It felt like I hadn't fallen asleep for long when I heard a commotion outside. I opened my eyes helplessly and wanted to call for help, but suddenly I heard a crisp "pop" sound, as if someone was slapped.
I was almost awake, so I quickly put on my coat and stood up to see what was going on. The queen and her two maids rushed in first. My eyes turned cold, and I had forgotten about this guy.
"Mu Chenshuang!" The Queen walked up to me and yelled at me, "What did you tell me before? Do your duty? Is that your duty?"
After she finished speaking, she angrily threw the square quilt at the head of the bed to the ground. Hey, you dare to throw away the quilt folded by the emperor.
Since she could only come to me to act wild, she must not be able to touch my brother for the time being. Thinking of this, I was fearless and simply confirmed that she was the "vixen" they were talking about to piss her off.
I hooked a strand of hair by my ear with my fingers and twirled it in circles, half-sitting on the bed and glancing at her. "Sister, you've wronged me! I certainly didn't take the initiative to go to His Majesty and hang around! It's His Majesty who keeps coming to my place. What can I do?"
I was almost disgusted by myself, and judging by her expression, she must have felt even more disgusted than I. If you feel disgusted, go back quickly. I need to catch up on some sleep.
She was so angry that all the gold ornaments on her head were shaking. She suddenly came forward to hit me. The maidservant beside her, A Yuan, quickly reminded her, "Your Majesty, Concubine Mu is in great favor. I'm afraid—" Before she could finish her words, the Queen turned around and slapped her in the face, "You don't have to remind me!"
The Queen's blow was incredibly harsh. The red mark on A-Yuan's right cheek was heartbreaking, and the harsh slapping sound only made me loathe the Queen to the core. She glared at me, fiercely kicked the blanket aside, and walked out. Suddenly, I heard another resounding slap in the courtyard.
I quickly stood up to see what was going on. Xiao Tao ran in with a tearful face, "My dear, are you okay?" I quickly checked Xiao Tao's cheek. Apart from tear marks, there were no red marks. I breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where's Xiao Cui? Where is Xiao Cui?"
"She, she..." Seeing her sad face and unable to speak for a long time, I rushed directly to the yard. The yard was a bit messy. I saw Xiao Cui squatting in the corner with her back to me.
I quickly squatted in front of her and grabbed her arms. Her cheeks were red and swollen, and she was still sobbing uncontrollably.
"Just now, the Empress suddenly came to make a scene. Xiao Cui said that you need to catch up on your sleep, so she said that she would inform the Empress after asking you for permission, and asked her to wait a moment..." Xiao Tao came running over crying: "Then A Jian suddenly slapped Xiao Cui, and then they barged in..."
Ah Jian, I've heard before that the Queen's second-in-command, the Empress's second-in-command, bullies the other maids in the harem, but I didn't expect her to be so arrogant. "Then why are there two slap marks?" I asked angrily. "Where's the other one? Who hit me?"
"It was...it was the Empress who beat me when I was leaving..." Xiao Tao cried even harder: "Originally, the Empress wanted to beat me, but Xiao Cui protected me and got beaten again...it's all my fault..."
I walked forward and gently hugged Xiao Cui, whose body was still trembling: "Thank you, Xiao Cui." Xiao Cui subconsciously wanted to step back, so I hugged her tighter: "Thank you."
I carefully pulled Xiao Cui up and said, "This has nothing to do with you. It's my fault. Xiao Tao, please go and get Doctor Jiang to come over and have him prepare some ointment for my face."
"Yes." She hurriedly wiped her face with her sleeve and ran out the door. I pulled Xiao Cui to sit on the marble table and found a towel with cold water to help her relieve the pain. She wanted to do it herself, but I refused. I said to her seriously: "If something like this happens again in the future, just grab Xiao Tao and run away, okay?"
"My dear, are you still in the room..." She hesitated. I gently poked her head: "How many of them dare to hit me? Besides, if we can escape, we can make a profit! Do you understand?"
She lowered her head and said "hmm" softly. My heart softened and I didn't want to be angry with her anymore. I held her hands with both of my own and waited for Doctor Jiang to come.
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