“You also need to recognize your place. You’re nothing more than a plaything of my father. I admit you are indeed beautiful, possessing some charm—that’s your advantage. But if you rely on that beauty to act recklessly and become arrogant, what will happen to you when my father tires of you? I’m afraid I won’t even need to deal with you personally; there will be more than one person in the harem who wants to tear you apart.”
Xu Lingyi did not take Princess Minghua’s threats to heart.
She was actually quite excited. What would Princess Minghua think if she found out that this plaything in her eyes was pregnant?
She would probably be very shocked.
Princess Minghua thought that she was relying on her looks, but little did she know that she had even greater confidence.
She didn’t take her seriously now, but one day, she would show her who the plaything was.
All her reliance was because she was the Emperor’s only daughter.
Once she was no longer special, she wouldn’t need to endure and bow her head to her anymore.
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When Xu Lingyi returned to her palace, her legs were already bruised and purple.
“De Fei likes to punish people by making them kneel. Now you must have tasted the bitterness of kneeling. How was it? I hope De Fei remembers what she felt today. You will walk back to the palace later. You are not allowed to take a sedan chair.”
So Xu Lingyi limped back to her palace. Fortunately, her palace wasn’t too far from the Empress Dowager’s palace.
Along the way, many palace servants watched. When they encountered her, they would verbally offer their greetings, but the schadenfreude in their eyes was not hard to detect.
However, Xu Lingyi couldn’t act rashly now. She knew Princess Minghua’s temperament; if she made any move now, Princess Minghua might target her again.
She only needed to endure for a month or two until the imperial physician confirmed her pregnancy; then her situation would reverse.
“Your Highness, what’s wrong?”
“Yes, why aren’t you riding in a sedan chair? Would you like me to find one for you?”
Xu Lingyi ignored them.
As soon as she limped back to the palace, Qiu Shi’s eyes turned red. She was a skilled actress; tears streamed down her face.
“Princess is going too far. No matter what, Your Highness is His Majesty’s concubine and is considered the Princess’s elder. How dare the Princess make you kneel?”
On the surface, Qiu Shi felt indignant, but in her heart, she felt very happy and relieved. During this time, she had seen Xu Lingyi being favored, and she had always wanted to replace Xu Lingyi and climb into the Emperor’s bed.
However, seeing the Emperor’s infatuation with Xu Lingyi, she dared not act rashly and could only secretly wait for her opportunity.
Although Qiu Shi had always harbored ill intentions, what she said was indeed true.
“Don’t say such things again. The Princess is His Majesty’s only daughter. She is of the highest birth, and His Majesty dotes on her. What about me? Besides, I have nothing to hide.”
Xu Lingyi knew that if she wanted to deal with Princess Minghua, she absolutely could not show any hostility toward Princess Minghua.
That way, she could clear herself of suspicion when she acted later.
Besides, what was the use of complaining?
She couldn’t do anything now, so she might as well keep it to herself.
After she entered the palace, she was assigned some palace servants. Although none of these servants were from Gui Fei’s faction, some were from the Emperor’s faction.
She complained in the palace; the Emperor might well know.
Right now, in the Emperor’s eyes, she was certainly far less important than his beloved daughter; why bother making herself miserable?
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