The news that the Emperor intended to elevate Consort Xi to Empress spread throughout the harem, and no one was more devastated than Consort Jiang.
To be frank, she wasn't afraid of being laughed at; when Jiang first entered the palace, it was with the hope of succeeding the Empress Dowager. She wanted to bear a prince, raise him safely with the support of the Jiang Family, and when he inherited the throne, she would become the Holy Empress Dowager. Watching herself fall from the rank of Concubine to Consort, while Concubine Xi became the most honored Imperial Concubine in the harem…
She was in agony!
Were it not for her consideration for her maiden family, she would have been willing to trade places with Consort Xi at any cost.
The two had no mortal enmity; during Qiu Lie, the one who killed her horse was the Lady. Yet, she had a mental block, unable to accept how Yun Jiao, who came from such humble origins, could rise step by step to stand higher than she did.
