Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Chunfang was furious. She had never been slapped in her life. Besides, she was not really here to be a palace maid, but to develop a relationship with her cousin.

She wanted to be the first to get the moon because she was close to the water. As long as she could win Cheng Feng's heart, she could marry him smoothly.

Cheng Feng is now a popular figure around the emperor. He has a bright future and will enjoy endless wealth and glory.

At this moment, Chunfang fell to the ground with a cry, tears welling up in her eyes. She said aggrievedly, "I didn't offend the lady official, why did you hit me?"

At this time, Cheng Feng changed into a clean official uniform and hurried over, and saw Chunfang falling to the ground.

He walked closer and asked, "What happened? Fang'er, why are you lying on the ground?"

"Brother Feng, I..."

"Stand up quickly. This is so disgraceful." Cheng Feng glared at her.

Chunfang showed her blushing face to Cheng Feng, "Fang Er also fell because she didn't stand firmly for a moment. I'm sorry. I don't want to embarrass Brother Feng, wuwu..."

Cheng Feng hurriedly helped her up and said in a deep voice: "When you enter the palace, call me Cheng Zongguan, don't keep calling me..."

"Got it, Manager Cheng, I'll call you that from now on."

Cheng Feng walked up to Hong Xiu and apologized with a smile, "If Fang'er has offended you in any way, please bear with her. She is new to the palace and doesn't know much..."

Hong Xiu stood straight, "Oh! She didn't offend me, but she was disrespectful to the Queen when she opened her mouth, so I gave her a slap in the face. If you have anything to ask, Chief Steward Cheng, please ask while I am still standing here!"

Cheng Feng was stunned for a moment and looked at Chunfang again, "Why are you disrespecting the queen?"

"How dare I offend the Queen?" She naturally didn't dare to say what she had just said in front of Cheng Feng.

Cheng Feng also believed that although Chunfang was a little spoiled at home, how could she be disrespectful to the Queen for no reason? There might be some misunderstanding. However, Hongxiu was also a person who knew etiquette, and she would not hit Chunfang for no reason.

Cheng Feng was speechless and could only say, "Chunfang, you go back first."

Hongxiu didn't want to let her off so easily, and said in a deep voice, "Just now, Miss Chunfang talked about the Queen in front of me, saying that the Queen is ashamed. I am a female official who talks about the Queen every day. The Queen is the master of the palace. Miss Chunfang spread some gossip about the Queen. Please ask Chief Steward Cheng to advise your Miss Chunfang to be careful in what she says and does. This is the imperial palace. If you are not careful, you will lose your head."

Cheng Feng was stunned. "Why did you say that the Queen was ashamed? Where did you hear such gossip? I will send you out of the palace soon to prevent you from causing trouble in the palace."

Chunfang quickly explained, "I...I didn't talk about the queen, cousin, please believe me, I..."

"Hurry up and apologize to the lady official." Cheng Feng said again.

Hongxiu stood firmly, with an even stronger aura than any other rich lady Chunfang had ever seen. She bit her teeth and whispered, "I'm sorry."

Hong Xiu said, "I didn't hear what the young lady said."

Cheng Feng glared at her, and Chunfang said again: "I'm sorry, Madam, I was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"I shouldn't have said that Your Majesty is embarrassing." That wasn't what she meant at all.

"Considering that this is your first offense, I will punish you by giving you twenty strokes of the cane!" Hongxiu still has some power.

Chunfang didn't expect to be beaten even after apologizing. She was very unconvinced. At this time, she didn't dare to say anything more. She said aggrievedly: "Manager Cheng."

Cheng Feng didn't know why Hongxiu had to punish her. Seeing that Hongxiu was angry, he explained, "She is my aunt's daughter. She came to the palace to learn some rules."

Hong Xiu avoided him and said, "She is lucky to meet me, a female official, so I can teach her some rules. If she met someone else, she might be dragged down and beaten to death. Chief Steward Cheng must know the rules of the palace. If this matter is reported to the emperor, and the emperor knows that someone is disrespectful to the queen, what will be the consequences? Chief Steward Cheng should weigh it himself."

Hongxiu said this and left.

Seeing that she didn't give him any face at all, Cheng Feng thought that she was not like this usually and had a good temper. Their relationship became better and better.

He immediately reacted and said to Chunfang, "What did you say to her that made her angry?"

"Cousin, she beat me, not me who made her angry. She just beat people up just because she's a lady-in-waiting of the queen. There are laws in the palace, right?" Chunfang was so angry that she held Cheng Feng back so he wouldn't run to find Hongxiu. "She beat me so hard that my face is swollen. It hurts so much."

Cheng Feng saw that there were indeed deep five finger marks on her face. "You deserve it. I warned you a long time ago not to enter the palace, but you didn't listen and even went to my mother to plead for you. Now look..."

Cheng Feng thought of his mother and suddenly remembered, "What did you say to her?"

Chunfang said: "I didn't say anything."

"You go back first. If you dare to talk nonsense to her, I will send you out of the palace. No matter how your mother pleads, it will be useless." Cheng Feng said and left.

Chunfang was so angry that she stamped her feet. She wanted to tell her aunt that Brother Feng must not be allowed to marry a woman like Hongxiu.

Cheng Feng and Hong Xiu didn't notice that there was a little eunuch hiding in the dark, watching them quietly. The little eunuch stared at Chun Fang, who was sulking alone, and thought to himself, "Isn't this the peach blossom debt of Manager Cheng?"

When he saw Chunfang walking back, he chased after her and tried to make friends with her.

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Cheng Feng arrived at Kunning Palace but did not see Hongxiu, but saw the emperor.

He bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Xie Shang saw Cheng Feng coming over and asked, "Why are you here? Do you want to see the Queen for something?"

Jiang Fenghua walked towards them and said, "I asked Hongxiu to invite Chief Steward Cheng. Why isn't Hongxiu with you?"

Cheng Feng said: "She came back first. I was delayed by something. Is she not back yet?"

Jiang Fenghua said: "She may have gone to find Lian Ye. I heard that Lian Ye went to bring food to Lin Feng. These two are inseparable and their relationship is getting better and better."

Xie Shang said: "Lin Feng has been very attentive to Ruan Ruan in order to please Lian Ye."

Jiang Fenghua didn't remember either, "Did you?"

Xie Shang was stunned and smiled slightly, "Of course."

Jiang Fenghua didn't want to argue with Cheng Feng in front of him, so she said to Cheng Feng, "I asked Hongxiu to invite Cheng Zongguan here to ask Cheng Zongguan what his plan is. I know whether you have feelings for Hongxiu or not."

Cheng Feng's cheeks turned slightly red.

Xie Shang said: "Cheng Feng is no longer a small steward. He is the chief steward of my internal affairs department. All the manors and shops outside my palace are managed by Cheng Feng. He is my right-hand man. If you really like Hong Xiu, I will grant you marriage."

Cheng Feng's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to nod and say the word "like", Hongxiu and Lianye came back one after another.

Hong Xiu suddenly knelt in front of Xie Shang and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for considering me. I will not marry Manager Cheng."

After these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. In their opinion, Cheng Feng and Hong Xiu had feelings for each other. Moreover, this was something Xie Shang had planned long ago. Cheng Feng was his person and Hong Xiu was Jiang Fenghua's person. With Cheng Feng's current status and position, Hong Xiu would not suffer any grievances if she married Cheng Feng.

Xie Shang asked: "Why don't you want to marry Cheng Feng? Aren't you two in love with each other?"

Jiang Fenghua didn't understand either. She wanted to hold a wedding for Lian Ye and Lin Feng. It was time for them to get married. If she stayed any longer, Lin Feng would be unhappy.