Poison Genius Consort - Chapter 428

Chapter 428: Han Yunxi finally stumbles Original and most updated translations are from volare. If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen. Please stop supporting theft.

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Chu Qingge had always been a cold and proud woman, so her usual looks were filled with scorn. But when she disdained someone, her eyes turned even more contemptuous. Both her gaze and her expression were extremely distasteful to Noble Consort Xue.

If the empress dowager hadn’t instructed her beforehand to avoid direct confrontation and to borrow Han Yunxi’s strength instead, she never would have left Chu Qingge so much face today. What does that stupid woman mean by looking at me like that? Does she really think she’s so noble just because the empress dowager’s flattering her with false compliments? Does she really think His Majesty’s going to make her the head of the Noble Consorts without fail?

What an absolute idiot!

Chu Qingge had already shown her utter stupidity from her behavior at the empress dowager’s birthday banquet and Noble Consort Yun’s poisoning case. If not for the Chu Clan’s sheer military strength, no one in the harem would have treated her seriously even if the emperor favored her!

Their position against the woman was merely antagonistic at first, but after Han Yunxi publicly exposed their feud, a seed of hatred took root in Noble Consort Xue’s heart. Perhaps Chu Qingge had no idea, but Han Yunxi was very clear that the “head of the four Noble Consorts” was a taboo phrase in Noble Consort Xue’s presence. It was her fatal weakness!

In the past, Noble Consort Xiao had been the head, but after she lost favor, no one took the title seriously anymore. Noble Consort Xiao had status but no power now, so she never participated in any events in the palace, nor did anyone think to invite her. After she’d lost favor and Noble Consort Yun died from poisoning, Noble Consort Xue rose to favored status in their place. She relied on the strength of the empress dowager to be ‘one above many, and under one’ in the world of the imperial harem. Although she had no right to become empress, she could still be the head of the Noble Consorts. That had been her long-lived dream.

Naturally, it wasn’t one she took threats to lightly! In the end, mere antagonism versus hatred with a grudge were two completely different things. If it was simply the former, Noble Consort Xue would just be vying with Chu Qingge for the emperor’s attentions. Now that it was developing into the latter, Noble Consort Xue was even entertaining thoughts of sabotaging Chu Qingge. Even if it wasn’t for the sake of vying for favor, she didn’t want Chu Qingge to pass her days easily!

Chu Qingge didn’t think so deeply. She really did scorn Noble Consort Xue, but she simply went to her seat when she was done looking. Her chair was right under Noble Consort Xue’s. Mu Liuyue looked between Noble Consort Xue and Chu Qingge as she inwardly smiled coldly. She silently rejoiced at the fact that she’d rejected Noble Consort Xue in the past when the woman had suggested they join forces. Otherwise, both of them would be feeling the taste of contempt from Chu Qingge today.

Since Chu Qingge had already sat down, further explanations from Noble Consort Xue would be even more useless. She ended up sitting down as well.