Hua Changge has a bad temper, but he listens to Yunyi's words again and again.
This unusual behavior truly surprised everyone in the palace.
"What is it? Speak up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The maid didn't care what Consort Li was looking at, and she said tearfully, "Your Majesty, some time ago my sister... my sister was beheaded for damaging Your Majesty's portrait."
When she got to the heartbreaking part, the maid cried with tears streaming down her face. "Actually, my sister didn't mean it. It was all Consort Li's fault. Consort Li made my sister do it... Ah!"
Behind her, Consort Li shoved the maid who had spoken to the ground, saying, "What did you say? Are you trying to slander me too?"
My heart was pounding wildly.
At this moment, when another palace maid jumped out to expose her, Consort Li was both angry and anxious.
Is this what they mean by "when the wall falls, everyone pushes it down"?
"I didn't, I didn't lie."
"How dare you say that!" Consort Li really wanted to tear this wild girl's mouth apart.
The atmosphere in Changge Palace suddenly turned sour. Consort Li felt a chill run down her spine. She belatedly looked at Hua Changge, only to be met with a pair of cold and sinister eyes.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she knelt and kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't believe that wretched girl's one-sided story!"
"I don't know her sister at all, so how could she have instigated me?"
"Besides, it's just a portrait. Why should I make a fuss over a portrait?"
She... is lying.
Rong Chang narrowed her eyes slightly.
Even though the two were several meters apart, Rong Shang could still see through her true thoughts at a glance.
She was panicked because her secret had been exposed, and she was afraid that Hua Changge would kill her.
"Your Majesty, you must believe me."
"Believe you?" Hua Changge sneered. "Do you think I'm a fool?"
These women spend all their time in the harem doing nothing but scheming and plotting.
He used to turn a blind eye, but things are different now. Now his beloved woman is also in the harem, and Hua Changge doesn't want them to make the harem a mess, lest she be annoyed by it.
With a stern face, Hua Changge issued an order to confine Consort Li to her quarters for three months.
For three months, she could only stay alone in Hualian Palace every day.
She had no maids to serve her, and no one to talk to. Only at mealtimes would someone bring her food.
Although it was better than death, it was worse than death for Consort Li, who was usually very active.
*
In summer, there were no fans or air conditioners in the palace, and the wind blowing from the surrounding area was hot.
It has been half a month since Consort Li was placed under house arrest and Hua Changxuan was arranged to marry Princess Naning.
For the past two weeks, Hua Changge has chosen Rong Chang's card every night and stayed overnight at Yunhe Palace.
Such a practice not only drew objections from the neglected women in the harem, but also from the court officials.
They felt that Hua Changge's unrequited love for one woman was inappropriate, fearing that he might become so engrossed in her beauty that he would forget about the country.
Regardless of their opinions, Hua Changge always went his own way.
*
At night, ice basins were placed around Yunhe Palace.
The man and woman on the bed fell asleep in each other's arms. After a while, Hua Changge suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Tomorrow is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Shall I take you out of the palace?"
The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is known as Valentine's Day in modern times.
Rong Shang gave a faint "hmm".
After she finished speaking, she suddenly called his name, "Hua Changge".
Even after the act, the woman's sexy voice still carried a hint of hoarseness.
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