CHAPTER 484: CHAPTER 484: KNEELING BEFORE AH LI

"Out!" Ah Nan’s voice escalated.

She glared furiously at the Mrs. Bao in front of her, infuriated that this woman not only stole Emperor Zhou Qing’s affection but also had someone switch out the Longevity Map that the Qi Family had personally embroidered at the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet, causing the Qi Family to be confined for three months by Emperor Zhou Qing, kneeling here daily to pray for the Empress Dowager!

Bao Xin paid no attention and walked past Ah Nan, heading straight inside.

On the multi-camera set, Tang Li stopped next to Tong Jing, who was portraying the Qi Family. Tong Jing lightly twirled Buddhist prayer beads in her right hand, eyes gently closed, reciting scriptures indifferently as if unaware of Bao Xin’s arrival.

Slowly, Bao Xin squatted down beside the Qi Family.

Ah Nan looked anxious: "Madam!"

Zhao Zhenglei, watching one of the monitors, saw that Lai Yuaner was no longer making mistakes, which eased his expression, then he turned his attention to Tong Jing and Tang Li’s side.

"What scripture is elder sister reciting?" She sat down in a flow of red long dress, like a red lotus blooming instantly.

The Qi Family opened her eyes, her gaze landing on the statue of Guanyin: "My place is indeed humble, I’m afraid I cannot entertain a distinguished guest like Mrs. Bao."

"Seeing elder sister being such a beauty, let alone humble, I could spend an afternoon even in a thatched hut."

Such a remark was an insult to a lady of the Qi Family’s high birth. Hearing this, Ah Nan could hardly contain her rage: "You have wronged our madam time and again, how dare you still step foot in here?"

"Ah Nan!" chastised the Qi Family: "Do not speak nonsense."

Ah Nan’s eyes were slightly red.

But Bao Xin stood up, turned around, and delivered a slap to Ah Nan!

That finally provoked a reaction from the Qi Family: "If you have any grievance, take it out on me, do not make things difficult for the servant."

Bao Xin smiled faintly: "As the master, if you can’t teach your servant well, let me teach her a good lesson for elder sister."

After speaking, another slap was delivered!

Lai Yuaner’s face turned to one side.

Even if it was a fake slap, she still felt it was a tremendous humiliation!

Tang Li’s voice drifted over again, "I’ve heard that this servant girl of elder sister, before entering the palace, was the daughter borne by the concubine of Junior Historian Nan, and later replaced the legitimate daughter of the Nan Family to enter the palace for the selection process. After all, she’s but a lowly creature, it’s only elder sister who still treasures and protects her!"

After hitting her, Tang Li lightly instructed: "Such an ignorant servant, drag her out and execute her by beating!"

As her words fell, the room descended into chaos.

The Qi Family blocked the door: "If today you insist on executing Ah Nan, I can only ask the emperor to uphold justice!"

She continued, her eyes like a dried-up well falling on Tang Li: "The emperor dotes on my sister, always thinking of her as kind and amiable. If the emperor knew what my sister has just done, would it ruin the image my sister holds in the emperor’s heart?"

Bao Xin chuckled and turned around.

She stared into Ah Nan’s eyes, her red lips slightly upturned: "I don’t have to kill her, then kneel down and kowtow three times to me."

"..." Lai Yuaner watched as Tang Li approached, subconsciously stepping back, her hands firmly held down by the palace attendants.

"I’ll count to three, and then your life will be over."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Tang Li’s right hand clenched on Lai Yuaner’s neck.

Lai Yuaner’s mind went blank; even though she could still breathe, a feeling of suffocation grew heavier, Tang Li’s voice hissed: "I came to visit elder sister, a lowly servant offended me, we had a dispute, and I accidentally strangled her to death. How does that reason sound?"

Tang Li looked at her, the smile at the corner of her lips deepening: "Sure you won’t kneel? Then I will actually strangle you."

As she spoke, her fingers, painted with red rouge, tightened.

Lai Yuaner’s body slumped: "Let go of me... let go of me!"

Outside the palace, Ouyang Qian walked up to the doorway just in time to see Lai Yuaner kneeling in front of Tang Li, as the director’s criticism followed: "The script says you would rather die than submit, not turn into a pushover at the mere threat of the Bao Family!"