An Lingrong suddenly spoke up to stop Xia Dongchun. The coldness in her tone made Xia feel a chill in her heart, and she was unable to recover for a while.

"Ling Rong..."

Zhen Huan was still immersed in the tremendous pressure brought by the emperor's long gaze just now. When she saw An Lingrong standing up for her, she was also stunned for a moment. She looked at Shen Meiyu and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

It is really surprising that such bold words came from An Lingrong's mouth!

"Oh, do you really think that you can fly to the top after receiving a few words of instruction from Concubine Qi? How dare you teach me how to do things!"

Xia Dongchun was stunned for a long while until Noble Lady Fucha passed by her. Then she came to her senses and her face turned green with anger!

She was extremely angry, and wanted to vent all the humiliation she had suffered in Jingren Palace before, so she bared her teeth and claws and stepped forward to attack An Lingrong.

"presumptuous!"

At this moment, a woman's voice came from not far away, "Xia, I thought you had learned your lesson, but I never thought you would dare to act so rashly before even leaving the Queen's palace. You really don't know your place!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Qi came to An Lingrong and the others with a stern face.

An Lingrong secretly looked at Concubine Qi, only to see that her face was cold, very different from her usual self. She didn't know if she was really mad at Xia Dongchun or if she didn't get the good end of the deal with the Queen, but it looked like she was obviously angry.

"My lady, I dare not do that. It was An who was rude!"

Xia Dongchun didn't expect that he would fall into Concubine Qi's hands for the second time today. Now seeing her serious look, he instantly became timid and hurriedly wanted to put the blame on An Lingrong.

"Empress Qi, it's not what Concubine Xia said. We were just about to go back to the palace, but Concubine Xia refused to give in and insisted on coming up to harass us!"

Shen Meizhuang also stepped forward at this time and directly restored the truth of what happened at that time.

"You two are in the same group, so of course you should speak for her!"

Xia Dongchun was dissatisfied and retorted: "Empress Qi is wise, how could she be deceived by a villain?"

"enough."

Concubine Qi ignored Shen Meizhuang and interrupted Xia Dongchun coldly, "If I believed you, then I would be really listening to a villain. Do you think everyone in the palace is blind? Could it be that what I saw with my own eyes could be false?"

Concubine Qi went to comfort the Queen earlier, but the Queen didn't need the care from Erha and sent her away with just a few words.

Concubine Qi failed to win the favor of the Queen, and thinking of Concubine Fang's domineering behavior, she couldn't help but worry about her son and her own future.

Just when Concubine Qi was feeling anxious, she heard a constant noise outside. The voice was very recognizable. When she came out to take a look, it was indeed Xia Dongchun!

Concubine Qi had never had a good impression of Xia Dongchun, and now she felt even more annoyed with him.

Seeing that Xia Dongchun was going to act up again, Concubine Qi would not tolerate him. Anyway, the Queen and Concubine Hua were not around now, and she was the most honorable person at the scene. Couldn't she handle a mere concubine?

"Cui Guo, slap me!"

At Concubine Qi's order, an honest-looking palace maid slowly moved out from behind Concubine Qi. She then looked at Xia Dongchun who was shocked, then looked at her master, but hesitated and did not dare to take action.

An Lingrong had never expected that the future "famous scene on the long street" would be staged here.

Now seeing that Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang had come back to their senses and seemed to be about to say something again, she frowned slightly and was about to stop them, but Xia Dongchun's voice rang out first.

"Empress Qi! I am the Emperor's concubine! How could you…"

Xia Dongchun never thought that Concubine Qi would actually let the palace maids beat her. After she realized what was happening, she immediately shouted in the direction of Jingren Palace: "Empress, help me! Concubine Qi is trying to punish me privately!"

When Xia Dongchun shouted, An Lingrong closed her eyes instantly.

Hopeless.

This sister is really hopeless.

Concubine Qi was not a cruel person. It could even be said that she was easy to fool because she was easily influenced.

Zhen Huan and others who had just met her for the first time might not understand this, and it was even more impossible to expect Xia Dongchun to be aware of Concubine Qi's personality traits.

But no matter what, Concubine Qi's rank was much higher than Xia Dongchun's. In addition, previously in Jingren Palace, the Queen praised Concubine Qi in public and asked her to "teach more" to the new concubines in the palace.

Regardless of whether this was just a casual remark by the Queen or she wanted to help Concubine Qi compete with Concubine Hua, anyway, if Concubine Qi really wanted to punish a concubine, she could use a chicken feather as a token of authority.

Not to mention that Xia Dongchun was the one who started the trouble first, so it was even more reasonable for Concubine Qi to take action!

"Hit me!"

After Xia Dongchun's shouting, Concubine Qi was instantly angered. She glared at him and raised her voice.

"Yes!"

Cui Guo didn't dare to disobey Concubine Qi, so she could only step forward and attack Xia Dongchun from both sides.

"Clap! Clap!"

Two crisp sounds echoed at the gate of Jingren Palace, and two bright red slap marks suddenly appeared on Xia Dongchun's fair cheeks.

"Woooo..."

Xia Dongchun was completely stunned. He fell to the ground, covering his face and crying, looking extremely aggrieved.

"The Queen is going to rest. Who dares to act so recklessly outside Jingren Palace?"

Just after Concubine Qi finished beating Xia Dongchun, Jianqiu came out.

"Aunt Jianqiu!"

When Xia Dongchun saw Jianqiu, he felt like he had seen his life-saving straw. He not only got up from the ground immediately, but also wanted to pull Jianqiu away.

"Hey, isn't this Miss Xia? What happened?"

Jianqiu looked at Xia Dongchun, who looked like a frost-bitten eggplant, and was stunned for a moment. Then he pretended to be concerned and asked.

An Lingrong watched this scene coldly, sneering in her heart.

As the head maid of Jingren Palace, how could Jianqiu be unaware of what had just happened?

And she happened to come out after Concubine Qi had punished Xia Dongchun. Who can say that this was not intentional?

"Woooooooo..."

Xia Dongchun couldn't see the twists and turns here. At this time, she really wanted to tell Jianqiu everything Concubine Qi had done to her and let the Queen tell her and make the decision for her.

However, the burning pain on Xia Dongchun's face has not yet gone away, which is undoubtedly the best "reminder".

So, facing Jianqiu's question, Xia Dongchun sobbed but did not dare to tell the truth.

Although Concubine Qi was not very smart, she had been a concubine for so many years after all.

Even if you are not proficient in palace fighting skills, you can still watch it a lot.

When Jianqiu asked Xia Dongchun, she was not panicked at all.

Even if Xia Dongchun dared to tell the truth, it was her own fault. What does it have to do with others?

"Oh, so this is what happened..."

When Jianqiu saw that Xia Dongchun was silent, he immediately grabbed a palace maid and pretended to ask her what happened.

This palace maid was originally from Jingren Palace. Facing Jianqiu's questioning, she certainly did not dare to hide anything and simply narrated exactly what had happened.

After listening to them, Jianqiu looked at An Lingrong and the other two meaningfully, and then bowed to Concubine Qi, "Your Highness, please remember the Queen's instructions and teach these new ladies in the palace. This is your duty. However, these ladies have just entered the palace after all, and they are concubines in the palace. Please forgive them, Your Highness!"

As the most capable maidservant beside the Queen, Jianqiu can also represent the Queen's attitude to a certain extent.

"Of course I understand." Concubine Qi held the airs of a mistress of the palace and nodded slightly, but it was unclear whether she took these words to heart.

After Jianqiu finished talking about Concubine Qi, she said to An Lingrong and the other two, "You three young ladies are also new nobles who just entered the palace after this election. I would like to advise you that only by being careful can you sail a long way, especially in the palace."

These words seemed to be spoken to An Lingrong and the other two, but in fact they were a warning to Xia Dongchun. However, Xia Dongchun might not be able to understand what Jianqiu meant.

"We are all aware of this. Thank you, Aunt Jianqiu."

After this series of events, Zhen Huan has now recovered, but she forcibly ignored Jianqiu's "implied meaning" and then bowed again in the direction of the main hall of Jingren Palace to express her humility.

The same happened to An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang. Then the three of them said goodbye to Concubine Qi and left Jingren Palace together.

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