Li Fu didn't shy away from it at all, and deliberately pulled the chair next to Xia Qingyue before sitting down.
As a bad guy and villain, sometimes that's the good thing. You can do whatever you want, do whatever you want, and don't have to lose face because of the baggage of decency.
Those rules and regulations are used to restrain good people. As a bad person, as long as Li Fu does not kill people and set fires, it is equivalent to doing good deeds.
So, what the hell kind of world is this?
Faced with Li Fu's frivolous words, if it were Xia Qingyu or Xia Qingyun, they would have turned against him long ago. But Xia Qingyue was able to respond with a smile without changing her expression, and there was no abnormality at all.
The maid standing behind Xia Qingyue was extremely nervous and looked at Xia Qingyun frequently, hoping that she would come forward to discipline her consort.
As for standing up and speaking for his master?
Not long ago, Li Fu slapped Xia Qingyun's personal maid to death because she was talking nonsense. This matter has spread throughout the palace.
How dare this maid dare to interrupt at will! Do you want to die?
However, if Li Fu did something outrageous to Xia Qingyue today, as a personal maid, she still would not be able to escape death.
Therefore, we can only place our hopes on Xia Qingyun.
"Li Fu!" Xia Qingyun stood between Li Fu and Xia Qingyue, stared at Li Fu fiercely, gritted her teeth and said: "This is in the harem, don't go too far! If you have any dissatisfaction, come to me, don't bully me My second imperial sister!"
"What are you talking about! What are you talking about?" Li Fu frowned and looked at Xia Qingyun, saying dissatisfiedly: "Xia Qingyun, I just care about Princess Qingyue. You are too sensitive! You are so jealous before we get married. After we get married, Is it okay? I will report this matter to my uncle."
"I…"
Xia Qingyun's eyes widened and she looked at Li Fu in disbelief.
"Okay, Princess, it's okay. I think the young prince is just joking, don't take it seriously." At the critical moment, Xia Qingyue came to the rescue, with a soft tone and a calm expression, as if she didn't care about Li at all. Keep those who exceed the rules in mind.
"Second Princess..."
Xia Qingyun turned around and looked at Xia Qingyue with apologetic eyes. Just as she was about to say something, there was a sudden noise outside.
"Your Majesty, how come the second princess's expenses have been reduced this time? Your Food Bureau has gone too far!"
"Miss Xiaoping, you can't say that. It was the Queen who advocated frugality and reduced the expenses of all the mistresses in the harem. How can we blame our Shangshi Bureau?"
"It was reduced last month, and it was also reduced last month! One month is less than the other, is it over yet?"
"Hey, do you have any objections? Then go and talk to the Empress? You can't talk to our family! All the empresses and mistresses in the harem are like this. You can't just give the second princess something special, right?"
"You guys are bullying people!"
"Haha, that's all this month's expenses anyway, do you want it?"
"You!...Okay, the less is less, but you can't bring some rags over! Look, this rice is moldy, this piece of meat is a little rancid! And these medicines are all rotten due to moisture! You know clearly that the second princess is in poor health and needs to take medicine every day, so why do you send some bad medicine here?"
"There are so many mistresses in the harem, but the second princess Yueyue needs medicinal materials. She is already special, why are you still picky? It's just a little bit of a relapse, what's wrong? Oh, that piece, isn't that bad? Just a little, can’t we just leave it out? This month’s new medicine hasn’t come out yet, so let’s use it!”
"you…"
The quarrel outside Baoyue Palace did not deliberately suppress the sound, and it was clearly transmitted to the ears of Li Fu and others. It was obvious that the eunuch who came to deliver expenses did not take Xia Qingyue, the second princess, seriously at all.
A look of embarrassment flashed across Xia Qingyue's always gentle and calm face, and she forced a smile to Li Fu and Xia Qingyun and said, "Let the imperial sister and the young prince laugh."
No wonder Xia Qingyue could tolerate Li Fu's teasing and frivolous behavior calmly. It turned out that she was used to it.
A mere eunuch from the Shangshi Bureau could step on the head of Baoyue Palace and dominate, let alone the young prince of the royal palace who has a powerful backer.
"These dog slaves! How dare you be so arrogant?" After hearing the reason for the quarrel outside, Xia Qingyun became furious and was about to go out to deal with the eunuchs outside the door.
But Xia Qingyun had just taken two steps when she felt her hand being grabbed.
When he lowered his head, he saw that it was Xia Qingyue.
Xia Qingyue smiled bitterly, shook her head, and dissuaded her: "Forget it, sister Huang, I understand your kindness, but I still don't want to go. This prince is just a small steward of Shangshi Bureau, even if the emperor When my sister came to find her, Shangshi Bureau could at most say that she didn't know anything about it, so that was it. This month's fee would be made up, and next month's fee would be deducted. Without Eunuch Wang, there would still be Eunuch Li, Eunuch Zhang, and Eunuch Zhao. Father-in-law. Although the monthly expenses have been reduced, I can still live at least..."
The six bureaus and one department in the harem are all controlled by the queen and the noble concubines. Although Xia Qingyun is a princess, she cannot interfere with the affairs of the Food Bureau.
Xia Qingyue's meaning was very clear.
The servants in the palace treated Baoyue Palace in this way, it must have been instructed by someone above.
If Xia Qingyun comes forward today, Shangshi Bureau will definitely give Xia Qingyun face, but at most it will just push the prince out as a "temporary worker" and punish him.
Next month, no matter what happens, can Xia Qingyun still stand up for Xia Qingyue every time?
"..."
Xia Qingyun lowered her head and stopped talking. Indeed, rashly standing up for Xia Qingyue would actually harm Xia Qingyue.
The person in charge of the Shangshi Bureau is Concubine Yun, the biological mother of the third and ninth princes. When she first entered the palace, she had a problem with Xia Qingyue's mother, Guiren Xi, and even fell out in public more than once.
Later, Concubine Xi died in childbirth, but Concubine Yun gave birth to two princes for Xia Zhende. She rose through the ranks and took the position of concubine. She was in charge of the food and clothing bureaus for the queen, and her status in the harem was extremely high.
Although Concubine Yun Gui would not condescend to deal with Xia Qingyue personally, her attitude would be obvious to the people below, so they would not make it easy for Baoyue Palace.
In addition, Xia Zhende didn't like his second daughter, who was frail and sick, and never asked about it. Therefore, as the second princess of the empire, Xia Qingyue would be bullied by a eunuch in charge.
Xia Qingyun's mother, Concubine Rong, was also considered Xia Zhende's favorite concubine, but her status in the harem was still far inferior to that of Concubine Yun.
Although Xia Qingyun could beat the people in Shangshi Bureau, she could not speak for Xia Qingyue in front of Concubine Yun.
The temporary protection is just useless, but will make Xia Qingyue's situation even more difficult.
Li Fu, who was listening and understood the reason, smiled, stepped forward, and said to Xia Qingyue, "This matter is simple, I will help you come forward!"
"Hey! Li Fu, please don't act recklessly!" Xia Qingyun quickly stopped her: "The palace is no better than the palace outside, and you can't allow yourself to mess around! The little eunuch outside the door is easy to deal with, so how do you deal with it, Concubine Yun?"
Xia Qingyue also had a look of worry on her face, obviously she didn't trust Li Fu.
Li Fu said confidently: "Don't worry, I will teach you to be good today. If you encounter trouble that you can't handle, then find a way to deal with the person who caused the trouble. If the person who caused the trouble can't be dealt with, then find a way to let the person who can The person who handles her will handle it for you!"
