Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1079 - 1081: When I Catch You (1)

Chapter 1079: Chapter 1081: When I Catch You (1)

After the meal, Cai Wei gathered everything left into Space, treating Brother Ying and Chang Mei to a feast of leftovers. The remainder, she instructed to be distributed among the palace maids and eunuchs at Chengqian Palace as a gesture of goodwill.

In the palace, the rule was that any food left over from the Emperor, Empress, or even the Princes and Princesses must be buried, and they had to start anew for the next meal; the servants were not allowed to have even a trifling bit of it. However, Cai Wei felt it was such a pity to bury all these good things. It would be better to let the palace maids and eunuchs have them to improve their meals a bit and put things to good use, rather than wasting them.

The palace maids and eunuchs at Chengqian Palace, upon receiving the Empress’ gracious decree, began to eat heartily, indulging in the unexpected feast...

Within the Jade Palace

Consort Li, Consort Yao, Consort Huo, and other high concubines were keeping Empress Dowager Mo company, chattering and joking. Although Empress Dowager Mo seemed to be engaging cheerfully on the surface, she was already seething with rage inside.

When the Emperor and Empress went to Qixia Palace to see the Retired Emperor just now, the high concubines had already been waiting at her place, eager to meet the new Empress. But then they heard from the eunuch that after the royal couple left Qixia Palace, they went straight back to their own Chengqian Palace.

They actually didn’t come to the Jade Palace to pay their respects but went back to Chengqian Palace and stayed there for an hour. They absolutely disregarded her presence, which was infuriating!

Consort Yao carefully said, "The Emperor must be exhausted today. I heard he woke up at the Second Watch and has been working without taking a bite to eat; even an iron man couldn’t endure that. He must be resting a bit before coming to see the Empress Dowager!"

Consort Huo added, "If the Emperor, weary in body and mind, came to see the Empress Dowager, she would be distressed upon seeing him. The Emperor surely did not want the Empress Dowager to worry, so he took a short rest before coming to pay respects..."

Upon hearing what the high concubines said, Empress Dowager Mo’s anger somewhat subsided. However, Consort Li gently waved her folding fan, with a half-smiling, half-serious expression, she said, "Consort Huo underestimates His Majesty too much. His Majesty practiced martial arts since childhood; even if he exerted himself for three days and nights, he wouldn’t be weary in body and mind. If you ask me, it must be that the couple, both in the prime of youth, couldn’t restrain themselves. I heard that yesterday when the female officer went to Mu Mansion to examine the Empress’ body, she got kicked out. Now is the perfect time for the Emperor to do the examination personally, hehe..."

When Empress Dowager Mo heard this, she instantly darkened her face and looked displeasedly at Consort Li, saying, "Are you suggesting that the Emperor and Empress disregarded propriety, indulging in promiscuity in broad daylight in the palace?"

Consort Li laughed "hehehe," saying, "Whether it’s true or not, why doesn’t Your Majesty send someone to Chengqian Palace to check? Why guess amongst ourselves here?"

Consort Li was naturally sharp-tongued and, given her noble birth, she had always been wary, guarded, and suppressed by Consort Jing. Her blunt mouth and unlikable temperament left her without the Emperor’s favor for many years, and without any heirs. For that reason, she had to join the Empress’ camp to jointly resist the pressure of Consort Jing.

Now that Consort Jing had passed away and the country had a new ruler, she, who had endured half a lifetime of frustration in the harem, saw her dreams of commanding attention within the palace unfulfilled as she became merely a high concubine. In her disappointment, she pinned all her hopes onto her niece. What she couldn’t accomplish in this life, she fervently wished her niece would achieve!

Being of nobility, Consort Li had been subdued by the low-born Consort Jing for half her life, naturally harboring a thousand, ten thousand grievances. She deeply resented those low-born women who gained favor, and now, the newly favored Empress of humble origin had also robbed what should have been her niece’s throne. Therefore, she saw Cai Wei as the person she hated most in her heart and would take every opportunity to strike at her mercilessly.