After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

That night, Yuan Qing "threw" Hongyu back to the palace.

Knife wounds, sword wounds, and whip wounds were intertwined, and the clothes were disheveled and bloodstained.

Yan'er, her best sister, felt sorry for her and helped her into the house to apply medicine to her.

Yan'er only knew that she was given by His Majesty, but she didn't know her real master.

Seeing Hongyu frowning and looking listless, Yan'er suddenly had another thought.

If I could bring Hongyu under my master's command, could she be of some help to him?

So she asked tentatively: "Hongyu, why are you like this...

Didn't you go out with the queen to do some work?"

A fierce look flashed across Hongyu's eyes, then disappeared immediately.

Obviously he didn't want to talk.

But Yan'er, who had been observing her carefully, did not miss the fleeting look on her face.

Yan'er was very happy.

possible!

She pushed forward slowly again, "Sister Hongyu is the most capable among us. Who dares to ignore the status of the queen and treat Sister so cruelly?"

After saying that, she began to cry softly.

If you ignore the provocative tone in her words, at first glance it sounds like she's really standing up for Hongyu.

Seeing that Hongyu still didn't say anything, Yan'er said, "Sister, tell me who that person is. I'll go and complain to the queen!

The queen is so kind, she will definitely make the decision for my sister!"

Hongyu shed tears and turned her head away, "It's the master..."

The voice was weak, but one could still hear some resentment in it.

Yan'er pretended to be incredulous and said, "How could it be... the master?"

Once the conversation started, Hongyu had nothing to hide, so she told her, "Because on the day of the palace banquet, I was dissatisfied with her for arbitrarily changing the rules previously set by His Majesty and the Queen Mother, and I said a few words to her.

The Empress told me her thoughts that day with a smile, so I didn't take it too seriously and thought the matter was over.

But I didn’t expect…”

Hongyu pounded the bed angrily and gritted her teeth, “I didn’t expect that she didn’t care about my defiance at the time, but threw me to some secret guards afterwards and ordered them to deal with me!

Yan'er, what did I do wrong?

Originally, the orders of His Majesty and the Queen Mother were not something that a concubine like her could change at will, but why did she take it out on me?"

Hongyu didn't make up this story out of nothing.

Just a year ago, Yan'er was punished by Yuan Qing to kneel for a few days because of the same thing.

Wen Cheng'an is allergic to certain fragrances, but Yan'er took it upon herself to replace them with the spices given by the palace. She also said that these were given by the palace, and using them would not be a waste of the emperor's grace.

Nanny Fang's momentary negligence caused Wen Cheng'an to have a high fever that night.

Everyone took care of him for a whole night and a day before he recovered.

Since the person was fine, and later seeing Yan'er trying her best to atone for her sins and take care of Wen Cheng'an, she didn't care too much about it and just punished him to kneel for a few days.

Later, it was Hongyu who pleaded for mercy and she was exempted from the rest of the charges.

Hongyu knew very well that Yan'er had been keeping this matter in her heart and she had never let it go.

As time went on, he began to feel inexplicably resentful towards Yuan Qing and his people.

It's just that it's well hidden on weekdays.

If Hongyu had not passed by her room by chance in the middle of the night and heard her angry cursing, she would probably not have known that Yan'er's hatred was so strong.

The two sisters quickly became closer due to their shared suffering and being in the same situation.

“If I could leave, I would really like to stay far away from here.

Not only do the masters have strange tempers, but they have also wasted my years. How can I get married when I am older? "Hongyu covered her face and cried.

Yan'er held her hand and said, "Who said it wasn't true? I have a good place to go. Do you want to go with me?"

Hongyu raised her tear-stained face and asked blankly, "Where?"

His eyes were filled with boredom with life, as if it would disappear in the next moment.

Yan'er shook her shoulders and said calmly again: "I didn't lie to you, it's true, he is very good to me, if I ask him, he will definitely take my sister in."

Hongyu's eyes showed a struggle, "Let me think about it. I'm not sure what to do in the future. Let's just leave it like this for now."

Although she failed to find out who Yan'er belonged to, after this incident, Hongyu's plan to infiltrate the enemy had a perfect start.

The remaining two people didn't say anything either. They just brought her a basin of water and went back to the house.

It doesn’t matter. Her mission is just to gain Yan’er’s trust. As for the other two people, her master has other plans.

Early the next morning, Yuan Qing, accompanied by his servants, entered the palace in a grand procession.

The old women brought Hongyu, whose wounds had not yet fully healed, to her.

The white pajamas that had just been changed were stained with blood, which was shocking to see.

The door of the hall was open, so people outside could see what was happening.

Yuan Qing pinched Hongyu's chin with his fingers and lifted her head up. "After a night, what do you think?"

Hongyu fell to the ground and cried, "My lady, I really don't know where I went wrong!"

"Someone, keep beating me! Beat me until I figure it out!"

The eunuch Yunxi took the whip and was about to hit him.

There is nothing suspicious about the fact that Yunxi is the godson of Eunuch Shun. He is definitely Wen Chengyu's man, and a handsome young eunuch.

Hongyu was really scared after being beaten. She endured the severe pain on her body and crawled to Yuanqing and said, "I confessed my mistake. I shouldn't have put the queen first in everything and always cared about my old master. I will never dare to do that again!"

Hongyu meant what she said.

She saw clearly the coldness in her master's eyes just now, and she knew that this scene was not only to warn everyone in the Northern Suburbs Palace, but also to serve as a wake-up call for her.

If she dares to betray him in the future, what she is doing today will be her fate.

Yuan Qing's eyes were filled with interest. "Go on, what else?"

"And...and..." Hongyu hesitated for a long time but couldn't think of anything.

Yunxi picked up the whip and shook it a few more times.

Hongyu immediately raised three fingers and swore, "If I dare to betray you in the future, I will make sure that I die a miserable death. After I die, I will be condemned to hell forever, fall into the hands of beggars, die miserably, and never be able to be reborn!"

The maids hiding outside all shuddered.

The oath Sister Hongyu made is really too cruel!

Yuan Qing seemed slightly satisfied and looked at the heads outside the door.

"what about you?"

Everyone in the hall knelt down immediately, expressed their loyalty together, and repeated Hongyu's words just now.

Yuan Qing raised his eyelids slightly, "Very good, remember one thing, I don't tolerate anyone with second thoughts here, if anyone dares to disobey me, I will not let them off easily!

Especially you, Hongyu, if you dare to make the same mistake again, don’t blame me as your master for being merciless.”

Most people's response to Yuan Qing's sudden assertion of authority was relatively reasonable.

But there were two people who forced her to take him seriously.

One is Bai Cong, who works very hard and speaks little. She was one of the four maids.

Another one is Jin Qing, an orphan girl bought from the street two years ago. Yuan Qing never paid any attention to her.

Now that I look at her closely, she is quite pretty.

The former was too calm and as steady as a rock, while the latter was too scared and trembling like a sieve.

If it is too extreme, it will stand out.

Yuan Qing calmly withdrew his gaze. Whether they were cats or dogs, he would know after taking them out and teasing them.

Outside, Eunuch Shun suddenly came to the palace and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please ask the queen to come into the palace as soon as possible!"