Chapter 31: Offending Concubine Hua

An Lingrong said sadly: "I am afraid that in this harem, only the Queen is sympathetic to me."

The queen waved her hands and said, "As long as I can help you, I will definitely help you. You can go back now. I will ask someone to send you some food and clothes. I see that your face is a little blue. You have worked hard during this period."

An Lingrong's eyes were red with emotion again.

Soon after returning to Mingseju, the Queen really asked Jiang Fuhai to send a lot of good things, including rice, tea, and Shu brocade.

Baojuan said happily, "The Queen is still the best to me. She is much better than Concubine Wan and Concubine Shen."

An Lingrong said with a cold face, "Sister Wan is having a hard time now, so don't blame her."

Baojuan retorted, "What about Concubine Shen? I often see her running to Suiyuxuan! Humph, I have never seen her come to my lady's place so frequently!"

An Lingrong twisted the handkerchief in her hand tightly, "Sister Wan and Sister Mei have grown up together, how can I compare to them?"

Seeing An Lingrong's face becoming increasingly ugly, Baojuan muttered in a low voice, "In the final analysis, they all don't treat the young lady as a sister... So, this Wan Changzai has also suffered retribution. I heard that she has a high fever and went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get ice, but she couldn't get any!"

An Lingrong's eyes lit up, "That really makes Sister Wan suffer!"

Inside the Sui Yuxuan, Jin Xi waited for the ice from the Imperial Household Department but it didn't come, so she decided to go for the Queen's.

As soon as I reached the door, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came in.

Jinxi hurriedly welcomed them in and asked, "Where are the ice cubes, young master?"

The eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took out a bowl and handed it to Jinxi slowly, "Here."

Jinxi happily took it. After seeing what was in the bowl, she angrily asked, "Father-in-law, how did the ice turn into water?"

The eunuch chuckled, "I'm sorry, Aunt Jinxi. Aren't we in a hurry to deliver other things from the palace? This Suiyuxuan is far away, and the ice will melt if we deliver it all the way here, right?"

Jin Xi was furious, "This is my lady's life-saving item! How could you do this!"

My father-in-law rolled his eyes and said, "Anyway, the things have been delivered. If there is nothing else, we will leave."

Huanbi blocked the eunuch's way and said, "My young lady has a high fever and you dare to give her water to treat it. If the emperor blames you, how many heads will you have to chop off?"

The father-in-law snorted coldly, "Miss Huanbi, you are slandering me! We did bring ice cubes, but they melted due to the hot weather."

Huanbi angrily scolded: "You are going too far!"

The noise outside finally woke up the dozing Zhen Huan. She asked Liuzhu to call Huanbi over.

When Huanbi saw Zhen Huan, she cried and complained again about how the Imperial Household Department didn't care about her life or death.

Zhen Huan has also felt the fickleness of the world in the past few months. She didn't expect that it was really like what Jin Xi said, that without the emperor's favor, she would live a life worse than a servant.

"Forget it, don't argue with them. I can bear it."

Huanbi cried even more aggrievedly than Zhen Huan, "Why? No, I must argue with them!"

After saying that, he rushed out and started quarreling with the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department again, and in the end they even started physical violence.

Jinxi couldn't stop him.

Zhen Huan was afraid that things would get out of hand, so she quickly asked Liuzhu to help her to the yard.

Seeing the mess in the yard, Zhen Huan felt even more headache.

"Stop!" Zhen Huan shouted this sentence with all her strength.

When Huanbi saw Zhen Huan standing beside her with a pale face and looking at her angrily, she realized that she had been too impulsive.

But the eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department were still angry with Huanbi and wanted to settle the score with her. So when Huanbi wasn't paying attention, they pushed her hard.

Huan Xibi was caught off guard and fell out, bumping into Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan's body was weak, and she could not withstand the sudden brute force. She immediately fell to the ground with a loud "thump".

Everyone present was stunned.

Jinxi hurried over to help Zhen Huan up.

Huanbi quickly apologized, "My lady, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Liuzhu hurriedly took a handkerchief to brush off the dust on Zhen Huan's body.

The eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department,

When he saw Zhen Huan fall, he was panicked for a moment, but immediately acted as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Wan Changzai, the servants are leaving!"

Huanbi yelled, "Don't leave!"

Zhen Huan glared at Huanbi.

Huanbi was unwilling to accept this, "They are bullying me like this, what a waste!"

A eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs sneered: "I'm leaving like this, what can you do?"

Zhen Huan widened her eyes, bit her lips, and clenched her fists little by little.

She was just sick, but these slaves were so arrogant.

But what could she do at this moment? She was ill and could not see the emperor.

Just when Zhen Huan was about to endure the humiliation, a sharp and domineering voice sounded: "I'll see who will be driven away!"

Zhou Ninghai supported Concubine Hua and limped in majestically.

When everyone saw that it was Concubine Hua, they immediately knelt down and saluted.

"Greetings to Her Majesty Hua Fei!"

Concubine Hua walked quickly to Zhen Huan and held her hands. "You look so pale, why are you still standing?"

Jinxi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I failed to serve you well."

Huanbi interrupted, "Madam, these servants are going too far! The young lady has a high fever and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs for ice, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs only brought a bowl of water!"

Concubine Hua glanced at the eunuchs coldly, "Is this true?"

Several eunuchs knew that Concubine Hua was a jealous person. She definitely didn't want to see Zhen Huan being favored. So, they all denied that they had ever treated Zhen Huan harshly.

Concubine Hua looked at Zhou Ninghai.

Zhou Ninghai nodded, took the bowl of water from the bamboo basket, and asked several eunuchs.

"What do you think this is?"

Several eunuchs looked at each other, not knowing what Concubine Hua's intention was.

But they exchanged glances for a while and unanimously decided to insist that they had sent ice cubes to Zhen Huan.

"Water. The weather was too hot, and it melted when it was delivered to Suiyuxuan! This can't be blamed on the servants!" The leading eunuch cried out in injustice.

Zhou Ninghai sneered, "So you admit that what you gave to Wan Changzai was a bowl of water?"

The eunuchs' faces changed and they felt something was wrong.

Zhou Ninghai turned to Concubine Hua and said, "Your Majesty, these servants committed treason by bringing a bowl of water to Concubine Wan who had a high fever."

Concubine Hua was furious. "How dare you bully the master like this! Zhou Ninghai, take them to the Ministry of Punishment!"

Zhou Ninghai immediately found a few strong guards and took the eunuchs away.

Before leaving, the eunuchs kept shouting "Help", not knowing how they had offended Concubine Hua.

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