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Yun Ruo Lu picked some medicinal herbs that were good for the body, placed them in a basket, and left the sleeping quarters to go visit Xiang Qing.

Xiang Qing had been suffering from a cough previously, and she almost couldn't recover from it. It took a lot of effort for her to save Xiangqing's life.

However, because of Yuchi Xuan's ascension to the throne, Xiangqing had been depressed ever since she recovered from her illness. She almost never left her house, and rarely came to find her.

A cheerful and lively little girl suddenly became irritable and rebellious.

In the beginning, Yuchi Xuan had been rather patient, relying on her for everything. Later on, when she discovered that Xiangqing's temper was getting worse and worse, she even shouted out that Yuchi Xuan had killed her Imperial Father. She wanted revenge, so Yuchi Xuan no longer cared about Xiangqing.

If it wasn't for her, perhaps Xiangqing would have died in the palace.

Yun Ruo Lu had the palace servants prepare some food that Xiang Qing usually liked to eat, and then brought the things to visit Xiang Qing.

Xiangqing often had unstable emotions, so she picked some soothing herbs that could be applied to a person's mind. If placed in a incense burner, it would have an effect.

When Yun Ruo Lu arrived at Xiang Qing's chamber, she saw that the door to her chamber was tightly shut. There were palace maids kneeling on the ground outside the door, and the faint sound of weeping could be heard coming from within the palace.

"What happened? If you aren't serving the Little Princess properly inside, why are you all kneeling here? "

Yun Ruo Lu walked to the entrance of the palace, and took the initiative to ask, not waiting for the court ladies to greet her.

One of the palace maids who was protecting Xiang Qing knew about the relationship between Yun Ruo Lu and Xiang Qing, so she naturally had to be a bit more bold. Seeing Yun Ruo acting as though she had seen her savior, she replied with tears in her eyes: "Empress, quickly go in and save the Little Princess! "When the empress came by just now, the little princess tore apart her phoenix robe out of temper. The empress is currently punishing the little princess inside!"

When Yun Ruo Lu heard this, her eyebrows raised. She knew of Yun Ruo Yao's methods. If the fragrance were to fall into her hands, naturally, it would not end well.

Thinking this way, Yun Ruo Lu immediately pushed open the door and entered. At the same time that the door opened, the eunuch's report rang out.

"The imperial concubine has arrived!"

"Everyone, stop for me! What are you all doing!? "

Just as Yun Ruo You pushed open the door and entered, she saw Xiang Qing being pushed down to the ground by two palace maids. Her hair was all messed up, and on her back, there were even traces of being whipped.

The great hall echoed with the heartbreaking cries of Xiang Qing. Yun Ruo Lu spoke as she strode forward, pushing away the two palace maids, and hugged Xiang Qing to protect her.

The two palace maids were ruthlessly pushed aside by Yun Ruo. Before he could even react to what was happening, he was dragged away by the guards who had followed him in.

Xiang Qing threw herself into Yun Ruo Lu's embrace and cried loudly. She didn't say a single word, but it made Yun Ruo Lu's heart ache.

Such a young child, yet they dared to shut the door and lynch him. It was simply unbearable!

"Little sister, this girl is becoming more and more uncultured. I must properly educate her today."

Yun Ruo Yao knew that Yun Ruo Lu doted on Xiang Qing, so when she saw Yun Ruo Lu suddenly barge in, she naturally had to make the first move. No matter what, she was still a queen. What she wanted to do, she didn't need to look at Yun Ruo Lu's expression.

"Did the empress treat a ten-year old child like this, like a mother?"

Yun Ruo Lu's tone was cold, and didn't address Yun Ruo Yao as elder sister like before.

The left side of her face was red and swollen, and the clothes on her back had been smashed by the rattan whip.

These are obvious scars, and some require careful examination.

But even if that was all, she could not tolerate it.

"Master, Xiang Qing hurts so much …"

Xiang Qing's face was covered in tears. Lying in Yun Ruo's embrace, her voice was rather weak. She looked like she was about to faint.

"Bring the palace maids inside to treat him!"

Yun Ruo Lu glared at the palace maids who were stunned by the side. Immediately, four or five people surrounded her and carefully brought her back to her room.

After Xiang Qing was settled, Yun Ruo Lu started to settle the debt with Yun Ruo Yao.

"Esteemed empress, may I ask what the little princess has done? You want the empress to be so angry? "

Yun Ruo You stared at Yun Ruo Yao with an expressionless face, causing the originally calm Yun Ruo Yao to break out in a cold sweat, feeling a little guilty.

Originally, it was Xiangqing who made a mistake. It was only right for her to be educated as an elder. However, when Yun Ruo Lu walked in with him, she felt that things were going to be a lot more troublesome.

However, no matter how much power Yun Ruo Lu had, Yun Ruo Yao was still the empress in name. Furthermore, she was Yun Ruo Lu's elder sister, so naturally, she couldn't be weak.

With that thought, the originally somewhat guilty Yun Ruo Yao suddenly regained her courage and righteously said: "She tore apart my phoenix robe. If it wasn't for the fact that she looked young and had the identity of a princess, she would have already been dragged out and cut me down. What? Could it be that little sister wants to be biased? "

As Yun Ruo Yao spoke, she tidied up her damaged phoenix robe with a pained expression, as if she was very angry.

Yun Ruo Lu glanced at it, but there was one more hole, Yun Ruo Yao was only using this as an excuse.

"It's only a phoenix robe, why is the Empress so angry? If I come later, I wonder if the little princess still has a chance of survival? "

"How dare you!" How dare you speak to me like that! Contempt of imperial power, what crime should you have?! "

Just as Yun Ruo Lu's voice fell, Yun Ruo Yao scolded loudly, the empress's demeanor was extremely imposing.

Yun Ruo Man snorted disdainfully. The so-called imperial authority in her eyes was nothing more than an illusion.

"Humph!" If Princess Xiangqing was the empress's child, would the empress treat her in such a manner? "

Yun Ruo Lu was not willing to back down. She would not allow Xiang Qing to receive her punishment for free!

"Then you mean I'm in the wrong?"

Yun Ruo Yao looked at him coldly, she did not have any intention of backing down. Yun Ruo could tell that she wanted to use this matter to suppress her.

In the Yuchi Kingdom, the destruction of one's phoenix robe and draconic robe meant the extermination of nine clans. And it wasn't an exaggeration for Yun Ruo Yao to punish Xiangqing like this.

And if she were to help Xiangqing, she would naturally be suppressed.

But Xiangqing was only a ten-year old child, and the whipping was indeed a bit cruel to her.

Yun Ruo Man didn't want to argue with Yun Ruo Yao, because arguing was meaningless.

"As a queen, she's actually so petty and vicious. She can't even be with a child. If the empress feels like she can't take it anymore, she can go to the Buddhist hall and meditate for three days! "

As soon as Yun Ruo Lu finished speaking, four guards walked in and invited Yun Ruo Yao out.

Yun Ruo Yao looked at the four guards in shock, and shouted exasperatedly: "How dare you! I am the empress! If you dare to even touch me, I will destroy your entire clan! "

When the guards heard Yun Ruo Yao's words, they immediately stood where they were in fear, not daring to make another move.

Seeing this, Yun Ruo Yao shouted angrily at Yun Ruo Lu: "I am the empress, what right do you have to order me like this?"

Yun Ruo Lu turned around to look at Yun Ruo Yao, and a hint of ridicule appeared on the corner of her mouth. She slowly walked in, took out a gold plate from her sleeve, and said to Yun Ruo Yao: "Just this, is it not enough?"

Yuchi Xuan had specially made this gold medallion for her, so it went without saying that she had the right to do so. Seeing this gold medallion was akin to seeing the emperor himself. She could even get rid of it first and play later.

When Yun Ruo Yao saw the gold plate in Yun Ruo Lu's hands, her arrogant attitude immediately became much weaker, and her face became as pale as a winter melon.

Yun Ruo Yao's lips trembled, the expression in her eyes was complicated, her jealousy, hatred, and astonishment all showed themselves. After a long while, she finally said a single sentence, "Yun Ruo Lu, consider yourself ruthless!"

"Humph!" Take the queen down! Close the buddhist hall for three days! "

This was the first time she had heard Yun Ruo Yao call out her name, and it was even with such obvious hatred.

In this palace, there was no true love between them. Even if they were sisters, one day they would become enemies. Therefore, she wasn't surprised that he had turned against Yun Ruo Yao.

From the day she lost her child, she no longer had feelings for anyone.

After Yun Ruo Yao was taken away, Yun Ruo Lu came to the bedroom to look at Xiang Qing's injuries. Although those injuries weren't fatal, Yun Ruo Lu still felt pain for Xiang Qing.

Although Xiangqing was always grumpy, she was still very obedient to Yun Ruo.

Seeing Yun Ruo Lu frowning as she guarded the bed, Xiang Qing forced out a smile and consoled: "Master, don't worry. Xiang Qing is fine, she isn't in pain. Xiang Qing is only crying because she misses father."

Hearing her sweet and clear voice, Yun Ruo Lu felt as though a knife was stabbing into her heart.

She knew that Xiangqing felt lonely by herself. She had always wanted to bring Xiangqing with her. This way, she wouldn't dare to bully her.

However, she knew very well that staying by her side would only increase her dangers. She didn't want to involve her because she was still so young.

"Good Xiang Qing, if anyone dares to hit you again in the future, Master will return it tenfold!"

Yun Ruo Lu hugged Xiang Qing's head in her embrace, gently stroking it to comfort her.

"Master, the empress isn't a simple woman. Xiangqing doesn't want the empress and master to be enemies."

Xiang Qing had clearly heard the conversation between Yun Ruo Lu and Yun Ruo Yao earlier in the inner hall. If it wasn't because she was too young and didn't have the ability, she wanted to settle this matter by herself.

"Xiangqing, this isn't your fault. No one can bully Master, so don't worry, Xiangqing. "

Yun Ruo comforted her gently. The only person in this palace who could cause her to think about him was most likely Xiang Qing.

Xiang Qing sobbed and nodded. After hesitating for a moment, she opened her mouth and said, "Master, there's something that Xiang Qing didn't tell you."

"What is it?"

Yun Ruo Lu let go of Xiang Qing and looked at her doubtfully. Looking at Xiang Qing's troubled expression, she guessed that she must have found out something that was difficult to say.

"Last time during Master's conferred ceremony, there was chaos outside the palace. Actually, the empress had arranged this entire thing to be done by someone else. "While Xiang Qing was playing, I overheard her outside the empress dowager's palace."

In one breath, Xiangqing finished speaking. When Yun Ruo Lu heard this, her expression became even more serious.