"Miss! Miss! You finally woke up."

I slowly opened my eyes, and the tearful Frost rushed over.

"Frost... don't cry."

Turning my head slightly, I saw the man I hadn't seen for so many days, with Song Wenying behind him.

At this moment, tears hung in her eyes, looking pitiful and affected.

"Jiang Jiejie, you finally woke up. You made the Emperor worry!"

As soon as she said this, I knew she distorted the truth again.

Shen Weiming frowned, looking displeased.

"Empress, look at yourself. Ruining your health to improve your qin skills will only make you a laughingstock!"

"Now you are the mistress of the harem."

"Put away your past behavior from the brothel!"

As he said this, his eyes were full of disdain.

So that's how it is.

He still despises my background after all.

He is no longer the Shen Lang I remembered.

Why has his temperament changed so much in just a few months of separation?

It was him who told me.

Even if one is from a brothel, it's all about relying on one's talent to make a living.

There's nothing to be ashamed of.

Recalling, recalling.

I burst into laughter.

"Empress! What are you laughing at?"

I grabbed an object on the bed and madly threw it at him.

"How dare you!"

I roared hysterically, got up from the bed, ignoring the others' attempts to stop me.

I smashed all the porcelain in the palace, creating a mess.

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

I pointed at Shen Weiming's nose.

"If you look down on me, why did you provoke me in the first place?"

"Why did you marry me?"

"Why did you bestow upon me the position of Empress?"

Compared to my madness, he remained composed and indifferent.

"Because I promised you."

Hearing this answer, I cried and laughed again, falling to the ground.

Shards of porcelain embedded in my palms, but I didn't feel the pain.

"Jiang Lier, what else are you unsatisfied with? Can't you just sit properly on your Empress seat?"

But I never wanted to be an Empress.

I just wanted to live a simple and peaceful life with my Shen Lang.

He turned and left.

Soon, an edict arrived.

Due to the Empress's misconduct, she was ordered to reflect in the palace and all harem matters were temporarily entrusted to the Noble Consort.

"Frost, go fetch my qin."

Frost just shook her head, crying.

Only then did I notice my fingers tightly wrapped.

Ignoring Frost's resistance, I tore off the bandages, revealing the bloody mess inside.

Seeing such a bloody sight for the first time, I vomited uncontrollably.

It was just bile; I hadn't eaten in days.

The palace maids around me looked at me with disdain, pity, and contempt.

I knew what they were all saying.

"A geisha really thinks she can become a phoenix by climbing up a branch."

"Now that she's under house arrest, she's probably not far from being deposed."

"Such bad luck, working in her palace, let's not get involved."

...

Only Frost continued to support me, driving everyone away and holding me in her arms.

"Miss, it's okay, you still have Frost with you."