Wen Liyu could feel that there was someone below who had been staring at her with jealousy for a quarter of an hour.
But she doesn't care.
It was useless for Chen Qingqing to be envious and jealous. What was wrong with her being loved by everyone?
Want it? If you want it, go and get it yourself.
As long as you are not afraid of death.
Wen Liyu's favor is unique, and her family background is her greatest confidence.
Regardless of whether the emperor's kindness to her was sincere or insincere, she enjoyed the benefits from it and she still respected the emperor very much.
Wang Fugui's face was smiling like an old chrysanthemum in its twilight years. "Miss Wen is right. We haven't seen you for a long time and we really miss you. We've wasted time. Miss Wen, please leave the palace quickly. If you're any later, the palace will be locked up."
"We are here to see Miss Wen off." He put away the whisk, bent down respectfully and bowed.
"You're welcome, Eunuch Wang." Wen Liyu responded politely with a smile, "Then I'll leave first. I'll chat with you more next time I come to the palace."
"Okay." Wang Fugui nodded repeatedly.
Only after Wen Liyu left did Wang Fugui return to his usual image of a steady and mysterious eunuch.
He turned his head and spoke in a calm tone, "Miss Chen, please go."
Several young eunuchs following Wang Fugui were bewildered. The young eunuch who was closest to Wang Fugui and was being raised as the heir stepped forward and said, "Godfather, why are you so... close to Miss Wen?"
Wang Fugui glanced at him, lowered his voice, and reminded him cryptically, "Miss Wen's future is invaluable. There is no harm in establishing a good relationship in advance, only benefits."
These young eunuchs didn't know about it, but he, the chief eunuch, knew it very well.
Although Wen Liyu is the future consort of the Third Prince, now...
Wang Fugui’s mind flashed through the two princes’ undisguised targeted actions in recent days and the third prince’s recent abnormal behavior.
He turned his head to look at Chen Qingqing not far away, his eyes full of confusion and doubt.
The daughter of a fourth-rank official whose appearance and family background are not as good as those of the Wen family's daughter.
Something must have blocked the Third Prince's eyes, causing him to be so blind as to have a secret meeting in the pavilion before the wedding.
Chen Qingqing's steps became slower and slower. "Eunuch Wang, the palace is about to lock up the keys, so I..."
"Miss Chen, in this case, you'd better hurry to the imperial study." Wang Fugui pretended not to understand what she meant and kept urging her.
"If His Majesty gets too impatient, neither you nor I will be in any good."
When had Chen Qingqing ever suffered such a torture? Girls in the boudoir don't have good physical strength.
Now she has walked almost half of the palace. In order to maintain her posture, she can only take small steps. So far, she has walked almost 40,000 to 50,000 steps.
She could feel the stickiness and intense pain on her heels, and guessed that the skin was rubbed and bleeding.
She didn't dare show her resentment and anger, so she had to grit her teeth and persevere.
Although Wang Fugui noticed that her steps were strange, he ignored it and focused on leading the way.
When they arrived at the Imperial Study, the maid on duty at the door immediately stepped forward and said, "Eunuch Wang, the Emperor has left the Imperial Study to have dinner with the Empress Dowager."
"The emperor said that if Miss Chen comes, she should be allowed to leave the palace and return home. No outsiders are allowed in the palace."
Chen Qingqing, whose legs were so sore that she almost died on the spot: "..."
She's in this state and she still wants to walk?! And she has to walk a kilometer in five minutes?
The emperor must be playing a trick on her.
Just because she was there when Zhao Xuanyi vomited blood?
Chen Qingqing was extremely confused and failed to control her facial expression. She couldn't maintain her pride and her face was distorted for a long time.
Wang Fugui nodded to indicate that he understood, flicked his whisk, and said with a forced smile, "Miss Chen, if that's the case, then you can leave the palace. I won't lead you this time. You have to serve the emperor."
"I've been nagging Eunuch Wang today." Chen Qingqing glanced at the sky, watching the orange-red round sun that was about to disappear.
Holding back her dissatisfaction, she quickly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Eunuch Wang, for leading the way. I will leave now."
"Miss Chen, you're too polite." Wang Fugui nodded happily. He wanted to say a few more words to delay time, but when he saw Chen Qingqing's anxious face turned pale, he kindly let her go.
"Miss Chen, go quickly, don't miss the time to drop the key."
Chen Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes."
After paying her respects, she immediately grabbed her maid and ran quickly to the nearest palace gate.
The pain in her ankle became more and more intense, almost like it was going to cripple her. She was in so much pain that she could hardly walk.
But she had to go, she couldn't stop.
The law states that anyone without a palace entry badge who has not left the palace before the keys are locked will be treated as an assassin.
The more Chen Qingqing thought on the way, the more she felt something was wrong. She felt that Wang Fugui had deliberately made her walk around the palace all afternoon.
The first advantage of Wang Fugui as the chief eunuch is that he is well-informed.
How could he not know that the emperor had left the prince's residence?
This is impossible.
No matter how many eunuchs and palace maids they met along the way, wasn't there a single one of them who wanted to pass the message to Wang Fugui and leave a good impression in front of him?
The only reason was that Wang Fugui deliberately let her walk around the palace.
And Wang Fugui is the emperor's man.
So her legs were swollen and sore, her feet were blistered, and her heels were rubbed and bleeding. These were all punishments given to her by the emperor.
Chen Qingqing looked at the palace gate that was about to close, gritted her teeth, grabbed the hem of her skirt and ran quickly, throwing away her noble lady's reserve and shouting, "Wait! I want to leave the palace! Don't close the door yet!!"
The maidservant beside her also became anxious when she saw the palace gate was about to close.
He ran forward quickly and slipped out of the gap in a flash.
The little maid took a few breaths outside before she realized she had left the young lady behind. She hurried over and said, "Young lady, run faster! If you don't hurry up, it will be too late!"
Chen Qingqing felt like she was about to vomit blood from anger. She gritted her teeth, and blood flowed from her gums. Finally, with her slender body, she managed to get out of the palace gate that was about to close.
"Bah!" Seeing that there was no one around, she boldly spat a mouthful of blood on the ground, "Who are they? I told them to wait, and they didn't even wait!"
"Miss?!" The maid was frightened by her actions.
How could...how could the action be so vulgar? This is not something a lady would do!
"Go and ask the carriage from the mansion to come and pick me up." Chen Qingqing glared at her, planning in her heart to sell this maid as soon as she returned.
The maidservant obeyed subconsciously, forgetting what she was thinking just now, and walked towards the palace gate at the other end.
In the palace, Wang Fugui completed his mission and quickly rushed to the emperor's location, "Your Majesty, the daughter of the Chen family has left the palace."
"Yes." The emperor raised his hand, motioning him to serve.
Wang Fugui walked forward with a smile, took the serving chopsticks, and began to serve food to the distinguished guests at the table.
In addition to the emperor and the empress dowager, those who had the meal included the imperial concubine, the queen, and Zhao Xuanyin.
The emperor put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "Since Xuan Yi is injured and unable to attend court, please take care of his unfinished official business."
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