Seeing that Nuan Nuan listened to her words so much, Yun Luo couldn't help but become more suspicious.

Mu Qingwan's heart skipped a beat, and she calmed down before replying:

"Back to your Majesty, when I was at the purchasing office, I was often ordered to deliver things to the Dragon Palace. Maybe they have seen each other a lot, so they seem to be familiar with each other."

Chu Yunxiu on the side also said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this girl has a special affinity with these two dogs, so the emperor transferred her to take care of them."

Yun Luo glanced at Mu Qingwan and didn't say anything for a while. She didn't know whether she believed him or not.

Mu Qingwan was feeling anxious when he saw that she had put down her laziness, placed her hand with pointed fingertips gracefully on Su'e and stood up to walk towards the window.

Seeing that she no longer paid attention to herself, Mu Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as the tension faded, she slowly stood up. Because she had been squatting for a long time and was already weak and anemic during her menstrual period, her eyesight went dark.

She stumbled a step, but fortunately, Shaoyao next to her quickly caught her with sharp eyes and hands, so she didn't fall badly, but her face became even paler.

Chu Yunxiu looked at her face and felt worried. She was about to find an excuse to ask Mu Qingwan to leave this place of right and wrong, but unexpectedly Yun Luo spoke first:

"The begonias are blooming beautifully outside. You two go and bring a pot in for me to take a look at."

Mu Qingwan couldn't help but gasp when she saw her looking at him and Peony. The begonia potted plants outside were grown in special large flower pots. Normally, two or three eunuchs would have to work together to move them. Now they are called two weaklings.

If a woman goes to move, it is obvious that she is making things difficult.

It's just that Yunluo is targeting her, why is Shaoyao also concerned about her?

She subconsciously looked at Peony and immediately understood. Normally she didn't pay attention to it. Now when she took a closer look, she realized that Peony looked very lovely. Although she was wearing simple and elegant palace maid clothes, she still couldn't hide her grace.

No wonder Yun Luo was jealous of her when she served Xia Houlie personally.

"Mother, I'm afraid..."

Before Chu Yunxiu could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yun Luo: "What? I am a noble concubine in this palace, and I don't even have the right to call the maids? Aunt Chu, although the emperor and this palace respect you, but you also

Don't really forget your identity, no matter what, you are just a slave."

Yun Luo's harsh words suddenly made Chu Yunxiu's face turn blue and white. She had never been so humiliated in this palace.

Mu Qingwan couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the slaves can just move it. Please don't embarrass Aunt Chu."

Although Chu Yunxiu is Xia Houlie's wet nurse, in the eyes of the arrogant Yunluo, she is nothing more than a slave, so she has always disliked Xia Houlie's regard for Chu Yunxiu so much. This time, she just caught him

It was just an opportunity to make use of the topic. At this moment, when Mu Qingwan said the word "embarrassing" so blatantly, he couldn't help but feel angry and angry, and he even disliked her.

Although the flowerpot was heavy, Mu Qingwan and Shaoyao had no choice but to hold back in order not to give Yunluo another chance to use the topic. When they moved the flowerpot tremblingly into the hall, they were already sweating profusely. Just as they were about to put it down, Yunluo

He spoke again:

"Move here, how can I enjoy the flowers if they are so far away?"

The two people who had already lost their strength had no choice but to grit their teeth and move the flower pot over. Just as they were about to reach Yun Luo, Mu Qingwan stumbled under her feet. She was completely unprepared, lost her center of gravity, and stumbled forward.

He walked over and hit the hard marble floor hard, and blood suddenly flowed from his forehead.

There was a clang, soil flew up, and the flower pots in their hands suddenly fell to pieces.

Although the peony on the other end did not fall so hard, his hand hit the broken porcelain on the ground, and blood seeped out, and the whole hall suddenly became a mess.

"This is a tribute from the vassal king, and you dare to break it. It's just the opposite!"

Yun Luo looked at the embarrassed two people with a sneer, and said in a loud voice: "Come here, drag me down and give each of you fifty pieces of trouble. I will clean up the emperor's house today."

Shaoyao suddenly panicked, knelt down and begged:

"Your Majesty, it was my servant who lost his footing just now and dropped the potted plant. It has nothing to do with anyone else. I beg your Majesty's permission to let this slave take the hundred big boards."

Mu Qingwan couldn't help but be surprised by these words. Even a strong man couldn't stand a hundred big boards, let alone a weak woman like Shaoyao. If she really beat her, it would be like pushing Shaoyao to her death.

She was about to fall just now, but Su'e was obviously ordered by Yun Luo to deliberately stretch out her foot to trip her. Now she is being knocked down and beaten, which is really unbearable.

But if Yun Luo had to force herself, she would not be able to get any advantage from her status as a palace maid. If she made trouble with Xia Houlie, it would make things difficult for him, so she had to grit her teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with peony. It was my servant who accidentally broke the flower pot. Please punish me alone."

The two suddenly started arguing, and both said they wanted to receive the punishment alone. Yun Luo's face looked very ugly, and when she was about to reprimand, a call came from outside:

"The Emperor has arrived, the Queen Mother has arrived, and Concubine Chu has arrived!"

While they were talking, the three of them had already walked in. The one walking in front was Xia Houlie, who was dressed in all black. As soon as Mu Qingwan saw him, she felt a surge of grievances in her heart. It was extremely uncomfortable when she was on her menstrual period. In addition,

At this moment, there was a wound on her forehead, as well as the pent-up anger in her heart. Her face was even more pale, and her vision was blurry. She gritted her teeth and blinked back her tears. Now was not the time to be weak.

Xia Houlie only glanced at Mu Qingwan on the ground, and then ordered himself to look away, otherwise he really didn't know what he would do next. He didn't see her for just one night, and she had become so weak and haggard.

, it made his heart ache.

His big hands were clenched into fists at his sides, with veins popping out, and his tone was as cold as the ice of the twelfth lunar month:

"What the hell is going on?"

Just as Chu Yunxiu was about to answer, Yun Luo immediately stood up and walked towards Xia Houlie, saying as he walked:

"The emperor's cousin came just in time. These two maids deliberately broke the begonias that were sent as tribute from foreign countries. Luo'er was just thinking about how to punish them, and you just happened to be here."

As she spoke, she walked over and held Xia Houlie's hand affectionately. The latter's eyebrows were slightly cold, but he did not push her away and allowed her to hold it.

Mu Qingwan watched them standing together with cold eyes. They were a perfect match for their talents and looks. Her lips trembled. She knew she should endure it and continue acting, but the soreness in her chest made her extremely uncomfortable.

Xia Houlie glanced at the two injured people, frowned and said:

"Then what Qing Yiyun sees, how should I be punished?"

Yun Luo was secretly happy because Xia Houlie didn't push her away, so she couldn't help blurting out:

"I think it's appropriate for each of us to be rewarded with fifty large boards as a warning to others."

Concubine Chu next to her had a deep grudge with her, but she didn’t want to get her way, so she smiled sweetly and said:

"What your concubine said is wrong. An ordinary man of fifty can't stand it, let alone two delicate women. If my sister beats her, won't she kill the emperor's two most capable maids?"

This really makes me have to guess my sister’s intentions.”

The meaning of her words was obvious, and Yun Luo couldn't help but be so angry that she bit her teeth. However, Zhou Churuo's status in the palace was now on par with hers, and behind her, Zhou Changlong was the Holy One.

Compared with the Yun family, it is undoubtedly not the same.

Queen Mother Yun, who had been watching with cold eyes, spoke:

"What does Concubine Chu mean? Could it be that Luo'er, a noble concubine, would take revenge on two humble maids?"

When Empress Dowager Yun said this, Concubine Chu's expression suddenly changed, but she still maintained a soft smile and leaned over respectfully: "I don't dare, I'm just discussing the matter. Please ask your Majesty to take a closer look."

However, she did not mention Queen Mother Yun in her words. She only looked at Xia Houlie, showing a confident look.

Xia Houlie had a smile on his lips, but there was no trace of it. He helped Yun Chuyi sit down on a chair aside, then he also sat down and spoke calmly:

"From your mother's perspective, how should we deal with this matter?"

Queen Mother Yun glanced at Mu Qingwan and Shaoyao, and then said calmly:

"The Ai family thinks that Luo'er's words are reasonable. The palace servants who can serve the emperor are all carefully selected. These two palace maids did not know how to be careful in their words and deeds and broke the tribute. If they are because they are the emperor's personal attendants,

I have indulged them, and all the palaces and courtyards are watching, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop Youyou from talking, and the emperor still wants to make rewards and punishments clear."

Xia Houlie's fingers tapped on the table, and the soft sounds seemed to be tapping on everyone's hearts. Mu Qingwan knew that he would do this when he was in a very bad mood.

"Then just follow what the Queen Mother said. Someone, drag these two people down and hit them with fifty boards each."

Just as the guards outside were about to come up, a soft yet urgent female voice suddenly sounded in the hall: "Wait a minute."

Queen Mother Yun suddenly frowned: "Yunxiu, our master is teaching this slave a lesson, why are you interrupting?"

Chu Yunxiu glanced at Xia Houlie and Queen Mother Yun, then knelt down and reported:

"Going back to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has been ill for the past few days. The entire palace has prayed for blessings, which has made her body gradually healthy. Now that such a heavy punishment continues, if it hurts her life, the two maids are not a big deal.

, if it destroys the fortune of the Empress Dowager, this is absolutely unacceptable."

She finished speaking calmly, pursed her lips and looked at Queen Mother Yun.

A flash of anger flashed in Queen Mother Yun's eyes, but she concealed it well, narrowed her eyes and smiled:

"The Ai family has really forgotten that Yunxiu is very considerate. He is indeed an old man who has served the palace for many years."

As she spoke, she turned to Xia Houlie: "Your Majesty, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

Xia Houlie frowned and chuckled, "It's fine as long as the queen mother makes the decision in this matter."

Queen Mother Yun saw his respectful expression and nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, then this punishment will be waived."

"Auntie..." Seeing how easily Yun Luo spared Mu Qingwan and the others, she couldn't swallow the anger in her heart.

Queen Mother Yun glared at her, and she had no choice but to turn her head and glare at Mu Qingwan and Shaoyao before sitting down in front of Queen Mother Yun.
Chapter completed!