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

The floor of the pavilion was covered with a soft blanket, which should have been soft and comfortable, but Li Xiaoshu, who was kneeling on the ground, felt as if needles were pricking her knees and twisting her flesh.

He Yue! He Yue! Are you really going to destroy me? !

"..., this is the matter. Xiao Ye has explained it very clearly. Suling, do you think so?" He Yue asked, staring at Xia Suling's face.

Xia Suling didn't know what to do, so she asked Li Xiaoshu on the ground with a sad tone, "What exactly do you mean by those words? Are you really trying to instigate me?"

I was soft-hearted and entangled. Well, there was still room for improvement! Li Xiaoshu crawled forward a few steps, and when she looked up again, her face was full of tears. "I dare not! You rescued me back to the Li Mansion. You know what kind of person I am. How could I do such a wicked thing!"

What kind of evil thing is this?! She didn't do anything. They were all as stupid as pigs. She just said a few words that were neither light nor heavy. They deserved the fate they suffered!

Holding Xia Suling's skirt with his hand, Li Xiaoshu shook his head fiercely, saying resolutely, "I know nothing about Xiaoshuang and the housekeeper. As for those words, I didn't mean to deliberately provoke you. If I lied today, I will die miserably and never be reborn!"

"Humph!" Xiao Ye suddenly pulled up Li Xiaoshu's head and slapped him three times, scolding him, "You unruly thing! How dare you say such things in front of the Crown Princess!"

Life and death, these are the most taboo things for the nobles in the palace.

Xiao Ye hit Li Xiaoshu with all his might, and he fell to the ground. His face swelled up instantly and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Xiao Nuan poured tea for the Crown Princess and gave Xiao Hong a look. Xiao Hong understood and put her hands on Li Xiao Shu's shoulders and pulled her up. "You don't act like a servant. Kneel down quickly!"

Xia Suling shuddered, frightened by the ruthlessness of the people in the palace. Thinking it was He Yue's intention, she glanced sideways and saw that He Yue's willow-leaf eyes had widened a little, with a look of astonishment.

Yes, Yueyue is the Crown Princess now. She can be kind-hearted, but the dignity of the Crown Princess cannot be challenged by a small maid. Eunuch Xiaoye did nothing wrong.

Li Xiaoshu gritted her teeth, tears streaming down her face, her body shaking uncontrollably. Everyone was looking at her, mocking her and laughing at her in their hearts, a maid lying in the mud!

"I am guilty, please calm down, Princess!" Li Xiaoshu knelt down and huddled up, looking up timidly, "But what I said is absolutely true!"

What a pitiful maidservant, oppressed by power. A few words from the Crown Princess could bring her down to the dust.

Xia Suling sighed and looked away, then said to He Yue, "Yueyue, forget it. I know this maid. To put it bluntly, she is as timid as a mouse. This time, it may really be the bitter fruit of a mistake."

"I'll punish you once more when I get back home and that'll be it." Xia Suling turned her gaze to look at Li Xiaoshu's miserable face, "It's time for you to learn your lesson. If you are timid, just keep your mouth shut. You'll always cause trouble."

Xiao Nuan stopped pouring tea for Xia Suling. Madam Bai was trying to prevent the Crown Princess from issuing a punishment order first, and she was determined to protect this maid.

"Forget it. After all, she is your maid, Suling, and you should make the decision." He Yue also saw through Xia Suling's metaphor and suddenly felt bored. She was busy all the time but to no avail.

She tapped the cup wall with her fingers in a languid manner and asked bluntly, "Do you still want to take this maid as your concubine?"

Xia Suling lowered her head slightly, with a look of sorrow on her face, "Let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later."

This sentence itself is an answer. It does not explicitly rule out the possibility, but it serves as a foreshadowing for future behavior.

After a conversation, Xia Suling didn't seem to want to punish Li Xiaoshu, but she was afraid of hurting He Yue's kindness, so she held He Yue's hand and said, "Yueyue is worried about me, I am very grateful in my heart. If it weren't for Yueyue, I would still be kept in the dark by the housekeeper. I will punish him when I go back."

He kept trying to shift the conversation away from Li Xiaoshu. Li Xiaoshu also shrank silently, biting his lower lip hard with his teeth, relying on the taste of his blood.

Li Xiaoshu didn't know that Xiao Ye was looking at her silently, her fingers tapping the handle of the whisk silently, with indifference in her eyes.

This maidservant must not be kept.

"Suling is just too gentle." He Yue whispered softly after Xia Suling left, leaning back against the couch, with the curve of her waist sinking.

Xiao Ye Zi agreed very much with what the Crown Princess said. She was so gentle that even a maid could control her in a roundabout way.

In fact, the Crown Princess is also the most gentle lady in the palace. However, unlike Lord Bai who does not focus on the rear house, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is eager to remove all obstacles in front of the Crown Princess.

Every palace maid around the Crown Princess was carefully selected, and none of them dared to betray her.

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At the Ministry of Revenue's yamen, Bai Huixian was stopped by a white-faced, beardless man after he was off duty. The man had a shrill voice, and Bai Huixian immediately recognized him as a eunuch from the palace.

"Your Highness, please come over here." The eunuch waved his hand in the direction of the restaurant.

Bai Huixian nodded his head, his heart beating nervously. His Highness seldom summoned him, and even if he did, he would ask him to go to the East Palace. This was the first time he was outside the palace since returning to Yuncheng.

His back was slightly stiff, as if something important was weighing on his mind. What important thing had happened?

Or was it because Prince Rong had come to see him privately? But he had already written down every word he said in a secret letter and sent it to the East Palace.

If Xiao Guanzi knew what Bai Huixian was thinking, he would definitely sneer. Smart people tend to make mistakes when they overthink. The reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince met him outside the palace was because he wanted to return to the palace with the Crown Princess when it got dark.

Arriving at a private room on the top floor of the restaurant, Bai Huixian entered and bowed, folding his hands on the ground, "Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder if His Royal Highness has any important instructions for you, your humble servant?"

"Get up." Ning Rusong motioned Bai Huixian to look at the imperial physician in the private room. "The Crown Princess heard that Xia was not feeling well, so she specially found an imperial physician who is good at women's medicine. Take her back and let him check on Bai."

Bai Huixian's official position was not high, so he was naturally not qualified to go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for an imperial physician. He hurriedly thanked her, "I, your humble servant, would like to thank the Crown Princess for her kindness on behalf of my wife."

Ning Rusong's voice was calm and cold, "There is one more thing."

This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not speak himself, but asked Xiao Guanzi to speak.

To be honest, the joke that Bai Huixian made in the harem was not worthy of being mentioned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself. He was not a kind-hearted man, but he just couldn't bear to refuse any request from the Crown Princess.