Wan Ge put the cup back on the tray, turned around and sat back down in her chair.
"Return the wine to whoever sent it, understand?" Wan Ge said coldly, her expression serious, glancing at the other person indifferently.
The young palace maid trembled all over, her hand gripping the tray shaking involuntarily. "Your Highness... but... but my mistress said..."
"What? Is your master of higher rank than me? Or more powerful?"
"No...no..."
"Since you don't have one, do you dare disobey me?"
"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!" The little palace maid burst into tears, snot and tears streaming down her face.
Wan Ge didn't bother to look at them, waved her hand to signal them to take the person away, and at the same time, she also told the palace maid beside her to go with her, so that she could witness the other party's master drinking the wine she had brought.
The palace maid understood instantly and followed immediately.
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"System, will that scumbag really kill the original owner's entire family? There's no misunderstanding?"
"There's no misunderstanding, sir. Everything he told the original owner from the beginning was a lie. Once the original owner was no longer of any use to him, all the things they agreed on were null and void."
"Alright, since that's the case, I will help the original owner avenge the grudge she wanted."
"You're so kind, sir."
Ruan Ruan instantly smiled.
Wan Ge nodded.
I've also pieced together the entire story of the original owner in my mind:
The original owner was the eldest daughter of the prime minister. She was born into a prestigious family and was hailed as the most noble woman in the entire capital, second only to the princess.
The original owner's father was not only a civil official, but also wielded power that was difficult for ordinary civil officials to imagine.
However, because the original owner's father had too much power and wielded too much authority, people of equal social standing dared not marry her.
Because they feared incurring the emperor's suspicion and thus causing the extermination of their entire clan, no one dared to ask to marry the original owner.
The Prime Minister's family looked down on those with lower qualifications than her, as they did not want their daughter to marry down.
As the original owner grew older and the rumors outside increased, someone approached her.
That was the Crown Prince at the time, now the Emperor. When the other party found the original owner, he immediately made his attitude clear and explained why he had come to find her.
Zishu Tang told the original owner directly that he had someone he liked, but the person he liked was of very low status, and his mother and father would definitely not agree to their marriage.
But he really liked that girl—the female lead. So he wanted Wan Ge to marry him. He was the crown prince, the heir apparent, and the emperor was in poor health and had already issued an edict to pass the throne to him, so his marriage to Wan Ge wouldn't really provoke the emperor's anger.
On the contrary, this will help him solidify his position, so the emperor will definitely agree. At this point, what he lacks is the original owner's consent.
The original owner was initially hesitant about this matter because she understood that Zishu Tang did not love her. Now that he was telling her this so honestly, it was actually explaining to him that their marriage had no feelings for each other, and that she was just a cover for him.
However, for the original owner at that time, there really wasn't much of a choice; what Zishutang offered was basically the best.
Moreover, a sentence that Zishutang said at that time truly struck a chord with the original owner of the body.
He said, "The Prime Minister's father's achievements are so great that they overshadow the emperor. No one but me can protect the Prime Minister's residence. If you agree, I will definitely protect the Prime Minister's residence after I become emperor."
It was because of something Zishu Tang said that the original owner, who had been hesitant, finally agreed to his request.
She was willing to marry him, and on that very day he obtained an imperial decree, and they married according to the decree.
On the very day of their wedding, Zishu Tang brought the person he loved back to the Crown Prince's residence, and spent his wedding night with her.
To save face for her, Zishu Tang only gave Yunmei a rank three months after their marriage, but the rank was not high, just a concubine.
At that time, the original owner did not understand. She did not understand why the Crown Prince liked her so much. Now that he had a principal wife, he could have given her a concubine or a higher title. Instead, he only gave her the title of a maidservant.
Later, the original owner realized that the better Zishu Tang treated her and the more he cared about her, the more it was like a knife wrapped in honey to her, a girl with no background. It was not a blessing but a harm.
He wanted to protect her, so he couldn't let any woman be jealous of her, and he couldn't expose her to others.
So every time, the Crown Prince would pretend to like the Crown Princess, go to the original owner's palace, and then turn around and go out through the original owner's window to find the person she truly liked.
The original owner thought he was honest and sincere, that he genuinely loved someone, and that he was a trustworthy person.
But the original owner was wrong; Zishutang was not a trustworthy person at all.
After he became emperor, he only gave the original owner the title of Consort. Normally, she was his principal wife, and she should have been the empress after he became emperor.
However, the other party only gave her the title of Imperial Concubine. At the time, the original owner did not understand why. However, there was no Empress. She managed the six palaces, and in other people's eyes, she was no different from the Empress.
But the truth is that Zishu Tang had other motives behind not making him empress.
He wanted to wait until he had enough power so that his beloved could rightfully ascend to the position of empress.
As for the other damages, the original owner can bear them all.
In addition, after consolidating his power, he immediately targeted the original owner's family.
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