Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 421: Lobbying (I)

Chapter 421: Lobbying (I)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Chong was the first person who had ever dared to say such things.

In truth, Consort Taizhen's situation was very poor!

Both the Consort Taizhen incident and the Sage Emperor's favor displayed a Consort Taizhen that shone with boundless radiance, but in reality, whether she was in court or in the palace, Consort Taizhen was under a very heavy pressure.

In the Imperial Court, no small number of ministers still objected to her. Many people did not outwardly protest, but they still grumbled in private. Thus, Consort Taizhen had always endeavored to remove herself from court politics so as to avoid the dissatisfaction of those ministers.

And in the palace, Consort Taizhen had been suddenly promoted and now almost completely monopolized the Sage Emperor's favor. The Sage Emperor had even been willing to oppose all his ministers for her.

The concubines and consorts had already reached their breaking point.

If not for their fear of the Sage Emperor, the Three Palaces and Six Courts¹, the numerous consorts and concubines would have joined hands to assault her long ago.

Consort Taizhen knew this, so in the vast confines of the Imperial Palace, she spent her time in only the Yezhen Palace, the imperial gardens, and a few other places she sometimes frequented. Otherwise, she did her utmost to keep her distance from all the other consorts and concubines.

There was no association, and certainly no relationship.

The rejection and hostility in the palace were invisible, but Consort Taizhen could clearly feel the enmity rising from the palaces and courts. This topic was one of her taboos.

No one had ever dared to say such things in front of her, not even Yang Zhao. But now, Wang Chong had exposed this matter in all its grisly glory.

"Wang Chong, you've gone too far!"

Wang Chong's pricking of this pain point had caused Consort Taizhen's expression to freeze into a sheet of ice. Even Yang Zhao's expression had morphed, and he was desperately

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