Huo Qinghe's posture at this moment was extremely humble and subservient.
But it was precisely her lukewarm attitude, which showed no sign of resistance, that fueled Huo Yiyun's anger and resentment, causing her to grit her teeth in frustration.
If it were Cuiqiao and the others present, Huo Yiyun might have already taken action.
But given Huo Qinghe's current status, Huo Yiyun wouldn't even need to do anything herself; Cuiqiao and the others would naturally do it for her.
But that was back when she and Huo Qinghe were both in the Huo family, when Huo Qinghe was still a lowly and lowly concubine's daughter.
But now that Huo Qinghe has entered the palace, and given Huo Yiyun's purpose in bringing Huo Qinghe to the palace, she can't do anything to Huo Qinghe right now; Huo Qinghe still needs to be safe and sound.
Huo Yiyun stood up and paced back and forth for a while, then suddenly stopped mentioning Huo Qinghe's "trouble".
"What did the Emperor summon you to the Funing Palace for yesterday?" Huo Yiyun asked coldly, looking at Huo Qinghe kneeling before her.
"Kneel properly! Didn't your mother teach you manners when you were in the manor? You can't even kneel properly. How did the nanny teach you before you entered the palace?"
She shouted as soon as she saw Huo Qinghe tremble.
Huo Qinghe responded softly, "Yes, Your Majesty. Yesterday, His Majesty asked my sister to serve him lunch at the Funing Palace. After lunch, His Majesty said he wanted to play pitch-pot, but my sister doesn't know how to do it, so she could only watch from the side. His Majesty seemed unhappy..."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yiyun gave Huo Qinghe another disdainful look.
"If you can't do anything, how will you accompany His Majesty in the future? I don't even know..." Huo Yiyun stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.
She scoffed, "Look at you, so timid and hesitant. Are you like this in front of His Majesty too?"
It's truly baffling what the Emperor likes about Huo Qinghe; perhaps it's just because of her.
Thinking this way, Huo Yiyun felt a little relieved, and her suspicions disappeared.
Yesterday, she had just left the Empress's Kunning Palace when she sent Cuiqiao to Huo Qinghe, only to find out that Huo Qinghe had been invited by the Emperor to accompany him at the Funing Palace. Such a coincidence inevitably made Huo Yiyun suspicious.
It seems to be just a coincidence; the Emperor wouldn't concern himself with such trivial matters in the harem.
Huo Yiyun felt relieved, then brought up the previous matter again: "Besides, you shouldn't have saved Fu Shi last time during the Dragon Boat Festival. Now you've caused so much trouble. I was originally planning to talk to the Empress about having you move to Xianfu Palace after you were promoted..."
"But now that the Fu family has moved into the East Side Hall, it's not appropriate for me to speak up for you anymore," Huo Yiyun said with a soft sigh at the end.
Huo Qinghe looked up in shock, her eyes already red: "Yes, it's all my fault... Sister, what should we do now? Should I beg Her Majesty the Empress? But... why would Her Majesty the Empress allow Consort Fu to move here with you?"
Huo Qinghe looked completely at a loss, and her words were like those of a headless fly.
Huo Yiyun was speechless when asked the question. The Empress had already persuaded Consort Chi, and Empress Xue had also brought up the Fu family. Her father was now the Vice Minister of Revenue, and the Minister of Revenue was one of the Fu family's protégés. The affairs of the officialdom were still somewhat related to the inner palace.
So in the end, Huo Yiyun gave in.
She could see that Empress Xue wanted to win over Lady Fu. She made nice promises to do her a favor, and then used the Emperor to pressure her. What could she do but agree?
However, Huo Yiyun was still furious. Her original plan was to have Huo Qinghe move to her Xianfu Palace later.
What annoyed her most was having her original plans disrupted.
It's clear that Fu Shi herself went to the Empress to plead for help; it's quite remarkable that she could come up with such a plan.
This matter actually has nothing to do with Huo Qinghe, but since she saved someone first, it's inevitable that people would think of this connection. However, anyone who isn't a fool can see through it...
However, Huo Yiyun was in a bad mood at the moment, so she called Huo Qinghe over and vented all her anger and resentment on Huo Qinghe.
Hearing Huo Qinghe's question, Huo Yiyun became even more furious.
"You want to beg the Empress? Who do you think you are? The Fu family was able to persuade the Empress, do you think you can do it with just a few tears? I think you don't know your place."
The more Huo Yiyun spoke, the more sarcastic her expression became.
Such a long period of kneeling was nothing to Huo Qinghe. After all, she had been tortured by her stepmother and made to kneel many times when she was in the Huo family. What was a little while now?
Huo Yiyun's words were like a gust of wind in Huo Qinghe's heart, leaving nothing behind.
After all, Huo Yiyun didn't say anything wrong.
The two sisters remained seated and kneeling, and Huo Qinghe said nothing more.
In Huo Yiyun's eyes, this was a huge embarrassment for Huo Qinghe. She calmly picked up the warm tea beside her and took a couple of sips.
She was about to say something when she suddenly heard footsteps.
It was Cuiqiao who came in. She did not enter the inner hall, but stood behind the screen. Even though she knew that the two masters inside could not see her, she still kept her eyes lowered.
"My lady, Consort Fu has arrived."
Huo Yiyun's eyes finally changed slightly. She slowly put down her teacup: "Just like that, she's tidied up her things?"
Cuiqiao bowed slightly: "Yes. Consort Fu's luggage has already been moved over. Consort Fu said that she will be living in Xianfu Palace from now on, so she thought of coming to pay her respects to you, Madam."
If Consort Fu were here right now, Huo Yiyun would probably roll her eyes at her.
I thought Fu had become a bit smarter, but I didn't expect that Fu would still be just as detestable.
Huo Yiyun glanced at Huo Qinghe kneeling on the ground. The words she was about to say were suddenly changed.
"Since she is so willing, please invite her in."
Seeing that Huo Yiyun didn't intend to wake her, Huo Qinghe didn't move, but silently moved to the side.
Consort Fu was soon led in by Cuiqiao, and both of them saw Huo Qinghe kneeling there.
Cuiqiao didn't dare to look at her for long before she looked away, her head bowed. "My lady, Consort Fu has arrived."
Fu Wenzhu also saw it. She frowned and focused her gaze on Huo Qinghe kneeling on the ground until she approached and bowed before finally looking away.
"This concubine greets Lady Yi. May Lady Yi be blessed with good fortune."
She bowed respectfully.
Huo Qinghe turned slightly to the side and said, "Greetings to Noble Lady Fu."
Consort Fu returned the greeting with a half-bow: "Why is Consort Huo kneeling? Although the weather is getting warmer, kneeling like this might make you catch a cold."
Huo Yiyun glanced at the two of them and smiled faintly: "Consort Huo made a mistake due to her recklessness, so I punished her. Noble Lady Fu, please don't plead for her. Just let her kneel like this."
Huo Qinghe remained silent, lowering her head slightly as if agreeing with Huo Yiyun's statement.
Cuiqiao had already left by then.
"Please sit down, Lady Fu. You just moved in, and you've already got everything settled?" Huo Yiyun glanced at Lady Fu, her tone sarcastic.
As Fu Wenzhu sat down, she looked at Huo Qinghe kneeling on the ground and said, "Madam Yi is a woman of her word, but seeing that Huo Meiren is weak, I'm afraid she will get hurt from kneeling."
For the first time ever, Fu Wenzhu actually pleaded for Huo Qinghe.
Could it be because of Huo Qinghe's life-saving grace that day?
Huo Yiyun withdrew her probing gaze and gave a cold laugh.
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