"Zhou Qing, is the Empress angry with me and wants to chase me away?" Bai Shuang could not help asking. Before she had even finished speaking, she sounded like she was about to cry.
Zhou Qing held back the smile on her lips, and when she turned around, her face was very stern. "Bai Shuang, you've been serving by the Empress's side for so many years, but you haven't learned to be smart at all. The Empress said that it wouldn't be too late for you to return to serve her after you have become smarter."
When Bai Shuang heard this, she immediately burst into tears. "It's… it's my fault. I'll go apologize to Her Imperial Highness. I will beg Her Imperial Highness to spare me this time. I… I'll definitely learn to be smart. Sob, sob, sob, sob…"
Zhou Qing cleared her throat softly and said, "It's already late now. Her Imperial Highness said to send you out of the palace tomorrow morning. You are on your own now."
