With a cheering heart, Zhi Yang's concubine threw An Jia Li violently into the prison. She also did not rush to report to the emperor and preferred to enjoy the program that had already begun.
"Finally I can pull out your fins one by one and wait until I get rid of your bones too" Concubine Zhi Yang laughed so contentedly, unfortunately he couldn't let go yet and could only laugh behind his face which was making an angry expression.
"You bitch servant! How dare you enter Your Majesty's reading room!
"No. I didn't take it!"
"Nonsense!. Still dare to deny when everyone has witnessed what you did!"
An Jia Li grumbled in her heart, "This must all be a trap for this Bastard concubine! I know! Just look at her smiling lips!"
"After all, the scroll is that important? Is it really a book that only heirs to the throne can read? But what can be read from the blank pages?" An Jia Li thought. She became more and more curious about the book, but now was not the time to think about that empty book or novel she wanted to read. An Jia Li now has to put her brain to work in order to get out of the venomous web trap that caught her.
"You. Tell me. Are you really a spy?. Then from where?
Concubine Zhi Yang lowered her voice and spoke again in a half-whisper to continue her words.
"... are you a spy from the Li empire?" she said.
"What?!. No. I'm not a spy from the Li empire!"
Concubine Zhi Yang smiled faintly. This time the prey in the net seemed to have been entangled by his own doing. An Jia Li ended up eating the bait that concubine Zhi Yang had given her.
"Oh. You immediately denied it like that. I became even more convinced. You must be from the Li empire. What are you looking for? Emperor Feng's weakness?. Ah!. I know now!"
"So you became a maidservant and acted like a lowly bitch just to lure Your Majesty Feng into exposing all his weaknesses. I see!
Slap!.
Concubine Zhi Yang who had been holding back her urges finally let her go. She slapped An Jia Li every time she asked without pause. She purposely made An Jia Li speechless so she couldn't defend herself with her mouth. But the main reason was so that she could torture the woman he hated so much with her own hands.
"I am-"
Slap!
Slap!
An Jia Li felt heat on her face and heart. She was really annoyed, but she was so stupid to eat the venom that the snake concubine gave him. She just realized that Zhi Yang's concubine seemed to be making a scenario where Xiang Lian's character was victimized and accused of being a spy from the Li empire. But An Jia Li still had time to make questions in her head. I do not know how many questions in her head that have not been answered due to his critical mind and adherents of devout curiosity.
"Why does this serpent concubine accuse me of being a spy from the Li empire? Is it because the Li empire is the closest?, because they are enemies?" An Jia Li kept asking questions while her cheeks kept getting slapped.
"No. I don't think the relationship between the two empires is that bad. They are indeed hostile to each other but also ignore each other" thought An Jia Li based on a novel she read. The story of the relationship between the two empires of heaven and earth became one of the unique attractions for An Jia Li.
"But. More importantly. How can this snake concubine accuse me so easily just because I deny her words?!" An Jia Li instantly realized that she was in ancient times.
In this day and civilzation, without advanced tools such as artificial intelligence, An Jia Li had to use her own intelligence to fight the snake concubine's cunning.
Psychological. Humans naturally learn it in their daily life. An Jia Li understood her condition and started to move her head to work again.
"I see. All this concubine's torture is already equivalent to a warden in torturing prisoners using psychology"
"If you are accused and deny the accusations directly, then you will immediately be judged for what you are accused of. This attack uses panic and takes advantage of the victim's guilt. But if I admit it I will get a double-edged sword"
"Calm down. Calm yourself An Jia Li" An Jia Li made an affirmation to herself so as not to panic.
Concubine Zhi Yang stopped her activities. She no longer slaps even though she is not satisfied. Concubine Zhi Yang then looked at An Jia Li in confusion and asked "why are you silent?" she said. Concubine Zhi Yang highlighted An Jia Li's petite lips and thin bright cherry skin. "No major bruising. There's no way she'd go mute that fast" she thought.
There were no screams so the lively torture became lonely and boring for concubine Zhi Yang so she became irritated.
"Hey, stupid spy. Just admit what you did and I won't report this to the emperor now, but don't expect to escape punishment" Concubine Zhi Yang muttered flatly.
"You're right. I'm a spy. It's great that you can realize it. How? two at stake even though he only intended to psychologically attack concubine Zhi Yang as well.
"What are you talking about?, bullshit!-"
"If I don't return within an incense stick time, then Venerable Feng will look for me himself. It was an agreement between the two of us. And what happens if I report about you? Even though I've been trying to be patient, but it seems you've gone too far. Moreover, You already know your identity as a spy. Anyone who knows my identity can't be allowed to live. I'm sure Your Majesty thinks so too. What do you think of the emperor's favorite concubine? it's good concubine Zhi Yang right?"
An Jia Li spoke at length like a ghost casting curses non-stop.
"W … ha … what…" concubine Zhi Yang paled. She couldn't utter a word. She suddenly became mute because she was getting affected by An Jia Li's attack and thought. Is it possible that Xiang Lian is Emperor Feng's spy? It's not impossible. she herself knew a little about the Feng emperor who had a shadow guard. What if true?. What if the closeness of the two had been because they did have a relationship between the master and the shadow guard? That's why they often keep in touch secretly and secretly. Concubine Zhi Yang foolishly convinced herself of An Jia Li's fabricated hoax.
"D-don't be kidding me! You think you can fool me-"
"I know all the secrets in this palace, including yours. Should I tell one of your big secrets to Your Majesty?, such as... stalking when I report to Your Majesty"
Like being struck by lightning. Concubine Zhi Yang suddenly shook like electricity was running through her.
"No. I'm not stalking!"
"Oh. You immediately denied it. So you did, right?" An Jia Li was finally able to reverse the attack. She was lucky to still remember the chapter on concubine Zhi Yang's secret in the story so that she could use it and write her own version of the novel True Love from the Heart. One of the activities that An Jia Li secretly likes to do as well, is making fanfiction because she often reads stories whose stories or endings don't match her expectations, so she makes a version that she writes herself. No one knows how full the notes on his computer that store hundreds of fanfiction from the stories she reads.
Concubine Zhi Yang's face was filled with fear that was beyond An Jia Li's expectations. it seems that An Jia Li managed to get the snake to bite its own tongue.
"Confess and I won't say anything to Emperor Feng"
"I confess!. I confess!. Please don't say that to Your Majesty!. I beg you!"
"Sure. After you let me to go-" without finishing her words. Concubine Zhi Yang immediately let go of An Jia Li without being ordered with her hands still shaking and her knees already touching the ground.
"Please don't report it! I beg you!" Concubine Zhi Yang begged for her status.
"But how do I explain my face?. Should I say if I slapped myself? I don't think Emperor Feng is that stupid" An Jia Li muttered on purpose.
"I will call my personal healer!. I will call him to treat you!"
"Hm, that's good. But that's not enough. How can I be sure if you will keep your mouth shut so as not to spread my identity?, shouldn't I just kill-"
"Please forgive me!!!. Don't kill me!. I beg you! I will do anything for you! I beg you!"
"Alright, alright. Let's make a pact," said An Jia Li. She smiled sarcastically. Her tyrannical soul like a reader who is free to comment on someone's work is now taking over her. That way the two made a deal and it was easy for An Jia Li who was used to negotiating with the businessmen she worked with. Director of Tyrant is the nickname given to people in her office who have worked in her company for a long time. Few know of this little unhidden secret.
Tired, An Jia Li walked back to her room. She really wanted to lie down on his thin mattress right now after making her brain work so hard, but before that she would eat all the food that concubine Zhi Yang sent to her room after An Jia Li made a pact, if he would get the privileges that concubine Zhi had. Which, including good food he wanted to entertain himself. However, not wanting to be too flashy and eye-catching, she asked Miss Liu to deliver the food to her room.
"So … explain about your face and all the sumptuous food this snake concubine is sending you now!" And so Miss Liu started babbling while An Jia Li was busy munching while thinking about the scrolls that intrigued her enough to make her curious.
"That blank book, what exactly?"