"Ahem..." After Shen Qingwan left, Wu Ling's face was obviously a little pale, "Mo Lan, help me back to the house."
He stood up with Moran's help and looked towards the gate with regret in his eyes.
"My queen, why are you doing this?" For the first time, an expression other than indifference appeared on Moran's face, which was actually worry.
After returning to the house, she took the water handed to her by Moran and drank a sip. The paleness on her face was relieved a little. It was not that she didn't want to go out for a walk, but her body...
After changing clothes, wrapped in a white inner garment, her figure, which looked slightly thin during the day, now looked so thin that only a skeleton was left.
After removing her makeup, her face was completely pale and her lips were extremely pale.
"Go out."
Seeing that Mo Lan had been staring at her worriedly, she knew in her heart that there had been no one to talk to in this yard for a long time. Now that Shen Qingwan came, she was a little greedy for the feeling of having someone's company. Otherwise, this room would be cold every day and there would be no vitality at all.
There has been no wind in the evenings recently, but the weather is getting colder and colder, and the leaves are starting to fall.
"Hey, have you heard? It is said that the emperor will go hunting in a few days." The maid had just come out of the laundry room, still holding clothes in her hands.
Hearing her words, a maidservant beside her came over and asked, "Hey? Who told you this?" She looked at her expectantly. She had heard from them that every time the emperor came back from hunting, everyone working in the palace would receive rewards, but she didn't know whether it was true or not.
"Hehe, this is a secret." The maid said proudly and turned away with her head raised. This was what she heard the emperor and the ninth prince say in the study when she passed by it yesterday. It must be true.
At this time, the crabapples in the yard were a little wilted, with only a few leaves still clinging on.
"Have the Empress Xianfei been enjoying herself these days?" Liu Churong was a person who could not sit still. Her courtyard had not been repaired yet, so she slept in the Queen's courtyard for a few days. Now that she had nothing to do these days, she came to her again. No one knew what she was thinking.
Shen Qingwan glanced at her and didn't want to respond. Coincidentally, Lianyun was trimming the broken branches and leaves of the crabapple tree and happened to reach her feet.
"Could you please move down, Concubine Liu? You are blocking the way." Shen Qingwan looked down at her feet and saw that she was only a millimeter away from the crabapple blossoms.
When she lowered her head, she saw Lianyun looking at her sadly. She felt a little annoyed that a little maid dared to look at her like that.
His feet slipped and his body fell towards Lianyun.
Lianyun was petite to begin with, and although she didn't know any martial arts, she was still quite agile. She subconsciously took a step back, and because of this step, a plop sound was heard on the grass.
"ah!"
Apparently, even the wintersweet behind her didn't react, and she fell to the ground. Fortunately, the branches of the crabapple had just been trimmed, so her face was not scratched. But she looked as miserable as she could be.
"Tsk..." Shen Qingwan was seeing this scene and felt a little gloating, but who could she blame? She could only say that she was trying to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice.
"What is this, Lady Liu? Even if you like my Haitang, you can't just pounce on her without caring about anything."
Liu Churong sat up from the ground, looked at her fiercely, turned his head and glared at Lamei beside him, "What are you standing there for? Help me up!"
La Mei finally reacted and hurried forward to help him up.
Lianyun continued to embroider the crabapple tree as if nothing had happened and ignored her, but she obviously didn't want to let her go.
"What's wrong with you, maid! Are you trying to murder me?" Liu Churong raised her eyebrows and glared at her, as if she was the one who caused her to fall.
He kicked at her, and Shen Qingwan failed to stop him, so he kicked Lianyun on the arm.
"Today, I will teach you, the maid, a lesson on behalf of your master!" As she said this, she asked La Mei to pull her up.
Just as Lamei was about to move, she heard a roar and stopped suddenly.
"Stop!" Shen Qingwan stood in front of Lianyun, staring at her coldly. Why, should the person who touched her say hello to her? It was not her maid's turn to be taught a lesson by others. "Did Lady Liu forget that Lianyun is my person? Besides, you are a lady now. Shouldn't you be polite when you see me?"
Liu Churong's face changed. Noble lady, why should she be demoted to a noble lady? But she was angry in her heart, and she shook her body, and finally bowed.
She didn't want to get involved in the dispute between these people, but now seeing Lianyun being bullied, she couldn't just sit back and watch, and the look in her eyes became colder.
"Noble Lady Liu, please think carefully. You can't touch my people!" He turned around, helped Lianyun up, and glared at her again.
Usually, Shen Qingwan always looked indifferent, gentle and easy to bully, but today's appearance really surprised her. She didn't dare to go forward anymore, bit her lip, stomped her feet in anger, and finally walked out with Lamei behind her.
She stared at the direction the two men left, until their figures disappeared, her expression relaxed, her eyes became gentle, "Lianyun, are you okay?"
Seeing Lianyun grimacing in pain, she knew that the kick just now must have been quite severe. She sighed, thinking that it was her fault. "Go apply some medicine."
Lianyun was a strong person. She held back her tears even though they rolled around in her eyes. Shen Qingwan also silently decided in her heart that she would never be so weak again.
As for Liu Churong, after leaving her courtyard, he was unwilling to give up, but now he was only a noble, and he lost to her in terms of momentum. Before, he just thought she was easy to bully, but who knew that she was like a different person today. Humph, if she hadn't been demoted to a noble, everyone would have been respectful to her.
She returned to the room, crumpled up the papers on the table and threw them on the ground. It seemed that only this could make her feel better.
"Hmph! Useless thing!" Maybe because he had nowhere to vent his anger, he threw the handkerchief in his hand right at La Mei's face, "What's the point of me raising you!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Everyone in the room knelt down immediately until she turned around and came into the inner room to ask them to leave.
Now she is living under someone else's roof and she can't even throw things in this house. She feels depressed and her face is distorted.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
Just when he was getting angry, he heard the report coming from outside. Liu Churong clenched his fists and a smile appeared on his face again.