C5

In the middle of the night, the cries of birds could be heard from the wutong tree in front of the palace. In the middle of the night, the cries of birds could be heard from the wutong tree in front of the palace.

Shangguan Qian Shan woke up slowly and stood in front of the window in his middle clothes, looking beautiful. His beautiful face was expressionless, and his starry eyes were filled with hatred.

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at the black silk sky, feeling depressed. Even after she was reborn, whenever it was midnight, she would not be able to sleep soundly. When she thought of her parents in her previous life, when their child died tragically, the hatred would surge continuously.

"Crack ~ ~ ~"

Thunder rumbled in the distance, followed by continuous thunder exploding the pot in the sky. But at this time, she heard a clatter in the room, and turned around to see Cui Yan sitting beside a pillar looking at her, helpless, and broke a cup at her feet.

"Are you scared by the thunder?" Her black eyes were like an ancient well, so deep that one could not see the end. However, they faintly revealed a sense of majesty.

Cui Yan quickly lowered her head and whispered, "This servant knows my mistake."

"If you're tired, go back and rest."

"No, if elder sister Cui Zhu knew that your servant did not keep watch and instead went back to rest, I would be punished." As Cui Yan spoke, she quickly squatted down and picked up the pieces of debris at the side of her feet.

Cui Yan's brow was furrowed, and she quickly tidied up, trembling. She stole a glance at Shangguan Qian, and when she realised she was looking out the window, she heaved a sigh of relief.

She didn't know why, but the instant she met the princess's eyes, she felt like she was suffocating. Even the air had become thin.

Her eyes were sharp and filled with hatred. Even though it was just a glance, it was enough to scare her. How could the usually carefree and carefree princess have such a gaze?

Was she mistaken?

"Hulala ~ ~ ~"

A torrential downpour came down, extinguishing a few lanterns outside the palace. The courtyard instantly became much darker.

Shangguan Qian had closed the window, and his body was extremely cold. However, compared to his previous life, what did this sort of coldness count for?

"Princess, tea."

Shangguan Qian'er shook her head and rubbed her head, "I have a headache, I don't want to drink anymore. It's raining now, go back to sleep."

"I …"

"I order you to go back!" She glanced at Cui Yan, then lay back down.

Only then did Cui Yan quietly walk outside. Before her hand could reach the door, it opened with a bang and a gust of cold wind came in, mixed with rain.

"Where's the princess?" An impatient voice sounded. Shen Ruoqi, who was at the entrance of the palace hall, had her hair drenched. She looked at the interior of the palace hall in a delicate and touching manner.

"Princess says she has a headache and is sleeping. You can come back tomorrow if you need anything."

With that, he rushed in recklessly, kneeling in front of the bed along with Leng Feng, "Sister Qian, you have to save Ruoqi no matter what."

It was a sad cry. If he didn't listen carefully, what difference was there between this and a sad cry?

Shangguan Qian'er, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help but furrow his brow. He let her cry for a while longer before slowly opening his eyes. Looking at Shen Ruoqi who was kneeling on the floor, he asked in surprise, "Ruoqi, what are you doing?"

Shen Ruqi looked at her with snot and tears in her eyes, a complicated expression in her eyes. If Shen mama hadn't been keeping vigil at the empress's place, she wouldn't have come to ask Shangguan Qian, but now …

As she cried, she pushed her hair away from her face and extended her hands in front of Shangguan Qian.

"Sister Qian, I don't know why, but I woke up with beans growing on my body."

Shangguan Qian raised his brow, a tired look on his face as he said passively: "Ruoqi, you're sick, you should be looking for an imperial physician, what do you mean by waking me up?"

Although his words were ordinary, they carried a faint sense of majesty.

"Sister Qian …"

As palace maids, they had no right to see an imperial physician. Unless their master ordered them to do so, they had no right to see an imperial physician.

"As a servant, why did you wake up the master for such a small matter? Didn't Shen mama teach you how to be a servant?" Shangguan Qian's face was cold, every word was fierce, especially the word 'servant', which emphasized his words.

Shen Ruoqi held the pimples on her body from time to time, panic flitting past her eyes and astonishment flitting across her eyes. She felt that those words shouldn't have come out of Shangguan Qian's mouth.

"This servant knows that I was wrong, but this servant vaguely remembers that the reason why I became like this before going to bed is because I smeared pearl powder on it …"

"Pa ~ ~ ~"

A crisp slap rang out. Shangguan Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, looking coldly at the woman lying on the ground as he said in a low voice.

"Are you suspecting that the pearl powder I gave you was poisonous?"

Shen Ruoqi immediately shook her head, and said in fear, "Ruoqi didn't mean that, Ruoqi just thought it was weird, but I don't know why there would be pimples."

"Cui Yan, call Imperial Physician Li over."

In an instant, the entire hall was silent, and the surroundings were ice-cold. The woman kneeling in front of the bed felt even more cold, and her left cheek felt a burning pain.

She was completely shocked by Shangguan Qian's actions. Before, she had been sick, and Shangguan Qian had called for an imperial physician for her. Furthermore, they were always amiable and amiable.

But now it had become like this? What went wrong? Was it really as Shen mama said, that Shangguan Qian had already discovered the matter between her and Li Fengyi?

As he thought of this, he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. The fear in his heart grew.

Shen Ruoqi trembled as her clothes were drenched by the rain, making them even colder.

"Princess, Doctor Li is here."

As the sound of footsteps rang out, Shangguan Qian'er slowly turned his head, her black eyes becoming more and more profound under the candlelight, that look in her eyes was not like that of a teenager's.

"Doctor Li, check on her. How did she get the pimples?"

Her voice was cold and emotionless. She looked at Cui Yan and said, "Go get the pearl powder from Ruoqi's room."

The hall was silent, with only the faint sound of Shangguan Qian drinking tea.

"Doctor Li, is all the pimples on her body made from pearl powder?"

Imperial Physician Li frowned and shook his head. "No, it's allergic to pearl powder."

Those words made Shen Ruoqi turn pale, and she quickly kneeled down in front of Shangguan Qian, "Elder sister Qian, your servant said in a moment of haste that there was a problem with the pearl powder. Your servant knows she was wrong, and begs the princess to punish me."

Shangguan Qian lowered his head to look at the kneeling woman in front of him, his eyes sparkling. She released a thick hatred that made her want to hack her into a thousand pieces. But now was not the time. It was too easy for her. She had to torture her from time to time to make her spirit suffer. His body completely collapsed, only then could he let his hatred be vented out.

"Go rest."

Shen Ruqi raised her head slightly to look at her, then quickly left.

Shangguan Qian held a cup of tea in his hand and took a sip, mockery in his eyes. Of course pearl powder wouldn't make people allergic to it, but she knew that Shen Ruoxi was beaten up and her face was swollen like a pig's head. Her finger was injured, of course, and she was allergic.

After accompanying Shen Ruoqi for the whole night, she was truly a little tired and fell into bed. She then fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, she woke up in a daze and her entire body became light as a feather. The whispers of Red Tassel and Cui Zhu entered her ears, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Princess, what do you think?" Cui Zhu stepped forward and gently wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief.

Shangguan Qian only felt a sharp pain in his throat as he asked in a hoarse voice, "Not bad."

"You're already so sick, what's there to be happy about it? The medicine has already been fried, you should drink it after cooling down later." The red tassel choked with sobs as it opened its mouth.

Shangguan Qian had looked at this straightforward little girl in front of him, and a pleased smile had appeared in his eyes. He remembered that she had once been Li Fengyi's concubine, and because the Shen mother and daughter had instigated him, she had casually married Hong Ying.

Every step she took was planned by the mother and daughter pair. In her previous life, she didn't have any schemes, so she treated them like family and cared for them, but in the end they ended up like that.

In this life, she would no longer be kind. She would no longer allow Lady Shen and her mother to trample on her. Her hatred would be slowly taken back from where they came from.

"Princess, I heard that Miss Shen caused trouble in the hall last night, and that's why she fell ill?" Cui Zhu gently stirred the soup with her spoon. Her large eyes were black and bright, and from time to time she revealed a crafty look. Coupled with her steady personality, it was obvious that she was an intelligent girl.

No wonder the mother and daughter of the Shen family could not wait to drown her on their way to marriage. If only she had been more careful …

However, in this life, she would never let this happen again.

"Cui Yan, how did you keep watch?" Can you just let Shen Ruoqi barge in and disturb the princess? The red tassel fiercely glared at Cui Yan who was standing by the side with a basin in her hands, complaining.

Cui Yan lowered her head and said nervously, "At that time …"

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. I only got sick because I blew on the window last night. Give me the medicine to drink." Shangguan Qian sat up, took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Princess …" Even Cui Zhu couldn't help but frown, because it was very rare to see the princess drink all the medicine together, not even frowning a single time.

In her previous life, she had experienced all sorts of humiliations, no matter how painful, let alone taking medicine. This kind of suffering really meant nothing to her.

No matter how bitter the medicine was, could it still be that painful?