Chapter 67: Dissatisfaction
In the next few days, Su Qingrong arrived at Roufu Palace a quarter of an hour early every day to kneel as punishment.
The concubines who had arrived earlier were all half a quarter of an hour late. When they arrived at Roufu Palace, they just happened to pass by Concubine Xin who was kneeling as punishment.
Although the concubines did not dare to laugh, they could not hide the looks in their eyes that were staring at her openly and covertly.
When this look fell on Su Qingrong, it was as if she was being tortured by a knife.
She is a daughter of the Su family. She was the highest-ranking concubine when she entered the palace. Now she is in dire straits and being bullied by dogs. She is even being watched by these lowly creatures!
Su Qingrong knelt on the floor tiles, her expression becoming uglier by the moment, but she didn't dare to shout out loud.
Because this is in front of Roufu Palace, Song Wanyan will really punish her.
The only thing Su Qingrong could do was to try to come earlier every day and finish kneeling for a quarter of an hour as quickly as possible so as not to be watched by many people.
On the third day, Su Qingrong arrived at Roufu Palace, and Song Wanyan had just finished washing up.
Su Qingrong watched the palace maids in charge of dressing up going back and forth, and the pearl curtain in the inner hall was lifted and lowered. From her angle, she could get a glimpse of the scene.
There was nothing interesting to see, but as luck would have it, Song Wanyan seemed to have just gotten up and was still a little sleepy. She tripped when she was leaving the inner hall, and a young eunuch next to her bent down and helped her up.
Su Qingrong snorted in her heart, glanced at the young eunuch unhappily, and thought: Why are you helping her? Why not let Song Wanyan fall properly, preferably by hitting her head on the corner of the table.
Su Qingrong stared at the eunuch, then bowed and stepped aside. Perhaps because he felt that no one was paying attention to such a humble person like him, the eunuch actually made an extraordinary move.
Su Qingrong's brows furrowed instantly.
The eunuch slowly raised the hand that had just supported Song Wanyan, looked at the palm of his hand with a scrutinizing look, and finally raised it to his heart and clenched his fist.
It's hard not to think too much about this kind of action, and it's so easy to tell what it means.
Su Qingrong was stunned immediately.
This eunuch must have ulterior motives!
Moreover, when she took a closer look, she found that the eunuch was really handsome, but he always kept his eyebrows lowered, making it difficult to notice.
Just now, when Song Wanyan was supported by him, she looked very natural, as if they were very familiar with each other.
Could it be that... could it be that she discovered some unspeakable secret of Roufu Palace!?
Su Qingrong's heart was beating wildly, and the secret and sinister joy in her heart gradually surged up.
Good, Song Wanyan, she finally got hold of something.
Seeing that the eunuch seemed to be raising his head, Su Qingrong quickly lowered his head.
There was only a hint of this matter, and she had no actual evidence, so she couldn't act rashly and alert the enemy.
Looking closely at that eunuch, besides being good-looking, his temperament was also unlike that of an ordinary person. Even when he lowered his eyebrows and eyes, he did not show any servility.
Definitely not easy.
After returning to the palace, Su Qingrong immediately ordered Lan Xiang to investigate the eunuch's background.
On the fourth day, Su Qingrong still obediently knelt in Roufu Palace in advance as punishment.
Seeing Su Qingrong's arrogance being severely suppressed, Jiang Yingli became more and more convinced that His Majesty would not ignore the evil tendencies in the harem.
His Majesty handed over the power of the six palaces to Concubine Song, the only one who could suppress Su Qingrong, and everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, if Su Qingrong gets the power of the palace, no one will have a good life.
When Jiang Yingli passed by Su Qingrong who was kneeling as punishment, she didn't look at her, but was called anyway.
"Zhao Chongyi, you must be very proud."
Jiang Yingli paused, turned around, and looked down.
Su Qingrong's face was full of resentment, but even though she was in such a miserable state, the hostility and contempt for her in the depths of her eyes had not diminished in the slightest.
"Unfortunately, you are all wrong. You think that His Majesty is angry with me and tired of me, so you bully and humiliate me. Have you ever considered that your favor is the same in every way? It is only with me that His Majesty gets angry and feels lost. I am the most special person in His Majesty's heart."
Jiang Yingli smiled and said softly, "If demotion, house arrest, the Emperor's wrath, and abandoning you are all special treatments from His Majesty, then I would rather have the same favor."
"Besides, Concubine Xin, if you hadn't been kneeling here, perhaps these words would have been more convincing."
Lian Qiao felt very refreshed after hearing what his wife said. He proudly raised his head towards Su Qingrong, taking advantage of the power of others to the extreme.
Su Qingrong's sarcastic words were easily countered by someone, and she felt a tightness in her chest.
Jiang Yingli even smiled harmlessly at her.
Seeing the expressions of the master and servant, Su Qingrong went completely crazy. Her face wrinkled into a ball. She pointed at Jiang Yingli and was about to cry.
"You! I'm going to complain to His Majesty!"
Jiang Yingli said "Oh" and turned away.
Su Qingrong couldn't bear it anymore.
She had been kneeling here for four days, enduring so many strange looks, and now she was being humiliated by Jiang Yingli!
How outrageous!
She got up and ran to Changqing Palace to complain.
At this moment, Xiao Chenglan had just finished his morning court session.
Naturally, the people in front of the emperor did not let Su Qingrong in. She knelt outside the Changqing Palace and complained about her grievances in tears.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Song has made me kneel before everyone every day, deliberately humiliating my dignity. Today, I was even mocked by Zhao Chongyi."
"Your Majesty! Even if Your Majesty is still angry with me, can you bear to watch me suffer such humiliation?"
Fulin conveyed Su Qingrong's words to Xiao Chenglan without missing a word.
Xiao Chenglan casually flipped open a memorial, glanced at it briefly, and then asked, "Why is Zhao Chongyi being sarcastic?"
Fulin paused, "This, this servant didn't ask."
Xiao Chenglan remained silent. Fu Wanquan poked Fulin with his whisk, "What are you standing there for? Go ask!"
Fulin went out quickly and walked in front of Su Qingrong.
"Miss Su, please explain in detail how Zhao Chongyi mocked you."
When Su Qingrong heard Fulin say this, her tearful eyes brightened.
She knew that His Majesty would make the decision for her!
Su Qingrong repeated Jiang Yingli's words, adding more fuel to the fire. "Zhao Chongyi said that I was demoted and confined to my house, which angered His Majesty. I have been completely abandoned by His Majesty and will never be favored by His Majesty again. Eunuch Xiaofu, Zhao Chongyi insulted me so much, you must tell His Majesty every word."
When Fulin returned to the palace, he relayed every word to Xiao Chenglan.
Xiao Chenglan sorted out Su Qingrong's words and roughly figured out what Jiang Yingli was saying.
He curled his lips slightly and said leisurely, "She's good at talking. It seems like dealing with Song Wanyan isn't completely without benefits."
Fu Wanquan smiled and continued, "It's all thanks to Concubine Song and His Majesty. When she first entered the palace, how could Concubine Chongyi dare to speak to Concubine Xin like that? It's all because of His Majesty's favor."
"Slippery tongue." Xiao Chenglan glanced at him calmly and ordered, "Go outside the palace and tell her that I've excused her from the morning meetings for the past few days and told her to recuperate in the palace. As for the rest, I don't need to teach you."
Fu Wanquan quickly said, "Yes, I know. I'll go right away."
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