Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

Shengxia sat there for a while before getting up and leaving.

This woman always cries for no reason, which is really annoying.

Instead of enduring her tears here, it would be better to go out for a walk and ask other people for some information.

Sure enough, after a stroll, Shengxia heard a lot of interesting news.

Unexpectedly, this Li Yaoer was actually bought by Li Jin's wife from outside! Did the emperor know about this? How could a woman with such an unclear background be accepted into the palace as a concubine?

In this way, the queen would have enough reason to expel her from the palace!

Thinking of this, Shengxia happily decided to go to where the queen was and tell her the good news.

As she was on her way, she saw two maids chattering beside the rockery in front of her.

Shengxia naturally went over to hide and listen. She loved eavesdropping the most.

The Queen allowed it, so you can't blame her, hehe.

The two maids, who were about sixteen or seventeen years old, thought they would not be discovered if they hid behind the pillars, so they began to discuss loudly and unscrupulously.

One of the maids said enviously: "This Li Yaoer is so lucky!"

Another maid echoed, "That's right. She was pushed into the river by her mother and almost died. Unexpectedly, she won the emperor's favor because of this."

The first maid continued, "However, I heard that Lord Li Jin seemed to be very kind to her and even pleaded with the emperor, hoping to let her return to the palace."

The second maid guessed: "Maybe men are more compassionate to the weak. Otherwise, why would the emperor choose her instead of others?"

The first maid thought about it and nodded in agreement, but then raised a question: "Could it be that the emperor saw Li Yao'er's miserable life and felt pity for her, and was worried that she would be bullied by Madam Li again after returning to the palace, so he kept her in the palace? Maybe the emperor did not intend to make her a concubine, but just out of sympathy and protection? After all, we know very little about her life experience."

The second maid smiled and shook her head, thinking that the other party was too naive: "You, you think too much! Once a man likes a woman, he will not consider so much. What's more, the emperor is the son of heaven. Does he need to find any excuses for wanting a woman? If the emperor doesn't like her, why does he place her in Lanting Palace? It is the place closest to the emperor's study. It is obviously a deliberate arrangement."

Sheng Xia paused for a moment after hearing this: "Yeah, why didn't I think of this? Your Majesty is going too far!"

"Also, the Emperor had someone send the Empress's favorite set of jewelry to Li Yao'er. If he had no feelings for her, would he have given it to her? This is an honor that no one has ever received! It shows that Li Yao'er holds a special position in the Emperor's heart."

After the maid finished speaking, she sighed and expressed envy: "Li Yao'er is so lucky. Why weren't we bought by rich people when we were young?"

Another maid hurriedly said: "This is all fate!"

"Alas, we servants can only envy, envy and hate here." The first maid shook her head and said helplessly.

"But Li Yaoer is beautiful and smart. You and I can't compare to her." The maid next to her laughed.

"Humph, you are only helping others to become more ambitious and destroying your own prestige!" The first maid rolled her eyes at her. "Although we are not as good as Li Yao'er, we also serve our masters wholeheartedly. Besides, our lives are not bad now. We have food and drink, and we don't have to suffer."

"That's true." The second maid nodded, "Compared to those who don't have enough food or warm clothes, we are already very lucky. Moreover, as long as we do our job well, maybe one day we can get rewards from our masters."

"Yes, you are right." The first maid's eyes flashed with hope, "As long as we work hard, we will live a good life one day."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard footsteps. They quickly stood up and bowed their heads.

It turned out that a group of palace maids were passing by. Seeing them, one of them asked curiously, "What were you talking about just now? You looked so happy."

"To answer your question, sister, we were just chatting about some trivial matters." The first maid replied respectfully.

"Oh, I see." The palace maid nodded, then continued walking forward with the other palace maids.

Watching their receding backs, the first maid breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Luckily we weren't discovered chatting away."

"Yes, we must be more careful next time." The second maid was also a little scared, "If the masters find out, it will be terrible."

"Well, let's go back to work." The first maid pulled the second maid back, "Otherwise we'll get scolded again."

So the two maids left in a hurry, leaving a field of fallen leaves floating in the wind.

Shengxia waited until they left before she stepped out from behind the tree with a dark face.

There were actually the queen's jewelry in Li Yaoer's room? This ignited her anger.

How could the emperor be so excessive?

Li Yaoer is the same, she dares to take anything! She hasn't been officially taken into the harem yet!

Li Yaoer, the daughter of a mere seventh-rank official, is so bold and presumptuous!

Shengxia was furious and walked towards Lanting Palace with a menacing momentum. Her face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

Arriving at the gate of Lanting Palace, Shengxia rushed in regardless of the palace maids' attempts to stop her.

"Li Yaoer, come out here!" Shengxia's voice was sharp and angry.

Li Yaoer was drinking ginger tea given by the maid in the house. She was startled when she heard Shengxia's roar. She quickly got up and walked out of the house.

"What's wrong with you, sister? Why are you so angry?" Li Yaoer asked with forced calmness.

Shengxia saw the jewelry on Li Yaoer's head and pointed at it angrily, "How dare you hide the queen's jewelry? Do you know that this is a capital crime?"

Li Yaoer's face turned pale in an instant: "Sister, please don't misunderstand me. I don't know where this jewelry came from."

Shengxia turned around and said to the palace maid behind her, "Go, search for all the jewelry on her head and in the room."

Who knows, there might be other queens’ jewelry too!

The palace maids immediately rushed into the room, and soon came out with a pile of jewelry.

Sheng Xia looked at the jewelry, and her anger grew even more intense. "Li Yao'er, do you have anything else to say?"

These are basically all Queen's!

Li Yaoer was already panicking at this time. She fell to her knees and cried, "Sister, I really don't know what happened to these jewelry. Someone must have put them here on purpose to frame me."

Sheng Xia was unmoved. She looked at Li Yao'er coldly and said, "Do you think I will believe you? I will report today's incident to the Queen and let her deal with you."

After saying that, Shengxia took the jewelry and turned around and left Lanting Palace.

Li Yaoer collapsed on the ground, her eyes filled with fear and despair.