Xiao Qingyin quickly shook her head: "Your Highness, I dare not dream of becoming your concubine. I would be content if you could just let me see Sezhu."
Yelü Sui's face fell.
"Do you think I'm less than a few beads?"
Xiao Qingyin said helplessly, "Your Highness, how can you compare yourself to Sezhu? You are the sun of Xilin."
"I am the sun, you are the moon, we are a match made in heaven, we are meant to be together, right?"
Yelü Sui chuckled lightly.
"Aman, I could never forget you the moment I saw you. You are destined to be my woman."
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
It's too oily.
She doesn't need to add oil to her dishes for three days.
She suppressed her nausea and replied, "Your Highness, you and the Crown Princess are a match made in heaven. I would never dare to overstep my bounds."
Yelü Sui reached out, wanting to hold her hand.
Xiao Qingyin immediately put her hands behind her back.
When Yelü Sui recalled Yelü Ang asking his father for her, his eyes instantly filled with gloom.
"Ah Man, if you don't want to be my concubine, do you want to marry my cousin?"
Cousin?
Who is this guy?
Xiao Qingyin was stunned for a moment before she remembered Yelü Ang.
Yes, Yi Shuihan had mentioned to her that Yelü Ang had mentioned to the emperor that he wanted a young woman from the Agu tribe, but the emperor had refused.
Did Yelü Sui think that Yelü Ang had taken a fancy to her, which is why she did this?
She thought for a moment, then avoided Yelü Sui's gaze and said, "This humble woman doesn't know who Your Highness is talking about. My hand just hurts from the beating, so I'm afraid to touch anything."
Yelü Sui saw her actions and his eyes darkened.
"It hurts a lot? I'll have someone bring some medicinal wine right away."
He called out to the void, "Bring the medicinal wine."
As soon as the sound faded, the door opened, and a man in black brought in a bottle of medicinal wine.
"Let me apply the medicine for you."
Yelü Sui said earnestly.
Xiao Qingyin shook her head: "This humble woman can do it herself, Your Highness, please don't dirty your hands."
Yelü Sui did not insist and handed her the medicinal wine.
As Xiao Qingyin applied medicinal wine to her hands, he said calmly, "Since you have no interest in my cousin, why don't you want to stay by my side?"
Xiao Qingyin sighed, "Your Highness, you and the Crown Princess are a perfect couple in my eyes. I really don't want to interfere and hurt the Crown Princess."
"She won't mind."
Yelü Sui returned.
“From the day she became the Crown Princess, she knew that I would have other women, and she would not stop me from taking you into the palace.”
Xiao Qingyin asked with a hint of disbelief, "Really?"
Yelü Sui chuckled, "What good would it do me to lie to you? You just wait and see. I'll persuade my father and then we'll welcome you into the Eastern Palace."
Xiao Qingyin lowered her head and remained silent.
If the Crown Princess were truly so magnanimous, she wouldn't have designed the bracelet in the first place.
She hadn't attracted Yelü Sui's attention before, but Yelü Ang only mentioned it once, and she was already making trouble for her.
She'd never met someone so petty before, someone who wanted to have their cake and eat it too.
Yelü Sui thought she didn't believe him, and chuckled, "I'll mention it to the Crown Princess when I get back, and see if she agrees."
Xiao Qingyin curled her lips: "Then this humble woman will take a look."
After applying the medicinal wine, Yelü Sui had someone send her back to Chuxiu Palace.
As soon as Xiao Qingyin lay down in the room, she smelled a familiar scent.
She turned over and, sure enough, met a familiar handsome face.
Why are you here?
She reached out and hugged the man.
Yi Shuihan said coldly, "If you don't come soon, you'll never find your wife again."
He was extremely worried when he learned that Xiao Qingyin and Yelü Sui had been inside the temple for most of the night and hadn't come out.
I tried to break in several times.
Xiao Qingyin knew he was worried about her safety, so she kissed his Adam's apple and reassured him, "I'm fine, don't worry."
This time, however, Yi Shuihan was not so easily appeased.
He grabbed her hand and brought it to his face, demanding, "Didn't you promise you wouldn't let him touch a single hair on your head? What's wrong with this hand?"
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
She knew this man would settle scores with her.
"He told me to beat him up badly, and I really couldn't refuse."
Yi Shuihan snorted coldly, took out two items from her bosom, and put them on her left and right hands respectively.
"Remember to wear it when you beat him up next time."
These are a pair of iron brass knuckles.
Brass knuckles are also known as iron lotus, iron fist gloves, and iron four fingers.
With the addition of brass knuckles, even a frail girl can easily deliver a heavy blow to a strong man.
Feeling the knuckle duster that blended seamlessly with her hands, Xiao Qingyin couldn't help but laugh and said, "You didn't work out this all night, did you?"
Yi Shuihan remained silent.
Xiao Qingyin took off her brass knuckles and put them in her arms. "I'll definitely wear them and beat him up."
After saying that, he helped Yi Shuihan cover herself with the quilt: "You haven't slept for a day and a night, you must be tired. Get some sleep and leave when it's light."
Yi Shuihan turned over and covered him.
I need some comfort.
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
She reminded them, "This is Chuxiu Palace."
"Okay, I'll be gentle."
Is this a minor issue?
Yi Shuihan didn't give her a chance to refute, and soon led her to sink into the sea of desire.
This directly caused Xiao Qingyin to oversleep the next day.
She hurriedly washed up, not even having time for breakfast, before rushing off to the laundry department.
However, they were stopped by Granny Liao at the entrance of Chuxiu Palace.
"The Crown Princess has sent someone over."
Granny Liao glanced at the palace maid beside her.
Xiao Qingyin asked in surprise, "Your Majesty is looking for a commoner?"
The palace maid handed her the tray she was carrying and smiled, saying, "This is what Her Majesty asked me to bring to you."
Xiao Qingyin glanced down at it but didn't take it.
“I cannot accept a reward without merit. I have done nothing, how can I accept Your Highness’s reward? Please take it back and thank Your Highness.”
The palace maid's expression remained unchanged: "Her Majesty said you must accept it."
Xiao Qingyin remained silent for a moment before accepting it.
After the palace maid left, she opened the package and looked inside; it was a jade ruyi (a type of scepter).
Does this mean they agreed to let Yelü Sui make her a concubine?
Xiao Qingyin imagined the way Madam Jian would grit her teeth and agree, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Granny Liao, standing to the side, said with a stern face, "Don't think that just because you've climbed the social ladder you don't have to work anymore. Hurry up and go to the laundry department."
Xiao Qingyin's smile faded.
"Yes, Granny, I'll be right there."
She arrived just before the end of the laundry roll call. The head maid looked displeased and assigned her the pile of clothes that were the hardest to wash.
Xiao Qingyin didn't care.
Anyway, she would just soak it in water in a basin a few times, wring it out, and that was it.
She silently scooped water to soak the clothes. As she sat down to do it, she suddenly noticed that one piece of clothing looked fine on the surface, but was actually very fragile. However, as long as she wrung out the water, even with the lightest force, she would tear the fabric.
Having spent so many days in the laundry department, she had long noticed that these imperial concubines were all very extravagant; their clothes were all brand new and would never tear easily.
This was clearly prepared for her by someone with good intentions.
It is impolite not to reciprocate.
She glanced at a line of ants on the edge of the drain and immediately had an idea.
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