"Shu Fei, the Queen has an order. You can go back today. Remember to come on time tomorrow to say hello. And the three of you, follow me to see the Queen." After Xueying finished speaking, she turned and went back to the house.
Qiaolian, Qingzhi and Qingya quickly followed.
Yun Xiyao slowly squatted down and sat on the ground, as if she had lost all her strength.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." The two little maids she brought with her quickly went to help her.
"Don't help me, just let me sit on the ground and rest for a while." Yun Xiyao slowly sat down on the ground, slowly stretched her legs as if they had turned into two stone pillars, and then said in a hoarse voice weakly, "Help me
Knead it for a while."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The two little maids helped Yun Xiyao massage her with sad faces.
In the room, Yun Jingchu leaned on the couch leisurely, looked at the three people who followed Xueying in, then lowered his head and continued reading.
The three of them didn't even dare to breathe, and stood in front of Yun Jingchu. Especially Qiaolian, if she could not breathe, she would probably choose not to even make a breath.
After a long time, Yun Jingchu finally said casually: "How is it? Qiaolian, did Concubine Shu complete the task as instructed by me?"
Qiaolian was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer. Although Concubine Shu was not deliberately lazy, she would close her eyes from time to time and stop to rest from time to time. This could not be regarded as fully complying with Queen Yun's requirements. However,
Concubine Shu's actions are excusable.
"Why, I sent you to supervise Concubine Shu, did you go to sleep? Why can't you answer a word?" Yun Jingchu slowly raised his eyes and looked at Qiaolian coldly.
Qiaolian was stunned for a moment, then said quickly: "No... no, I would like to report to the Empress, Concubine Shu, she did not fully comply with the requirements of the Empress."
"Oh?" Yun Jingchu raised his eyebrows, and then said calmly, "Tell me, why didn't you follow the requirements?"
Qiaolian couldn't help but lower her head, not daring to look into Yun Jingchu's eyes, and said in a weak voice: "Concubine Shu keeps closing her eyes and stopping to rest."
Yun Jingchu showed an unknown smile on his face, and then asked lightly: "Then do you have any reminders to do your duty?"
"To tell you the truth, I have you." Qiaolian replied with a trembling voice.
"Qingya, Qingzhi, you two tell me now that Qiaolian's words are true?" Yun Jingchu turned to Qingya and Qingzhi.
"I'm sorry, what Qiaolian said is true." Qingya and Qingzhi said almost in unison.
"Very good." Yun Jingchu nodded, "You three have worked hard, Xueying, give them five taels of silver each for me."
After speaking calmly, Yun Jingchu continued to lower his head and read.
"Thank you, empress." The three of them quickly thanked them. However, Qingya and Qingzhi's voices were filled with joy, while Qiaolian's voice was filled with fear.
That night, Yun Xiyao didn't sleep all night, and she felt equally terrified.
She didn't know where to go to greet her tomorrow, what she should and shouldn't do, what she should and shouldn't say, and what kind of torture would be waiting for her if she was caught.
Now, the greeting time every morning has become her nightmare. If she could, she hoped that the night would never pass and time would stay at this moment forever.
However, time does not stop according to anyone's wishes, and morning comes anyway.
Yun Xiyao endured the pain all over her body and got up, asking the palace maid to wash her hands. Her occasional voice was so hoarse that she could hardly hear it. After returning yesterday, she discovered that her throat was inflamed and bleeding.