Chapter 2217: Domineering

The Empress and the concubines were livid!

They had seen biased people before, but they had never seen anyone so blatantly partial.

The concubines in the harem did not understand the overall situation or the Third Prince’s difficulties. Of course, the Third Prince would not share his troubles with the concubines. His pride would not allow it.

In the eyes of the concubines, the Emperor was biased and a muddle-headed ruler who had been bewitched by an unworthy concubine. Otherwise, how could he be so partial?

Considering Consort Su’s background, she was ignorant of rules and etiquette. She lacked skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was extremely coarse and even openly used violence in the palace. Yet, despite all this, she became a concubine the moment she entered the palace and was promoted to consort within three months.

Though she was a vulgar and ignorant fool, her bandit father had come at the right time. The Emperor needed him and his support, so he had to praise her.

But this elevation to consort was already a great honor, wasn’t it?

He was actually protecting her like this!

It really made one’s heart turn cold and caused one to lose respect for him.

Not only were the concubines unconvinced, but Consort Su was also indignant. She felt those other concubines had bullied her first. She knew this was the harem and had already restrained herself. She had only pointed at their noses, scolded them, hit them a few times, and smashed things in their palaces. What was that compared to what she could have done?

If it were in the past, she would have whipped them to death.

She was just seeking justice for herself. Why should she be punished, grounded, and forced to learn the rules? Wasn’t that equivalent to taking her life?

Everyone knew that she hated learning the rules the most.

Consort Su cried non-stop. She didn’t care about being grounded and directly ran to the Third Prince to wheedle and cry, giving him a headache.

The Third Prince patiently reasoned with her, saying that the palace had rules and her punishment was already very light. Moreover, learning the rules was for her own good…

But how could Consort Su listen?

She felt that being allowed to do whatever she wanted was for her own good. Making things difficult for her, forcing her to learn, was not for her own good at all.

To her, it was just an excuse!

Anyway, she did not rely on those so-called rules to make a living. As long as her father and brothers were around, she would have support and confidence. No one would dare provoke her. If she lost her father’s and brothers’ backing, even if she learned the rules better than the Empress, what good would it do?

To a certain extent, Consort Su was right.

Initially, the Third Prince really did dote on Consort Su. His other wives and concubines were all refined young ladies. Even the bolder ones still adhered to the framework of their upbringing.

Consort Su was different. She was wild and fiery, truly bold. The palace maids and eunuchs waiting outside the bedroom would lower their heads and blush, giving the Third Prince a very different experience.

This experience was new and refreshing, making him feel happy and unrestrained.

However, with Consort Su’s personality, it was fun for her to wheedle and throw a tantrum occasionally. But if she was always so unreasonable and unruly, she would not be so likable.

She had caused so much trouble this time that she had no idea how much pressure he was under to bear it for her. The concubines’ families might not be as influential as her father and brothers, but they still worked for him.

After that, he had to think of a way to comfort them and their families.