When Ye Qianyao told him everything and showed him the scars on her hands, Shen Yuming not only did not sympathize with her, but instead blamed her: "What did you do? Didn't I ask you to behave well? How did you offend Qing Fei?"

Faced with her husband's indifference, Ye Qianyao burst into tears: "I didn't do anything wrong, I don't know why Concubine Qing treated me like this..." She was halfway through her words when she suddenly felt nauseous and hurried out to vomit.

Shen Yuming looked at his wife with a frown on his face, and said angrily, "You must have done something wrong, otherwise why would Qing Fei target you for no reason?"

Ye Qianyao felt very wronged. She had tried her best to please the Empress, even selling her dowry to give her gifts. But Shen Yuming coldly ordered: "You must go to the palace tomorrow and apologize to Empress Qing."

When Ye Qianyao heard that she was going to enter the palace, her face immediately turned pale. The suffering she had endured today left a deep fear in her heart, making her whole body tremble.

"No, I don't want to go." She almost cried out.

Shen Yuming became even angrier when he heard this. He concluded that Ye Qianyao had done something wrong and angered Concubine Qing:

"You ignorant woman, do you know how important it is to me to make Qing Fei happy? Now not only can you not help me, but you are also causing me trouble. Are you deliberately embarrassing me?"

"I..." Ye Qianyao burst into tears, her hands were in pain, but Shen Yuming didn't care at all and continued to blame her loudly.

"No matter what, you must go and apologize to the Queen tomorrow." Shen Yuming insisted.

"I do not……"

"Humph, you can't even do such a small thing, then let's get a divorce! Anyway, the Ye family has fallen, and a divorce may be a relief for you."

"Shen Yuming." Ye Qianyao screamed in horror. Liberation? He actually said such a thing!

Shen Yuming looked at her expressionlessly and said coldly, "Think about it carefully." Then he turned and left.

Ye Qianyao sat there in a daze, as if she had lost her soul.

Is this the good husband she had always dreamed of? She had put so much effort into marrying him, but her life became increasingly difficult.

I originally thought that after Ye Ziru's death, he would change his mind about her, but I didn't expect the reality to be so cruel.

That night, Ye Qianyao tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. Thinking of Concubine Qing made her extremely scared, but if she didn't apologize, Shen Yuming would divorce her.

How can an abandoned woman live a good life? If she returns to her parents' home, she will only be laughed at and despised by everyone; if she remarries, she will probably only marry an old man and live a miserable life.

The next morning, when Ye Qianyao was eating breakfast in a trance, she accidentally touched the hot edge of the bowl with her injured hand and immediately screamed in pain.

"Oh my." She vented her anger on the maid next to her and kicked her, "How do you serve people? You knew my hand was injured, but you still let me eat by myself?"

"Madam, please forgive me, I was wrong." The little maid was so scared that she immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Ye Qianyao was filled with rage and glared at the maid.

At this moment, the old nanny came in hurriedly, reporting breathlessly, "Madam, something is wrong."

"Empress Qing has ordered you to enter the palace immediately."

Hearing this, Ye Qianyao was almost frightened to death.

Qing Fei wants to see her?

why?

She didn't want to experience yesterday's nightmare again.

"I..." Ye Qianyao felt dizzy and said, "I'm not feeling well and I'm lying in bed. I can't go."

The old lady looked troubled: "I'm afraid this matter is not that easy."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Yuming's cold voice sounded. He walked in with a look like a knife: "Hurry up and prepare to enter the palace! You have to apologize to Concubine Qing today. If you mess up again, you can forget about staying in the Shen Mansion."

"Shen Yuming..." Ye Qianyao trembled and did not dare to refute.

Under Shen Yuming's stern gaze, the servants quickly changed Ye Qianyao's clothes and sent her to the carriage. The palace maid welcomed her into the carriage.

Ye Qianyao was terrified when she got on the carriage. Her face turned pale and she felt as if she had swallowed a bitter pill.

The carriage bumped to the gate of the palace, and then the nanny led the way to Luoyang Palace.

Along the way, Ye Qianyao was shaking all over, and the wounds on her hands were still painful even after applying ointment.

After entering Luoyang Palace, Ye Ziru greeted her with a kind smile.

"Mrs. Shen, we felt like old friends yesterday, so I specially called you here today to reminisce about the past," Ye Ziru said kindly.

"Your Majesty, your humble subject pays respects to you." Ye Qianyao's voice trembled slightly, her heart filled with fear.

Ye Ziru walked closer and held her hand, her tone gentle but her strength gradually increased. Ye Qianyao clenched her teeth in pain but did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.

"Don't be so reserved, just call each other sisters."

"Please sit here." Ye Ziru pulled her to sit down, "Someone, serve tea to Madam Shen."

Ye Qianyao felt a stinging pain in her hand, and the scene of being scalded yesterday seemed to be right in front of her eyes.

Do we have to do it again?

Thinking of this, her legs softened and she fell to her knees with a plop, begging with tears streaming down her face: "My queen, please have mercy and let me go! I will never dare to make mistakes again."

Ye Ziru looked at Ye Qianyao coldly, and the smile on her face disappeared without a trace. She remembered clearly that it was a similar scene before, but it was she who knelt and begged for mercy.

The results of it?

She lost her unborn child, was imprisoned in darkness, and was punished day and night, with nothing to do but cry.

At this moment, Ye Ziru took a sip of tea and remained silent.

Ye Qianyao did not dare to stand up, tears streaming down her cheeks, and blood seeping from her forehead from constant kowtows. "My queen, please have mercy on me and let me go!"

The palace maids in the room lowered their heads, as if they didn't see anything.

They knew that if they showed any sympathy, their fate would only be more tragic.

After a long while, Ye Ziru finally spoke, but her laughter was particularly harsh, "Hehe..."

"My queen, please spare my life." Ye Qianyao almost fainted.

Looking at the person in front of her who had caused her so much pain, Ye Ziru felt a sense of revenge.

But she will not give up, because everything she has suffered in the past needs to be repaid in a heavier way.

She said gently, "Mrs. Shen, you misunderstood. How could I bear a grudge against you? Get up quickly."

As soon as the words fell, a maid came forward to help the trembling Ye Qianyao up. Another maid also handed over a cup of hot tea.

Even so, Ye Qianyao still felt cold all over and dared not look directly into Ye Ziru's eyes. Although she seemed to have escaped today, the uneasiness in her heart still lingered.

At this time, Ye Ziru winked at the maid next to her. The maid understood and left the room, and soon returned with a guqin.

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