bookcurios Chapter 302: Being arrogant due to favor
Chapter 302: Being arrogant due to favor
If something really went wrong for me here, even as the head of the six palaces, I would not be able to stay out of it and get away easily.
"What a sharp tongue you have! You look delicate and gentle, like a gentle and virtuous little woman. I thought you were well-educated and knew how to act."
The Queen's voice was filled with obvious disdain and sarcasm.
After saying this, she seemed to have thought of something and continued, "That's right. If you don't have some real talent, how can you control a man like Song Yanyi?"
There was no extra expression on Cui Rong's face. She just bit her lower lip and did not refute anything. However, she straightened her back firmly. Even though she was still kneeling on the ground, her knees felt sore from touching the ground for so long, and her cheeks were a little swollen from being slapped just now, she did not show any sign of surrender.
"Since you have reminded me like this..." There was a hint of coldness in the Queen's words.
Then, she slowly picked up a jade ruyi carved from the finest white jade from the side - this was one of the treasures that the emperor had personally given her not long ago - and then threw it to the ground without a care in the world. With a crisp sound, the broken jade splashed and scattered all over the ground.
"This is a gift from His Majesty. You, Xu, have taken advantage of the favor and become arrogant. Not only did you openly disobey His Majesty's order and refuse to treat me, you even destroyed His Majesty's gift. Tell me, what kind of punishment should you receive?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room became more solemn.
Suddenly, Cui Rong, who was already extremely nervous, turned extremely pale. Her hands involuntarily clenched into fists in her sleeves, and her knuckles even turned white due to excessive force.
Once you enter the palace to attend the banquet tonight, it means you won't be able to escape unscathed; you don't need too many reasons or excuses to find someone to harm you!
Seeing this, Jiang Xuejun next to him immediately showed a cunning smile, "Your Majesty, such a daring act should be severely punished. I suggest fifty lashes."
On the other side, Chen Qinghan heard this and said in horror: "Mother, please think twice before you act! If it is that serious, it may cost her life. Besides, she is a weak woman after all. How can her body withstand such a severe blow? If something unfortunate happens to her here..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted. The queen, who was high above her, just sneered and said, "Don't worry, this little thing won't kill anyone. I just want to teach her a lesson. After all, our new daughter-in-law is too ignorant and needs to be taught a lesson."
After saying that, the figure sitting in the high position stood up, walked slowly to Cui Rong, leaned over, and roughly pinched the latter's chin to force her to raise her head and look at him.
I only heard her coldly say, "Your life is still of some value to me, so I will not end it easily for the time being."
Thinking of the fact that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him, he felt unwilling to give up: King Xuan Cai Zhong was now on the decline, and his power in the court had been exposed one by one by the supervisory censors. Under such circumstances, if he still let the situation develop and did nothing, not only would King Xuan never be able to turn things around, but the goal he had worked so hard to achieve for many years would also be completely shattered...
After a brief consideration, I finally decided to take action and give it a try.
Following an order, two old palace maids in charge of serving daily life immediately surrounded from both sides. They quickly and swiftly dragged the person who was kneeling on the ground and unable to resist out.
After arriving at a place outside that was used to punish slaves who had made mistakes, they pressed him down on a bench and tied him up tightly.
Then, not far away, a thin young eunuch walked up slowly with a long bamboo cane, raised it high, and dropped it heavily...
Then a shrill whine was heard, which sounded particularly creepy in the silence of the night...
In an instant, an expression of extreme pain appeared on the face that was originally slightly flushed but now as pale as paper...
——Inside Ninghui Palace
At this moment, the New Year's banquet had come to an end for a long time, and the emperor's face showed fatigue. He waved to everyone, allowing them to leave and rest.
However, when she was about to leave the palace and found that her daughter-in-law had not returned yet, the eldest lady began to become increasingly anxious.
Just as she was wandering around at a loss, she suddenly saw someone running towards her. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a personal maid named Shaoyao, one of the top three maids in front of the Queen.
"Meet Madam Xie."
As he said this, he knelt down and kowtowed obediently.
"Peony, do you know where my young mistress is now?"
In his haste, he didn't think twice and started asking.
The other party replied respectfully, "Madam Xie, I heard that the young daughter-in-law of the Xu family in your mansion is indeed very popular for her medical skills. It happened that the Queen suddenly had a headache, so she took the initiative to ask for help to relieve the pain. Her good performance won the Queen's great appreciation and love. Therefore, I would like to convey my wish to ask her to stay for one more night so that I can continue to accompany her tomorrow to spend the holiday together."
After learning the truth, I was a little surprised, but more of a sigh: "Hey, today is an important occasion for the New Year's Eve dinner, hey...
It’s such a headache!”
It was really a helpless move. The Queen was suffering from severe headaches. If Madam Xie was allowed to leave at this time, she would probably not be able to sleep the whole night.
What's more, she and the Queen hit it off at first sight and were in love with each other, so she decided to stay overnight in the palace. Madam Xie herself was also genuinely willing to stay and accompany the Queen through this difficult night.
After hearing this explanation, the eldest lady still had some worries in her heart, but she did not continue to argue. On the other hand, the master of the family waved his hand lightly, as if all this was not important in his eyes.
"In that case, then do as they say."
There was a hint of fatigue and tolerance in his words, and it was obvious that he thought now was not a good time to argue.
Under the current circumstances, the most important thing is to avoid letting the other party notice anything unusual.
On the surface, the two companies still maintain a close cooperative relationship, and maintaining friendly exchanges in private is not a bad thing.
Building bridges and consolidating relationships through interactions between women has long been commonplace inside and outside the palace.
"But we agreed to stay up together long ago."
The moment she heard the news, the young and beautiful Song Xianer pouted her lips, her face full of unhappiness.
Obviously, this sudden change shattered her beautiful expectations.
The father looked at his slightly disappointed daughter beside him, and after a moment of thought, he said gently, "Then how about your second brother spending time with you at home tonight?"