54 One Night With The Emperor (1/2)
CONSORT WANG
HOUGONG
Consort Wang was surprised to hear that Grand Consort Shu was awaiting her return in her welcoming room. After her rejection from the emperor, entertaining someone so late was one of the least of things she would like to do.
”Greetings to Her Highness,” she bowed and sat on a smaller zubaton. It was custom to give up her own elevated comfy zubaton to her elder or those ranked higher when visited.
”Consort Wang, I want my maid released this very night!” Grand Consort Shu did not waste her breath on formalities.
Wretched woman! She, Consort Wang had spent months being turned away from the woman's quarters and being slain for Dowager Empress Wang's sins. Even some of her exquisite gifts that she got for the Grand Consort had been labelled as poisonous and witchcraft talisman.
She lowly clicked her tongue in disgust, 'The first time this woman decides to visit me, she demands for things like she is entitled to anything.'
”What is her Highness talking about?” Consort Wang spoke calmly to pacify the situation.
”Don't be a fool! You know full well that your villainous mother-in-law locked up my maid for no reason.” Grand Consort Shu was angry about Dowager Empress' tactics and the one who she could throw her fits at was her? That was good.
If Grand Consort Shu could swallow her pride and visit her to ask for something maybe she might as well utilise this rare opportunity and get what she wanted most.
”Your Highness, [1]bengong is worn out because His Majesty has kept her busy these past few hours. Why doesn't Her Highness go back to her quarters for tonight then bengong will visit tomorrow.” She rubbed her neck and sighed like the emperor had been devouring her, though the opposite was true.
”Heh? Consort Wang, if you and that Dowager Empress do not release my maid this very night, you will face my wrath.” Grand Consort Shu continued to threaten, simmering like hot water.
”Your Highness should seize her anger so we could solve this matter.” Consort Wang did know about the story of the maid that was imprisoned due to her mistake of delivering her assigned letter to the wrong person. This had worked the emperor wrongly and caused a great loss of life in the palace. Dowager Empress had then instructed her to issue out an arrest warrant for the girl to provide some sense of justice to the blood shed. However, the grand consort didn't need to know that. Consort Wang was going to seemingly be a righteous and upright confidant before the emperor's beloved mother by listening to her problems then providing a way out.
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”How dare you lowly consort tell me how to feel? Shall I report you to the emperor and have your status stripped to a toilet cleaning maid?”
Forget it. Having the grand consort soften towards her in order to get the emperor's attention had taken years and proved to be an unrealistic strategy. It was time she changed her ways slightly by biting a little harder.
”The matter of the maid has nothing to do with bengong.”
”Shénme?!” (what?)
”It is the Dowager Empress Wang who handles the matters of the inner court, Her Highness knows that.”