"You! How dare you?!"
The eyes of the palace maid who hit someone just now widened and she looked at An Ruowan in disbelief, "You are just a little legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister! How dare you attack us?!"
An Ruowan raised her lips coldly, "Caihuan, do it."
With the support of her own lady, Caihuan took two steps forward, raised her hand and slapped the palace maid!
Snapped! !
The sound of the slap was loud and made the palace maid stagger!
"You! You are so brave!"
An Ruowan looked at the palace maid with cold eyes, "You are just a little palace maid, and you are also a slave. Are you superior to others?"
The maid wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the maid next to her, "Miss An, this matter is her fault. Don't get angry with us. Our empress is waiting to see you. Please go with me."
As the two palace ladies walked through the imperial garden, Caihuan lowered her voice nervously, "Miss, did this slave cause you trouble just now?"
An Ruowan looked at the two palace maids walking in front and snorted, "It's just trouble that comes to the door."
"Then... I will go find the prince now..."
An Ruowan stopped Caihuan, "No need, going to the prince will only cause trouble for him. Since this empress wants to see me, I have nothing to be ashamed of."
The palace maid took An Ruowan to the Shulan Palace, "Miss An, wait here for a moment, and wait for the servant to go in and report."
After the two maids entered the palace, it took about a moment to burn incense, but no one came out.
The sun was climbing up, and the master and servant stood in the sunshine, with a layer of fine beads of sweat on their foreheads.
"Miss."
Caihuan raised her hand to help An Ruowan cover the sun, a little anxious, "Why did no one come out after so long in the house?"
Naturally, he wanted to embarrass her.
An Ruowan said with a faint look, "Just wait."
Sure enough, after another moment of burning incense, the palace door inside opened, "Miss An, my mother-in-law invites you."
As soon as An Ruowan stepped into the palace, the maid inside blocked Caihuan from outside.
"Our queen only wants to see Miss An, no one else is allowed to enter the palace!"
"But..." Cai Huan looked at An Ruowan a little anxiously.
An Ruowan raised her hand and said to Caihuan, "Just wait outside."
"Yes, miss."
After being brought into the palace by the palace maid, An Ruowan saw a concubine with a beautiful face. She bowed and saluted, "My maid, I have met your empress."
Concubine Duan sat in the upper seat and looked at An Ruowan with raised eyebrows, "You, the daughter-in-law of the prime minister's palace, are so powerful! You dare to fight even the people sent by this palace to invite you?"
An Ruowan lowered her eyes and said respectfully: "My Majesty, I have found out that the maid next to you was slapped by the maid next to you, but was it also under your instructions?"
"What do you mean?!"
Concubine Duan narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked at An Ruowan, who was lowering his head in the hall, "You mean, I deliberately asked people to embarrass you?"
"Your Majesty, of course, would not be like this. It's just that the people below are making their own decisions. I'm afraid it will ruin My Majesty's reputation."
"You have such a clever tongue."
Concubine Duan smiled and looked at the maid standing next to her, "Which of you beat Miss An's maid?"
The maid next to her trembled and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty! I didn't mean this! Please show mercy, Your Majesty!"
"I asked you to invite Miss An over. Who asked you to do it?"
After stroking her nails, Concubine Duan looked at the man kneeling on the ground and said, "Twenty strokes of palm, you can do it yourself."
The palace maid did not dare to disobey, so she knelt on the ground and fanned herself hard, which sounded particularly loud in the silent palace.
Until her cheeks were red and swollen from being slapped, Concubine Duan said leisurely: "Okay, you two drag her down and kill her with a cane."
"Your Majesty! I know you are wrong, Your Majesty!"
The palace maid who was so arrogant and domineering just now, her legs weakened, and she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Miss An! I am wrong, please let me spare my life this time!"
An Ruowan wanted to speak, but Concubine Duan stopped her with one sentence, "Quickly shut her mouth and drag her down for me!"
The voice begging for mercy faded away, and the door of the hall was slammed shut.
Concubine Duan looked at An Ruowan with a smile, "Miss An, can you still relieve your anger?"
…
Her attitude of not taking human life seriously silenced An Ruowan.
Concubine Duan didn't wait for her answer, and her voice sounded lazily, "I didn't call you here today for any important matter."
"I just heard that yesterday you said that the concubine's pregnancy could not be saved. I want to know why?"
An Ruowan answered truthfully: "The concubine's pregnancy will be difficult. Her body is weak and it is difficult to conceive. If the fetus is kept forcibly, the child will not be born."
Concubine Duan raised her eyebrows and said, "You are brave enough to tell the inside story. Aren't you afraid that I will blackmail you with this matter?"
An Ruowan looked calm and composed, "Even if this matter comes before His Majesty, I will tell the truth."
Bang bang bang!
Clear applause resounded in the palace, and Concubine Duan clasped her hands and smiled, "I just like women like you, without being pretentious."
"Then I have one more thing to tell you. You were arrested in the palace yesterday, and I know who this person might be."
An Ruowan looked stunned, but did not raise her head to look at Concubine Duan, "What conditions do you have, Concubine Duan?"
Concubine Duan's eyes were filled with deep meaning, and she curled her lips and smiled, "It saves effort to talk to smart people."
She raised her hand and stroked her belly, "I have been in the palace for many years, but I have never given birth to an heir for Your Majesty. I heard that Miss An has excellent medical skills. Do you know of any way to make me pregnant?"
"I want to check your mother's pulse to see if there is any other way to get her pregnant."
"Then you can take my pulse." Concubine Duan leaned softly and couldn't see clearly the expression in her eyes.
After taking Concubine Duan's pulse, An Ruowan said to Concubine Duan: "Your Majesty's heart is getting more and more congested. I only need to prescribe a few medicines for you. After your Majesty takes them, it will be a matter of time before she becomes pregnant with the dragon heir."
"Yeah?"
Concubine Duan raised her eyebrows slightly, took off the red hairpin on her head, and put it into An Ruowan's hand, "Then you will have to pay more attention in the future and go to the palace more times to meet me."
"Your Majesty's business is my daughter's business." An Ruowan lowered her eyes and complimented Concubine Duan, but in her hand she rejected the pearl hairpin Concubine Duan gave her, "This is too precious, and I cannot accept it."
"I give it to you, just take it. Don't refuse again."
An Ruowan looked at the pearl hairpin in her hand and pursed her lips slightly, "Yes, I thank you, Concubine Duan."
"Yes." Concubine Duan waved her hand, "Please step back, I am also tired."
"yes."
After leaving Duan Concubine's palace, An Ruowan felt relieved. This Duan Concubine was not easy to deal with. She couldn't see through her.
Trying to recall the memories of her previous life, An Ruowan couldn't seem to remember. What was the ending of Concubine Duan?
"Miss! Are you okay?" Caihuan came closer anxiously, fearing that Concubine Duan would be in trouble inside.
