“Did you think you could succeed? Did the person behind you say to make you a concubine? You are too stupid and too greedy. Gui Fei has been deposed, and Li Guiren has been sentenced to death. Your dream has been shattered. I originally wanted to cut you into a thousand pieces and even wanted to do it myself, but now, for the sake of my child, I don’t want to dirty my hands with a lowly servant like you.”
Xu Lingyi looked down at her, as if she were a water chestnut, her foot pressing on Qiu Shi’s face.
“Qiu Shi, if you gain power, my fate will be even worse than yours. However, this time, you are the one who loses. Even after you die, I will not forget your family. I will ask my mother to take good care of them.”
“Xu Lingyi!!”
Qiu Shi’s eyes widened. For the first time, she called Xu Lingyi’s name directly.
“You b*tch, you shouldn’t involve my family!”
Xu Lingyi sneered: “Only now are you thinking about your family? It’s too late. Your family will suffer a much worse death than you.”
“Nanny Zhang, cover her mouth and begin the caning. Let everyone see.”
Once servants rise to a higher position, they will not only fail to cherish the past favors of their former master but will also be more ruthless than others.
This was the family of Qiu Shi in her past life.
After dealing with Qiu Shi, Xu Lingyi clearly felt that the palace servants in her palace had become more disciplined.
Xu Lingyi only wanted them not to betray her.
“Nanny Zhang, give the palace servants more reward money to appease them.”
Nanny Zhang nodded and went down to give another lecture, saying, as long as you didn’t betray the Empress, nothing would happen, and you wouldn’t be short of money, as De Fei was the most generous.
***
Princess Minghua, upon returning to her residence, initially hoped that the Empress Dowager would make the decision. However, after waiting for two days without any response, she realized that even the Empress Dowager could not help her.
She thought that her grandmother couldn’t go against her father’s wishes, but when the Empress Dowager sent someone to deliver a message, the message was clearly on the same side as her father’s. It was simply stated that her mother had committed many evils and that her current fate was already a great mercy from them. She was told not to hold a grudge against them or against Xu Shi, as Xu Shi was innocent this time.
Her father even forbade her from entering the palace unless summoned in the future.
Princess Minghua was stunned upon hearing this; she even doubted whether she had misheard.
“You’re saying Father won’t let me enter the palace?” Princess Minghua seemed to think she had heard a joke.
“Father once said that I could come and go as I pleased in this palace. In the past, Father even took the initiative to let me into the palace.”
Princess Minghua could hardly believe it, as when she was having so much fun outside the palace, the Emperor and Empress Dowager would write to her, saying they missed her and asking her to come to the palace to keep them company.
“Does Grandmother know that Father has treated me this way? Does Grandmother also condone it?” Princess Minghua asked hysterically.
Chief Eunuch Zhang remained silent, only lowering his head.
In Princess Minghua’s eyes, this was all tacit agreement.
“Hahaha, Xu Shi!! That b*tch Xu Shi! Ever since she appeared, Father has treated me worse than before. She really is a reincarnated vixen. Now even my beloved grandmother is on her side. What kind of curse did Xu Shi cast on them?”
Princess Minghua sobbed, her voice heavy with melancholy.
After returning to the palace, Chief Eunuch Zhang relayed Princess Minghua’s words to the Emperor.
“She now hates me and De Fei.”
The Emperor’s tone was tinged with sadness.
He used to be too indulgent toward Princess Minghua, and now if anything didn’t go her way, she would cause a huge uproar.
Little did she know that this made the Emperor even more hesitant to let her enter the palace.
The Emperor knew his daughter’s temperament all too well. If he allowed her to enter the palace and meet Xu Shi, Xu Shi would definitely suffer, and it might even endanger Xu Shi and the child in her womb.
***
Princess Minghua was furious outside the palace, while Xu Lingyi was very happy inside.
This was the first time she had felt genuinely happy since entering the palace.
Her mother and sisters-in-law also entered the palace.
“The Empress Dowager is incredibly kind to us! She’s so warm and welcoming, without any airs of an empress dowager. I was a little scared before we came, but after seeing her, I realized how loving she truly is.” Third Sister-in-law said with a smile.
She and Xu Lingyi are not much different in age, but she has far less life experience than Xu Lingyi. Her words still reveal her innocence and liveliness.
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