Thin beads of cold sweat ran up her back, and she shivered with cold.
Oops, I only remembered to complain to my cousin about my grievances, and forgot that the queen is the sister she should respect when she gets married!
It is true that she is engaged to brother Qiu Shui, but the Queen is still brother Qiu Shui's biological sister!
If you are tired of her because of this, even if her status is not low, don't even think about marrying brother Qiu Shui again.
Thinking of this, she quickly lowered her head and admitted her mistake to the Queen.
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean to say such arrogant things. My daughter..."
The queen directly waved her hand to silence her.
She glanced at the two people standing not far in front of her, and saw that they almost had the same delicate spirit, and she felt bored just by looking at them.
It wasn't until she turned around to look at Ling Yutong that her unhappy mood improved.
Concubine Wan Gui seemed not to be afraid of being left in the cold, as she walked over with a graceful face, waving her fan.
"Mother, do you mind if I, my concubine, sit here and enjoy the flowers together?"
The queen narrowed her eyes and winked at Ling Yutong when Concubine Wan Gui's butt was touching the pavilion stool.
So, when Concubine Wan Gui was about to drop all her weight, the place where the seat was originally stood suddenly fell down.
She sat empty, her center of gravity was unstable, her face turned pale with fright, and she fell to the ground.
"Ah! Who is it? I sat down when I saw it clearly. How could I sit on the ground?"
Almost as soon as the accident happened, the palace maid hurriedly ran over to help the person.
At this time, Concubine Wan Gui, who fell to the ground, looked in a miserable state, with several hairpins falling off her head and scattered on the ground.
As soon as Concubine Wan Gui stood firm, she turned her head with a ferocious face.
Her eyes immediately locked onto Ling Yutong, who was holding fish food in his hand. There was a stone pillar lying on the ground a few steps away from his feet, which was exactly the one she wanted to sit on.
Anger shot straight to the top of her head. Without thinking, Concubine Wan Gui shouted: "Okay, it's you!"
"Kneel down for me!"
The queen's voice immediately followed, and her voice became even louder.
"Yutong, don't kneel!"
Two orders were placed in front of me, one was for the queen and the other was for the noble concubine. Who should I obey without even thinking about it.
Ling Yutong stood there with his eyes lowered, still holding the fish food in his hand.
Concubine Wan Gui's eyes widened, she looked at the queen in disbelief, and said loudly: "My queen! Didn't you see just now? She kicked over the stone pier where I was sitting, and made me fall to the ground!"
"My concubine is angry, is it wrong to ask her to kneel down?"
The queen's eyes were calm and she glanced up at her.
"Oh, really?"
"Are you really looking bad? Didn't you see the fish food in her hand?"
"Isn't this new method of feeding fish the same one you popularized in the palace? Throw it and back it off. Naturally, what you throw is fish food, and what's thrown back is people."
The Queen raised her chin: "Yutong just used your popular method to sprinkle fish food. He stepped back. It's normal that he didn't see the road behind him for a while."
"As for knocking over the stone pier, it's normal for her to retreat the distance she has."
"Oh, don't forget, you said you wanted to sit here and enjoy the lotus flowers, but I haven't agreed yet."
"You sit down alone. What does it have to do with Yutong? She is right. Of course there is no need to kneel."
Concubine Wan Gui's eyes widened.
She really didn't expect that the queen had so many reasons waiting for her.
The new method of feeding fishes and the throwing and retreating were just excuses for her to talk nonsense in order to have fun with the Holy Master.
The pavilion was only so big. She backed away while throwing fish food. Where else could she want to retreat?
Of course it is in the arms of the Holy One!
Thinking about it, her nose was almost crooked with anger. The queen, an old woman, didn't understand the slightest bit of meaning!
Unhappy eyes fell on Ling Yutong and this girl. She couldn't retreat in any direction. She had to retreat to the stone pier where she wanted to sit. She saw that this girl did it on purpose!
Those who are on the same level as the Queen are not good people.
"My concubine refuses to obey me. You cannot favor her like this."
Concubine Wan Gui said flatly. Her butt still hurts. She didn't dare to offend the queen too much. She couldn't even punish someone with Ling Yutong's status? That would be too aggrieved.
The queen didn't even look at her and said coldly: "Why, do you dare to question me?"
Concubine Wan Gui froze and immediately lowered her head: "I don't have any..."
The queen sneered and said coldly and ruthlessly: "With what you did today, I would be merciful if I didn't punish you for the crime of disrespect."
"Remember, show some respect to the people of this Palace. If I hear you asking people to kneel down at every turn, then you will be the first one to kneel down!"
Concubine Wan Gui's face was as white as paper in an instant.
She saw that Ling Yutong's expression was exactly the same as the Queen's. Then she suddenly realized that when she was about to attack him, he had always been calm and cold, as if the person being treated as a raft was not her.
Too calm, not afraid at all...
The Queen's sentencing continues.
"Miss Xiao, you'd better rein in your naughty temper. Otherwise, I don't lack the free time. I'll go to my house to see my father and ask him to give Qiu Shui's marriage some serious consideration."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Baozhu was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hurriedly begged for mercy.
The more he spoke humble words, the more desperate and panicked he became. Xiao Baozhu did not dare to blame the queen, but he could always catch a glimpse of Ling Yutong from the corner of his eye when he begged for mercy.
Such a casual expression without any emotion, as if she were a lowly ant...
The sense of imbalance was deeply buried in her heart, and Xiao Baozhu's voice begging for mercy was already filled with tears, but the fire in her heart burned even brighter.
How many people are chosen to devour.
Ling Yutong put down the fish food in his hand and poured a cup of tea for the queen.
The aroma of tea overflowed, and the cup was steaming with steam. The Queen said coolly: "You're making so much noise, shut up."
Xiao Baozhu choked on her cry.
"Everyone, please step aside. Today's incident has disturbed my attention, so I will punish you not to set foot in the imperial pond for one month!"
As soon as the fierce female voice fell, Ling Yutong couldn't help but lower her head.
Being ruthless is still ruthless as a queen.
Although it is still dry in summer, the weather is almost beginning to fall.
After autumn, the lotus flowers in this pond are past their most beautiful blooming period. When they are lifted, all the beautiful scenery is gone, and only the bare surface of the pond is left.
Concubine Wan Gui obviously knew this, even though her eyes were red with anger, she did not dare to challenge the queen at this time.
What are you afraid of? There is a Holy Master in this palace!
The ready-made grievance was brought up, and she had to file a complaint!
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Summer nights are a bit chilly.
Qi Yan sat in the room without lighting the lamp, lowering his eyes and thinking deeply.
He thought that he knew what the other party was planning.
The meals delivered today are without exception all with added ingredients, but Magistrate Gao's methods are not clever at all and can almost be said to be full of loopholes.
But how can a local official be a kind person if he is so powerful that even the emperor would send someone to check him out? He only has these small means.
The drugging is a test, but the subsequent actions are the real ones.