Chapter 2233: Protect Yourself
Whether it was her or Consort Fu, it didnāt matter at all!
The servants dragged out to take the blame must have been Consort Fuās people. She couldnāt bear to part with her own.
In fact, Consort Fu intended for Nanny Ling to bear all the responsibility. If other madams faced such a situation, they would certainly push the responsibility onto high-status servants to show sincerity.
Consort Su, on the other hand, was delusional enough to want to wash her hands clean. She couldnāt even bear to have a servant take the blame.
It wasnāt about sincerity; she was playing Madam Shao for a fool.
Madam Shao could either swallow her anger and accept the humiliation or ignore her altogether.
Consort Fu glanced at her and nodded in agreement. What else could she do? Reason with Consort Su? Consort Su would definitely not listen and might even scold her instead.
Regardless, if Madam Shao didnāt forgive her, it wouldnāt be Consort Fuās fault.
Consort Fu had thought it through. She only needed to placate Consort Su on this trip and protect herself. As long as she could survive and return safely, everything would be fine.
It was better to let Consort Su earn the credit for persuading Lord Shao to surrender.
Tomorrow, she needed to find a way to show Madam Shao that she wasnāt on Consort Suās side.
Forced to become the Emperorās concubine because of Lord Shao, she harbored deep hatred for him. However, as a weak woman, what good was hatred? All she could do was protect herself.
Consort Fu smiled obsequiously and said, āSince you have said so, I will take charge of this matter. Since we are making peace, we should prepare a gift.ā
Consort Su immediately retorted, āIf you want to prepare something, do it yourself! Iām not doing it!ā
She wasnāt about to give Ms. Qiao anything she had, feeling it would be too fortunate for her.
Consort Fu didnāt expect anything from her, and this was exactly what she wanted to hear. She immediately agreed with a smile and took the opportunity to leave.
After settling the matter, Consort Su was in a rather good mood. She didnāt trouble anyone and let everyone go happily.
Nanny Ling heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly. āI was worried you would let me handle this matter. Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Since youāre so protective of me, Iāll definitely repay you loyally!ā
Consort Su chuckled. āIām not that stupid. Consort Fu wants to hide from everything. Hmph, sheās dreaming!ā
Nanny Ling flattered her happily.
Unexpectedly, Nanny Lingās happiness was short-lived. That night, as she went out, she slipped in the courtyard and fell heavily to the ground. She bit her tongue and lost a tooth. Her palm bled, and she cried out in pain.
The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly came over with lanterns to help her up, only to realize that someone had scattered round soybeans on the ground.
Nanny Ling hadnāt noticed them. Stepping on them had led to her fall.
āWho is it? Who did this? Investigate! Find out and I want them dead!ā
Even though Nanny Ling was in so much pain that every word she said affected the wound in her mouth, she didnāt hesitate to scold people.
She had always served Consort Su and had naturally learned some of her fierceness. When she was angry, she could easily take someoneās life.
But where could they go to investigate? Everyone was in a panic, and no results came of it.
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