jdhmnovel Chapter 654 The plot is reversed
Chapter 654 The plot is reversed
Nian Susu has not yet thought about how to deal with Shen Xinran. After all, she is Shen Qiyuan's daughter. She can neither offend her nor let the concubines in the harem think that she is doing nothing. This is really a dilemma.
At this moment, the person behind him uttered a weak voice: "Empress..."
Xihua immediately rushed to the bedside and helped Lin Jiayao up, who had just woken up. She couldn't help but shed tears. Xihua wanted to tell her the good news, but because there were so many people present, she held back.
Xihua could not hide the joy on her face, but Lin Jiayao's face was as pale as paper and her expression was very resistant. She avoided Xihua's hand and got off the bed by herself. The latter was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the young lady didn't let her help.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Nian Susu immediately stood up and went over to support her, "Mr. Lin, there is no need to be so polite. Since you are sick, just lie down in bed and don't worry about those empty formalities."
After hearing this, Lin Jiayao was willing to lie back down. Xihua brought a soft pillow for her to lean her back against, half leaning on the bed.
Lin Jiayao glanced at Shen Xinran who was crying bitterly, with an unclear emotion in her eyes.
"Cough cough cough..."
"My lady, it is my fault. Please do not punish Shen Baolin."
When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned, especially Xihua, whose expression was as if she had been struck by lightning.
What happened? A plot twist?
Shen Xinran was confused for a moment: What was Lin Jiayao going to do? Was this a new trap?
She would not express any thoughts when Lin Jiayao revealed her purpose.
She lowered her eyes again and pricked up her ears, waiting for what was to come.
Nian Susu raised his eyebrows and complained inwardly: Is she going to backstab the little palace maid who is trying to seek justice for her?
Lin Jiayao's voice was hollow, but her words dealt a heavy blow to her servants: "I took the initiative to give the ice to Shen Baolin. I thought I couldn't use the gift from the Queen, so I gave it to Shen Baolin. I hope the Queen will forgive me."
Everyone in the Risen Palace knew how Shen Xinran had bullied Lin Jiayao, and that made their lives as slaves difficult. Now that someone wanted to stand up for her, she turned around and defended the people who bullied them. Anyone who heard this would be furious.
Nian Susu actually did not agree with her approach. Shen Xinran was a complete villain. No matter how good you were to her, she would not miss you. Instead, she would think you were a soft persimmon and easier to control.
Not only will it fail to influence the bad guys, but it will also make the palace servants who follow her loyally feel disheartened. The gain will not outweigh the loss. This can be seen from Xihua's bloodshot expression.
Lin Jiayao said so, and Shen Xinran was so anxious that she knelt forward to defend herself, "Your Majesty, please see, I am innocent!" She changed her temper faster than turning the pages of a book.
Nian Susu closed his eyes helplessly. Now that things had come to this, there was no point in worrying about who was right or wrong.
"Since it's just a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly."
Xihua didn't understand why it ended up being a "misunderstanding".
Nian Susu saw a hint of pride in Shen Xinran's pitiful expression. She didn't want to meddle in other people's business and respected their fate, but she couldn't bear it any longer, so she said indirectly, "We are all sisters in the harem. Our most important task is to serve the emperor wholeheartedly. Don't think of anything else."
"If this happens again in the future, please find out and report it to me."
"Yes."
Nian Susu took Zhihua away.
As soon as Nian Susu left, Shen Xinran stood up with the help of Zhu Yuan, with tears in her eyes, but her eyes were fierce. She glared at the weak Lin Jiayao on the bed and pressed forward step by step.
Xihua subconsciously stood in front of her master.
Shen Xinran walked to the bedside, sneered and pushed Xihua away. Xihua was petite and fell to the ground after being pushed by her.
"what--"
The remaining few palace servants wanted to surround Shen Xinran in order to protect Lin Jiayao, but no one knew what she would do.
"Who dares!" Shen Xinran shouted angrily and drove them away.
Zhu Yuan cursed: "You little dog slave, are you going to die? Anyone who dares to offend Shen Baolin will be beheaded!"
Now no one dared to approach her.
Lin Jiayao: "Ahem... Shen Baolin, what are you going to do?"
Deep down, she was afraid of Shen Xinran because she grew up under the oppression of her sister and aunt. Once she met someone stronger than her, she would only try to please and pretend to be weak to survive, just like how she flattered her aunt at home.
Just now, she chose to help Shen Xinran get away with her crime, hoping that she would remember her kindness and stop targeting her. But now it seems that the other party does not appreciate it and is even more angry.
"Shen Baolin, I didn't expose you in front of the Queen just now because we two sisters live under the same roof, so we will see each other sooner or later..."
Before she could finish her words, Shen Xinran interrupted her with a mocking tone: "Sister? Who is your sister? How dare you, a bastard, compare yourself to me?"
She rolled her eyes and said, "When I sleep with you and get promoted, the first thing I will do is to teach you a lesson, you ignorant little bitch."
After scolding, Shen Xinran felt much better and left with Zhu Yuan in a triumphant manner.
Lin Jiayao, who was lying on the bed, already had a bad complexion, and after being scolded by her, she almost fainted again.
Although she was a concubine's daughter, she had never been scolded with such vulgar words. Shen Xinran was a lady from an aristocratic family, but she kept using vulgar words, which made Lin Jiayao feel ashamed and angry.
Xihua got up from the ground. She didn't care about the pain in her body. She sat down beside the bed to comfort the physically and mentally damaged Lin Jiayao. However, she was still confused and unwilling to accept it. She cried and said, "My lady, if you hadn't spoken up for Shen Baolin just now, the Queen would have punished her. Why would you have to endure her scolding?"
Lin Jiayao closed her eyes tiredly and sighed, "If we offend her today, we will have no good days in the future."
"The Queen can punish her once, twice... not every time there is sufficient evidence to convict her. Just like this time, as long as she insists that the ice was sent by me, how can I prove myself?"
"It would do me no good to anger her, except to make her hate me more."
"Even if the Queen punishes her today, it will only be a deduction of her monthly salary and confinement for a few days. This is only a temporary solution, not a permanent one..."
Xihua admitted that what she said made some sense, but she still refused to accept it...
Lin Jiayao was tired and didn't want to discuss this fruitless issue anymore, so she lay flat on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Xihua sighed, shook her head, exchanged a look of "hateful to see one's friend fail to live up to his expectations" with the palace servants in the hall, and retreated quietly.
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Mingde Hall.
"Your Majesty, all the candidates who passed the joint examination have arrived in Shengjing and are now staying at the Qingfeng Inn. When will the palace examination be arranged?" Yang Liuliang stood in the center of the hall with a serious face.
At this point, he had spent a quarter of an hour discussing with the emperor how to solve the problems that arose during the examination to ensure that they would not happen again in the future.