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I did not kneel.
He Youxian slapped me across the face.
In front of many Eunuchs, she hurled numerous insults at me.
It was nothing more than the fact that I had once fought tooth and nail to be her substitute, and now I was stripped of all dignity, allowing myself to be bullied.
I coldly watched her rant.
Inside, I scoffed.
The victors and the vanquished were playing their roles to perfection at this moment.
When I married Gao Huan, my father was the Right Chancellor in court.
Now, my father has passed away, and my brother has been disgraced and exiled.
The the He Family, on the other hand, is thriving.
When He Youxian was betrothed to Gao Huan, her family's highest official position was that of Deputy Minister of War.
Now, his elder brother is a General stationed at the border, holding half of Da Sheng's military power.
Gao Huan arrived late.
As he stepped through the palace gates, He Youxian's hand had just fallen from striking me.
He immediately picked it up gently.
Carefully placing it by his lips to warm it with his breath, he said, "Why should a lowly person like me make Xian'er so angry?"
His gaze swept over me, instantly filled with disdain and coldness: "Someone take Yu Concubine away and give her twenty lashes, demoting her to a maid."
The corner of He Youxian's mouth curled into a smile as she nestled against Gao Huan.
"Twenty lashes would surely kill my sister; who would I talk to then?"
Gao Huan quickly changed his tune, reducing the punishment by half.
Then he coaxed her: "I keep this lowly person around just for Xian'er to play with; whatever she wants to do in the future will be up to Xian'er."
He Youxian raised an eyebrow, her voice filled with laughter: "Sovereign, are you serious?"
"Your Majesty Does Not Joke, of course it's true."
Her eyes darted around for a moment.
Suddenly, they fixed on me.
"Just now, Sovereign said she is a maid, so why not come to my palace to serve?"
Everyone knew.
Serving was a pretense.
Humiliation was the reality.
Until late at night, Gao Huan was sent out of the palace by He Youxian.
The Eunuch was also dismissed.
She slowly walked up to me.
As she crouched down, I saw a particularly bright light in her eyes, reflecting the flames of the dragon and phoenix candles in the room.
She stared at me for a long time, then suddenly pulled me into her embrace: "Sister..."
Her arm pressed against the injury on my back.
I couldn't help but hiss in pain.
She immediately withdrew her hand.
Turning to find medicine, I called out to her: "It's fine, A Xian. Using medicine will only reveal my injury."
Tears streamed down her cheeks, dripping onto the red undergarment and soaking a patch.
"But this way, Sister is in too much pain."
I smiled at her: "It doesn't hurt. Just seeing you makes it all better. You've suffered so much; this is nothing compared to that."
She held me close, softly sobbing.
We have always been friends and have never grown distant because of Gao Huan.
Her return to the court is not meant to suppress me, but rather to join forces with me to bring down Gao Huan.
Over the years, this Dog Emperor has killed too many of our relatives in his quest for power.
I am still worried about the children.
I hurriedly asked her, "How are Chang'er and Ai'er?"
"They have safely left the palace. The Dog Emperor has sent people to watch them, and our people haven't approached, but sister, rest assured, they will not suffer."
The frustration I had been holding in finally eased a bit.
Gao Huan is a malicious and extremely suspicious person.
I have done everything I can to protect these two children.
Other concubines don’t even have the chance to become pregnant.
I cannot speak much with A Xian.
I quickly let my hair down and, covered in blood, left her palace.
I returned to the quarters where the maids lived.
On my designated bed, the quilt was soaked into a lump, the pillow torn on the floor, and some foul-smelling things were scattered everywhere.
A few maids looked at me sideways, their disdain clearly telling me:
Although we are all servants, they now consider themselves above me.
I merely glanced at each of them.
Then I pulled a maid's quilt from beside me and climbed onto her bed.
They probably didn't expect me to do this.
They were stunned for a moment before rushing at me, trying to pull me down.
I quickly drew a dagger from my sleeve and pressed it against the neck of the nearest maid.
With a stern expression, she said, "If you want to die, step forward."
They stepped back.
In the end, the three of them squeezed onto two beds to sleep.
But early the next morning, they all went to complain to the housekeeper.
Today is A Xian's Coronation Ceremony.
She went to the front hall early in the morning.
The Housekeeper Matron pulled me into an empty hall, holding a whip.
"Did you think you were the queen?"
"Crack!"
She said one thing and struck once.
Each lash was delivered with all her strength.
I remained silent.
I let her vent her anger.
Without enduring hardship, how can one grow?
If I submit too quickly, Gao Huan will only suspect me of colluding with A Xian.
Just as the matron had struck me over a dozen times, I suddenly heard someone speaking outside.
"The Crown Prince and the Princess have already been executed."
"The Emperor said, What is there to fear? Neither family can be trusted..."
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