Jinzhong had been sent there, his message had been delivered, and he turned and left.

Concubine Yu knew that Ruyi was going back to the Buddhist temple to act like a coward again, so she didn't stop Ruyi and said to the palace maids and eunuchs in Yikun Palace.

"The Yikun Palace was originally the best place in the palace besides the Emperor's Yangxin Palace and the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. But you followed the wrong master. When she was enjoying wealth and glory, you didn't get any benefits. But when she committed a crime, you suffered!"

"I really feel unfair for you. Although Jin Shi of Qixiang Palace was cruel, she was kind to the people who served her. Although Balin Shi was unruly and domineering, she only loved her daughter sincerely."

"But what about the Queen? She doesn't care about the Twelfth Prince, and has no intention of protecting you servants. She hides away like a coward. I really despise such a person!"

"You still have a long time in the palace. Do you want to be trapped in Yikun Palace for the rest of your life?!"

Although Concubine Yu and her companions left, her words were heard by the palace maids and eunuchs.

In the past few months, not only have they been lacking in food and clothing, but they have also had to endure the provocations and revenge of the concubines. They have suffered a lot, and being scolded and beaten is a common occurrence.

But what about Ruyi? She knew that the concubines were coming for her, but she hid inside and didn't come out, watching them being bullied with a clear conscience.

They complained and told Ruyi about their troubles, but Ruyi became impatient and asked them to leave.

Sanbao was following Ruyi's orders to capture Imperial Noble Consort Ling. Today, Sanbao was tortured and sent back like this, but Ruyi refused to even look at Sanbao, let alone say a word of concern.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In the past, they could only endure it because of their status as slaves.

But today, after being provoked by Concubine Yu, and knowing that Ruyi has completely fallen out of favor with the Emperor, there is nothing to worry about!

A eunuch started to speak: "We are all slaves. Why can Rong Pei eat better food without doing any work, while we can only eat those that are almost gone? No, from now on, Rong Pei's food belongs to me!"

Rong Pei said angrily: "You are rebelling? How dare you be my master!"

The eunuch grabbed Rong Pei's hand that was about to hit someone, and knocked Rong Pei to the ground with a palm, cursing: "You fierce woman, I have tolerated you for many years! You rely on the Queen's trust to show off your power to the outside world and bully us at home. Because of your arrogant style, how much trouble have you caused us? Now you still don't repent, and you still want to hit me?"

As soon as someone started the fight, the anger and grievances that had been suppressed in everyone's hearts for many years were instantly ignited, and they all held Rong Pei down and were about to beat her.

Rong Pei was so scared that she cried for help: "The Queen asked me to manage the Yikun Palace, how dare you disrespect me? What are you doing? Don't come over! The Queen, the Queen and the others are going to rebel, please save me!"

"Ahhh! It hurts, Queen, help me! Stop hitting me, I know I was wrong, I won't do it again, please stop hitting me!"

Ruyi heard the noise outside clearly, but she did not dare to scold them in the face of their anger. She thought that these palace servants just thought Rong Pei had gone too far before, and wanted to teach her a lesson, so it shouldn't cause any big trouble.

Thinking of this, Ruyi pretended to be ignorant as she did in the past, and allowed everyone to beat Rong Pei half to death.

When everyone saw that Ruyi really stood by and watched, they believed even more what Concubine Yu had just said and felt deeply disgusted with Ruyi's behavior.

A palace maid said, "What Concubine Yu said is right. We are so unlucky to work in the Yikun Palace! Working in the Queen's Palace may sound impressive to outsiders, but in reality, there are no benefits at all! Not only did the Queen not ask Concubine Huang and Concubine Shu to spend lavishly, but she even withheld the reward money. It's really laughable!"

"That's right, the Empress is always trying to make empty promises. The Empress is unwilling to promote the elderly like Lingzhi, nor does she allow them to leave the palace to marry. They just waste their time in the palace year after year. If Sister Lingzhi hadn't begged the Imperial Noble Consort, I'm afraid she would have died of old age in Yikun Palace!"

"You all say how pitiful Sister Lingzhi is. As a senior palace maid with a lot of experience, she is targeted and bullied by the crazy woman Rong Pei every day. She finally got the grace of Concubine Ling and went to work as a manager in the Sizhiku. Just when her life was looking promising, it was ruined by the Empress and Rong Pei because of Xiao Lingzi's matter!"

"Hey, do you think the affair between the Queen and Xiao Lingzi is true? I heard others say it with details."

"It must be true! You see, the Empress is always arguing with the Emperor, and she doesn't even care about her own twelfth prince. Although Rong Pei is hateful, she is really loyal to the Empress. We have beaten Rong Pei like this, why hasn't the Empress come out to make a decision for her? But when she saw Xiao Lingzi's miserable state, she couldn't help but stand up for him!"

"We are so unlucky that we have to follow such a heartless master! Look at how people in Yongshou Palace live. We are so pitiful that we can't even have a full meal!"

"When Xiao Lingzi was still in Yikun Palace, I heard Imperial Noble Consort Ling warn Xiao Lingzi that if he wanted to survive, he had to stay away from the Empress, saying that the Empress was an ominous person. I think what Imperial Noble Consort Ling said makes sense!"

"Yes! Look, from A Ruo to Suo Xin and then Rong Pei, and San Bao, all the people in charge of Yikun Palace have had a bad ending! And the three children of the Queen, the Thirteenth Prince was killed at birth, the Fifth Princess was scared to death by a dog barking, and the Twelfth Prince grew up safely, but was implicated by his own mother and was bullied in the palace!"

"And what about us? Ever since the Empress moved into the Yikun Palace, she has fallen out of favor. Over the years, the Emperor has confined us so many times! It's a pity that we haven't received any honor at all, and we are still excluded and bullied everywhere in the palace!"

"If you ask me, isn't Rong Pei favored? She should be the one doing the work in Yikun Palace. Let her show her courtesy to the Empress! If she doesn't do it and doesn't listen to us, we will treat her the same way she treated us before! What do you think?"

"Okay, okay! That's how it should be! Let's set some rules for Rong Pei today!"

……

Rong Pei's arrogance and Ruyi's inaction finally completely angered the people in Yikun Palace.

"Rong Pei, go and sweep the floor. You are not allowed to eat until you finish sweeping the floor!"

"Bang! Why are you still so arrogant? If you hadn't tortured Lipin and the others, how could we have lived such a hard life? How dare you lose your temper? Get back to work!"

"Don't count on the Queen, she won't take care of you. If you don't want to be beaten, just behave yourself!"

Only when you are slapped in the face can you feel what pain is. Rong Pei really regrets it, but it's too late.

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