On New Year's Eve, the imperial palace was once again shrouded in a bloody tempest.
In the inner court, the Sixth Imperial Prince's Consort knelt inside Noble Consort Xian's palace, her eyes glittering with schemes: "Mother Consort, who doesn't know that the Emperor loves you best and has broken the rules for you countless times? That Empress has never had His Majesty's favor; if the State Preceptor hadn't protected her, she could never have become Empress. Now that the Third Imperial Brother's rebellion has failed and she has fallen from power, that position should be yours. You can't possibly let someone who spent half her life in the Cold Palace sit on it, can you?"
Noble Consort Xian had been cold and collected her whole life, but at this moment, she was clearly dumbfounded by her daughter-in-law's words.
Chapter 178