The tea ceremony was to be held only after the wedding night. The Fourth Prince felt that this was too much of a slap in the face to Lady Hesheli. After all, she was menstruating again and would not be able to serve him for several days. In other words, Lady Hesheli might not go to the main courtyard to serve tea until ten or fifteen days after entering the mansion.
After all, Hesheli was from the Crown Prince's maternal clan, so they couldn't be too disrespectful.
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So, the next day, the Fourth Prince sent someone to the main courtyard early in the morning to have his wife perform the tea ceremony for Lady Hesheli.
The Fourth Prince's good intentions were actually an embarrassment for Lady Hesheli. It all stemmed from the gloating looks from the women in the back courtyard and their whispers, which they thought were being overheard but were actually being listened to.
Although Jiaming was unhappy that she no longer had the chance to sleep in, she was still happy to get up early to see such a good show, because watching a show can relieve boredom!
After the tea ceremony, Hesheli, who was already unhappy, did not expect that she would encounter another unpleasant thing as soon as she returned to the Lotus Courtyard.
"Sigh, why did we end up being assigned to the Lotus Academy?"
"Oh, you also think being assigned to the Lotus Academy is a bad thing?"
"This master is out of favor. Even though the prince has come several times, he hasn't been able to keep him here. What future do we servants have?"
"Exactly, you say the concubine is good-looking and comes from a good family, so why can't she keep him? Sigh..."
Behind the artificial hill, Hesheli, who had just arrived in the courtyard with Lichun and Lixia, had a dark face and was trembling with anger.
Lixia, whose temper was always more impatient than Lichun's, couldn't stand it any longer. She suddenly rushed behind the rockery and roared, "How dare you talk about the concubine behind her back!"
"Ah!" The two complaining maids, startled by Li Xia's sudden appearance, cried out in unison.
Li Xia didn't care whether the two maids were frightened or not. She put her hands on one side, grabbed one of their forearms with each hand, and pulled them out of the artificial hill.
Upon seeing the two maids of Hesheli, whose faces were dark and gloomy, the maids were instantly filled with fear and their legs went weak, causing them to kneel on the ground almost simultaneously.
The two women, their hands on the ground, their faces filled with tears and fear, kept kowtowing and stammering, "This servant, Consort, this servant..."
Empress Hesheli, who was about to lose her temper on the spot, glared at her two maids with furious eyes.
The two of them gasped in shock, so frightened they almost collapsed to the ground.
Hesheli looked away in disgust, then turned to Lichun and angrily ordered, "You, punish them severely!"
"Yes!" Lichun bowed respectfully and accepted the order.
"Lixia!" Hesheli called out to her personal maid on the other side.
Although the voice still carried anger, Li Xia could tell that the anger wasn't directed at her, so her expression didn't change, and she calmly asked in confusion, "Master?"
"Go back!" After uttering these two words, Hesheli turned around and walked away first.
Upon returning to the main room of the Lotus Courtyard, Li Qiu, who was serving inside, immediately saw her mistress's angry face and eyes. Although she wanted to know what had happened during the morning's greetings and tea ceremony that had made her mistress so unhappy and angry.
But she knew even better that it would be better to calm her enraged master down. This would help him think things through and avoid making the wrong decision.
So she took a cup of tea and slowly walked towards Hesheli, offering the teacup while saying, "Your Highness, please have a cup of tea to calm your anger."
"What's wrong? It's cold..."
Before Liqiu could finish speaking, Hesheli, who had been suppressing her anger in front of outsiders, suddenly erupted in front of her confidant, "I don't want to calm down!"
Such anger from her master was something Li Qiu had never felt before since she began serving Hesheli, except on the day when she mistakenly thought her plan had failed and she hadn't received any decree for marriage. Of course, she felt even more resentful then.
What exactly happened? Li Qiu didn't know, so she looked at Li Xia, who had returned from outside with her master, with a questioning gaze.
Li Xia glanced at her angry master, frowned, and shook her head slightly, indicating that with her master here, it was difficult to say.
Therefore, Li Qiu could only approach her master by asking, "Master? What's wrong...?"
Before Liqiu could finish speaking, Hesheli's eyes flashed with light, and she said, word by word, "I want revenge!"
Revenge? Li Qiu paused for a moment, then focused her mind, and seemed to understand why.
Sure enough, they heard their master's indignant words, "Those two vile women, Ulanara and Li, I will never forget how they humiliated me. It is my shame. Since they have become my enemies, why should I care about them? I will take revenge!"
Li Xia, who was listening nearby, quickly nodded in agreement. If someone is bullied, of course they should retaliate. Their master isn't a pushover, letting others manipulate and humiliate him.
But Liqiu was more composed than Lixia. She frowned and advised, "Master, we're new to the household and haven't established ourselves yet. We don't have enough manpower..."
"I don't care, I said I'm going to get revenge!" With that, Hesheli suddenly turned her head, her eyes wide, staring intently at Liqiu.
As a servant girl, Liqiu dared not meet her master's gaze and immediately lowered her head.
Despite her overwhelming anger after her victory, Hesheli remained calm to some extent. She softened her tone slightly and said, "Alright, I understand your reminder. I will be careful about how I retaliate."
For example, once Heseri decided to take revenge, she found out the current situation in her backyard that same day and then made some preparations.
The next day, under the pretext of visiting the sick prince, she went to the main courtyard and the pear courtyard. Her first destination, of course, was Ulanara, the mistress of the Prince's mansion.
"Upon arriving at the main courtyard, the concubine first presented a longevity lock."
A longevity lock? That's not normal. I thought there was something else going on with this gift! Jiaming was a little disappointed after hearing Xiao Hezi's words.
"The concubine said that although longevity locks are usually given to newborns, it is somewhat inappropriate to give them to the eldest prince who is already six years old. However, the eldest prince is so weak, and he is already six years old and still gets sick so often. If he gets sick too badly... At this point, the concubine sighed and continued that she felt the eldest prince should wear the longevity lock more often, after all, it is a good omen."
Upon hearing this, Jiaming's eyes lit up, and then she narrowed her bright eyes and said with a smile, "Hehe, I wonder how the Fujin will react to the Consort's words. I bet her pretentious gentle face will crumble."
Hearing Jiaming's words, Xiao Hezi flattered her with a smile: "Master, you guessed right. When the Fujin heard what the Consort said, I heard that her expression made her want to get up and slap the Consort. Although she didn't do it, it is said that afterwards, she looked at the Consort as if she wanted to eat her alive."
(To be continued.)
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