The Hall of Supreme Bliss！
Yu Yao also received a message from Ye Beichen telling her to go back. How could she continue to kneel? She quickly got up from the ground.
Actually, she hadn't been kneeling for that long truly; when no one came by, she would still get up and move around.
Although a bit tired, she didn't really suffer.
But in case others found out, when she left the Buddha Hall, she still walked with a limp.
But no sooner had she taken a couple of steps out of the Buddha Hall than she met Consort Xian coming out to get some fresh air from the side hall.
Consort Xian, with her early entry into the palace and a higher status than Yu Yao, looked down on her without taking her into account.
"Ah, wasn't she the little palace maid from the former Shao Guifei's palace? I remember there was a scar on her face. So she could climb onto the emperor's bed, seduce him to favor her, give her high status. It's indeed good skill."
It's all right with Consort Rou; she is the emperor's true love. Consort Xian can tolerate it as well.
But the woman in front of her is what kind of thing? Just because of her, she dares to sit and stand with herself?"
Yu Yao glanced at Consort Xian with a lack of interest, and said in a indifferent tone, "It is obvious that this palace is not as good as Consort Xian's. Because I have a powerful family background, even if the emperor seldom goes to my Linzhi Palace, I can still maintain my high status."
Consort Xian is not favored by Ye Beichen, and it might take a month or two for her to be granted an audience with the emperor even once.
My current status is all due to my family background behind me.
Consort Xian's face turned ugly instantly upon hearing the woman's insinuation that she is not favored by the emperor. She extended a finger trembling and pointed at Yu Yao.
"You... really are a prostitute..."
She intended to slap her but, upon seeing Fu Gonggong following her out, she managed to suppress the urge.
She quickly retracted her hand and stopped pointing at Yu Yao.
The eunuch did not follow Yu Yao out, but had arranged for the emperor's carriage to go there instead.
She didn't come out until the carriage was arranged.
Consort Xian adjusted her ugly expression and suddenly stepped forward, her body close to Yu Yao, whispering to her.
"In the entire harem, everyone knows that the Empress Dowager Rou is the emperor's heartthrob. What are you? Even with a few days of favor, you don't know who you are. I wonder how you will die in the end."
She looked down on Yu Yao with contempt, took a step back, and widened the distance between them.
Yu Yao coldly looked at Consort Xian, "I am not just any kind of thing. I am the empress who was personally appointed by the emperor. As for whether I will die or not, it is none of your concern, Consort Xian."
Consort Xian's face became even uglier. She glanced at Fu Gonggong who was walking over and didn't say anything else.
She cold-humphed and left with her palace maid, Chenfu.
Fu Gonggong glanced at the back of Consort Xian as she left, but didn't think much about it, assuming that Consort Xian was just talking to Empress Yao before.
Seeing Consort Xian leave, Fu Gonggong quickly walked forward and said with a smile, "Empress Yao, His Majesty has ordered his carriage to be prepared to take you back."
Yu Yao looked at Fu Gonggong, listening to Ye Beichen ordering her to sit in the carriage and return, she was slightly surprised.
To sit in the carriage? That would be great!
Her mood instantly improved.
"Then it's a matter of course for you, Gonggong."
She nodded politely to Fu Gonggong and then turned to leave.
Fu Gonggong smiled and quickly followed.
Yu Yao quickly sat in Ye Beichen's carriage and left, with Fu Gonggong following by her side the whole time.
If someone had not seen Yu Yao get into the carriage, they would not have known that the emperor was on his way.
The consorts waiting in the side hall of Cining Palace instantly knew, and after a brief inquiry.
It was only then that they learned that Empress Yao had been punished to kneel in the Buddha Hall for three hours.
The emperor was concerned about Empress Yao, so he ordered Fu Gonggong to prepare a carriage to take her back.
While the consorts were taking joy in others' misfortunes, they couldn't help but feel envious as well.
Even if she had been punished, as long as she had the emperor's protection, she still looked good.
Now, sitting in the carriage, such honor and grace, who wouldn't be jealous.
"That's the emperor's carriage. How does that prostitute have the right to sit in it?"
Consort Xian stood at the vermilion palace gate, gazing at the carriage slowly moving away, her eyes reddened with jealousy.
Moreover, Fu Gonggong personally escorted her, which made Consort Xian even more jealous.
The other palace concubines naturally envied her, but since they were at Cining Palace, no one dared to speak out.
Not everyone has the strong family background that Consort Xian has to rely on, without having to worry too much.
Although the other concubines envy Yu Yao, they can't help but laugh at the sight of Rou's jokes. These favors were once hers.
Now, they had all become Empress Yao.
It was clear that Consort Rou's favor was much less than before.
Consort Rou ignored the gazes of the other concubines laughing at her.
She just sat quietly in the chair of the side hall of Cining Palace, covering her mouth, with tears rolling down her cheeks.
She wept silently, her expression extremely heartbroken.
Joyful Palace!
Empress Yao had just returned, and the nurse came right away.
At first, when she saw the nurse, she was a bit puzzled.
At first, she was puzzled when she saw the nurse. But after a question, she found out that it was ordered by Ye Beichen.
She was afraid that she would develop some problems with her knees after kneeling in the Buddha Hall for too long.
Knowing it was at Ye Beichen's request, Yu Yao didn't refuse and naturally exposed her knees for the nurse to examine.
She may not have actually kneeled for as long as it seemed. When she was being watched by Qiu MaoMa, she kneeled sincerely, without any falsehood.
Adding to that, her skin was tender, and both her knees were red in color. Some places even had broken skin. It looked truly scary.
The nurse carefully cleaned her wounds and applied medicine, then bandaged them up.
The nurse then gave her a few instructions not to touch water and such, and left.
"Your Highness, your injuries..."
Qing Tan looked at the tightly wrapped knees of the empress, and felt instantly worried.
The Empress Dowager was indeed harsh, punishing the empress with such a long kneeling session.
"I'm fine."
Yu Yao glanced at Qing Tan, then let down her pants leg, and said indifferently.
She had suffered many injuries and shed much blood while exploring the secret realm and killing demon beasts in her previous life.
For her, this was nothing to worry about.
If it weren't for the fear of displeasing Ye Beichen, she might not even want to apply the medicine.
In the evening, after Ye Beichen had dinner, he came to the Joyful Palace in a hurry.
After the palace attendants had left.
"Your Majesty, you have finally come."
Yu Yao walked up to Ye Beichen and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Without Ye Beichen's permission, she had approached and embraced him, which was somewhat improper for a concubine.
But because of the days spent in the Taihe Palace, she had become accustomed to it.
Ye Beichen also liked this very much. He enjoyed the feeling of being relied upon and needed.
"Good girl, let Me see your knees!"
He carried Yu Yao to the bed, crouching down, and naturally lifted her pants leg.
"Don't, Your Majesty, it's so ugly!"
Yu Yao hurriedly tried to stop him, pulling her legs back as well.
It was clearly that she didn't want Ye Beichen to see.
Both her knees were wrapped in bandages, looking puffy and ugly.
Ye Beichen looked at her with a hint of helplessness but did not insist.
She only thought that her knee injury was serious and didn't want to see it herself. In her heart, she felt the more and more tender.
"It's my fault, I made my dearest one suffer."
"It was only a few hours of kneeling. How could it be called suffering?"
"You're so foolish. Why didn't you get up on your own when no one was watching? Why did you just sit there and kneel foolishly?"
"My Lady, I'm just a foolish girl. With my small courage, how dare I get up? I can only be honest and kneel."
"You, you're actually foolishly adorable."
Ye Beichen wrapped her arms around her, looking at the woman in front of him with such a rare sight, his eyes were filled with tenderness.
Whether physically or mentally, she can bring him the ultimate pleasure.
Even, the poison that has tormented him for years was lifted by her.
Where can such a good woman be found?
Ye Beichen felt as if he had found a treasure. He thought he could not go wrong with spoiling her.
Yu Yao just smiled, without saying anything.
She wrapped her hands around him and the two of them hugged tightly together.
