"Ha ha, watch your words? My cousin was locked up in Jiaofang Palace forever because of that little bastard you bore, and you dare to tell me to watch my words?"
"If I don't kill you today, it would already be a sign of my mercy."
"Beat her, beat her for me!"
"My cousin's revenge, that damn Eighteenth Princess is currently favored by His Majesty, so I can't retaliate against her for now. But I can take revenge on her mother! A daughter's debt should be paid by her mother, that's only right."
Yes, Consort Zhao is a distant cousin of the Empress.
Consort Zhao's father was a mere seventh-rank County Magistrate. As a county magistrate's daughter, she was not eligible to become the Emperor's woman. It was because of her beauty and sensibility that the Empress pulled some strings to bring her into the palace to serve Emperor Yongning, helping her attain the status she has today.
It can be said that everything she has is owed to the Empress.