Liuzhu handed the medicine she was holding to her mistress. A flash of reluctance crossed Zhen Huan’s eyes, but she drank it nonetheless.
Watching the Empress walk into the inner chamber, Zhen Huan followed her inside.
Consort Li found the sight of Zhen Huan distasteful. She had never taken a liking to her, and she was vexed that even after all the trouble Zhen Huan had stirred up in the palace, the Emperor still favored her. Since giving birth to her princess, Consort Li had lost interest in the fight for favor. With a daughter, her life was no longer dull, and with Imperial Noble Consort Hua to rely on, she had no worries about the child's future. To her, this whole display by Zhen Huan—claiming she needed to pray for blessings just because she was pregnant—was nothing more than a show to flaunt her condition.
Chapter 114