The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Since that day, Jamel Xiao has indeed treated her better and better, caring about her and being a good husband wholeheartedly and responsibly.

Everything seemed perfect until the day he brought Jiang Wanfu back from the cold palace...

Thinking of this, Jiang Wantang's eyes darkened and he withdrew his thoughts.

At this time, Concubine Xiao also walked in with the help of the palace maid.

Today, she was wearing a plain dark blue palace dress, and her hair was adorned with simple yet elegant jade hairpins. It neither looked too plain nor too simple, but perfectly brought out her noble temperament.

The saying that time never defeats beauty has become concrete in her.

Her face was fair and gentle, as delicate as mutton-fat jade, her eyebrows were as dark as distant ink, and her slightly upturned eyes showed a sense of calmness and composure accumulated over the years, just like an ancient painting full of charm.

When Concubine Xiao saw Jiang Wantang, her eyes froze for a moment, and then she walked into the hall as if nothing had happened.

She had not been in good health in the past two years. She walked up to Empress Dowager Qi, coughed twice, and then said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Qi smiled and said, "We have been sisters for so many years, why are you still doing such empty formalities? Come and sit down."

After she finished speaking, she patted the seat below her and motioned Concubine Xiao to sit over.

Concubine Xiao shook her head and said with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Queen Dowager."

"To be honest, I came here to ask the Queen Mother for someone."

Empress Dowager Qi paused and asked, "Who?"

"Jiang Jieyu." Concubine Xiao said.

Empress Dowager Qi frowned slightly and said, "I wonder when Concubine Jiang won my sister's favor?"

Concubine Xiao smiled indifferently: "It's not really a blue eye, but it's just that we are somewhat related."

"My niece-in-law is Concubine Jiang's biological sister. When she heard that her sister was ill in the palace and couldn't sleep or eat well at home, she asked me, her aunt, to help take care of her."

Concubine Qi glanced at Jiang Wantang, who was kneeling outside the palace, and said slowly, "Since you have been entrusted with this task, please take him back first."

Empress Dowager Xiao nodded slightly and said, "Then I will not bother you any more, Your Majesty."

After saying that, he turned around and ordered his men to take Jiang Wantang away.

When all the concubines in the hall had left, Empress Dowager Qi raised her hand and rubbed her temples.

Seeing this, Nanny Sun hurried over and began massaging her temples, asking, "Why did the Empress Dowager let Concubine Jiang off so easily today?"

Empress Dowager Qi closed her eyes and rested. "As the saying goes, even when beating a dog, you have to look at its owner first."

"She is currently in favor. Even for the sake of the Emperor, I cannot openly punish her."

"It's just a small punishment to teach her a lesson, so that she can understand the difference between respect and inferiority."

"Since Concubine Xiao has come personally to ask for someone, I have to give her some face."

"So are we going to let her go just like that?" Nanny Sun was puzzled.

"How is that possible!" Empress Dowager Qi suddenly opened her eyes, sneering repeatedly, with deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

Ever since she saw Jiang Wantang's face, she couldn't sleep or eat. Every time she opened her eyes or closed them, she saw the face in her memory.

That face that has finally faded away with the passage of time.

She was tortured so much that she looked several years older overnight.

As long as Jiang Wantang lives with this face, she will never be able to live in peace for the rest of her life.

Empress Dowager Qi smiled coldly and viciously: "I want her life!"

"It's just that she can't die in the Cining Palace, and certainly not at my hands."

"To be precise, her life or death cannot have anything to do with me."

"What should we do then?" asked Nanny Sun.

Empress Dowager Qi suddenly smiled, her smile dark and unpredictable: "In another half month, the Emperor should be going to the North Mountain for the spring hunt, right?"

Nanny Sun, who was standing by, was stunned at first, then smiled knowingly: "The Empress Dowager is absolutely right."

At that time, at the gate of Shoukang Palace.

Jiang Wantang lifted her skirt and followed Madam Su behind Empress Dowager Xiao up the stone steps with some difficulty.

Nanny Su noticed something was wrong with her body and turned around to ask softly, "Is Concubine Jiang feeling unwell?"

Empress Dowager Xiao, who was walking in front, turned around when she heard the noise and looked at her with concern.

Jiang Wantang smiled faintly and said calmly, "It's nothing, it's just that I've been kneeling for so long that my legs are a little numb."

"Then walk slower. Shoukang Palace has excellent blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine. I'll apply it on you later." Concubine Xiao said softly.

Jiang Wantang's expression shifted slightly, he lowered his eyes, and said uncomfortably, "Okay."

Afterwards, she was supported by Nanny Su and Xiuzhu as she walked towards Shoukang Palace.

Upon entering the palace, Jiang Wantang bowed, "I thank the Concubine Dowager for rescuing me."

Concubine Xiao looked at her steadily, sighed and said, "Come and sit down. You don't need to be polite here."

After she finished speaking, she pulled the slightly reserved Jiang Wantang to sit next to her.

Then he ordered the palace maid to fetch the best blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing plaster.

Jiang Wantang listened to her and sat down obediently, looking very well-behaved and cute.

For some reason, when she faced Concubine Xiao, she felt an inexplicable sense of gentleness, just like a younger person towards an elder.

Jiang Wantang thought, perhaps, it was because in the previous life, Concubine Xiao truly treated him as a family member and loved him as a junior.

Concubine Xiao looked at her and smiled slightly, then raised her hand to lift the hem of Jiang Wantang's skirt.

When Jiang Wantang suddenly remembered something, it was too late to stop it.

A pair of thick white knee pads tied around the knees suddenly appeared in front of Concubine Xiao.

Concubine Xiao paused, lowered her eyes to look at the kneepad in front of her, and chuckled softly: "You are quite clever."

"He's exactly like that brat Jing Heng when he was a kid..."

Having said this, Concubine Xiao suddenly stopped talking.

Jiang Wantang clearly caught the melancholy and sadness that flashed across her eyes.

Concubine Xiao quickly collected her thoughts. She untied the knee pads on Jiang Wantang's legs and rolled up her trouser legs, revealing a pair of white, slender and straight calves.

Fortunately, with the protection of the knee pads, only some shallow bruises were left on the knees, which was not serious. However, they were particularly eye-catching on the white and translucent legs.

Concubine Xiao smiled gently and said, "Fortunately, you are smart. The injury is not serious. Apply a blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing plaster, and you will be healed tomorrow."

Seeing that she was about to apply the medicine herself, Jiang Wantang quickly reached out to stop her, saying anxiously, "Your Highness, you can't do that!"

"How could I possibly deserve you to personally administer medicine to me?"

"It's okay, you don't have to be nervous, just treat me as an ordinary elder."

As she spoke, she picked up the plaster that Nanny Su handed over and gently applied it on Jiang Wantang's knee with very gentle movements.

The cool touch instantly relieved the soreness in Jiang Wantang's legs and felt very comfortable.

Jiang Wantang was moved and asked softly, "My Lady Dowager, why are you so kind to me?"

In this life, she did not marry Jamel Xiao and had no contact with her.

If it was really as she said in Cining Palace, that she was entrusted by Jiang Wanfu, Jiang Wantang would not believe it at all.

It was simple. Jiang Wanfu wished that she would be tortured in the deep palace, so how could she help her?