Ye Yao Di saw Yi Zuo's confusion and frowned, "Do you remember what I told you before? Your task is to serve the Consort well, and think about nothing else."
Yi Zuo knew he was reminding her not to tell the Consort about his daily visits, and quickly bowed, saying, "Yes."
Ye Yao Di's gaze returned to the room where the candles had been extinguished. After watching for a moment, he turned and left.
Yi Zuo knelt on the ground, waiting for him to leave before getting up, and shook her head as she watched Ye Yao Di's retreating back.
Why must His Majesty suffer like this?
Why couldn't anything be made clear?
If he suffers like this, wouldn't the Consort also suffer?
In the end, this would only hurt two people.
A shadow flickered in the darkness.
Yi Zuo caught sight of it and immediately became vigilant, "Who is it?"
She quickened her pace to chase after it, but the figure flashed by.
Yi Zuo couldn't catch them, "Did I see things?"
She rubbed the back of her head, suspecting she was hallucinating, and eventually didn't dwell on it, turning back.
Not long after she left, a small eunuch emerged from the shadows, rushing back to Ting Bao Pavilion to report.
Upon learning of this matter, Wang Xi Ting's resolve to eliminate Liu Lan Xue grew even stronger.
The next day, after Wang Xi Ting's period of self-reflection ended.
She led her servants in a grand procession towards the cold palace.
This time, Wang Xi Ting was smarter. Before going to the cold palace, she first dispatched people to guard the area, forbidding anyone from reporting to Wang Xi Ting.
At this moment, Liu Lan Xue had just woken up and was eating.
Wang Xi Ting barged in aggressively.
Yi Zuo and Yi You were no strangers to this scene. Upon seeing Wang Xi Ting arrive, they immediately blocked the doorway, preventing them from entering.
Wang Xi Ting was determined to deal with Liu Lan Xue this time. Without a word, she directly ordered her people to restrain Yi Zuo and Yi You.
A group of people surged forward, intending to attack Yi Zuo and Yi You.
Yi Zuo and Yi You became entangled with them.
Wang Xi Ting took advantage of this opportunity to slip into the room alone, and her servants closed the door from the outside.
Liu Lan Xue was leaning against the bed, drinking porridge. Hearing the commotion outside, she knew something had happened and instinctively wanted to get up and check.
Wang Xi Ting rushed in first, strode to the bedside, and knocked the bowl from Liu Lan Xue's hand to the ground.
Liu Lan Xue was startled, a look of confusion flashing across her pale face due to her illness.
She had never met Wang Xi Ting before and did not understand why this person had suddenly become so aggressive.
"Who are you? Why are you here to cause trouble for me?"
Liu Lan Xue guessed that she must be someone from the harem, but because she had been in a daze from poisoning before, and was now recovered, she had not had any dealings with anyone in the harem.
Therefore, she couldn't figure out which Consort was standing before her.
"Liu Lan Xue, you slut, you still pretend to be innocent in front of me? What do you think you are? You've already been banished to the cold palace, and you still want to seduce His Majesty?"
Wang Xi Ting stared at her furiously, especially when she noticed that even though Liu Lan Xue was older than her, she was still a beauty with unparalleled grace, which made her even more enraged.
Seeing this slut's seductive appearance, it was clear she was born to seduce men. How shameless!
A flicker of confusion crossed Liu Lan Xue's eyes, "What?"
What was wrong with this woman? Even if it was about vying for favor, she shouldn't be throwing her weight around here.
Speaking of seducing His Majesty, shouldn't that be said to other women in the harem?
She was currently in the cold palace and had never even seen His Majesty, let alone seduced him?
"You're still pretending? Do you really think I don't know? Ever since you were sent to the cold palace, His Majesty has come to see you every night. You must have given His Majesty some love potion!"
"Otherwise, how could His Majesty abandon beautiful women to embrace and come to this godforsaken place to freeze every night?"
Moreover, the servants had reported that His Majesty only watched from afar, and didn't even enter the door!
Such a thing, let alone for an emperor, even ordinary commoners wouldn't do this for a woman, would they?
If someone said Liu Lan Xue hadn't drugged His Majesty, who would believe it?!
Liu Lan Xue's heart trembled upon hearing this, her eyes filled with disbelief, "What did you say?"
His Majesty came every night?
Then why had she never seen him?
Had he been guarding her outside all along?
Why... why would he do such a thing?
Liu Lan Xue couldn't understand, her lips pursed in a complex frown.
Seeing her like this, Wang Xi Ting became even more furious, "Damn slut, what kind of expression is that? Are you showing off to me?"
Liu Lan Xue looked up at her, frowning with displeasure, somewhat unable to comprehend this woman's thought process, as she hadn't said anything from beginning to end.
"Consort!" Yi Zuo's voice came from outside the courtyard.
Liu Lan Xue struggled to get up, "No matter what you want to do, it has nothing to do with the servants. Tell your people to stop."
"Slut, you are not qualified to order me!" Wang Xi Ting raised her hand and slapped her fiercely.
Outside the courtyard, Yi Zuo saw Wang Xi Ting about to strike through the window and kicked away the two servants pinning her with all her might.
But soon, more people surged forward, leaving them no time to focus.
Just as Yi Zuo and Yi You were in a difficult situation.
Suddenly, a powerful and stern shout came, "Stop, what are you doing!"
Everyone stopped their actions and turned to look.
Ye Yao Di entered from outside, his face dark and angry, "Who allowed you to come here? Are you all ignoring my words?"
He had clearly instructed earlier that no one was allowed to disturb her. Did these people not want to live?
The servants were surprised by Ye Yao Di's sudden arrival and all fell to their knees in fear.
Yi Zuo, ignoring why the Emperor had come during the day, quickly said, "Your Majesty, please quickly check on Consort Liang. Consort Ting is about to torture her."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yao Di couldn't think of anything else. His expression changed drastically, and he rushed into the room.
He pushed the door open with a bang.
'Slap!'
The sound of a slap suddenly rang out.
Ye Yao Di felt his heart clench, and his legs felt as if they were nailed to the ground.
On the bed, Liu Lan Xue's face was turned to the side by the slap, and soon her left cheek turned red, swelling up in a moment, showing the ruthlessness of Wang Xi Ting's blow.
Seeing her injured, Ye Yao Di's whole body burned.
It seemed as if this slap had not landed on Liu Lan Xue, but on his own face.
"Wang Xi Ting!" He finally recovered from his shock, and a wave of intense anger surged through him.
The two women in the inner room looked up simultaneously upon hearing the sound.
Wang Xi Ting was startled to see Ye Yao Di and stared in disbelief, "Your Majesty?"
Wasn't it said that His Majesty usually only came at night? Why was he here in broad daylight today?
Did someone report to His Majesty?
This was impossible!
She had clearly told her servants to guard the cold palace before coming and not to let anyone report to His Majesty.
In fact, it wasn't that the servants had been negligent. Ye Yao Di did usually only come at night, and his visit today was purely coincidental.
He had learned that Liu Lan Xue was ill the day before, and even during court, he was distracted and couldn't even look at the memorials.
So, he thought he would sneak a look at Liu Lan Xue, but he didn't expect to encounter such a situation.
However, it was fortunate that he had come on impulse, otherwise, Liu Lan Xue might have suffered more than just this one slap today.
"Bitch!" Ye Yao Di strode over, raised his hand, and slapped Wang Xi Ting fiercely.
'Slap'
This slap was much more ruthless than the one Wang Xi Ting had delivered.