Although Xiao Anzi had someone tamper with the beating, he still had to suffer physical pain.
"hiss!"
Geng Youran lay on the bed, while Tao Hua applied medicine to her.
"If you ask me, you're not suited to stay in the palace."
Tao Hua turned and glanced at Xin Yi, signaling her to stop making sarcastic remarks.
“Look at her, I have to say something too. She’s only been in the palace for a short time, and she’s already been injured several times.”
Geng Youran was also thinking about this question.
She had thought that with so many rare treasures gathered in the palace, she might be able to find a way back to the modern world.
If you're lucky enough to run into someone from your hometown, it's still better than going it alone.
However, ever since entering Yanxi Palace, I have always encountered such unwarranted disasters.
You Ran gritted her teeth and endured the pain while cursing herself inwardly:
"We shouldn't have listened to that monk!"
"Oh, isn't this Miss You Ran, who gained favor with the Empress? What are you doing lying here?"
A crisp sound came from the doorway, and a familiar face appeared in front of the three of them.
"Lüyao? Who let you in?"
Tao Hua scolded.
As a palace maid, it was perfectly normal for her to scold a third-class palace maid who was watering flowers in the outer courtyard.
"Look, I forgot to mention it because of my bad memory. Just now, Sister Qingzhi came over and said that Her Majesty has been kind enough to transfer me to her side as a second-class palace maid, and even specially asked Xiao Anzi to set up a bed for me in this room."
"!"
The three of them were surprised that Consort Hui would transfer Lüyao back to the inner courtyard and even let her share a room with You Ran.
Xinyi and Taohua carefully observed You Ran's expression.
"In that case, Miss Lüyao, you can pack up first. I'm injured, so I won't help you."
Seeing that the three of them were not buying it, Lüyao felt bored, snorted, and went back to her room to pack her things.
"You Ran, are you just going to let that girl, Lü Yao, go like that?"
"What else do you want from me? In my current state, what do you think I can do?"
While packing up the medicine, Tao Hua scolded You Ran for being so useless.
To shut Tao Hua up, Xin Yi handed two glasses of water to You Ran and Tao Hua respectively.
"Don't cause trouble here. Let's go, Qinglan and Sister Qingyu only gave us a quarter of an hour."
Tao Hua didn't say anything more. She put the cup on the table and left.
"Alright, you get some rest. Xiao Anzi is outside. Just call if you need anything."
You Ran didn't say anything, patted Xin Yi's hand, and watched her leave.
Xinyi walked to the door and saw Taohua venting her anger with a broom in the yard. She found Taohua's temper strange. So she found Qinglan and told her what she thought.
After listening to Xinyi's idea, Qinglan thought about it carefully, and then gave Xinyi a serious warning:
"From now on, apart from things that the master tells you to do, you should have less contact with Youran and Taohua."
"But they are my friends."
Looking at the little girl who had been following her, Qinglan sighed, realizing that she herself had once had such a naive idea.
In this palace, the most dangerous thing is 'friendship'. What's needed most here is power and benefits; there's not much sincerity to exchange.
“You Ran’s punishment is not solely because of Lü Yao. If you truly care about her, stand aside and see things clearly for her.”
Xinyi was a little confused; she couldn't understand what Qinglan meant.
But her intuition told her that this was not the end of the matter.
After that, everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
Because of her injury, Geng Youran was unable to get out of bed for a period of time, and during this time, Xinyi and Taohua would take turns sneaking over to see her.
But Xinyi comes more often than most.
Lüyao temporarily replaced Geng Youran and helped Qingzhi.
She had worked in the small kitchen when she first entered the palace, so she quickly got the hang of it.
She was even praised twice by Consort Hui for her good performance and received a reward.
"I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"
That day, Tao Hua and Xin Yi came over to deliver food to Geng Youran. Tao Hua couldn't help but tell them about what Lü Yao had been bragging about in front of them.
But Geng Youran didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Consort Hui has always been generous, so it's normal for her to receive rewards for doing well.
“Recently, those arrogant and incompetent fellows in the courtyard have been hanging around Lü Yao. Anyone who didn’t know better would think she was the head maid of Yanxi Palace.”
Xinyi, who had been listening nearby, couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to stop them:
"If you say less, no one will think you're mute."
Tao Hua was surprised that Xin Yi wasn't on her side either, and in a fit of pique, she got up and left the house.
Geng Youran sighed:
"Recently, Green Yao has been losing face in front of the Empress, and Peach Blossom is also very assertive. If she wants to say something, just let her say it."
Xinyi stepped forward and sat down beside Geng Youran's bed.
"Something's not right with this girl. Just listen to what she says and don't take it to heart."
Geng Youran was somewhat puzzled.
What do you mean by that?
So Xinyi told Geng Youran what she had discovered in the past few days.
It turned out that after Qinglan gave her instructions that day, she didn't take it to heart completely. She secretly found a few trustworthy people to keep an eye on Lüyao and Taohua's movements.
However, her intuition was correct.
The information obtained from the young maids confirms that Lüyao and Taohua secretly plotted against Geng Youran.
It was indeed Lüyao who filed the complaint, but the root cause was Taohua's instigation.
I don't know where Tao Hua heard it from, but she said that Qing Zhi likes the First Prince, while the First Prince likes Geng Youran.
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