Chapter 113 Who Is the Wrecker? (2/2)

Tang Xia sat on the couch feebly right after Zui Linglong's leaving.

In fact, how could she be so tough as she had shown just now? She was also afraid something terrible might happen to the baby.

Sitting on the couch, Tang Xia kept her head down and fell into silence.

Seeing Tang Xia like this, Lyuyou felt sorry for her though she said nothing.

She approached her and squatted before her, and then said, ”Your Grace, you don't have to be worried about this. Now that His Majesty didn't say anything, it would be alright.”

Hearing Lyuyou's words, Tang Xia shook her head restlessly and said, ”No. Even he knows something will happen, he won't tell me. He has always been like this.”

Tang Xia's eyes got wet after saying this.

Then something seemed to have struck to Tang Xia. She looked down at Lyuyou and said, ”Lyuyou, go and ask about what's happening now.”

Lyuyou knew that Tang Xia wouldn't be reassured unless she found everything out.

It didn't take long before Lyuyou came back.

Tang Xia stood up immediately and asked Lyuyou, ”What's happening now?”

Lyuyou compressed her lips, seeming to be hesitant about how to say.

Tang Xia suddenly got a bad feeling when she saw Lyuyou like this. She stared at Lyuyou and said impatiently, ”Just say out.”

Lyuyou took a deep breath and said, ”The country is under turbulence now and many ministers in the court are condemning His Majesty. And Nanmen state seems to plan to attack us.”

Tang Xia was stunned after hearing Lyuyou's words. She didn't expect that things would become so severe.

A few days later, Tang Xia was having a walk with Lyuyou in the Royal Garden when they suddenly heard someone speaking.

”How would we be like this if it were not for Tang Xia.” Voice of one of the imperial concubines.

”Yeah. Frankly speaking, it is the baby in her belly who is to blame.”

”The coquette is the wrecker of the chaos. If it were not for her, how would we be like this?”

Tang Xia heard that, so did Lyuyou.

Lyuyou was afraid Tang Xia might get grieved, so she comforted her promptly, ”Your Grace, it is just sour grapes. Ignore them.”

However, Tang Xia just snorted and then went out.

”What did you say?” Tang Xia scolded.

They all got shocked for a moment and lost for words since none of them had expected Tang Xia would show up here.

Seeing all of them fall silent, Tang Xia smiled disdainfully. Then she said, ”Why do you stop? You seemed to be angry just now.”

Without any other choices, one of the imperial concubines stood out. ”We are right, aren't we? If it were not for you, how would we be so unsafe?”

Looking at the indignant crowd in front of her, Tang Xia was annoyed. But she said with a smile, ”You are all imperial concubines. Don't you know that His Majesty's most hated thing is to hear any talk about the politics in the harem?”

Everyone looked at each other when they heard Tang Xia's words. How could they forget that imperial concubine being consigned to limbo just because of a slip of tongue?

The scared look in their faces made Tang Xia couldn't help sneering in the heart. Then she said to Lyuyou behind her, ”Lyuyou, slap them in the face, 20 times for each one. Watch over here and make sure not to leave out even one time.”

Hearing this, Lyuyou laughed in her sleeve, but she looked as if nothing had happened. ”Yes.”

But the imperial concubines were unwilling when hearing this. Twenty slaps on the face would make their delicate faces marred.

”Why do you beat us? We are just telling the truth.”

”Exactly. Do you want to shut our mouths in haste just because you turned shame into anger?”

Tang Xia gritted her teeth. She felt she was to break down on hearing the grumble from the crowd.

Tang Xia took a deep breath and then snapped, ”I am the queen. I am the only head of the harem except for His Majesty. You have no rights questioning me when I say something.”

At the moment, someone murmured, ”Who knows when you will be out of power?”

Though everyone kept silent, they must be thinking the same way.

Tang Xia sneered and said, ”As long as I am still the queen, I have the power to punish you.”

After saying that, she ignored everyone in the crowd, and then she said to Lyuyou, ”Watch them over. You will be slapped if any one of them is not slapped for 20 times.”

”Yes, Your Grace,” Lyuyou said reverently.

Tang Xia turned to leave, while Zui Linglong curled her lips behind her.