Tang Youyou gave a cold laugh. She glanced at the woman in front of her and said generously, "Don't worry, Concubine Wen. I'll surely take good care of myself. If I really give birth to a prince in the future, I'll definitely invite you, dear sister, to come and share the joy!"
As soon as Tang Youyou said this, Wen Ruxue's face changed drastically. But then she showed a disdainful smile.
"If Her Majesty the Queen remembers me so much, it's a great honor for this little sister. Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen, this humble concubine takes her leave."
After that, only Tang Youyou was left in the palace, looking at Rong Xun, who seemed to be in a daze.
"Rong Xun, listen to me. Rong Jiangyu is just a friend I know."
But before she could finish, Rong Xun interrupted her.
"I just want to know what kind of relationship the two of you have."
He was truly suspicious. As for this child, he didn't know how to confirm its origin. Maybe it was because there were too many people around Tang Youyou.
Or maybe it was because there were too many temptations for her in this palace.
And what about Tang Youyou? She was thinking alone about how to explain.
But this moment of silence made Rong Xun even more certain that she had someone else in her heart.
"You'er, if you can't prove your innocence, don't blame me for being heartless."
He had always cherished Tang Youyou in his heart. But today, his true feelings were completely overthrown. He was unwilling but couldn't lose control.
Facing Rong Xun's suspicion, she knew that if she couldn't explain clearly this time, she would really be destined to part ways with Rong Xun. Their emotional bond might be broken.
However, just thinking about the scene of Rong Xun never seeing her again made her feel as if her heart was being stabbed, causing excruciating pain.
"Rong Xun, I didn't do such a thing. It's just that Rong Jiangyu knows some medical skills, and he helped me check my body..."
At this point, Rong Xun couldn't hold back his anger any longer. He roared, "Check your body? Knows medical skills? You two really have endless topics to talk about! He was the crown prince of the previous dynasty. To prevent him from having any evil intentions, I locked him in the Mingzheng Hall.
"You not only went to see him but also often accompanied him. You were so afraid that he would be angry or hungry that you went there every day. Well, don't you have your own husband?
"Or am I just supposed to be nice to you all the time without getting a bit of your cherish?"
Seeing the extremely angry Rong Xun, Tang Youyou felt heart - ache. She quickly explained, "Rong Xun, it's not what you think. I was just temporarily blinded at that time, so I..."
At this point, Tang Youyou couldn't continue. Those things must never be known to Rong Xun, or to anyone else.
Seeing that Tang Youyou still had reservations, Rong Xun was even more convinced of what those two women had said. He flew into a rage.
He swept all the sumptuous dishes on the table to the ground. Many plates shattered into pieces, making Su Ningde outside shiver.
Seeing that Tang Youyou still refused to speak, he raised his hand towards her face. But in an instant, he held back.
His face was flushed red, and even his neck was red.
He roared, "You shameless woman! I've been good to you all these years, day in and day out. But now you repeatedly act disrespectfully and bring shame on me! From today on, get out of here and go to the Cold Palace. You're never allowed to come out again."
Then, Rong Xun called in Qingyu, Yiran, and the unlucky Kang Fuhai from outside.
"All three of you, along with this shameless woman, go to the Cold Palace! Make sure this woman doesn't die. I want to see whose bastard child is in her belly!"
After saying that, Rong Xun left without looking back.
Soon, Qingyu and Yiran carefully helped Tang Youyou up. They were driven by some people to the entrance of the Cold Palace.
As soon as she entered, Tang Youyou felt the coldness.
The huge Cold Palace was empty.
Apart from a few crazy women, no other women were wandering around.
Following the guidance of the people around her, Tang Youyou came to her so - called palace.
If it could be called a palace, it was more like a deserted house. The room was full of spider webs. It seemed that no one had lived there for a long time, and it had fallen into disrepair.
There were also several holes in the roof.
With so many holes, if it was a cloudless day, it would be an open - air square. If it was a thunderstorm, it would be a water park.
All in all, it was just one word.
Miserable!
She had always wanted Rong Xun to stop loving her. But now that her wish had come true, her heart ached.
Some might say she was being pretentious, but it wasn't really so. She was just trying to survive. But on the other hand, she had also made Rong Xun suffer terribly.
Qingyu and Yiran were quick workers. They soon cleaned up the mess here. They fetched some clean water and started a fire to boil water.
The concubines here were left unattended. They survived here only by eating wild vegetables, flowers, and herbs, just like Rong Jiangyu in the Mingzheng Hall, barely scraping by.
Tang Youyou sat on a dusty bench, boredly looking at the desolation outside the door. The withered branches and fallen leaves were just like her current abandoned state.
Sure enough, people with a bad mindset only saw the withered and decaying.
Tang Youyou sighed. She looked at Qingyu, who had been busy for a long time, and said, "Qingyu, stop cleaning. Just find a place where we can live."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingyu immediately got angry. She imitated an adult's appearance, putting her hands on her hips and speaking straightforwardly.
"How can we be so casual? Her Majesty the Queen is not in good health now and can't bear any more hardships. If she can't even live comfortably here, her injuries may never heal in this lifetime."
On the other side, Yiran said, "Yes, Sister Qingyu is right. And I took a lot of things when I left just now."
As she said, she dragged over two big packages that were even heavier than herself from afar.
Looking at such big packages, Tang Youyou was stunned.
"What is this..."
The next moment, Yiran turned around and closed the broken door. She called in Qingyu and Kang Fuhai, who was boiling water in the smoky room.
The few of them opened the big package, and inside were gold, silver, and jewels. These were all the money in her palace, and this little girl had carried them all out.
There was also a relatively small package on the other side, which contained all of Tang Youyou's daily necessities.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou didn't know what to say. She looked at the three people in front of her, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Did you bring all these things?"
Kang Fuhai coughed twice and simply wiped his face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"It was this humble servant who told the two sisters. The Cold Palace is the worst place to stay, so this servant took the liberty of carrying all the things here."