At the critical moment, Gu Yinwei waved her hand and cut off the shawl, and Princess Zhou fell from the beam.
Fortunately, there was a thick mattress on the ground, so Princess Zhou did not suffer any secondary injuries when she landed.
Prince Xiaoyao rushed over, hugged Princess Zhou and began to wail, "Princess, what will I do without you?"
The melon seeds in Gu Yingxia's hand fell to the ground. She came to watch Princess Zhou hang herself for fun, but she was caught off guard and forced to eat a lot of dog food. She felt a little disgusted, uncomfortable, and even wanted to vomit.
"Third sister, you stay here and deal with it on your own. I'm leaving now."
Xiaoyu helped his master walk away, and the crying of King Xiaoyao was deafening in the Buddhist hall.
"Empress Dowager, please call the imperial physician quickly."
Gu Yinwei said in a deep voice: "The imperial doctors are all busy."
"The princess has fainted, what should we do?"
"The princess must be too tired. She will be fine after a rest."
Prince Xiaoyao understood Gu Yinwei's words and left the Buddhist hall. The maids arranged a simple bed for Princess Zhou to lie on. "Let her suffer a little, as a lesson. Queen Mother, please keep an eye on the princess."
King Xiaoyao was a foreign minister and could not stay for long. He left some cakes that Princess Zhou liked and left in a hurry.
Gu Yinwei sent someone to deliver bedding to Princess Zhou and put two steamed buns next to her pillow.
When Princess Zhou woke up, she found no one to serve her. She was furious. She saw two steamed buns next to her pillow and threw them away.
After throwing it away, he even stepped on it twice. "That's too much, too much."
"When this princess leaves, I will make sure you guys are in trouble."
No one responded to her. She was the only one in the Buddhist temple. After venting her anger, Princess Zhou felt a sore throat. She picked up the steamed bun on the ground and wanted to eat it but couldn't swallow it.
Her stomach growled and Princess Zhou couldn't hold back her tears and broke down in tears.
There were no candles lit in the Buddhist temple, and it was dark all around. Princess Zhou held the dirty steamed bun in her hands and sobbed quietly.
"puff."
Bian Tao blew out the candles beside Chu Chu's bed and carefully comforted her, "Chu Chu, the Queen Mother has already sought justice for you. The scar on your face will heal soon."
"Thank the Queen Mother for me."
"Go to sleep, it's all over."
Bian Tao came out of Chu Chu's room and Concubine Xi was waiting at the door.
"Is Chuchu feeling better?"
"To reply to Concubine Xi, Chuchu is much better."
"That day, the demon released a mad dog to chase and bite me. Chuchu protected me with her life, and I was able to escape danger. Unfortunately, her face was bitten by the dog."
"If Chuchu needs anything, tell me immediately and I'll send someone to deliver it to her."
Concubine Xi held Bian Tao's hand and repeatedly reminded her to send things to Chu Chu's room every now and then. Today she sent bird's nest, tomorrow she sent ginseng, and the day after tomorrow she sent deer antlers and cordyceps.
There are so many things in Chuchu's house that she could open a medicine shop, but Chuchu is not happy.
The next morning, Xiaoyu, Aqing, and Biantao sat around a wooden barrel. All three wore thick gloves and held a small knife in their hands.
The wooden barrel was filled with shells. The three of them opened the clams to get the pearls. Xiaoyu's hands were not strong enough and Piantao was not strong enough. Finally, Ah Qing came up with a good idea.
Since the clam shells won't open, use boiling water to open them.
After two basins of boiling water were poured in, the clam shells slowly opened, making it much easier to take out the clam pearls.
The young palace maid brought a basin of clean water and put all the newly taken clam shells into the water to wash them.
Chuchu opened the window and saw people busy under the eaves, and quickly retracted her head.
After a while, Chuchu came out wearing a veil and said, "You three, why are you messing around instead of serving the Empress?"
Little Fish said, "The three of us are just having fun opening clams."
Chuchu didn't believe it. The three of them were all well-known maids in charge of the Cining Palace. If they really wanted to play, there would be fun things to do. But they had to do the thankless job of opening clams. It was not only tiring and painful, but also fishy. Ah Qing couldn't stand the fishy smell and usually didn't even eat eggs and fish. But now, in order to heal her face, she was willing to open the clam shells carefully to get the pearls.
Chuchu reached out and snatched the pearl from Ah Qing's hand and threw it to the ground.
"I don't want your help, just leave."
Ah Qing's temper is just like Gu Yingxia's, she gets angry at the slightest provocation.
Ah Qing had long been intoxicated by the fishy smell of pearl oysters, but Chuchu tried to shoo her away. Ah Qing nodded and said, "Okay, let's go. I'll leave if I want to."
After saying that, she took off her gloves and rain boots, and kicked over the pearls in the basin as she left.
The bright white pearls rolled all over the ground, and the sunlight shining on the pearls emitted sparkling white light.
Chuchu sniffed, removed the veil from her face, revealing the hideous wound on her face.
"I don't need your help. My face is ruined, and no matter how many pearls you open, it won't help."
Ah Qing paused for a moment. She could understand Chuchu's mood at the moment. Chuchu loved beauty and cared a lot about her appearance. She shouldn't have quarreled with her just now.
Bian Tao took off her gloves, wiped her hands on her apron, and went forward to comfort Ah Qing. Xiao Yu followed Chu Chu into the room and went in to see her.
"Ah Qing, you know Chuchu's character. She definitely didn't mean it just now."
"I know she didn't mean it."
"Chu Chu is injured. It's been difficult for her recently."
"It's not easy for anyone to live in the deep palace."
Ah Qing turned and left, and Bian Tao stayed behind to pick up the pearls on the ground.
On the other side, Xiaoyu also began to persuade Chuchu, "Chuchu, don't cry, the Queen Mother will definitely be able to heal your face."
"Xiaoyu, do you feel particularly sorry for me?"
"Why do you think that? Everyone treats you as their best friend, so they help you. Is it wrong for friends to help each other?"
"You opened the clams to get the pearls, weren't you doing it out of pity for me? And there are things sent by Concubine Xi. I'm not a beggar, I don't need your pity."
"Chu Chu, you disappoint me so much."
"I am the one who should be most disappointed."
"I've never hurt anyone, but disaster happened to me. Does God really have eyes? I was injured while trying to save someone. I'm a good person, so why am I the one suffering?"
Chuchu started crying, her cry was full of grievance. Xiaoyu hugged her and patted her back gently.
"It's going to be okay. Everything's going to be okay."
Chu Chu burst into tears and was completely immersed in grief.
"Chu Chu, I know you're sad. Everyone has tried their best to take care of you, so you have to learn to control your emotions. Ah Qing is very sad today because of what you said. If your friendship ends here, I'll feel really sorry for you."
"Just be quiet. There's some hot porridge on the table. Ah Qing made it for you. She also put the red dates in it for you. She's already picked out the pits. Remember to drink it later."
Xiaoyu closed the door and went out. There was a bowl of red date porridge on the table. The porridge was very thick and tasted fresh, fragrant and soft.
Chuchu drank and cried, then clenched her fist and hit herself.
She was both angry and indignant. She was angry that she shouldn't have been angry with Ah Qing, and she was also angry that she couldn't bear her temper.
Xiaoyu's words kept echoing in her ears, "I would feel very sorry if your friendship ended like this."
Will her friendship with Ah Qing be ruined?
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