The noise here had already reached the ears of Nanny Song and Steward Jin, and the two of them hurried over. Their prince was usually tolerant to his subordinates, but when he was really angry, no one could stop him.
Seeing Nanny Song and Steward Jin coming, Lu Xingzhou calmed down a little. After all, these two people were old people in the palace and had followed him since the establishment of the palace. Especially Nanny Song, she was also Lu Xingzhou's wet nurse, so even if Lu Xingzhou was angry, he would not take it out on them.
As soon as Shenhong saw Nanny Song and Steward Jin, she cried and begged them not to drive her out of the palace. She had no ability at all, and if she left the palace, she would die.
Manager Jin and Nanny Song didn't dare to speak in front of Lu Xingzhou. How could they make decisions for the prince?
At this time, Shen Liyue, who had been standing aside, spoke up: "Steward Jin and Nanny Song are here today. I'll let you choose again. Do you want to leave the mansion, or stay here and be an ordinary maid?"
Shenhong cried and said, "I am a maid, I will not go out, I will never go out!"
Chen Liyue said, "If I stay in the mansion, I will just be an ordinary maid. It will be impossible to be like before. Are you willing?"
Shenhong cried, "Yes, I am willing."
Chen Liyue nodded, "Everyone has heard today that Shen Hong volunteered to stay in the palace as an ordinary maid."
Manager Jin and Nanny Song nodded repeatedly. Shen Liyue then said to Shen Hong, "You said this yourself. You must not cause trouble again in the future. If there is a next time..."
"No more, no more..." Shenhong burst into tears, her face covered with red blood.
Shen Liyue nodded, "Then go back to where you should go."
After Shen Liyue finished speaking, she walked towards the room. Lu Xingzhou hurriedly followed her, turning back to ask Nanny Song to arrange for dinner to be delivered, as both he and Shen Liyue were still hungry.
Lu Xingzhou was a bit of a germaphobe. His trouser legs had just been pulled by Shenhong, so the first thing he did when he returned to his room was to change his trousers. He then asked Shuying to burn the trousers he had taken off.
Lu Xingzhou cautiously came out from behind the screen and looked at Shen Liyue's face. He saw that there was no joy or anger on Shen Liyue's face, and he didn't know whether she was angry about what happened today.
Lu Xingzhou hesitated and asked, "Why did you keep her here today?"
Lu Xingzhou originally planned to take the opportunity to send Shen Hong away, but Shen Liyue spoke up, and he couldn't refute Shen Liyue's face in front of so many people, because he said that this family would be handed over to Shen Liyue, and of course these matters would be decided by Shen Liyue.
Chen Liyue said calmly, "My mother taught me not to drive a dog into a remote alley, or else the dog will turn around and bite you when it gets angry."
Lu Xingzhou also understood this principle, but he guessed that Shenhong didn't have any earth-shattering abilities.
Shen Liyue looked at Lu Xingzhou and continued, "Besides, the reason I left Deep Red behind wasn't entirely because of her, but also for Light Red."
Qianhong now works at Zhen Embroidery Shop. The shopkeeper said that since Qianhong came, her skills have surpassed those of other embroiderers. After all, Qianhong came from the palace, and her skills are really unmatched by outsiders.
Chen Liyue still had use for Qianhong, so naturally she didn't want to send Shenhong away at this time. After all, they were sisters. If Shenhong was expelled from Prince Yi's Mansion, Qianhong would probably not feel comfortable either.
"Okay." Lu Xingzhou nodded, knowing that Chen Liyue had her own arrangements, so he stopped caring about it. Although Shenhong stayed in the palace, she was watched by Nanny Song and Steward Jin, so she probably wouldn't cause any trouble.
Shenhong returned to her room with her eyes swollen like walnuts after crying. In the past, she lived with Qianhong, separated from other maids, but now Qianhong had also moved out, so Nanny Song asked her to move in with the other maids.
Shenhong hadn't eaten and was now tired and hungry, but what was more uncomfortable was not her body, but her heart.
She never thought that the prince would be so heartless, but even so, she did not blame the prince. Shenhong still felt that the prince was like this now because of Shen Liyue's tricks behind the scenes.
When Shenhong came back, no one paid any attention to her. She didn't want to pay any attention to others, so she walked straight to her bed. She didn't even want to take off her coat. She just lifted the quilt and wanted to lie down in it.
But when Shenhong lifted the quilt, she found that a large basin of water had been poured on the bed. Shenhong could no longer bear it and asked angrily: "Who did it!"
The maids' whispers rang in her ears, but no one stood up to admit it. Everyone looked at Shenhong as if they were laughing at a joke.
Shenhong was so angry and embarrassed by their stares that she immediately walked to the water tank, scooped a bucket of water from the tank and was about to pour it on the group of people.
A girl with quick eyes and hands saw it and rushed forward. They were all used to doing rough work, and the girl was very strong. Shenhong was no match for her at all.
He Qiaoer grabbed Shenhong's hand, raised her hand, and poured the bucket of water over Shenhong's head.
It was just the beginning of spring and the weather was still very cold, especially after nightfall when the temperature dropped sharply. When the bucket of cold water was poured on Shenhong's head, she felt the biting chill penetrate into her cotton coat.
Everyone burst into laughter when they saw this scene, and some even spat on the ground and said, "Serves you right!"
Shenhong had made quite a noise outside just now. Due to the presence of the prince and princess, they did not dare to go out and see what was happening. However, the news had already reached their ears, and everyone knew what Shenhong had done just now.
He Qiaoer sneered at Shen Hong and said, "Did he wake up after being poured? If not, can you give him another spoonful?"
Shenhong was shivering from the cold, her lips were black and blue, and she was shaking and unable to speak.
He Qiaoer snorted, "Throwing water on your bed today is just a small punishment. If you do something so shameless and despicable again next time, I won't just throw water on your bed!"
After He Qiaoer finished speaking, she turned around and went back to the bed. Shenhong stood there, her heart filled with hatred.
The maids all had to be on duty the next day, and no one was willing to stay up with Shenhong, and no one paid any attention to her. The lights were soon turned off, and everyone went back to their beds to sleep.
Shenhong stood there until everyone fell asleep, then she groped her way back to her bed in the dark.
Shenhong's clothes were all wet, so she had to take off her coat and put it on the only charcoal brazier in the room to dry. She groped her way onto the bed. Fortunately, there were still some dry places that were not splashed. Shenhong curled up into a ball and huddled on the mattress.
Shen Hong's hatred for Chen Liyue reached its peak at this moment. What kind of life had she led before? But now? Everyone could come up and step on her. In the huge Prince Yi's Mansion, there was probably no one with a lower status than her.
In the past few years, everything had been fine, it was all Shen Liyue, but she became like this when Shen Liyue came, and the prince also stood on her side. Her deep red eyes burst out with strong hatred. She wanted to peel off Shen Liyue's skin, pull out her tendons, grind her bones and scatter her ashes, only then could she relieve the hatred in her heart today.
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