Though Gu Wanting did not come from a lofty background, she was extremely proud at heart, perhaps because she was beautiful, or perhaps because Jin Moli had spoiled her in the past.
In the past, she had hidden her viciousness beneath that beautiful face, but now she had fallen from the clouds into the mud and could no longer concern herself with anything else.
"Consort Wan, why are you looking at me as if we have some deep-seated grudge? When have I ever harmed you?"
Su Qiao recalled that it had been this Empress, who had no grudge against her, who had first come to deal with her.
Could she harm others but not allow anyone to fight back?
"Forget it. I'm an Imperial Consort, and I've always been magnanimous, so I won't hold it against you."
Su Qiao put on an understanding and generous expression.
Seeing that only made Gu Wanting even angrier.
"Don't get smug. His Majesty will never love you."
His Majesty had already had Chief Steward Qi secretly deliver an imperial edict to her. As long as she successfully gave birth to a Prince, she would be made an Imperial Noble Consort, and her son would be made the Crown Prince.
His Majesty loved her and cared about her. Otherwise, he would not have done this.
Su Qiao cast her a mocking sidelong glance. "Heh, I know. His Majesty loves only you. Although he seems to treat you the same as the other Imperial Concubines in daily life, that's merely a disguise. You're the only one he truly cares about."
"To protect you, he even promoted you to Imperial Consort. He didn't dare make you an Imperial Noble Consort, afraid that you would become the target of everyone's hostility. It's just a pity..."
Hearing her admit