Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 2: Palm
  Then Zhu Ci and Zhuying worked together to fill the water tank, and then carried the bucket to the summer pavilion. They knelt on the ground and wiped every floor tile including the gaps with a wet handkerchief.

Zhu Ci actually traveled through time. She happened to become a partner of the law firm on the day she traveled through time, but she got into a car accident on the way to the celebration party.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in this strange dynasty.

Extreme joy brings sorrow, she is the one who is talking about it. But no matter how she traveled through time, she will make peace with it now that she has come, and she will definitely live well.

She has always had a good attitude.

The mother of the original owner was an ordinary citizen, and she was very patriarchal. I have always wanted to have a son, but five of them were daughters. Finally, the sixth child was a son.

Then there was a sudden drought, and there was no harvest. The parents of the original owner had no choice but to send the beautiful eldest daughter, the original owner, to the palace.

The original owner didn't fare much better after entering the palace. He was bullied and ostracized everywhere, and he had to be careful about being rude.

After Zhu Ci came over, he bribed the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only then was he transferred to Yongfu Palace as an errand.

No matter which dynasty you live in, those who have no right to be at the bottom are the ones who will be bullied at will.

This is especially true in the cannibal palace. Zhu Ci knows very well that if she wants to survive and not become a cannon fodder, she must use all means to climb up step by step.

"Eunuch Wei, this servant just saw Zhu Ci carrying a bucket into the summer pavilion."

Suddenly, a flattering female voice came to mind outside, and then a palace maid in pink palace clothes led a group of eunuchs and walked in grandly.

The palace maid pointed to Zhu Ci who was kneeling on the ground and said, "My loyal father-in-law, she is Zhu Ci!"

Zhu Ci stopped what he was doing and raised his head blankly, looking at the leading eunuch in front of him. She knew this man, his name was Wei Jinzhong, and he was the confidant of the imperial concubine.

Zhu Ci didn't know what he had done, so he shrank his neck timidly.

"My maid is Zhu Ci. I wonder what my father-in-law wants from my maid?"

Wei Jinzhong did not answer, but looked Zhu Ci up and down, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"He looks quite upright, but it's a pity that his heart, liver, spleen and lungs are very bad. Someone, take him away!"

Wei Jinzhong waved his hand, and two young eunuchs immediately stepped forward to pick up Zhu Ci's arms and drag them out.

Zhu Ci's face was full of fear, "My loyal father-in-law, why do you want to arrest this slave? I have always been diligent and have never done anything bad."

"You will know later. It's better to save some energy and explain it to the imperial concubine in person later." Wei Jinzhong sneered.

"Sister Zhu! Why do you want to arrest sister Zhu and leave?"

Zhuying panicked. She didn't know what Sister Zhu had done, but this group of people obviously came with bad intentions.

Zhuying wanted to step forward, but Wei Jinzhong stretched out his arm to stop her. He tilted his head, his eyes fell on Zhuying's face, and his eyes were stern.

"Do your job well. It's not a good thing to be warm-hearted in the palace. If your good sister is innocent, she will be fine."

Wei Jinzhong lowered his arms, patted the dust off his body, and looked around with a gloomy expression.

"If I hear any news about what happened today, I'd better be careful with your heads."

Zhuying was anxious, but had no choice but to watch Zhu Ci being taken away. Zhu Ci was dragged all the way into the main hall, and his arms were pulled painfully.

Qian Shuang knelt in the main hall, her hair in a messy bun. The originally soft cheeks on both sides were now extremely red and swollen, and staggered palm prints could be vaguely seen, and bloodshot eyes slowly oozed from the corners of the lips.

Opposite her, leaning on the beauty couch by the window, was a young woman, wearing a Japanese-style bun and a silver and vermilion long-sleeved shirt with a chest-length skirt. The skirt was embroidered with little flowers. Beautiful colors shine in the sun.

Her skin is as warm as jade, her figure is plump, and her delicate facial features exude a sharp and compelling beauty.

Sunlight sneaked in through the window lattice and slanted on the wall, reflecting the outline of the window.

Someone kicked Zhu Ci's knee from behind. Before Zhu Ci could react, she felt a pain in her leg and knelt on the ground with a plop.

Seeing Zhu Ci arrive, Qian Shuang pointed at her with trembling fingers, turned and cried to Bai Xinrui on the couch.

"Your Majesty, the box of fragrant powder that I gave to you was given to me by her. If I knew that there was crabapple pollen in the powder that could make you allergic, I would not dare even if your Majesty gave me ten courages."

"I'm giving you permission to speak? How did you learn the rules!"

Bai Xinrui held the bronze mirror with her Dankou-stained fingers and frowned at the red rashes on her neck.

"Liu Yan, give me a hard slap!"

"Yes, empress." The palace maid who called Liu Yan came forward and slapped Qian Shuang hard on both sides.

The objects in front of me flashed by quickly. Qian Shuang's face was burning, and her skin was burning, and she couldn't help but tremble with chills.

She gritted her teeth and touched her forehead to the ground while crying silently.

"You have been working as an errand in Yongfu Palace for several years. You should know that slaves will not dare to speak without permission from the imperial concubine." After speaking, Liu Yan stepped aside expressionlessly.

Zhu Ci trembled with fear. She raised her head cautiously with a pale face, just in time to meet Bai Xinrui's gaze.

"Are you Zhu Ci? It's quite a rare surname. You just heard what she said. Who ordered you to do this?!"

The voice suddenly turned cold. Ever since Bai Xinrui became pregnant, there have always been people who deliberately tried to harm her and the child in her belly.

Even though she was being careful, it was easy for her to hide from the enemy. Everyone in the palace knew that she was allergic to crabapple flowers. If she hadn't had a sensitive nose today, she would have died of suffocation due to pollen allergy.

"The imperial concubine is aware that this servant really doesn't know what kind of fragrant powder it is." Zhu Ci fell to the ground, trembling.

Bai Xinrui winked at Liuyan. Liu Yan walked over, took out a powder box from her arms, and flashed it in front of Zhu Ci's eyes.

Zhu Ci shook his head, "This powder does not belong to me, and I never gave you anything as a gift."

"Don't be afraid of your Majesty's jokes. I have only entered the palace not long ago, so how can I be willing to use such a fine powder. If your Majesty the Imperial Concubine doesn't believe it, you can send someone to inquire. I have always been frugal and have never been willing to buy such a good thing."

"You're lying, it's obviously you who stuffed it into me today!" Qian Shuang was stunned, first in disbelief, and then glared at Zhu Ci angrily.

What she still doesn't understand now is that she was framed by Zhu Ci and Zhuying. No wonder Zhu Ci would give her something if she was so kind. It turned out to be this idea. This bitch!
  "Zhuying can testify! Yes, Zhuying can prove it." Thinking of this, Qian Shuang felt a glimmer of hope in her heart.

(End of this chapter)