The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

Shen Qingyan raised her eyebrows in surprise, "What did Concubine Yun say? Slap her face? If that's the case, then slap her face."

Concubine Yun suddenly raised her eyes, unable to believe her ears.

"Empress, what I said was clearly..."

However, before she could finish her words, Qingmei and Zhiqing covered her mouth and dragged her away.

The sound of slaps came one after another, and each slap seemed to hit everyone's heart, making them dare not breathe.

This was the first time that Shen Qingyan displayed the majesty and power of the queen in front of everyone since the concubines entered the palace.

Xue Fei, who was kneeling on the ground, was extremely panicked and was shaking all over.

It's over, she's finished.

After dealing with Concubine Yun, it will be her turn, right?

Will her tongue be plucked out? Or will she be banished to the cold palace?

In a short period of time, Xue Fei had already thought of many miserable ways for herself to die.

However, to her surprise, Shen Qingyan did not order her to be punished.

"Xue Fei, if you know you are wrong, I will give you a chance to explain. It depends on whether you cherish it or not."

Xue Fei was slightly stunned. If Tang Yuan hadn't desperately winked at her, she would not have reacted.

"I know I am wrong. I dare not lie to the Queen. I will tell you everything!"

After Tangyuan's explanation, Xue Fei finally told the truth.

It turned out that she did have a disease, but it was a little special.

That is the love of eating.

And every time I want to eat, I feel very anxious, so I grill all kinds of food in the middle of the night.

But ever since Concubine Yun exposed her last time and Shen Qingyan told her not to eat in the middle of the night, she has been unable to sleep or eat well every night. She has been depressed recently and finally couldn't help but fell ill today.

The cause of the illness was lack of food.

The meals and snacks provided by the imperial kitchen every day were all prepared according to specifications. If she wanted more, she would have to pay extra money, but she didn't have that much money.

After finishing all the breakfast today, even giving most of my rice dumplings to her, I was still very hungry.

In desperation, she asked Tangyuan to ask for leave from Shen Qingyan. She originally wanted to go to the imperial kitchen to ask for food, but when she passed by the lotus pond in the imperial garden, she had a new idea.

This idea was put into action, which was to catch the fish from the lotus pond and grill them...

After listening to this, Shen Qingyan was silent for a long time.

There is such a strange disease in this world...

"Haven't you ever consulted a doctor to get him checked and treated?"

Xue Fei bit her lip, as if considering whether to say it or not.

Tangyuan was more decisive and said it after gritting his teeth.

"Your Highness, you don't know that when my master was still in the palace, he often didn't have enough to eat. Because of his arm, the master and the mistress neglected him a lot, which led to his overeating habit. He has seen a doctor, but the doctor is helpless. He can only control this disease by himself..."

It was obvious that her master couldn't control himself.

After hearing this, Shen Qingyan understood.

"Why didn't you say it before?"

When Tangyuan told the truth, Yun Fei felt that the only piece of fig leaf was torn off, and tears fell quietly.

"I just feel that this kind of illness... is really hard to talk about."

Because of her broken arm and body shape, she was already looked down upon. If she had this disease as well... I'm afraid she would be even more disliked by others.

"Please forgive me, Queen. I will control myself in the future and never overeat again..."

As she spoke, she began to sob.

My wet nurse told me that when she was just born, her father almost threw her into the river and drowned her.

It was the wet nurse who risked her life to save him.

Later, her mother gave birth to several healthy brothers and sisters, and she ignored her even more.

She often didn't have enough to eat and didn't have warm clothes. If it weren't for her wet nurse and Tangyuan who often secretly brought her food, she would have starved to death long ago.

Later, she developed a habit of overeating. She wanted to eat whenever she saw food because she didn't want to be hungry anymore.

Shen Qingyan sighed in her heart. She really didn't expect that Concubine Xue's experience would be like this.

But if we allow Xue Fei to continue eating, it might cause irreversible consequences.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingyan came up with a solution.

"Xue Fei, I will let the imperial physician cure your bulimia, but you will still be punished."

Xue Fei raised her eyes and looked at her in disbelief.

She thought she would be beaten and thrown out of the palace, but she didn't expect Shen Qingyan to help her cure her illness?

In other words, even if you are punished, your life will not be in danger.

She was touched and said hurriedly, "I will go and slap him right away."

"Stop, did I tell you to go?"

Shen Qingyan's words made Xue Fei stop in her tracks, and her heart skipped a beat.

However, Shen Qingyan simply said: "The koi fish in the lotus pond are very valuable. Now that you have eaten them, you must compensate me."

"Since you have a positive attitude in admitting your mistakes, I will punish you by asking you to raise ten more. If you succeed, you can eat five of them."

"Also, I remember there is a piece of vacant land next to the lotus pond. While you are raising fish, you can cultivate this land and plant fruits or vegetables. Similarly, as long as you succeed, half of it will be yours."

The reason why Shen Qingyan did this was, firstly, to punish Xue Fei, and secondly, to divert Xue Fei's attention so that she would no longer focus on eating.

Plus, half of it can be eaten by her. She must be looking forward to this result and will take better care of the fish, fruits and vegetables...

It also lets her know that no food comes without work.

Xue Fei was so surprised that her mouth was wide open. She suddenly couldn't figure out whether this was a punishment or a reward.

But this is much better than a slap in the face!

Concubine Xue was deeply moved and kowtowed deeply.

"I thank the Queen for her grace. I will live up to your expectations and raise fish and grow fruits and vegetables!"

That was the end of the matter.

In the evening, Shen Qingyan told Gu Beihuai about this.

"Your Majesty, is this right for me to do?"

Gu Beihuai kissed her forehead. He felt that after a tiring day, all the physical and mental fatigue would disappear as long as he hugged Shen Qingyan.

"Yan Er used both kindness and force, and did a great job."

Shen Qingyan casually picked up a strand of Gu Beihuai's hair and played with it, still feeling a little worried.

"Did I punish Concubine Yun too harshly?"

Gu Beihuai stroked her small face with his big hand and said softly, "No, it was only twenty slaps, not heavy. I guess her face didn't even turn red. If I were here, I would have ordered her to be executed long ago."

Shen Qingyan felt relieved at this. She was not afraid that Concubine Yun would hate her, but she was afraid that it would cause unnecessary trouble.

However, before she could think about it, the big hand that was originally touching her face slowly moved down.

Shen Qingyan immediately realized something was wrong and grabbed his hand.

"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to light any fire tonight."

"Hmm?" Gu Beihuai's hot breath hit her ears, and Shen Qingyan almost couldn't resist it with just one sentence.

"Only the governor is allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps? Isn't it time for Yan'er to take the initiative to light the fire?"