The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Chapter 336 Heavy Blows Follow (1)

"Is she awake? How is she reacting to the miscarriage?"

Filled with curiosity, the concubines disregarded their own status and eagerly inquired.

The palace maids looked troubled as they were questioned; how could they dare say anything more? But to remain silent in the face of these concubines' questions was also a crime.

Fortunately, Xinrou was a smart person. She forced a smile, looked troubled, glanced at the closed door, and stammered, "Her Majesty the Empress..."

Before Xinrou could finish speaking, all the concubines present were taken aback, realizing what Xinrou meant. The Empress was in her room, and perhaps she didn't want anyone to pry into what was happening!

They dared not disobey the Empress's orders.

The concubines, feeling dejected, sat back down in their chairs, and the palace maids were also freed. But just then, a painful scream suddenly rang out from the room—a piercing "Ah!"—and everyone immediately stood up again…

"What's wrong? Has Consort Rong woken up?"

"What happened in there?"

The concubines and even the palace maids outside the room all stared at the tightly closed door, wishing they could rush in and see what was going on inside. However, none of them had the courage to do so, and could only speculate about the various possibilities in their hearts.

Only Consort Rong and Empress Feng remained in the room. The cry of pain and terror that had just been uttered was indeed from Consort Rong. She had woken up, and the first thing she thought of was the scene of being attacked by wasps. The pain emanating from all parts of her body was excruciating.

"It hurts so much..." Consort Rong murmured, feeling her entire face tense up, and even her voice changed slightly.

Empress Feng walked to the window, her gaze falling on Consort Rong's face, which was covered in bandages. She frowned and quickly grabbed Consort Rong's hand, which was trying to touch her face. "Consort Rong, you mustn't touch it. It's already like this. What if you touch it and cause any more problems?"

Consort Rong looked at Empress Feng's tightly furrowed brows, her expression slightly stunned. Her tone was full of worry, but Consort Rong heard gloating in her worried tone. However, upon waking up, Consort Rong had many questions in her mind, such as what she looked like now.

When she was stung by the wasps, she was already terrified of the consequences. Now, she desperately wanted to know, yet was also afraid to know. However, despite her inner struggle, she finally asked, "What happened to me?"

At this moment, she even forgot the proper way to address herself in front of the Empress. Fortunately, Empress Feng did not mind. Empress Feng lowered her eyebrows, concealing the malice that flashed in her eyes. Since she asked, how could she hide it from her?

She should tell her that thing!

Empress Feng thought gleefully, and Consort Rong became even more worried when she saw her hesitation. "What's wrong with me?"

Empress Feng looked up and met Consort Rong's eyes, then sighed, "Consort Rong, don't worry. Although you've lost your child, you're still young. You'll have another child eventually, won't you?"

With a deafening roar, Consort Rong was struck dumb. In that instant, her mind seemed to have been completely emptied, leaving her blank. After a moment of stunned silence, Empress Feng's words echoed in her ears once more.

The baby is gone? The baby is gone?!

Consort Rong subconsciously reached out and touched her lower abdomen, vaguely feeling a slight pain. However, she still refused to believe Empress Feng's words. She forced a smile, ignoring the pain this action would cause to her tense face, and shook her head slightly, murmuring, "How could this be? Your Majesty, you're lying, aren't you? You're deceiving me, aren't you?"

Gradually, Consort Rong's gaze towards Empress Feng became more sharp and hateful. Finally, she shouted loudly at Empress Feng, "Your Majesty, I know I have made you unhappy today, but you don't need to make up stories like this. You dare to curse the Emperor to have no children. I will definitely tell the Emperor and see how he teaches you a lesson!"

Empress Feng curled her lips in disdain. Thinking of the Emperor's attitude earlier, she realized that he did indeed value Consort Rong's unborn child. But so what? Now that the child was gone, the Emperor didn't even want to look at her. Perhaps the most heartless man in the world was the emperor sitting on the high throne.

"Sister Rongfei, why would I lie to you? I would never dare to curse the Emperor's child. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do." Empress Feng spoke calmly, a cold smile playing on her lips, which made Rongfei's heart sink even further.

Could it be true? No, how could it be true?

Consort Rong still didn't believe it, but the pain in her lower abdomen made her more and more convinced of what Empress Feng had said, as she drew closer to reality.

Seeing her expression, Empress Feng continued, "Consort Rong, it's not your fault that you miscarried. Think about how you were tormented by so many wasps for so long. It's already a blessing that you survived. As I just said, you can have children in the future."

At this moment, Consort Rong was completely deaf to Empress Feng's gentle words of comfort. Instead, she mistook Empress Feng's "good intentions" for her gloating. Consort Rong glared fiercely at Empress Feng, "It was you, wasn't it? It must have been you! How could there be wasps in this palace? How could they attack me alone? Empress Feng, it must be you! You're the one behind this! You're trying to harm my unborn child! It's you... I'm going to tell the Emperor! I'm going to tell the Emperor about this..."

Consort Rong struggled to get out of bed, but every movement triggered a series of excruciating pains.

Empress Feng simply stood by the bedside watching her, without stopping her. She wanted to see how Consort Rong would cause trouble; everything she did was just asking for trouble.

"I'm going to tell the Emperor... Empress Feng has harmed our child... Empress Feng, you heartless woman... You will die a horrible death... You... Ah..." Consort Rong cursed as she got out of bed, but ended up accidentally falling heavily off the bed.

Empress Feng's expression grew even colder. Standing before Consort Rong on the ground, she made no attempt to help her up. Instead, she said coldly, "Consort Rong, you are so ungrateful. You deserve to end up like this."

There was no one else here. Since Consort Rong was convinced that she was the one who did it, why should she continue to pretend?

"It really is you!" Consort Rong looked up, her eyes filled with a desire to devour Empress Feng whole.

"Heh, it's me? But where's the evidence? Consort Rong, you were right about one thing earlier. You certainly made me uncomfortable today. Did you think that being pregnant gave you a trump card? You can get pregnant, but you don't have the ability to protect the child in your womb. This harem isn't as simple as you think, and my methods aren't as merciful as you think. Look, this is the lesson I'm teaching you. You only announced your pregnancy today, and I've already made you lose that trump card. How about it? Do you still have the mind to oppose me now?" Empress Feng squatted down, meeting Consort Rong's eyes, which were filled with hatred and a desire to tear her to pieces. She felt even more smug. "So what if you look at me like that? Even if you know I did it, so what? I'm telling you, you won't have any evidence."