Chapter 3 — The Emperor's Stupid Orchid

“Which palace maid?” His Majesty was stunned. Perhaps because he saw me trembling so much, even my voice trembled, he hugged me in his arms and then raised his head to look at the chaotic scene: "Queen, a few days ago I said, before Concubine Lan is completely healthy, you don't need to come and pay respects to the queen. Have you forgotten?" As soon as Her Majesty opened her mouth, her voice turned cold. The queen couldn't save her face and tried to calm down before saying: "A few days ago, there was a fire in Concubine Lan's palace. The palace maid who was sent by me to supervise and copy the sutras wanted to ask Lan Concubine to ask for her love. After all, this concubine and she were once masters and servants, so I wanted to invite Concubine Lan's sister to make a decision. I didn't expect it to make her scared." "A palace maid cannot protect her master, so what is the use of keeping her? She even dared to cause trouble, bewitching her master. Fortunately, the queen had punished her before. Otherwise, if she stayed by the queen's side, sooner or later she would have come back to bite her, right?" "Your Majesty is right." The queen bowed her eyes and replied obediently. I saw her hands clenched tightly, perhaps in her heart she was extremely unwilling. Your Majesty did not stay too long. Before leaving, he seemed to remember that a group of concubines were still kneeling on the ground, and casually said: "All of you, stand up." Having said that, he looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, trembling non-stop, and then made the final decision: "As for that palace maid, the harem cannot keep someone with such thoughts. Directly kill him with a staff. Also let the other palace maids and eunuchs see clearly, how the blasphemer must be dealt with, to avoid breaking the rules. increasingly chaotic.”6. At this time, the queen suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lan's sister's palace has been repaired. I'm afraid it is not appropriate for her to stay in your palace." "Concubine Lan is scared today, and will definitely have nightmares at night. I don't feel secure. If the queen has nothing to do, it's better to leave the preparations for the Queen Mother's banquet to someone else." "I only care about Concubine Lan's sister. For so many years." Nowadays, the Queen Mother's birthday party is all taken care of by the Queen Mother, how can I not be devoted? My condition was really not good, so His Majesty carried me and sat on the tureen back to the palace. I grabbed the corner of his shirt tightly, refusing to let go. Your Majesty said helplessly: "I really don't understand. Right in my palace, you can still be called out and bullied by others. In the future, if you encounter such a thing, you don't need to pay attention. I have told Cong Hi Hi about today. In the future, if someone does not approve of me and comes to find you, just refuse directly. This is the decree. Even if the Queen Mother comes, you do not need to pay attention." "Thank you, Your Majesty." really answered. We also know in our hearts that this privilege is extremely valuable. But I gradually realized that doing so would definitely make the queen hate me even more. However, I really don't have the spirit to deal with her anymore. Every time I see her, no matter how careful I am, something always goes wrong. Therefore, I saw her even more worried than when I saw His Majesty. When your majesty and I returned to the temple, my emotions had stabilized. But when she saw the slightly messy makeup on my face and the way I clutched the sleeve of His Majesty's clothes, she was still so heartbroken that her eyes turned red. She always follows me, but after all, she is not the master. The Queen has too much power, she can't do anything. So, she kept blaming herself

herself, insisted that I punish her. I'm not good at this, and I understand that this is not your fault. I thought for a while and then fined her a little monthly money. In the past, when I disobeyed, my ancestors punished me the same way. I am very heartbroken, because without money I cannot buy good food. Therefore, I attach special importance to this punishment. His Majesty did not disturb us and went to the small study to continue handling official matters. Cong Hi's face turned red, he even comforted me: "The old slave saw the person being called away and immediately looked for your majesty. Luckily, there was still time, otherwise this old slave could only use death as an apology." I hastily said: "I don't blame you. Fortunately, it's thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't have known what to do." Cong Hi looked at me and sighed: "Your Highness, you are truly protected so well. No wonder Your Majesty is always uneasy about returning home." people.” I scratched my head, not speaking. Maybe because I'm stupid, Cong Hi and everyone feel that I don't understand anything. Actually, we also know a few things. For example, what happened today, when I think about it again and again, it feels very similar to an old matter that my great-grandmother once dealt with. At that time, the second brother was about to get married, a maid running out, not neatly dressed, said that the second brother disrespected her. Mother told me that actually she just wanted to climb high and become a concubine. With that status in the Marquis Palace, in the next half of my life I will probably be able to dress without worrying.