Chapter 926

In the past, Consort Qu would always find various reasons to make Consort Jing's appearance less sudden, but today, why did Consort Qu just mention Consort Jing directly?

It must have been Consort Qu who let her guard down for a moment.

Yun Cai made up her mind that she would take the opportunity of serving tea to give Consort Qu a good reminder.

Remind her that her current status is entirely due to Consort Jing.

If it weren't for Consort Jing, Consort Qu might still be outside, suppressed by Huo Zhao and unable to recover!

Thinking of this, Yun took a deep breath and resolutely walked over with what she was holding.

Upon arriving at the palace, they heard the Emperor and Consort Qu chatting and laughing. Yun Cai stepped forward to pour them tea: "Consort Qu, this was sent over by Consort Jing earlier. It's the best tea you could have had."

Consort Qu lowered her eyelashes, and her mood visibly soured: "The things from Consort Jing's place are naturally the best."

Seeing her say that, Yun Cai smiled and said, "Of course, but Consort Jing values ​​you the most!"

Listening to the conversation between the master and servant, the emperor sensed something was amiss: "You little girl, are you from Consort Qu's palace or Consort Jing's palace?"

To him, it sounded as if the palace maid was trying to establish Jingpin's authority.

Yun Cai was caught off guard by the emperor's words and immediately lost her composure: "This servant is from Consort Jing's palace... no, this servant is from Consort Qu's palace!"

"Your Majesty, I am young and Consort Jing was afraid that I would be ignorant, so she sent a maid to keep me in check. Please don't be angry."

As Consort Qu spoke, she handed him a teacup: "Consort Jing said that one must be careful in one's words and actions in this palace, and every move must conform to etiquette, especially in front of His Majesty. One must not be negligent, for the Emperor's favor is like flowing water, once gone, it never returns—"

Consort Qu suddenly stopped speaking.

The next moment, she hurriedly stood up and knelt at the emperor's feet with a look of fear on her face: "Your Majesty, I misspoke, please forgive me!"

As soon as she knelt down, everyone else in the hall followed suit, touching their heads to the ground.

The hall was so quiet that you couldn't even hear someone breathing.

However, Consort Qu's eyelashes were lowered, but there was not a trace of panic in them; in fact, she was remarkably calm.

The atmosphere in the hall immediately became tense.

No one in the world wants to be seen as heartless.

The so-called "imperial favor is like flowing water" is precisely what describes the emperor's heartlessness.

Everyone in the palace knew this, but no one ever dared to say it to the emperor.

The emperor lowered his eyes and did not call Consort Qu to rise for a long time.

After a long while, the emperor finally said, "Did Consort Jing teach you this?"

Consort Qu bit her lower lip and nodded gently.

"So what do you think?"

"This concubine... dares not speak."

"Now that Consort Jing is not here, say whatever you think."

Hearing this, Consort Qu finally mustered the courage to raise her head. Seeing that the emperor was staring at her intently, she said, "I think Your Majesty is just affectionate, not heartless. Besides, I am a living, breathing person. In front of Your Majesty, I don't need to hide everything about myself."

Hearing her words, the emperor's expression gradually relaxed.

He extended his hand towards Consort Qu: "What's the difference between being affectionate and being heartless?"

Consort Qu took his hand and stood up: "Of course there is a difference. Take myself for example. I love all kinds of flowers. Whenever I get a rare flower, I want to sleep with it. But I don't smash other flowers because of that."