After kneeling in the snow for a long time, Shen Qingwan finally couldn't help herself and fainted. The surrounding beauties who had been flocking to her now seemed to have seen nothing, and only made Lianyun anxious without coming to help.
"You, you ungrateful people." Pointing at the concubines, Lianyun said angrily. But she also knew that they would not be able to hear it, because they were hiding from Shen Qingwan and it was too late.
A few days ago, they were still trying to curry favor with Shen Qingwan, and even when they saw her, they were cautious, not like a lady of a noble family at all. But now that they saw Xiao Shushen punishing Shen Qingwan, they also followed suit.
"My queen, are you okay?" Lianyun tried her best to shield her from the heavy snow and spoke anxiously. Shen Qingwan had been kneeling for too long and had no reaction. When she woke up, she was already in her own palace.
Although I was awake, I still had a headache. I just hoped I hadn't caught a cold. I was very thirsty and wanted to call out to Lianyun but I didn't have the strength. I could only stare at the room.
She originally thought that Fu Yuheng entrusted her with such an important task out of trust or affection, but now it seems that is not the case at all. He saw her current situation and did not show any attitude.
Shen Qingwan's heart really felt cold now, and tears flowed unconsciously. But when she heard the noise outside, she quickly wiped away her tears.
"Lianyun, go and pour me a cup of tea. I'm very thirsty." Thinking it was Lianyun who came in, she half-closed her eyes sickly. But it was Fu Yuheng who came in.
Shen Qingwan was a little dazed, but she didn't feel happy at all. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." She forced herself to get up and pay her respects. Fu Yuheng hurried over to support her.
Looking at Shen Qingwan's appearance, Fu Yuheng sighed slightly, "My beloved concubine, are you feeling better? I know everything that happened today." He came here because of this matter.
Shen Qingwan felt aggrieved when talking about this matter, but she still shook her head and tried not to cry, "I'm much better now, I just knelt for a few hours." She had received much more punishment than this before.
Since she entered the palace, Xiao Shushen had never treated her well, and she had many tricks up her sleeve, but Fu Yuheng didn't know and always thought she was a virtuous queen.
"That's good. I have other things to deal with, so I won't stay here with you, my beloved. Lianyun, take good care of your queen. Just get her if she needs anything." Fu Yuheng nodded and patted Shen Qingwan's hands gently twice.
Then he stood up and left the palace under the gaze of the two. He couldn't stay here now. Shen Qingwan smiled bitterly at his back. It seemed that he really shouldn't ask for anything.
All the favors were fake. He was the high and mighty emperor with three thousand beauties in his harem. What did a mere Shen Qingwan count for
"Is the Emperor leaving just like that? He doesn't even ask about the Empress's grievances. The Empress is doing this for the Emperor." Lian Yun was full of complaints, as the Empress' health was obviously not very good.
"He is the emperor, what can we do?" Shen Qingwan, however, has let it go and decided that it would be better for her to do her own thing in the future. She is very tired now and has no mood to comfort Lianyun.
Lianyun felt distressed when she saw her like this. She was originally the daughter of a general and had been raised by the general since she was a child. When had she ever been bullied like this? Thinking about it, she was so distressed that she burst into tears.
After leaving Shen Qingwan's palace, Fu Yuheng went directly to Xiao Shushen. Xiao Shushen received Fu Yuheng with some trepidation, wondering if he would be angry because of what happened today.
"Your Majesty, it is true that Concubine Xian did not know the rules today so I wanted to teach her a lesson. I just didn't expect that she was so weak. I don't know how she is now." Xiao Shushen seemed to feel a little guilty, but she still pushed all the faults onto Shen Qingwan.
Unexpectedly, Fu Yuheng didn't care at all. "The Queen is worrying too much. You are the head of the harem, so you naturally have the right to teach them. The Concubine Xian just fainted. I went to see her and it's nothing serious."
Since she wanted to see how important Shen Qingwan was in his heart, he might as well make her happy. Xiao Shushen really took it seriously and smiled shyly.
Shen Qingwan rested in the palace for a few days. Apart from Fu Yuheng's visit that day, she did not see him again. She had also heard that the queen had not been punished.
"My Lady, aren't you angry at all for the Emperor treating you this way?" Lianyun was still defending Shen Qingwan. But she had already become indifferent and shook her head.
"Okay, stop talking about this and go see how the concubines are doing." Interrupting Lianyun's complaints, Shen Qingwan walked outside.
The things Fu Yuheng had asked her to do had not been done yet, and Shen Qingwan insisted on going even though she was not feeling well. The girls who had been selected through layers of selection were already the best, and she couldn't let anything happen to them.
"Okay." Although Lianyun was reluctant, she still followed. However, the attitudes of those concubines towards Shen Qingwan were completely different.
Listening to Shen Qingwan's words, they kept whispering to each other. Li Xinyu looked at her and sneered. She was not as favored as her family said. It snowed so heavily that day, but the emperor did not seem to feel any pity.
"Have you remembered what I said? Now go and practice on your own." After finishing today's content, Shen Qingwan also felt very tired. After all, her illness was not cured.
The concubines scattered, but few of them studied her teachings seriously. They only started to study after being scolded by Lianyun, but they were unwilling in their hearts.
Shen Qingwan was too lazy to care about them, and only got up to check when she felt it was time. The first few were fine, but when it came to Li Xinyu, it was obviously perfunctory.
"This won't do. There must be rules. Didn't you remember what I just taught you?" She demonstrated it again. Li Xinyu was already a little impatient.
"What's your attitude? You don't want to listen to me?" Shen Qingwan seemed a little angry, and spoke a little louder, causing the surrounding beauties to look over.
Li Xinyu directly refuted, "Of course I know that I should listen to you, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty, you don't follow the palace rules yourself, so how can you teach us? You are not qualified to blame me."
Last time Xiao Shushen punished Shen Qingwan, she watched the joke from the side, wanting to see how Fu Yuheng would treat her. But he didn't care about her, but cared about the queen. So what was she afraid of
Shen Qingwan was already angry after hearing such words. She gritted her teeth and turned away.