Chapter 45 Punishment
Hao Mengye had a bad feeling.
"parking!"
The car stopped and I was about to lift the curtain to take a look when I heard Yu Shengsheng say from inside: "Commander Hao, I'm fine, let's go."
She sounded normal, but her voice was a little tinny.
Hao Mengye frowned slightly and looked at the palace gate not far away: "Miss Yu, we'll be at the palace gate soon, you have to get off the car, are you really okay?"
"It's okay, Commander Hao, don't worry."
The carriage stopped in front of the palace gate. When the guards saw that it was Hao Mengye, they all bowed and greeted him.
Hao Mengye nodded: "The Queen has ordered Miss Yu to enter the palace."
The guards quickly retreated, Yu Shengsheng got off the carriage, lowered her eyes and followed Hao Mengye.
This was her second time entering the palace.
The first time was not long after I returned to the Su family. I came with Madam Su to see the Queen.
At that time, she was nervous and a little excited. She was curious about everything she saw. Although she lowered her head, her eyes couldn't help but wander around.
At this moment, she was walking on the bluestone brick road, not interested in anything around her. Even a tree gave her a sense of oppression.
As I approached the center of the palace step by step, each step felt like stepping on the tip of my heart, and my breathing became tighter and tighter.
Hao Mengye turned his head and glanced at her. She lowered her head, and her delicate neck was so thin that it could be broken with one hand.
There was still a faint scent of yellow fruit on her body, which was much lighter than when she just got off the car.
Did she eat the yellow fruit in the car?
Hao Mengye could feel her nervousness and even fear, but under such circumstances, she still had the mind to eat the yellow fruit.
I really can't understand her.
When they were almost at the Queen's Palace, Hao Mengye whispered, "Miss Yu, I can't go in with you, I'll wait for you outside the palace gate."
Yu Shengsheng's throat rolled slightly: "Okay."
When they reached the palace gate, a familiar voice, with its usual harsh tone, floated over Yu Shengsheng's head.
"Miss Yu, we meet again."
Yu Shengsheng bowed and said, "Madam Song."
Miss Song ignored her and saluted to Hao Mengye: "Commander Hao, I'm sorry to trouble you to make this trip. I really can't take it."
Hao Mengye had no expression on his face and said in a calm tone: "It's okay. It's my duty to escort the prisoner without any mistakes."
Lady Song smiled slightly and said, "I have only been away for a few days and I have made a mistake again. It is really embarrassing for the queen. Miss Yu, come with me."
Yu Shengsheng followed her in. When they passed by Hao Mengye, Hao Mengye could no longer smell the scent of yellow fruit on her, but she didn't know if it was an illusion, but her lips seemed to be a little redder.
Hao Mengye withdrew his thoughts and gaze, thinking to himself, why was he paying attention to her mouth for no reason?
Yu Shengsheng clenched her hands silently in her sleeves, feeling a slight pain on her body.
Lady Song led the way in front, her harsh tone colder than ice: "You can even enter the Zhenqiao Tower, you are really capable."
"Why, you still want to seduce Hao Mengye? Let me tell you, he is not like those guards and grooms in the other gardens. If you provoke him, you will die without knowing how."
"Miss Song, you are joking. I dare not." Yu Shengsheng replied in a low voice.
Ms. Song stopped and turned around, her eyes like a thin blade scraping her skin and cutting her bones.
"I dare not. You did this a lot when you were in the other garden."
Yu Shengsheng pursed her lips and said nothing. What kind of guard or groom is that? How could she be involved with those people? It was just a false accusation.
Female official Song was over 25 years old, but she had never been released from the palace. Her greatest pleasure was to torture the young palace maids. When they were in the villa, Yu Shengsheng was the first to bear the brunt of it.
Lady Song pinched her chin and said, "Listen to me, be good when you go in. If you dare to make the Queen unhappy..."
"I dare not."
The queen was dignified, not glamorous, but her words and actions were like those of a mother of the country.
She sat steadily, drinking her herbal tea. It was hot outside but cool inside. As Yu Shengsheng stepped in, she couldn't help shivering.
"Your servant Yu Shengsheng pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen."
Yu Shengsheng knelt down respectfully with standard movements, not daring to make any mistakes.
She folded her hands, pressed them on the floor tiles, and rested her forehead on the backs of her hands.
Her palms touched the cool floor tiles, and the coolness spread from her palms to her whole body, and the tingling and burning sensation in her body was slightly relieved.
But at this moment, her heart was tense, and her whole body was like a drawn bow, and she dared not relax for a moment.
The queen didn't wake up.
He didn't put down the teacup until he had finished half of it. The sound was even colder than the sound of the cup falling.
"Yu Shengsheng, you really never stop for a day. I held a lotus viewing banquet for you, but instead of performing well, you got yourself into trouble and went to Zhenqiao Tower."
The Queen spoke slowly, and every word carried a heavy sense of oppression that made Yu Shengsheng's bones ache.
"How dare you covet Princess Rongyang's fiancé? Who gave you the courage? It seems that you have turned a deaf ear to all my teachings."
She waved her hand and Lady Officer Song brought a tray with more than a dozen silver needles on it.
"Come forward."
Yu Shengsheng's heart trembled. She closed her eyes tightly, straightened her back, and knelt down in front of the queen.
The queen continued to sit dignifiedly, her expression did not change, and her smiling eyes and brows looked very similar to the prince's.
She waved her hand again, and Lady Song picked up a silver needle and was about to pierce her earlobe.
Yu Shengsheng's heart sank and she clenched her hands, but she didn't dare to hide.
The needle tip pierced the skin and blood rolled out. The sharp pain almost made Yu Shengsheng scream. She gritted her teeth and endured it, her face flushed.
Soon, the queen found that the redness on her body would not go away and had turned into spots.
She has fair skin to begin with, so the redness is particularly noticeable.
When the queen saw these red spots, her heart was shocked and she felt a strong disgust.
“Stand back!”
Lady Song was still not satisfied, so she could only put it aside and said, "Get away!"
Yu Shengsheng stepped back and knelt down again: "My lady, I have no choice. The Su family forced me to save the young general, and I dare not disobey. Zhen Qu Lou suspects him, so someone must stay behind, and the one who is abandoned can only be me."
The Queen looked at her with a slightly deep gaze. Lady Song wanted to say something, but the Queen waved her hand to stop her.
What Yu Shengsheng said was the truth. She knew very well what kind of people the Su family was.
"What is your relationship with Hao Mengye? He actually sent you here personally."
This is what the Queen wanted to ask.
"Your Highness, how could this servant have any relationship with Commander Hao? He detained me because he still suspected the young general and wanted to control someone, and that person just happened to be me."
"He didn't accompany me into the palace, he was escorting me."
Yu Shengsheng's face turned even redder, the whites of her eyes were bloodshot, her throat was hoarse when she spoke, and her lips were as red as if she had drunk blood.
The Queen looked away in disgust: "That's the best. I warn you, wait for Kong Dezhao to come to the capital, and when you meet him, don't mention that you have been to Zhen'an Tower. Do you understand?"
Yu Shengsheng endured the discomfort, her breathing became a little rapid: "I understand."
Lady Song stepped on her finger and said, "Say it again."
Yu Shengsheng's forehead was covered with cold sweat: "Slave, I understand."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard in the courtyard, and the sound of people paying respects to the prince.
Ms. Song withdrew her foot, and the prince took a step forward, his eyes fixed on Yu Shengsheng.
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