Concubine Chen and the others returned to the palace separately, and they all had doubts in their hearts, and they were thinking wildly, guessing wildly, and they couldn't figure it out. Some people are jealous of Concubine Lan's favor, and some are disgusted that Concubine Chen has nothing to do, in short, some strange emotions rose in everyone's hearts because of this incident.

Concubine Wan returned to the palace and said lightly to the palace maid Xiaoyue beside her: "Xiaoyue, I will write a letter, you will leave the palace with a token on the next day, find an opportunity to send it to Shaobao Mansion, and tell him in person, so that he will rein in his edge above the court, so as not to be restrained by Curb Bilong and others, and become the target of public criticism." ”

Back in Yikun Palace, Concubine Chen retreated left and right, and said to the palace maid Ziling angrily: "Ziling, why do you say that the emperor did not severely punish Shangguan Lan'er, but rewarded her?" Not only did it not be rectified today, but it made the emperor angry, it was really not worth it, it was all a good idea from you!"

Ziling said: "Niangniang, I don't think this kind of situation is a bad thing, but it can make us see three things clearly.

The first thing is that the emperor did not anger Niangniang because of tonight's incident, and Concubine Yi still did not lift the punishment of grounding, which shows that the emperor still cares about Niangniang very much, and Niangniang's status in the emperor's heart has not been damaged;

The second thing, tonight's incident, the emperor did not punish Concubine Lan but rewarded her, and the slave dared to assert that there was only one reason, that is, Concubine Lan's move was instructed by the emperor, and Concubine Lan was outspoken and assumed the responsibility of visiting and grounding the concubines. Moreover, Concubine Lan must be worried about the peacock golden jade hairpin in her heart, and secretly investigate, however, the grace of the mother is flourishing, and now the emperor is very dependent on our family. ”

Concubine Chen smiled and said contemptuously: "Just be careful in the future, this time I underestimated Shangguan Lan'er, you saw her like that tonight, you dare to be disrespectful to me." ”

Ziling said with a smile: "Why should Niangniang compete with her for a while, and in the future, if you want to get the emperor's grace, you must understand the momentum of the previous dynasty!" ”

Concubine Chen raised her eyes to look at Ziling, and said with a smile: "Ziling, you have followed me since you were a child, you are smart and clever, tell me quickly, what is the third thing." ”

Ziling leaned forward and said with a smile: "Niangniang, this third thing is a great good thing, because at this time, the only person who entered the palace with Niangniang was Concubine Lan who could compete with Niangniang for favor." At present, the lord and the queen's father Suo Etu are on the emperor's side, but Concubine Wan's father Ao Bai is in power, and he actually forced the emperor to kill Suke Saha, one of the four auxiliary ministers, which made the emperor very dissatisfied, so Concubine Wan will inevitably lose power, since Concubine Lan is favored by her family and cannot be suppressed, she will be proud for a while, and Concubine Wan, Niangniang can take advantage of the situation to suppress her. ”

Concubine Chen smiled, nodded approvingly at Ziling, and said, "Ziling, you have analyzed it very well, pay more attention to the affairs of each palace, and as soon as there is a disturbance, you will immediately return to me." ”

A few days later, in the Cining Palace, all the concubines and concubines dressed in gorgeous crowns and brocade costumes visited the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, made a big salute, and everyone sat down. Xiaozhuang smiled: "Since entering the palace, can you all be comfortable?" ”

Everyone said in unison: "Empress Dowager Xie, the concubines are all comfortable." ”

Xiaozhuang smiled: "That's good, the emperor has a lot of opportunities, and the political affairs are heavy, so it is inevitable that he will be slightly less than you and so on, and he will take care of it in his heart." Queen, you are the lord of the six palaces, and you must be clear in everything, conscientious, and share worries for the emperor. ”

Hesheri said with a smile: "Empress Dowager Xie instructed that the concubines should do their best to take care of the affairs of the six palaces and share the worries of the emperor, and all the sisters can serve the emperor with all their hearts and minds after entering the palace, and they still get along well." ”

At this time, Concubine Chen smiled and said: "Yes, the ancestors, the concubines and others are afraid that they will serve inappropriately and disturb the sacred heart." Before entering the palace, my father instructed his concubines, the emperor's ninety-five honor, the body of the mandate of heaven, and the pro-government is even more of a great opportunity, so that my sister and I serve wholeheartedly and save the emperor's worries, he said that even he himself does not dare to have a trace of slackness, and every day he thinks about sharing worries for the emperor and doing his duty as a courtier. ”

Xiaozhuang frowned slightly, and then laughed: "Okay, well said, do the duty of a courtier, and Ji Bilong said it well." ”

Concubine Chen continued: "The concubine is the Empress Dowager Xie on behalf of her father. ”

At this moment, Ziling came to Concubine Chen, and stepped aside with a few words, Concubine Chen's face changed, and she said with a smile: "I wonder if Sister Wanfei and Lord Ao Bai think the same way?" The Empress Dowager, just now the concubine and slave maid met the concubine and the slave Xiaoyue, and found that she actually wanted to take the concubine out of the palace with a private message and hand it over to Lord Aobai, and the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Xiaozhuang frowned, looked at everyone, and then looked at Ruobing beside him.

Ruo Bingying was angry and said to everyone: "There is such a thing, Concubine Wan, you are so bold." When Concubine Wan heard this, she hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty. Ruo Bing continued: "Concubine Chen, can there be any physical evidence? ”

Concubine Chen said: "Aunt Yu, Ziling in the palace of the concubine has taken the concubine Xiaoyue and the letter together, Ziling, bring people up." Everyone saw Ziling go out for a while, and then brought the bound Xiaoyue to the palace, Xiaoyue's face was red and swollen, it seemed that she would be humiliated, the two of them both knelt down, and Ziling offered the letter with both hands.

Ruo Bing stepped forward, took the letterhead, saw Xiaoyue like this, looked at Concubine Wan, and said, "Ziling, how did you learn about this?" What is the reason for the rope on her body and the red marks on her face? ”

Ziling hurriedly said: "Returning to the princess, slave maid, seeing that Xiaoyue was sneaky, she searched her body, beat her a few times, and tied it up. ”

There was a crisp sound on the left and right sides of Ziling, and Ziling, who was beaten, suddenly saw Lang Xing, his face was like fire, the corners of his mouth were oozing blood, and his face was dazed, and everyone was puzzled.

Ruo Bing said with a smile: "Cheap maid, the Empress Dowager and the Empress are in charge of the Six Palaces, you dare to tie up Xiaoyue and fight, is it possible that the rules in the palace have changed now?" Come on, drag Ziling and Xiaoyue out and enjoy the close-fitting red satin. ”

"Close-fitting red satin" is extremely gorgeous name, but in fact it is a punishment, that is, the person who has made a mistake and is punished takes off his coat, leaving only intimate clothes, and beats the whole body with a cane until the blood is dialysed and dyes the red clothes, so it is called close-fitting red satin.

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, and Concubine Chen said angrily: "Auntie, you are overbearing, how can you beat my palace people plainly?" ”

Ruobing smiled slowly: "Concubine Chen, what about being domineering, just mention that your father Lord Kupilon is loyal, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, you dare to talk about the loyalty of Ao Shaobao, do you forget the rules of your ancestors or want to feel the taste of close-fitting red satin, this is one of them; Second, your palace people abuse lynching and ignore the Empress Dowager and the Empress, I want to ask you, are you usually so mindful of discipline? Rewarding her with intimate red satin is a bargain for you! Are you convicted? ”

After hearing this, Concubine Chen was too frightened to make a sound, and when everyone heard it, they were shocked by Ruobing's ability and ruthlessness, and she was worthy of being trained by the Empress Dowager.

If the Bing girl has won the true legend of Xiaozhuang, she has long heard of the injustice in the palace recently, Concubine Chen relied on the newly regained holy grace by Ji Bilong, and usually acted extremely domineering, and the queen did not have any regulations.

And if Concubine Chen succeeds, it seems that she has suppressed Aobai, but in fact, it has added many obstacles to the emperor, how can she not suppress her arrogance and balance the affairs of the harem. Only punishing two slaves and maids naturally has its own deep meaning, and if Concubine Chen is severely punished, it will definitely cause the dissatisfaction of Curbilong and affect his previous actions; And punishing Xiaoyue is to protect Concubine Wan so as not to hurt Aobai. Moreover, it is taking advantage of this matter to establish the prestige of the queen and the empress dowager.

Then, Ruo Bing said to Concubine Wan: "Concubine Wan, are you guilty?" ”