“Princess Jiaoyang, you’ve gone too far, you…” Concubine Zhu shouted while dodging.
She thought that without the queen, Princess Jiaoyang would no longer dare to act so arrogantly in the harem. However, she did not expect that without the queen, her arrogance became even more unscrupulous.
"I am your elder after all, you can't treat me like this." After being whipped, Concubine Zhu gritted her teeth in pain, and even the words she shouted were broken.
"Your Highness, the Emperor will not forgive you if you do this."
"Ah Man, I have treated you like my own daughter over the years. Even when Jinxuan was in my palace, I served her well and I treated you like my own children. But you act like this. It's really heartbreaking."
Concubine Zhu did not forget to speak while dodging, but her soft and hard words had no effect on Ah Man, and Concubine Zhu gained several deep whip marks on her body.
The burning pain in her body made Concubine Zhu realize that no matter how much she begged, Ah Man would not be soft-hearted, so she simply shut up.
Even though his ears were quiet, Ah Man still whipped Concubine Zhu more than ten times before putting down the whip.
"We are all human beings. It hurts when a whip hits us, and it hurts when a needle pricks us."
"From now on, if you behave yourself as your concubine, I will not make things difficult for you. But if you dare to touch the people around me, I will repay you tenfold if you hurt them even a little."
Concubine Zhu didn't dare to open her mouth at this time. She had been in the palace for many years and had always been trying to curry favor with the Queen. Naturally, she had a smooth sailing in the palace. Being chased and beaten like this was really the first time in her life.
However, because of this beating, she felt a little more afraid of Ah Man.
Ah Man threw the whip to the person behind him and hurried into Concubine Zhu's bedroom. Lian Huan was sleeping with a pale face, and several imperial doctors were discussing something in a low voice.
Seeing Ah Man coming in, they quickly bowed.
"Heal her." Ah Man Xianza was too lazy to listen to the imperial doctors' nonsense about Lian Huan being seriously injured, so he just gave the order in a low voice.
"If you want the wound to heal quickly, the medicinal herbs..." They naturally obeyed Ah Man's orders, but the regulations in the harem were strict, and Lian Huan was just a palace maid. They didn't dare to use the best medicinal herbs in the palace on her.
"No matter what medicine you use, cure it as soon as possible."
When Ah Man spoke, her voice was low and everyone could sense that Princess Jiaoyang was unhappy because of what they said.
They didn't dare to say anything more and continued to discuss the treatment plan in a low voice. Ah Man sat down at the head of Lian Huan's bed as if exhausted. He held Lian Huan's hand tightly and buried his head in her hand. In his heart, he said over and over again: Silly girl.
Concubine Zhu did not dare to return to her bedroom. Firstly, it was because her bedroom had already been occupied by Lian Huan. Secondly, she was only afraid of A'man at the moment and naturally did not dare to go up and bring bad luck to her.
The more Concubine Zhu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She never expected that in this harem, she was not even as good as one of A'man's maids.
The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. She finally endured the pain in her body and moved out of her Qingque Palace step by step.
He was unwilling to give up and wanted to give it a try, but the only one who could help him was the Emperor.
Concubine Zhu was very sure that the emperor's attitude towards A'man and Jinxuan was definitely not the same as before. She didn't believe that the emperor would still allow A'man to act lawlessly in the palace.
When Concubine Zhu found Emperor Su Jing, he was lying on the couch of a new lover. Seeing her rush in covered in blood, the concubine who had been favored recently let out a cry and fell limply into Su Jing's arms.
Emperor Su Jing did not say a word to comfort her. He just stood up, looked at Concubine Zhu, and asked softly, "Did you provoke Ah Man again?"
Concubine Zhu didn't know how to answer for a moment, because when the emperor opened his mouth, it seemed that he had already judged her guilty. If she had provoked him, then the fault must be hers.
(End of this chapter)