooperate honestly with their sons.
Lady Liang refused them and naturally became loathed by them. Empress Xie, Noble Princess Consort Rong, and they secretly troubled Lady Liang quite a bit, but later, the Emperor found out, reprimanding them severely. Meanwhile, Lady Liang was placed under house arrest in Kunde Hall; without his order, she could not leave freely, nor could anyone freely enter Kunde Hall.
After being reprimanded by the Emperor, Empress Xie and Noble Princess Consort Rong no longer troubled Lady Liang. They believed that the house-arrested Lady Liang wouldn’t last long and would die eventually. But what they didn’t expect was that Lady Liang, under house arrest in Kunde Hall, was living a very comfortable life. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
As for others in the palace seeing Lady Liang under house arrest, no one took the opportunity to take advantage of her or deducted her entitled share. It’s not that they didn’t want to, but they didn’t dare. Sun Kui warned them that if they were found secretly mistreating Lady Liang, what awaited them was death.
If someone tried to take advantage of Lady Liang’s house arrest and secretly kill her, it was impossible, because Kunde Hall was always guarded by the Dragon Guards. Without mentioning murdering Lady Liang, as soon as they got near Kunde Hall, they would be discovered by the Dragon Guards and sent to Sun Kui for punishment. Anyone sent to Sun Kui would either die or be skinned alive.
Besides the Emperor sending Dragon Guards to protect Lady Liang, Lord Wei also secretly dispatched people to protect her.
In Kunde Hall, several rough maids and eunuchs were Lord Wei’s people, and in the sections such as the Clothing Bureau, Food Bureau, and Sleeping Bureau, Lord Wei also had many people. They would secretly help Lady Liang and protect her from being framed by other concubines.
With the protection of the Emperor and Lord Wei, Lady Liang was very safe in the palace. This is why Zhao Yao could rest assured and go to Lingnan.
Back to the topic, Noble Princess Consort Rong’s regained favor caused quite a stir in the harem and also created waves in the previous dynasty. For the people of Prince Dai’s faction, this was a great thing. It facilitated Prince Dai in seizing the throne.
