Ling Shan rushed towards the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility for the first time in such a hurry.
She took such hasty steps that she left the two palace maids behind her by a full body length.
If the palace maids hadn't seen with their own eyes how pale she had looked, as if she was about to faint at any moment, they would really have thought she was a different person.
The palace maids immediately realized they had been tricked!
This little bitch actually dared to play tricks in front of the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. Once they told the Empress Dowager.
They were sure the Empress Dowager would severely punish this insolent little palace maid.
Don't think that just because she had caught the Emperor's eye and found a more powerful backer, she could look down on others.
When they were serving in the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, this little palace maid didn't even know where she was. How dare she be so rude!
They must...
"Achoo!"
Ling Shan suddenly stopped, her ears turning red.
She looked back at the two palace maids who were glaring at her, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
"You, come here."
When Palace Maid A and Palace Maid B were looked at by such a gaze, they inexplicably felt a bit guilty.
Palace Maid B was quicker-witted. She subconsciously pushed Palace Maid A forward, who then stared blankly into Ling Shan's clear and smiling eyes.
"Go quickly to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility to check. If the Empress Dowager is busy with something important, I'd better not disturb her, right?"
Although Ling Shan had a pure, kind, and charming face with a gentle smile, it somehow made people shiver.
Palace Maid A subconsciously avoided her gaze, but then quickly straightened her back and spoke stiffly.
"Miss Ling Shan needn't worry. It was the Empress Dowager who summoned you today. No one else is qualified to make you wait."
Ling Shan looked at Palace Maid A with a smiling face as if she was shocked by her bold words.
Palace Maid A noticed her momentary weakness and straightened her back even more.
"Walk faster. If Miss Ling Shan misses the Empress Dowager's summons, it's not something we lowly maids can bear... Ah!"
A sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the front. Ling Shan just watched with a smile as the whip landed on Palace Maid A's back.
Palace Maid A's straight back instantly curled up in pain, and her proud face distorted.
The palace maids from the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility seemed to be born with a sense of superiority.
Palace Maid A had just regained some face from Ling Shan, but she never expected that someone would dare to attack so close to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility.
In an instant, in extreme pain and losing her mind, she turned around angrily to glare at the attacker and shouted, "This is the inner palace. Who is this blind..."
Her angry words suddenly stopped, as if she had seen some great and important person.
Ling Shan took a look and began to guess the identity of the person.
A heroic and magnificent woman with a slightly displeased look around the corner. She was wearing a bright red pomegranate dress with a simple belt around her waist, outlining her healthy and strong figure.
Although it should be their first meeting, Ling Shan subconsciously thought of Princess Jing, the Xiao family, in her mind.
Sure enough, the next moment, the heroic woman raised her eyebrows, showing her domineering.
"This princess has never heard that a first-rank princess is not qualified in the eyes of the palace maids from the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility?"
Palace Maid A and Palace Maid B's faces immediately turned pale. They were so frightened that their legs went weak and they knelt on the ground, kowtowing to plead for forgiveness.
"We are guilty, talking nonsense. We didn't know that Princess Jing was coming. We offended Your Highness. Please..."
"Forget it. This princess can't bear the apology from the palace maids of the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will blame me later."
Palace Maid A and Palace Maid B's faces became even paler. They knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling slightly.
They had never heard that Princess Jing would visit the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility today. Otherwise, they would never have spoken like that.
Even the lowest-ranking little palace maids from the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility would be flattered and fawned on when they went out. They were second-rank palace maids and considered themselves to be of a special status.
Who would have thought that today they would kick against such a hard rock.
"I pay my respects to Princess Jing. May Your Highness be blessed with good fortune and smoothness."
Ling Shan curtsied, her soft and gentle voice full of sincerity.
Xiao Mingzhu whipped the palace maid just because she was dissatisfied with the behavior of the palace maids from the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. After whipping, she didn't plan to stay any longer.
God knows how eager she was to see that cowardly guy expose his ugly and incompetent appearance under the oppression of the Empress Dowager.
As for Jun Wuhao, who was so cowardly and had no masculinity at all, if it weren't for the meddling of the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility.
Even if he was willing to marry into the Xiao family, Xiao Mingzhu and the Dingyuan General's Mansion wouldn't look at him.
After marrying into the Prince Jing's Mansion, Xiao Mingzhu was naturally willing to be a good Princess Jing and live in harmony with Jun Wuhao.
She wanted to be a perfect bridge between the royal family and the border guards.
At the same time, her dream of freedom and going to the border was also shattered.
However, she never expected that Jun Wuhao was not only cowardly and incompetent but also full of tricks...
All these things were tolerable. Xiao Mingzhu could just ignore him. But he even kept actors and played with men.
Xiao Mingzhu felt as nauseous as if she had eaten something disgusting.
The concubines he brought back to the mansion before at least had a proper status, but those outside...
In Xiao Mingzhu's eyes, Jun Wuhao was completely rotten to the core.
Xiao Mingzhu was slightly stunned. She didn't expect this little palace maid to bow so sincerely, which made her feel a little more relaxed.
When she asked the little maid to rise, she saw the maid's peerless beautiful face.
With a pure, kind, and charming face, Ling Shan was extremely beautiful. Xiao Mingzhu liked her at first sight.
She was really a great beauty.
Xiao Mingzhu's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood.
This little beauty must be the Miss Ling Shan who served the Emperor, right?
"Are you going to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility?"
Ling Shan's eyes also brightened a bit. Her eyes silently glanced at the whip that had been put away, and she nodded obediently.
"Replying to Princess Jing, I was summoned by the Empress Dowager to go to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility."
Xiao Mingzhu's eyes became even brighter, and her tone softened a bit.
"Coincidentally, I'm also going to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. Let's go together?"
Ling Shan's pure eyes hesitated for a moment and glanced at Palace Maid A and Palace Maid B who were still kneeling on the ground.
Xiao Mingzhu disdainfully glanced at them as well. "Don't worry. These two gossiping and insolent palace maids were punished by me. If the Empress Dowager asks, I will confess. It has nothing to do with you."
Palace Maid A and Palace Maid B knelt on the ground, their bodies bowing even lower.
All they could hear was the sound of footsteps getting farther and farther away, but they didn't dare to move at all.
A thought came to their minds at the same time: They were doomed!
Even if Princess Jing just punished them to kneel here now, the Empress Dowager would definitely not let them live to see the sun tomorrow.
"Don't be nervous. I won't whip people casually."
Ling Shan was startled for a moment, then blinked and said with a smile:
"I know, Your Highness punishes the evil and promotes the good. You look like you like me very much. I'm not worried at all."
Xiao Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, then let out a hearty laugh.
Sure enough, she was a beauty, and her words were so pleasant to hear.