The harem is too complicated; the empress, a lazy bum, wins by doing nothing.

Chapter 275 Compensation
It's true what they say, "When a tiger falls into the plains, it is bullied by dogs." Back when all those concubines were currying favor with her, which one of them didn't bow and scrape before her, their faces full of flattery?

Now that her father has been wrongly accused, when she falls, everyone backs away as if afraid of being bumped by her.

How ridiculous!
Her father was a man of great stature throughout his life, how could he possibly do such a thing? There must be some villain trying to frame her father behind his back. The Emperor won't believe it, he definitely won't believe it. Last night, the Emperor promised her that he would give her a good promotion.

Consort Xian comforted herself in her heart, and with Xia Mei's help, she stood up from the ground. With her body bent and one hand on her knee, she walked with difficulty toward the gate of Kunning Palace.

No matter how miserable she is, it doesn't matter, as long as she can see the Emperor and beg him to investigate her father's affairs, then everything will be worth it.

Consort Xian underestimated the situation. Before she even reached the palace gate, she was stopped by two guards with swords.

"What are you doing? Are you planning a rebellion?" Consort Xian trembled, but pretended to be calm as she spoke.

The two guards with swords exchanged a glance, and one of them said, "We apologize, Consort Xian, but we are ordered to protect everyone in Kunning Palace. No one is allowed to leave the palace without the Emperor's decree."

Consort Xian's shocked eyes trembled again and again, and her pale face turned even paler. "If you can't even read a few characters, didn't Wu Jixiang explain to you properly when he brought you here that the Emperor only asked you to protect us, not to imprison us? Why can't I leave?"

"In response to Consort Xian, His Majesty's intention in instructing us to provide protection is for all the ladies to patiently wait in Kunning Palace and not to leave for the time being."

"Why should I?" Consort Xian's chest heaved heavily. "You make it sound so easy for you. It's none of your business. Let me out. I want to see the Emperor..."

As Consort Xian was speaking, she tried to rush outside, but two guards with swords crossed their arms to block her from the half-open palace gate.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, please wait patiently a little longer..."

As the two guards spoke, they knelt down and stood in front of the palace gate. Although they were acting on imperial orders, they were men after all, and neither of them dared to get entangled with a concubine in front of so many people. If this matter reached the emperor's ears, they would be doomed.

"Are you deliberately going against me?" Consort Xian forced herself to stand up straight, and moved her lips as if she wanted to say something more.

Consort De walked over with her hands on her hips. "Consort Xian, you've gotten used to throwing your weight around in the harem. You really think the whole harem is your Jingyang Palace. This is Kunning Palace, not a place for you to cause trouble!"

Consort Xian raised her eyes and glared at her. Listening to her words, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. She wanted to retort at first, but when she heard the last sentence, a trace of panic flashed in Consort Xian's eyes. She hurriedly turned around and saw Shen Qingwan sitting not far away, holding a teacup in her hand, sipping the tea in the teacup with her eyes lowered.

The Empress seemed completely unperturbed; could it be that she hadn't heard what they were saying?

its not right.

Zhen'er, who was standing behind her, looked over at her. Could it be that the Empress could be so oblivious to everything else and only focus on drinking her tea?

She doesn't believe it.

From the day Shen Qingwan married Emperor Yuanwu, she regarded her as her mortal enemy. A large part of the reason why she went crazy in the harem was because Emperor Yuanwu had doted on her too much back then.

Now that her family has fallen on hard times, she doesn't come out to kick her while she sits calmly drinking tea. Could it be that she already has evidence to control her?

Consort Xian went through all the heinous things she had done over the years in her mind, and found no flaws.

If the Empress had any evidence, she would have presented it long ago, and certainly wouldn't have waited until now.

Even if she were incredibly shrewd, she didn't believe the Empress could possess evidence without going to Emperor Yuanwu to complain. If she had no evidence, what did she have to fear?
She's already in such a terrible state, could things get any worse?

Consort Xian stopped crying and demanding to leave the palace, but she also showed no intention of admitting her mistake. Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Consort Rou, who had been standing silently in the corner, stepped out from the crowd.

"Consort Xian, you caused a scene in Kunning Palace, disturbing Her Majesty the Empress's peace of mind. Don't you feel any remorse at all?"

Consort Xian glared angrily at Consort Rou.

The Wen family is truly commendable.

Her father was in the previous court, and they formed cliques to impeach him. She then spread rumors and sowed discord in front of the Empress.

柔？
The emperor was truly deceived by her hypocritical appearance.

No, it wasn't just the Emperor, but even the Empress and everyone in the harem were deceived by her hypocrisy.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, she saw through Consort Rou's hypocritical face.

She knew she wasn't wrong; Consort Rou was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Consort Xian twitched the corner of her mouth, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes, but upon closer inspection, it was a hint of mockery.

During the imperial concubine selection, someone who could catch the emperor's eye among all the candidates, rise three ranks in just six months after entering the palace, live alone in a palace, and successfully give birth to a prince—how could such a person be easy to deal with?

Yet, when this person entered the palace, she naively wanted to place her in her own palace.

In this light, it seems that Shen Qingwan, that bitch, is still the one who's truly superior!
Consort Xian couldn't help but laugh out loud as she thought about it. She shook her head, laughing and crying at the same time, looking like she had lost her mind.

The concubines all kept their distance, fearing that her bad luck would taint them.

Emperor Yuanwu's attitude is so clear now; he's obviously going to take action against the Pang family. As for how he'll do it and to what extent, they'll probably suffer the worst possible outcome. Whether they're sent to the cold palace or hanged themselves, they'll be of no use whatsoever. What's the point of arguing with a dying person? If you don't stay away, are you going to wait for him to become desperate and drag a few people down with him, throwing cold water on your own life?

Just as everyone was sighing, Wu Jixiang walked in holding an imperial edict. Upon hearing this, Shen Qingwan hurriedly stood up from her chair.

Wu Jixiang gave her a very polite bow and explained, "Your Majesty, the imperial edict is for Consort Xian."

Before Shen Qingwan could even speak, the concubines standing to the side couldn't help but start gossiping.

"The imperial edict is for Consort Xian? Could it be that things have taken a turn for the better for the Pang family?"

"It's hard to say. If they really wanted to punish Consort Xian, wouldn't they just send her away directly instead of issuing an imperial edict?"

"Would the Emperor, out of consideration for past relationships, compensate Consort Xian for the punishment he inflicted on General Pang by promoting her?"

"It's not impossible, after all, such things have happened before..."