"You are not allowed to apply medicine. You deserve the pain. You are so outspoken and betrayed me for a hundred taels of silver."
"Empress Yi, I don't have any."
Concubine Yi's hands were shaking and she could hardly hold the handkerchief.
"Wenqin, search her body."
Wen Qin took off the purse from Ning Heyu and took out a hundred taels of silver from it. The silver had a faint scent of gardenia.
Gardenia is Concubine Rou's favorite scent. Concubine Rou's family is in charge of spices from various states. Because Concubine Rou likes gardenia, there is no spice shop in Kyoto that sells gardenia water. Everyone in the harem knows that gardenia is Concubine Rou's exclusive scent.
"Are you still going to deny it?" Concubine Yi asked.
Ning Heyu was so scared that she dared not speak. Her cousin in the boudoir was so docile, but her cousin in the deep palace was a cannibal.
"Were you the one who spread my private information? Were you the one who accepted money from Concubine Rou? Where did I neglect you? How dare you defect to the enemy?"
"You clearly know that my greatest enemy is Concubine Rou."
Ning Heyu cried and defended herself, "I just said a few words to Concubine Rou, why are you so angry? You don't like me talking to Concubine Rou, I will stay away from her from now on."
Wen Qin helped Ning Heyu up and pleaded for her: "Your Majesty, Ning Shuyi didn't mean it. She just... just..." She was just stupid and didn't understand the twists and turns here at all.
Concubine Yi's expression eased a little. Ning Heyu wanted to sit next to Concubine Yi, but Concubine Yi didn't let her get close.
Ning Heyu retreated in panic and accidentally knocked over the vase on the windowsill.
When Concubine Yi first received the vase of flowers, Ning Heyu sent a letter to the palace. At that time, Concubine Yi said that she wanted Ning Heyu to be her supporting role. At that time, the flowers in the vase were blooming close together.
The flowers have withered now. If they were placed on the windowsill as dried flowers, they would be nice as ornaments, but Ning Heyu broke the vase of flowers.
Concubine Yi just wanted Ning Heyu to get lost.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Wen Qin quickly changed the subject.
"Cousin, I didn't mean it."
"Ning Shuyi, I'll take you out first. You go back and bandage your wounds."
Ning Heyu came out of the quiet room, and the palace maid outside the door went in with a broom and a dustpan to clean.
"She's so stupid, and the Ning family still wants to send her to the palace to take my place. If she hadn't received the Ning family's kindness when she was young, I would never let her off so easily."
"I spent three years to ascend to the throne of consort. I will never allow her to drag me down. Send someone to keep an eye on her, and if necessary... I hope that day won't come."
"Have you been receiving all the letters she's sent over the years?"
"The slaves have all received it."
Concubine Yi was so worried that she couldn't sleep all night, but Concubine Rou was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
"Why isn't it morning yet? I'm still waiting to go to Qiwu Palace and tell jokes to the Queen."
The palace maid Shuanglu stood up and looked at the clock: "Your Majesty, there are still four hours left, you should sleep a little longer."
"I won't sleep. Let me tell you a joke. Once upon a time, there was a man whose parents died early. Hahahaha..."
Before the joke was finished, Concubine Rou laughed first, and Shuanglu had to fake a smile along with her. In fact, she was sleepy and tired inside. She didn't know what was so funny about this joke that it was worth it to be so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.
The green mountains in the distance are hazy, raindrops are hanging on the treetops, and a butterfly is resting on the tender green grass.
Gu Yinwei stood facing the wind, looking down at the grass at her feet. There were three crickets chasing and biting each other. Two of them were seriously injured, and one was dazed, as if it had lost its soul.
"In July I was in the fields, in August I was in the house, in September I was outside the house, and in October the crickets came under my bed. Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye it's already September."
Chuchu squatted down, holding a thin hair picked up from Pian Tao's clothes in her hand, and teased the cricket with the hair.
"Miss, this cricket is so cute. Let's catch it and take it back to Cangzhu Palace to raise it."
Bian Tao adjusted her hair and said, "Take care of yourself first."
Chuchu had no choice but to get up and watch the cricket run away.
"Hurry up, it's almost time to pay your respects."
Bian Tao held Gu Yinwei's hand and did not forget to remind Chu Chu who was lagging behind.
Concubine Rou came especially early today, and she stood wherever there were many people.
"I'll tell you a joke. Once upon a time, there was a poor man whose parents died young, leaving him all alone. He lost both of them when he was only seven years old, so he had no choice but to live with his aunt. His aunt and her family treated him very well, but now this poor man has become wealthy and only cares about his own glory."
These words were like a huge rock, smashing into the hearts of the ladies in the crowd. They all turned pale and moved away.
Concubine Rou and Concubine Yi were not getting along, and the reason why she publicized it so loudly was probably because of Concubine Yi's past affairs.
Shurongs have low status, but their IQ is not low.
They scattered, hid far away, covered their ears and dared not listen.
Concubine Rou realized that no one was willing to listen to her jokes and everyone was avoiding her.
Her eyes were as big as copper bells, like a hungry cat, and these low-ranking concubines were mice in her eyes. She went around catching people who were alone, trying to catch someone to listen to her jokes.
Gu Yinwei happened to be walking up the stairs step by step. Seeing Gu Yinwei's attire, Concubine Rou knew that she was just a little dresser. She was sure that she would not dare to resist her, so she stepped forward and pulled her arm.
"Sister, please wait a moment. I'm going to tell you a joke."
Gu Yinwei walked straight forward. Bian Tao pulled Gu Yinwei's sleeve. Gu Yinwei pretended to be very nervous and saluted Concubine Rou in a proper manner.
"Good luck to you, Concubine Rou. I have been hard of hearing since childhood. Please forgive me, Concubine Rou."
Concubine Rou gnashed her teeth inwardly, but she didn't show it on her face. "You have an ear disease, and you need to treat it soon."
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