The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Seeing that Bu Yao seemed to be on the verge of believing her, Gu Xue quickly pressed her advantage, "Even Consort Fu is like this, do you think the Princess will let you off the hook, you're just a weak woman with no backing and no money?"

Hearing this, Bu Yao felt a chill run down her spine. Although she already believed Gu Xue's words, she still tried to explain for Xia Tongsheng, "Your Highness, Your Highness is not that kind of person!"

"How could it not be? Look at the maids in this courtyard. I doubt many of them would obey your orders. If the Princess hadn't given them prior notice, they wouldn't dare to be so disrespectful to a concubine even if they had a thousand lives!"

Gu Xue pretended to be kind-hearted, "Let me tell you, if you don't plan ahead, you might not have a place to stand in the Prince's mansion anymore. There are only five concubines in the mansion right now: one principal wife, two secondary wives, and two concubines of lower status. Although Mi'er is a concubine of lower status, she has the powerful support of Concubine Fu. But what about you? What do you have? You have no family background and no one to rely on. Tell me, what are you going to do in the future?"

Hearing Gu Xue say this, Bu Yao panicked a little, "Sister! I!"

"Don't worry, I think you're so well-behaved and cute, I'll definitely take good care of you from now on!"

Hongling quickly chimed in, "Your Highness, Consort Yao, you are a kind-hearted person! If you stay with her, the maids in this mansion will certainly not dare to bully you anymore!"

Bu Yao knew whether Gu Xue was kind or not. When she was still a maid in the Prince's mansion, she had seen Gu Xue do a lot of bad things. But now, she could no longer rely on the Princess, and Li Fuqi already had Mi'er.

And she, all alone, found Gu Xue before her to be the best refuge. Moreover, Gu Xue had already extended an olive branch to her!

"Thank you so much, Sister Xue! From now on, Bu Yao will definitely follow your lead and listen to you!"

Gu Xue put on the air of a caring older sister, took Bu Yao's hand and said, "No need to say that. Since we are sisters, we should share happiness and hardship! Alright, I think it's getting late, and I'm tired too!"

"Sister, please rest well. You're quite ill right now, so you can't afford any mishaps!"

"Thank you for reminding me, little sister!"

After leaving Hanqing Courtyard, Hongling couldn't help but ask, "Miss, why did you ally with her? She used to be a maid in the Princess's courtyard. Will she be loyal?"

Gu Xue shook her head, "Of course not! Bu Yao may not be the smartest person, but she is careful and cautious. She knows that she can't rely on anyone else in the Prince's Mansion, so she can only come to rely on me. Relationships between people are mutually beneficial. Loyalty? It's just a matter of self-preservation!"

"Then why do you still want to?" Hongling felt that she understood Gu Xue's actions even less.

"She's been with the princess for so long, she must know some things about Xia Tongsheng that no one else knows. As long as we get these shameful things from Bu Yao, we can use them to make a fuss later, right?"

Hongling exclaimed in surprise, “Your Majesty is truly wise!”

Gu Xue smiled sinisterly, "However, since Bu Yao is not loyal to me, then I will find a way to make her devoted to me. In fact, I have already figured out how to make Bu Yao loyal to me!"

"What does Your Majesty intend to do?"

"I'll cut off her escape route, but not now. It won't be too late to do it after I've gotten to know her better!"

"It's the empress!"

Feeling a slight pain, Gu Xue quickly clutched her stomach. "Okay, let's go back! The baby kicked me again!"

"This child is so mischievous, he must be a boy! The Empress will surely rise in status because of her son!"

Gu Xue smiled happily, "Yes!"

As long as she can give birth to this child, no matter what, her status in the Prince's mansion will definitely rise!

Because, in the backyard, she was the only woman who gave birth to Min Youan's child! Although Min Youan already had Min Yanyue, Min Yanyue had no biological mother and was not a threat!

But she overlooked the fact that the child in her womb was not Min Youan's at all. No matter how much hope she had for this child, it would all be in vain!

After a few days, Gu Xue and Bu Yao's relationship had clearly progressed a lot. Gu Xue invited Bu Yao into the West Garden and took the opportunity to ask, "Sister, do you want to take revenge on the Princess?"

Bu Yao was a little uneasy, not expecting Gu Xue to say something so bluntly. "Sister, please don't say that! Too many people will talk too much!"

"Don't worry, the people in my courtyard are loyal to me and naturally won't talk nonsense!"

"So, how does Sister plan to take revenge on the Princess?"

Gu Xue whispered something in her ear!

Bu Yao was terrified. "No, what if the Prince finds out!"

Gu Xue laughed arrogantly, "No, His Highness will leave the capital tomorrow to handle matters in Lingnan, so His Highness will have no chance to know about this!"

"But!" Bu Yao was still a little worried.

"If you don't want to, that's fine, but you'll still be suppressed by the Princess and won't be able to see the Prince! As for me, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of my sister as much in the future!"

Hearing her say that, and remembering her own situation, Bu Yao immediately agreed, "I'll go!"

Gu Xue smiled and nodded, "My sister is indeed clever! She knows how to seize opportunities!"

"But will the Princess really help me?" Bu Yao didn't seem very confident about Gu Xue's plan.

"Yes!" Gu Xue answered with unusual firmness!

Helpless, Bu Yao could only obey Gu Xue's wishes and went to the West Garden, "Your Highness!"

Xia Tongsheng looked up and glanced at her disdainfully, "Why are you here!"

"This servant has come to see the Princess!"

Xia Tongsheng reminded her, "You don't need to call yourself a servant. Now you are also the prince's woman, so you can call me 'I' in front of me!"

"This servant dares not. Since I have served the Princess for so long, the Princess will always be my master, and Bu Yao will always be the Princess's servant!"

These sentimental words are truly nauseating. "Since you're willing to call yourself that, then so be it!"

"Your Highness, I am so sorry, please forgive me!"

She found it ridiculous. "Sorry? What have you done to apologize to me for? You didn't apologize then, but now you're apologizing? Don't you think it's too late?"

"Yes, it's my fault. I've let down the Princess. I didn't know my place and kept dreaming that I could one day rise to the top and become a phoenix!"

Xia Tongsheng scoffed, "This isn't wishful thinking. Aren't you already a phoenix?"

Seeing that she still maintained such a lukewarm attitude, Bu Yao became a little anxious, "Does Your Highness not understand my true feelings?"

Xia Tongsheng didn't want to listen to her rambling anymore. "Fine, what do you want from me?"

Bu Yao knelt on the ground with a thud, tears streaming down her face like a river bursting its banks. "I beg you, please save my brother!"

"Brother? You have an older brother? How come I didn't know that?"