Seeing the sincere look in the maid's eyes, Concubine He also felt that she couldn't keep everything bottled up inside. She needed someone to help her figure things out.
She let out a soft sigh, and all her pent - up worries came pouring out.
"The Zhu family has sent their beloved young miss. This young miss is much more scheming than the others. If I help her rise to power, I'm not sure if there will still be a place for me in the end."
The maid had been in the harem for a long time. Having helped her mistress reach this position, she wasn't stupid. She immediately grasped the key point.
"So that's what you're worried about, Concubine. But I think this might not be a bad thing for you."
"Where did you get that idea?"
"Think about it, Concubine. Now that you've used a lot of underhanded means to help the young miss of the Zhu family get to a high position, and only the two of you know all the twists and turns. You can definitely leave some evidence, so that you can protect your own position and enjoy your later years in peace."
At first, when the maid mentioned the underhanded means, Concubine He's face looked a bit ugly. But after hearing the rest of her words, her expression immediately brightened up.
"You're right. Why didn't I think of that?"
Concubine He felt a bit better, and the maid beside her put forward another suggestion.
"During this time, Concubine, you shouldn't be idle. You can go and build a relationship with another prince and princess. Recently, the Empress Dowager has been busy helping the Emperor and has no time to take care of them. If you have two more aces in your hand, you don't have to worry about being threatened."
These words immediately enlightened Concubine He. She happily took out a jade pendant from her waist and threw it to the maid beside her.
"You're the smartest. I'm so lucky to have you by my side all these years. Otherwise, I might have been plotted against by those heartless people and lost my life."
The maid caught the jade pendant steadily and smiled.
"It's all thanks to your cultivation, Concubine."
"Okay, let's go and see the prince first. He might become a king in the future, and he'll be more useful to me then."
Just like that, Concubine He inquired about Ji Huang's whereabouts and rushed there in a hurry.
When she saw the person on the training ground, who was almost as tall as the Emperor, she just sighed at how quickly time had passed.
"I'm glad I listened to you and came here in person."
As she said this, she walked towards that direction.
But she had only taken two steps when she was stopped by guards who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"The training ground is a restricted area. How can just anyone barge in? You two had better leave quickly before we take action. Otherwise, we can't guarantee how hard we'll hit. Don't blame us if your delicate bodies get hurt."
Concubine He was so angry that she almost spat out blood. She couldn't believe that these two guards didn't even recognize her. The maid beside her reacted more quickly.
"My mistress is Concubine He from the harem. Don't you two have any sense? Hurry up and let us in. We're here to see the prince. If you keep blocking us, be careful that my mistress will punish you."
After finally regaining her lost face, Concubine He raised her head proudly and looked at the two guards with disdain.
"Hurry up and get out of the way. I'll just assume you're ignorant."
But the two guards still looked cold and didn't move an inch. Their words were the same as before.
"Please leave quickly and don't disrupt the order of the training ground."
The maid couldn't hold back anymore. Maybe encouraged by her mistress, she raised her hand and was about to slap the guard. But before her hand could touch the guard, she was kicked away.
Seeing the maid fall to the ground, Concubine He widened her eyes and angrily accused the two guards in front of her.
"How dare you touch my people in front of me! Go and call your supervisor here. If you don't give me a clear explanation today, I'll go to the Empress Dowager to seek justice."
Right in front of her, one of the guards rolled his eyes.
"It was the Empress Dowager who told us to guard here and not let anyone disturb the prince's martial arts training. But if you think we've gone too far, you can go and complain to the Empress Dowager."
Their non -chalant attitude and words left Concubine He speechless.
Just then, Ji Huang heard the commotion and looked over with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"What's going on? Who's making such a ruckus here? Don't they know the training ground needs to be quiet?"
Concubine He didn't expect him to talk to her like this. All her previous anger turned into embarrassment, and she could only lower her head and pretend not to know anything.
But the two guards didn't plan to give her any face and told Ji Huang everything that had happened.
"That's what happened, Prince. We're just doing our duty."
Concubine He's voice was a bit soft, and she still wanted to argue.
"I just wanted to go in and see the prince. I have no other intentions. These two guards were too heavy - handed. This maid has been with me for a long time..."
Her voice got softer and softer until it disappeared.
Having been used to decisive women like his mother, Ji Huang didn't think much of someone who was so timid when something happened.
"Concubine, you'd better take your maid back and let her recover well. If you're short of any medicinal materials, just go to the imperial pharmacy and charge them to me. I'm busy, so I won't keep you two here."
After saying that, he left gracefully, leaving Concubine He looking completely confused.
This wasn't right. Concubine He was a bit unwilling. She could only help her personal maid up from the ground first. In order to see Ji Huang again, she gritted her teeth and decided to go to the Shoukang Palace.
Just like that, Shi Muwang was woken up from her noon nap.
She looked at the crying woman outside and felt really annoyed.
"Are you done crying? You didn't drag a half - dead maid here just to wail in front of me, did you?"
Concubine He quickly stopped crying, afraid that the person sitting on the high seat would get impatient.
"Empress Dowager, please understand. I just want to seek justice for my personal maid. She's really innocent. Although those two guards were just doing their duty, it was too heartless of them to be so cruel."
"I told them to do it. Do you have any objections?"