The Daily Life of a Concubine

Chapter 96 - Concubine Liang's Sudden Reminder

All the happiness she had before was gone.

Bai Jingxian wanted to leave.

Liang Fei came to her side at some point and said, "Never compare yourself with the Empress. In the Emperor's heart, no one can surpass her." Liang Fei's voice sounded softly behind Bai Jingxian's ears.

Bai Jingxian turned back, puzzled, and looked at her. She wanted to ask why but saw Liang Fei shaking her head with a smile and realized she was being too anxious.

She smiled in response.

With the birth of the dragon and phoenix twins, the emperor had no time to pay attention to the two of them.

After the empress was moved to her sleeping quarters, the emperor strode directly inside, completely forgetting that his two consorts were still outside.

It must be said, emperors are truly heartless.

The two didn't want to disturb the empress's recovery, so they naturally left Kunning Palace.

"Sister, do you have time to walk with me?" Liang Fei paused and asked Bai Jingxian, who was following behind.

After the earlier conversation, Bai Jingxian had many questions and wanted to hear what Liang Fei had to say.

"I would be delighted to."

Slowly, the two headed toward the Imperial Garden. The weather was nice today, with a gentle breeze that made one feel lazy.

As they walked, the palace attendants following them gradually fell behind.

"Do you want to know why I said that just now?" Liang Fei continued walking, a light smile on her lips.

Bai Jingxian indeed wanted to know. "May I ask for your insights, Your Highness?" After all, she understood too little about this dynasty.

If she had known about the empress's background, she wouldn't have let Liang Fei lead her by the nose.

"If I'm not mistaken, the emperor seems to care more about that one," Bai Jingxian pointed toward Changchun Palace.

Liang Fei smiled gently, "That's what you think." Indeed, that was what she thought, or rather, what the emperor wanted people to see.

Did that one really think that hiding in the harem for years would go unnoticed?

Let's not forget, that they were all from noble families; who could forget the events of those years?

Even if the emperor hid it well, she couldn't underestimate the power behind them.

The Zhang family had too much ambition; the emperor wanted to eliminate them, and that one was just an entry point.

She believed she understood the emperor's thoughts well, but how did she know that the emperor wasn't holding onto her thoughts too?

What she thought and felt, the emperor would surely know. After all these years, how the Empress Dowager treated the emperor and how she handled his offspring—did she really think the emperor was a fool?

Those who could ascend to the throne were no fools.

Sometimes, underestimating others is simply overestimating oneself.

This time, the emperor used the situation in Jiangnan not only to eliminate the power of the gentry but also to rid himself of those who were always eyeing his throne.

Killing two birds with one stone was not an exaggeration.

Moreover, she knew things others did not, namely that the third prince was not a legitimate heir.