Luo Qingrong raised his head and suddenly saw that Lingyu was wearing a gilded emerald hairpin on her head that she had paid tribute to Concubine Ying a few days ago, and frowned unhappily. The golden hairpin was inlaid with a rare cat's eye ruby, which was priceless, which was given to her by the Shen family before entering the palace. She took it like a baby to please Concubine Ying, but she didn't expect her to reward her subordinates casually.

Thinking that she was a noble daughter of a family, and now she was extremely unwilling to follow behind a servant, looking at the handkerchief given to her by the emperor, she imagined that she would exchange identities with Luo Qingyun soon, as if she could trample them under her feet now, and her heart was suddenly very proud.

She looked at Lingyu very unfriendly, and said with a smile: "Sister, the hairpin on your head is so beautiful!" There was sarcasm in her tone.

Lingyu subconsciously touched the hairpin, squinted her eyes unhappily, and said coldly: "I know, this is yours, but now the mother has rewarded me!" ”

Luo nodded lightly, and smiled hypocritically: "My sister must be very pleasing to Concubine Ying, you must know that this hairpin is very valuable, like you maids, a year's worth is not enough to buy a small gem on it." ”

Hearing her praise like this, the other little maids couldn't help but peek at it, Lingyu's face suddenly turned crimson, and she raised her eyebrows a little displeased: "Precious? Concubine Ying's mother has never seen any valuable treasures, this little hairpin is just a gadget that can be rewarded in the eyes of the mother, what kind of spirit do you have! ”

Luo smiled lightly: "Yes, it's a worthless gadget here for you, hey, but it's okay, we have a lot of hairpins, Sister Lingyu likes it, keep it!" ”

Lingyu's face was extremely bad, she took off the hairpin and put it in her sleeve, and said coldly: "Luo Qingrong, you won't be angry for long." ”

Luo Qingrong naturally didn't hear the meaning of her words, and smiled disdainfully: "Really? She thought about the handkerchief she was carrying, and smiled again: "Not necessarily! ”

The little maid on one side secretly glanced at her, but she glared back fiercely, and they hurriedly withdrew their eyes and followed behind Lingyu. These maids have all heard of Luo Qingrong, she is Concubine Yun's own sister, she was demoted to the slave house by the emperor and taken out by Concubine Yun, they don't know the reason, but they also know that her family is rich, her status is more noble than them, and those housekeepers have accepted her benefits, and no one dares to care about her.

Luo Qingrong entered the guest hall of the main hall before he retracted slightly, and Concubine Ying sat in the hall and played with a string of red agate with her fingertips, and when she saw her asking for peace, she didn't even raise her head.

Lingyu instructed the maid to close the door and put a bowl of cha in front of her, Luo looked at the herbal tea in front of her in surprise, and slowly took it.

Concubine Ying glanced at her with a faint sideways glance, without a hint of a smile.

"Niangniang, is this a reward for slaves?"

Concubine Ying hooked her lips: "It's hot, it's hot!" ”

"Xie Niangniang!" Luo took a few sips lightly, and Lingyu took the bowl, with a strange smile on his face.

Seeing her drink the bowl of herbal tea, Concubine Ying raised her head: "Where did you go just now?" ”

Luo Qingrong chuckled in his heart, but he could only hide it: "Back to Niangniang, the slave maid just went to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the lotus flowers, and she felt that it was stuffy and was about to go back to the Xiahui Palace, and she happened to bump into Sister Lingyu on the road." ”

"Lotus flowers?" Concubine Ying smiled slightly: "Is it so leisurely to be alone?" ”

"Yes, I heard many people say that the lotus flowers in the Imperial Garden have bloomed recently, and the scenery is extremely beautiful."

Concubine Ying nodded: "Beauty? Why don't you think that the palace is also in the Fucui Pavilion! But I got a very disgusting view! ”

When Luo Qingrong heard this, his face turned pale instantly.

"Get on your knees!" Concubine Ying slapped the red agate string on the table and slowly straightened up: "You dare to lie to this palace?" ”

Luo Qingrong knelt on the ground with a plop, and hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand, the emperor just didn't intend to bump into the slave, and the slave didn't say anything!" ”

"Unintentionally?" Concubine Ying smiled coldly: "But this palace has no intention of bumping into Xiao Ping, he told this palace that the emperor summoned you!" ”

Concubine Ying gestured sideways, and Lingyu walked up to her proudly and slapped her a few times arrogantly. Luo lightly covered her face and glared at her, but she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Concubine Ying.

"The emperor has nothing to do, will summon you, a lowly woman?"

"Concubine Ying, the slave didn't want to hide it, but if the slave told the truth, you would definitely misunderstand. The emperor just sat with me, and didn't mention Luo Qingyun, and the slave didn't mention a word! ”

"Sitting with you?" Concubine Ying glared at her with disgust, and her face became worse and worse: "You still dare to talk about Luo Qingyun in front of this palace?" Now that you can actually get close to the emperor, this palace has to think about what you had in mind when you came to me in the first place? Concubine Ying walked up to her and pinched her chin: "Now because of the father of the palace, Song Yu hanged himself, and he has been implicated in the murder, even if Luo Qingyun is really worthy of the secret marriage, the emperor will not give up on me if he finds out!" It's you ......" She slid her fingers down slightly, and her cold fingers gently pinched her neck: "You are alone, sit back and enjoy your success, you want to take this opportunity to get close to the emperor, and you have also affected the palace, what an ulterior motive!" ”

Luo Qingrong froze in fright, she was short of breath, and her eyes were staring at her hand, the one that could strangle her at any time.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Ying smiled suddenly, her hand gradually loosened, and she pulled out the handkerchief from her chest, she pinched it in her hand, stared at the handkerchief and hooked the corners of her mouth, and said: "The emperor wipes your sweat for you, it's really disgusting!" ”

Concubine Ying slapped her in the face: "You don't look at what you look like, even that lowly Luo Qingyun is a hundred times better than you, how can a person of your appearance get the emperor's favor." After that, she slapped her again: "What did you say to the emperor?" The emperor issued a decree yesterday that this matter should be investigated and punished heavily! Even if Luo Qingyun is worthy of a secret marriage, if this matter is for the emperor to know that it was the palace, how can the palace be safe and sound! ”

Luo Qingrong's face burned from being beaten, she held back her tears, and hurriedly said: "Niangniang Mingcha, the slave maid has never told the emperor about this, and the slave maid will never betray you!" ”

Concubine Ying snorted coldly and said with a smile: "Otherwise, why did you tell the emperor of this palace why he summoned you as a cheap maid and behaved like that to you!" She threw the handkerchief into the incense burner, and a little spark flew down, Luo Qingrong watched the handkerchief being burned to ashes, and cried: "Niangniang Mingcha, the slave and maid didn't say anything, and the slave and maid will not betray you!" ”

"You even hurt your own sister, what don't you dare to do!"

Luo Qingrong was suddenly dumbfounded, and Concubine Ying stared at her coldly: "Unless you never speak again, this palace can rest assured!" ”

"Niangniang......" Luo Qingrong's legs were weak, and he sat on the ground: "The slave really didn't say anything, she didn't say anything, Niangniang is clear!" ”

"It's okay, as long as you can't speak in the future, this palace will be relieved!" Concubine Ying sneered.

Lingyu glared at Luo Qingrong on the ground and whispered: "But Niangniang, although she can't speak after drinking dumb medicine, she can write, if she is restless, what should she do?" ”

"Dumb medicine?" Luo looked at the empty bowl in astonishment, she drank the bowl of herbal tea defenselessly, it turned out that Concubine Ying wanted to poison her from the beginning. She was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and grabbed the corner of her clothes, crying and begging: "Niangniang, please, give me the antidote." ”

"Where's the antidote?" Concubine Ying pulled back her skirt in disgust, as if considering Lingyu's suggestion, paused, and turned her eyes and said, "Why don't you pick her tendons?" ”