Su Jing woke up to find that, as usual, there was no one beside her. She got out of bed alone and waited for Ting Yao and the others to come in after they sensed something was amiss. Latest Chapter Full Text

  Two people started messing around yesterday afternoon, but in the end, it was because she was hungry that he let her go hastily, holding her to have dinner outside, and after that, putting her on the bed, she fell asleep afterwards.

  Then, nothing is known.

  Those servants who were close to them knew what kind of good things they did, but it was also possible to guess that outsiders would not know. For these people, Su Jing was still very trusting.

  Before long, Ting Yao walked in and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to get up. The Emperor specifically instructed earlier that you need to get up and have some food. If you're tired, you can sleep again."

  Su Jing nodded and said, "Get up and attend to me."

  After a simple wash, Su Jing sat in the outer room, quietly having her meal.

  After becoming pregnant, because of Zong Zhengjin's words saying she didn't need to worry about the portion sizes, thinking of eating whatever she wanted and directly going to the imperial kitchen to get ingredients, nowadays her meals have increased by several dishes, not to mention the number of meals per day, which has long exceeded three meals a day.

  Apricot kernel Buddha's hand, Phoenix ham pearl, and Pregnant monster fish are the three main courses. Strange flavor walnut, ginger juice flat bean, and Osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut powder cake are the three small dishes. Peach blossom fragrant pancake, harmonious pancake, and Eight Treasure porridge are the three staple foods, as well as several other appetizing side dishes that can be served with rice, even if Zong Zhengjin is not around, she still laid out more than half of the table.

  "Your Ladyship, just now when I went out, I met Du Guiren. She..." Zai Xiang walked in from outside and said after seeing that her own mistress had finished eating.

  Su Jing put down the ivory chopsticks, turned around and washed her hands, "How is she"

  "Slave girl looked at her, she was so thin that she didn't look like a human being, her body looked especially frail," Xiang said, mustering up the courage.

  Su Jing gave her a slanted glance and remained silent.

  Beside Dai Man, she glanced at her own daughter's face and stepped forward, "You little girl, didn't you go to the imperial kitchen with Xiao Fuzi to fetch ingredients? How did you run into Du Guiren?"

  Xiangxiang was not as favored as Daiman in front of Su Jingzhen, but in Guanyuan Palace, apart from listening to Yao and Daiman, she and Yunxiang were the most valued.

  It's just that, compared to her previous days, it's already much better. If people always compare themselves with others, then she must be living too tiredly.

  With her current status in the palace, bearing the name of Guan Yu Palace, no one dares to be neglectful towards her. When facing others from different palaces, she always has a sense of pride and superiority, not much worse off than those fallen favorites.

  So she cherished and was content with her current life.

  Upon hearing Daiman's inquiry, and with her mistress's tacit consent, Xiangxiang knew that she had done something wrong. She hastily knelt down on the ground, "This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die! It was just now when I came back from the imperial kitchen, and happened to run into him on the way. This servant only took a few glances, please, mistress, have mercy on me, this servant absolutely did not have any ulterior motives!"

  "The princess didn't say anything to you, what's with this attitude of yours that's spreading rumors, thinking the princess did something to you?" Da Man interrupted her pleading and said directly.

  Xiang's heart skipped a beat, unsure of what to do, her lips moved but she didn't know what to say, and just kept kowtowing.

  Su Jing stood up and took two steps in the room, "Enough."

  Just two cold words, but they made Xiang's heart even colder, and she hastily stopped her movements, bowing her head even lower.

  "Get up," Su Jing said, rubbing her waist, "go outside and kneel for an hour before coming back in."

  Xiangxiang didn't dare argue and hastily walked out, kneeling in the courtyard.

  "Niang Niang" Dai Man gazed at her back, feeling somewhat reluctant.

  Su Jingxi didn't give her a chance to speak, turned around and entered the inner chamber, "Call me again after an hour."

  She is now pregnant and cannot afford to be careless in any way, nor can the palace people.

  Many times, it's not that the opponent is too strong, but rather the helpers around you are too incompetent. Even if sometimes they mean well but end up doing harm, no matter what your intentions are, results are what truly matter.

  Whether you are kind or not, if you have taken someone else's way, it is not what a slave should do.

  Moreover, in this deep palace, being soft-hearted is the most unacceptable thing.

  "Miss, Mr. Su has arrived," Yu heard Yao walk in and interrupt her thoughts.

  Su Jing nodded and stood up, "Let him in."

  Outside, Su Shun saw the curtain open and hastily paid his respects, "Your humble servant pays his respects to Zhenxiu."

  "No need for formalities, Mr. Su," Su Jing said as she sat down beside him. "Is there something I can help you with, Mr. Su?"

  Su Shunan smiled lightly, "Look, the peonies in the Imperial Garden have bloomed. They are a new variety that blooms relatively late, and there are only five pots in total. The Emperor has ordered me to send three pots to Your Majesty as a gift, and also some jasmine flowers to help alleviate Your Majesty's boredom from staying in the palace all day."

  Su Jing swept a glance outside and hooked the corner of her mouth. "Thanks for your trouble, Su Gonggong."

  This is indeed a great favorite of the emperor, and his speech standards are really not comparable to those of ordinary people.

  Su Shuangyan hastily said, "If Your Majesty has no other matters, I will take my leave and return to the Zichen Palace."

  "Mr. Su walked slowly, Dai Man went to see him off," Su Jing nodded.

  Su Shun Xian made a thousand bows and walked out, at the gate of the temple, he glanced at the person kneeling in the middle, turned his head and bowed again, "Your Majesty"

  Su Jing raised an eyebrow, "Sir Su has something to say, please speak freely."

  "Your Ladyship, I'm getting old and my memory isn't what it used to be. Just now, I remembered that His Majesty had given orders that everyone must prioritize your feelings. If anyone offends you or does something that doesn't meet with your approval, just have them sent to the Ministry of Punishments for punishment, no need to inform Concubine Shu."

  Xiangxiang knelt on the ground, and upon hearing this, she shrank back slightly, this remark was clearly a warning to her.

  Send him to the Department of Punishment and he will no longer have a way out, even if he dies, he will only be an unnamed corpse in a random burial ground, eaten by wild beasts, with no bones left.

  Su Jing glanced outside and smiled lightly, "Su Gonggong is still young, how can he be old? It's just the emperor's order, I will naturally follow it. Please inform the emperor that I am fine, there is no need to worry too much."

  Su Shunan also smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Your Majesty. I will certainly report the truth to the Emperor, so please don't worry."

  Having finished speaking, he took the eunuch and went out.

  "Let her in, and others too," The many servants of Guan Yu's household should also be beaten up.

  "The slave knows her mistake and asks the master to reduce her punishment," Xiang said as she walked in, knelt down on the ground, bowed her head and spoke in a low voice.

  After kneeling outside for about half an hour, her back was already sweaty, and the short hair in front of her forehead was also wet, sticking to her cheeks, very uncomfortable. However, she didn't have the heart to care about this, her whole mind was on the person in front of her.

  "You know where you went wrong?" Su Jing asked casually, picking up an apple from the table that had been cut and arranged neatly, taking a bite with a small fork.

  "The slave's fault lies in being too quick to trust others and shouldn't have bothered the master with these annoying matters," said Xiangxiang tentatively.

  Su Jing smiled silently, put down her fork, wiped her hands, and then said, "You're not wrong here." Seeing that she didn't understand, she swept a glance at the people standing beside her, seeing that most of their faces had expressions like they were smelling something fragrant.

  Shaking her head, she said, "This palace has never taught you to turn a blind eye to those in need of help, nor has it ever allowed you to ignore those who are dying. I know that living in this deep palace is important, difficult and luxurious, but it's precisely because of this that we need to help others and live together."

  Being kind to others doesn't mean there's no return; you're not all alone and helpless in this palace, you have your own people, good friends. Today you casually helped them, they may not necessarily repay you someday.

  These words seem to contradict what she said before, and as a result, the others' faces became increasingly bewildered and perplexed.

  "After a few moments, 'The palace wants you to do things that are always clear-cut between right and wrong, true and false. Don't easily believe others, nor easily refuse them. Don't let your momentary soft-heartedness or emotional impulsiveness cause you to lightly throw away your lives.'"

  Although it's a big truth, the people present are not fools and can naturally hear the deep meaning hidden in the words.

  Su Jing didn't care whether they understood or not, and casually gave an example. "You think about it, if today Du Gui Ren had ulterior motives and used Xiang to put something unclean on her body, after she returned to the palace, she would have directly brought it in front of me, what kind of consequences would that be?"

  A faint voice came over, and everyone was stunned for a moment. Then, uncontrollable cold air rose from the soles of their feet.

  If it's really as Miss said, I'm afraid it won't just be Xiang who will be affected, but everyone present, and their lives may have been lost long ago.

  Xiang was a clever one, and she understood at once. She struggled to hold back her tears and suppressed the fear in her heart, kneeling on the ground, not daring to say more.

  "I've said it before, and I'll say it again: as long as I'm doing well, you'll be doing well. This won't change today, and it won't change in the future either. The premise for your well-being is that I must do well first. A loyal servant doesn't serve two masters; I suppose you all understand this principle. If I were to drive you out, you should also know what kind of fate awaits you."

  "This palace is not a soft-hearted person, and besides, there's the Emperor. If you dare to use this palace for any purpose, don't blame this palace for not cherishing your relationship," Su Jing saw that they had more or less fear on their faces, but she was not satisfied with this result.

  "Xiao Gui Zi, tell them about what you and I discussed earlier."

  Everyone was shocked upon hearing this, and they all didn't know what the young noble had secretly told their own masters, worried that it would implicate themselves, and they all lowered their heads, truly revealing a few hints of fear.

  Xiao Gui took a step forward, "Yes."

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  Gong Shu