The last time I saw Shen Rou was outside Chengqian Palace. Although she was dressed in gorgeous clothes, the faint anger between her eyebrows made her soft and beautiful faded a lot.

This time, it was completely different.

She was wearing a long skirt that was as bright as a sunny cloud, and was imprinted with a peacock peony embroidered with golden silk and was vividly printed on the long skirt. She was winding on the ground, stretching out her luxurious body. She was also shining with glory. She was like a fairy concubine walking out of the painting, which was amazing.

The Imperial Concubine - Is it her?

I was lying on the bed, my brain was so burnt that I couldn't react for a while, but I always thought that Shen Gongyi gave Pei Yuanhao support at the most difficult time, and Shen Rou had a long time with him. The position of queen should not be left behind, but why did she become a concubine?

Who is the queen?

I was still confused. She had already walked towards the bed step by step, and an old lady followed behind her. When she saw the scene in the room, she immediately stepped forward: "Empress, be careful of the water on the ground!"

I looked down and saw that there was still a pool of water on the ground.

My face turned pale. It was last night when Pei Yuanhao asked me in the bathtub. He had no scruples at all, but the room was filled with water. Although it was summer and the weather was hot, the cold palace was surrounded by water, but it was very wet, so the water stains on the ground had not been completely dried up until now.

Shen Rou looked down at the water on the ground, pursed her rosy cherry lips slightly, and smiled.

Although the nanny reminded her, she walked over without caring about the water. Her appearance reflected in the water was broken and slightly twisted. She leaned over to look at my face and the extremely charming smile on her face, but she was still stunning.

I seemed to be confused by such a bright color, and I had no reaction for a moment. Instead, the nanny behind her pointed at me and cursed: "What a courageous thing, the concubine has arrived. You are still lying there, and you are not paying homage to the queen!"

"Ah? Oh!"

I suddenly woke up in shock and hurriedly got up, but after burning for a night, I had no strength left. As soon as I supported myself, I felt a dizzy moment before my eyes, and then fell back softly.

When Madam Qian saw this, she didn't care much and hurried over to help me get out of bed, and knelt in front of Shen Rou with trembling trembling: "I, pay homage to the concubine."

Shen Rou stood in front of me leisurely and looked at me condescendingly.

I knelt in front of her, but my body was so weak that it seemed to fall down at any time. My mind was dizzy. Shen Rou slowly stepped forward, stretched out her slender jade fingers dyed with red elixir and held up my chin, and looked at me with a smile.

Her smile is really beautiful, almost like the fairy in the painting, but maybe because she is seriously ill now, or because she is weak, her eyes and smile actually make me feel chilled, as if she is staring at her by a snake.

"Last time I saw you, I was the Red Palace Maid next to the Emperor. Why did you come to the cold palace now?"

“…”

I couldn't say anything, and I just lowered my eyelids.

The nanny behind her immediately said angrily: "Empress asks you, but I won't answer the empress!"

Shen Rou smiled and waved her hand. She immediately remained silent. Shen Rou said again: "I was the emperor's palace of the queen, but I couldn't find the emperor for a whole night, just like the night when I was last enthroned by the crown princess. Do you know, what did the emperor do last night?"

When it comes to the night when I was crowned the Crown Princess, my body trembled.

"I don't know."

"Do you know where the emperor has gone?"

"I don't know."

Shen Rou smiled and said, "I heard from the people serving in Tai Chi Palace that the emperor returned to Shangyang Palace last night and stayed until after midnight. He was so drunk that he knew what the emperor was going to go back to Shangyang Palace?"

Before I could speak, she smiled and said, "Don't let me hear the third sentence 'I don't know'."

Although she said it with a smile, this sentence is more uneasy than any threat and intimidation.

My words were choked in my throat, and I thought for a while, and said softly: "The emperor probably went back to see Mrs. Jin Qiao."

As soon as I finished speaking, I secretly called myself so stupid.

Pei Yuanhao has ascended the throne and became emperor. Even Liu Ningyan, who was suffering in the cold palace, could get a female servant to serve as a servant, let alone Yang Jinqiao. No matter how bad her background is, she was still sharing the joys and sorrows with him. In addition, there was an older brother Yang Yunhui who was born and died for Pei Yuanhao in the battle for the throne. No matter what concubine she was, she was qualified, so how could she still stay in Shangyang Palace?

Sure enough, after hearing what I said, Shen Rou also laughed.

However, what she said next made me stunned-"It seems that this cold palace is really a place where news is blocked. You don't even know that Yang Jinqiao is dead."

When I heard this, I suddenly lost my voice: "What?!"

Yang Jinqiao is dead?!

She is dead?!

The dignified and beautiful face suddenly flashed in front of me, always with a tough aura, without a gentle expression, and never spoke beautifully, but I could feel that she had the softest heart!

It was she who told me not to be deeply trapped in Shangyang Palace! It was she who told me that I should follow my own path!

But, how could she die?

Looking at my shocked look, Shen Rou was just indifferent, as if she was not talking about a person's life and death, but just the weather outside. "On the night when the emperor entered the palace to serve the king, the imperial city was in chaos and the rebels fled everywhere, and a group of people broke into Shangyang Palace. Although Yang Jinqiao was not easy to mess with, those people's swords did not have eyes."

It turned out that Pei Yuanhao's forcing the palace to seize the throne that night has become a guardian and a lord; and the personal soldiers of the imperial camp under the prince have now become rebels.

This is the winner being the king, and the loser being the enemy.

But, Yang Jinqiao, I can't believe that she would be killed by the personal soldiers of the Imperial Camp. Could it be that those people killed his wife to vent their anger because Pei Yuanhao forced the palace to seize the throne?

"If the emperor wants to say that he is affectionate and righteous to her, it has been more than half a year since this incident. The emperor has not forgotten it. He has chased the soldiers of the imperial camp one by one. Anyone who was arrested was either exiled to the army or beheaded." Shen Rou said, and suddenly smiled again: "However, yesterday was the ceremony of the Queen's title, and the Emperor actually thought about a woman who was not the Queen. Is that woman more important to the Emperor than the Queen?"

My heart suddenly sank.

Yesterday was his ceremony of enthronement. Last night, it was supposed to be his and the queen's joy, but he did not go to Tai Chi Palace or return to Shangyang Palace, but came here.

When I thought of last night, he locked me in my arms and wanted to helplessly, pressing against my hot skin, and breathing that was urging people to breathe, as if it was ringing in my ears. I just felt like my mind was about to explode. I shook my head hard and put aside all the unbearable memories of last night.

No, that's not the case, he is taking revenge on me.

On the day I left the palace, I will never forget his endless requests from me like a wild beast. Even now, when his desires are at its peak, I can hear his gritting teeth.

He hated me, and I...

I lowered my head and knelt on the ground, and said calmly: "The heavenly heart is unpredictable, and I don't know what the emperor is thinking."

Shen Rou let go of her hand, slowly stood up and looked at me, and smiled and said, "What a smart girl."

After saying that, she turned around and walked to Madam Qian and ordered: "Take good care of Yue Qingying and let her recover from illness as soon as possible. This girl is so precious."

What? I was stunned when I heard this. When I raised my head, Shen Rou had already left with a smile.

Madam Qian agreed to kowtow to her, and waited until Shen Rou's back could no longer be seen before coming over and helped me up.

"How could you, a damn girl, cause trouble so much?"

I endured her bad temper and cursed her. She just knelt on the ground for so long, but now she felt that she had finally lost all her strength in her body. She leaned against the head of the bed and sweated heavily. Madam Qian took a thick towel to wipe me hard. Suddenly, she seemed to have seen something, frowned, turned around and walked out with a complicated expression.

I was a little confused, not knowing what was wrong with her, so I subconsciously looked down.

This glance immediately made my eyes turn white.

A large area of ​​snow-white skin was covered with the blue and purple left by Pei Yuanhao's kiss and bite. Anyone could tell what had been born on me last night.

I hurriedly reached out and grabbed the clothes tightly, covering the traces of shame.

Did Shen Rou just see these—this—?

No, she didn't see it, she must have not seen it. Such traces appeared on a palace maid in a cold palace, and she couldn't help but ask.

But I don’t know why she came here today and what kind of life she will have.

My weak hands grabbed my clothes, my fingertips were weak, but I also trembled slightly. I looked up at this simple hut - I thought this would be my peaceful place, but every night, Pei Yuanhao would turn into a nightmare, which would prevent me from getting relief. Now, Shen Rou has come here again...

What should I do?

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As the imperial concubine, Shen Rou spoke, and Madam Qian said nothing, so she asked me to rest in the room for several days before finally recovering her vitality.

During this period, I was piled up with others. Although they didn't say it, I felt embarrassed. After my body recovered, I started to be my own friend again. I was still a little too heavy and took a rest several times along the way when I brought water into the garden to water the flowers.

I was leaning behind the door and gasping, but I heard a loud noise outside the door.

"You let me in!"

"Prince, don't make things difficult for me."

"I don't make things difficult for you. I just want to go in and see if Qingying is inside!"

I could hear this reckless aura and a childish voice. I quickly turned around and saw a familiar and agile figure through the bushes of flowers and leaves in front of me. I really saw a familiar and agile figure standing outside the gate - it was Pei Yuanfeng!
Chapter completed!