Xian Fei knew what Yu Jing Chen meant, but how could she swallow this humiliation!
"Does Your Majesty need me to call someone to help you?" Yu Jing Chen's voice grew several degrees colder.
"This concubine dares not..." Although Xian Fei was startled, and no matter how unwilling she was, she now looked at Nan Zhi Yun and finally knelt down with great reluctance.
"Consort Shu... previously, this concubine was ignorant of the rules and spoke disrespectfully, misunderstanding Your Ladyship. Consort Shu is magnanimous, and I hope Your Ladyship will forgive me this once." Xian Fei suppressed the anger in her heart and spoke.
Yu Jing Chen looked at Nan Zhi Yun, "Do you want forgiveness?" he asked.
Nan Zhi Yun hugged Yu Jing Chen's waist and then shook her head directly, which meant she did not forgive him. Yu Jing Chen didn't say anything, just skillfully patted her head.
She was unwilling to forgive, and why should she forgive? That Xian Fei obviously disliked her. She disliked herself, and she also disliked her. She was unhappy because of her, so she shouldn't have a good time either...
Xian Fei, however, began to feel uneasy. What did this mean? She kindly came to apologize, but the other party didn't appreciate it?
"Your Majesty... Consort Shu truly does not wish to forgive this concubine? Is there anything else this concubine has not done well?" Xian Fei's eyes reddened as she spoke.
"Does Consort Shu truly not wish to forgive you? Ask me? Don't you know in your own heart whether you are sincere?" Yu Jing Chen felt extremely annoyed at her reddened eyes.
"Does Your Majesty need me to help you dig out these eyes?" Yu Jing Chen had completely lost his patience.
"Yes, this concubine knows her mistake." Xian Fei was also frightened, because she knew that Yu Jing Chen meant what he said.
"You are dressed as if you are about to die. Are you here to attend your own funeral? You come here dressed like this during the New Year. Is your brain paralyzed?" Yu Jing Chen found her more and more displeasing to the eye.
Xian Fei was truly crying this time, perhaps from being scolded, or perhaps from being scared.
"Crying all day is very unsightly. Go back and be confined." Yu Jing Chen settled her fate with a single sentence. Xian Fei looked at Yu Jing Chen in disbelief, but she did not dare to beg for mercy.
"Yes..." Xian Fei could only retreat in dejection. She had planned everything. It was not easy to get this chance to see His Majesty, and she originally wanted to beg for his pity. But she did not expect Yu Jing Chen to not fall for it at all, not even deigning to look at her.
The news of Xian Fei's setback in He An Palace also spread. Most people in the harem just watched it as a joke. Who is His Majesty? Did she really think he would come with just a wave of her hand? Before, she said Consort De was the most brainless person in the palace, but now Xian Fei was no less so.
"Tsk, Xian Fei is almost dying, and as a sister, this consort should go and see her." Consort De was still tending to her flowers and plants in her own palace.
If she had the best relationship with Consort Yan in the palace, then her worst relationship was with Xian Fei. They had always been at odds, especially their sharp tongues, both unwilling to let go when they had the upper hand.
"Your Ladyship, the Eldest Princess cried and made trouble again last night." a palace servant said.
"Does she miss her birth mother again?" Consort De asked.
"Most likely." the servant replied.
"It's only natural for her to miss her birth mother during the New Year. You have the imperial kitchen send over the snacks she usually likes. Also, send over some of the small trinkets she usually likes, along with those rewarded by His Majesty, as New Year's gifts." Consort De ordered.
"It's not a solution if the Eldest Princess continues like this. What if she keeps thinking about her mother?" Wen Xi, her personal maid, felt it was unfair to Consort De.
"This consort is not her birth mother. It is enough that I have raised her to adulthood. If she truly misses her mother, what can this consort do?" Consort De was indifferent.
Wen Xi did not dare to persuade her further. Actually, her mistress was just a bit sharp-tongued. In reality, she had never actively harmed anyone. In the end, her heart was not bad. His Majesty probably knew this, which was why he let his mistress discipline the Eldest Princess, but... she must not raise an ungrateful wretch.
Consort De was also impulsive. She had just said she would go see Xian Fei, and then she really set out. Moreover, she directly blocked her in the imperial garden.
"Oh, isn't this our infinitely glorious Consort Xian? You are wearing white during the New Year, without makeup or adornment. I really thought I was going to a funeral!" Consort De covered her mouth and smiled.
"Consort De, what do you mean? Are you here to mock this consort?" Xian Fei was already full of anger, and seeing Consort De now and hearing her words, she could not help herself.