The maidservant quickly shut her mouth.
Candles had already been lit inside Yunhe Palace. In the flickering light, the figure reflected behind the screen flickered and darted about furtively.
Rong Shang raised her hand to signal the maid to stay where she was and not follow.
She then slowed her voice and walked quietly toward the other side of the screen.
Her captivating peach blossom eyes held a hint of darkness within their gentle smile.
A moment later, she suddenly appeared behind the screen, startling the maid who was holding the package and about to put it back in its place.
With a "thud," the package fell directly to the ground.
"Mother...Your Majesty."
My God, how could this be!
The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale.
Her shoulders trembled, and she timidly lowered her head.
Rong Shang took two or three steps over and kicked her away.
"ah!"
She fell to the ground, and the maid trembled even more violently.
"What, aren't you going to explain this to me?"
She glanced at her coldly, then bent down to pick up the package on the ground, dusted it off, and then sat down on the couch.
The maid who had fallen to the ground rushed to greet him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I just wanted to help you tidy up this room. I... I didn't mean to touch your things."
I never expected to run into this princess of Yun Kingdom at this time. If she finds out that I stole the letter from her package, I'll be in big trouble.
Did she steal it?
Rong Shang heard her thoughts and casually raised the corners of her rosy lips, "Do you think I would believe that?"
She had originally planned to find the person behind this and teach them a lesson, but before she could even make a move, the other party had already given himself away.
"Your Majesty, you must believe me."
The palace maid knelt down immediately and said sincerely, "Even if this servant had the greatest courage in the world, I would not dare to steal Your Highness's things."
"Heh." In front of her, Rong Shang opened the package, then pulled out the letter from the bottom and smelled it. It was obvious that it had the fragrance of osmanthus.
He lowered his eyes, a hint of amusement flashing across them.
"Get up," she said suddenly.
The maid was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting her to let her go so easily.
"I can pretend that what happened today never happened, but..."
"Your Majesty, but what is it?"
"You must tell me honestly what flowers the ladies in the harem like," Rong Chang began to set a trap.
The maid exclaimed "Ah!" as if she couldn't quite understand.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Without changing her expression, Rong Chang said in a calm tone, "You know that I have been married to the Emperor for several days now, and I have not yet visited my sisters. I feel a little guilty about it."
"Today I went to the Imperial Garden to admire the flowers. They were in full bloom, and I thought to myself, if only I could make these petals into perfume and give them to all my ladies..."
Rong Shang didn't finish her sentence, but when she looked up at the maid, she immediately understood.
"So that's how it is."
Relieved, the maid smiled broadly, "Then I understand, Your Highness. Don't worry, I'll go and ask later."
Ask?
"So you don't know any of them?" She softened her voice, her tone suddenly becoming gentle and sweet.
The maid glanced at her and saw that she seemed to have forgotten what had just happened.
She let out a long breath and, without thinking, blurted out, "I used to stay in the palaces of Consort Lian and Consort Li, so I know exactly what flowers those two ladies like."
"Oh?" Rong Chang narrowed her eyes, her gaze filled with interest. "What is it?"
"The one for Consort Lian is jasmine, and the one for Consort Li is osmanthus."
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