Chapter 223: Helping Others to help Themselves

Chapter 223

The next day when Noble Consort Ru went to pay her respects to Noble Consort Chen,

Noble Consort Chen looked at the red swellings from the slap marks all over Noble Consort Ru's face, and first casually comforted her with a few words,

"Look at you, such a fine beauty, now beaten to this extent? The hand was too cruel and malicious."

Then her gaze drifted lightly and settled on Consort Ying, and she sternly said:

"Even though all consorts are like sisters once entering the palace, even if Noble Consort Ru committed a grave mistake, you should not have beaten her like this."

Consort Ying was indifferent and said: "As overseer of the six palaces, I naturally have the authority to punish her for her presumptuous and reckless behavior."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Noble Consort Chen laughed mockingly,

She slowly got up, walked lotus steps to Consort Ying,

'Slap!'

Before Consort Ying could react, Noble Consort Chen suddenly raised her hand and fiercely slapped Consort Ying.

The other consorts were all stunned, timid Consort Hui even cried out in shock, nearly spilling the tea cup in her hand.

Consort Ying glared fiercely at Noble Consort Chen, covering her flaming red cheek, "You..."

Noble Consort Chen didn't give her a chance to retort, and said loudly:

"I am a Noble Consort, you are a Consort. You didn't address yourself as this servant when seeing me, yet you dared to address me as 'I'?

If Noble Consort Ru was presumptuous, you as overseer of the six palaces have the authority to punish her. Then with your rude behavior before me, as overseer of the six palaces, how can I not hit you?"

Consort Ying trembled with anger,

But Noble Consort Chen's words were reasonable, so she could not refute and could only reluctantly swallow her anger. Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

Seeing Consort Ying get hit, Noble Consort Ru felt very comfortable.

When they left the greeting and went back to their own palaces, because Rongyue walked slower, she happened to be on the same road as Noble Consort Ru.

She quietly comforted Noble Consort Ru:

"Sister Ru suffered yesterday. Today the Noble Consort reprimanded Consort Ying, it can be considered giving sister her justice."

"Of course. Which woman does not look forward to having children? Moreover having entered the palace, serving His Majesty, it is also better for the future if we have children. Even when we grow old and lose favor, having a child by our side, at least we will not end up destitute in our old age."

Rongyue deeply understood the way of survival in the palace.

She clearly knew the importance of children, yet she was still secretly taking contraceptive medicine, unwilling to conceive Xiao Jingpeng's child. This showed her true feelings against having any further entanglements with Xiao Jingpeng.

After all, she did not have a choice about entering the palace or not,

But her womb was hers to decide.

That day, Song Zhao had by chance seen the tussle between Prince Ang and Rongyue behind the maple terrace.

She had never mentioned this incident to Rongyue from beginning to end.

And because of this matter, Song Zhao understood one thing.

Rongyue's heart was never with Xiao Jingpeng to begin with. She didn't even want children, needless to say competing for favor.

So she and Rongyue were unlikely to reach the point of becoming sharply opposed.

Later, after playing with Cheng Yu a while longer and seeing the child getting drowsy, Song Zhao had the wet nurse take him away to coax to sleep.

After the wet nurse left, Rongyue softly said to Song Zhao:

"I've passed on everything you wanted me to say to Noble Consort Ru. She is rash and foolish, she will most likely fall right into it."

Song Zhao had a faint smile and calmly said: "That is her own matter, we did not force her to do anything."

Rongyue said: "Actually I do hope that she can be a little smarter, and successfully wrest the authority to oversee the six palaces from Consort Ying, so that His Majesty grants this authority to you."

Then earnestly holding Song Zhao's hand, she sincerely said:

"The greater your favor and grace in the palace, the more steady your foothold, to fight for a good future for you and your child."

Rongyue did not say the following words,

After all, once Song Zhao gained power, her days in the palace would also become easier.

If she could endure until the day Cheng Yu becomes Crown Prince, or even ascends the throne, then perhaps she may also gain permission to leave the palace?

Only she did not know if by that time,

her young sweetheart would still be waiting for her...