Translator: asa.s.sin

The next day, Ah Zhao and Zhao Yin go to pay their respects to Emperor Huizong together .

Emperor Huizong is clearly in a good mood and grants them a big reward .

At the moment there isn't an empress in the palace . There was n.o.ble Consort He who was in charge of the imperial harem before what happened to Prince Fu therefore the two of them don't have to pay anyone else a visit after they get out of the Palace of Heaven and Earth .

They go straight back to Eastern Palace .

It's still early .

Zhao Yin is planning to enjoy a sweet private time with his Ah Zhao when someone reports that Consort He arrives .

After all Prince Fu was ent.i.tled prince and Emperor Huizong has spared him . n.o.ble Consort He was demoted to Consort He and she'll go to Prince Xinan's fief with him .

Both Ah Zhao and Zhao Yin have some ideas about why she's here .

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Zhao Yin doesn't want to see her: “Tell her, the princess and I are having a rest . ”

The servant tells Consort He exactly what Zhao Yin has said .

Consort He has aged a lot because of worry .

She doesn't say anything in particular after hearing what the servant has said, only smiling mildly: “Since I have nothing else to attend to, I'll wait for His Highness and Her Highness to see me when they have the time . ”

Hearing her replay, Zhao Yin sighs: “My aunt is really something . It's a pity that my second brother hasn't inherited that from her . ”

This is a disguised sarcasm of what a fool Prince Fu is .

Ah Zhao bursts out laughing .

Zhao Yin reaches out and strokes her head: “Ah Zhao, would you like to make ink for me?”

Ah Zhao asks: “Are you not going to check on her?”

Zhao Yin says with indifference: “Since we are having a rest, naturally we'll see the guest after a good rest . ”

Nearly two hours has pa.s.sed . The crown prince and princess who have rested arrive slowly .

The cup in front of Consort He has been refilled three times, however, there is no impatience on her face .

Seeing that Zhao Yin and Ah Zhao arrive, she says with all sincerity: “Your Highness, wish you both good health . ”

Zhao Yin's eyes stop on her face for a second before he gives a smile: “Consort He, you are too polite . What do you want to see me for?”

Consort He smiles: “I just want to congratulate Your Highness . If my sister could see how you are today, she would be very happy . ”

The sister she has said is naturally Zhao Yin's birth mother, Lady w.a.n.g, who pa.s.sed away a long time ago .

Zhao Yin knows what she's playing at as soon as Consort He opens her mouth .

The card of family .

What a pity . He doesn't want to play along .

He says indifferently: “Father has ordered to confer my mother a posthumous t.i.tle of Empress of Kindness and Filial Piety . Consort He, you should call her Her Majesty . ”

Consort He's face turns stiff .

She does have hatred in her .

She has been after that position for decades and it never occurs to her that in the end her sister who died a long time ago could get it so easily .

How could she live with that?

However, she doesn't have a choice since she wants something from him .

Consort He manages a smile . Out of everyone's expectation, she stands up and gets down on her knees before Zhao Yin .

“Your Highness, I know I haven't been good to you but Prince Fu is your brother by blood . Do you have the heart to see him being sent to such a barbarian place like the south-west by His Majesty?”

“Call me shameless but please plead to His Majesty and help my son since I come from the same family as your mother . ”

She's in plain clothes today with simple makeup . There's no trace of the once respected and beautiful n.o.ble Consort He in her . What a pity .

It actually lets others want to come to her aid .

But Zhao Yin only feels irritated .

He has seen too much of this woman's multiple masks .