When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

"Who is the personal maidservant beside Lady Qi?"

Concubine Hua glanced coldly at the palace maid behind her.

Upon hearing this, the palace maids all shrank their necks and dared not make a sound.

Everyone knew that Concubine Hua was losing her temper.

But as Jingtai's personal maid, she had to walk out trembling.

She didn't know what would happen in a while, but she had a vague feeling that it was not going to be a good thing.

"Replying to Madam Hua, this servant is... Madam Qi's personal maid."

Jingtai stammered.

Nian Shilan didn't even bother to ask her name, and directly ordered, "Come here, drag her away and give her twenty strokes of the cane."

Lady Qi's expression suddenly changed. What?!

"Empress Hua, why are you doing this?"

Although it was Jingtai who was beaten, not her, she still felt embarrassed that her personal maid was punished by Concubine Hua.

Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows, "My master was not feeling well, but I allowed him to walk around, causing pain in his legs. This is my fault. Lady Qi, I did this for your own good. It's not an exaggeration for you to say that I was worrying too much."

Her light words left Concubine Qi dumbfounded.

I have fallen into a trap.

If she came today, she would be humiliated no matter what.

This is the difference between a servant being humiliated and a master being humiliated.

But Jingtai was her maidservant after all. If she was beaten, it would not sound good and she would lose face if she told others about it.

She still gritted her teeth and tried to stop him, "Thank you, Concubine Hua, for thinking about me. I am just my own maid, and I will discipline her strictly. Please don't worry about it. I will definitely punish her when I return."

It doesn't matter if you beat and scold your own palace maids, but it's a different matter if someone else does it.

Nian Shilan pursed her lips and forced a faint smile.

"This is how it is in the palace. Didn't the Empress tell you? The fate of the master and the servant is closely linked. If the master is favored, the servant will also have a good life. But if the master is not favored by the emperor, even if she falls into the Thousand Carp Pond and drowns, the emperor will not show any mercy to her. The servant will be bullied by others."

She spoke slowly, but the meaning of her words made people ponder for a long time.

"You...are you mocking me for not being favored by the Emperor?" Concubine Qi was so angry at these few words.

No one has ever dared to humiliate her like this!

At this time, Jingtai was already standing there with a pale face. Xichun and Fudong, who were quick-eyed, pulled her out of the pavilion and walked outside.

Jingtai reacted and shouted for help, "My lord, save me, my lord, save me..."

But Concubine Qi didn't dare to take the next step. She even wanted to put the words back into her mouth as soon as possible.

And Nian Shilan did not hide it, "Yes, I am just laughing at you, what's wrong?"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left, leaving behind a few words in the wind.

"Just now, Concubine Qi said that the pavilion has a beautiful view, so let Concubine Qi stand here and enjoy it for half an hour."

After she finished speaking, Concubine Qi's pretty little face wrinkled with anger.

The palace maids around her also reminded her to respectfully see Concubine Hua off.

"I know!" Concubine Qi pushed away the little maid who reminded her.

Then he bowed hastily and was about to leave, but Songzhi blocked his way.

"What are you doing!" Concubine Qi widened her eyes, wondering if this mere palace maid wanted to block her way.

Songzhi did not give in at all and was not frightened by her intimidation at all.

He straightened his back and said, "My young lady, didn't you hear what the Concubine Hua said? The Concubine asked you to stand here and enjoy the scenery for half an hour."

The words 'stand' and 'this hour' in the tone were obviously emphasized.

Concubine Qi stared, but did not dare to disobey.

I could only stand in this place, blowing in the wind for half an hour, and my feet were numb.

When he returned to the palace, he saw Jingtai being beaten and howling like a ghost.

She was very unhappy and without any ladylike manners, she kicked the door open and started smashing things in the palace.

The noise in her palace naturally reached Zhen Huan.

"What happened to this noble lady Qi? What happened?"

Jingxi found out about it early in the morning and told Zhen Huan what had just happened.

Zhen Huan frowned, then retracted her gaze, "If you offend Concubine Hua, you can only blame Concubine Qi for not being careful enough. Send some gifts to comfort her later."

Huanbi, who was listening to everything, muttered.

"Your Highness is so kindhearted that she even sent gifts to Concubine Qi. Concubine Qi would come to pay her respects every day when the Emperor came. She was eager to get closer to the Emperor. I saw this and I wish Concubine Hua would give her a good scolding so that she would be more careful."

Zhen Huan glanced at her and Huanbi kept silent politely.

"The master is the master after all. If she has any ulterior motives, it is for the emperor and she wants to serve him well. Besides, we live in Suiyuxuan together, so it is not reasonable for me to stay out of it. After all, her father and my father are good friends, so I still have to give her some face."

After Zhen Huan finished speaking, she lowered her head and continued her needlework.

Huanbi also obediently stopped talking.

Everyone in the palace soon knew that Concubine Qi was punished to stand in the pavilion.

After all, Nian Shilan intended to spread the news, so it naturally spread faster.

But I didn’t expect that the news would reach Yinzhen’s ears.

In the evening, when the emperor came over for dinner, he mentioned this matter to Nian Shilan.

But he didn't say it directly, but hinted at it, "Although Concubine Qi is a little arrogant, she is also lovely. I think she is somewhat similar to you at the beginning. I wonder if you feel friendly to her when you see her?"

After saying that, Yinzhen picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to taste it carefully.

Nian Shilan quickly understood what the emperor meant by this.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I am sitting right in front of you, and you are thinking that others look like me in the past, as if I don't exist now."

She pretended to be angry and avoided the question of right or wrong.

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Okay, I'm wrong. It's just that looking at the new young concubines entering the palace, I can't help but think of what we were like in the past. A few days ago, I thought Li Changzai was a bit like Concubine Duan in the past."

"It's just the spirit, but the most important thing is the person, isn't it? Just like the emperor likes Li Changzai because of her good pipa playing skills, isn't it?"

Of course Nian Shilan knew that the emperor liked Concubine Li because her pipa playing was very similar to that of Queen Chunyuan.

But she pretended not to know and said this on purpose.

The emperor would not deny it, he just nodded briefly and passed over the topic.

"The dishes in your small kitchen are getting better and better. I haven't eaten them for a few days and I miss them very much."