"Oh? You make it sound so easy. There are rules in the manor that servants are not allowed to have illicit affairs, but she knowingly violated them. How can I explain to everyone in the manor how I can forgive such an obscene act?" He Yue Liangliang retorted.
Wusu was speechless, tears streaming down her face. She could only kowtow and beg for mercy: "Please, Your Highness, spare Qiuling! Please, Your Highness, spare Qiuling! This servant is willing to serve Your Highness like a cow or a horse."
Heyue stopped listening to her and ordered, "Take her away and don't let her leave the room."
Spring buds responded and went to pull Wusu.
Lady Wusu shook her head, her voice shrill: "My lady, you can't do this, I beg you..."
Heyue, however, had already gotten up and gone inside.
Sitting on the tatami mat, Heyue fell into deep thought.
Granny Wang came in and asked, "What's wrong, Madam? Is it because you can't bear it?"
He Yue shook her head, completely puzzled: "I just think it's a bit strange that Wu Su Shi would do this for a maid."
After a moment's thought, Granny Wang shook her head and chuckled, "Why should the Princess Consort worry about others? In any case, this Wusu woman is not a peaceful person. Apart from her close relatives, everything Wusu woman says and does will be under the Princess Consort's watchful eye from now on."
"But look at her words and actions just now, does she seem like a scheming person?" He Yue asked, her eyes full of confusion.
Granny Wang was stunned, then shook her head: "It really doesn't look like it."
“She was pregnant before and was able to notify the palace in time to protect her child. Such cunning is something that Wusu could not have done. It was because of her actions that I suspected she had something to hide. Otherwise, it would be too much to do this just to prevent me from harming her child.”
"Does the Fujin suspect that the child Wusu is carrying is not the master's?" Granny Wang asked in surprise.
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