Chapter 62 Jealousy attacks the heart
Su Ci was not angry either, and lightly poked Sanmei's forehead: "I am the master, you don't listen to your master's orders, but listen to the orders of a maid, do you think it is reasonable?"

Sanmei's eyes lit up.

Yes, the princess is obviously her master, why should she listen to Nanny Ning and kneel down?

"I am such a stupid servant!" She stood up quickly.

The others also stood up one after another as if they had been enlightened.

"I'm telling you guys, you're all useless. Why do you kneel down willingly just because Nanny Ning says something?" Su Ci really couldn't understand the logic behind this.

San Mei replied: "Madame Ning looks very majestic and scary..."

Su Ci understood at this time. Nanny Ning had been with the Madam for decades and used to work in the palace. Her majesty and dignity were something that most people could not withstand.

"Everyone, listen carefully. Since you are serving me, I am your master. Even if others ask you to die, you cannot agree without my permission, do you understand?" Su Ci said seriously.

Everyone agreed in unison and went about their own business.

After Su Ci took a bath and prepared to go to bed, Si Xue expressed her concerns: "I am worried that the princess will be embarrassed by the madam tomorrow when she goes to pay respects to the madam."

Su Ci felt that this was the truth. She thought about it and made a decision: "Then I won't go to pay my respects."

Si Xue was stunned: "Is it okay?"

"Why not? Tonight my husband was intercepted by a lowly concubine. As a frustrated man, I couldn't sleep all night and fell ill. Isn't it in line with my current situation?" Su Ci said with a yawn.

In just the blink of an eye, she fell asleep.

Sixue: ...

When Mother Tao saw Sixue coming out so quickly, she came forward and asked, "Is the princess asleep?"

"The princess is open-minded. Mom, do you think this is a good thing?" Si Xue sighed softly, "The princess really doesn't care about Your Highness."

She had clearly seen how the princess' eyes were full of love for His Highness when she liked Him, but after she really married His Highness, she no longer loved Him.

Maybe this is a good thing, but she felt very uncomfortable.

"If you don't care, you won't get hurt. In an environment like Prince Duan's Mansion, it's good for the princess to be like this." Mother Tao walked forward and took a look at Su Ci, and only felt relieved after making sure that she was asleep.

Early the next morning, news spread throughout Prince Duan's mansion that Zhao Shizhu was staying overnight in Hexuzhai.

Later, news came out that the princess was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night because Bai Shuang intercepted the prince. Su Ci fell ill because of poor rest and the knot in his heart.

Yesterday, Gao heard Nanny Ning say that Su Ci wanted to beat Nanny Tang to death with a stick. She had been waiting for Su Ci to come and pay her respects to her since early morning so that she could teach Su Ci a lesson and let him see clearly who is the real mistress of this palace.

There was no reason for her to be bullied in the harem. After following Zhuoqing to Prince Duan's Mansion, she was bullied and bullied by a junior.

She thought that dealing with a mere Su Ci would be no problem.

Unexpectedly, she dressed up and made a grand appearance, but after waiting for about an hour, Su Ci still did not come to pay his respects. Later, Nanny Ning came to report to her that Su Ci fell ill due to jealousy because Zhao Shizhu was kidnapped last night.

"Princess Duan deserves it! Aunt Bai knows how to behave. She not only pleases the Madam, but also the Highness. She kept the Highness on the first night." Nanny Ning felt that she had seen through Bai Shuang's tricks. Everyone can use the trick of inflicting pain on others. When the Madam was in the harem, she did it many times, but none of them succeeded. Instead, other concubines intercepted the Madam more than once.

Bai Shuang made a move and kept His Highness, which proved that he was a resourceful person, or in other words, His Highness was really sincere to Bai Shuang.

"Su Ci is quite pitiful, Aning, why don't we just forget about it?" Gao had always been an unpopular person in the harem. Seeing that Su Ci was rejected by Zhuoqing and they had not yet consummated their marriage, she suddenly recalled her own days in the palace.

"But the princess wants to beat Nanny Tang to death. Nanny Tang is Madam's confidant. The princess is not giving Madam face by doing this! If Madam does not teach the princess a lesson, she will only become more and more outrageous in the future. Madam must not be soft-hearted and should let the princess know who is the mistress of the palace!" Nanny Ning said in a loud voice.

Seeing this, Gao didn't say anything else.

Su Ci didn't come today, so we can only wait for Su Ci to come back to pay his respects and then give him a warning.

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When Qi Xi heard the rumors in the palace, he went inside and whispered something to Zhao Shizhu.

In fact, Bai Shuang had heard those rumors early on. When she learned that Su Ci fell ill because of jealousy and hatred towards her, she couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Looking at Qi Xi's appearance, you can tell that he came because of Su Ci's illness.

"Is it because of the rumors in the palace? It's all my fault. I got sick at this time and made the princess unhappy. I will explain to the princess later and clear up the misunderstanding between you and her." Bai Shuang looked understanding.

Zhao Shizhu rejected her proposal: "Ah Ci is not such a petty person, I will go see her first."

He didn't need to have breakfast and got up and left.

Before Bai Shuang could say another word, Zhao Shizhu had already walked away quickly.

Seeing Zhao Shizhu's hurried back, Bai Shuang's pretty face sank slightly.

In the past, she was the most special person in Prince Duan's Mansion. After all, she was the only young woman in the mansion, and Zhao Shizhu would come and chat with her when he was free.

After Su Ci became Princess Duan, even though she and Zhao Shizhu were in name only, she was still a legitimate princess.

As soon as Qi Xi said that Su Ci was ill, Zhao Shizhu couldn't wait to see Su Ci. She didn't believe that an ambitious man like Zhao Shizhu would have any feelings for Su Ci.

It must be because Su Ci was the beloved daughter of Marquis Xuanping that Zhao Shizhu had to pretend to be nice to her.

When Zhao Shizhu returned to Jingyuanzhai, Sixue and Sanmei were whispering together. When they saw Zhao Shizhu suddenly coming, they stood up and saluted at the same time.

When Mother Tao saw that the situation was not right, she sneaked into the bedroom and woke up Su Ci who was sleeping soundly...

Zhao Shizhu sent away two maids and when he entered the dormitory, he saw Su Ci hiding in the quilt with only her head exposed. Her face was covered in white and red patches, as if she had been beaten. She looked a little embarrassed.

He naturally didn't know that Su Ci was quick-witted and pinched his face to make it look less rosy, otherwise how could he look like a patient?
"What's wrong with your face? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhao Shizhu came forward, wanting to see what was going on, but Su Ci hid under the quilt and said in a hoarse voice, "I slept for a while, and I feel better. Why is Your Highness here?"

"I heard that you were not feeling well, so I came to check on you."

"I'm fine. I'll feel much better after a good sleep. Your Highness doesn't need to make this special trip." Su Ci blinked her beautiful eyes. "Your Highness, can you please step aside for a moment? I need to get up and wash up."