Refusing to Serve Me? Then Off With Your Head!

Chapter 11

Let The Fight Gets Even Fiercer

I suffered from Feng Zhao Wen's heartless oppression in Zhong Hua Palace. My life was similar to that of a slave's; I couldn't escape that virile man's advances. I had been depressed for days now.

Perhaps Feng Zhao Wen pitied me for being bullied so miserably and thought that my will to fight wasn't that vigorous anymore; he treated me exceedingly well these past few days. My three meals each day were sumptuous as hell.

I kept myself busy, gorging myself in food to make up for the three years of hunger. Only when I was full could I try to recharge myself.

Today, after Feng Zhao Wen left for his court meeting, a palace maid came and told me that the empress dowager summoned me. From my experience of growing up in the palace, people with really high positions were usually those who were up to no good, especially those like the empress dowager or the empress. Their actions could not be measured based on common sense; just like Feng Zhao Wen that animal.

An empress was a little better, to be an emperor's partner, she ought to be a little peaceful inside. They can be pretty virtuous if they chose to. As for an empress dowager, it didn't matter if they have children or not, they were still widows. The better half of their life was spent in blood; fighting over everything in the harem. Even if they were old and like to practice Buddhist teaching, they might not necessarily be willing to put down their knife.

As I follow that female official to the empress dowager's Yi Ning Palace, I tried to pry some info out of her using flattering words. That female official was full of praises. "The empress dowager is someone who adheres to Buddhist teaching. She is benevolent and kind, Miss does not have to worry."

Aiya, the fact that she practiced Buddhist teaching scared me even more!

I secretly sighed. The female official was so dim-witted. In order to be able to sit in the esteemed position of an empress dowager, she must have committed a lot of atrocities in her younger days. That was why she had been practicing Buddhist lifestyle, to put her heart at ease.

Seems like this empress dowager was not someone you could view lightly. I glanced at the four huge maids following me. I laughed, "Jiejie is someone who is close to the empress dowager; hearing you saying that, I am relieved."

I'd be stupid if I was truly relieved!

Once we reached Yi Ning Palace, a middle aged lady that appeared to be around forty sat on the master's seat. A young lady of around fourteen or fifteen sat close to her. Her phoenix eyes were clear and her face resembled Feng Zhao Wen; this young lady must be the empress dowager's princess. Six or seven beauties sat underneath the empress dowager's seat, Qin Yu Zheng sitting on the very first seat on the left. The first one on the right was an almond eyed beauty with peach-red cheeks. All those beauties were Feng Zhao Wen's concubines; I swept my eyes through that crowd and failed to spot anyone wearing the empress' dress.

"An Yi greets the empress dowager." As I got up, I received a scolding, "A preposterous slave!"

I blank out and looked at the direction of the voice. It was the almond-eyed beauty.

The empress dowager unhappily reproached me, "An Yi, you have not received any title. Why didn't you greet Consort De and Consort Yu?"

I secretly laughed: Feng Zhao Wen ah, Feng Zhao Wen! Your harem has been peaceful for far too long, let's make it a little merrier this time! I lifted my head and arrogantly said, "His Majesty allowed me to forgo formality when it comes to his concubines." He indeed decreed so, but with the haughty way I spoke, I didn't believe I didn't anger those concubines this time.