Thinking about it, she was rather pitiful.
Huahua: [Stop feeling sorry for her. She wants to defile your innocence. Hurry up and think of something.]
What could she do? Just go for it!
Jiang Shuyue picked up a rock and hefted it. It fit her hand quite nicely.
[Huahua, help me control my strength. Whatever you do, don't let me kill her!]
Huahua: [Don't worry. Anything produced by the Heavenly Dao is guaranteed to deliver!]
Jiang Shuyue raised the rock and tapped the palace maid on the shoulder. The moment she turned around, a large rock came crashing down on her forehead.
The palace maid gave a muffled groan and collapsed.
Just then, two palace attendants serving the Empress realized something was wrong and came looking for Jiang Shuyue.
They arrived just in time to see the palace maid knocked to the ground.
Jiang Shuyue chuckled. "She said she was too tired and wanted to rest, so I helped her."
The eunuch smiled back. "Madam, you are as kind as you are beautiful. What a blessing for her. Someone, find her a place where she can rest properly."
That evening, word spread through the palace that someone had committed an illicit act within its walls.
Because the servant belonged to Consort Shu's household, she suffered a tremendous loss of face. Not only was her rank lowered, but the Fourth Prince was also placed in another consort's care.
The Fourth Prince dragged his ailing body over to plead for Consort Shu. Although the Emperor reprimanded him, he later rewarded him with a batch of gifts for his commendable filial devotion.
A few days later, the Emperor's decree arrived, and Zhou Luming was granted a marriage as well.
Zhou Sesong was forced to meet her prospective little bride. To everyone's surprise, they