Chapter 134: Isn't It Good to Win by Lying Down?

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After such a farce unfolded, everyone who was watching felt both thrilled and terrified by the unexpected excitement.

However, no one dared to mock Consort Shu now, since neither the Qi family nor the Empress Dowager was someone they could afford to offend.

Not only did they not dare laugh, but they also had to keep today's events at Xuanzheng Hall a closely guarded secret. Even if they wanted to gossip, they could only do so in whispers behind closed doors. Otherwise, if word got out, the Empress Dowager would be the first to hold them accountable!

After this incident, those who were quick-witted began to realize that although it seemed Noble Consort had been at a disadvantage earlier, and they had thought her rather foolish, it was actually them who had been the fools!

It turned out that Noble Consort was the truly cunning one all along!

There were quite a few who harbored such sentiments.

Consort Ru was utterly confused and had yet to grasp what had happened.