Chapter 154 One-Person Show

But this time, Shen Qiangwei could not bear it no matter what. How could Gu Zhihua pull out the laurel tree? Did she not know how important that tree was to her? That was evidence that Shen Zhongbai once loved her. Of course, Gu Zhihua knew it, or she would not have destroyed the tree.

“Since you are so unreasonable, we will invite Elder Sister here to see if she really hates this tree. If she doesn’t, I’ll take you down!” Shen Qiangwei hissed coldly.

When Gu Zhihua heard that she was going to invite Gu Qiang over, she immediately became terrified.

Gu Qiang had been in the imperial palace for several months, but she had always been in her own Weiyang Palace and never came out without any care in the world. Gu Zhihua had never been on good terms with Gu Qiang. If they brought Gu Qiang here, she could not guarantee which side Gu Qiang would take in the end.

But so what if she took Shen Qiangwei’s side? In any case, no matter what she did, Shen Zhongbai would not punish her. She took advantage of this loophole and even felt very proud of herself.

Shen Qiangwei gestured at the maid, who immediately left in a hurry.

The Empress sat in the pavilion and sprinkled all the fish food in her hands into the water. She watched as a group of goldfish swam over to fight for food. The scenery was very beautiful. She smiled faintly.

Gusu Liang walked up and put down more fish food in her hand, but she did not say anything.

The Empress released all the fish food and clapped her hands. She looked up at Gusu Liang and asked casually, “Who is the father of the child in my belly?”

Gusu Liang was helping her clean her dress. When she heard this, she paused for a moment, pursed her lips, and smiled.

What kind of expression was this?

The Empress did not speak. She had been waiting for Gusu Liang’s answer.

“It is very strange that Miss asked me about this matter. You’re the one who is pregnant. Don’t you know best?” Gusu Liang laughed in her heart.

What did one have to do to be pregnant? As an unmarried young lady, she wasn’t sure, but the Empress and her Master were very affectionate. It was not a shameful thing to have a child after some intimacy.

They could be as passionate like they had just been together and sustained their relationship for six years. That was really difficult, but they did it. They would have been happy forever had it not been for that incident.

Everything was too late now. She came to protect the child that belonged to Master.

“I forgot. It’s not the first or second time I forget things. You should get used to it.” The Empress lowered her head to look at the fish in the pond again, but her eyes were already wandering. It was obvious that she was distracted.

Gusu Liang squinted slightly. Her habit of forgetting things always happened at many crucial moments. She could only remember some things. That kind of feeling was like someone had forcibly stripped something from her memory. It was a fatal illness.

Could it be that something happened at this time?

Before she could answer her, she saw Shen Qiangwei’s maid rush over and respectfully say, “Your Majesty, the Noble Consort invites you over. Consort Hua is causing trouble in her courtyard.”

“Get lost!” The Empress coldly spat, not even giving the maid a look.

The maid stood there pitifully. It seemed that she was reluctant to go back just like that. According to Shen Qiangwei’s temper, if she did not bring the Empress and went back alone, she would die.

So she knelt on the ground and pleaded sadly, “Your Majesty, please go for the sake of your younger sister. It’s not the first time the two consorts argue. If you don’t go over this time, I am afraid this matter will be out of control.”

The maid’s face was drenched with tears, and it was a pitiful sight. The Empress turned her head and looked at the maid’s face. She suddenly felt that her life in the imperial palace was a little idle. Since Shen Qiangwei and Gu Zhihua both wanted her to participate in their fight, wonderful. She would show those two women what she had up her sleeves.

It was too late for them to turn back now. The result she wanted was for these two sluts to perish together.

The Empress stood up. Gusu Liang went forward and patted off all the fish food scraps on her clothes. She said lightly, “Let’s go and take a look.”

The maid was moved to tears of gratitude and led them to Qiangwei Palace.

At this time, Gu Zhihua and Shen Qiangwei were in a deadlock. When they saw the Empress walk over, both of them were frightened.

Although they were afraid of the Empress, there was a voice in their hearts, as if they hoped that the Empress would also participate in this.

Because all along, the Empress was too far away from them. She did not seem like a person from the same world at all. The two of them were jealous and were constantly engaged in small fights, but the Empress never cast a look at them.

They desperately wanted to prove that the Empress was no different from them.

It was just that they were still wrong.

When Shen Qiangwei saw the Empress, she was the first to speak, “I heard that you do not like the laurel tree. Is that true?”

Gu Zhihua nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Just this answer was enough to take her life.

The Empress caught the expressions of these two people in an instant, and also caught the main point. She slowly said, “What’s the use of me liking it or not? Isn’t it too naive to rely too much on liking?”

In fact, the Empress referred to Shen Zhongbai.

It was just that the dimwitted Gu Zhihua simply could not understand her underlying meaning, so she angrily stood up and pointed at the Empress. “Tell me clearly, do you like the laurel tree or not?”

Shen Qiangwei immediately asked, “Consort Hua, do you not know that Her Majesty likes the laurel tree or not? Didn’t you cut off the tree because you said so confidently just now that Her Majesty did not like the laurel tree? Now that you asked her, does it mean that you don’t know at all?”

The Empress was very helpless. It seemed that Gu Zhihua had used her name to cut down the tree in Shen Qiangwei’s palace. Now, these two people wanted to use her power to take each other down.

It was clear that she had never been involved in the fight between the two of them, which had already made the two of them unable to restrain themselves.

While they longed for her help, they were also jealous of her status.

It was just that they were too stupid. “The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.” Today, the Empress had made her move, and she was going to push both of them into an abyss of eternal damnation.

“What nonsense are you talking about? How can I not know about Elder Sister’s hobbies? Am I right, Elder Sister?” After saying this, Gu Zhihua turned around and winked at the Empress.

The Empress found it funny. Since when did she and Gu Zhihua become so close that they could exchange signals?

“I like laurel trees very much,” the Empress said slowly.

When Gu Zhihua heard the Empress say this, she was exasperated. At the same time, Shen Qiangwei was very smug.

“But I don’t like the laurel tree that His Majesty planted in another woman’s palace!” The Empress continued.

This time, it was Shen Qiangwei’s face to turn pale.

Shen Qiangwei had always been wondering if the Empress liked this tree, but she had never realized that she was showing off her relationship with the Emperor in front of the Empress.

It was true that the Empress did not like Shen Zhongbai at all, but she could use this as an excuse to make Shen Qiangwei suffer a little.

Gu Zhihua was once again pleased with herself. She walked to Shen Qiangwei’s front and whispered, “Did you hear that? Do you still think you can do whatever you want in the harem? My relationship with the Empress is indeed not good, but don’t forget, I am the Empress’ half-sister. How can she hand over the harem to an outsider?”

Shen Qiangwei was furious. She finally came to a realization that the Empress did not help either of them. Now, Gu Zhihua became even more pompous, and she became the target of bully by the Gu sisters.

How could she be so stupid as to place her hopes on the Empress? Even if the Empress had ignored the matters of the harem for such a long time, she was still a dangerous person. Shen Qiangwei chided herself for being too careless.

Her mind was in a mess. Looking at the magnified face of Gu Zhihua in front of her, Shen Qiangwei pushed her hands and shouted, “Get out of my sight!”

Gu Zhihua was originally so proud that she got carried away. She didn’t expect to be pushed all of a sudden. Her butt fell heavily on the ground, and she hit the tree trunk with her head. In an instant, her eyes were full of stars, and she cried out in pain.

However, in the next second, she bounced up and rushed to Shen Qiangwei like a madwoman. Her momentum was as strong as a bull. She reached out, grabbed Shen Qiangwei’s hair, and slapped her twice.

Her movements were too fast, and she was cursing at the top of her lungs. Before the surrounding palace maids could pull up the fight, Gu Zhihua punched and kicked Shen Qiangwei.

Speaking of which, Shen Qiangwei had practiced martial arts. However, she was five or six months pregnant at this time. It was inconvenient to move in the first place. Now, Gu Zhihua attacked so quickly that Shen Qiangwei had no chance to fight back.

After a while, the surrounding palace maids regained their composure. They rushed up and pulled Gu Zhihua and Shen Qiangwei away. Accompanied by the screams and curses of the two people, everyone was horrified to find that Shen Qiangwei’s legs were covered in blood.

The blood continued to spread, and more and more blood flowed out. Shen Qiangwei’s face was pale. She sat on the ground with a disheveled face. The great pain made her whole body tremble. She raised her eyes and looked at the Empress for help. “Save me, save my child.”

“Of course!” The Empress even had a smile on her face. She waved her hand, and Gusu Liang and Ling quickly went to find the imperial doctor.

Shen Qiangwei felt that at least the Empress should let the two people behind her help her up first, but the Empress did not do so.

The Empress did not move forward at all, and she would not intervene in this kind of chaotic situation, because this matter would have nothing to do with her if she stayed out of it. If she approached her, she would give them an opportunity to blame her. She had learned this kind of lesson the hard way.

Beside her, Gu Zhihua was similarly disheveled. Her clothes were torn, and there were traces of blood on her face. It seemed that Shen Qiangwei had hit her very hard. She was very proud as a victorious fighting rooster, but when she saw the blood on the ground, she was immediately scared and fainted.