Wu Ling County.
Lei Bingfu was determined to bring Lei Jieting back to the Imperial Palace. She could not get the mother and daughter out of the Lei Family at once. But as long as she could take Lei Jieting away, she could control mistress Guo completely. Madam Lei could live a comfortable life at home.
Compared to Lei Bingfu's ease, Lei Jieting did not have such thoughts. She had always thought that she was better than Lei Bingfu in everything. Why could Lei Bingfu be favored in the Imperial Palace while she had to struggle to find a husband in the Wu Ling County? The big families she liked looked down on her because she was born of a concubine. Those who came to propose marriage were all from small families. She didn't like any of them. After seeing the Emperor was young and handsome, she felt that she could still be favored in the Imperial Palace.
She only wanted to be the Emperor's woman, not a maid.
"Dad, we have been tricked by Lei Bingfu. She has no intention to help me. She is humiliating me." Lei Jieting looked at Lord Lei with tears in her eyes. She had to stop this before she entered the Imperial Palace. Otherwise, her life would be over.
"No, Fu will not do this. How can letting you enter the Imperial Palace as a maid help her?" Lord Lei said. "You must have heard it wrong."
Mistress Guo's eyes were red from crying. "Did I hear it wrong too? She is going to defile Sister Ting like this."
"Don't cry. Let me go and ask her." Lord Lei shouted. As soon as he came back, he heard that Mistress Guo offended the Emperor in the garden and was punished to kneel in the garden for half a day. At this moment, she could not even stand straight. She had to lie on the bed, crying and crying about how Lei Bingfu wanted Lei Jieting to be a maid.
"Dad, I will not be a maid." Lei Jieting said. What was so good about a maid? She was just a lowly servant. She was the Second Lady of the Lei Family. How could she be a servant?
Lord Lei said, "I don't want to either. Wait here. I will go and ask."
On the other side, Lei Bingfu was in a good mood after punishing Mistress Guo. She was preparing a bath for Murong Ke. Hearing that Lord Lei was looking for her, she knew what it was about.
"Lord, please come to the hall." Lei Bingfu said with a smile. "Boil the medicine and send it to the Emperor."
The servant girl replied.
When Lei Bingfu arrived at the main hall, she saw Old Master Lei pacing back and forth anxiously. After waiting for a while, he felt impatient.
"Empress!" Old Master Lei turned around and saw Lei Bingfu standing outside the door. "Fu 'er, you're finally here."
"Father, is there something you need from me?" Lei Bingfu walked in lazily and sat on the armchair leisurely, her eyes smiling as she looked at Old Master Lei's anxious face.
Master Lei smiled and asked carefully, "Fu 'er, I'm here to ask for His Majesty's forgiveness. Concubine Guo lost her composure in front of His Majesty, so she should be punished."
"His Majesty has already ordered the punishment. In the future, remember your identity and don't offend the nobles. Fortunately, His Majesty is a gentle person. Otherwise, would Concubine Guo still be well now?" Lei Jieting's tone was a little reproachful.
"Yes, yes, you are right. I will definitely tell Concubine Guo." Old Master Lei chuckled. "That … I have another matter today. It's related to Ting 'er. I heard that Empress wants her to enter the palace as a palace maid?"
Lei Bingfu smiled. "So it's because of this matter. Father, you have to know that it's a blessing to be able to enter the palace as a palace maid. How many daughters of great families in the capital start as palace maids before slowly becoming female officials? Ben gong knows what you're thinking. In this world, there aren't many people who can reach the heavens in a single step. There has to be a process, don't you think so?"
"I understand, I understand." Old Master Lei nodded. "But, palace maid … it doesn't sound good. Sister Ting won't agree."
Lei Bingfu smiled faintly. "Back then, when you said you wanted Sister Ting to enter the palace, ben gong wasted a lot of effort to get His Majesty to agree. Enter the palace as a palace maid first. In a few days, ben gong will naturally find a reason to let Sister Ting go up. There's no need to rush."
"You … You'll really let Sister Ting stand out?" Old Master Lei asked doubtfully.
"Father, Sister Ting has the same surname as ben gong. If she enters the palace, if ben gong doesn't support her, who else can I support?" Lei Bingfu smiled faintly. "What's wrong? Is she complaining to you? She doesn't want to enter the palace anymore?"
Old Master Lei hurriedly said, "No, no, that's not what Sister Ting means. She'll still enter the palace. It's just that she can't get over it. I'll go talk to her."
"Father, now that things have reached this point, even His Majesty knows about this. Sister Ting has to enter the palace even if she doesn't want to. You don't want the Lei Family to be accused of deceiving the Emperor." Lei Bingfu's tone darkened and there was a hint of warning in it.
"I know, I know!" Old Master Lei's expression changed. The wavering in his heart immediately became firm. No matter what, he had to persuade Sister Ting to listen.
Lei Bingfu's lips curved into a smile. "As long as father knows."
"I'll go find Sister Ting now." Old Master Lei said in a low voice.
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… …
When Lei Jieting heard that Old Master Lei was actually going to persuade her to enter the palace as a palace maid, she almost jumped up in anger. "Father! How can you make me enter the palace as a servant? I won't go, I'd rather die than go. "
"Sister Ting, it's not like you'll be a palace maid forever. As long as you enter the palace, Her Ladyship will naturally pave the way for you. Don't worry, with your older sister here, you'll quickly be able to serve His Majesty." Old Master Lei persuaded. "Our Lei Family already has Her Ladyship. If we send another daughter into the palace, it'll attract attention. Her Ladyship is right. She has to walk up step by step in order to walk steadily."
Lei Jieting was so angry that she almost fell down. "Father, Lei Bingfu is just trying to scare you. How can you just believe it?"
"She's not trying to scare me." Old Master Lei said. "Her Ladyship is right. Since His Majesty has already agreed to let you enter the palace, that's a good opportunity. If you don't go, that would be the crime of deceiving the Emperor."
"What crime of deceiving the Emperor? It's all up to Lei Bingfu." Lei Jieting shouted angrily. "You want me to enter the palace to serve her? Don't even think about it."
Old Master Lei's face darkened. "Sister Ting, you have to look at the long term. You can't just look at the benefits in front of you. Don't forget, the Empress was only a doctor when she first entered the palace."
How could that be the same! Lei Jieting knew better than anyone that Lei Bingfu wouldn't let her succeed. As long as she entered the palace, she'd be a palace maid for the rest of her life. Whether she could live or not was another matter.
She regretted it! She really shouldn't have begged to enter the palace under Lei Bingfu's eyes.
"Father, I won't enter the palace, I won't enter the palace!" Lei Jieting cried.
"You have to enter the palace even if you don't want to!" Old Master Lei's voice was stern. "This is no longer up to you, unless you want to cause your YiNiang's death!"
Lei Jieting's face paled. "Father, what do you mean by that?"
"The crime of deceiving the Emperor is punishable by extermination!" Old Master Lei said angrily. "You were the one who wanted to enter the palace. No matter what, you can't go back on your word!"
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