After such an incident, who knows how the Empress will try to sow discord between herself and the Emperor? It must be because of this that the Emperor has developed a grudge against her.
While Consort Hua was feeling annoyed, she looked at the palace maids and eunuchs in front of her, who were terrified by the corpse and felt even more annoyed.
"Perhaps a palace maid was walking carelessly and didn't notice her footing, which is why she accidentally fell into the well."
"Running around the palace so recklessly, what kind of behavior is that?"
The eunuchs and palace maids kneeling on the ground were so frightened that they kept kowtowing and begging for forgiveness.
"This servant deserves to die. Please forgive me, Consort Hua."
"It is truly, truly terrifying. Please forgive me, Consort Hua."
Consort Hua felt somewhat guilty upon hearing this and casually flicked her handkerchief.
"Just have a few brave guys deal with that thing. If you dare to run amok in the palace again, or spread any rumors, I won't let you off the hook."
"Get out of here."
"Thank you, Consort Xie. This servant will take his leave."
After everyone left, Zhou Ninghai stepped forward tremblingly and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Consort Hua said, "How dare you say that? You're so careless in your work, yet you dare to tell me you won't be discovered?"
"By now, the news has probably spread throughout the entire harem!"
Zhou Ninghai said, "This servant didn't know it would be like this. Besides, I'm just a palace maid. I can just make up an excuse and it won't bother Your Highness."
Zhou Ninghai truly felt that Consort Hua's anger was completely unreasonable. Fu Zi was someone the Empress had insisted on arranging for her to enter Yikun Palace; whether she died sooner or later, she was going to die anyway.
It's good that things have gotten out of hand now, so that the Empress knows that Yikun Palace is not to be trifled with, and see if she still dares to plant people around the Empress so casually.
Consort Hua said, "What do you know? The palace maids are all from the Eight Banners. They can't be killed indiscriminately."
"Before the Empress arrives and has a chance to add fuel to the fire in front of the Emperor, I will go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to apologize."
Zhou Ninghai was shocked to hear this. Their empress was known for her capricious and arbitrary behavior, and it was common for her to punish the concubines. How could she be asking for forgiveness for such a trivial matter?
"Your Majesty... this... in the end it's just a small matter, it can't be that serious, can it?"
Consort Hua said, “Originally it was a small matter, but as long as it concerns the Emperor, it becomes a big matter. If it also concerns the Emperor’s opinion of me, then it becomes an extremely important matter.”
After finishing her speech, Consort Hua hurried towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation. While Su Peisheng went in to announce her arrival, she rubbed her eyes vigorously.
Su Peisheng came out to invite Consort Hua in, but when Consort Hua looked up, her eyes were red as if she had been crying, which greatly shocked him.
He had only been gone for a short time when Consort Hua's expression changed drastically, faster than a street performer's movements!
"His Majesty invites Your Highness in, but Your Highness, what brings you here?"
Consort Hua did not explain, but simply said, "Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Su."
When she arrived in front of the big, fat orange, Consort Hua knelt on the ground in sorrow.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
Big Fat Orange got up to help Consort Hua up, but saw that she looked regretful.
"What's wrong with you? Get up quickly, let's talk it out."
Consort Hua rose to her feet, choking back tears, and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty and beg your forgiveness."
"The Empress recently bestowed a palace maid named Fuzi upon me to serve me personally."
But a few days ago, when this Fu Zi was combing my hair, she was clumsy and hurt me.
"I couldn't help myself and scolded her a few times, and Fu Zi ran out crying. Since she was given to me by the Empress, I didn't care anymore."
"The next day, a maid from her room reported that Fu Zi had not returned, so I instructed Zhou Ninghai to go and look for her."
"Who knew that someone had just found Fu Zi's body in a well in the Imperial Garden, and even Consort Wan saw it. Presumably, Fu Zi ran out that day without paying attention to her footing, and that's how she slipped and fell into the well."
"Your Majesty, I truly did not expect things to turn out this way. This Fu Zi has such a fiery temper. She has even implicated Consort Wan, causing her to witness all this as soon as she entered the palace. It is my fault for failing in my duties as the assistant to the six palaces. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness."
As Consort Hua was about to kneel down and beg for forgiveness, Big Fat Orange still wore his usual expressionless face.
He had seen too many things like this before. Consort Hua's words were a mix of truth and falsehood, but they couldn't fool his eyes.
She and the Empress had long been at odds, and when the Empress suddenly assigned a beautiful palace maid to serve her personally, how could Consort Hua tolerate it?
Although Consort Hua was at fault in this matter, the Empress was not entirely without responsibility. It is unknown what role that palace maid named Fuzi played in it.
Big Fat Orange helped Consort Hua up and said gently, "Alright, you didn't mean it, don't be sad."
"That palace maid...let her have a proper burial."
Consort Hua asked hesitantly, "But what about Her Majesty the Empress?"
Daju said, "The Empress is sensible and knows what to do."
Consort Hua nodded and leaned on the shoulder of the chubby orange tree with a smile.
Empress, no matter how eloquently you speak, the Emperor will only think that you are plotting something and that I have retaliated against you.
Let's see how long you can keep up that pretentious, virtuous facade.
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