Wan Ge knew that Xiao Qin was just trying to comfort herself. Xiao Qin had been by her side and was once the original owner's most trusted maid. She had never suffered any hardship while following the original owner.
Even within the Marquis's mansion, as the head maid, she basically ordered others to do chores, only offering some considerate services to the original owner.
The other person hadn't done much manual labor either, so she used to be a fair-skinned, delicate-fingered young girl.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoqin, it's my fault." Wan Ge heard the original owner say this.
In the original story, the original owner had no idea how to coax Xie Wenjun, and after being captured, she was even more terrified of him. She didn't even realize what was happening until Xie Wenjun gave the order.
If things had followed the original storyline, Xiaoqin would be long gone by now.
However, Wan Ge's arrival changed their fate. They were spared from being beaten to death. Although they had to do some hard work, at least they were alive now.
…
Wan Ge understood why the other party had returned: "Did His Majesty send you to coax me?"
Xiaoqin replied softly, "His Majesty only said that the Empress is still angry with him and asked me to spend more time with you."
At this point, Xiaoqin asked again with some doubt: "By the way, Your Majesty, what exactly happened between you and His Majesty? I feel like His Majesty seems to feel very guilty towards you."
Wan Ge didn't try to hide anything and answered her question directly: "It's nothing, he just demoted me to the rank of Imperial Concubine, so you don't have to call me Empress anymore."
"What? How could this be!" Xiaoqin stared wide-eyed in disbelief. His Majesty loved the Empress so much, how could he demote her? "Isn't there some misunderstanding? His Majesty loves the Empress so much, how could he do such a thing?"
There was indeed a misunderstanding, but since the deed has already been done...
"Your Majesty, if there is any misunderstanding between you and His Majesty, then please explain it to him clearly."
"There's nothing to explain, let's just leave it at that." I'm still angry, there's no need to be so irritable now.
Of course, if it were an ordinary man, Wan Ge would know very well that her behavior might wear down his love. But at this moment, the other person is her lover, someone she knows and understands very well, and someone she has been in love with for many years.
Therefore, Wan Ge knew that doing this would not diminish his love; on the contrary, he would find the point of conflict between them amidst his confusion and guilt.
All she needs to do is wait here for an answer.
"Well... alright then, I'll help Your Highness wash up first, and then have someone serve the meal."
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After finishing her breakfast, Wan Ge began playing the zither in the pavilion. However, she quickly noticed something amiss and asked the palace maid beside her, "Where is Ling Yu?"
The palace maid replied, "Sister Lingyu has not been on duty for the past few days."
Upon hearing their words, Wan Ge suddenly realized something and immediately asked, "His Majesty punished her, didn't he?"
The two palace maids exchanged a glance, then knelt on the ground and answered, "Yes."
Wan Ge suddenly realized that the people Xie Wenjun had arranged around her were not entirely of one mind; they were in a state of mutual supervision.
There were several people skilled in martial arts, and someone must have overheard her conversation with Lingyu, and then someone told Xie Wenjun about it.
Wan Ge didn't think much of it at the time, assuming that since they were all together, no one would report them, but she didn't expect that they weren't together after all.
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