Xiao Feng reluctantly withdrew his gaze, turned around, and walked slowly towards Jinhua Palace. As usual, he washed and changed clothes, and went to the morning court at a steady pace. Others could hardly see anything unusual about him, and they could only follow him every day.
Eunuch Xia who was beside him knew that he had become more silent and cold than before.
Wang Shuhua didn't sleep all night. When she got up, she was in low spirits and her eyes were red. She sat in front of the dressing table and asked the palace maid to help her put the powder on her face thicker to cover the blue and black under her eyes, and put on a grand dress.
Queen's dress, sitting quietly in the room.
Logically speaking, today is her first day after her wedding, and the emperor should accompany her to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.
But she waited for more than half an hour, and saw that the greeting hour was almost over, but there was still no sign of him.
Wang Shuhua's heart was so cold that she clenched her hands tightly into fists and held back the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes. She deliberately did not look at the palace maid. She did not want to know that others saw that she was not loved by the emperor.
She stood up proudly, surrounded by the palace ladies, and came to Biquan Palace alone.
"I would like to send my regards to the Imperial Grandmother," Wang Shuhua bowed respectfully. The Empress Dowager immediately asked her to get up with a smile. When she raised her head, the Empress Dowager saw her red eyes at a glance.
The Empress Dowager just pretended that she didn't see anything and smiled kindly: "Good boy, sit down quickly."
Wang Shuhua had already prepared for the Empress Dowager to notice her sadness and ask her what was going on. She could use this opportunity to express her grievances and let the Empress Dowager make the decision for her.
But the Empress Dowager pulled her and talked a lot, but never asked her about what happened last night. She felt a little uncomfortable, and her expression became more and more awkward.
Noticing her change, the Empress Dowager's expression also dimmed, and she said casually: "The Ai family is also tired and wants to take a rest. If you have nothing else to do, go back first."
After saying that, the Empress Dowager held Grandma's hand and left gracefully.
She didn't ask the emperor why he didn't come because she wanted to save some face for Wang Shuhua. Unfortunately, Wang Shuhua didn't know what to do and dared to shame her. She is the Empress Dowager and the most noble woman in the harem. When is she going to see her?
The expression of a junior? Even the emperor treated her with respect.
The Queen Mother did not say anything in person, but she had some opinions about Wang Shuhua. She decided to ignore Wang Shuhua for a short time, and let Wang Shuhua learn what it means to know how to advance and retreat first.
Wang Shuhua came out of Biquan Palace. Although she didn't know what was going on, she felt keenly that the Queen Mother was a little angry just now.
As she walked on the road, she thought about what she had done wrong, but after thinking about it, she only felt aggrieved. She clearly did nothing wrong, but she had to bear the indifference of the emperor and the empress dowager at the same time. Why?
?!
Wang Shuhua returned to Chunning Palace angrily and wanted someone to call her mother into the palace. She was full of grievances now and just wanted to talk to her mother so that her father could stand up for her.
But soon she calmed down again, because Cui Wei, the eldest maid who was waiting for her, told her a piece of news.
Wang Shuhua frowned slightly and asked uncertainly: "Are you saying that the reason why His Majesty neglects me is because there are other women living in his heart?"
"Yes, your Majesty has just entered the palace. You may not know that before you came, Your Majesty was particularly fond of one palace maid." Cui Wei felt half anxious and half lucky when she saw that the Queen was not favored. What was worrying was that the Queen was not favored.
If so, she, the eldest maid of Chunning Palace, would definitely not be able to please her, but fortunately, the empress was trapped, which was an opportunity for her to show off her talents.
Facing the queen who has just entered the palace, Cui Wei must gain the queen's trust in the shortest possible time and become the queen's confidant.
Hearing Cui Wei's words, Wang Shuhua felt sour and hateful in her heart. She asked: "What is the name of that palace maid? What is her origin? Where does she live now?"
Cui Wei immediately said: "I sent someone to inquire in advance. This palace maid lives in Yeting. Since she has not been granted a title yet, everyone calls her Miss Le. As for the specific origin, I cannot find out."
"Why can't you find out? Is it because your connections are not wide enough? Or you don't have enough money?" Wang Shuhua was a little dissatisfied.
Cui Wei quickly defended herself: "I really tried my best to find out, and the money was just too much. But the strange thing is that no one knows the specific origin of this girl Le. I feel... this matter
It seems like someone is deliberately hiding it.”
She said the last sentence very carefully, as if she had some scruples.
Seeing that she spoke so cautiously, Wang Shuhua felt a little strange and asked, "Who would hide such a thing?"
"This..." Cui Wei hesitated, "Please forgive me first, and then I dare to speak."
Wang Shuhua nodded: "I forgive you, just tell me."
Cui Wei looked around to make sure there was no one nearby, then she dared to lower her voice and said softly: "I feel that the person who concealed this matter is your Majesty, otherwise this matter would not have been covered up so tightly."
Wang Shuhua: "Presumptuous!"
Cui Wei fell to her knees on the ground, her face turned pale, and she kept kowtowing to beg for mercy: "I just told you nonsense, please forgive me!"
Wang Shuhua stared at her and wanted to scold her for talking nonsense about the emperor dragging her out to beat her, but there was a voice in her heart shouting that what the palace maid said was not unreasonable.
After a moment of silence, Wang Shuhua slowly calmed down and said: "Get up, I forgive you."
"Thank you so much!" Cui Wei climbed up and thought to herself that it was so dangerous just now.
Wang Shuhua pursed her lips: "Go and bring this little palace maid here, I want to see her."
Cui Wei immediately agreed, turned around and sent someone to send a message to Yeting. After waiting for a long time, the person who sent the message finally came back. Unfortunately, the woman who was rumored to be favored by the emperor did not appear. Wang Shuhua's face was ugly: "Where is the person?"
The messenger said that it was inconvenient for Miss Le to see people now and she could not come to Chunning Palace to see the queen.
It would be too arrogant to ignore even the queen's orders! If she allowed it to go on, where would her majesty as the queen be?! Wang Shuhua was so angry that she stood up and snorted coldly: "Since she doesn't come, then only I will
The palace has made a trip in person, and I want to see where this little palace maid comes from."
Cui Wei said hurriedly: "I don't know what happened yesterday. His Majesty sent people to surround Yeting. If the empress goes now, I'm afraid she won't be able to see Miss Le."
"I am the queen and the master of the harem. Is there any place in this harem that I cannot go to? She is just a little palace maid with no status. It is her blessing that I want to see her. How dare she?
Are you taking Qiao with me?!" Wang Shuhua was very unhappy, she felt that her authority was being despised.
Cui Wei had no choice but to agree with a smile: "Your Majesty is right."
The road from Chunning Palace to Yeting was relatively long. Wang Shuhua sat in Fenghu and walked a stick of incense before arriving at Yeting. Cuiwei helped her walk down Fenghu and walked into Yeting. Everyone knelt down and saluted.
Wang Shuhua raised her chin slightly, her expression was both reserved and arrogant, and she said: "Invite Miss Le out, I want to see her."
The guards looked at each other, and one of the captains stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to your Majesty, Your Majesty has a decree. No one is allowed to approach this place without his consent."
"I didn't say that I wanted to go in. I only said to let her come out. Don't you understand what I said?" Wang Shuhua frowned. She didn't believe it today. With her status, how could she even let a little palace maid come out?
Can't even see him face to face!
The captain of the guard didn't say anything. Someone who was smart saw that something was wrong with the atmosphere, sneaked out of Yeting, and went straight to Jinhua Palace to fetch reinforcements.
Wang Shuhua wanted to see Xiao Lezi, but the guards refused to let him go, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
As a queen, Wang Shuhua felt that her majesty had been challenged. She frowned and planned to ask someone to attack by force. At the critical moment, a sharp shout broke the deadlock: "Your Majesty has arrived..."
The guards breathed a sigh of relief and bowed their knees one after another. Although Wang Shuhua was unwilling, she could only bow her head and bow her knees.
Xiao Feng strode in and saw Wang Shuhua who shouldn't be here at a glance. His face immediately darkened and he asked coldly: "If you don't stay in Chunning Palace, why are you here making trouble?!
"
This was said so rudely that Wang Shuhua turned red with anger and opened her mouth to retort: "I am the queen and the mistress of this harem, why can't I come to Ye Ting!"
The scene suddenly became quiet and silent. Everyone looked at the queen in surprise. She actually dared to choke the emperor in front of everyone. This queen is so fierce!
In fact, as soon as the truth came out, Wang Shuhua regretted it. She was raised as the apple of her eye at home, and her temper was raised to be very arrogant. Almost no one dared to confront her since she was a child. She was used to being pampered when she heard Xiao Feng's scolding
, and immediately retorted.
When Xiao Feng didn't speak, she suddenly felt very unsure. After all, this was a palace, and the other party was a superior emperor, and he seemed to be a difficult person to get along with. What if she really pissed him off!
She glanced at him cautiously, and when she saw his sullen face, she knew he was angry.
But she couldn't help but apologize. There were so many people watching around her. She loved saving face and was unwilling to admit her mistake even if she knew she was wrong. What's more, she never felt that she had done anything wrong.
Seeing her expression changing, the impatience in Xiao Feng's heart almost exploded. He didn't have much patience with women. Unfortunately, he spent all his little patience on small pleasures. Now, he doesn't have much patience with women.
With Xiao Lezi gone, he had no interest in coaxing other women any more.
He is the emperor, his decisions are imperial edicts, and no one can disobey him.
Xiao Feng did not look at Wang Shuhua, but glanced sideways at Liu Changchang behind him, and said: "Send the queen back to Chunning Palace. She cannot be allowed to step out of Chunning Palace without my permission. Anyone who violates this will be slapped with fifty bullets."
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For a normal adult, fifty bucks would be enough to kill him. This punishment is very severe.
Liu Changchang looked serious and responded: "Yes!"
He walked up to Wang Shuhua with a small team of guards and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please come back."
Wang Shuhua was so angry that she almost cried. She went to see Xiao Feng and wanted to argue with him, but she saw that he didn't even look at her, which made her feel even more humiliated. With so many people watching, it was embarrassing to linger any longer.