Apart from Ah Luo, who is already married, Qi Kuan has been with Xianyue for the longest time. How could he not know the pain in Xianyue's heart, but... being in the harem, there are many helplessness, let alone being a queen.
The position of a queen may seem like a beautiful place, but in fact it is heavily restricted. As a concubine, you can still be jealous, act coquettishly and act like an idiot; as a queen, you must be tolerant and magnanimous, and be respectful to the world, otherwise it will be unethical.
Qi Kuan said anxiously: "Master, no matter how unbearable it is, you must endure it, otherwise all your hard work will be wasted."
His words made Xianyue gradually calm down, but the next words of Qiao Yan'er aroused the hatred in her heart again, "Although I don't know what the empress said about the little princess and the late empress, but this time
The emperor has never done anything wrong. What is really wrong is Zhou Quan. The empress does not accuse Zhou Quan but accuses the emperor. Is this fair? Should it be?"
Mrs. Hu's expression changed and she scolded: "Damn it, you have no right to speak here, why don't you shut up." At this moment, for Xianyue, any words she said would add fuel to the fire.
But it was too late. Xianyue turned her eyes and landed on Qiao Yan'er, who was raising her head, and said coldly: "Are you trying to teach me a lesson?"
"I don't dare." After saying this, Qiao Yan'er added: "I have always thought that the empress treats the emperor as much as the emperor treats you, with deep affection. But now it seems that I was wrong.
The person your Majesty cares about most is not the Emperor, but you..."
"Pa!" Before Qiao Yan'er could finish her words, she was slapped hard on the face. Her ears suddenly buzzed and she couldn't hear the sounds around her.
When Xianyue was about to hit her again, Mrs. Hu stepped forward to catch her arm tightly, glanced in the direction of Hongli, and whispered: "My queen, please calm down."
Xianyue slowly clenched her hands, stared at Qiao Yan'er with cold eyes and said: "You are so instigating the relationship between the Emperor and me, do you really think that I can do nothing to you?"
Qiao Yan'er stood up slowly while covering her stinging and red cheeks, and said with stubborn eyes: "If your true love for the emperor is stronger than gold, why should you be afraid of provocation? What you said at this moment shows that your servant is right.
What you care about most is yourself, that’s why you are arguing with the emperor over the death of Mr. Zhou! But have you ever thought about how sad the emperor would be if you did this? He treated you so well, but you refused to do anything for him
For your own sake?”
"I don't want to?" Xianyue stared at her and approached her step by step: "Where were you when I was making sacrifices for the emperor? Where were you when I was trying to defend the emperor? I almost saved the day for the emperor.
Where were you when you were alive?"
Qiao Yan'er was forced back by her and almost fell to the bottom of the steps. After finally standing firm, she gritted her teeth and said: "Yes, I have only been with the emperor for a few months, and I can't compare with the empress. But the empress is remembering
While paying for yourself, have you ever thought about what the emperor has given you? Although the servant is from a humble background, she has also heard the story of Nala.
During the reign of the late emperor, the clan made a huge mistake and almost wiped out the clan. Only the empress was spared. Why? Because the emperor protected you and kept you unscathed. Later, he named you a noble concubine, an imperial concubine, and even a queen; you
Have you ever thought about how difficult it is to appoint a sinner's daughter as a queen, and how much pressure the emperor must bear?"
She shook her head and said, "You don't. You take all this for granted, and you even think it's not enough. You are not wrong at all."
Xianyue glanced at the bright red sunset on the horizon and said coldly: "According to what you said, I shouldn't be the queen. I should let you be the queen, right?"
Qiao Yan'er met her gaze and said: "Who am I this slave? How dare you have such thoughts? I just think that your Majesty is too selfish. I hope that your Majesty will pay more attention to the Emperor's feelings in the future and don't insist on having your own way!"
Xianyue looked at her and suddenly laughed, "I didn't expect that I was taught a lesson by a little maid today. Okay, that's great!" Before Qiao Yan'er could say anything, she said again: "You have said so much.
, it’s nothing more than trying to please the emperor so as to pave the way for you in the future; however, I’m afraid all your thoughts will be in vain!” After that, she shouted: “Someone, drag her down and kill her with a cane!”
Qiao Yan'er was shocked and angry, and said in disbelief: "Why do you want to kill me with a stick? What did you do wrong?"
Xianyue looked at her pale face and said coldly: "You are a humble person, but you have repeatedly spoken out to instigate the emperor and the empress, and have evil intentions. These crimes are enough to make you die a thousand or ten thousand times."
Qiao Yan'er bit her lip with a pale face, and suddenly laughed again, "Yes, I am the one who committed the crime, but the real reason is that I want you to die!"
"Pull it down!" Faced with Xianyue's words, Qiao Yan'er said nothing more, but kowtowed to Hongli with tears in her eyes, "I thank the emperor for your life-saving grace in Hangzhou Mansion. This kindness is such a virtue. I can only live in the next life."
Report!"
Hongli took a deep breath and said to Xianyue: "Queen, Qiao Yan'er is certainly at fault, but the crime will not lead to death. Just punish her with twenty sticks."
Xianyue said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Qiao has had evil intentions from the beginning, deliberately getting close to her, and now she is making provocations everywhere. Keeping such a woman will only be a disaster."
Qiao Yan'er sneered and said: "Zhou Quan killed someone, and I insisted on keeping him alive. I just told a few truths and he became a scourge that must be killed. Is it really fair for you to do this, my empress? Yes, I understand."
, because it’s time for a slave to testify against Zheng Jiu.
I killed Manager Zhou, so you can no longer tolerate this slave." After saying that, she said to Hongli with a sad expression: "The emperor saved my life. If the emperor wants to take it back, I don't dare to disobey.
It’s just that the Queen’s various actions are really hard to convince this servant.”
Hongli looked at her with a complicated expression for a long time, and then said: "Qiao Yan'er is disrespectful to the queen, so give her twenty sticks as a warning to others!"
Xianyue said with an ugly face: "Your Majesty did this because he felt that what I said was untrue and that he had wronged Qiao Yan'er?"
Hongli was silent for a moment and said: "It was by chance that Qiao Yan'er met you and me. To say that she has evil intentions, the queen... is she too sensitive?"
A trace of pain flashed through Xia Yue's eyes, and she said sadly: "So in the eyes of the emperor, is it true that my concubine is not as trustworthy as a little palace maid?"
Hongli frowned and said: "That's not what I meant..." Before he finished speaking, Xianyue said excitedly: "If not, why not kill her? Why keep her alive?!"
As the king of a country, Hongli had never been accused like this before. He looked unhappy and said: "I have made my own decision on this matter. There is no need for the queen to say more."
Mrs. Hu quietly pulled Xianyue's sleeve and whispered: "My Lady, forget it, I will look for opportunities to deal with this Qiao Yan'er later."