The little palace girl's voice was not loud, but Xiao Shushen was immersed in his own thoughts, and the moment he thought of her empress palace being so cold, his mood immediately turned sour.
"Esteemed Empress, do you want Eunuch Xuan to come in …" The voice of the little palace maid became softer and softer, her chin almost buried in her chest.
"Who let you in!" Xiao Shushen's eyes swept across and she was startled by her. She glared at her fiercely and ran off gracefully. "What are you standing here for!"
The little palace maid was so frightened by her scolding that he immediately knelt down, his small mouth trembling as he begged for mercy. "Servant …" "Your servant is …"
"How dare you!" She was already in a bad mood, so this little palace maid's provocation only made her worse. She got up from her beauty bed and said, "How dare you talk back to me!"
"Empress!" This servant doesn't dare, this servant deserves to die … "Esteemed Empress, please spare this servant …" The little palace maid was so scared that his entire body was trembling, and his shoulders were heaving.
The more she begged for mercy, the angrier she became. She raised her hand and sent a slap flying.
There was too much movement inside the room, Gui mama hurriedly walked in, and immediately frowned upon entering.
"Esteemed Empress!" Gui mama immediately walked to her side and pulled on her clothes, secretly shaking her head. Xiao Shushen still harbored resentment in her heart, but when she saw the look in Gui mama's eyes, he could only calm her anger down and fiercely glare at the little palace maid.
Gui mama comforted her as she sat on the beauty bed. "Empress, please don't hurt your body because of this lowly girl."
Earlier, she had sent the rage in her heart to this small palace maid because she had nowhere to vent it on. Now, she had long since come to her senses. She was the dignified and gentle empress, so how could she allow herself to lose all decorum with this young palace maid?
The Gui mama turned around, his face dark and sinister. He glared at the tearful little palace maid on the ground and said, "You ignorant girl actually charged at the empress to bring back the twentieth board yourself." He gave her a contemptuous glance and did not want to speak to her.
When the young palace maid heard this, his eyes were filled with disbelief and despair. The twentieth plank was not meant to take her life! But her cries were useless and he was dragged down.
It was only after a while did the hall regain its calm. The Gui mama patiently advised, "The Empress should not have gotten angry at a young palace maid."
"I was just unable to control my emotions for the time being." His tone of voice was still not very good. He hadn't spent the night in her palace for over half a month and normally wouldn't come over, but Shen Qingwan's place was bustling with noise and excitement.
How could she, a dignified empress, endure this? But how could she be willing to say these words to others? She was the mother of a nation. If she did not have this much temper, she would be criticized by others.
Not only Xiao Shushen, even Liu Chugrong felt that the Emperor was becoming colder and colder towards her, and didn't give her any trust at all.
"Xiao Lv, go tell the emperor that I'm sick." Liu Chugrong spoke with vigor, asking the palace maid to put down her bun and let it fall behind his back. However, he couldn't bear to remove all of his makeup. He just made his face pale.
Lamei had even asked the imperial physician to come and take care of her. The imperial physician took her ingot and followed her meaning to say that her body was a little weak.
After sending off Imperial Physician Liu Chu Rong, he lay back on the bed and waited for Fu Yuheng to arrive. However, he was not the only one who had come.
The moment she saw the Emperor, she revealed an expression of joy, but that expression froze when she saw Shen Qingwan.
Instantly, Liu Chugrong clutched the quilt tightly with resentment burning in her eyes. She had also come with him!
But seeing that the emperor had walked in, she could only withdraw her gaze, feigning a delicate and pitiful appearance, and had Xiao Lv help her. "Chenqie … Your consort pays her respects to the Emperor. "
She originally wanted Fu Yuheng to step forward and help her, but she did not expect him to ignore her and allowed Xiao Lv to help her up.
Shen Qing Wan looked at the unwillingness in her eyes and couldn't help ridiculing her in her heart. Who was she trying to show off her pitiful appearance to?
Fu Yuheng did not want to come, but he advised his to go and see what was the matter.
However, when he saw the pretentious look on the man's face, contempt and disgust flashed across his eyes. He waited for her to finish saluting before indifferently saying, "If your body isn't well, then get up."
Liu Chugrong looked like a weakling who helped the wind up. He raised his hand and coughed a few times, "Chenqie disturbed the emperor's official business. Chenqie is really useless."
Hearing this, Fu Yuheng's expression became indifferent. It was not because of a single word from her. Now was not the time for him to fall out with her. "If your body isn't well, then speak less. Just lie down on the bed."
Seeing that his tone had eased up a bit, Liu Chugrong's face became a little better and he finally had a smile on his face.
Xiao Lv helped her up onto the bed. Shen Qingwan only watched coldly as she heard her say, "Consort Xian's sister is really considerate. You even accompanied the emperor to my palace."
"The Emperor is a man after all, how can a woman be so meticulous?"
This sentence was a slap to her face. Her body wasn't feeling well, but she needed the busy emperor to come visit her instead, wasn't that the same as being insensible?
How could Liu Chugrong not know what he meant? His face turned pale, but he braced himself and said, "Sister is a wonderful person. How else could I get the king's pity?"
Hearing Shen Qingwan's words, Fu Yuheng turned his head and gave her an indifferent glance. With just a glance, he had a faint smile on his face. He was not as cold and emotionless as he was towards Liu Chugrong.
"Since that's the case, I shall return. If you're not feeling well, then invite the imperial physician over to take a look. " Then, he walked out of the room, ignoring Liu Chugrong's reaction.
Liu Chu Rong wanted to ask the emperor to stay, but he found that the king had already left the room.
Shen Qingwan stood on the spot and stared at him as if she was watching a play. Liu Chugrong felt uncomfortable from her stare, and his tone was also a bit unfriendly.
"Why aren't you leaving?" His voice was not soft like his voice just now. It was filled with vigor. There was no sign of weakness in his body.
As soon as she said it, she realized that she was wrong and her eyes froze.
Shen Qing Wan laughed, and ridiculed her: "How could you know that Imperial Consort Liu's acting is so brilliant if you don't stay? Even the capital is less famous than you, right? "
Liu Chu Rong had always treated her badly, and now she didn't want to laugh it off. Since he had the guts to act, he should be prepared to be seen through. Moreover, before, she didn't like to cause trouble, but now …
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Chugrong's face turned white and red as soon as he heard it. He avoided looking at her with his eyes, but his voice lacked the confidence he had before.
Shen Qingwan looked around her like she was admiring her surroundings. She looked a little regretful but at the same time sincere, "Imperial Consort Liu will properly cherish this glory and wealth as well as this peace."
Ye Zichen was stunned by her words, and didn't react for a long time. Shen Qingwan had a mysterious smile on her face as she turned to leave.
Some things were too clear, so there was no meaning.