The autumn dew made several sounds, and her lips trembled so much that she couldn't even speak.
It took a while before she finally said, "I don't know... I really don't know. Miss has never gone without anything since she was small, and there's no precedent of her beloved things being trampled on."
The thing valued by the Miss is a gesture from the Crown Prince, yet it was shamefully trampled upon by the Prince.
She dared not think what action Su Jun would take.
In this regard, Su Jun is actually on par with the Crown Prince; he has elder family members paving the way and clearing obstacles ahead, and he himself is intelligent and resourceful. With his noble status, he is one of the top figures in the pyramid.
So they have never truly encountered an unopposable strong force, faced with things they cannot resist and must temporarily endure humiliation.
Winter frost calms down and says, "Miss must be intercepted, absolutely! Miss cannot be impulsive, this thing cannot be brought to the surface and must not be related to Crown Prince."
It's alright if Miss whispers about it in private, but if it gets out that Miss is entangled with the Crown Prince and there's a public fracas with the Crown Prince over this matter, then it's truly all over.
Qiu Lu bitterly shakes her head and says, "It's hard, very hard. I'm not afraid of the Miss and Crown Prince causing a big scene, but I'm afraid that the Miss will act impulsively and physically harm the Crown Prince, in which case people will find out about the Miss's entanglement with the Crown Prince from her clothes!"
Winter frost disagrees: "Miss is broad-minded and magnanimous, knows manners and knows when to advance and retreat. Even if she loses her temper upon hearing this news, once she calms down, she is bound to realize the gravity of the situation and will suppress her anger. She will wait for the right time to exact her revenge. The immediate priority is to calm Miss down!"
Qiu Lu's heart is bitter and she says, "That's because they didn't step on the Miss's bottom line."
To gauge a person's character, it is not only important to observe their actions but also the environment in which they find themselves.
In the palace, the Consorts and the Virtuous Consort all show tolerance towards the Eastern Palace, and the Princes bow down and act in a subservient manner before the Crown Prince. Even if they are wronged, they have to bite their tongues and swallow their bitterness, never showing any dissatisfaction.
In front of the all-powerful monarchy, they must genuinely acknowledge that they are inferior and bow down in submission accordingly.
But Miss has never encountered anything that she can't do no matter how hard she struggles, lacking a bit of humility.
Miss does not hold a grudge against the Crown Prince's slap because she chooses to, not because she cannot.
However, this matter, no matter how hard Miss tries, she cannot publicly voice her revenge.
Miss can wait until later by circumventing the issue, she can seek revenge through other means, but absolutely cannot use this matter to accuse the Crown Prince and Zhang family.
All of this is predicated on the condition that Su Jun is willing to suppress this anger for the time being.
But can someone like Su Jun, who gets what she wants, really bear to suppress this anger?
Su Jun of course can't suppress it!
She has barely tasted the bitterness of love. From the moment she realized she couldn't let go of the Crown Prince to when they confirmed their engagement, it's all been less than half a month.
As Winter Frost and Qiu Lu gently chatted, gradually revealing the details of the downfall of the cloak, Su Jun tightened her grip on the pen in her hand, pursed her lips, and furrowed her brow into a river, showing great displeasure.
"Next time I won't be as lenient as this time, do not repeat it. Where is the cloak? First bring it to me to have a look, and then send someone to wash it."
Su Jun took a deep breath, saying, "It's fine, I'm not upset!"
She really isn't angry... it's impossible!
How about exploding in anger? Her own things were worn by Zhang's wife, this was something given to her by A Huan!
Zhang's wife!
Ah! Why did she delay before?
Dragging and dragging, because things should be done when they are ripe?
Rubbish!
What use is keeping Zhang's wife around?
If the action had been taken a day earlier, it wouldn't have come to this.
And the Crown Prince, this useless thing, just act quickly!
If you don't poison me, how can I ruin you?!
Not angry, not angry, wait a few more days until the personnel arrangement is made, then at that time, Zhang's wife must pay the price!
Su Jun's face was cold, as if she had already regained her composure. But in the next second, a brush flew out, splattering ink everywhere. The ivory brush handle spun and rolled into the corner.
"Hurry and have someone bring the cloak in. What are you standing there doing?"
Winter frost dared to keep it a secret from her. Now that she has told her about the incident, it is certain that she has already taken care of the matter and obtained the cloak.
It's possible that Winter Frost dared not delay in coming to report this, which could mean one of two things: either she has already taken care of the aftermath, or the matter is too significant and no longer something she dares to keep hidden.
For the cloak incident, both possibilities could be true.
Because she hasn't finished reporting it yet.
It's astonishing that Winter Frost, with all the experience she has, couldn't come up with a single word or phrase to soften Su Jun's anger with just a few more sentences left to report.
Winter Frost dropped to her knees with a thud, and Qiu Lu knelt down in another spot, blocking Su Jun's path from the desk to the door.
Su Jun sensed something was amiss.
Winter Frost quickly added, "Madam, although there are some stains on the cloak, it will be as good as new after washing. The cloak was handed over to Zhang's wife this afternoon until now, it's been no more than seven hours..."
She spoke for a while, Su Jun was impatient, "These can be said later. What urgent matters do you have to report now? Has Zhang's wife found out about the origin of the cloak?"
Winter Frost is bitter, of course, because she's afraid you might be too angry to listen later.
She clenched her teeth, quickly and clearly recounting the message she heard from the palace maid.
She and Qiu Lu knelt on either side of the table, lowering their heads as if in reverence, but in reality, their eyes were fixed on the ground by the table. They were ready to embrace Su Jun when she charged out, but they waited left and right, expecting nothing.
They looked up carefully, but saw that Su Jun was sitting calmly behind the desk, her back straight, the river-like lines between her brows gone, and the downturned corners of her mouth pulled into a straight line. Only those eyes were strikingly bright.
"Su Jun, if you encounter things that cannot be tolerated in the future, you must remain calm, hide yourself, and then strike once and destroy everything. At such a time, you must not have any emotions, but think calmly and rashness will only bring harm..."
Su Jun's application of medication was heavier than usual, muttering, "Impulsiveness will be like this. You'll be beaten so that your skin is torn and your flesh is split open!"
Chu Huan called out with a grimace, his back marked by layers of injuries from the sticks, some places already bleeding.
At that time, Chu Huan was only nine years old, a child not yet grown.
Because the Emperor was preparing to let Shu Fu live in the Zhongcuì Palace's main hall, which was the palace that Zhen Fei, Chu Huan's mother, had lived in before her death. Two years after Zhen Fei's passing, a new mistress took over the Zhongcuì Palace.
At the time, Chu Huan could not accept it and rushed to the Emperor's presence to cause a scene, demanding, "Is it because I was disrespectful to the Crown Prince that I couldn't even preserve my mother's palace?"
At that time, the Emperor was enraged. He first scolded him, then punished him to kneel, and then beat him until his skin was cut and his blood was flowing. Chu Huan did not admit any wrongdoing.
It was only when Su Shaoxian came and persuaded the Emperor that the farce ended.
It was clear that Zhen Fei had the Emperor's favor, as evidenced by her ability to live in the main hall of Zhongcuì Palace despite not being one of the four principal consorts.
Originally, she was supposed to be promoted to one of the four principal consorts after giving birth to an heir. However, she gave birth to a prince, and her child was the same age as the Crown Prince. Moreover, she was one of the most favored consorts in the palace.
Therefore, she died without ever being promoted.
After Zhen Fei's death, for the first month, the Emperor pitied the third prince for losing his mother and paid him special attention.
However, their similar age was a curse for Chu Huan in the palace.
He and the Crown Prince were of similar age, so the Emperor could not treat him differently. This would cause misunderstandings among the subordinates.
They needed to find a consort to foster Chu Huan.
At that time, the palace's consorts avoided Chu Huan like the plague. With Zhen Fei's favor and the birth of the third prince, they had lived through difficult times. They were too afraid to take in Chu Huan.
Out of the Emperor's nostalgia, the main hall of Zhongcuì Palace was preserved.
But, Chu Huan was rebellious and had a stubborn character.
After he again disobeyed the Crown Prince and ran to Zhongcuì Palace to hide, the Emperor decreed that new occupants would move into the main hall of Zhongcuì Palace.
