The next morning, news that Hongshi had favored a maid in his study the previous night had spread throughout the entire Prince's mansion. Everyone was talking about it, and they were all envious of the maid who had happened to enter the study the night before.
Not long after, Ulanara Shuzhen learned of this and flew into a rage in the room, pointing at the kneeling maid and roaring, "Why didn't you invite the Prince yesterday?"
The maidservant burst into tears, saying aggrievedly, "I went to fetch him, but the Prince seemed to be in a bad mood, so..."
Ulanara Shuzhen kicked the maid and scolded, "In a bad mood? He favored a maid last night, I think he's in an exceptionally good mood..."
The maid was kicked to the ground by Ulanara Shuzhen. She struggled to get up despite the pain, knelt on the spot, and begged for mercy with her head down.
Ulanara Shuzhen's personal maid carefully comforted her, saying, "The Prince has always doted on his wife. What happened last night was probably caused by that maid seducing the Prince. As long as the Princess punishes that wretched girl properly, nothing like this will happen again..."
Ulanara Shuzhen, still furious, gritted her teeth and said, "You slut, how dare you seduce the Prince right under my nose! I'll skin her alive and tear her limbs out..."
"Let's go... to deal with that bitch..." Ulanara Shuzhen was about to lead her people out when she bumped into the servant sent by Hongshi to deliver the message.
The servant bowed to Ulanara Shuzhen and said with a smile, "The Prince has asked me to pass on a message to the Princess..."
Ulanara Shuzhen thought Hongshi had come to admit his mistake, so she raised her head and listened arrogantly.
"Have the Princess Consort arrange accommodations for the girl she favored last night, and also have the Princess Consort make preparations, as the Prince intends to bestow upon the girl the title of Princess..."
Upon hearing this, Ulanara Shuzhen was so angry she almost fainted. She questioned the servant, "How can a lowly maid be qualified to be a princess? Has the Prince been bewitched?"
The servant was somewhat taken aback and said truthfully, "This was all arranged by the Prince; this servant knew nothing about it..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ulanara Shuzhen stormed into the study, demanding, "I need to find out if he really intends to take a concubine and bestow upon her the title of Princess."
Knowing Ulanara Shuzhen's temper, the maidservant worried that things would escalate and get out of control, so she quickly advised, "Madam, please calm down. Don't ruin your relationship with the Prince over such trivial matters..."
Ulanara Shuzhen was furious and shouted, "I treated him like this, yet he favored a lowly maid in front of me and even wanted to make her a princess? Where does that leave me? No... I must get to the bottom of this today..."
The servant blocked Ulanara Shuzhen's path and advised, "The Prince has ordered that no one is to disturb you. It would be best if you, Madam, did not go..."
Ulanara Shuzhen slapped the servant across the face and angrily rebuked him, "Who do you think you are? How dare you block my way? I'd like to see what kind of vixen has bewitched the Prince..."
The servant was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Ulanara Shuzhen turned and left, filled with anger, and went straight to the study.
Meanwhile, Hongshi was smiling as he embraced the maid from behind, teaching her to write characters.
Unlike the night before, the maidservant was no longer timid. She acted coquettishly towards Hongshi, whispering in his ear from time to time.
As Ulanara Shuzhen approached Hongshi's study, she suddenly slowed her pace. She was still a little scared, afraid to see Hongshi being affectionate with another woman.
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