The accident happened in Guanghua Palace, on the palace road.
Concubine De stood proudly, and a little palace maid was slapping Xiaoqiu in the face.
"Empress Defei." An Jiu came over and bowed.
Defei glanced at her and asked, "Who are you?"
An Jiu said respectfully: "My servant Xiao Jiu is from Guanghua Palace."
Concubine De did not respond, but the maid beside her said, "Sister, you came at the right time."
She pointed at Xiaoqiu who was slapped in the face: "This slut said that the concubines in the harem are all pitiful and are all favored by His Majesty, and Xiaojiu is the best. She accompanies His Majesty day and night."
"I didn't say that..." Xiao Qiu just opened her mouth and was slapped again.
"Shut up! You still dare to quibble. Our queen will listen to you."
An Jiu looked at them. She knew the newcomers Xiao Qiu and Xiao Xia very well. They were not the talkative type, especially outside.
Is it slander?
But why did Concubine De suddenly slander Xiaoqiu like this?
In An Jiu's impression, Concubine De has always been gentle, virtuous, dignified and generous...
And the words they said were very pointed...
"The Xiaojiu that this slave girl mentioned who accompanies His Majesty day and night is you, right?" The maid of Concubine De looked at An Jiu.
An Jiu said: "I am serving His Majesty, but I have never stepped out of line."
In fact, the more, but you admit it.
An Jiu understood that this was directed at her.
The Defei must have heard some rumors to test her, or maybe she was also testing the emperor. After all...
An Jiu looked at the sky and thought the emperor would be back soon.
It was a dilemma. If the emperor came to save her, it would confirm the rumor.
So boring.
This is why An Jiu was willing to be trapped in this palace.
She was the kind of person who would be indifferent for several days if someone glared at her.
However, you don't waste your time with these people over trivial matters.
How about winning? What if I lose the fight?
It makes no sense at all.
Why waste life on such boring things?
"It seems like what I said came true." The maidservant beside Concubine De was a little proud.
An Jiu did not refute.
Their statuses were equal, and Concubine De was looking for trouble. Even if the "Cui Guo" in front of her smashed her mouth, Concubine De was also the imperial concubine, and she was just a servant.
So what?
Could it be that the emperor was still going to punish Concubine De for her?
"If I say no, no one will believe me." An Jiu said, "Besides, we are talking about Xiao Qiu now."
An Jiu looked at Xiao Xia: "You and Xiao Qiu are together, did she say anything?"
Xiao Xia looked at Concubine De, and when she met her cold gaze, her legs went weak.
What if I say something wrong? Will I be punished by Concubine De?
But……
But Xiaoqiu worked with her, and they usually got along like sisters. In this palace, it was so rare to have a good sister who could rely on each other.
"No, no." Xiao Xia thought, let her die. Now they are slandering Xiao Qiu, what should she do if they slander her tomorrow?
The most taboo thing in the palace is betrayal. Besides, they are all from Guanghua Palace. The emperor will not care about them, right?
Woo woo woo.
I feel that the emperor will definitely care. He chops people like cutting vegetables, so why would he care about their lives?
Woo woo woo…
"You bold and lowly slave, do you mean that our queen is slandering you?"
What the palace maid beside Concubine De meant was actually Concubine De's intention, and An Jiu understood it.
That's the good thing about getting promoted, you get to enjoy the benefits, but at times like this you have to stand up and take responsibility.
An Jiu whispered, "Maybe I heard it wrong."
"Did you hear wrong?" The maidservant beside Concubine De stepped forward and said coldly, "You said our queen is blind and deaf?"
An Jiu "..."
She just said it.
If someone deliberately makes trouble for you, you will be fired even if you step into the company with your left foot first.
Moreover, she is not a person with high emotional intelligence and cannot perfectly solve the current problem.
Defei looked at Anjiu coldly, sizing her up from head to toe.
In the past, she always took a palace maid seriously. She was the daughter of a noble prime minister, and the palace maid was just a lowly servant.
But now...
Her father also asked her to pay attention, so she had to pay attention.
She checked carefully and found that no one had died in Guanghua Palace recently.
No matter whether the emperor was cruel or ill, he suddenly became like this. Something must have happened. Did someone make him better?
Who is it?
Defei suddenly remembered that the last time the empress dowager went to Guanghua Palace with them, it was this palace maid who served tea. "Be careful not to get burned," the emperor changed afterwards.
At that time, Concubine De thought that the emperor was targeting the empress dowager, but now that she thinks about it...
Perhaps the emperor felt sorry for the injured palace maid?
If so, then it is just some kind of gadget for the emperor.
The emperor was attracted to women, and only to her...
When Defei spoke, the air around her seemed quiet and depressing.
"Your Majesty, come."
The eunuch's shout brought Concubine De back to her senses.
She let out a breath, as if a stone had finally fallen to the ground.
The emperor really came.
Her guess... was right.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you," Defei saluted.
The emperor didn't say anything. He first looked at Anjiu, and then at Xiaoqiu, whose cheeks were red from being beaten.
"What's going on?" The emperor didn't ask her to stand up, but Concubine De continued to bow.
"Your Majesty, this palace maid said bad things about our queen, so she was punished by her." The palace maid of Concubine De spoke as a substitute.
The emperor glanced at Xiaoqiu. Continue to ask: "What did she say?"
The maid of honor of Concubine De repeated what she had just said.
The emperor did not look at Xiaoqiu, nor did he ask her whether she had said anything or not. Instead, he sneered and said to Concubine De: "Aunt Qu will deal with the maids in Guanghua Palace. Concubine De has crossed the line."
[Damn Prime Minister Jiang, your hands are so long, I will kill you sooner or later. 】
The emperor was furious.
But her face looked very calm, and even the calm Defei felt nervous inside.
She didn't know whether the emperor was so angry because she made things difficult for the palace maid or because he felt that her father was too controlling and making the emperor unhappy.
Concubine De nodded and said, "I understand. I was anxious for a moment and made a mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Defei's body trembled slightly because of the posture of the salute. The emperor stared at her for a long time before he exhaled and said, "Get up."
He didn't say who was right or wrong. He was the king of a country, and there were so many things going on outside. Why was he here arguing with a few women about whether a palace maid was gossiping?
and……
This incident seemed to be a punishment for Xiaoqiu, but in fact it was directed at Xiaojiu.
It seems that Prime Minister Jiang is paying attention to Xiaojiu.
Then he would be more careful in dealing with Xiaoqiu.
Although I am a slave, I am also a slave of Guanghua Palace...
[When beating a dog, you have to look at the person.] 】
[To punish my slaves is to slap me in the face.] 】
[Damn it!] 】
[From this angle, Concubine De really looks exactly like Prime Minister Jiang! 】
As soon as Defei stood firm, she heard the emperor say, "Defei, you have worked hard in managing the harem."
Defei was stunned.
Do you understand what the emperor meant by suddenly saying this?
Could it be that...
She looked up at the emperor, thinking that he was really going to punish her for such a small matter, but she found that the emperor was just looking at her quietly.
She felt a chill in her heart; the emperor had indeed seen through her intentions.
"From now on, just manage the harem well. I will manage my Guanghua Palace myself." The emperor said this coldly and left with his men.
On the palace road, only Concubine De and her palace maids were left.
"My lady, that slave girl really... seduced Your Majesty. If I had known earlier, I should have slapped her twice to vent my anger." The maids of Concubine De were furious. They were on guard day and night, but they didn't expect to be preempted by a maid.
But Concubine De shook her head.
She hadn't done anything yet, but the emperor acted like this. If he had really slapped her just now, it might not have been so easy to resolve.
She just thought it was ridiculous.
The emperor, he is the supreme ruler. She still remembers how stunning he was when she first saw him when she entered the palace. She was full of longing at that time, but later she learned about the emperor's personality. Although she felt it was a pity, she still accepted it calmly.
After all, the emperor didn't just like her, he liked everyone equally.
But what if...
We are more worried about having too few than having too many.
Defei understood.
Willingly.
Why would the emperor care about a palace maid?
Although the maid looked pretty, she was not outstanding.
Why would His Majesty like such a person?
Could it be... that she is still like a palace maid?
As soon as this thought came up, she felt extremely comfortable.
Defei exhaled, and clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand.
"Your Majesty." The palace maid called her.
She suppressed the thousands of thoughts in her mind and said calmly, "Let's go back to the palace."
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