"Sister, don't blame me for speaking rudely. I, the palace maid, only said a few words that you are a disaster star. Can you say it's not true? Ever since you came to the palace, there has been no peace in the palace." The concubine who was making trouble seemed to feel that she had Liu Churong's support behind her, so she dared to say such words in public.
"Haha, that's a really good fight." Shen Qingwan sneered.
"you!"
"What? Shouldn't a servant be punished for talking too much about the master's affairs? One slap is not enough. I hope you will hand over the person. I will teach you a lesson so that you won't offend anyone again in the future." Shen Qingwan looked at the group of people with disdain. "You are the one who wants to run rampant in the palace by allowing servants to talk about the master, sister? The emperor just issued an order today. Don't you understand it? Or have you forgotten it?"
Everyone looked at each other, but was left speechless by what Shen Qingwan said.
Seeing that everyone was intimidated by her, Shen Qingwan also knew when to stop. She changed the subject and softened her tone, saying, "But I see that since you have the leisure to come to my place for a walk, you must have time to discipline your own palace people. I won't compete with you for this job, please go back."
The concubine's face turned blue and white. She glared at Shen Qingwan fiercely and left angrily with everyone.
"Huh," Xiao Man heaved a sigh of relief after everyone had left, "This is really abominable. Do you want to start a fight by relying on your numbers?"
Shen Qingwan looked at Xiao Man coldly and said, "Xiao Man, am I too indulgent to you? You dared to slap someone in her palace. If she hadn't been too stupid to say those words clearly today, and if there was no imperial decree from the emperor, I might not be able to protect you today."
Xiao Man also knew that she had caused trouble, so she could only smile and apologize: "I'm sorry, Madam, I know I was wrong, and there won't be a next time."
On the other side, La Mei, who had just mixed in the crowd, frowned secretly, followed everyone out of Shen Qingwan's palace, and went straight back to Liu Churong to report the situation.
Liu Churong had originally ordered people to spread the rumor that Shen Qingwan was a disaster. When the rumor spread to a certain extent, she instigated people in her camp to block Shen Qingwan in the palace. However, she did not expect that the emperor's decree would come down at this critical moment, and she failed to stop them from making trouble in time, which allowed Shen Qingwan to resolve the problem and was defeated by her.
"Damn it," Liu Churong was so angry that he threw a cup after hearing Lamei repeating Shen Qingwan's words without missing a word, "She is really good at using the emperor to bully us. Let's see how long she can be so proud. Lamei, go contact the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask my father to come to this palace. We have something important to discuss..."
"yes."
Prime Minister Liu happened to have no important matters to deal with today, so he followed Lamei to the palace after hearing her message. Liu Churong sent all the servants out, leaving only the two of them.
"Dad, listen to what Shen Qingwan said. She is so arrogant," Liu Churong recounted today's events to Prime Minister Liu, "I can no longer tolerate her. I have to get rid of her as soon as possible, otherwise she will become a bigger stumbling block."
Prime Minister Liu nodded, patted Liu Churong's head lovingly, and said with a gloomy look in his eyes: "Indeed, Concubine Xian is becoming more and more troublesome. We must find a way to get rid of her as soon as possible. This matter needs to be carefully arranged. Don't be anxious and don't show your true colors."
What he was thinking was that the emperor was willing to issue such an imperial decree for the virtuous concubine. Anyone with a keen eye could see this partiality. The emperor's mind was unpredictable, and there was no guarantee that the emperor would not make any changes for Shen Qingwan, thereby harming their interests.
When Shen Qingwan went out, she was blocked at the gate of her palace. Although she drove them away, she was still very upset. After thinking about it, she couldn't calm down, so she simply took Xiao Man to the courtyard of Concubine Qi Li Ruotong.
"Sister, why are you here?" When Li Ruotong saw the two of them come in, she quickly ordered someone to prepare pastries and tea.
"Oh, it's hard to accept." Shen Qingwan briefly recounted the upsetting scene that had happened before.
Li Ruotong sighed: "The people in Liu Churong's camp are getting more and more bold and presumptuous. They dare to say anything. But it's okay. Sooner or later, their arrogance will ruin their business."
"That's right." Shen Qingwan shook her head, not wanting to talk about it anymore, and asked, "I met your personal maid before, and she said you were in a bad mood today. What's going on?"
"Oh..." Speaking of this, Li Ruotong just sighed deeply.
Shen Qingwan laughed and teased, "Did you have a quarrel with Li Feng?"
"Sister is indeed smart. She guessed it right at the first try." Li Ruotong crawled on the table listlessly.
"What's wrong? What's the reason for the quarrel between you two?" These two people are really a cause for concern. Sometimes they make a big fuss and sometimes they make a small fuss, which really makes others anxious.
Li Ruotong pursed her lips, feeling very aggrieved. "Well, it's hard to say. Anyway, we just had a quarrel, it's so annoying."
"You two..." Seeing that Li Ruotong didn't want to explain, Shen Qingwan stopped asking and just comforted her, "I'm not saying anything about you two. When did you quarrel? It's because of trivial things. You two don't see each other often. Are you going to waste your time on these things? Is it worth it? You are usually so smart, why don't you think at this moment?"
"But he always ignores my feelings!" Li Ruotong retorted unconvincedly, "I always feel that I am wishful thinking, which makes him annoyed." Her eyes suddenly lost their color and became dim.
"Then you have to think about it. You feel so uncomfortable that he doesn't consider your feelings, so why don't you think more about his feelings? Besides, Guard Ye has official duties and is very busy every day. There are naturally many things he can't take into account. Things are not as complicated as you think." Shen Qingwan was stunned. She didn't expect that she would think so.
Li Ruotong was silent. Actually, it was not that she could not think of what Shen Qingwan said, but she just couldn't help it every time. Once she was in front of Li Feng, she couldn't remember any of the profound principles.
"Okay, don't waste your time on this meaningless quarrel. Let's take a step back. It will be good for everyone." Shen Qingwan said.
Li Ruotong just needed someone to openly enlighten her. Now she had come to her senses and turned back into her cheerful and carefree self. She stood up and walked out excitedly, saying to Shen Qingwan, "I understand, sister! I'll write a letter to him right away! We've been in a cold war for so long, and I'm really frustrated. Sister must be very busy in the palace, so sister won't see you off."
Shen Qingwan was speechless. She came to Li Ruotong to complain about her troubles, but she was enlightened first. Forget it, they are just children. She should think about these complicated things by herself. She shook her head and reluctantly took Xiao Man back home.