She must have been spoiled by her parents since childhood. Now all she could do was roar and go crazy.
"You're simply unreasonable. I don't know where you came from as a young lady, but you've done such a disgraceful thing. You'll surely regret what you've done today."
After roaring, as if still not satisfied, the girl rushed straight over.
He Hui had never been wronged in a fight since childhood, let alone when facing just a defenseless young lady.
She stepped forward without hesitation, and the two got into a scuffle.
"Don't think that just because others are afraid of you, I will be. Today, I'll teach you how high the sky is and how thick the earth is."
Just as the two were about to finish fighting, the etiquette maid came late. As soon as she arrived, she quickly told the servants to separate the two.
Looking at the two young ladies who were fighting, the maid almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. To be honest, both of them had powerful backgrounds, and she, as a mere maid, couldn't afford to offend either of them.
Cold sweat gradually broke out on the maid's forehead. Just as she didn't know how to solve this matter, suddenly a shrill voice of a eunuch came from outside.
"Her Royal Highness, the Consort He, has arrived!"
Hearing this voice, the maid seemed to have found a savior and scurried to the front of the crowd obsequiously.
"Greetings to Your Highness. May Your Highness enjoy eternal good fortune."
The appearance of the Consort He was unexpected to everyone, even He Hui was quite surprised. Since she came to the palace this time, she had seen the Consort He fewer times than the Empress Dowager.
Just when she thought this distant aunt who had nothing to do with her would ignore her, she actually showed up at this moment.
Because of the fight just now, their messy hair hadn't had time to be tidied up. The two could only pay their respects with disheveled hair like a mess.
True to her name, the Consort He seemed kind and amiable on the surface, making everyone feel comfortable. But only those who really knew her well knew that she was a smiling tiger.
If one day you found her smiling more gently, you should be on high alert.
Just like this moment.
She helped the two girls up, her voice soft and sweet, as if it could melt into people's hearts.
"What's going on with you two? You're supposed to be well - behaved young ladies, so why did you make yourselves so disheveled?"
Seeing this as an opportunity to show herself, although this consort wasn't very well - known in the harem, as long as she was a consort, it would be beneficial for her to get in her good books. The girl excitedly wiped away her tears and tried to get closer to the Consort He.
"Your Highness, please judge. I just wanted to help this younger sister wash her quilt. She came too late, and the quilt was already stinking. Unexpectedly, not only was she ungrateful, but she also soiled all our sisters' quilts."
Following her words, the Consort He lazily glanced at the dirtiest quilt and showed an inscrutable smile.
"I didn't expect there to be such a kind - hearted young lady in this draft. I haven't seen such a girl for a long time. Tan Xiang, since this young lady is so kind - hearted, what do you think is a proper reward?"
Following her words, a maid stepped out from the crowd.
Tan Xiang's deep eyes fell on the girl's face just now: "Then let her wash all the quilts. After all, we can't waste the girl's kindness. I'll send someone to supervise here in person."
The girl who had just spoken was in a daze for a long time. She just wanted to gain some favor, but why did things turn out so differently from what she had expected?
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned back and tried to catch up.
"Your Highness, I didn't mean that. It's just that my younger sister misunderstood me. I hope Your Highness can uphold justice for me."
After her words, she was greeted with a soft laugh from the consort.
"Misunderstanding? Justice? Haven't you heard? Justice lies in people's hearts. There's no blind person in this world, and neither am I."
Just a moment ago, she had been kind - looking, but in the blink of an eye, she changed her expression. The mocking look in her eyes made the girl take two steps back involuntarily.
Just as she was in a daze, the Consort He left without any hesitation.
Seeing her in a daze, He Hui was in a great mood.
"Thank you, elder sister, for helping me wash the quilt. If you need any help, don't forget your good sisters."
Hearing this, the girl gritted her teeth and glared at He Hui fiercely. She still didn't know where she had gone wrong.
"What on earth is going on? Why does the consort favor you? Aren't you just an ordinary young lady in the draft?"
Seeing that she still didn't understand, He Hui suddenly began to worry about the intelligence of this batch of draft young ladies. Could it be that all of them were so stupid? Then what was the meaning of her coming this time?
"Can't you understand? Then I'll kindly remind you. You probably don't know my name yet, do you?"
A thought was about to emerge in her mind, and now it only needed one last step to be confirmed.
And He Hui wasn't one to beat around the bush. She quietly whispered two words in the girl's ear.
"He Hui."
At this moment, even a fool would understand the whole situation. It turned out that they were family, which was why the consort had favored He Hui just now.
The girl gritted her teeth. Even though she was being punished now, she still refused to admit defeat.
"Just you wait. One day, I'll settle this score with you."
He Hui was too lazy to care about those things. According to today's agreement, she came to a secluded small pond in the imperial garden.
There, someone had already been waiting for her.
"Aunt helped me so much today. I guess you want me to write a letter to my parents, right? Have you used up all the silver notes I gave you last time?"
At this moment, the Consort He no longer had that overbearing attitude. Instead, there was a somewhat crazy look in her eyes.
"Hui'er, I've already done everything you and your parents wanted. Shouldn't you fulfill the promise you made to me before?"
Looking at her eager eyes, He Hui burst into laughter.
"For now, I've indeed got everything I wanted in my plan. But you should know that this is far from enough. What I want is never just these things."
"Then what else do you want me to do? If I interfere too much and act differently from my usual noble and gentle self, I'll surely be suspected by outsiders. By then, I won't be able to help you even if I want to."
"Aunt actually knows the role she's playing. Then you should play it to the end. There may be some troubles around me recently, and I don't want to suffer. Then I'll have to trouble aunt."
Although her tone seemed afraid, her expression showed no sign of fear. Instead, she seemed a bit excited.