At this time, Concubine Ying was in her palace, wearing a light dress, practicing swordplay. Sanqi and several young palace maids stood by to serve.
In the eyes of several people, there was admiration for Concubine Ying.
They had never thought that their own queen would be so powerful. This was the first time they saw Concubine Ying practicing swordsmanship.
A sword flower was thrown out, and the little palace maids screamed excitedly.
"My queen is so amazing!"
"My lady is so great!"
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Suddenly, someone looked towards the door in surprise and found that it was Eunuch Wang De, who was beside the emperor, who had come in with his men.
Sanqi hurried forward, "My Lady, Eunuch Wang is here!"
Hou Yingying ignored her and continued to dance with a sword flower, her movements light and graceful, looking heroic.
Wang De walked in with his men and just happened to see this scene.
He looked at her with a fake smile and said in a sarcastic tone, "I am following the Emperor's order to ask Concubine Ying to come over!"
"Empress Ying, please don't keep the Emperor waiting for too long!"
Concubine Ying still ignored him and looked indifferent, as if nothing anyone said could affect her mood.
Wang De secretly gritted his teeth, thinking that he could just bear with it. Anyway, Concubine Ying couldn't be so arrogant.
After Hou Yingying turned around a few times, she threw the sword directly into the scabbard beside her, accurately and steadily!
Wang De was horrified when he saw this.
I knew that Concubine Ying was the daughter of General Hou and had been on the battlefield before. But I only heard about it from others. I never knew that Concubine Ying could actually use a sword and seemed to have high martial arts skills!
Hou Yingying took the handkerchief handed over by Sanqi, wiped her hands, then looked at Wang De and said lightly.
"Okay, let's go!"
After Hou Yingying finished speaking, she walked out of the palace first without changing her clothes, and Sanqi and two young palace maids followed her.
Wang De gritted his teeth and followed. The other eunuchs also hurried to follow.
Hou Yingying had a blank expression on her face all the way. Wang De wanted to mock her several times, but he felt he couldn't say anything. He could only shut up.
When Hou Yingying arrived at the palace where Concubine Ru was, she heard a eunuch say.
"The Emperor has ordered that Concubine Ying kneel at the door for an hour!"
"Pray for Concubine Ru!"
Hou Yingying raised her eyebrows, but was not surprised. She knelt down directly.
Sanqi and the two young palace maids were very unwilling, but seeing Hou Yingying kneeling down, they had no choice but to kneel down as well.
Fortunately, it was mid-December, so the sun wasn’t shining and there was no wind.
Wait for an hour.
Hou Yingying stood up as if she was calculating the time, without being affected at all.
However, Sanqi and the two young palace maids supported each other and finally stood up.
Wang De came out of Concubine Ru's palace and wanted to embarrass Concubine Ying before asking her to stand up.
Finally, she was invited into the palace to meet the emperor.
As a result, he saw that Concubine Ying had already stood up, and his face turned blue with anger.
He directly asked a eunuch next to him, "When did Concubine Ying get up?"
Could it be that she had already gotten up? Concubine Ying dared to disobey the imperial order, pretending to obey but secretly disobeying!
The father-in-law said awkwardly, "Just now, when you pushed the door open."
Wang De was stunned! How punctual?
Now, it is difficult for him to control Concubine Ying. He can't let Concubine Ying kneel down again!
After all, Concubine Ying is the master and he is just a servant.
Wang De frowned and looked at Concubine Ying. He felt that even though she had reached this point, she was still very bold. She knew that the emperor was angry with her, but she was not afraid at all.
This may be because Concubine Ying felt that she had a good father and was sure that the emperor would not dare to touch her!
Wang De looked at Concubine Ying with a fake smile, "Madam Concubine Ying! The Emperor wants you to come in!"
Concubine Ying nodded and walked straight past Wang De and went in.
Wang De’s face turned even darker.
Every concubine in the palace would be polite to him. But Concubine Ying looked down on him every time she saw him, as if she looked down on him. It really pissed him off!
This palace was not the one where Concubine Ru received treatment for her injuries, but a side hall next to it.
After Hou Yingying went in, the emperor spoke directly to Wang De.
"You take everyone and get out!"
Wang De was stunned for a moment, and quickly led his men to retreat. In an instant, the emperor and Hou Yingying were the only ones left in the palace.
The emperor was sitting and Hou Yingying was standing.
The emperor looked at her with a very unpleasant expression and said coldly.
"At the beginning, I made an agreement with you! You and I are just playing around!"
"I cannot go against the will of Grandfather Emperor, so I married you! However, I don't want to go against my will and sincerely regard you as my wife!"
"You are Hua Wanru's biological brother and Hua Lingjian's sweetheart. I have no shortage of women, and I don't want to hurt Ru'er's heart!"
"You are also interested in Hua Lingjian!"
"I love the whole house and the whole dog!"
"So, from the time I married you until now, I have never touched you!"
"I'm thinking of making you my concubine now, and in a few years, I'll say you died of illness! Then I'll give you your freedom!"
"But why do you always target Concubine Ru?"
"Could it be that you knew Hua Lingjian was dead! So now you plan to throw yourself into my arms?"
"Competing for favor with my concubine?"
Hou Yingying frowned and looked at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, you're overthinking it! I've never targeted Concubine Ru!"
"I don't want to compete with the concubines for favor!"
"I just want to live a quiet life! Waiting for the emperor to let me leave the palace!" She said sincerely.
The emperor was a little unconvinced. He sneered and asked, "Then I ask you! Did you meet with Concubine Ru yesterday morning? Did Concubine Ru tell you that she was going out of the palace to burn incense and pray for blessings?"
Hou Yingying nodded. "Yes!"
The emperor's eyes flickered. "Did your maid Lian Qiao destroy the map that Concubine Ru personally embroidered?"
"Did you instruct him?"
Hou Yingying was stunned, "I don't know about this!"
"What map?"
“Why would I do that?”
The emperor frowned, feeling that she was not lying.
He thought of the assassin's arrow and the left-handed knife again. Perhaps, Concubine Ying really didn't know, and all this was done by General Hou and the King of Yan.
He then asked, "What does your father, General Hou, think about your position as a concubine?"
Hou Yingying frowned. Her father was naturally furious and dissatisfied with the emperor. So was her mother.
The emperor looked at her expression and knew there was nothing he couldn't understand!
He said coldly, "Empress Ying, I have done my best for you. Since you and your family want to harm me!"
"Of course I can't tolerate that!"
"Starting today, you will move to the cold palace!"
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