"Since the emperor already knows what's going on, I won't say more. Rain and dew are equally distributed. Your Majesty, please remember this."
Sheng Xiyan stumbled back to Guanju Palace, picked up Jiang Jiang and kissed him endlessly. Jiang Jiang wanted to jump down to play and escape from her arms.
The emperor's words just now were a wake-up call for her. She was going to die here, and she shouldn't continue to be confused.
Her father once said that she was a person who could easily live a comfortable life and be content.
This kind of comfortable nature turned into laziness in the palace. Since entering the palace, she had everything going so smoothly and had never suffered much hardship. She thought she could live a leisurely and comfortable life like this.
But in fact, it's a dead end.
What Shaohutu said was like spilled water, becoming a thorn in Emperor Xuanwu's heart, and he would never be kind to her again.
That night, she made up her mind to break through the difficulties.
. . . . .
I no longer regard this world as
Compared with the perfect world I expected and created,
It's about accepting this world, loving it, and belonging to it.
The next day, Empress Duan canceled the palace-wide greeting.
After noon, Sheng Xiyan took out all the rewards, put on the most luxurious dress, stuffed her hair with jewelry, wore bracelets on her wrists, and necklaces around her neck.
"My Lord, what are you doing?"
Several palace maids looked surprised. Could it be that the young lady had gone mad with worry?
Sheng Xiyan only left the agarwood bracelet on and put it in the makeup box.
"I'm going to the South Garden, which is the concubines' favorite place to take a walk."
"Why are you dressed like this and going there? There are so many people here right now!" Hua Xia said.
Sheng Xiyan said solemnly, "I must endure the storm and endure the insults, so that I can make up my mind to become an ambitious person. Look at the palace, Concubine Shu, Concubine Liang, and even Concubine Jia, they are all energetic every day. I lack this kind of upward drive. If I want to have it, I must first become the most miserable person in the palace."
Meixiang asked, "My lady, are you trying to endure the hardship?"
Hua Xia thought she was trying to make the emperor feel sorry for her, but she didn't expect it to be serious. She couldn't believe it for a moment.
No one could stop her, and Sheng Xiyan swaggered to the South Garden.
It was like a beautiful scenery appearing, with golden light shining on the neck, wrists and head.
The concubines who came out for a walk were whispering to each other, all of them taking a fancy to the jewelry she was wearing.
Concubine Xue was the first to make a move. She stepped forward and plucked the hibiscus flower, gemstone, and pearl hairpin from her head. "A disgraced concubine is also worthy of wearing something bestowed by the emperor? This soft smoke silk is so beautiful, are you worthy of wearing it?"
Sheng Xiyan sat on a stone pier, allowing several concubines to come forward and take away the hairpins and pearls on her head, and even pulled her hair roughly, making her hair messy. She was not angry and her expression was calm.
"Is she crazy?"
Several other concubines became bolder and came over to snatch the bracelet from her wrist.
Concubine Xue pinched Sheng Xiyan's face and said, "This face is really infuriating. What do you think would happen if it was scratched?"
Hua Xia stepped forward and said, "Our young lady is a fifth-rank concubine after all. You can't do this."
Xue Jieyu pinched Sheng Xiyan's face hard before letting go. Sheng Xiyan felt sparks on her face and it was really painful.
Not far away, Concubine Lian came slowly, and all the concubines made way for her.
She walked up to Sheng Xiyan, saw the fan with the flowery and full moon pattern at a glance, and threw her own fan to the ground.
"Oh, my fan fell down. I'm pregnant and can't bend down. Could you please pick it up for me, Sheng Chongyuan?"
Sheng Xiyan nodded and reached out to pick it up for her, but Lian Zhaoyi stepped on her fingers and crushed them hard. Hua Xia was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
Lian Zhaoyi stepped on him and said, "Don't think that the Emperor favors you just because you are pretty. You are a little bitch without any family background, so you are only fit to be a poor creature under the Nine Concubines."
Sheng Xiyan was in so much pain that sweat broke out on her forehead. She wanted to remember the pain and humiliation at that moment, so she stood there motionless, as if she didn't feel any pain at all.
As the imperial carriage passed by in the distance, some people were seen moving on the road ahead. Someone was heard saying, "Mrs. Sheng has gone crazy! They are trying to steal her jewelry! Go and see if there is anything to pick up."
Xuan Ling got off the imperial carriage and saw a woman with disheveled hair and brightly colored clothes lying on the ground not far away behind the rockery. She had someone stepping on her fingers and a strange smile on her face.
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