I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 58 Who can't play a weak little white flower?
"Thank you, Aunt Qiusui." Chu Liuzheng sniffed and leaned back on the soft pillow. She glanced around and found that there were quite a few people in the room. Everyone who should be there was there. Even Concubine Rong was sitting on a stool not far away with an unhappy look on her face. She rolled her eyes at her when she saw her looking over.

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Jingfan was very unhappy after being ignored. "You are usually as timid as a rabbit in front of me. A harsh tone can scare you to death. I didn't know you had the ability to cause a big disturbance in Huaqing Palace."

These words may sound like a criticism, but they are actually a defense, and a defense that is very obviously biased.

When everyone heard this, many people changed their expressions immediately.

Concubine Rong cursed inwardly: Vixen!
Why didn’t I scald this vixen to death just now?

Seeing Chu Liuzheng sitting there without saying anything, Xiao Jingfan frowned, "Answer me, are you stupid?"

"Not stupid." Chu Liuzheng muttered in a very low voice.

She was really surprised that the tyrant would choose to protect her.

She thought she would never wake up again after she fainted.

[It's actually pretty good to die in a daze, at least it doesn't hurt. ]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Doesn't this woman cherish her life? Why does she always want to die today?
If this woman dies, where can he find a second system?
"Answer me if you're not stupid." Xiao Jingfan looked unhappy, "Why did you make such a scene in Huaqing Palace?"

Chu Liuzheng wanted to throw off the quilt and get out of bed to answer.

Everyone in the room had higher official positions than her, and she really couldn't lie down.

But as soon as his hand touched the quilt, he immediately flinched in pain, "Ouch!"

Xiao Jingfan's eyebrows also frowned, and his tone became even colder, "That's it. The imperial physician said that if you don't take good care of your hand for two months, it will be useless."

[I also want to open a restaurant after leaving the palace, so my hands must not be disabled.]

Chu Liuzheng immediately became obedient, lowering his eyes and saying, "Your Majesty, I am the one who serves tea to the emperor, and the most important thing to me is my hands. Even if it's not for myself, I have to protect them for your Majesty."

"But..." Chu Liuzheng looked up at Zhang Baorong, who was kneeling beside Concubine Rong with half of his face wrapped in gauze. "Eunuch Zhang wanted to destroy my hand with boiling water, so I had no choice but to resist."

Then, she recounted in detail what Zhang Baorong had done to her, and many of the young palace maids were heartbroken after hearing what she had said.

That's just boiling water, how can you bear it being poured on your hands?

No wonder he was injured so badly. He even cried out in pain in his dreams when he fainted.

Chu Liuzheng spoke softly, but the room was quiet and everyone could hear him.

She didn't mention Concubine Rong at all, but it seemed like she was mentioned in every sentence.

After all, the incident happened in Huaqing Palace and in front of Concubine Rong. Without the tacit approval of her master, Concubine Rong, how could Zhang Baorong dare to act so arrogantly?
Concubine Rong tried to interrupt several times but was blocked by Xiao Jingfan's light glance. Her beautiful face immediately showed a bit of grievance, and she was secretly resentful in her heart.

——Xianglu said that this little bitch is not a foxy girl. She has not even become your Majesty's person yet, but she has tricked your Majesty into protecting her so much. What if she really becomes your Majesty's person?
"I know that my words are not taken seriously, and I am afraid of offending the nobles by accident. Whenever I have free time, I rarely step out of Nongyun Garden, and I have never spoken a word to Eunuch Zhang."

Chu Liuzheng blinked as he spoke, and two lines of tears rolled down his cheeks and dripped onto the brocade quilt, forming small flowers.

[Who can't play a weak little white flower? ]

She sobbed softly, her eyelashes dotted with tiny drops of water. "I don't know when I offended Eunuch Zhang, and he hated me so much that he wanted to kill me."

[The imperial concubine cannot afford to offend him, so she can only target this damn eunuch first. ]

She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Jingfan timidly, her eyes were as red as a rabbit, looking pitiful and cute.

"It's okay for Eunuch Zhang to torture me, but I am a servant in front of the emperor. Doesn't this mean that Eunuch Zhang doesn't take His Majesty seriously?"

"I dare not!" Zhang Baorong could no longer let Chu Liuzheng continue talking, and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please understand. I have absolutely no intention of disrespecting Your Majesty!"

Xiao Jingfan turned around and looked at him, his eyes were like a cold pond, and his gaze was like a knife, almost piercing him through. It's over!

Zhang Baorong hurriedly grabbed the skirt of Concubine Rong beside him, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and said, "Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of my past service, please beg for mercy for me."

"Let go!" Concubine Rong glared at him unhappily.

——Damn slave, she wrinkled my skirt!
Zhang Baorong reluctantly let go of her hand, still staring at Concubine Rong, his eyes full of desire for life.

This servant is loyal and easy to use, so Concubine Rong naturally wants to protect him.

She stood up and bowed gracefully to Xiao Jingfan, her voice soft and pleasant.

"Your Majesty, although Zhang Baorong was wrong, it is also true that this maid made a scene in Huaqing Palace and was disrespectful to me. Since Your Majesty has pardoned this maid, it would be fair to give Zhang Baorong a lighter punishment."

"I see that he has repented, so why not fine this servant half a year's salary, give him a small punishment and a big warning, and forgive him this time."

[My hand was broken and my face was almost disfigured, and it’s only worth half a year’s salary?! ]

Chu Liuzheng was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

I know that people in the palace are not treated as human beings, but when this injustice happens to me, it is always particularly difficult to accept.

She lowered her head tightly and bit her lips almost until they bled to prevent herself from cursing at Concubine Rong.

[It's good enough to be able to save your life now. Chu Liuzheng, remember, you are just an insignificant little maid, and she is the most favored imperial concubine in the harem. She has a powerful family to support her, and even the tyrant has to treat her with courtesy. How can you, a powerless person, compare with her? Think about your family, think about the wonderful life after leaving the palace, hold back, hold back, don't be rude! ]

Even thinking this, Chu Liuzheng felt more and more aggrieved and his nose was sore.

She didn't know where this grievance came from, she only knew that the tears she had pretended to cry fell harder and harder, almost wetting the quilt.

[Don’t cry! Don’t feel wronged! Don’t cry anymore!!]

Chu Liuzheng sniffed and tried hard to hold back his tears.

A slender big hand appeared in front of me through my tearful eyes.

The big hand held a handkerchief and wiped her face roughly, wiping away all the tears.

Xiao Jingfan pursed his lips, with annoyance in his brows.

He had never done this before, and now he found it particularly difficult to do.

But no matter how impatient he was, he didn't want to find someone else to take over.

As he wiped the cloth, he said, "Since the imperial concubine has pleaded for mercy, I will spare this servant's life."

Chu Liuzheng's eyes dimmed. As expected...

Zhang Baorong was delighted, but before he could thank him, he heard Xiao Jingfan continue, "A small punishment and a big warning are necessary. Zhou Yuande, did you hear clearly what this servant did?"

Zhou Yuande bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I heard it clearly."

"Then I will return it double." Xiao Jingfan threw away the handkerchief stained with tears. "If the pain is not inflicted on me, how can I learn a lesson? How can I repent?"

"Please have mercy, Your Majesty!" Zhang Baorong was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and his body was shaking with fear.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Rong called out in dissatisfaction and grievance. It was just that the little girl's hand was injured. There were so many people in the palace who could make tea, so why was her hands missing?
Xiao Jingfan didn't look back. He saw Chu Liuzheng staring at him blankly. Although his eyes were still red, the tears had stopped flowing. His tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.

"Your Highness, you are not strict in your administration. When you return to the palace, you should clean up the Huaqing Palace and don't come out before the Queen Mother's birthday banquet."

(End of this chapter)