Las cosas malas suceden a menudo

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Situ Xingyun granted her far too little time outside the palace—only three days. That's hardly enough time for her to tour Mount Hua. Sigh, she should at least have been given fifteen days!

"Ugh! So boring!" Suddenly, a glint flashed in Qingyun's eyes. She rolled her eyes, looked around, and when she found no one, she secretly walked to the zither. Just as she was about to gently lift the white veil covering the zither, Qingyi's voice rang out.

“Princess, Young Master Li Ge says you can’t play the zither for a while.”

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Qingyun immediately lowered her head in dejection. She looked at Qingyi with a melancholy expression and said, "Qingyi, who is your master after all? You had Li Ge Gongzi before and Li Ge Gongzi after. You might as well go and be his maid."

The woman in green chuckled, "Young Master Li Ge is thinking of the princess."

"You've definitely been bribed by him! Or maybe he's cast a spell on you. I really don't know what kind of problems would arise from playing the piano?"

Qingyun pouted, put down the white veil, and leaned back onto the table.

The woman in green smiled secretly.

Although the princess appeared unwilling, she would always listen to whatever Young Master Li Ge said. Heh, it seems Young Master Li Ge has the princess completely under his thumb.

Just then, a eunuch's voice rang out from outside the door—"Consort Ning has arrived!"

Qingyun was taken aback. She didn't seem to recognize Consort Ning!

The moment Consort Ning stepped into the Snow Palace, her eyes immediately reddened. Any single piece of furniture in the Snow Palace could rival everything in her own palace. And when she saw Qingyun casually playing with a crystal, she was so jealous she wanted nothing more than to snatch it away.

She had begged the Emperor for that crystal for a long time, but he refused to give it to her. In the end, he actually gave it to this woman!

boom!

As if a flame burst forth from the depths of her heart, Ning Fei's eyes blazed with intense jealousy.

When Qingyun saw Consort Ning like this, she couldn't help but think of the concubines she used to serve in the Prince of Pingyan's mansion.

She sighed bitterly in her heart: It's all Situ Xingyun's fault. Why did he have to attract so many beautiful women? In the end, aren't the women the ones who suffer?

Qingyun lazily brushed her hair aside, glanced at Consort Ning, and said indifferently, "Consort Ning, please make yourself at home."

Consort Ning became even more furious upon hearing her words.

She looked Qingyun up and down.

She wore simple clothes, without any expensive jewelry, and her face was bare of makeup, her hair uncombed. Yet, she exuded an innate nobility in every gesture, and her beauty was breathtaking.

Although Consort Ning was inwardly astonished by Princess Xiangxue's beauty, she outwardly scoffed, "She has no manners at all. Princess Xiangxue, didn't you learn any etiquette before entering the palace?"

Qingyun knew she was there to cause trouble, so she didn't even glance at her and got up to go to the bookshelf to find a book to read.

At this moment, the woman in green replied, "His Majesty said that the princess need not observe palace etiquette."

Seeing that she ignored her, Consort Ning became even more annoyed, but dared not vent her anger on her, so she turned her anger on Qingyi, saying, "How dare a servant interrupt when the mistress is speaking. Guards, slap her in the face."

The palace maids brought by Consort Ning looked at each other in confusion, but dared not offend Princess Xiangxue.

Qingyun frowned, clearly disliking Consort Ning. Just as she was about to speak, Situ Xingyun arrived.

Upon seeing the situation, Situ Xingyun immediately understood what had happened and shouted, "How dare you, Consort Ning, disregard my orders! From today onwards, Consort Ning is demoted to Noble Lady Ning and is forbidden from ever appearing in the Snow Palace again. Otherwise, you will be expelled from the palace."

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Consort Ning bit her lip, glared at Qingyun with hatred, accepted the decree, and left indignantly. As she left, the jealousy in Consort Ning's eyes burned even more intensely, and even flashed with a vicious light.

"Xue'er, what just happened will never happen again."

Qingyun glanced at Situ Xingyun and said calmly, "It's alright. I'm used to it."

"Xue'er, today I have brought you a very fine piece of silk, made of priceless celestial silkworm silk. Once made into clothing, it will be impervious to swords and spears, keeping you warm in winter and cooling you off in summer..."

Seeing the scene before her, Qingyi's lips twitched, and she strode away.

Sigh, here we go again! This kind of drama plays out almost every day now. When will the Emperor finally see the truth, release the princess, and let her roam freely with Young Master Li Ge?

However, after quite some time, Qingyi became very accustomed to waiting for Situ Xingyun to send things over, and then Qingyun would refuse them, so they, as servants, would take them.

But today, Qingyi waited for a long time but did not see Situ Xingyun.

She couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Princess, why hasn't the Emperor arrived yet? He usually arrives around noon, and it's already evening."

Qingyun said nonchalantly, "Since Situ Xingyun isn't coming, I'm actually quite free! It's best if he doesn't come, so I don't have to refuse him again."

"Oh dear! Princess, the Emperor's kindness is all he has for you! Do you see any other woman in the harem who receives such favor as you?"

"Qingyi," Qingyun frowned, "Don't say any more."

Seeing that Qingyun was truly unhappy, Qingyi could only say sullenly, "Yes, Princess."

Just then, news came from outside the door—the Emperor has been poisoned!

Upon hearing this news, Qingyun was taken aback at first, but then, urged by Eunuch Tao, she got up and went to Situ Xingyun's palace.