Outside the Hall of Eternal Life.
The young eunuch heard a bird chirping, and clutching his stomach, he pleaded in agony, "Master, I ate something bad yesterday, I..."
"Go away! Don't disturb His Majesty's peace!"
He ran away in a flash.
Only after shaking off the sight of the people behind him did he stand up straight: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly."
"Our young master wants to ask about that woman's situation again."
"who?"
"The woman your majesty brought to the Forbidden Palace." The maid extended her delicate hand and placed a few pieces of silver into his palm. "What does she look like? How tall is she? Which palace's clothing is she wearing?"
The young eunuch accepted the money and took the opportunity to take advantage of it, casually recalling, "A stunning beauty, with a tall figure and an old-fashioned-looking coat. I wonder if she's from some imperial concubine's palace!"
The woman withdrew her right hand, rubbed it against the wall in disgust, asked a few more questions in a low voice, and then left.
“Chirp!”
A row of flying geese passed by here and headed straight towards Shoukang Palace.
Qing Luo, who was serving the Queen Mother, saw this and pointed to the sky: "Birds! This is the first time I've seen so many birds! They are so beautiful!"
“Can I write a poem about geese?”
After these words were spoken, Qing Luo stood there in embarrassment.
She did not know the types of birds and had not read many books. She could not do what the Queen Mother asked.
"Look at me, my memory has gotten much worse! I always feel like the person standing next to me is Liuying. Her poems are good, and I never tire of reading them!"
Aunt Zijin quickly replied with a smile, "The Queen Mother, are you missing that girl? Did I arrange for her to come back early to serve you?"
"Don't! It's better to follow the palace rules and teach her a lesson. It's a good thing."
Qingluo had no intention of listening to what was said next.
She only knew that she had lost again to the new slave girl, who relied on her ability to recite a few lines of the sour scholar's poems to defeat her!
After finally making it to noon, Qing Luo walked anxiously on the palace road, preparing to go to the clothing bureau to pick up the jewelry.
As she turned a corner, a beautifully dressed palace maid stopped her and asked, "Excuse me, are you Miss Qingluo from Shoukang Palace?"
"What is wrong with me?"
"My mistress invites you, I hope you can do me the honor."
A few golden melon seeds wrapped in silver notes fell on the tray in her hand. The attraction was so great that she quickly packed up the silver and money and followed the palace maid to change the direction.
——
It was not until the afternoon that Wei Shuyi finally had time to rest.
Unfortunately, her destined enemy came to cause trouble again. From a distance, he ordered her in a very powerful voice: "Hey! I have a lot on my plate right now. Please run to the Shanggong Bureau for me and get the documents that the Empress Dowager wants!"
"But I'm just a maid cleaning the palace now. Isn't that unreasonable?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Qing Luo stretched out her index finger and poked her forehead fiercely. "You are responsible for getting it, and I am responsible for delivering it. Who would meddle in other people's business?"
Wei Shuyi responded, put down the broom and walked out of the palace.
I don’t know what the Queen Mother likes about Qingluo. In her imagination, with Qingluo’s behavior, she should have been sent to the Ministry of Punishment to suffer long ago. Why can she still stay safely in Shoukang Palace?
When she was near the Imperial Garden, someone rushed over from the side and knocked her down, throwing her into the flower bed!
She endured the pain and tried to get up, but someone hugged her tighter: "My little beauty, where do you want to run to?"
Where did this lecher come from?!
The palace is heavily guarded, how could such a character exist?
Wei Shuyi struggled to hold back the fat face: "What are you doing in broad daylight!"
"No one will see us anyway, so just stay with me..."
"Get out of here!"
She kicked the man in the crotch, and when he let go in pain, she quickly got up.
Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were in disarray, and her face was flushed from struggling so hard.
It just so happened that someone saw me in this state!
"Who is being so presumptuous here?!"
Hearing the leading maid's scolding, Wei Shuyi secretly cried out in disbelief and quickly rushed out and knelt down: "Master, help me! I was almost killed by an assassin!"
She couldn't tell the truth, otherwise she would be overwhelmed by rumors.
A palace maid whose innocence was almost ruined would definitely not be able to set foot in the emperor's harem, and it is possible that she would be exiled back to the palace in the short term.
"Baolin, be careful! This girl said there's an assassin nearby!"
"Oh?" the woman's voice drawled out. She wasn't panicking at all. Instead, she ordered the people around her, "Go, why is there a figure hiding over there? Bring him here!"
Several young eunuchs rushed over and brought a man over with their backhands—
"My dear, it's broad daylight, and what they're doing doesn't look like an assassination!"
"Humph! Let him speak for himself!"
"Have mercy! I didn't want to do this!" The man kowtowed in panic and turned to look at Wei Shuyi, "Liuying, you tricked me out and seduced me into doing something shameful! Say something!"
What is he talking about?!
Wei Shuyi looked up in surprise: in the afterglow of the setting sun, the shadows of the surrounding trees formed a dense net, gradually closing in and trapping her inside.
"You bitch! How dare you have an affair with a guard in the palace?! Come! Capture her and torture her severely!"
The arrogant imperial concubine's tone was filled with unconcealed pride. Combined with what the strange man said, it was clear that she was being targeted and deliberately framed!
If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext.
Wei Shuyi tried to break free from the group's control, but was powerless to resist. "My dear lady! If I have done anything wrong, the Empress will execute me! At the very least, I am from Shoukang Palace, and the Empress Dowager is my master, so she should be consulted! You tied me up and tortured me privately like this, aren't you afraid of being held accountable?!"
A look of hesitation flashed across the other person's face, but he finally shouted angrily, "Little bitch! Who do you think you are? Is it worth bothering the Empress or even the Empress Dowager? Cover her mouth, she's screaming and annoying!"
It was the rags before death in my memory, and the sobs that no one knew about.
She must not die here!
Liang Baolin stepped closer and examined Wei Shuyi's face, feeling it was unfair: "She is of lowly origin and unworthy of such a face. It's better to abandon her!"
"My lady, please leave this little thing to me! Be careful not to dirty your hands!"
After saying that, the leading palace maid slapped him in the face.
Perhaps not satisfied, she slapped him back and forth with all her might. She didn't stop until the jade-white cheeks in front of her were swollen like a pig and blood flowed from the corners of her mouth.
"Why aren't you talking? Weren't you quite talkative just now?"
Liang Baolin tore off the rag and sneered at Wei Shuyi, whose face was numb.
The piercing pain made her unable to speak.
Not far away, a familiar figure in palace attire lingered behind an ancient tree. She took a step forward, then two steps back. Her eyes were filled with worry, yet she was unable to move forward due to a deeper concern.
She turned her head with great effort, looking towards the Shoukang Palace, and despite the pain that was about to tear the corners of her mouth, she shouted, "Your Majesty!"
"Where is it?! Is the Emperor here?!"
Liang Baolin looked to the side nervously, not noticing that someone suddenly ran away and headed towards that location.
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