Startling by Each Step

Within days, Qinghuan became a laughingstock because she had gotten close to the emperor but failed to become one of his consorts.

Even so, Consort Ru could not let the matter go. Every day, she summoned Qinghuan and took out her anger on her before she was satisfied.

Gu Qirui had heard a little about how Qinghuan was being bullied, but he paid it no mind. First, Consort Ru's interest in Qinghuan would not last long. Second, the imperial harem was never short of trouble.

Especially after the empress became pregnant, Consort Ru shifted the focus of her rivalry to the empress's palace and had no time to bother with a nobody like Qinghuan.