I insist

Chapter 398: Your Majesty's Subject

Looking at the closed door, Song Miqiu was even more reluctant to reach out.

But just as they paused slightly at the door, another voice came from inside.

"Why are you at the door but afraid to come in?"

"It's not that I didn't hear the Empress Dowager's permission, how could I dare to step forward?"

Song Miqiu bowed to the front, then carefully reached out and pushed the door open, walking straight inside.

But to her surprise, the inside wasn't directly facing her; it was a huge, thick screen that blocked out the wind.

Once he was sure that neither of them could see him, he sat up straight instead of hunching over.

"You're becoming more and more ill-mannered; you can't even bow properly?"

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu bowed slightly and greeted the Empress Dowager, saying, "This humble subject pays respects to the Empress Dowager."

Her response was a cold snort.

Song Miqiu didn't care at all, calmly retracting her clenched fist and standing up again.

"I heard you've been taking care of the Demon Consort lately?"

After a long silence, the Empress Dowager frowned, but quickly lost patience and let out another cold snort.

She paid little attention to the voices and stood quietly in place without saying a word.

The Empress Dowager frowned deeply at Song Miqiu's reaction and threw something on the ground.

The sound of shattering finally made her frown, but she quickly suppressed her dissatisfaction and turned to look at the seat next to her.

"Are you not speaking because you didn't take good care of the Demon Consort and feel guilty?"

"The Empress Dowager wants you to answer; you are not allowed to pretend to be mute."

Song Miqiu remained silent, but bent down again, adopting the lowest posture.

When Granny Hong saw her like this, her brows furrowed, clearly wanting to say something else, but the Empress Dowager interrupted her first.

But it was just a cold snort, and then there was no more sound.

"Does Imperial Physician Song really think that the Emperor will keep you alive in this condition?"

"As Your Majesty has said, I obey His Majesty's orders. Whoever His Majesty assigns me to take care of, I will take care of them wholeheartedly."

Finally, Song Miqiu spoke, but upon hearing this reply, his expression was far from pleasant.

The Empress Dowager's brows furrowed, clearly wanting to say something else, but she glared fiercely at the screen that blocked Song Miqiu's view.

Despite the obstruction, she could clearly sense the other party's malice.

However, Song Miqiu was not worried. Instead, he maintained his composure and, to make sure he wouldn't be caught red-handed, he didn't make any further moves.

Seeing her smug look, Granny Hong's face grew even uglier, but she stopped moving only after being reprimanded by the Empress again.

"I am doing this for the Emperor's sake. That vixen is really... You don't need to do too much, just tell me what she does every day."

"That's all?"

She simply couldn't believe that the Empress Dowager's order was so simple.

There was no response from behind the screen for a long time, which made Song Miqiu realize that her guess was correct. She looked ahead with an increasingly ugly expression, but did not make a sound.

That's really something, making her work for free without even giving her any security.

You should know that the emperor hates two-faced people the most. If they are not caught, it's fine, but if they are caught, they will only die.

Song Miqiu indifferently withdrew his gaze and bowed to the Empress Dowager once again.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I must return to the Imperial Hospital, so I will not disturb you any longer and wish you peace and quiet."

"stop!"

Granny Hong frowned and grabbed Song Miqiu's hand.

Sensing something was wrong, she quickly withdrew her hand.

This caused Granny Hong to lose her balance, staggering two steps forward before struggling to her feet, holding onto an empty seat beside her.

Song Miqiu originally wanted to pretend, but her hand trembled and she didn't put it down, when she heard Hong Mama's low growl.

"You vile thing, do you not deserve the Empress's respect?!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, but I must obey the Emperor's orders. I cannot disobey His Majesty's will under any circumstances."

Even without an imperial decree, she still has a purpose with the emperor and would definitely not be dismissed for such a minor breach of etiquette.

Song Miqiu had always known about this matter. After glancing at the other party, she looked at Granny Hong, who was so angry that she could hardly breathe.

Seeing that fierce look in her eyes, she didn't care at all. She shrugged and took two steps back as if she was about to leave.

But just as she was about to step forward, Granny Hong reached out and grabbed her.

This time it was intentional to let her grab it, but then she let out a wail the next moment.

"It hurts, it hurts so much, you're going to break my hand."

"I didn't use much force, it's impossible..."

Before he could finish speaking, his arm was nimbly pulled out.

Knowing that she had been tricked by Song Miqiu, Granny Hong's face grew even uglier. She was about to curse again when she heard the Empress Dowager sigh from inside.

"It was just a casual chat, you can just treat it as a conversation with me, why are you so inflexible?"

"If you're going to be flexible, why don't you just go work for the evil concubine? Wouldn't you get more detailed information that way? And the Empress Dowager would believe it too."

Hearing this, Granny Hong's face grew even uglier. She wanted to say something more, but then she heard the Empress Dowager throw something down in anger.

"Please calm down, Your Majesty. This ignorant fool is rude and doesn't know any better. You mustn't let him get sick from anger."

"I summoned you because I think highly of you, but if you don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for breaking your hand."

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu paid no attention to it and stared intently at the screen.

This action only made Granny Hong, who had seen through everything, even angrier, and she raised her hand to slap someone.

Unfortunately, this old woman who served in the palace was no match for Song Miqiu.

He moved his foot slightly, even using it to gently nudge the object so that the man's hand would land on what was clearly an antique vase.

With a shattering sound, Granny Hong fell to her knees with a thud.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"what happened?"

Granny Hong only knew that this was a vase that the Empress Dowager liked, so she dared not say anything else and nervously stared at the ground without daring to utter a sound.

But she dared not speak up, while Song Miqiu was very willing to speak on her behalf.

He lifted his foot and fiddled with the porcelain shards a couple of times before a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"The vase that the Empress Dowager placed at the door seems to be an antique vase?"

"At the door?"

The Empress Dowager's voice became even sharper, and she smashed many more things before finally uttering a hurried "Get out!"

Song Miqiu had wanted to leave for a long time, and when she heard that it was the Empress Dowager who told her to leave, she immediately went out.

But they hadn't gone far when they heard an even louder crashing sound behind them, which showed just how furious the Empress Dowager was.

Meanwhile, Granny Hong, kneeling on the ground, trembled uncontrollably, not daring to make a sound.