Chapter 36: Kneeling in the Rain

Xu Zhaoyuan stood under the eaves dejectedly.

Since Qiulan Palace and Jinxiu Palace were very close, Concubine Wan usually went with her.

But today, Concubine Wan did not wait for her.

At the end of the greetings, she also felt Concubine Wan's hostility towards her.

Xu Zhaoyuan stood alone under the eaves, feeling somewhat bewildered. At the same time, her tense nerves relaxed as she recalled the emperor's words and their meaning in the palace just now.

"You instigated Concubine Wan and stirred up conflicts and disputes in the harem. You bullied the concubines. I don't need to give you many examples. Moreover, you ignored my words."

Bullying concubines?

Xu Zhaoyuan realized it later and laughed in anger, her eyes red and full of anger.

It turned out that the Emperor had always been resentful of her bullying of Lady Wen. Her fate today was caused by that little bitch Lady Wen.

She was furious, anger and jealousy surging through her body, the flames of rage roaring. She was angry, angry at being demoted to Zhaoyuan. The emperor hadn't given any consideration to their old friendship.

She was even more jealous because she, the daughter of a minister, was not as good as a little beauty. The emperor was willing to wait for the opportunity and demote her for a beauty.

There was a bite mark on her lower lip, with blood beads oozing from the mark. There was a chilling coldness in her eyes. At this moment, Xu Zhaoyuan looked like a "madman".

He raised his foot and walked towards Chang Lixuan.

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"Miss Wen." A voice came from behind.

Wen Wanyu turned around and saw Xu Zhaoyuan staring at her, her eyes like those of a man-eating beast.

The "desire to survive" told her not to provoke Xu Zhaoyuan. After Wen Wanyu greeted her, she said, "It's raining so hard, why is Xu Zhaoyuan here?" It seemed as if she was deliberately blocking her.

Xu Zhaoyuan smiled and approached her step by step. When she was only a fist away, Xu Zhaoyuan had no intention of stopping.

Her behavior was so confusing that Wen Wanyu stepped back repeatedly: "What's wrong with Xu Zhaoyuan?"

Xu Zhaoyuan didn't say anything.

He touched her right cheek with his hand, which was icy cold. Wen Wanyu shivered and got goose bumps all over her body.

Xu Zhaoyuan patted her face again in an insulting manner: "If such a beautiful face is scratched, will the emperor still like it?"

Hearing this, Bai Su was startled. She held the umbrella handle to separate Xu Zhaoyuan and said, "Xu Zhaoyuan, the master is not feeling well. I will take the master back to the palace first."

After saying this, he didn't care about Xu Zhaoyuan's reaction and wanted to take Wen Wanyu away. Xu Zhaoyuan was stimulated and furious. She was already crazy. If she really hurt her master, that would be bad.

But just as she took a step, Bai Su's arm was pulled violently. Bai Su turned around, and before she could stand firmly, a slap was slapped in her face.

It was very loud. Bai Su staggered a step after being hit.

It was obvious that Xu Zhaoyuan had taken a ruthless approach. Wen Wanyu quickly supported Bai Su and suppressed his anger: "Xu Zhaoyuan, what do you want to do?"

Xu Zhaoyuan roared, "Did I let you go? How dare a servant act so presumptuously in front of me? Who do you think you are?"

Wen Wanyu knew that Xu Zhaoyuan was somewhat irritated and had nowhere to vent her anger, so she was looking for someone to vent her anger without considering the consequences. It was useless to explain to a madman.

Blindly tolerating her would only make her worse. Bai Su's slap was not in vain.

Might as well take a gamble.

"Xu Zhaoyuan, I respect you as an elder in the palace and one of the Nine Concubines. I've always been tolerant, but that doesn't mean I don't have a temper. You were the one who started the trouble today, and Bai Su only broke the rules to protect me. If you really want to make trouble with the Empress, I'm here to accompany you at any time. But what do you think your chances of winning are?"

Her eyes suddenly turned cold, she lifted her eyelids slightly and glanced at Xu Zhaoyuan coldly.

Xu Zhaoyuan was speechless for a moment. Wen Wanyu, who was standing opposite her, looked clearly calm at this moment, and even his every move exuded an indescribable majesty.

"How dare you! Lady Wen, you are just a beauty, yet you speak to Lady Zhao Yuan in this way."

Yes, she is just a little beauty, why should we talk to her like that?

Xu Zhaoyuan's anger didn't diminish at all, but instead intensified. She was the Shangshu's legitimate daughter and a close friend of Concubine Wan, so why should she be afraid of a beautiful woman?

Her eyes were almost spitting fire. "I am Zhao Yuan, a position you can never reach."

"Yeah?"

Wen Wanyu sneered and asked back.

"You..." Xu Zhaoyuan's face twisted slightly with anger.

"Then you can give it a try!" Wen Wanyu smiled.

Not only the expression, but also the tone is mean, which is the easiest way to provoke others.

Xu Zhaoyuan could no longer bear it, the beast in her heart kept roaring, so she raised her hand and slapped him.

Wen Wanyu's expression did not change at all, without blinking, she raised her hand and held Xu Zhaoyuan's wrist.

He only exerted a little force on his hand, and the hand that was about to hit her face was easily restrained by an irresistible force, and then was thrown down heavily.

"You..." Xu Zhaoyuan glared at her angrily: "Kneel down before me."

Wen Wanyu sneered and knelt down.

Looking at Wen Wanyu kneeling at her feet, Xu Zhaoyuan felt relieved. She squatted down and looked her in the eye: "No matter how arrogant you are, you still have to kneel down when I tell you to."

"Your Majesty, I feel sorry for you." Wen Wanyu looked into her eyes and said.

Xu Zhaoyuan's expression changed and became tense.

"You only know how to blindly vent your anger, but you don't have the foresight to understand the underlying situation. You'll only end up in a vicious cycle."

"My Lady, do you want to know what kind of vicious cycle this is?"

Wen Wanyu smiled harmlessly, "Demoted, used, demoted, used again, demoted, used again, and in the end, dead."

The last word "death" was not spoken out loud, but only lip-synced.

Xu Zhaoyuan felt as if a sore spot had been touched. Her anger was replaced by fear. She hurriedly stood up and said to Zilian, "Lady Wen has committed insubordination. She will be punished by kneeling for two hours. You stay here and watch over her. Don't let her go to get help."

Zilian said, "Yes."

Xu Zhaoyuan fled in panic.

Zi Lian snatched Bai Su's umbrella away: "Since this is a punishment of kneeling, please show some attitude, Miss Wen."

Being punished to kneel for two hours on a normal day is hard enough, let alone in the heavy rain.

The rain hit my head and body, and soon I was soaked all over.

Perhaps it was God's "mercy" or perhaps Wen Wanyu was "too lucky", the rain became heavier and heavier, and slowly turned into a rainstorm.

Wen Wanyu was already going crazy inside: Let all the rain fall, so that he can't see the struggle on my face.

Bai Su looked at her worriedly: "My lady, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I am fine, my young lady. But you have been in poor health since childhood. I am afraid you will be sick if you go back in two hours."

Wen Wanyu smiled, "Believe me, it won't take two hours."

Bai Su just thought she was comforting herself.

Xu Zhaoyuan left a palace maid to guard them and prevent them from asking for help, so naturally someone else would ask for help on her behalf.

Wen Wanyu just wanted Cheng Shuyi to come quickly! It’s not that she didn’t think about Xie Junyao, but,

How can a man have sisters he can rely on?