After leaving the Queen's palace, Concubine Chu wore a face full of resentment and kept muttering under her breath, "Damn Dongfang Yi. Why didn't you just die from that fall..."
The little maid standing beside her, who had been silently listening to her curses, felt extremely frightened. Trembling, she reminded the woman beside her, "Your Ladyship... We're close to the Chenqian Palace. Don't let the Emperor hear you..."
Hearing the maid's words, Concubine Chu suddenly stopped in her tracks. Then she turned around and stared at the maid behind her, her face a mix of anger and cruelty.
The little maid was so scared by her unwavering gaze that she immediately knelt on the ground and began to plead for mercy. "Your Ladyship, please forgive me. This slave... This slave just wanted to remind Your Ladyship."
Concubine Chu saw the maid kneeling on the ground in front of her, but her anger still hadn't subsided. She then lifted her foot and kicked the maid, and then another kick followed.
It was probably noon, and there were few people on this path. Only a few maids and eunuchs passed by occasionally, but they only dared to take a quick look and didn't dare to say a word.
"You damned slave! Do I need you to remind me? Even you dare to lecture me!"
Concubine Chu kicked and kicked the maid who was curled up on the ground.
The maid kept pleading for mercy. "Your Ladyship, please spare me. This slave didn't mean it..."
But her pleas were drowned out by Concubine Chu's harsh scolding. For a moment, the entire corridor of the palace was filled with the sounds of kicks and scolding.
At this moment, a group of people walked from the end of the corridor. It was actually Helian Qi and Ruyi following behind him.
Concubine Chu, who was concentrating on scolding and beating her maid, didn't realize it at all and kept kicking the person at her feet.
Helian Qi frowned slightly in displeasure when he saw this scene in front of him.
He had always known that Concubine Chu was a cruel and ruthless woman. Even though he had seen her scolding and beating her servants many times, now she had made such a scene on the main road of the palace. What would people think if they saw this?
Thinking of this, his brows furrowed even more. Ruyi behind him also noticed the displeasure of the person in front of him. So he walked behind Concubine Chu, who was still kicking, and coughed heavily.
Hearing the noise, Concubine Chu turned around impatiently. But when she saw Helian Qi and Ruyi, she immediately stopped her kicking. Her face showed a look of panic.
"Em... Emperor..." Concubine Chu stammered nervously to the man in front of her.
The maid beside her was lying on the ground, curled up and barely alive. Seeing the people coming, she seemed to see salvation. She gave them a bitter smile and called out, "Your Majesty..."
Then she tilted her head and fainted on the ground.
Helian Qi narrowed his eyes slightly. There seemed to be a glint of anger in them. He waved his hand at Ruyi beside him. Ruyi understood his meaning and strode over to pick up the maid. It seemed that he was going to send her for treatment.
Concubine Chu beside them became even more uneasy. She hadn't seen Helian Qi for a while. Since Concubine Shun entered the palace, she had fallen out of favor. She didn't expect that their reunion would be like this.
"Your Majesty, this concubine didn't... It was this maid who offended this concubine..."
She explained nervously with a panicked look on her face. Her eyes were flickering, trying her best to look very aggrieved.
But Helian Qi just gave her a cold look and didn't say a word. There was no change in his expression.
He didn't want to look at such a vicious woman any more. He had indulged her a lot in the past because Nangong Liuyun regarded her as his only daughter. But now that Concubine Shun was in the palace, the Nangong family had also neglected her.
Thinking of this, Helian Qi walked forward. Just when Concubine Chu thought he was going to come over and say something to her, she didn't expect that he just gave her a cold look and then passed by her, walking towards the Queen's palace not far behind her.
Concubine Chu standing there stared in disbelief. She didn't expect Helian Qi to treat her so coldly. But then this disbelief turned into anger and hatred.
Her heart was filled with all kinds of hatred. It wasn't just Helian Qi, but also Dongfang Yi, Concubine Shun, Nangong Liuyun, and even the whole kingdom...
Filled with extreme hatred, she lowered her head and walked quickly towards her own palace.
On the other side, after Helian Qi entered the Queen's palace, Xiao Qian saw him and nervously knelt down immediately. "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Then she looked up at the man in front of her and said, "This slave will go and inform the Queen immediately."
But Helian Qi waved his hand to indicate that she didn't need to inform. He walked straight towards the bedroom.
It was no wonder that Xiao Qian was suddenly so nervous, because Helian Qi really hadn't been here for a long time.
Since that night when they had a big argument, he had never stepped into the Queen's bedroom again.
When Helian Qi stepped into the bedroom, he saw Dongfang Yi lying weakly on the couch. Her face was very pale, and her lips had lost some of their color.
Seeing the woman in this state, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. He had heard that she was injured on the city tower, so he came here.
He just came as the Emperor to visit the Queen who was injured for state affairs. It sounded very reasonable. He comforted himself like this in his heart.
The reason why he hadn't stepped into this place for so long after that night was mostly because the woman's determination had hurt his pride.
Dongfang Yi, who was lying on the couch thinking, suddenly felt a shadow covering her. She looked up in confusion and saw Helian Qi standing in front of her bed.
She frowned involuntarily and wondered why he was here. What was he thinking? She just asked it out.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"I heard that you were injured on the city tower, so I came to take a look," Helian Qi said. He saw all her confused looks clearly, and there was a moment of bitterness in his heart.
Did she really not want to see him?
"I'm fine. The things for the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet are almost done. Your Majesty, you don't need to worry," Dongfang Yi said word by word. Her polite tone made the man in front of her tighten his lips for a moment.
Seeing Helian Qi's expression, Dongfang Yi turned her head as if she didn't want to see him anymore and looked in another direction.
"Okay, I see."
Helian Qi watched her series of actions, and the bitterness in his heart became deeper. Then he turned around and walked towards the outside of the bedroom.