As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

Li Xiaoshu stood there in a daze for a long time. Later, Xiaobi glanced at her. After He Yue finished scattering the fish food in her hand, Xiaobi handed her a clean handkerchief.

From the Queen's every move, it can be seen that Madam Bai is not favored by the Queen, and there is even some prejudice against her.

"Empress, Madam Bai is here." Xiaobi said at the right time.

"Your Majesty the Queen is here to pay your respects!" Li Xiaoshu immediately prostrated herself on the ground and kowtowed, with stricter rules than the last time she met her majesty in the Biyuan Courtyard.

She has no imperial decree now, and being a co-wife is an extremely awkward position. She is neither a wife nor a concubine, so she naturally lowers her status.

He Yue did not shout, but lowered her eyes and said calmly, "If you have anything you want to tell me, please say it clearly this time. There will not be a next time, otherwise I will punish you."

The Queen's tone was not harsh, but Li Xiaoshu could hear a strong sense of annoyance in it. She understood that there was no love left between them anymore.

A dull and sad feeling filled Li Xiaoshu's mind. She was still kneeling. Her eyes turned red at some point and her hands clenched involuntarily in her sleeves.

As time goes by, Li Xiaoshu has already been in the hearts of many people. She just realized that the person who was the kindest to her was her former boss He. Without Boss He, she would have no place to live, no clothes to wear, and no food to eat.

What kind of beastly thing had she done? She conspired with Bai Huixian to deliver a secret letter before Boss He's wedding, thus stepping on Boss He to take a step further.

She used to always resent Boss He for being able to easily get things that she couldn't get no matter how hard she tried. Now she realizes that it was all because of her own narrow-mindedness that blinded her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I dare not do that, and there won't be a next time." Li Xiaoshu bravely raised his head and said word by word.

"Back then, the incident with Li Momo was caused by my momentary insanity. However, after these days of meditation in the Buddhist temple, I calmed down and thought carefully, and realized that it was all a trap set by Bai Huixian!" Li Xiaoshu supported himself on the ground with his hands and crawled a few steps on his knees to He Yue's front.

"I am as stupid as ever." She stretched out her trembling hand and grasped a piece of He Yue's skirt. She tilted her head back, and finally couldn't stop the tears from flowing down. Her voice was extremely choked with sobs, "Empress, can you forgive me?"

Li Xiaoshu once worked as an assistant for He Yue in the rouge shop in Lijia Village. She always had trouble doing the math, so Boss He would bluntly say she was stupid and tap her head with the account book from time to time. She felt very embarrassed at the time, but now she realizes that he had a sharp tongue but a soft heart!

She saw He Yue's phoenix hairpin swaying slightly, and looked at He Yue's thin and cold willow-leaf eyes, which created a huge gap between her and the Boss He in her memory. Boss He always had a smile in his eyes, and when he was angry he would just throw the fan and curse a few words, but there was vitality in his eyes.

Unfortunately, both of them knew the answer to this question. Li Momo's incident was just a fuse for Li Xiaoshu to be punished. In the end, the reason was the accumulation of one thing after another.

"I don't want to waste time listening to your regrets." He Yue was not moved at all, and her beautiful face showed fatigue.

If you feel regret, you must forgive. Then He Yue will laugh at herself for being such a good person.

"Boss He, what I say now is what I really think," Li Xiaoshu lamented.

She looked much older. She spent every day in the Buddhist temple, and her mind and appearance had become haggard.

"How outrageous!" Xiaobi frowned and scolded immediately when she heard the words "Boss He". There are no rules in the palace. This Madam Bai has no manners at all!

He Yue raised her hand, and Xiaobi could only keep silent and stare angrily at Li Xiaoshu who was kneeling on the ground.

"It seems that you are not comfortable and at ease as Madam Bai." He Yue lowered her eyes and said this.

Li Xiaoshu laughed at himself, "No one is comfortable as long as she is Madam Bai. Xia Suling was so sick before that she couldn't get out of bed. Fortunately, Bai Huixian found a folk doctor to save her. I think Xia Suling herself has become indifferent to life and death, but Bai Huixian has gone crazy!"

He Yue asked casually, "Why is Xia Suling so seriously ill?"

At this time, the sunlight shone obliquely, passing through the canopy and illuminating He Yue's face. Her elegant complexion was covered with a layer of golden light, making her look even more noble and dignified. She frowned slightly in impatience, and stood up with the help of Xiaobi, and walked towards the pavilion beside her.

The palace maids surrounded her. Li Xiaoshu stood up and followed them. After He Yue sat down, Li Xiaoshu knelt down again.

She answered the previous question, weighing every word carefully, "Xia Suling's health has never been good, and her illness is difficult to recover from."

In fact, the main reason was that life in the Buddhist temple was difficult, but there were some things that could not be told to He Yue. Before she came to the palace this time, the eunuchs in the imperial court came to tell her not to say anything that should not be said.

It turned out that it was His Majesty's secret order to lock Xia Suling up in the Buddhist temple, and He Yue was unaware of it.

He Yue did not doubt it, but just nodded slightly, picked up the tea that the palace maid had just poured and took a sip.

Li Xiaoshu hesitantly changed back to the respectful title and said, "I want to go back to Lijia Village and divorce Bai Huixian. I don't want any glory or wealth anymore!"

The marriage between her and Bai Huixian was arranged by His Majesty, so it was impossible for them to divorce privately. Bai Huixian could not bring it up on his own initiative either, as it would anger His Majesty and he might even lose his job.

He Yue understood what she meant. He closed the lid of the teapot heavily and said indifferently, "You want to go back to Li Village? You don't want your luxurious life anymore?"

Li Xiaoshu could tell the mood of Boss He a few years ago, but he could never guess what the Queen was thinking. Was she angry? Or impatient?

"Yes," she replied uneasily.

Suddenly, Li Xiaoshu's jaw was clamped tightly with great force, leaving a red mark in an instant!

Li Xiaoshu was so frightened that he didn't dare to look up. He looked at the pampered hand in front of him, with a red string of incense ash beads hanging on the wrist.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn and the palace servants didn't even dare to breathe.

He Yue looked at Li Xiaoshu quietly for a while, then slapped him with her backhand.

The sound of the slap was particularly clear in the quiet pavilion, "Queen, calm down!"

All the palace maids knelt down, only Xiaobi was still standing, gently wiping He Yue's hands with a handkerchief.

"How can you have a choice? You want to go back home when your life is not going well, Li Xiaoshu, just stay in Bai Mansion and suffer."