When she had nothing to do, Li Ruotong found time to visit the Imperial Garden.
"I heard that Concubine Liu fell down from the Mirror Lake that day." The maid beside her reminded Li Ruotong who was standing by the railing.
Hearing this, Li Ruotong laughed sarcastically, "She still fell down even with the railing protecting her. She is so stupid!" The mockery was evident in her words without any concealment.
The maid behind her also laughed, but the smile stopped after a few seconds, "My Lady, look over there!"
Li Ruotong followed the direction of her finger and saw a light yellow figure. The person was slender and looked fragile standing in the wind. She squinted her eyes to confirm the person's identity. She raised her eyebrows proudly and walked over there.
She would be able to recognize it even if it was burned to ashes.
Li Ruotong walked over as if no one was around, as if ignoring her existence, brushed past her shoulder, and bumped into her pretending not to know.
"Who is walking without watching?" Liu Churong frowned unhappily and turned back to glare at her.
When she saw the identity of the yellow man, Li Ruotong raised her eyebrows with a smile, sweeping away the weakness on Liu Churong's face, "So it's Concubine Liu, I'm really short-sighted and didn't recognize her."
She developed a fever after falling into the water, and she hasn't fully recovered yet. She was already in a bad mood, and then she was bumped into for no reason, which made her even more upset.
I thought it was some reckless little palace maid, but I didn't expect that it was Concubine Qi! How dare a little concubine be so disrespectful to her, the imperial concubine!
Her fingers slowly clenched, and Xiaolu beside her hurriedly supported her, as the imperial concubine was not well yet.
"Are you okay, Madam?" Xiaolu asked worriedly.
Li Ruotong couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. "I really didn't see the Imperial Concubine. I just didn't expect her to be so delicate."
In Li Ruotong's opinion, Liu Churong was most likely pretending. If she was really weak, it was her own fault!
After hearing her words and seeing the disdain on her face, Liu Churong wanted to slap her in the face, "Does Concubine Qi know the rules of the palace?"
"Of course I know about this, but the Imperial Concubine may not remember clearly, right?" Li Ruotong smiled brightly, "Putting almond powder in the cakes of Concubine Xian caused her to have an allergic reaction. The Imperial Concubine really knows the palace rules."
She called Shen Qingwan "sister", but ignored her as the imperial concubine!
"What are you talking about?"
A very majestic male voice suddenly appeared, interrupting the open and veiled fight between the two people.
Li Ruotong turned around and saw a bright yellow figure walking towards them. The mockery in her eyes immediately disappeared and was replaced by a faint smile.
Liu Churong's eyes gradually brightened up, and she glared at Li Ruotong fiercely. Now was not the time to ruin her business for such a small matter, so she would just endure it for the time being, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Emperor."
"Get up." Fu Yuheng's gaze paused when he swept over Liu Churong, and he frowned slightly.
"What are you two doing?" The two of them didn't get along well, so it was a bit awkward for them to be together now.
When Liu Churong mentioned this, a look of grievance appeared in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, the person next to him spoke first.
"I just bumped into the Imperial Concubine by accident." Li Ruotong looked at the people around her pretending to be apologetic, and then her eyes brightened up again, "But the Imperial Concubine is generous and didn't bother with me."
As she spoke, she thanked Liu Churong with a smile, as if this was really the case.
Liu Churong was filled with resentment. She said this, and even if the truth was not like this, she couldn't say anything else, otherwise the emperor would say that she was narrow-minded.
Fu Yuheng frowned slightly and looked at Liu Churong, "Is that so?"
She had no choice but to smile and agree, "Sister Qipin didn't do it on purpose, how can I blame you?"
Although he said this, he was filled with hatred in his heart.
Fu Yuheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Ruotong meaningfully. How could he not know that Liu Churong had a tricky personality? How could he just give up? And Li Ruotong was not such a polite person
However, he was unwilling to help Liu Churong, so he cleared his throat and said, "Okay, be careful next time." He nodded slightly in the direction of Liu Churong and said, "Your body is not well yet, so don't go out. Recover in the palace."
After saying that, she left. Li Ruotong didn't want to get entangled with her, so she went to Shen Qingwan's palace. She told her about the Imperial Garden, and her eyebrows were full of pride.
"Sister, you don't know how angry Liu Churong's face turned blue. It really deserves applause!"
Shen Qingwan just raised her eyebrows contemptuously, looking down on Liu Churong.
After they chatted for a while, Zhao Yuanrong came over. Li Ruotong knew that they had something to say, so she left tactfully.
"I wonder why Sister Defei came here today?" Shen Qingwan's tone was indifferent, and no emotion could be heard.
Zhao Yuanrong had a bright smile on his face and took her hand gratefully. "Sister, thank you so much for comforting Lingling that day."
"It's just a piece of cake." She didn't actually take it to heart. After all, Liu Churong was a thorn in Fu Yuheng's eyes. But when she saw the man in front of her had a flickering look in his eyes, she finally raised the corner of her mouth, as if trying to please him.
"Sister, just say what you want to say." Shen Qingwan didn't want to see her like this. After all, their relationship was still good.
"Then I'll just say it straight." She sighed helplessly, "The emperor cares about you. I hope I can say a few good words for Lingling in front of the emperor. She is just a child and lost her sense of propriety when playing."
She was just afraid that the emperor would get angry and punish An Lingling.
Hearing this, Shen Qingwan smiled lightly, indifferently. She could see that the emperor didn't like Liu Churong, and no matter what the reason was, as long as the emperor didn't like her, he wouldn't protect her too much.
She said in a firm tone, comforting her, "Don't worry, sister. The third princess is still young, and the emperor will definitely not punish her."
"Really?" Zhao Yuanrong's eyes were filled with joy. Seeing her determined look, he felt more at ease. "Thank you, sister!"
Shen Qingwan just took it indifferently.
There has been some progress in the past few days regarding the matter of Minister Wu, but I have also encountered a bottleneck. So since I have nothing to do, I decided to go out for a walk.
But she didn't expect to see the princess of Daluo, Hua Mo'er, on the street. She was very confused. Why was she here again? And alone? She had a deep impression of this princess at the last palace banquet. She was too cowardly!
Although he was confused, he didn't plan to go up and ask, but he didn't expect Hua Moer to recognize him.
Hua Moer took the initiative to walk towards her, looking around uneasily, as if avoiding something, "Empress Xianfei." She bit her lip, feeling a little uneasy, and avoided looking at Shen Qingwan.
Shen Qingwan became even more confused. Hua Moer gave her the impression of being introverted and quiet, so why would she be here alone
"Why are you here?"
Hua Moer had a very good impression of her. After all, she had helped her at the palace banquet before. Now she still felt relieved if she could help her out. "Empress Xianfei, can you do me a favor and let me hide here for a while?"
Shen Qingwan narrowed her eyes suspiciously and looked at her scrutinizingly. Hiding? What does this mean
"What happened?" she finally couldn't help but ask.