Chapter 33: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Cining Palace!
"Your Highness the Queen Mother, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health and happiness!"

Yu Yao knelt on the ground respectfully and bowed properly to the empress dowager who was sitting on the couch.

Her posture for saluting was very standard, her back was straight, and her face was respectful and pious, for fear that the Queen Mother would find fault with her.

But even so, the Queen Mother still looked at her with a critical eye, "Are you the Emperor's newly conferred Yu?"

"Your Highness, I am your humble servant!"

Yu Yao replied respectfully.

"I heard that you used to be a maid who served the emperor personally?"

The Queen Mother asked again.

There was a fierce look on his face, and he seemed very unhappy.

Yu Yao didn't seem to notice the Queen Mother's displeasure, and still said respectfully: "Your Majesty, yes!"

"bump!"

The Queen Mother slammed the table hard, her expression instantly darkened, anger appeared on her face, and she scolded:
"As a maid serving the emperor, you don't abide by the palace rules, but you dared to seduce the emperor, climb onto the emperor's dragon bed without permission, and even tempted the emperor to give you a high position. You are so bold!"

The Empress Dowager's face was extremely gloomy. The loud noise scared all the servants in the Cining Palace so much that they knelt on the ground with pale faces.

Then, he quietly turned his gaze towards Yu Yao who was kneeling in the center of the hall.

Some people gloated over the misfortune, while others looked reluctant.

If you displease the Queen Mother, your life in the palace will be difficult in the future.

Yu Yao was mentally prepared, so she was not surprised when the Queen Mother got angry.

She just knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "Your Highness, I was originally just a servant. How could I refuse if Your Majesty wants me to sleep with you?"

Seeing the empress dowager looking at her fiercely, Yu Yao continued, "As for the emperor appointing me as his concubine, I had no prior knowledge of it, let alone any seduction!"

"You are such a silver-tongued person. Do you think I will believe your lies?"

The Queen Mother half leaned on the couch, looking down at her with disdain in her eyes.

"Every word I said is true. If the Empress Dowager doesn't believe me, you can ask the Emperor."

Yu Yao was still kneeling on the ground, and she didn't seem to be frightened by the Queen Mother at all. She spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

Although she did know in advance that Ye Beichen would make her a concubine, she thought Ye Beichen would not be stupid enough to tell the empress dowager.

"you…"

The Queen Mother's chest heaved with anger and her face became increasingly gloomy.

"bump!"

He slammed the table again, shaking the teacup on the table, and said angrily: "What a sharp tongue!"

Yu Yao knelt on the ground and said nothing, as if she didn't hear anything.

"Go to the Buddhist temple and kneel there. You are not allowed to get up until you have knelt for two full hours."

The Queen Mother said coldly, not looking at her.

"Yes, Queen Mother!"

Yu Yao responded respectfully, then stood up and knelt in the Buddhist temple.

Just kneel down, it's better than stabbing her with a needle.

Buddhist Hall of Cining Palace.

In the small house, there is a jade statue of Guanyin, with two oil lamps burning on the left and right sides, as well as a cup of tea and several plates of fresh fruits.

There is an incense burner in the middle, with several burning incense sticks in it.

The scent of sandalwood wafts into my nose.

Yu Yao glanced at the cushion on the ground and was about to kneel down.

She saw the cushion under her feet was taken away by Nanny Qiu who came in with her.

"If it's a punishment to kneel, you shouldn't use a futon!"

Nanny Qiu said coldly.

Yu Yao's expression didn't change at all, and she didn't even look at Nanny Qiu. She just knelt straight on the ground.

Nanny Qiu didn't leave either, she just stood there and watched her.

Yu Yao frowned, wondering whether she should announce her pregnancy at this time?
Once her pregnancy is exposed, the Queen Mother will definitely not continue to punish her.

But if she did so, she would have to face the frame-up from the concubines in the various palaces.

The first three months of pregnancy are the most dangerous time. She was only one month pregnant. Although she took the pregnancy-protecting pill, it was not absolutely safe. Thinking of this, she gave up the idea of ​​revealing her pregnancy.

Forget it, let’s just get through the first three months first.

At the same time, Qingtan knew that something bad was going to happen after Yu Yao was taken to the Cining Palace by Nanny Qiu.

He hurried to the imperial study to invite Ye Beichen.

But when Qingtan arrived outside the imperial study, Eunuch Fu told her that the emperor had gone to the military camp and would not return until sunset.

"Eunuch, what should we do? Madam Qiu has taken Madam to the Cining Palace. What if the Queen Mother does something to Madam..."

Qingtan was almost crying with anxiety.

Your Majesty, why is he going to the military camp at this time?

Little did they know that Ye Beichen's sudden visit to the military camp was naturally the Queen Mother's doing, in order to get the Emperor away.

When Eunuch Fu heard this, he knew something was going to happen.

"How about this? We will immediately send someone to the military camp to inform the emperor and see if he can get back in time."

Eunuch Fu thought for a moment and said.

He still had a good impression of Yu Yao and was willing to help.

Qingtan was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, eunuch. Thank you, eunuch!"

Eunuch Fu waved his hand nonchalantly.

Afterwards, he ordered a young eunuch to go to the military camp and inform the emperor of this matter.

Cining Palace!
Yu Yao was still kneeling on the ground, and at first she was able to kneel obediently.

But as time went on, I couldn't stand it anymore. I felt a dull pain in my knees and even my back was sore.

In order to relieve the discomfort, I couldn't help but twist it a few times.

"Please kneel down properly, Madam Yaofei, and stop twisting and turning!"

Aunt Qiu said with a cold face.

Yu Yao rolled her eyes secretly, and looking at Nanny Qiu who was staring at her, she couldn't help but secretly stab the other person's head with her spiritual sense.

Nanny Qiu felt a sudden pain in her head and almost fell to the ground, her face turning pale.

"Ouch, my head, why does it hurt suddenly?"

Nanny Qiu rubbed her temples, her face showing pain.

But I didn’t think much about it. I just thought I was dizzy from standing for too long, or I didn’t sleep well last night.

After all, he is over fifty years old, almost the same age as the empress dowager. It is normal to feel dizzy and have headaches after standing for a long time at this age.

Yu Yao looked at Nanny Qiu rubbing her temples and couldn't help but smile secretly, and the depression in her heart was relieved a lot.

Nanny Qiu looked at Yu Yao, thinking that there would be palace maids coming to the Buddhist temple to check on it often.

I felt that there was no need to keep staring at her, so I left quickly.

"Oh, my old bones, I am really old!"

After Nanny Qiu walked out of the Buddhist hall, Yu Yao could still vaguely hear Nanny Qiu's voice coming in.

She smiled again, and seeing that there was no one in the Buddhist hall, she got up from the ground.

Rub your arms and legs, or give your back a few taps.

When her physical discomfort eased, she pulled out a cushion from the corner of the Buddhist hall and sat on it.

Thinking about what happened today, I still feel depressed.

She had never offended the Queen Mother, so a scolding would have been fine, but she was also punished to kneel. How could she not retaliate properly?
She closed her eyes, and her spiritual awareness instantly spread out, covering the entire Cining Palace in a blink of an eye.

His spiritual sense searched all the way and soon found the empress dowager who was half-lying on the soft couch in the bedroom resting.

Yu Yao sneered, condensed her consciousness into a needle, and stabbed it fiercely towards the empress dowager's head.

"what…"

The empress dowager, who was taking a nap on the couch, suddenly opened her eyes and let out a very sharp scream.

The Queen Mother got up too quickly and had a terrible headache. She wasn't paying attention and fell off the couch.

"Crack!" The sound of bones breaking.

But the Queen Mother accidentally broke her leg.

(End of this chapter)