58 Sweet Dish Of Vengeance (2/2)

Yang Liu looked down, ”Grandmother is here?”

She enthusiastically drew closer to the edge of the platform while her eunuchs opened their arms to catch her. They then bundled her in their hands before helping her stand. She trudged alongside them as she directed herself to her grandmother.

”Grandmother they must all know the truth!”

”Kuan Hui.” Grand Dowager castigated.

”I cannot live like this anymore, they must all know,” her voice broke and like an ocean that had broke loose, she burst into tears.

The Grand Dowager took a few steps to embrace her.

”Hush now,” she softly spoke into her ears, and whispered a few more words that Consort Shu didn't manage to grasp. Yang Liu still continued to cry, choking on her tears.

How terrible? Even in her drunkenness the poor girl could not escape the pain life placed on her.

From the corner of her eye, Consort Shu could see multiple emotions of sadness and yearning cross Dowager Empress Wang's face. As a mother she could not do what Grand Dowager Empress was doing because she was the cause of the problem. Consort Shu dreaded the feeling of pity that was rising up in her gut. But how could she not care? It was not just the Dowager Empress being hurt but Yang Liu too.

Yang Liu was nice, sweet and always wished that she, Consort Shu could be her mother too. Not just the emperor's mother. This was sad because all that Consort Shu could think about was Yu'er, her son. Yu'er, her emperor. Yu'er, the love of her life.

Grand Dowager started walking out Kuan Hui who was a mess of tears and snorting. Consort Shu's attention was drawn to Consort Wang, who joined the entourage in following behind them.

'That wench!'

She always stuck herself to every elder of the harem to make it seem like she was the next empress to be, the next elder to be. A pig will always be a pig. Even if you put wings on it, it could not become a phoenix.

Consort Shu laughed by herself. Why wait for another day to take revenge when she could have it today?

”Consort Wang!” She shrieked and everyone looked at her. Both Consort Wang and Grand Dowager stopped in their tracks. Grand Dowager Empress tiredly waved at Consort Wang to stay behind and solve whatever it was, then strode away with Yang Liu and her entourage. The old woman had already given up on Consort Shu, that she would never be a refined woman. A fine royal woman was not loud. Her words were supposed to be always careful, soft and delicate.

Forget all that. She was about to teach Consort Shu a lesson.

”Come here,” she loudly demanded. If Li Lian was standing beside her, she was going to tell her that her revenge could be done while still being refined and nice. That would serve the revenge as sweet yet hot coals on Consort Wang's head, but that was not her. That was Li Lian.

When Consort Wang approached her, she was straightforward. ”On your knees, now.”

The audience gasped at her words and she was sure Consort Wang gained a darker shade of embarrassment.

”Your Highness?” she innocently questioned her.

Insolent! She still had the guts to speak back and be cunning? Today she would show her.

”Now! Or do you consider me as not your elder?” Consort Shu looked over at Dowager Empress Wang who probably was still a little bit of emotional and confused to intrude. Well, she was going to knock them both over. ”I am the real mother of the emperor, you dare disrespect me?”

”Méiyǒu(No),” she went on her knees, her maids there to help her. Concubines at most broke into laughter and Consort Shu loved this. This was the worst punishment for Consort Wang who wanted all the women in the harem to see her as untouchable, but Consort Shu still had more of her sweet dish of vengeance to serve her.

S.V