Chapter 436: They are like Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian.

The concubines of the Cold Palace scattered in disarray.

Even the palace maids and eunuchs uniformly withdrew.

The Emperor looked at Consort Jing trembling in the mud, his face full of corpulence, now only showing an authority that was cold to the extreme.

Consort Jing looked haggard; she had lost much weight, her cheeks could no longer hold flesh, and her once-fitting clothes had become loose. Over the past half a month, she suffered greatly.

Moreover, the despicable women of the Cold Palace would not let her sleep, frequently waking her up with cold water, fearing her death, they even force-fed her medicine.

Thus, although her face bore no injuries, due to insufficient sleep, her eye sockets had sunk deep, dark circles lay under her eyes, and heavy bags underscored them, making her appear as if she had aged two or three decades.

Consort Jing did not know that she no longer bore even a slight resemblance to the Empress Dowager.