Chapter Thirty-Five Is There a Difference?

  Han Caiwei returned to her courtyard, wrapped herself in a quilt and indulged in wild thoughts until midnight, before falling into a daze-like sleep. She was woken up early by someone shaking her awake.

  "Miss! Miss! Miss!"

  Han Caiwei rubbed her sore eyes and sat up to look at the person who woke her: "Shuang'er, you're back! I'm hungry, get some breakfast ready!"

  "What's with the breakfast?! It's already noon!" Shuang Er frowned and said, "Miss, get up quickly!"

  Han Caiwei was startled for a moment, not expecting that she had slept for so long. She got out of bed and dressed while asking: "Shuang Er, when did you come back?"

  Shuang'er helped her get dressed and heard

  "What? Third Master scolded you?" Han Caiwei didn't expect that someone would take the blame for her fleeing in a sorry state, and last night's situation must have made him very angry. Feeling a little guilty, she looked at Shuang'er and asked, "Didn't Xiaohui plead on your behalf?"

  "Miss, don't you think about it? In that situation, could the young master plead for me? The king was furious, and everyone in the mansion rushed over, all kneeling down and not daring to speak. The young master also knelt there and just said a sentence to exonerate Miss, but the king didn't allow him to say anything else. Later, Concubine Wang was also punished by the king for her sister's arbitrary decision. If it weren't for the timely arrival of the queen, I don't know what would have happened!"

  "Shuang'er, I'm sorry. At that time, I really had no other choice," Han Caiwei didn't know that her sudden escape would bring such harm to everyone, but for now, apart from apologizing, she didn't know what else to say. She felt heartache for implicating the poor little beauty and also deeply regretted involving the innocent Wang Shi, "How was Wang Shi punished by the prince?"

  Han Caiwei still remembered that when she was in a panic, she went to find Wang Shi and told her that Wang Ye was waiting for her in the plum garden. She asked her to hurry up, but Wang Shi looked simple and her hands and feet were very nimble. Without saying much, she quickly tidied herself up and left. Therefore, Wang Shi's punishment was entirely due to being implicated by Han Caiwei.

  Shuang'er pursed her lips and glanced at Han Caiwei before saying, "Miss, I can see that the prince is really angry about your unauthorized departure. He not only scolded Concubine Wang for intruding into the plum garden but also reprimanded her for breaking the rules, which is a serious offense. She was to be punished with twenty strokes of the rod in front of the entire household, but after the princess pleaded on her behalf, the punishment was commuted to kneeling for half an hour at the entrance of the plum garden. Later, the prince said that Concubine Wang really didn't know how to behave and needed to set an example for everyone in the household, so he ordered her to kneel in the plum garden for five days, just to let everyone see who would dare to offend again!"

  Han Caiwei listened silently, Wang's such honest and obedient nature, originally would not make mistakes, this time being punished was completely because of her, and Ji Zhaoxi's punishment was even more severe than twenty slaps, she could understand that kind of humiliation, Ji Zhaoxi did it, obviously just to let the people in the mansion see Wang's joke!

  Shuang'er saw Han Caiwei's silence and asked her: "Miss, what are you thinking about?"

  Han Caiwei was silent for a moment before speaking: "Shuang Er, in your opinion, is the prince angry because I, his concubine, disobeyed his orders and secretly left the mansion, or is he worried and angry because I left without telling him?"

  Shuang'er listened and was perplexed: "Miss, Shuang'er doesn't understand what you mean. Is there a difference between these two?"

  Han Caiwei's eyes dimmed, and she whispered: "Of course there is a difference. The former was just because I am a concubine, he can't accept a woman who defies him, a lowly concubine who leaves without warning, so the prince would be furious; the latter is because I am Han Caiwei, not telling him before leaving, he will worry, guess my thoughts, want to know why I left, and only then get angry. But according to your words, in the prince's eyes, I'm just a troublesome concubine!"

  Shuang'er listened and pouted: "Miss, why are you so concerned about Prince Wang's thoughts now?"

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