Everyone was shocked. The palace maid was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat, so she had to crawl in front of Shun Zhaoyi, and said in a trembling voice: "Shun, Shun Zhaoyi, Niangniang, Niangniang......"

"Sister, this little girl is bullying you and my sisters are blind!"

Obviously, Concubine Shu had already discovered this, and at this time, she pulled the corners of her mouth, and she didn't smile.

"Lady Lady, slave, slave ......"

The palace maid saw that Concubine Shu was also interjecting, so she was really scared.

"Mother, she's just ......"

Xu Cairen saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly ran over to intercede for the palace maid, but was interrupted by Shun Zhaoyi raising his hand.

"Huaiying,"

She said with a straight face, "Are they serving you like this on weekdays?" ”

Xu Cairen looked embarrassed and was about to answer, but he heard Concubine Shu slowly ask, "What's your name?" ”

The palace maid didn't dare to raise her head, but only replied in a low voice: "The slave maid, the slave maid is called Linghua." ”

"Linghua?"

Concubine Shu repeated, "The name is really nice, but it's a pity. ”

"What is the pity of the lady lady?"

Shun Zhaoyi then laughed.

Concubine Shu looked at the Linghua, her face was still smiling, but her beautiful eyes were as cold as a cold pool: "It's a pity that this Linghua is probably about to become a falling flower." ”

"Falling flowers?"

Xu Cairen shouted loudly.

Linghua's eyes were dark, and she almost fainted.

Shun Zhaoyi felt a little strange: Linghua was unfaithful, and she planned to scold Linghua before driving her out of the palace, but according to Concubine Shu's words, was she going to be executed?

"Mother."

Shun Zhaoyi looked at Concubine Shu.

I saw Concubine Shu smiling and slowly getting up, and suddenly grabbed the top of Linghua's head.

She spread out her hand, and everyone looked at it, and it turned out that there was a golden hairpin lying in her hand.

"You are an ordinary palace maid, how can you have such a precious thing?"

Concubine Shu looked at her coldly.

Linghua's face was bloodless, and she looked up at Xu Cairen for help tremblingly: "Xu Cairen ......"

Xu Cairen immediately understood, and hurriedly explained: "Concubine Niangniang, this golden hairpin is a concubine sent ......."

"Xu Cairen,"

Concubine Shu intercepted, "This palace wants Linghua to answer in person, and my sister doesn't need to help her confess." ”

Xu Cairen had no choice but to agree.

Linghua saw that asking for help from Xu Cairen was fruitless, and her whole heart sank.

"Say!"

Concubine Shu snorted coldly.

Linghua was suddenly startled, so she had to tell the plate: "Niangniang, this golden hairpin is given by Xu Cairen, given to the slave maid, and the slave maid ......."

"For you?"

Concubine Shu asked rhetorically, and then said to Shun Zhaoyi, "Sister Lian, what Your Majesty has given to your sister, will your sister give it to others?" ”

Shun Zhaoyi said without hesitation: "Of course not, how can His Majesty's reward change hands?" ”

"Xu Cairen, what about you?"

Concubine Shu asked Xu Cairen again.

Xu Cairen replied honestly: "According to the rules of the palace of this dynasty, the things rewarded by His Majesty cannot be transferred unless His Majesty agrees, and those who violate them will be condemned as disrespectful." ”

As soon as the words fell, she suddenly realized what Concubine Shu meant, and couldn't help but glance at Linghua worriedly.

Concubine Shu looked at the golden hairpin and said slowly: "When Sister Xu entered the palace last year, His Majesty picked this golden hairpin from the congratulatory gift presented to His Majesty from Quanzhou Mansion for his longevity. At that time, the palace was also present, and the palace also praised the gorgeous color and exquisite workmanship, especially the golden skirt that my sister was wearing at that time! Therefore, this palace is very impressed by this golden hairpin. ”

Linghua and Xu Cairen were silent.

Concubine Shu squinted at Linghua and asked, "How did your master's golden hairpin come to your head?" Don't you want to say it soon? ”

Linghua swallowed a few times, and replied in a trembling voice: "Yes, it's not good for slaves, slaves and maids, slaves and maids see that Xu Cairen's hairpin looks good, so they just take it, take it, take it......"

The more she spoke, the quieter she became, paused slightly, and shouted for mercy, "Concubine Niangniang, the slave maid is just greedy for a while, begging the maid for the sake of Xu Cairen, just spare the slave and maid this time!" The slave swore that she would serve Xu Cairen well in the future! ”

"Got it?"

Shun Zhaoyi frowned and said angrily, "You dare to steal the master's things without authorization, and even dare to blatantly wear them on your head?" Are you all fools when we are? Good you bold! ”

She immediately looked at Xu Cairen, and her sharp eyes shocked Xu Cairen.

"Huaiying, you have such an evil maid in Chaoyang Palace, why don't you punish you heavily, and they still bully you all the time?"

Xu Cairen was speechless, so he had to hang his head.

Shun Zhaoyi sighed, looking helpless.

"Sister Xu, Sister Lian is right."

Concubine Shu continued, "A palace maid, not only did she use the things given by the royal family without authorization, but she also dared to be so arrogant and turn the world upside down, and she didn't take you as a master in her eyes at all. If such a subordinate is placed in my Qixia Palace, hum ......"

Then he sneered.

"Sister Xu,"

She suddenly seemed to remember something, "According to this situation, there is more than one evil slave in Chaoyang Palace, and at this time, what are you doing to protect them?" What else is there to be inferior and inferior, you can say it all, this palace and Sister Lian must wipe out these evil slaves today! ”

Xu Cairen was very surprised, he didn't expect Concubine Shu to be so serious, and what he didn't expect was that Shun Zhaoyi also nodded solemnly at her at this time, signaling her not to hide it.

However, after all, she has always been benevolent and soft-hearted, and she can't bear to see those people being punished severely, so she is very hesitant in her heart and does not respond for a long time.

Concubine Shu sighed slightly, and turned to Linghua: "Your master can't bear to offer you heartless evil slaves. In this way, you say, this palace should give you a chance to reduce your punishment, what do you think? ”

How dare Linghua disobey?

Seeing that Concubine Shu still had room to turn around, he couldn't wait to shake out all the other palace maids who didn't keep their duties on weekdays.

After hearing this, Concubine Shu immediately ordered someone to bring the other three palace maids over.

"Sister, are these people?"

Shufei asked.

Xu Cairen turned his face away, and only hesitated for a while: "...... Be. ”

"Is there anything missing?"

“…… No. ”

"Linghua, what bad things did these three people do besides not having a good life to serve Xu Cairen?"

Linghua didn't think about it, and immediately came one by one.

The three of them were naturally shocked, angry and hateful, accusing Linghua of talking nonsense, but they were stopped by Shun Zhaoyi.

"Like a flower like jade, but a femme fatale."

Concubine Shu said slowly, "Sister Lian, I don't know how to deal with this group of evil slaves, so that it can be regarded as being angry for Sister Xu?" ”

Shun Zhaoyi pondered for a moment: "The concubine originally wanted to scold Linghua and drive her out of the palace again, but later I learned that she had committed the crime of great disrespect. Unexpectedly, there were three palace maids who were also domineering, but they regarded themselves as masters and treated Huaiying as subordinates. According to the concubines, if they are not punished well, it is not enough to warn other people in the harem. ”

"What does my sister think should be?"

"Since he is a person in Huaiying's palace, it should be best left to Huaiying. However, the concubine couldn't bear to deal with the four of them when she saw her sister, so she should leave it to her mother! ”

Concubine Shu chuckled: "The harem has been quiet for so long, it's time to pop up a moth to make people kill, don't you say, sister?" ”

Shun Zhaoyi also smiled: "The concubine doesn't mind being this 'executioner'. ”

"That's good."

Concubine Shu smiled even brighter, "Sister Lian and Sister Xu have a deep love for the same country, and they act righteously, and this palace also pities what happened to my sister, how can I stand by and watch?" ”

After that, she looked at the four trembling palace maids on the ground, and the beautiful smile on her face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a bitter coldness.

"Come on, drag these four rebellious things out, scold them with a hundred rods, throw them to the side of Bibo Lake for five days, and then let the manager reward each of them with a cup of poison after five days, and send them on their way!"

Someone outside the door immediately responded, and in the blink of an eye, four inner prisons came up, one dragged one by one, no matter how Linghua and the others cried and begged for mercy, they were quickly dragged out and escorted all the way to the manager prison to be tortured.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and Xu Cairen was even more shocked and frightened, and collapsed on the chair all of a sudden, tears flowing down.

Shun Zhaoyi was a little uneasy: "Niangniang, even if you want to execute them and let the manager sentence them to hanging, will this be too ruthless?" ”

But Concubine Shu didn't think so, she shook her head resolutely: "Sister, for such a wicked slave, it is useless to be kind. Sister Xu is too indulgent and merciful to them, so she will lead to today's situation. If they are not severely punished, there is no guarantee that those who come after them will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Sister, if you are really good to Sister Xu, you should agree with my approach. ”

Shun Zhaoyi thought about it carefully and felt that although Concubine Shu's approach was a little ruthless, it was not inappropriate.

Killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys can make the other palace people behave in a proper manner.

"So far, that's all it can be. But if the queen asks about it......"

Concubine Shu replied decisively: "Sister, don't worry, the queen mother will naturally give an explanation." The crime of poisoning the palace maid will be borne by the palace. ”

When Shun Zhaoyi heard this, her face changed slightly: "Niangniang, is this laughing at the concubines for being cowardly and afraid?" It's a pity that the mother was wrong. Later, the concubine and the mother went to tell the queen about it. The concubine doesn't want to have a good impression in the mother's mind, just ask the mother not to think of the concubine as a villain who hides his head and tail. ”

Concubine Shu was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Where is my sister?" Hongu had never thought of it that way. ”

Xu Cairen finally came to his senses at this time, barely stood firm, and said to the two: "Concubines, concubines, thank you for your kindness!" Please be worshiped by the concubine! ”

She couldn't think of any better way to express her gratitude for a while, so she could only bow down and thank her, and the two of them were busy helping her up.

"No one here will ever bully you again in the future."

Shun Zhaoyi looked at the pale Xu Cairen with pity, "Alas, you! ”

Xu Cairen was a little embarrassed by Shun Zhaoyi, so he lowered his head and said seriously: "The concubine is really lucky, I can be so cared for by the two mothers, the concubine is unforgettable, and the concubine will definitely ...... in the future."

Concubine Shu said impatiently: "The most disliked thing in this palace in this life is the mother-in-law who drags mud and water, sister, if you are so polite again, this palace will be angry." ”

Xu Cairen smiled shyly, only to feel that his whole body was full of warmth.

Shun Zhaoyi looked around and said, "Convening the imperial doctor for a consultation today can be regarded as a matter of concern between me and Concubine Shu. Since several adults have the same opinion, my sister's only plan for now is to take good care of her body, take the medicine prescribed by the doctor on time, and don't think about anything else, you know? ”

Xu Cairen nodded solemnly: "The concubine knows." ”

"In that case, I don't think we should delay my sister's rest. Sister Lian, let's go to Fengcheng Palace, okay? ”

Concubine Shu saw that the matter was over, and it was not too early, so she mentioned yì.

Shun Zhaoyi looked around, just nodded, and was about to walk towards the door, but heard "crackling"

There was a bang.

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a palace maid holding the soft pillow brocade embroidered on the collapsed in her arms, and turned around, looking shocked and embarrassed.

The porcelain white crumbs on the ground, presumably she accidentally swept the teacups on the table for several imperial doctors just now.