"These are all Her Majesty the Empress's things. Check them carefully. If anything happens to Her Majesty, ten lives wouldn't be enough to kill you," a head maid warned the maid beside her.
A pretty young palace maid asked the senior palace maid beside her, "Auntie, why are you so particular about the things you give to Her Majesty the Empress? Even His Majesty's things aren't given with such care."
"You have no idea how much His Majesty cherishes the Empress. Once, a palace maid who was sweeping the floor didn't wipe it dry, and she almost slipped and fell. His Majesty was furious. If the Empress hadn't stopped him, that maid would have been killed on the spot."
The palace maid spoke up again: "I heard that Your Highness is His Majesty's first wife and has suffered a lot with him?"
"Yes! That's what the rumors say."
However, not many people believed this story, because in their minds, the Empress was the legitimate daughter of a marquis, and she married the Emperor after he returned and became the Crown Prince.
How much hardship could the Crown Princess endure in the Eastern Palace? Even if His Majesty's ascension to the throne wasn't so smooth, the Crown Princess probably didn't experience much hardship. I just don't know why such rumors are circulating.
That's what everyone was saying, so they had no choice but to believe it. Besides, regardless of whether it was true or not, they still had to take good care of the Empress. The Empress was always their mistress, and she held the power of life and death over them, so they figured it was best to be serious.
Before the young maid could ask anything else, the head maid interrupted her, saying, "Alright, don't ask so many questions. Just take good care of your mistress."
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Wan Ge was still half asleep when someone hugged her tightly, and a deep voice sounded in her ear: "Sister, why don't you get up and eat something first?"
Wan Ge opened her eyes and saw that her man had returned from court. She nodded.
Nan Su gently kissed her forehead again, and continued in a soft voice, "After you finish eating, I will have Physician Chu come and take another look."
Wan Ge nodded again and replied softly, "Didn't Physician Chu say that I'm already well? Why are you still so worried?"
"I'm still worried, worried that there might be residual toxins in your body."
Wan Ge patted his head: "It's been a year since the poison was cleared, why are you still so worried?"
Nan Su held her tightly without answering. No one understood better than him how worried he was about losing Wan Ge. He absolutely could not lose her, or he would lose control.
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The young palace maid standing to the side found the scene before her particularly jarring. She gripped the tray tightly, but kept telling herself to stay calm: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the meal is ready."
"I understand, put it down." Nan Su's voice was cold and full of authority, completely different from when he spoke to Wan Ge just now.
Looking at the young palace maid before her, Wan Ge sensed a unique aura emanating from her: "How come I've never seen you before?"
The young palace maid Mu Xiyan replied, "Your Majesty, I am the palace maid who is replacing Sister Gao."
Wan Ge nodded: "I see."
The "Sister Gao" she mentioned had been by Wan Ge's side since the time she was in the Eastern Palace. However, she had gotten a bit older this year and had reached the age where she could leave the palace, so Wan Ge let her leave to get married.
She just didn't expect that the person who would replace her would be someone with the protagonist's halo.
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