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Chapter 511: Story of Yanxi Palace Er Qing 44

Mingyu looked at her back with mixed feelings. She was worried that she would do something out of line, but at the same time she hoped that she could turn danger into safety like she had done before.

Just as Wei Yingluo was about to take a step, she saw a luxurious sedan chair landing at the gate of Changchun Palace.

Er Qing walked out slowly, surrounded by palace maids, with a smug smile on her face. Her eyes seemed to be announcing her current status.

"Oh, isn't this Wei Yingluo? I haven't seen you for a few months. How come you look more haggard?" Er Qing smiled softly with her hands covering her lips, but her tone was full of sarcasm.

"Why, you and Master Fu Heng are newlyweds, you must be doted on, right?"

Wei Yingluo looked coldly at this old friend in front of her, her heart full of contempt. She should have thought that a scheming woman like Er Qing would reveal her ugly face once she gained power.

"Thanks to the Imperial Concubine, everything is fine with me." Wei Yingluo bowed slightly, her tone neither humble nor arrogant.

"Oh? Really?" Er Qing raised her eyebrows in surprise, but her eyes and eyebrows were full of pride.

"I see that you look pale, bloodless, as if... well, it's because you are lonely in the boudoir."

She covered her lips and chuckled, and the palace maids around her followed suit, making sharp and piercing laughter.

Wei Yingluo bit her lower lip so hard that her nails almost dug into her flesh. She knew that Er Qing was deliberately humiliating her by bringing up her and Fu Heng's affair.

"You are joking, my lady. How can I, a humble servant, understand the loneliness of a secluded boudoir?"

Wei Yingluo suppressed her anger and sneered, "Your Majesty, you are pregnant now, you must take good care of yourself. If you get pregnant, the emperor will be heartbroken."

"How dare you, Wei Yingluo, curse the Imperial Concubine!" The palace maid beside her saw that Er Qing looked unhappy and jumped out to scold her.

"Curse?" Wei Yingluo raised her eyebrows and caught a glimpse of Erqing's figure that looked a little bloated due to pregnancy. She sneered in her heart but remained expressionless.

"I am just kindly reminding the Imperial Concubine. After all, it is not easy to give birth to a child safely in this palace." She deliberately lengthened her tone and spoke meaningfully.

"Slap!" Qianlong's voice came from behind, like a thunderclap, instantly making the originally noisy entrance of Changchun Palace silent.

Everyone was startled and looked back, only to see Qianlong, wearing bright yellow uniform, walking towards them with the gait of a dragon or a tiger, his face terribly gloomy.

When did he come? How much did he hear?

Qianlong's sudden appearance instantly froze the tense atmosphere. Everyone knelt down to salute, not daring to make a sound, fearing that they would get into trouble.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good fortune."

Time seemed to stand still at this moment. Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on Qianlong, not daring to make a sound.

Qianlong's eyes swept through everyone and finally landed on Wei Yingluo. His eyes were as sharp as a knife: "Wei Yingluo, you are so brave! How dare you curse the imperial concubine in front of me?!"

Wei Yingluo's heart skipped a beat, thinking to herself that this was not good. She had originally just wanted to take this opportunity to give Er Qing a warning, but she had not expected that Qianlong would suddenly appear and hear her last words.

She knelt down quickly, lowered her head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I never meant that. I just..."

"Just what?" Qianlong interrupted her harshly before she could finish.

"You just can't bear to see Qing'er suffer, so you cursed her on purpose, right?"

"Your Majesty, please understand. I, your humble servant..." Wei Yingluo wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Qianlong's impatient wave of his hand.

"Someone, come and slap me in the face!" Qianlong was furious and did not give her a chance to explain.

The guards on both sides immediately stepped forward and slapped Wei Yingluo several times without mercy.

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" The crisp sound of slaps echoed at the silent gate of Changchun Palace, making people tremble with fear.

The corner of Wei Yingluo's mouth was soon bleeding, but she kept her head down and said nothing. Only her eyes, hidden in the shadows, were flashing with a cold light.

Er Qing stood behind Qianlong, watching Wei Yingluo being beaten, and felt secretly happy. She just wanted to let Wei Yingluo know that she was no longer the little maid who could be manipulated by her at will.

"Your Majesty, I'm fine." Er Qing said softly, knowing when to stop.

As she spoke, she deliberately reached out and touched her belly, looking worried about the child.

Qianlong was indeed distressed, and he quickly supported her and comforted her softly, "Qing'er, you are weak, don't disturb the fetus."

A trace of blood oozed from the corner of Wei Yingluo's mouth, but the stubbornness in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest. Instead, it became brighter because of Qianlong's favoritism, like a spark burning in the dark night, burning Qianlong's eyes.

"Your Majesty, you said that I cursed the Imperial Concubine, but have you ever thought about how you are defending the Imperial Concubine? Where does that put the Empress? Where does that put the dignity of the Qing Dynasty?!"

Wei Yingluo's voice was not loud, but every word was clear. It exploded in front of the silent Changchun Palace like thunder, shaking everyone's hearts.

Qianlong's face instantly turned livid. He glared at Wei Yingluo as if he wanted to eat her alive: "How dare you! How dare you make irresponsible remarks about the Queen? This is a crime of insubordination!"

Wei Yingluo was not afraid at all. She looked directly into Qianlong's eyes and said word by word, "Your Majesty, you favor the Imperial Concubine, that is your family business, but you shouldn't put the Empress in such a situation for a concubine! The Empress is virtuous and kind, and she is the mother of the country, but you let the Imperial Concubine bully and humiliate her, and even slapped the servant in public to vent your anger for her. Your Majesty, you are favoring your concubine and destroying your wife!"

"How outrageous!" Qianlong was furious. He grabbed Wei Yingluo's clothes and lifted her up from the ground.

Wei Yingluo let him grab her, but still did not flinch. She looked at him with burning eyes and said word by word: "Everything I said is true. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can ask everyone present."

Qianlong would never be fooled by Wei Yingluo. He looked at Wei Yingluo coldly and sneered in his heart. This woman is used to acting. Now she looks so righteous and awe-inspiring, just to provoke his anger so that she can get away.

Who is Qianlong? He is the ruler of the world! How could he be deceived by her words?

"What a sharp-tongued servant you are!" Qianlong pushed Wei Yingluo away with a piercingly cold look in his eyes.

"Who do you think you are? Are you worthy enough to discuss state affairs and meddle in the affairs of the harem in front of me?"

Wei Yingluo was thrown to the ground and her body hit the stone steps, causing her to gasp in pain.

But she knew that showing weakness now would only make Qianlong despise her even more, so she endured the pain and gritted her teeth and said, "I am just telling the truth! If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can ask other people present to see if what I said is true or not!"