"Your Majesty, it was all my fault before. I was stupid and said the wrong thing. Please give me another chance!"

Chuntao cried like a pear blossom in the rain, and her tears slid down her powdered cheeks, leaving a funny tear mark.

Shen Qingyan frowned slightly and watched her cry indifferently, even a little impatient.

Chuntao cried for a long time and found that Shen Qingyan did not forgive her out of tenderness as she had done before and did not help her up with her own hands.

She raised her eyes quietly and met Shen Qingyan's eyes that were as cold as frost, and she couldn't help but tremble.

What happened to you, Madam? Why is it different from before?

She looked at Qingmei who was looking at her coldly, and understood.

It must be that bitch Qingmei who said something that caused the Empress to feel alienated from her.

So she mustered up her courage and cried again, "My Lady, I know some people dislike me and have gossiped about me, but you know that I am loyal to you!"

"Ha~"

A mocking sneer made Chuntao's heart sink.

"Chun Tao, your loyalty is to monitor me at all times so that you can pass on my movements to the Second Madam of the Shen Family?"

"Or are you relying on my indulgence and trust in you to bully others?"

"Or maybe you have a secret crush on Gu Chen'an and are encouraging me to have an affair with him so that you can ascend to the throne?"

Every word Shen Qingyan said was like a sharp knife, stabbing Chuntao's heart, making her face gradually turn pale.

How could the Queen know this? No, she couldn't have known this, it must have been Qingmei!

Chun Tao crawled forward on her knees and said loudly, "My queen, it was Qing Mei who said that, right? This is absolutely slander. She is jealous of your love for me, so she deliberately slandered me. My queen, you must not believe her!"

Qingmei was anxious, "You are talking nonsense!"

If Shen Qingyan hadn't said anything, she would have wanted to slap Chuntao's face again.

Chuntao ignored her and spoke to Shen Qingyan in a wronged tone.

"My lady, how could I possibly do such a thing? I have been with you since I was a child. You know me best!"

Shen Qingyan sneered in her heart. It was because you had been by her side since she was a child that she trusted you unconditionally in her previous life. She just thought you were a little more lively and didn't have any bad intentions.

Being blind in the previous life doesn’t mean you can’t see in this life.

Just when Chuntao was about to pull Shen Qingyan's skirt and continue crying, Shen Qingyan took action.

To be exact, it was a kick.

She kicked Chuntao hard in the chest with her foot.

"Ah! Ahhh!"

Chuntao first cried out in pain, and then found that her whole body was flying into the air and falling straight towards the opposite wall.

With a loud bang, Chuntao rolled down the wall to the ground like a kite with a broken string, and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Even though her whole body was falling apart in pain, she still stared at Shen Qingyan with wide eyes in disbelief.

She opened her mouth to say something, but as soon as she did so, blood gushed out and she could only stare in despair.

When the servants in the room saw this scene, they were immediately horrified, and some of the timid ones began to tremble.

In response to this, Shen Qingyan just drank her tea indifferently and calmly, as if the person spitting blood in front of her did not exist.

"Qingmei, call all the servants from Yuxuan Courtyard over here."

"Yes, ma'am."

Soon, maids of all ranks, as well as cooks and servants from Yuxuan Courtyard, came.

Looking at Chuntao lying half-dead on the ground, everyone was terrified but did not dare to ask any more questions.

Shen Qingyan said nothing, just drank her tea leisurely, letting everyone appreciate Chuntao's miserable condition. After an incense stick of time, she spoke indifferently.

"Have you seen the consequences of betraying me?"

Such casual words made people feel cold on their backs. They suddenly found that the princess in front of them seemed different from before.

She was no longer spoiled and willful, no longer making a fuss, but instead became extremely cold and indifferent, looking at them with sharp and intimidating eyes.

"I see." Everyone responded.

"Since you have seen it, I will make it clear to prevent some people from having bad intentions and always thinking of betraying the master for glory."

"Anyone who dares to be disloyal, bully others, and be vain and greedy will be beaten to death."

Shen Qingyan slowly stood up and walked down the stairs, like a banished immortal, or like a female Rakshasa walking out of hell, a very sharp contrast.

She raised her foot and stepped hard on Chuntao's chest.

"puff!"

This seemingly light kick seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, causing Chuntao to spit out another mouthful of blood.

A few drops splashed onto Shen Qingyan's hands. She wiped them slowly with a soft handkerchief, sweeping a cold look at everyone.

"Why, you didn't understand?"

Qingmei reacted very quickly and knelt down immediately.

"I swear to be loyal to the princess till death!"

The others recovered from their panic and quickly knelt down to show their loyalty.

"I swear to be loyal to the princess till death!"

Shen Qingyan nodded with satisfaction and casually threw the blood-stained handkerchief on Chuntao with a calm tone.

"Clean this place up."

"Yes."

Qingmei glanced at the half-dead Chuntao and was unsure of Shen Qingyan's thoughts.

After all, Chuntao was once her most trusted maid...

"My Lady, how should we deal with Chuntao?"

Shen Qingyan opened her red lips and uttered one word: "Kill."

Such a troublesome maid, isn't she like Gu Chenan, whose status is special and cannot be killed in a short time? Shouldn't she be kept for the New Year?

There was a flash of surprise in Qingmei's eyes, and then she immediately responded "yes".

Ever since the Empress woke up from hanging herself, things have really changed.

In the evening, after Gu Beihuai returned home, someone reported to him everything that had happened in Yuxuan Courtyard.

"She killed the maid she trusted the most?"

Shuo Feng said respectfully, "That's what the princess did. I saw with my own eyes that the servants in the mansion threw the person into the mass grave."

Gu Beihuai's eyes were deep as he played with the jade pendant in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shuo Feng said boldly: "Your Majesty, the queen has changed a lot now. I think she has really changed her personality and wants to be with you..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Beihuai's cold gaze swept over like a cold arrow.

"Shuofeng, you've become more courageous recently. Is it possible that the punishment you received yesterday was not enough?"

Shufeng's waist and hips suddenly tightened. His injuries were still very painful, but he must not get any new injuries!

So he knelt down and apologized.

"I just made a mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Gu Beihuai stood up and walked past him, saying coldly: "If there is a next time, I will make sure you never have the chance to lose your words again."

Shufeng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and even his tongue felt a little cold.

In order to save his tongue, he should speak less in the future.

Gu Beihuai walked out of Qingyue Courtyard and told himself that he was just going to the training ground in the palace to watch the soldiers training, but his feet seemed to be out of control and he unknowingly walked to the gate of Yuxuan Courtyard.

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