On the morning of the second day, Ning Yuxi was in the bedroom learning needlework from Luoying when Ruyi came in from outside and said, "Master, Li Changzai is here."
Ning Yuxi stopped sewing and asked, "What is she doing here?"
Last time, Concubine Chen falsely accused her of poisoning Cheng Zhao as a witness. She guessed that the poison was put into the fresh milk soup that she brought to Cheng Zhao every day.
This fresh milk soup was made by Li Changzai, and since the two of them had always been close, it was hard for her not to suspect Li Changzai.
After thinking about it, Ning Yuxi let her in. She would know whether it was a human or a ghost by seeing it.
After a while, Li Changzai came in with a timid look on her face, pursing her lips. Ning Yuxi was now a commoner, so she had to bow when she saw Li Changzai. She knelt slightly and said, "Commoner Ning greets Li Changzai."
She deliberately emphasized the word "commoner".
Sure enough, seeing Li Changzai's expression change slightly, she hurried forward to help Ning Yuxi up: "Get up quickly, no need to be so polite."
Ning Yuxi dodged Li Changzai's hand and stood up: "Thank you, Li Changzai."
Li Changzai's hand froze in mid-air awkwardly.
Ning Yuxi didn't beat around the bush: "I wonder what advice Li Changzai has for me?"
"Yuxi, I..."
Ning Yuxi interrupted her: "I am just a commoner and I am not familiar with Li Changzai." The implication was that we are not familiar with each other, so don't call me by my name.
They used to be close and called each other by their names in private.
Li Changzai seemed a little overwhelmed: "Yuxi, whether you believe it or not, I have never harmed you and the Third Prince, Jinxiu..."
The Jinxiu she mentioned was Concubine Chen.
Ning Yuxi interrupted her again: "If Li Changzai has nothing else to do, please go back."
Ning Yuxi couldn't tell now whether she had been harmed or not. She had been completely defenseless against both of them before, but what was the result?
Or maybe it was all done by Concubine Chen alone and Li Changzai was not aware of it. But when Concubine Chen framed her as a witness for Concubine Liu, Li Changzai could have come to speak for her and refute Concubine Chen, but she did not come.
Ning Yuxi no longer looked at her and maintained a firm attitude. Li Changzai had no choice but to leave.
Ruyi stepped forward to comfort him: "Master, don't be sad. It's not worth it for these people who betrayed you."
"I know. Who said I was sad?" She looked at Li Changzai's departing figure, her eyes calm. "You're right. It's not worth it for these people who betrayed me!"
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A few days later, an uninvited guest came to Shuqing Palace.
At that time, Ning Yuxi was showing off to Luoying a small bellyband that she had made with great difficulty and had several holes pierced in the handles.
"Look, Luoying, I've made a lot of progress. Am I almost catching up with you?"
The original owner knew nothing about needlework, and as a modern person she had never touched it before, so it was amazing that she could make one completely.
Luoying looked at the crooked stitches and suppressed a smile: "Yes, yes, the master has made a lot of progress."
Upon hearing this, Ruyi hurried over to take a look: "Let me take a look, let me take a look." She was good at needlework, and it would be terrible if she was outdone by her master.
She took the bellyband from Ning Yuxi's hand and examined it for a moment, then laughed, "Haha, Master, why are the stitches so crooked?"
Ning Yuxi's face darkened as she snatched the bellyband away. "What do you know? This is called art. Hold it in and don't laugh, or I'll punish you by not letting you eat tonight!"
Ruyi immediately covered her mouth, indicating that she would never laugh again, but her curved eyes still betrayed her.
Just as Ning Yuxi was lamenting that needlework was not a job for human beings, there was suddenly a loud "bang" from the door.
The next second, the gate of Shuqing Palace was pushed open with force, and a group of people walked in one after another.
The woman in the lead was wearing a dazzling orange-red palace dress, but her face was covered with a veil.
Ning Yuxi's heart sank. Concubine Liu!
The master and his servants saluted hurriedly.
Concubine Liu's eyes shot towards Ning Yuxi like sharp swords. She felt inexplicably itchy all over her body. Although she couldn't find out who did it, her intuition told her that it was the bitch Ning Yuxi who did it!
She was scratched all over her body, and the wounds took a long time to heal, but the scars could not be removed. Not only that, but when it rained, the scars began to itch again.
She was tortured to the point of going crazy during this period, and the emperor hadn't visited her for a long time.
It’s all this bitch’s fault!
She was furious and raised her hand to slap him: "Bitch, tell me, did you do it?"
Ruyi and Luoying were shocked when they saw this and kowtowed to Concubine Liu: "My Lady Concubine, the Master is still pregnant. If you want to hit someone, hit us."
Concubine Liu sneered: "Are you worthy of being beaten by me? Since you are so eager to be beaten, Yu Cong." She signaled to Yu Cong beside her with her eyes.
Yu Cong stepped forward and said, "This servant is here."
"Teach them a lesson!" Concubine Liu ordered sternly.
Yu Cong responded loudly and walked towards Ruyi and Luoying with two palace maids in a proud manner.
After a while, the sound of slaps rang out in the yard.
During this interval, Ning Yuxi suddenly saw the figure of Concubine Xie flash by in front of the wide-open door. She remembered that she had made an appointment with Concubine Xie to come over and teach her needlework today.
When Concubine Xie saw this scene, she had no idea what was going on. She looked at Ning Yuxi with a worried look on her face.
Ning Yuxi took advantage of Concubine Liu's inattention and raised her eyebrows to signal her to invite the Queen. The Queen and Concubine Liu had always been at odds, and the Queen would surely be happy to find Concubine Liu's fault.
I don’t know if Concubine Xie understood. After receiving Ning Yuxi’s signal, she nodded and turned around to look for someone.
Ning Yuxi felt a little relieved upon seeing this. She ignored her burning cheeks and turned to look at Concubine Liu. "I wonder how I could have offended Her Majesty that she's so angry?"
Concubine Liu pinched her chin and said through gritted teeth, "Don't think I don't know. I have this inexplicable itching disease. Who else but you is to blame? It's all your fault, bitch!"
Ning Yuxi defended herself, "I don't know what the Imperial Concubine is talking about. Imperial Concubine, everything requires evidence. I have been confined to Shuqing Palace. How could I possibly harm the Imperial Concubine?"
Concubine Liu fiercely shook her chin away and said angrily, "Evidence? You, a deposed concubine, are telling me evidence? I can crush you to death like an ant!"
Ning Yuxi suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, I am now a commoner, so naturally I will let Concubine Liu beat and scold me. However, Concubine Liu still has to take care of the dragon fetus in my belly, doesn't she?"
She looked at Concubine Liu with a provocative look on her face.
Concubine Liu was about to explode with rage. Before she could speak, Ning Yuxi continued, "Concubine Liu must hate me to death, but it was because of me that I got pregnant with the Emperor's child. Even you, Concubine Liu, have to be considerate."
Her smug look made Concubine Liu so angry that she wanted to eat her alive.
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