Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 786 - Chapter 786 Chapter 786 Noble Consort Wang

Chapter 786: Chapter 786 Noble Consort Wang Chapter 786: Chapter 786 Noble Consort Wang This Noble Consort Wang, she had clearly seen her at the banquet earlier, but now pretended not to recognize her. It seemed she had noticed her chatting with Zhang Ruixuan and assumed she was one of the Empress’ people, deliberately making things difficult for her.

Well, what will be will be; if it is fortune, it can’t be avoided, and if it is calamity, it can’t be shunned.

Xuexue cast her eyes down, putting on a guileless expression, and answered, “I am the eldest legitimate daughter of General Situ. This is my first time entering the palace, and I’m unfamiliar with the protocols; I ask for Your Highness’s forgiveness.”

In recent days, the affairs of the Situ Mansion had stirred up a buzz throughout the Capital, so how could Noble Consort Wang be ignorant of them?

It was just that she was worried about a potential marriage alliance between the Situ Mansion and the Empress, fearing that her position as the Imperial Noble Consort within the palace would be even more insecure afterwards.

“This is the Imperial Garden, not some backwater place where any tomcat or stray dog can wander in.” A palace maid next to her lifted her chin in disdain toward Xuexue, speaking with an air of arrogance.

In truth, one orchid plant meant little to Noble Consort Wang, but she did not intervene to stop the palace maid from making it difficult for Xuexue; she was merely observing her.

Noble Consort Wang put on a show of anger, “Miss Situ, you’ve ruined my flower; tell me, how should I punish you?”

“On another day, I will compensate Your Highness with a pot of my own,” she said.

Xuexue had barely finished speaking.

A few of the palace maids by Noble Consort Wang’s side covered their mouths with their hands and giggled.

One of them, even more scornful, laughed, “What a country bumpkin, with no sophistication at all. Do you even know how much our Consort’s flower is worth?” The lead palace maid looked at Xuexue with a face full of mockery.

“I am quite obtuse and indeed unaware. I hope the sisters will enlighten me.”

“This is an orchid, do you understand? Very precious, very precious indeed! Our Consort spent a great sum of money having it transported from a very distant place, and it was not easy for us to wait for it to bloom. And here you are, spoiling it with a single pinch as if it were some common weed!”

The palace maid became increasingly indignant as she spoke, the orchid was so cherished, and the Consort was so fond of it, she visited the Imperial Garden daily to admire it. Now, to have it ruined by a single thoughtless act from this country girl was infuriating.

“In my village, we have many orchids like this. Someday, I will pick out a few pots and send them to the palace for the Consort,” Xuexue offered.

Noble Consort Wang was somewhat incredulous, “Are these your true words?”

Orchids were precious indeed, not just any roadside weed that could be easily found.

“It’s true; in Mo Family Village, orchids are plentiful on the hills and fields,” Xuexue said, not blinking an eye as she wove her lie, thinking to herself that anyway Noble Consort Wang, being confined to the palace, wouldn’t just visit such a distant place like Mo Family Village.

“In that case, your execution can be spared, but punishment is inevitable,” Noble Consort Wang declared, then turned and spoke to a palace maid near her, “Considering that Miss Situ has offered to compensate for my orchid, let us only administer 50 slaps.”

The palace maids, upon hearing Noble Consort Wang’s words, rolled up their sleeves like ravenous wolves, their faces alight with excitement as they lunged towards Xuexue.

By their enthusiastic response.

It was clear that they were no good-natured sorts on a regular basis, surely having a method to their cruelty.

Zi Xia, seeing their approach, quickly stood in front of Xuexue, “Noble Consort Wang, how can you be like this? My young lady has already agreed to compensation with an orchid, why must you still hit her?” she exclaimed.

Noble Consort Wang, leisurely and with a look of indifference, replied, “I don’t wish to hit her, but she has violated the rules of the Imperial Palace. I cannot break those rules because of her, can I?”

Zi Xia placed her hands protectively in front of Xuexue and shouted, “If any of you dare to hit my young lady today, I will fight you with all I’ve got!”

“This maid is not bad at all, quite loyal to her master,” Noble Consort Wang, who had been smiling before, suddenly turned severe, “Then let’s punish her as well.”

“Yes.”

The palace maids pounced like ferocious wolves.