Qin Xi entered the hall and sat down, not even moving her gaze, seemingly uninterested in the place whatsoever.
Shu Hua shook the teapot on the table, which was filled with warm tea, but she called Lele over without any mercy and said, "Pour it out, wash the teapot clean, and boil a new pot of water."
Lele: "Yes."
Six palace maids and two eunuchs stood beside her. They had just greeted them and were still kneeling, because Qin Qi had not told them to get up. Seeing this, one of the palace maids suddenly stood up and volunteered, "This is such a small matter, let me do it. Don't trouble yourself, sister."
"Insolence!" Qin Qi's sharp eyes gleamed. "Did I tell you to get up?"
The palace maid was startled and quickly knelt down again, saying, "This servant knows her mistake, this servant knows her mistake! Please punish me, Your Highness!"
Qin Qi snorted coldly, "Get out of here, all of you. I don't need you to serve me."
Seeing this, the other palace maids and eunuchs also became anxious, saying, "We know we were wrong, Your Highness, please calm down!"
"This servant knows his mistake, Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
Just then, a sharp sound came from the palace gate, like the suona horn playing a deadly tune, making Qin Qi's eardrums tremble.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, several palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly turned around and shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, this servant greets you!" "Your Majesty, this servant greets you!"
The newcomer was dressed in a yellow robe, with a lifelike golden dragon that seemed about to fly out. His hair was tied up with a golden crown, and his pair of precious sandalwood shoes made him look extremely noble. He was indeed Emperor Yuxian.
He ignored the palace servants lying on the ground and walked up to Qin Qi, speaking gently, "Why are you so angry? It's not good for your health."
Qin Xi didn't rise to greet him, nor did she even glance at him. Shu Hua and Lele, on the other hand, performed the proper courtesies.
"You tell me," Emperor Yuxian said, pointing to a palace maid without blaming her. "What happened just now? Tell me the truth, there's no hiding anything."
The one chosen was none other than Xi'er, the palace maid who had just "volunteered" herself. She never imagined that she would be selected by Emperor Yuxian simply because she knelt a little closer than them.
Xi'er felt a surge of joy, but two lines of tears streamed down her face. She bit her lower lip in grievance, "Your Majesty, you must do me justice!"
Emperor Yuxian frowned as he glanced at Qin Xi. Seeing her calmly closing her eyes, he turned his head back and asked, "What's going on?"
“This servant…” Xi’er hesitated, “This servant thought Your Highness must be tired from your journey, so I wanted to get you a pot of hot tea so you could drink it more comfortably. Who knew… who knew…”
As she spoke, she covered her face and burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Emperor Yuxian frowned even more deeply. "Speak quickly."
Since he had asked that question, Xi'er dared not be pretentious and continued, "Who knew that Your Highness would dare to speak ill of His Majesty? I heard that you specially arranged for me to come here, and you even wanted to slap me... Waaah..."
She cried so hard, as if she had really been bullied by Qin Qi, which made Lele want to slap her a few times.
"It's nothing that I was beaten; I was just being presumptuous. I deserved to be beaten, but Your Highness shouldn't have said that His Majesty is a tyrant!"
Hearing this, Emperor Yuxian was indeed somewhat angry. He laughed in exasperation, pointing at her and asking Qin Xi, "Is everything she said true?"
Qin Xi kept her eyes closed and didn't speak.
Xi'er was secretly delighted, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn upwards. This new Consort Qi is like a mute; does she really think that just because she's pretty, His Majesty will give her special treatment?
That's wishful thinking.
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