"You dare?!" An Lingrong was startled by a sudden loud shout.

After careful listening, the voice turned out to be that of Concubine Xin. An Lingrong took a few quick steps, and then the crying sound was heard again.

"Go and see what happened." An Lingrong said to Juqing, and the little palace maid holding the lamp in front also took a few quick steps and walked towards the direction of the sound.

When An Lingrong came forward, she saw that Xin Changzai and her maid Zhu'er had their hands clamped by several maids. Chun'er was crying beside them, begging Yu to agree to release Xin Changzai.

"How dare you! Who gave you the courage to touch the emperor's concubines?!" An Lingrong stepped forward and gave a look. Juqing went up to pull the two palace maids apart. Yu'er hesitated for a moment and then went up to help.

An Lingrong pulled Xin Changzai over to check on her: "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Before Xin Changzai could say anything, tears started streaming down her face. She pulled An Lingrong's arm and started crying.

"Chun'er, what happened?" Seeing that Xin Chang couldn't explain it clearly for a moment, An Lingrong turned around and asked Chun'er.

"Sister Yi, I promised to take Sister Xin to the Ministry of Punishment." Chun'er was still crying as she spoke.

An Lingrong then looked at Yu Ying who was sitting in Fengluan Chunen's car and said, "Go to the Ministry of Punishment? Ridiculous! Do you know what the Ministry of Punishment is?"

"Chang Yi is in Wan'an, and the emperor is waiting for me in the Yangxin Palace. She bumped into the horse and delayed my service to the emperor. Shouldn't she be punished?" Yu Da Ying answered with a smile, still looking leisurely and contented.

"I didn't know that Yu Da Ying is the one in charge of this harem now. How dare you, a concubine, order the punishment of a concubine who has a higher rank than you! Or is Yu Da Ying so powerful that she can change the palace rules? Juqing, go and report this to the Empress. I don't believe it. This harem is her world now!" An Lingrong looked at Yu Da Ying with a cold gaze.

"Sister Yi, please forgive me. The emperor and the empress have already gone to bed. If we disturb them, we will be guilty. Since Sister Yi has spoken, let's release Concubine Xin." Yu Daxing saw that An Lingrong was serious, so he spoke hurriedly and got off the Fengluan Chun'en carriage.

An Lingrong was thinking whether she should make a big deal out of this matter, or make a big deal out of it. Concubine Hua and Yu Shi have long been dissatisfied with her. If this matter is made a big deal, will it fulfill their wish?

"Sister Yi." Chun Changzai called An Lingrong timidly, and An Lingrong came back to her senses.

"Even if the emperor blames me, I will have to bear the consequences. Juqing, hurry up and leave." An Lingrong spoke, and Juqing turned and left.

Yu Da Ying was at fault in this matter, and she just happened to encounter it. If the emperor knew about this, Yu Da Ying would inevitably be reprimanded, both morally and logically. In this way, it would not do any harm to her to weaken her hostility.

"Stop her! If she disturbs the emperor, I don't think any of you can bear the consequences!" Yu Da Ying saw Ju Qing walking towards the Yangxin Palace, and hurriedly asked the people around him to stop her.

"Let's see who dares to stop me?!" An Lingrong shouted again, showing the demeanor of a superior. Those who wanted to step forward were really frightened by her, and no one dared to take another step forward.

"Sister Yi, are you really going to take this to the extreme?" Yu Da Ying gritted his teeth and wished he could scratch An Lingrong's face to pieces.

"You're on the first day of the month, and you're afraid of others' fifteenth day? I didn't expect that you're also afraid!" An Lingrong looked at Xin Changzai beside her. Xin Changzai had wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief. Her emotions had stabilized for the most part, and she stood up straighter.

"It was Concubine Xin who offended me first. I was impatient and said something I shouldn't have said. I hope you can forgive me." Yu Da Ying was smart enough and turned to bow to Concubine Xin and ask for forgiveness.

"Did I offend you? How dare you! When I see the emperor later, I will ask him about this. Yu Da Ying is the one who controls the harem now. He even said that he would take me to the Ministry of Punishment! That is the place where criminals are punished! Does Yu Da Ying have any rules in his eyes?" Concubine Xin, who had calmed down, seemed to have recovered a lot of her fighting power. She looked at Yu Da Ying coldly, but her chest was still heaving with anger.

"Sister, please forgive me this time." Yu Da Ying was also a flexible person. She was now kneeling in front of Concubine Xin and begging for mercy.

"You know you're wrong now? Let me tell you, it's too late!" Xin Changzai was not moved at all. Looking at her humble appearance begging for mercy, she seemed to feel a lot better in her heart.

Soon, Ju Qing came with Su Peisheng, followed by a team of eunuchs and two guards from the Yangxin Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent." As soon as everyone entered the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and paid their respects, Yu Da Ying knelt down and crawled in front of the emperor, crying like a pear blossom in the rain.

"You speak first." The emperor pointed at Concubine Xin and Concubine Chun.

Chun'er, who had just calmed down, started crying again while talking. Xin Changzai, on the other hand, was able to keep her composure. She was not timid and did not cry. She told the whole story in detail.

"Rong'er, is what they said true?" The emperor asked An Lingrong who was sitting opposite him.

"Your Majesty, when I arrived, I only saw a few people restraining Concubine Xin and Zhu'er, and Concubine Chun was crying anxiously. As for what happened, I didn't see it." An Lingrong looked at the emperor with a fair and impartial gaze.

"You tell the story!" the emperor pointed at the young leader of the imperial horses, who was already shaking like a sieve.

"Your Majesty, everything Concubine Xin said is true." The man buried his head deeper as he spoke.

"How dare you!" The emperor was furious when he heard this and sneered. Several people in the hall kowtowed to the emperor and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! It was Concubine Xin who bumped into the Fengluan Chun'en carriage first. I was afraid of delaying my service to Your Majesty, so I spoke without thinking in desperation. And I already know I was wrong and have apologized to Concubine Xin. I still beg Your Majesty to forgive me..." Seeing this, Yu Da Ying finally had a look of panic on her face. She crawled to the emperor and cried for mercy.

"Stupid thing!" The emperor raised his leg and kicked Yu Da Ying on the shoulder, scolding him, and then continued:

"Su Peisheng, promise Yu, you have become arrogant and outspoken because of your favor. You are stripped of your title of 'Mrs. Miaoyin' and punished to serve for one month and reflect on your mistakes for one month." The emperor did not even look at Yu Ying who was half lying on the ground. Yu Ying could only bear the pain and continue to shed tears, begging the emperor to forgive her...

The emperor looked at Su Peisheng. Su Peisheng waved his hand and two young eunuchs came and dragged Yu Da Ying out.

"Xin Changzai and Chun Changzai were frightened. I will give them a pair of jade ruyi to comfort them." The emperor looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and shedding tears, and asked them to stand up.

"Thank you, His Majesty, for the reward." The two stood up to express their gratitude, Chun'er still hiccuping with tears.

Xin Changzai gave An Lingrong a grateful look, and An Lingrong and Xin Changzai nodded to each other.

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