The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

In Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother kept coughing.

"Master Seventeen has handed in a sign today and is going to the palace to pay his respects to you."

The Queen Mother coughed softly again and said, "My illness is an old one that I've had for years. Yunli is worried about me and comes to visit me every few days."

Zhu Xi brought the medicine with a smile: "So you should be more careful when taking medicine. This is this afternoon, the temperature is just right, I will serve you to drink it first."

The Queen Mother pointed at Zhuxi with her hand and said, "So you are waiting for me here. Is everything okay in the palace?"

"Okay, Concubine Hua has taken good care of the palace. I'm not saying anything, but the imperial physician has told you to stop worrying about it. How can you rest peacefully like this?"

The Queen Mother smiled weakly at Zhu Xi: "You know Hua Fei's temper. She is the same as her brother. She can do good things but also bad things. The Emperor and the Empress are not in the palace. I have to help him take care of him. I have already lost a grandson in the first month of the year, so I naturally have to pay more attention to this baby."

There were some things that Zhu Xi didn't dare to think too deeply about, so he could only report in detail what had happened in the palace in the past few days: "After Concubine Hua finished handling palace affairs every day, she would leave the ladies of each palace in Yikun Palace to talk. Concubine Wan had a heat stroke and had been staying in Suiyuxuan to recuperate. The two of them had not had any conflict, so you can rest assured."

The Queen Mother felt a little relieved: "The Emperor will return to the palace the day after tomorrow. I will leave it to him to worry about it. I will not have to worry about it. You should keep an eye on it for the next two days."

Zhu Xi nodded: "I'll have someone keep an eye on you. Take the medicine and rest for a while, otherwise when Master Seventeen comes, he'll blame me for not doing my best."

The Queen Mother then closed her eyes and rested as she was told.

The sun was shining brightly above the long street. Zhen Huan was sitting in the sedan chair and felt chest tightness and nausea. She was anxious at the moment, worried that Huanbi had been punished by Concubine Hua. She stared straight ahead, wishing the sedan chair could go faster. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure standing on the side of the long street.

When the sedan chair approached, she realized it was Prince Guo. She hurried to Yiku Palace and did not stop the sedan chair. She just nodded slightly to Prince Guo as a greeting, and then left in a hurry.

However, Prince Guo looked at her back thoughtfully.

In Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua burned the Huanyi incense particularly strongly to show her specialness. She sat in the main seat, looking arrogantly at the people below, just waiting for Zhen Huan to come. Huanbi was gagged and forced to kneel beside her.

Lipin's face was full of pride. She was going to use Hua Fei's hand to humiliate Zhen Huan today, so that she wouldn't be thinking about her servants first and then letting the maids ridicule her. If she didn't fight back, everyone in the palace would be able to laugh at her for being out of favor.

The others had different thoughts and expressions. An Lingrong was irritated by the Huanyixiang and kept coughing, which caused Concubine Hua to roll her eyes in dissatisfaction.

As soon as Zhen Huan entered the palace and saw this scene, she felt bad in her heart. It seemed that it would not be so easy to get back the favor today, so she could only deal with it carefully. She bowed respectfully: "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine, may the Imperial Concubine be blessed with good health."

Hua Fei looked at her and wanted to punish her severely immediately, but seeing Fang Ruo came in with her, she could only play the whole game. She forced a smile and said, "Get up, you are pregnant, sit down first." However, before Zhen Huan sat down completely, she slowly spoke:

"Huanbi knocked down Xiao Yinzi on the street today. It was a small matter and they could have just said goodbye to each other, but Huanbi was stubborn and called Xiao Yinzi a worthless person. Lipin happened to hear this and said a few words to her. This girl was very angry and dared to talk back to Lipin. Now she has come to me. According to palace rules, people who are so disrespectful to their masters should be thrown into the Ministry of Punishment to serve. But since this involves Wanpin, I am in a dilemma."

"If we follow the palace rules, Huanbi is the master's personal servant after all. If Wanpin gets impatient and something bad happens to her, I can't bear the consequences."

"If I bend the law for personal gain, the palace will be in chaos. If I do that, I will fail the emperor's trust. Wanpin, what do you think I should do?"

Zhen Huan's mind was racing. She wanted to ask Huanbi a few questions, but Huanbi was forced to kneel on the ground with her head lowered so that her expression could not be seen clearly. Xiao Yinzi was also kneeling beside her, her eyes rolling around.

Zhen Huan had a rough guess in her mind. She looked at Lipin and saw that she was gloating. The key to this matter was Lipin. As long as she didn't pursue it, Huanbi could be punished lightly. She raised her smiling face and begged Lipin:

"Sister Lipin, is there a misunderstanding? I have had a heat stroke recently, and Huanbi went to get medicine in a hurry. I think she accidentally touched the little mark, which offended me unintentionally. Sister Li, please be magnanimous and don't take it to heart. I will remember your kindness of forgiveness today."

This was originally Lipin's deliberate plot, so there were naturally many loopholes in the middle. As soon as Zhen Huan finished speaking, she hurriedly shouted guiltily: "Wanpin, what do you mean? You said that I deliberately framed her, a servant."

Some people with sharp minds, upon hearing Lipin's shouting, showed a look of "as expected". Seeing this, Hua Fei gritted her teeth and snorted coldly, the chill in her voice was like biting on broken ice:

"Wanpin, you didn't answer my question, but you dragged Lipin into it. I know where Huanbi's arrogance comes from. It's just that the top beam is not straight, and the bottom beam is crooked. Wanpin, do you admit your guilt?"

Zhen Huan was shocked that Concubine Hua wanted to convict her without any care. She quickly explained, "Your Highness Rong Bing, I dare not disrespect you. I just wanted to be with you because we are sisters in the same palace. I don't want to be estranged because of a servant. That's why I said a few more words to Sister Li. Please understand, Your Highness."

Concubine Hua had already made up her mind, so she naturally didn't care what Zhen Huan said. She leaned forward slightly, stared at Zhen Huan and said arrogantly, "Huanbi was disrespectful to Lipin, and everyone working on the long street witnessed it. First, I summoned people to discuss matters today, and all the palaces arrived early, but you were late. Second, I wanted to deal with Huanbi according to the palace rules, but you relied on your favor to argue on the spot. Third, these three things are evidence of your disrespect for me, why don't you kneel down!"

Zhen Huan was furious at the false accusation, but she thought of Fang Ruo's reminder that the emperor would return to the palace in two days and asked her to be more patient. She had no choice but to give in and get over it as soon as possible: "My Lady, I apologize for my crime. Please don't get angry because of me."

But she was used to being proud, and even though she had to soften her expression, the stubbornness in her eyes still revealed her inner feelings. Concubine Hua saw the change in her expression clearly. She looked Zhen Huan up and down, and then looked at Fang Ruo who was accompanying her. She still had some concerns about the people in front of the emperor, so she had to speak slowly:

"Forget it. Considering that this is your first offense, I will punish you by making you kneel in the palace and recite the female precepts for half an hour. As for Huanbi, you will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and then brought back to the palace for discipline."

Zhen Huan opened her eyes wide and looked at Concubine Hua in disbelief. How dare she punish her so severely when she was pregnant?

Fang Ruo had never expected that Concubine Hua would be so inconsiderate, so she knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Your Highness, please think twice. Wanpin is pregnant and may not be able to withstand such punishment. If something happens to her, you will have a hard time explaining it to the Emperor when he returns."

She had already given Fang Ruo a lenient sentence, but she still refused to obey. Concubine Hua became angry:

"Aunt is an old veteran in the palace. The punishment I imposed today is completely in accordance with the rules. Even if you report it to the emperor, the palace rules are here and the emperor will not say anything to me. Could it be that Aunt wants me to disregard the royal rules and bend the law for personal gain?"

Fang Ruo argued: "Law is nothing more than human feelings. Please consider the safety of Wanpin's unborn baby."

Concubine Jing and others also pleaded for mercy. Concubine Hua looked at them and felt even more impatient:

"Wanpin's pregnancy is stable, and I have already given her a lighter punishment. If you want to question her, why don't you accompany Wanpin in the punishment?"

Seeing that she could not escape, Zhen Huan knew that if she continued to argue, Concubine Hua would come up with new difficulties. After gritting her teeth for half an hour, she slowly knelt down to accept the punishment.

The Queen Mother slept soundly in Shoukang Palace. Prince Guo did not dare to disturb her and could only wait until she woke up.