"Smack!"

Hua Rong sat on a swing in the courtyard of Cangmei Palace, holding a whip in her hand.

Looking at Di Bumie, who stood not far away with an indifferent expression.

To be honest, she appears serious on the surface, but she has a strange feeling inside.

I even felt like laughing.

That stern-faced, seemingly approachable but actually aloof little monk in heaven might one day be able to show such an expression.

It has to be said, that expression looks quite serious.

But it looks a bit out of place on a little kid.

Liu Yiyi sat on the stool next to her, eating an apple while drawing a portrait of Hua Rong.

He didn't even glance at Emperor Immortal.

Although Emperor Bumie was precocious, he was still a seven-year-old child.

I felt very depressed and aggrieved at that moment.

He didn't have a good feeling about Hua Rong. People around him had told him that his mother had been framed by Hua Rong.

Although he didn't know the specifics, he had long harbored resentment towards Hua Rong.

However, he never expected to appear in the Hidden Plum Palace this time.

To be honest, at first he also wanted to pretend that he actually liked Hua Rong a lot.

But before he could even begin to pretend, Hua Rong said directly, "No need to pretend. I know you hate me, you even wish you could kill me. So don't put on that act, or I'll just crush you to death."

Because of this one sentence, Di Bumie immediately showed his dislike for Hua Rong on his face.

I don't want to pretend at all!

He just hates Hua Rong, so what?

Since the other party has already seen through it, there's no need to pretend anymore.

He turned his head and looked at Liu Yiyi with a pitiful expression.

Seeing this, Liu Yiyi picked up the whip beside her, but instead of lashing the ground like Hua Rong had done, she lashed it directly at Di Bumie.

"You're not even listening to the Empress anymore! Is this how your mother raised you? Or are you planning a rebellion?!"

Emperor Bumie was struck to the ground by Liu Yiyi's whip. Before feeling the pain, he was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Liu Yiyi, as if he couldn't believe that this was his mother.

Aren't all mothers gentle?

Why was his mother such a person?

Looking at Liu Yiyi and Hua Rong, who was watching coldly from the sidelines, he felt for the first time that his life was bleak.

Even when he lived in the cold palace and had to compete with animals and lowly people for food, he never felt that life was hard.

Because he knew that one day he would be able to reclaim what was rightfully his.

But at this moment, he felt utterly hopeless.

Why did it turn out like this?

Is his life only filled with darkness?

Without hesitation, Hua Rong lashed out at Di Bumie with his whip.

At that moment, she felt no guilt whatsoever; on the contrary, she felt great!

When she was still weak, the other party was already a Mahayana stage cultivator.

He could only make a living by hiding his fish tail between his legs.

Now, not only is her cultivation profound, but she has also become the mother of Emperor Bumie. This is absolutely awesome!

"If you don't squat for two hours today, you'll get ten lashes. Oh, and those two lashes your mother and I gave you earlier don't count! If you don't squat for two hours tomorrow, the number of lashes will increase by five each day!"

Upon hearing Hua Rong's words, Emperor Bumie was shocked and jumped up in a flash.

Then... I started practicing horse stance?

That's right, it's the horse stance!

He refused to get stabbed before because he didn't want to listen to that wicked woman, Hua Rong.

But little did he know, he was being far too optimistic!

Not one evil woman, but two evil women working together!

Now, feeling the pain from those two whips, I feel some regret.

Why did he have to fight against these two devilish women when he was so young?

"I want to grow up quickly so that these two women... can make these two women do horse stance for me all day long!"

Thinking of this, Di Bumie felt a surge of energy.

The horse stance is firmly planted!

Liu Yiyi continued to paint for Hua Rong, who then fell asleep on the swing.

Caihe fanned her from the side, while keeping a close eye on the blanket on Huarong's body.

A blanket was prepared so that if it fell, Hua Rong could be covered up immediately.

In case I catch a cold later?

This was already a subconscious preparation on her part.

To be honest, she never knew she was so good at serving people.

But after serving Hua Rong, everything went extremely smoothly.

It was as if she had done it many times before, but she had never served someone of Hua Rong's status before.

"I wonder if Consort Mei is here? Our Empress is hosting a banquet in the Imperial Garden and would like to invite Consort Mei to attend."

Liu Yiyi looked up and saw the palace maid walking in.

This appears to be a senior palace maid serving the Empress.

Liu Yiyi has forgotten what her name was.

However, the fact that the Empress sent her personal maid here shows that she doesn't treat Hua Rong well.

Regardless of whether she was willing to give this attitude of importance, there's no way to deny it now!

This is enough to illustrate Hua Rong's status in the harem.

It has to be said that power is sometimes something that people really crave.

I long for it.

In this matter, if it were in another palace, the Empress would probably have sent a eunuch or a maid to inform her directly.

Don't be so polite. Those palace maids and eunuchs probably get a lot of benefits from the palace.

Based on this alone, Liu Yiyi felt that following Hua Rong was a great experience and she wasn't wronged at all!

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