The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife-Chapter 2116 - 2118: The Empress’s Fury

Dongyang was puzzled, when did Su’er say she would come to deliver lotus leaf porridge?

Yang Chuxia smiled, "We’ll discuss this after we leave the palace."

"Alright." Dongyang nodded.

"Was it delivered?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"It was delivered." Zhen’er replied, "Madam Ye also said that Su’er mentioned delivering lotus leaf porridge to them at night, yet silver ear porridge was sent instead, and she said silver ear porridge is nourishing, you’ve been considerate."

The Empress spoke softly, "What a smart girl, she’s indirectly asking, why wasn’t it Su’er who delivered it? Changing the person indicates there’s a problem."

"Your Grace, Su’er she?"

"Go bring that fool to me." As soon as she mentioned this maid, the Empress’s expression darkened.

"Yes!"

Zhen’er initially wanted to plead for Su’er, but seeing the Empress’s displeasure, she said no more.

"Your Grace!" Su’er’s eyes were red, "Your Grace, the servant knows her mistake."

"What is your mistake?"

"The servant shouldn’t have acted on her own accord, shouldn’t have tampered with Miss Luo’s pastries."

The Empress angrily placed the cup aside, "Foolish! Utterly foolish!"

"What kind of place is the palace? It’s a battlefield where killings leave no trace of blood, a demon that devours without spitting out bones. To survive here, you either behave yourself, stay out of conflicts, or fight to the end. However you act, you cannot leave evidence or provoke suspicion."

"Do you think your trick with the ghost orchid juice won’t be seen through? The Divine Doctor Mu beside the Emperor is someone who can bring the dead back to life and mend broken bones, what wouldn’t he know?" The Empress pointed at her angrily, "Fine, you acted for my sake, I won’t address this for now. But haven’t I told you and Zhen’er before? When acting, either do nothing or make sure it leads to the person’s demise."

"But what have you done? You made Luo Linfei faint, but what good does it do? It only prevents her from entering the palace for a while. But can you ensure she never enters the palace again? Can you? You can’t! If you can’t make her stay away forever, then what’s the point of acting? Not to mention her lingering thoughts of entering the palace, it might even strengthen her determination. One day she’ll scheme her way into the palace, and when that time comes, do you think she’ll let go of today’s incident? Do you think she won’t thoroughly investigate it?"

"You are my person, the pastries and lotus seed porridge were delivered by you under my name. In the eyes of outsiders and hers, it appeared as if I instructed you to act, understand? When she eventually enters the palace, the first to suffer her vengeance will be me and the Eldest Imperial Prince."

Su’er was dumbfounded; she hadn’t considered these things at all, she merely disliked Luo Linfei’s demeanor.

"Your Grace, the servant was wrong, the servant was wrong."

"Su’er!" The Empress didn’t allow her to stand up, only said, "Remember, henceforth don’t willingly harm others, but if you choose to act, eliminate the root completely, ensuring they cannot rise again. If you can’t manage that, then don’t act."

"Yes, the servant will remember."

"Alright, tidy up tomorrow and return to the State Duke’s mansion." Today’s events truly annoyed her, and coupled with the recent days of vigil-keeping, she was somewhat exhausted and punished her, then waved her hand to dismiss her.

"Your Grace..." Naturally, Su’er didn’t want to leave the palace and wished to plead to stay.

But Zhen’er quickly pulled her out, and only outside the hall did Zhen’er say, "Are you foolish, didn’t you see the Empress is tired? When has the Empress easily changed a decision once made? You better return to the State Duke’s mansion, you might have a chance to return one day."