The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)

Chapter 292 - Inadequate Talent

Under the varied gazes of those around her, Su Jieyu stood up.

"I have been recovering for a year, and my health has improved significantly. Today, I have come to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress, but I am still weak and moved slowly, arriving a bit late. Thus, I took a seat in the back. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."

Since her miscarriage, Su Shi kept her bedridden, as the miscarriage had occurred after five or six months of pregnancy, which was very damaging to her health. Today, her complexion looked worse than before.

Due to some of her Sasake heritage, she once had a hint of the prairie girl's vigor, but now she could only be described as thin and frail. The most obvious change was her once lush hair, which had now become dry and yellow, lacking its former vibrancy.

"Poor thing, how could I blame you? Please sit down. You have suffered, and it truly pains my heart," the Empress waved her hand.

Su Jieyu bowed and quietly took her seat.

However, once seated, she felt a gaze fixed upon her. Raising her head, she met Yao Xiang's eyes.

Yao Xiang caught off guard, failed to withdraw her scrutinizing and defensive look in time, making her somewhat awkwardly lower her gaze to sip her tea.

Su Jieyu glanced at her a couple of times before averting her own gaze. However, their mental states were entirely different.

At that time, Yao Xiang had been placed under house arrest by Ning Chen through his ruthless measures. With the urgency of the situation, she could hardly protect herself, let alone arrange for Su Jieyu's well-being.

After being under house arrest for an extended period, when she finally emerged, she had no time to concern herself with someone like Su Jieyu, whom she considered a useless pawn.

Later, once she became pregnant, Su Jieyu's existence faded from her mind entirely.

There was no need to say more; without anyone to secretly protect her, Su Jieyu, having lost favor and suffered a miscarriage, had certainly been living a hard life during this time.

It was a rare feat that she had managed to pull through.

While Yao Xiang wouldn't say she felt guilty, she did have some concerns. After all, she worried that Su Jieyu might harbor resentment towards her for this and take some action.

With this thought, Yao Xiang made up her mind: Su Jieyu could not be kept around any longer.

At this moment, the Empress suddenly spoke again.

"The Feihong Pavilion and the Fuyuan Pavilion are close to each other. Recently, I heard that Wang Cainu and Zheng Cairen do not seem to get along. If this continues, it may hurt the harmony among us.

Now that Su Jieyu's health is poor, it would be good to have someone stay with her for mutual support. Why not have Zheng Cairen move to the Feihong Pavilion?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Cainu couldn't have been happier.

Ever since she had approached Ye Yun last time and failed to gain any favor, and then returned only to find Zheng Cairen ignoring her, her pride had been severely wounded.

Zheng Cairen held a higher rank and had backing, so she could easily suppress her.

Now that the Empress was suggesting Zheng Cairen move away, Wang Cainu was overjoyed.

She quickly said, "Sister Zheng has always been the most attentive. I'm sure she'll take great care of others. This arrangement from Your Majesty is truly the best."