Noble Lady Xin rolled her eyes at the sound of it and lowered her head, too lazy to watch the spectacle.
The other imperial consorts also looked displeased, but given the Nian family’s power and the Emperor’s wishes, none of them said a word.
Yixiu kept smiling, only the tips of her fingers twitching slightly.
“Consort Hua, please sit.”
Nian Shilan did not see Yixiu’s expression change, and felt a little disappointed. After sitting down, she kept rubbing salt into Yixiu’s wounds.
“The Emperor ascended the throne in haste, and the palace is short of everything. I’m afraid you’ve been inconvenienced by having to live in Jingren Palace, Your Majesty. I’ll have someone renovate it properly another day, so that you can live in comfort.”
Yixiu had spent years cultivating her composure. How could she let Nian Shilan make a laughingstock of her?
“You’re thoughtful, Sister, but the Emperor has only just ascended the throne, and everything should be kept simple. We ought to follow his wishes. Let’s discuss this another time.”
“The Empress puts the Emperor’s wishes above all else. That makes my Yikun Palace seem rather too extravagant.”
“Yikun Palace was once the residence of the Late Emperor’s Consort Yi. Your imperial favor is no less than hers, Sister, so it’s only fitting that you live there.”
The two traded barbs back and forth, but in the end, Yixiu gained the upper hand verbally.
Nian Shilan could barely conceal her anger behind her lovely face. She swept out arrogantly, and the other imperial consorts followed.
Once everyone had left, Jianqiu quietly comforted Yixiu.
Yixiu touched her earring and smiled warmly, but deep in her eyes lay a trace of sorrow.
As she was grieving, that familiar, strange voice sounded again.
【Wait, did I watch some fake version of The Legend of Zhen Huan before? Why does this, and everything before it, seem completely unfamiliar?】
【I want to know too. What the hell is going on with An Lingrong being assassinated? That wasn’t in the original, was it?】
【You all were so quiet, I thought something was wrong with my memory.】
【You’re all so slow on the uptake. I’ve already booked a checkup at the hospital.】
【So what the hell is this, exactly?】
【Could Director Zheng have quietly restored those episodes that were cut earlier? I reopened the app twice, refreshed it seven or eight times, and even logged back into my account, but it still looks like this. I’m out of ideas.】
Everyone fell silent. Then a bullet comment with an utterly bizarre vibe appeared.
【So what if it changed? It doesn’t stop us from watching the show and shipping the CP. Hehe, baby Shilan was so cool just now, and Yixiu was so composed. The two of them gazing at each other was so sweet—I could write a thousand-word fanfic about them!】
【…No, girl, are you serious? They hate each other so much they’d love to see the other one dead!】
【Enemies-to-lovers is the best kind to ship!】
At those words, not only did the bullet comments fall silent, but Yixiu herself was left speechless.
She had already forgotten her sorrow. All she wanted was to kill Nian Shilan—and that monster spouting such outrageous nonsense—right then and there!
The other fans in the bullet comments couldn’t take it either, and one after another they objected to this sort of crack ship.
【Could the shipping theorists please stay out of the fans’ lives? Go ship them under the uploaders’ videos instead of coming here to mess up the show.】
【Keep it to your own corner, girl.】
【Ignore her. What we should be focusing on now is the plot. I rewatch the show at least twice every year, and I guarantee An Lingrong’s assassination was never in it. Nor was that scene with Consort Hua, the Emperor, and the Empress. They’re all new additions.】
【Same here. I’ve never seen them either.】
【I can’t believe a show from 2012 got updated again in 2025. This is seriously ridiculous.】
【So, does anyone know why it was updated?】
The incomprehensible words kept ringing in her ears, and Yixiu’s confusion deepened. What exactly was this monster?
What did “updated” mean? What was “the plot”? What did all those strange words mean?
Before Yixiu could figure it out, the bullet comments discussing the plot itself swept in again.
【Consort Hua is so domineering and arrogant, but she still ends up with a tragic fate.】
【The Empress is so gentle and dignified, but she nearly gets deposed in the end, and they even call her mad.】
【Huanhuan starts out with nothing but love in her eyes, but later they’re full of hatred.】
【Wait, you’re bringing this stuff up right from the start? Can’t we just let things stay sweet in the early episodes? There are already so many heartbreaking moments—we really don’t need these two lines too!】
【If you feel sorry for Consort Hua, look at Xia Dongchun, who was sentenced to One Zhang Red; look at Shen Meizhuang, who was harmed time and again; look at poor Wenyi—they all suffered too!】
【I don’t even know what to say to those feeling sorry for the Empress. She’s a villain from beginning to end—she almost made sure the Emperor had no heir!】