Chapter 125 Consort Liu Loses Favor

Besides, no one with a brain would believe such a clumsy lie, right?

Thinking of this, Meng Yanzhi felt a wave of disgust again, but then continued working.

Soon it was time for dinner. Meng Yanzhi finished making all the pastries and stuffed them all into Zhao Bailu's hands. She then hurriedly ran towards the Imperial Study, but accidentally bumped into a sparrow.

"Aunt Sparrow?"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Meng Yanzhi quickly bowed and apologized.

However, the Sparrow's personality was exactly the same as Consort Liu's; she was extremely arrogant and domineering, and even the palace maids dared not provoke her.

Most importantly, the sparrow dislikes Meng Yanzhi the most.

She slapped Meng Yanzhi hard across the face, gritting her teeth as she said, "How dare you! Are you blind? I think you deliberately bumped into me!"

"I didn't mean to." Meng Yanzhi stood up and looked coldly at Shan Que: "You are a first-rank palace maid, and I am a fifth-rank female official. If we really talk about it, my status is no lower than yours!"

"Hmph, a mere fifth-rank female official dares to be so arrogant?" Sparrow looked at Meng Yanzhi with disdain: "This outfit of mine is priceless; I couldn't afford to pay for it even if I sold you. Tell me, what should we do?"

Meng Yanzhi frowned, looked around, and noticed that many palace maids and eunuchs were looking in their direction. She immediately knelt on the ground, looking pitiful, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. If you're angry, Auntie, please hit me or scold me. I just beg you to calm down!"

"Hmph, look at your despicable appearance!"

"Then you can kneel here until the sun goes down. If you dare to slack off, see how I deal with you!"

The titmouse gave her a hard pinch, then strode away.

Meng Yanzhi thought this woman was something special, but it turned out to be nothing more than being forced to kneel. Fortunately, she had often knelt before at the Meng family, so she didn't think much of it.

For Meng Yanzhi, physical pain was nothing. If she could achieve her goal, she would be willing to kneel for a while or even be stabbed if necessary.

During dinner, Meng Yanzhi was forced to kneel as punishment, so the eunuchs in the imperial kitchen had no choice but to cook the dishes themselves.

Xiao Xingyuan was already in a bad mood after a long day, and after taking a bite of food, he vomited it up.

Where is Meng Yanzhi?!

Xiao Xingyuan gritted his teeth and stared at Wang Huanhai.

"Make him kneel down in the long street as punishment."

Wang Huanhai stepped forward and spoke with great helplessness.

"What? Who made her kneel as punishment?"

Xiao Xingyuan frowned. In the palace, who didn't know that Meng Yanzhi was a person in the Emperor's presence? Who was this person who dared to be so presumptuous?

“It is a sparrow from Consort Liu’s palace.”

"Excellent! What a fine Consort Liu, and what a fine Prince Yu!"

Xiao Xingyuan was already seething with anger because of these two people, and this news was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Issue the order: Consort Liu has committed insubordination and arrogance; she is hereby demoted to the rank of concubine!"

"Meng Yanzhi is loyal to her duties and thorough in her work. She is hereby appointed as a third-rank female official and put in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Kitchen!"

Before Xiao Xingyuan could finish speaking, he had already gotten up and walked out.

Seeing this, Wang Huanhai was also shocked. He never expected that Xiao Xingyuan, who was always calm, would actually change his expression for Meng Yanzhi.

Long street.

Meng Yanzhi knelt there with her head down, not uttering a word. The palace maids and eunuchs who came and went looked her over, and her knees ached all over.

Suddenly, a pair of bright yellow boots appeared in front of them, and looking up, they met Xiao Xingyuan's angry eyes.

Meng Yanzhi looked pitiful, her eyes brimming with tears: "Your Majesty..."

Xiao Xingyuan had come with a temper, but now, facing Meng Yanzhi's watery eyes, he completely lost his temper.

"stand up."

Xiao Xingyuan's voice was very stiff.

Meng Yanzhi was obedient and managed to get up from the ground with difficulty. However, because she had been kneeling for too long, her knees were numb, and as soon as she stood up, she fell heavily into Xiao Xingyuan's arms.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry."

Meng Yanzhi sighed and tried to stand up, but Xiao Xingyuan picked her up and carried her towards the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, please release me!"

"What if someone sees us!"

Meng Yanzhi was now really anxious. If someone saw this and it got out, how could she face people in the future?

"There will be no one here at this time."

"What? Is there something about me that I can't be seen by others?"

Xiao Xingyuan frowned, looking at Meng Yanzhi with displeasure.

"Are you bothered by others finding out about our relationship?"

Meng Yanzhi rolled her eyes at him. Wasn't that obvious?

She is a virgin now. If it is discovered that she has already had a relationship with Xiao Xingyuan, wouldn't that be courting death?

Even if Xiao Xingyuan had a conscience and made her an imperial concubine, it would still go against her dreams!

However, Meng Yanzhi dared not say these words aloud. She could only tug at Xiao Xingyuan's clothes and say, "This humble woman is afraid of ruining Your Majesty's reputation."

She kept saying it was for Xiao Xingyuan, but she still silently buried her head in her hands. Now, even if her own mother came, she probably wouldn't recognize who she was.

Xiao Xingyuan carried Meng Yanzhi back in his arms, putting her down very gently.

Meng Yanzhi quickly stood up, knelt down and bowed: "This humble woman thanks Your Majesty!"

"You've been kneeling for so long, isn't that enough?" Xiao Xingyuan looked at Meng Yanzhi with a half-smile: "Get up."

When Meng Yanzhi met Xiao Xingyuan's gaze, she knew that she couldn't hide her little thoughts.

She sighed, then said sullenly, "Hanliu Palace is always making things difficult and provoking me, and Consort Liu is even more difficult and harassing me, so I also want to live a few days in peace."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingyuan nodded in satisfaction and snorted, "Not too stupid, you know to tell me the truth."

"A mere lady-in-waiting like you wants to challenge the Imperial Concubine? You have quite the nerve," Xiao Xingyuan sneered, staring at Meng Yanzhi.

He was a man of unpredictable nature, so Meng Yanzhi couldn't tell whether he was truly angry or something else.

Meng Yanzhi quickly knelt on the ground, trembling: "This humble woman has offended Consort Liu, this humble woman deserves to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"I don't blame you."

"stand up."

Xiao Xingyuan looked at her with displeasure. What was wrong with this girl? Why did she kneel down at the drop of a hat?

Meng Yanzhi glanced at Xiao Xingyuan cautiously, and only after confirming that he really didn't mean to blame her did she breathe a sigh of relief. She got up with a wronged expression and looked at Xiao Chenglin expectantly.

"Your Majesty, I am hungry."

"I'm hungry too."

Xiao Xingyuan glanced at her, then looked at her knees.

"Wang Huanhai, serve the meal!"