Chapter 442
~ YOU’LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT SOONER OR LATER ~
Mu Yunyao pursed her lips, her smile carrying an indescribable coldness. “Imperial Concubine De, have you heard of something?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Something like 30 years in the west or 30 years in the east....” After Mu Yunyao finished speaking, she smiled at Imperial Concubine De, looked in Su Qing’s direction, and fell to the ground.
Imperial Concubine De couldn’t help but take two steps back and looked at Mu Yunyao in shock, “You … what the hell are you doing?” This person had talked to her coldly about 30 years in the west or 30 years in the east. How could she have fainted in the blink of an eye?
Before Imperial Concubine De could understand what was going on, he heard a dignified voice coming from behind him.
“Imperial Concubine De, what are you doing?”
Imperial Concubine De’s heart skipped a beat as she hurriedly turned around and kneeled on the ground, “This concubine greets Your Majesty. Just now, she had only spoken a few words with Miss Mu. I didn’t expect her to faint. Perhaps she has contracted some sort of illness?”
“Yunyao....” Grand Princess Yi De was supported by Qu Mama and walked over quickly. When she saw Mu Yunyao’s pale complexion and the conspicuous finger marks on her chin, her eyes immediately became incomparably sharp.
She was in the front hall accompanying the Emperor previously. But she was always worried about Su Qing and Mu Yunyao. She was afraid that the two of them would be troubled by others in the Palace, so she urged her people to come and check it out.
Unexpectedly, her people came back in a hurry not long after to report that Su Qing and Mu Yunyao were stopped by Imperial Concubine De. Thinking of the hatred between Mu Yunyao and the Meng family, she couldn’t sit still anymore, so she hurriedly got up and walked over. Unexpectedly, it was still late.
Noticing the look in Grand Princess Yi De’s eyes, Imperial Concubine De’s face paled, “Your Royal Highness, I was just joking with Yunyao, but I didn’t expect her to be so delicate....”
Su Qing held onto Mu Yunyao, feeling pained in her heart, but she did her best to remain calm on the surface. She bowed and said, “Your Royal Highness Grand Princess, Imperial Concubine De did indeed only say a few words to Yunyao and made a joke. Yunyao’s own body was weak, and she fainted because of the chill.”
“You can make her faint just by saying a few words and making joke?”
“Yunyao is timid and has a simple personality. Perhaps Imperial Concubine De angry because she didn’t perform the kneeling ceremony, so she was frightened for a moment. In addition, Imperial Concubine De didn’t notice and accidentally stepped on Yunyao’s finger, causing her to faint with squeamishness.” As Su Qing spoke, she pulled Mu Yunyao’s sleeve up slightly, revealing a bluish-purple, miserable right hand.
The Emperor looked at this scene, and his forehead creased. He was pretty clear on the importance and guilt of Grand Princess Yi De towards the loss of her daughter. This time, she had made up her mind and chosen Mu Yunyao. Naturally, he valued her very much.
Grand Princess Yi De had already spread the news that she wanted to recognize Mu Yunyao as her granddaughter. But Imperial Concubine De still foolishly came to look for trouble with her. Wasn’t this intentionally embarrassing the Grand Princess Yi De?
Su Qing rolled up Mu Yunyao’s sleeves and turned to kneel in the direction of Imperial Concubine De, “Please forgive me, Imperial Concubine De. I’m afraid Yunyao will have to recuperate during the next few days and won’t be able to make you a palace dress according to your orders.”
Grand Princess Yi De turned to look at Qu Mama and calmly ordered, “Send Yunyao to Yuhua Palace. Immediately go to Imperial Physician Xuan and ask him to treat her illness. The Palace Banquet is about to start, so the Emperor should go to attend. I’ll wait for the Imperial Physician to examine Yunyao before we head over.”
“Imperial Elder Sister.” After being together with Grand Princess Yi De for many years, he knew that she was already angry when he saw her expression. “I’ll have someone go to the Imperial Physician Xuan and take care of Yunyao. Imperial Sister can accompany me to the main hall.”
“There’s no need. Even if I give Yunyao to someone else to take care of, I still can’t relax. Who knows, maybe some concubine might appear later, and she’ll force her to kneel down and pay respects.” Grand Princess Yi De’s eyebrows creased. When she looked at the Emperor, her eyes showed that she wanted to say something, but she couldn’t. In the end, she sighed and left with Mu Yunyao.
Seeing that Grand Princess Yi De didn’t react, Imperial Concubine De breathed a sigh of relief. She had been kneeling for quite some time now, and the ground was cold. Her knees felt as if needles were stabbing them. She raised her head to look at the Emperor timidly with eyes filled with unspeakable grievance. “Your Majesty....”
The Emperor’s cold gaze swept over. His expression was no longer the usual gentleness when he saw Imperial Concubine De. Instead, it carried an unspeakable disgust as he said, “Imperial Concubine De, is this how you act when you see me?”
Imperial Concubine De trembled and hurriedly knelt down, respectfully bowing as she said, “This concubine was disrespectful for a moment. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.” Imperial Concubine De didn’t know what kind of disrespectful behavior she had, but if the Emperor said she had no rules, then she had no rules.
“You’ve been in the Palace for many years and have helped me manage the affairs of the Imperial Harem. You can’t set an example as an Imperial Concubine, and then how can you request for other harem members to do the same? However, since you have served me for so many years, I want to leave you some face, but I can’t let you off. I will punish you by kneeling here for an hour. After an hour, Grand Princess Yi De should have finished taking care of Mu Yunyao. When that happens, you can follow the Grand Princess back to the main hall.”
Imperial Concubine’s face was as pale as paper. She was raised in the Meng family and doted on by Princess Qingning ever since she was young. Afterward, she was chosen to the Palace, and the Emperor also liked her for her frank and unscheming appearance.
Even if she made mistakes sometimes, as long as she generously admitted, then let go of her posture, the Emperor would have taken it easy.
Even if she made mistakes sometimes, as long as she generously admitted, then let go of her posture, the Emperor would have taken it easy.
After being in the Imperial Harem for so many years, she had forgotten about her cautious ways when she first entered the Palace gradually. She only wanted to use some tricks to punish Mu Yunyao, but who knew that would anger the Emperor and Grand Princess Yi De? Is a little Mu Yunyao worthy of them? Is it worth it?
After waiting for the Emperor to leave, the maidservants quickly went to the side of Imperial Concubine De and knelt down, “Your Highness, are you alright?”
Imperial Concubine De’s face paled, and she calmed down after a moment and quickly ordered, “Quickly get someone to investigate and see which Imperial Physician Grand Princess Yi De has announced to help Mu Yunyao. We will deliver some silver taels to him in advance, so the Imperial Physician must wake Mu Yunyao up as soon as possible. In addition, go to my Palace and prepare some generous gifts and immediately send them to Yuhua Palace. Just say that I apologize to Mu Yunyao.”
The mama serving who served Imperial Concubine De felt indignant. “Your Highness, you’ve lost too much of your status just like that?”
Imperial Concubine De swept her eyes over her coldly, “It’s better to lose your identity than to lose my position. When you go to Yuhua Palace, you have a very respectful attitude. In addition, you will also report to Princess Yi De the matter of I was punished kneeling by the Emperor.”
The mama wanted to continue, but when she saw Imperial Concubine De’s ice-cold expression, she could only nod in agreement.
After the palace maid helped Mu Yunyao lie down on the bed, she quickly withdrew herself.
Grand Princess Yi De sat by the bed and stretched out her hand to pinch Mu Yunyao’s nose. “Ghost girl, there are no more outsiders. Hurry and get up.”
Mu Yunyao instantly opened her eyes with a smile on her face, “Nothing can be hidden from the Grand Princess.” “Although this move of yours is simple, it can still be considered to have a miraculous effect in dealing with Imperial Concubine De.” When Grand Princess Yi De checked on Mu Yunyao, she discovered that her eyes had slightly moved. She immediately understood that she was pretending.