Hearing this, Wen Ruxue had no choice but to swallow her resentment once again. She always remembered this woman's identity. One day, she would surely replace her completely and ascend to that position!
Then, Wen Ruxue forced a smile and squeezed out respectful words through gritted teeth.
"Sister is right. It's all my fault for overstepping my bounds. Please forgive me, Empress Sister. It's just that I saw the delicate pastries in your hand, Sister. Could you let me have a taste and broaden my horizons?"
Pastries? Have a taste? Did she really think she was stupid?
As someone who had read the entire script, Tang Youyou knew Wen Ruxue's tricks like the back of her hand. As soon as Wen Ruxue lifted her big behind, she knew what this person was up to.
Tang Youyou gave a faint smile, raised her eyes to meet this person's gaze, and said generously, "Since you want to eat, Sister, then go ahead. Otherwise, it would seem that I'm being petty."
Rebuffed like this, Wen Ruxue immediately blushed with anger. But after a moment, she endured the humiliation and picked up a pastry from the plate. After just a small bite, this person fell to the ground unconscious.
Seeing this, Yue Fusheng at the door thought Tang Youyou had finally come to her senses. He immediately closed the main hall door and trotted over to Tang Youyou. The next moment, he took out the dagger in his hand and looked at Tang Youyou.
"Miss, just give the order. Should I kill or cut?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou stared at him with big, confused eyes and said in a daze, "Who said I wanted to kill her?"
"Then..."
"I just want to send her to Rong Xun's bed so that the two of them can finally be together."
There was great confusion in Yue Fusheng's small eyes. He was even puzzled, bewildered, and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought!
He stared directly at Tang Youyou and then reached out to knock on this person's head. It seemed normal enough? But why was her train of thought so against human nature? Didn't all women like to compete for favor?
Seeing his reaction, Tang Youyou slapped away his hand that was reaching out again and said calmly, "You'd better think about where to hide this person."
After being reminded, Yue Fusheng finally came to his senses. He waved his big hand, tied the person on the ground into a cocoon-like shape, and threw her into the wardrobe.
After finishing, he didn't forget to clap his hands. With a smug smile on his face, he looked at Tang Youyou. "Miss, did I do a good job?"
Seeing his look, Tang Youyou pinched her throat in an annoying way and said, "Very good. You're even more efficient than the bandits and hooligans in the mountains."
His face immediately darkened, and then he quietly withdrew from the main hall.
It was afternoon at this moment, and Tang Youyou was extremely sleepy. Then she lay back on the couch and fell into a deep sleep.
When night fell, a shrill voice at the door startled her awake from the bed.
"His Majesty the Emperor is coming."
Then, the door of the main hall was opened, and Rong Xun strode in.
Seeing Tang Youyou with a sleepy face, there was only tenderness in his eyes and eyebrows. "Did the Empress just wake up? Or are you still sleepy?"
Tang Youyou stretched and then gently rubbed her sleepy eyes with her fair little hands.
"I just woke up."
Then, Rong Xun walked towards her. This made the last bit of Tang Youyou's sleepiness disappear.
"What... what are you coming for!"
Before Rong Xun could speak, there was a panicked noise from the maids at the door. Then, the maid crawled into the Cool Palace. Looking at Rong Xun, who was frowning, she cried loudly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the young mistress disappeared this afternoon. Until now, this servant hasn't been able to find out where the young mistress has gone..."
Hearing this, Rong Xun was slightly stunned. Then he looked at Tang Youyou, who was smiling wickedly behind him. He seemed to have an answer in his heart.
"You'er, is this matter related to you?"
Tang Youyou gave another evil smile. She walked to the desk, picked up that familiar plate of pastries, and walked towards Rong Xun. She said softly, "Your Majesty has misunderstood You'er. You'er only met Miss Wen this afternoon. However, she was in a hurry to leave at that time, so You'er didn't try to keep her."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the maid on the ground. The maid was so scared that she took several steps back. Rong Xun saw all her small actions clearly.
He looked at the plate and saw a pastry with a missing corner. His sword-shaped eyebrows twitched slightly, and he said with a bit of amusement, "You'er, it seems that you didn't eat this pastry on the plate, right?"
Hearing what he said, Tang Youyou noticed the missing corner of the pastry. No wonder he remained unmoved. It seemed that this old fox had discovered something.
Tang Youyou turned her head and gave another faint smile. "I took a small bite just now and found it too greasy, so I put it on the plate and forgot about it. If Your Majesty dislikes it..."
Before she could finish speaking, Rong Xun picked up the pastry on the plate and took a bite.
After just a moment, he began to feel drowsy. Tang Youyou grabbed the half-eaten pastry on the plate and ate it up in the blink of an eye.
This scene instantly stunned Rong Xun.
"You'er, what are you doing..."
The next moment, this person finally closed his eyes completely. Looking at Rong Xun lying on the bed, Tang Youyou waved to Yue Fusheng at the door, indicating for him to carry out the person in the wardrobe.
Yue Fusheng had a gloomy face, but he did as she asked. Soon, these two sleepy people were placed together.
Tang Youyou pulled over the quilt, covered the two of them, and then left the Cool Palace and turned to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The three of them had a good night's sleep. Only the next day, a scream from the eunuch in the Cool Palace made his legs tremble with fear.
Looking at the two people on the bed, Kang Fuhai was even more shocked. What was going on? Miss Wen and the Emperor were on the same bed.
The Emperor had entered the palace last night and hadn't come out all night. He had thought it was a tender moment between the Emperor and the Empress. He never expected it to be a tryst with someone else. However, after today, this kind of thing could no longer be called a tryst.
Kang Fuhai gently knocked on the palace door and said in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty, it's time for the morning court. Your servants are waiting for Your Majesty here."
Rong Xun on the bed immediately woke up. He turned his head to look at Wen Ruxue, who was blushing at the moment, and quickly sat up. Seeing that the two of them were disheveled but not completely naked, Rong Xun let out a slight sigh of relief.
However, today's incident had become well-known to everyone. In just a moment, this matter spread like wildfire among the servants in the entire harem. Some people even spread the rumor that the Empress had fallen out of favor and the noble lady was in full favor.
Even Yue Fusheng, who was usually serious, blushed with anger when he heard this.
He looked at Tang Youyou, who had slept soundly in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Instantly, he was filled with anger. "Miss, the two of them are already together. Can you have a normal reaction?"
At this time, only Yue Fusheng dared to speak so bluntly in front of Tang Youyou.
Seeing his face turn as red as a pig's liver, Tang Youyou finally spoke. "It doesn't matter to me if they're together or not."