The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

A few short words are but a moment.

However, Xie Yuzhen had already understood everything. It turned out that Liu Xiaoyi's real name was not "Liu Jindie". The servant girl who had served the wife of Marquis of Jingjun for many years was the real "Liu Jindie"!

The wife of the Marquis of Jing County is worthy of her noble family background. She really knows how to insult people without using dirty words.

If you think about it carefully, the Marquis of Jingjun was a first-rank marquis after all, and he was also a noble who had been passed down since the founding of the country, and he also had a fiefdom; his children, even if they were born out of wedlock, were more than qualified to marry the children of officials of the third rank or above. However, this lady was able to withstand the criticism from the outside world and raise all her illegitimate sons and daughters to waste or die. The surviving illegitimate sons married the daughters of merchants, and the dowries of the daughters of merchants were used to support the expenses of the marquis' mansion; the surviving illegitimate daughters were also married off to lower-ranking wives, and those who could marry big merchants were considered the best marriages.

She once married a concubine's daughter to an old maid of the Hong family and let her go to be a grandson of a commoner. She also boasted everywhere that her concubine's daughter had married well, that her family was simple, that the child was good at studying, very motivated, and that she would pass the imperial examination and become an official in the near future! It was all because of her support and care for the concubine's daughter that she had married so well.

But as the daughter of a marquis, she could have married into an official family, or a noble family of the same level. If the timing was right, it would not be impossible for her to marry into the royal family. But now, she is marrying a man who has just passed the imperial examination, whose family is poor and whose parents are still slaves in the Hong Mansion...

Other families, even the old and decadent families, even if they also chose to select legitimate and illegitimate children, had never been as blatant and cruel as Liu Hongshi.

Even though outsiders said that the mistress of the Marquis of Jing County was vicious and stupid, Liu Hong still went her own way and always regarded herself as the "orthodox" lady of a noble family. She always admonished the people around her that they should abide by the duties of their birth, and that illegitimate children should not be ambitious and should not have the idea of ​​standing out. They should be content to let their own flesh and blood be trampled upon by legitimate children.

Therefore, Liu Xiaoyi, who was able to enter the palace and become an imperial concubine with a background almost the same as that of a concubine, was considered a great heretic by Liu Hongshi, and almost became a thorn in her side.

"Madam Xiaoyi, why are you silent? Isn't the name 'Yuanyuan' that I gave to this slave a bad name?"

There was some intimidation in Liu Hong's tone, and Liu Xiaoyi had already bitten her lower lip.

Full moon.

This name was given by her biological mother.

Maybe it's not as elegant and meaningful as the name of a girl from aristocratic family, but in Liu Xiaoyi's heart it represents the poor but happy days she and her biological mother went through, and represents her hope that one day the mother and daughter will be reunited.

But what did Liu Hong do?

As a gift, he gave her the name of a slave girl to himself, and now he wants to give her his real name...

For a moment, Liu Xiaoyi almost couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward to fight Liu Hongshi, but as soon as she thought of her biological mother's haggard face, she didn't have the strength to resist.

"Madam Marquis..." Liu Xiaoyi's personal maid Shuangyi couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to help her master regardless of the rules.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong glanced at her and said, "Bitch! You have no right to interrupt when your master is talking. You are really worthy of being brought up by a concubine. You don't know the rules. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your master!"

Then Xie Yuzhen, who was hiding behind a tree, heard Shuang Yi's exclamation, followed by a loud slap.

"Madam!" Liu Xiaoyi also screamed.

But the maid whose real name was "Liu Jindie" said condescendingly: "Our Madam taught her that she likes her, Madam Xiaoyi should be more obedient."

After hearing this, Xie Wei really felt that the time had come for him to leave.

She stood up, walked around the osmanthus tree and went out. Seeing this, Chunfen and Huizhu hurriedly followed.

"Wow, it's so lively." Xie Ruizhen had a smile on his face.

She saw Shuangyi being slapped to the ground, and the one who beat her was actually Liu Hong herself. She, a lady from a marquis's mansion, actually did it herself... It seemed that the upbringing of this so-called girl from an aristocratic family was not that good.

Liu Xiaoyi stood in front of Shuangyi who was covering her face, but Liu Hong had no intention of stopping and slapped her in the face.

When Xie Yuzhen came out, she was startled. She obviously didn't expect that someone would come to such a remote place, and she subconsciously wanted to stop.

When Liu Xiaoyi saw that the person coming was Xie Yuzhen, her dead eyes suddenly lit up, and she gritted her teeth and took the initiative to meet Liu Hongshi's slap.

Crisp applause rang out, and Liu Xiaoyi rolled on the ground under the force. She deliberately bit the flesh on the inside, and a trickle of blood flowed down the corner of her mouth. She cried and shouted, "Thank you, sister!"

Xie Yuzhen's expression was stern: "Chunfen, help Liu Xiaoyi up, Huizhu, go call someone."

She turned to look at the shocked Liu Hongshi: "Who gave you the courage to beat up a concubine in the palace? Don't the Nine Clan want you anymore?"

Liu Hong didn't know who the visitor was. She could only see that Xie Yu was dressed like a concubine in the palace. The material of the hairpin on her head was very expensive. For a moment, she didn't have the energy to count. She could only barely tell that this concubine was probably around the fourth rank. She couldn't recognize which one she was.

"I don't know which lady you are here, but I am Mrs. Hong from the Marquis's Mansion in Jing County..." Mrs. Liu Hong thought to herself that she was the wife of a first-rank marquis, the principal wife, and the other party was just a concubine of the emperor, not as precious as one of the four concubines. Why should she be afraid of her?

Thinking of this, Liu Hongshi regained her confidence: "I am just teaching my concubine a lesson, does this lady want to interfere?"

"Lessons?" Xie Yuzhen snorted.

"A concubine's daughter?"

"Madam of the Marquis of Jing County?"

She walked up to Liu Hong with a sneer, looked her up and down brazenly and said, "The wife of the Marquis of Jing County has even come to interfere with the royal inner court. Does the Marquis of Jing County want to interfere with Your Majesty?"

Liu Hong's heart skipped a beat, and she remembered that besides being a concubine who could be beaten and scolded by her, Liu Xiaoyi was also a palace concubine. She was so frightened just now that she forgot about it as soon as she opened her mouth.

Hearing Xie Yuzhen accusing her husband of something, Liu Hongshi became anxious: "Madam, what you said is wrong... Liu Xiaoyi is my concubine's daughter. As the mistress, can I not discipline her after she gets married?"

"Of course not. She is a marquis' wife after all. How can she act like an ignorant country woman?" Xie Yuzhen saw that Liu Xiaoyi had been helped up, and Huizhu also came over with a group of palace servants from afar.

She was even more confident: "Don't you see who Liu Xiaoyi's husband is? What is her status? She is the current emperor's concubine, a palace concubine appointed by the imperial decree. You, a lady from a marquis's mansion, can't just beat her up!"

"I am a first-rank official and the principal wife of the marquisate!" Before Liu Hong could finish her words, Xie Yuzhen slapped her in the face.

She froze for a moment, feeling a burning pain on one side of her cheek.

"Liu Jindie" next to him was about to step forward, but was pulled away and held back by Shuangyi and Chunfen.

But Xie Yuzhen didn't give her time to react, and immediately slapped her again: "First rank? Ha, today I will teach you what inner ruler and outer minister are!"

She slapped him again with her backhand: "Outside the family!"

"Snapped!"

"You speak disrespectfully and show contempt for the Heavenly Family!"

"Clap!"

"Slapping a concubine is a violation of the rules!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Seeing that Liu Hong's face was almost slapped into a pig's head, she also raised her hand to fight back.

Xie Yuzhen warned slowly, "Oh, First-rank Marquis' wife, please be careful. I am pregnant with the heir to the throne. What's the matter? Not only do you want to go beyond the rules of etiquette and palace regulations, and go beyond the majesty's authority to discipline the concubines, but you also want to murder the heir to the throne?!"

Liu Hong was stunned.

Her brain had been almost turned into a paste, and she finally recognized that the beautiful concubine in front of her who was hitting someone and then slapping him in the face was none other than the Emperor's beloved and pregnant Concubine Xie.