After saying that, Yan Qingshu fell silent and began to eat the snacks on the tea table.
Concubine Lin and the others stared intently at her, their eyes filled with hatred.
After the greeting ceremony, Yan Qingshu deliberately walked slowly, pulling Tang Yinmian along with her at the back.
Tang Yinmian saw that Yan Qingshu looked calm. Thinking that she was affected by Concubine Lin and the others, she quickly comforted her, "Don't worry. The spots on your face are just due to acclimatization. The medicine from the Imperial Hospital is always very effective. Don't worry."
"Moreover, even if you have spots on your face, I don't think it has any negative impact. Instead, you look even more beautiful."
Yan Qingshu glanced at her and smiled.
"I had spots on my face before. They'll disappear in a few days. It's just that the Dragon Boat Night Banquet is coming up. Wearing a veil will definitely have some negative impact."
The spots on her face were caused by the pill given by the system. The toxins in her body had been forced out by the pill, and the spots on her face would only stay for seven or eight days.
"That's good. If a woman in the harem loses her beauty, she may never gain the emperor's favor." Tang Yinmian finally felt relieved.
She looked around, leaned over, and whispered in Yan Qingshu's ear.
"Did you hear the commotion in the Fuyin Palace of the Noble Consort yesterday?"
"It was crackling. Didn't the Noble Consort just get her face scratched by a flower thorn like Concubine Lin?"
Tang Yinmian's palace was very close to the Fuyin Palace of the Noble Consort. The sound of porcelain shattering in the Noble Consort's palace was continuous yesterday. That's why she followed Yan Qingshu to the pear orchard to practice the piano.
Yan Qingshu shook her head. "I didn't hear it. Was it very noisy?"
Tang Yinmian nodded hurriedly.
Yan Qingshu couldn't help but secretly curl her lips. She thought that the Noble Consort must have really been stung by the bee venom. The bee venom was slow - acting, and this pill would accelerate the ulceration of her face.
When they investigated later, they would only find that the pill was ineffective.
Taking advantage of the situation, Concubine Lin wouldn't get any benefit either.
"Sister Tang, would you like to come to my palace for a cup of tea? The flower tea in my palace is clear and delicious, leaving a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth."
Tang Yinmian loved tea. When she heard this, she nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, okay. Let's go."
After saying that, the two walked side by side towards the Rouyun Palace.
Just as they were about to reach the Rouyun Palace, Shihua came running over in a hurry, her face full of anxiety.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Shihua lifted her skirt and ran closer.
"What's wrong? Did you bring back the pill?" Yan Qingshu saw her coming back and a smile appeared on her beautiful face.
"Your Highness..." Tears welled up in Shihua's eyes and rolled down.
Only then did Yan Qingshu notice that there was a slap mark on her face.
"What happened to your face?" Yan Qingshu lifted her head and didn't dare to touch the swollen mark.
"When this servant was coming back, the Noble Consort summoned this servant. When this servant went, your pill was snatched away..."
"This servant refused, and the Noble Consort slapped this servant. Your Highness, this servant is useless."
Shihua's tears rolled over the swollen area, and the salty tears stung her face.
Tang Yinmian was also incredulous. "Wasn't that pill fetched by your maid? How could the Noble Consort just take it away without permission..."
"Your Highness, what should we do? That pill cost you almost seventy taels of silver. Now that the Dragon Boat Night Banquet is coming..." Shihua bit her lip, looking self - blaming.
"Your Highness, it's this servant's fault..."
"It's not your fault. I'll go and talk to the Noble Consort."
"Xianshu, you take Shihua back to the palace to apply ice. I'll go to the Fuyin Palace."
After saying that, she was about to walk towards the Fuyin Palace with Yinqiao when Tang Yinmian grabbed her.
"I'll go with you. I think with someone else around, for the sake of her reputation, she won't bully you too much."
"No need..."
Before Yan Qingshu could finish her sentence, Tang Yinmian pulled her towards the Fuyin Palace.
The two walked side by side. On the way, Tang Yinmian kept comforting her, and Yan Qingshu felt warm in her heart.
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In the Fuyin Palace, the Noble Consort was wearing a veil and looking at the pill in her palm. Just as she was about to ask Yinqiao to take it down and grind it, she saw a maid lift the bead curtain.
"Your Highness, Concubine Yan is kneeling outside."
"She said it's about the pill..."
"Tell her to get out. This palace wants this pill." The Noble Consort said indifferently.
"Yes..." The maid walked out.
After a while, the voices of Yan Qingshu and Tang Yinmian came from outside.
"This concubine, Lady Yan, pays respects to the Noble Consort. May the Noble Consort be in good health and safety."
"This humble maid, Lady Tang, pays respects to the Noble Consort. May the Noble Consort be in good health and safety."
The Noble Consort frowned. What was this Lady Tang doing here to stir up trouble?
"Let them in." The Noble Consort ordered, and then gave the pill to Yinqiao. "Grind the pill into powder. This palace wants to apply this pill on her face in front of that slut Yan Qingshu."
Yinqiao nodded and took the pill out.
Lifting the silk curtain that blocked the heat, Yinqiao deliberately bowed in front of the two of them.
"Greetings to Concubine Yan and Lady Tang."
After saying that, she deliberately showed the pill in front of them.
When Yan Qingshu saw the pill, she was about to stand up, but was pulled back by Tang Yinmian.
"Your Highness, the Noble Consort has asked the two of you to go in." Baizhi lifted the curtain and said.
"You don't need to be impulsive just for a pill. Go in and take a look." Tang Yinmian whispered in her ear.
Yan Qingshu nodded, stood up, and walked into the palace.
Inside the palace, the Noble Consort was sitting high on the throne, wearing a breathable veil on her face.
"May the Noble Consort be in good health and safety!"
The two knelt down and saluted.
"Oh, Lady Tang seems to be in a good mood today. Why did you accompany this palace's sister to pay respects?"
Yan Qingshu raised her head and looked directly at her, generously showing her face full of spots.
The Noble Consort squinted her eyes, stood up, and walked to her side. She reached out and lifted her chin.
Looking at the spots on her face, she reached out and wiped them, but they didn't fade.
It seemed that she really had spots on her face. The Noble Consort laughed proudly.
"No wonder you went to buy that pill. Your face with spots is really ugly." The Noble Consort said as she threw her face away and laughed disdainfully.
"This concubine can't compare to the Noble Consort's peerless beauty."
She slightly raised her head and vaguely saw the slightly swollen cheeks of the Noble Consort under the veil.
She really was stung by the poisonous bee. Serves her right.
"I heard that you spent a lot of money to find out about a kind of pill outside. Is it really effective?" The Noble Consort looked down at her from a high position.
"This concubine doesn't know, but people outside the palace all praise this pill highly. I think it's effective. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only one left."
Yan Qingshu said and grabbed her skirt again. "Your Highness, this concubine begs the Noble Consort to return the pill to this concubine. This concubine's spots on the face..."
The Noble Consort sneered and kicked her hand away. "What does the spots on your face have to do with this palace?"
"This palace has taken a fancy to this pill. Do you dare to compete with this palace for it?"
The Noble Consort sat back on the throne and looked at her lying at the bottom.
Her voice was as cold as a cold blade. "Last time you deliberately pleaded guilty in front of this palace, making this palace suffer a dumb loss and even getting this palace under house arrest."
"If you weren't still useful, do you think you could still be alive until now? Let alone this pill?"
Yan Qingshu knelt forward and kowtowed. "Your Highness, this concubine knows her mistake! But that pill is very important to this concubine. This concubine needs it..."
The Noble Consort's face changed. Her eyes that were exposed were filled with cold light. "This palace wants this pill. If you still want to live a few more days, be sensible and get out of this palace!"
Tang Yinmian shivered and gathered her courage to speak. "Your Highness, this pill was bought by Concubine Yan. Concubine Yan's face..."
"This palace's face was scratched. I need this pill. Lady Tang, this palace is being nice to you because your father has a good relationship with this palace's father. Don't be ungrateful."
Tang Yinmian shivered. Thinking of the ugly faces of her family members, she bit her lip.
If offending the Noble Consort could make her family members be resented by the Noble Consort's father, she was willing to do it.