After the two left Yuqing Palace, Feng Qinghuang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Aqi, You Xuewu's face just now was so funny, hahaha."
Rong Qi watched her laughing so hard she was bent over, and helplessly helped her catch her breath.
"Those forty-nine punches weren't enough to heal him, and now you need to apply ointment?"
Feng Qinghuang laughed for a while, calming herself down.
"Aqi, you don't understand. Her situation is different from yours. You only needed a few dabs on her face to restore her appearance, but not hers. Besides, those dozens of punches I gave her didn't help restore her appearance at all; they were purely for venting my anger. The ointment I just gave her is the key to restoring her appearance. Because I used an ugliness powder on her, how could she possibly recover after just a few punches!"
Rong Qi tapped her little nose: "You little rascal. Does your hand hurt?"
Feng Qinghuang shook her head: "It doesn't hurt, and I didn't use much force. If I had used more force, her face would have been turned into a pulp!"
Rong Qi grabbed her hand and massaged it. Although Jiao Jiao said it didn't hurt, his hand would get tired after hitting her so many times.
"Aqi, let's go find Second Senior Brother and Sister Yunya. Third Senior Brother and the others must be there."
Rong Qi nodded: "Okay, let's go."
--Jade Palace--
The Empress handed the ointment in her hand to the palace maid beside her.
"Apply medicine to your princess."
"It is Your Majesty."
Not only was You Xuewu's face contorted like a pig's head, but she was also in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. The Empress didn't want to look at her; she found it an eyesore.
"Mother, am I very ugly now? Is my face ruined again? Throughout the whole process, I felt that brat hitting me, and she didn't do anything to help me at all."
The Empress turned her face away: "Just shut up. That girl said she'll be fine in a few days. If she's not better in a few days, or if she's back to her pre-treatment state, then she'll be doomed. Anyway, they'll be staying in the palace for a few more days, so they can't run away."
Hearing the Empress's words, You Xuewu felt uneasy. They were so capable, and all were members of royal families from various countries. Even if they couldn't be cured, Mother, you couldn't possibly cure them. Besides, they had Father's blank imperial edict!
You Xuewu could only mutter these words to herself; she couldn't let her mother know. Otherwise, her mother would get angry again, saying she was useless and incompetent.
"Alright, for the next few days, you should stay in your palace and not go out, so as not to be seen like this by others. Your mother is tired too, so I'll go back first."
After the Empress finished speaking, she got up and left with her maids.
"Take care, Your Majesty."
As soon as the Empress left, You Xuewu couldn't help but complain: "Father and Mother are really something. They're all smiles to outsiders, but they're so stern to their own daughters. I really don't know what's so good about them."
The palace maid next to her quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Princess, be careful, walls have ears. We must not say things that should not be said."
Since returning from the secret realm, the princess has changed completely. The princess used to be innocent, kind, and lively. Although she sometimes complained about the emperor and empress, she would never have been so sharp-tongued.
After returning, he seemed both greedy and gloomy. Although his treatment of servants remained unchanged, he seemed different in his overall demeanor. Was he misled by the outside world, or was this simply his true nature, only not revealed before in the inner palace?
Hearing the palace maid's words, You Xuewu pouted and said, "She's just saying this to you. If you have to be careful what you say in your own palace, life will be too tiring."
"Princess, actually, Her Majesty the Empress is only doing this for your own good. Look at Her Majesty, when has she ever been so humble as to beg for help like this? Isn't it all to heal your face? Her Majesty's strictness towards you is also to help you grow up quickly. And His Majesty, needless to say, in this palace, isn't His Majesty the one who dotes on you the most? It's just that perhaps when you do something wrong, His Majesty is inevitably stricter. Once you realize your mistake, His Majesty will forgive you."
You Xuewu pouted and muttered, "I didn't see them doing anything for my own good, but you servants did."
The palace maids didn't refute her words, and the princess wasn't wrong either; they were indeed servants. However, they were different from the servants in other palaces; at least the princess wouldn't take her anger out on them casually.
The palace maid stayed with You Xuewu, chatting idly until You Xuewu fell asleep. Then she helped her to bed, covered her with a blanket, and left.
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