In the end, she agreed. What could a eunuch do to her? Unfortunately, Mu Xingrou underestimated Eunuch Hai. It wasn't until nightfall that Mu Xingrou truly experienced what a living hell was.
Mu Xingrou watched as Eunuch Hai brought out one tool after another. Her body couldn't help but tremble.
"Eun... Eunuch Hai..." Mu Xingrou swallowed hard. She regretted it now. If these things were used on her, would she still be alive to see tomorrow? And there was a child in her belly.
"Eunuch Hai, you can't do this. There's a child in my belly." Mu Xingrou said, looking at Eunuch Hai who was wiping the tools.
"Don't worry, Your Ladyship. I know exactly what I'm doing. I won't harm the child in your belly." Then he motioned for Mu Xingrou to lie down quickly.
Mu Xingrou knew from the look on Eunuch Hai's face that she couldn't escape today. And there were all of Eunuch Hai's men outside. Even if she managed to escape, there would be nowhere for her to go.
Mu Xingrou gritted her teeth, took off her clothes, and lay flat on the bed. She tightly grabbed the bedsheet with both hands. "I'm ready. Come on, Eunuch Hai." Mu Xingrou said with her eyes tightly closed.
Eunuch Hai looked at Mu Xingrou's trembling body and smiled. He had never played with a pregnant woman before. He wondered what it would be like.
Eunuch Hai rummaged through the tools on the table and finally picked a suitable one and walked over.
For the whole night, Mu Xingrou's shrill screams never stopped. However, the people guarding outside showed no reaction. They were already used to it. Such things had happened frequently before.
When Mu Xingrou woke up the next day, she felt that she had lost all sensation in her lower body. This panicked her. She wanted to send for the imperial physician, but she was afraid that what had happened last night would be exposed, so she had to bear it.
Mu Xingrou pinched her leg hard. When she felt the pain, she finally felt relieved. It was okay.
Just thinking about what had happened last night made Mu Xingrou shiver. Eunuch Hai had so many tricks. Even a man without certain parts could make her like this.
Last night, when she couldn't bear it anymore, she wanted to plead for mercy and ask Eunuch Hai to stop. But Eunuch Hai thought she was ruining his fun. He took out a cloth from his sleeve and stuffed it into her mouth. Moreover, her limbs were tied up by Eunuch Hai.
Mu Xingrou wanted to faint, but she didn't know what Eunuch Hai had placed beside her pillow. It made her more and more energetic. There was nothing she could do. Mu Xingrou endured the torture for a whole night.
Fortunately, it was only one night. She never wanted to experience such a thing again.
Mu Xingrou had good plans, but how could Eunuch Hai, who had already tasted the pleasure, let her go? From then on, as long as Yuan Yuchuan didn't come at night, Eunuch Hai would come with his tools.
Mu Xingrou wanted to resist, but Eunuch Hai wasn't afraid at all. Now, without him, Mu Xingrou simply couldn't survive in the palace. In the end, Mu Xingrou had to compromise.
She made three rules with Eunuch Hai. The first was to help her become the queen. The second was not to harm the child in her belly. And the third was to make her child the crown prince in the future.
Eunuch Hai didn't refuse. Just like that, the two reached an agreement.
So today, when Mu Xingrou heard the shrill screams of that woman in the side hall of the Cold Palace, she didn't feel any sympathy at all. Instead, she felt a strange excitement. Finally, someone was in the same situation as her.
She didn't refuse Mu Rendong's request either. She was the master and had to endure torture every night. Why should these servants enjoy themselves every day! She wanted to make them all suffer in hell.
"Your Ladyship, Concubine Hua is here." As soon as Mu Xingrou returned from the Cold Palace, she heard a servant say that Concubine Hua had come.
"Please come in." Mu Xingrou was lying on the noble concubine's chair, eating the oranges peeled by the maidservant.
As soon as Concubine Hua came in, she saw this scene. Jealousy flashed in her eyes. They were both pregnant. Why did the emperor come to this bitch so many times while he never went to her place?
"Mu Xingrou, you're so arrogant! Don't you even need to pay respects when you see me?" Concubine Hua came in and immediately started to pick on Mu Xingrou.
"Concubine Hua, you've misunderstood. The emperor was considerate of my pregnancy and specifically told me not to pay respects." Mu Xingrou looked at Concubine Hua proudly. She was just showing off.
Concubine Hua had been pregnant for so long, but the emperor had never even sent someone to check on her. So what if she was a princess of a country? She still lost to her.
"Really? Then I've misunderstood. I just came to see how you're doing, Mu Xingrou. I wonder if the people in your palace are serving you attentively. After all, people like to bully the weak. If a person has no status, I'm afraid the servants under her won't be dedicated."
Hearing Concubine Hua's words, Mu Xingrou's face immediately darkened. Wasn't Concubine Hua clearly saying that she had a low status?
Humph! The emperor had already promised her that as long as she gave birth to the imperial heir safely, she would be given a higher position. By then, she'd like to see how Concubine Hua would laugh at her.
"Concubine Hua, you're joking. The people in my palace are very dedicated."
"Really? I thought they weren't serving you attentively because there are so few people here. Well, we've helped each other before. Today, I'll leave someone here to take good care of you. She can go back after you give birth." Concubine Hua waved her hand, and a maidservant walked over.
She didn't have any outstanding features. She had an ordinary face. Just by looking at her, one could tell that she was a quick worker on a daily basis.
"No need. I have enough people here. Thank you for your concern, Your Ladyship." Mu Xingrou knew that this person was a spy placed in her palace by Concubine Hua. How could she accept her?
"What? Are you not giving me face, Mu Xingrou?" Concubine Hua looked at Mu Xingrou. She was determined to leave this person here today.
Mu Xingrou looked at Concubine Hua without saying a word. Finally, just when Concubine Hua was about to lose her patience, Mu Xingrou agreed.
"Since it's your kind intention, Your Ladyship, I'd better accept it." What to do with the person after she was left behind was her own business. All the people in her palace were Eunuch Hai's men. She believed that Eunuch Hai would handle this person properly.
"That's right. I won't bother you anymore. I have something to do and I'll leave first." Concubine Hua happily left with her people. Although this person was placed there by her openly, there was no impenetrable wall in the world.
Soon, she would completely have Mu Xingrou's palace under her control.
"Your Ladyship, this servant, A Zi, pays respects to you."
Mu Xingrou looked at A Zi kneeling on the ground without saying a word. She just motioned to a maidservant beside her. The maidservant immediately understood what Mu Xingrou meant and quickly knocked A Zi out.