The little palace maid's voice was not loud, but Xiao Shushen was immersed in her own thoughts. She felt upset when she thought that her Queen's Palace had become so deserted.
"Empress, do you want to summon eunuch to come in..." The little palace maid's voice became smaller and smaller, and her chin was almost buried in her chest.
"Who allowed you to come in!" Xiao Shushen glanced at her and was startled by her. She glared at her fiercely and ran away, throwing away her virtuous and elegant demeanor. "What are you doing standing here!"
The little maid was frightened by her harsh rebuke and immediately knelt down, begging for mercy with trembling lips, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! This servant... This servant is..."
"How dare you, bitch!" She was already in a bad mood, and this little maid provoked her to an even worse state. She stood up from the beauty couch and said, "How dare you talk back to me!"
“Empress! I dare not, I deserve to die... Please forgive me, Empress..." The little palace maid was so scared that her whole body was shaking, and her shoulders were heaving.
The more she begged for mercy, the angrier she became, and she raised her hand and slapped her.
The noise coming from the inner room was too loud, so Nanny Gui hurried in, her brows furrowed as she came in.
"Empress!" Aunt Gui immediately walked to her side, gently pulled the corner of her clothes from behind, and shook her head secretly. Xiao Shushen still had resentment in her heart, but seeing Aunt Gui's eyes, she had to calm down her anger and glared at the little palace maid.
Aunt Gui comforted her and asked her to sit on the beauty couch, and said softly, "My lady, please don't get hurt because of this lowly girl."
Just now, she was just venting her anger on this little palace maid, but now she has come to her senses. She is a queen with elegant manners, dignified and gentle, how could she lose her manners on this little palace maid
Nanny Gui turned around and her expression changed. She looked gloomy and sinister. She glared at the little palace maid who was crying on the ground and said, "You tactless girl, you actually offended the Queen. Go and get twenty strokes of the board yourself." After saying that, she glanced at her contemptuously and didn't want to talk to her anymore.
When the young maid heard this, her eyes were filled with disbelief and despair. Twenty strokes of the cane would not kill her! But her cries were useless, and she was still dragged away.
It took a while for the palace to regain its calm. Nanny Gui patiently advised, "Your Majesty shouldn't get angry with a little palace maid."
"I just couldn't control my emotions for a moment." His tone was still not very good. He hadn't stayed overnight in her palace for more than half a month, and he almost never came here on weekdays. However, Shen Qingwan's place was lively.
How could this embarrass her as a queen? But how could she be willing to talk about these things with others? She was the mother of a country, and if she didn't have this little tolerance, she would be criticized.
Not only Xiao Shushen, Liu Churong also felt that the emperor was becoming increasingly colder and colder towards her and did not give her any trust at all.
"Xiaolu, go tell the emperor that I'm sick." Liu Churong said with full energy, and asked the palace maid to let her hair down and drape it behind her. However, she was reluctant to remove all her makeup, so she just made her face a little paler.
La Mei even invited an imperial physician to see her. The physician took her gold ingots and said that she was feeling a little weak.
After sending the imperial physician away, Liu Churong leaned on the bed and waited for Fu Yuheng to come, but more than one person came.
The moment she saw the emperor, she showed her joy without any concealment, but that expression froze when she looked at Shen Qingwan.
In an instant, Liu Churong clutched the corner of the quilt tightly, with resentment in his eyes. She actually followed him!
But seeing the emperor coming in, she had no choice but to look away, pretending to be pitiful and weak, and asked Xiaolu to help her, "Your concubine... Your concubine pays respect to the emperor."
She originally wanted Fu Yuheng to come forward and help her, but she didn't expect that he would pretend not to see it and let Xiaolu help him to stand up.
Seeing the unwillingness in her eyes, Shen Qingwan couldn't help but ridicule her in her heart. Who was she pretending to be so pitiful for
Fu Yuheng didn't want to come at first, but he was persuaded to go and see if there was anything wrong. He thought there was nothing wrong so he came.
But seeing the person in front of her with a pretentious look, contempt and disgust flashed in his eyes. After she finished her greetings, he said indifferently, "If you are not feeling well, please get up."
Liu Churong looked like a weak willow in the wind, and she raised her hand and coughed a few times, "I am disturbing the emperor's official duties. I am really useless."
Hearing this, Fu Yuheng's expression was already indifferent, and did not change because of her words. Now was not the time to tear each other's faces. "If you are not feeling well, then say less and lie down on the bed."
Seeing that his tone had softened a little, Liu Churong's expression looked better and a smile finally appeared on her face.
Xiaolu helped her to lean on the bed, Shen Qingwan just watched coldly, and heard her say again, "Sister Xianfei is really thoughtful, and she even accompanied the emperor to this palace."
"The Emperor is a man after all, how can he be as careful as a woman?"
This sentence slapped her in the face. She was not feeling well but instead of asking the emperor who was busy with government affairs to visit her, wasn't that ignorant
How could Liu Churong not understand what he meant? His face turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and said, "My sister is a wonderful person, otherwise how could the emperor have mercy on her?"
Because of Shen Qingwan's words, Fu Yuheng turned around and glanced at her indifferently, but that glance was filled with a faint smile, not at all as cold as he treated Liu Churong.
"In that case, I will go back. If you feel unwell, please ask the imperial physician to come and see you." After saying that, he walked out regardless of Liu Churong's reaction.
Liu Churong was about to say something to persuade him to stay but found that the emperor had already walked out of the room, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
However, Shen Qingwan just stood there and stared at her like she was watching a show. Liu Churong felt uncomfortable being stared at by her and her tone was quite unfriendly.
"Why are you staying here if you don't want to leave!" His tone was no longer as soft and low as before. He was already full of energy and there was no sign of weakness at all.
As soon as she said this, she realized she was wrong, and her eyes were stunned.
Shen Qingwan laughed and said sarcastically, "If you hadn't stayed, how would you have known that Concubine Liu performed so well? Even the famous actors in the capital are probably not even one ten-thousandth as good as you, right?"
Liu Churong had been treating her badly to begin with, and now she was no longer willing to just laugh it off. Since she had the guts to act, she should be prepared to be discovered. Besides, she didn’t like getting into trouble before, but now…
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Churong's face turned pale and red when he heard it. He avoided looking at her, and his voice no longer had the confidence it had just now.
Glancing around as if admiring something, Shen Qingwan looked at her with some regret and earnestness, "Noble Concubine Liu, please cherish this wealth and peace."
She was stunned by what she said, and didn't react for a long time. There was even more confusion in her eyes, but Shen Qingwan just smiled mysteriously and turned away.
Some things become meaningless if they are stated too clearly.