Chapter 48 Song Xuerou Causes Trouble (Playing the Fool)
"Your Highness, I don't understand..."
Liu Xin covered her face and got up, crying aggrievedly, "Didn't you just instruct me to kill Qingying to silence her?"
"I was merely instructing you to tell that wretched maid to shut her mouth! Not to spout nonsense in front of Shen Ruoli. When did I tell you to kill her to silence her?"
Song Xuerou was furious.
Because she knew that Qingying was Xie Xuansong's first woman, and that Xie Xuansong had some genuine feelings for her.
That's why she hated Qingying so much, yet dared not openly harm her!
She brought Qingying back from the Crown Prince's residence only to torture her severely; she didn't really intend to kill her!
"Since Shen Ruoli dared to hand Qingying over to me, she must have had some other intentions! She must have already told the Prince that Qingying is in my hands... Now that Qingying is dead, the Prince will definitely not forgive me!"
Song Xuerou was both anxious and angry, and couldn't help but slap Liu Xin twice more. "You good-for-nothing!"
"Haven't I treated you well enough? Why did you act so aggrieved when Shen Ruoli asked you a question just now, as if I had mistreated you!"
Liu Xin knelt on the ground, crying softly, not daring to argue.
She knew that the more she explained, the less lenient Song Xuerou would be with her.
She had been with Song Xuerou since childhood.
Because Song Xuerou was not favored in the Prime Minister's residence, she, as a maid, also suffered all kinds of bullying.
She was not only beaten and scolded by the master of the Prime Minister's mansion, but also despised and bullied by the servants of the Prime Minister's mansion. She was even Song Xuerou's punching bag!
Later, Song Xuerou married Xie Xuansong and became the Princess Consort of Chu, and her status in the Prime Minister's mansion soared!
Liu Xin thought that she and her servant had finally made it through.
To her surprise, Song Xuerou treated her the same as before, frequently beating and scolding her, venting all her resentment on her.
Upon arriving at the Chu Prince's residence, the servants looked down on the two of them, mistress and servant. They even pointed at her behind her back and cursed her mistress as a shameless, lowly woman who only knew how to climb into the prince's bed!
"That bitch Shen Ruoli! She certainly has some tricks up her sleeve! She used me to get rid of Qingying!"
Song Xuerou took a deep breath. "How did she find out that Qingying was pregnant with the prince's child? And how did she know about Qingying's existence?"
She knew nothing about these things!
"It seems that in the prince's heart, she is still more important!"
Song Xuerou was unconvinced.
"Today, she actually came to the Prince's residence to humiliate me, the Princess Consort! I will not swallow this insult!"
She said fiercely.
Seeing that Liu Xin was still sobbing, Song Xuerou grabbed the teacup that Shen Ruoli had just used and threw it at her, "Cry, cry, all you do is cry! Aren't you going to help this princess think of a solution!"
Liu Xin dared not dodge and was hit on the head, bleeding profusely.
She quickly scrambled forward, "The Princess Consort just said that the Prince is about to return to the capital?"
"good!"
Song Xuerou was furious and forgot that this matter should not be spread. She blurted out to Liu Xin, "Father has already made contact with the Prince and has spoken up for the Prince in front of the Emperor many times."
"My father sent word today that there has been a breakthrough in the matter of the Prince's return to the capital! The Empress's birthday is just around the corner, and the Prince will definitely be able to return to the capital on that day!"
Liu Xin's eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.
Song Xuerou continued, "You idiot! If you're going to silence Qingying, you should at least do it properly! Leap Moon must have known something just now."
"My secrets have fallen into Shen Ruoli's hands."
She sighed.
Liu Xin lowered her head, "It was this servant's foolishness."
You are indeed stupid!
Song Xuerou kicked her in disgust, then said, "Shen Ruoli tried to drive a wedge between me and the Prince. This princess can do that too!"
As she spoke, she instructed, "Go to the storeroom and find a few pieces of fine jade. Send them to the Crown Prince's residence later."
"Remember, you must wait until the Crown Prince returns to the palace before sending it to Shen Ruoli!"
She wanted Xie Xuanyin to know about this as well!
Liu Xin didn't understand, "What does the Princess mean?"
"Tell Shen Ruoli that I know she loves jade the most. It just so happens that these jade pieces were all collected by the Prince himself. Since the Prince is away, I, the Princess Consort, will give her some as a way of repaying her for her concern about me and the Prince, and also to thank her for caring so much about the Prince's situation."
Song Xuerou curled her lips into a smug smile, "These words must be heard by the Crown Prince himself!"
...
The Crown Prince's Residence.
Ever since Shen Ruoli and Xie Xuanyin had their conversation, Feng Qing has practically become Shen Ruoli's man.
He had just returned from the Ministry of Revenue and went straight to Qingning Palace to give his report.
"Your Highness, everything is going smoothly with Young Master Shen! However, Princess Chu's maid is standing outside the Crown Prince's residence, neither requesting an audience nor leaving. It's very strange!"
"Standing there like a pillar in front of our palace gates, she's definitely up to no good! I'll go and get rid of her!"
The intercalary month is the starting point for the conversation.
Shen Ruoli knew that Song Xuerou would definitely cause trouble.
But I didn't expect it to come so quickly!
"If she wants to stand there, then let her stand there."
Shen Ruoli disagreed.
She paused, then added meaningfully, "Go tell Liu Xin that it gets dark early in the palace, and this winter is colder than usual! If she freezes to death outside the Crown Prince's residence, no one will collect her body!"
...
Outside the palace gates.
Liu Xin was shivering from the cold.
She had already inquired and found out that the Crown Prince had not yet returned to the palace.
Therefore, she followed Song Xuerou's instructions and stood there waiting in the biting cold wind.
Upon seeing the leap month emerge, Liu Xin immediately took a step back in alarm.
Over the years, Song Xuerou shamelessly stayed by Shen Ruoli's side, and Liu Xin and Runyue naturally became acquainted with her.
However, Runyue also looked down on Liu Xin and her servant for their insidious and two-faced nature, always wanting more than they wanted.
With her master absent, Runyue became even more rude to her, saying, "My Crown Princess said that it gets dark early in the palace and it's freezing cold. If someone freezes to death outside the Crown Prince's residence, no one will collect the body!"
Runyue glanced at the brocade box in Liu Xin's arms and said, "You shouldn't have brought such a small box into the palace."
Liu Xin followed her gaze and looked down, then asked softly, "What does Sister Runyue mean by this?"
"I'm a year younger than you! Who are you calling 'older sister'?"
Leap Moon rolled her eyes. "If you freeze to death in the palace, this little box won't be big enough to hold you!"
Liu Xin's face turned pale, and she immediately felt unlucky, wanting to throw away the brocade box in her hand.
But if she fails to complete the task assigned by Song Xuerou, she may not escape disaster when she returns!
Just as Liu Xin was nervously at a loss, Runyue had already snatched the brocade box from her hand.
"Give it back to me!"
"It's just a pile of broken rocks, what are you so nervous about?"
Leap Month opened it, glanced at it, then pouted and returned it to her.
At this moment, Liu Xin glanced behind her and saw that Xie Xuanyin had finally returned, so she quickly handed over the brocade box again, saying, "Sister Runyue, this is a token of my princess's affection!"
"What's the sentiment behind this?"
She had barely finished speaking when Xie Xuanyin approached.
Liu Xin quickly knelt down and replied, "Your Highness, my Princess Consort said that today she visited the Prince's residence and showed concern for the Prince's situation. She specially catered to his preferences and ordered me to go to the palace to thank her!"
"The contents of the box are my lord's treasured possessions!"
She held the brocade box high and respectfully handed it to Xie Xuanyin.
Xie Xuanyin's face instantly darkened, just like the dark sky above.
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