Zhao Meng'er trembled angrily, she had never suffered such a grievance since she was a child, but she could only endure it when she thought of her father's instructions.

"Sister...... Niangniang is not strange, it is really that woman who does not know the depths, not to mention her humble background, a woman in a green building dares to fly on the branches as a phoenix. Isn't this a discredit to the royal family? Don't you want the world to make fun of the emperor? What's more, the emperor doesn't really like her, but just treats her as a stand-in for your mother. But she clearly knew, but she still charmed the emperor and wanted to trap the emperor and injustice, such a woman, should the concubine still keep her?" She was filled with righteous indignation, as if she was sacrificing her life for righteousness.

"You are talking nonsense, our girl is not the kind of person you said at all, she did not confuse the emperor, and it is unlikely that she will be trapped by the emperor and injustice." Dongmei really couldn't listen to it anymore, and she didn't care about the consequences, so she stood up and boldly spoke up for her former master. Li Ji is in love with the emperor, but she never wanted to charm him and fly on the branches.

Smack-

As soon as Dongmei's words were finished, a loud slap sounded on her cheeks, and suddenly half of her little face turned red, which showed that the person who did it did not show any mercy.

"Presumptuous, is this palace also something you can resist? What kind of thing are you, you are the same as your master, and you dare to show off your might in front of this palace, you don't know whether you live or die, and you ...... come."

Before Zhao Meng'er's words were finished, another slap sounded, and this time everyone's eyes widened in horror, because it was not someone else who was slapped, but the imperial concubine who was known for her arrogance, and the person who slapped her was the future queen mother.

Zhao Meng'er was slapped in the face, her eyes were full of anger and glared at the woman in front of her, and she couldn't take care of her original forbearance, and shouted angrily, "Why did you beat me?"

Chu Xia was also full of anger, she hadn't settled accounts with her yet, this vicious woman actually attacked her people, although she didn't want to be this so-called queen, but at this moment, she suddenly felt that this title was still very good, and said to the palace people in the palace, "You tell her, why did I beat her?"

The person who replied was the head of Huanyi Palace, Xiao Dezi, who hurriedly stepped forward when he heard the words, and said seriously to the imperial concubine: "Guifei Niangniang, although our Niangniang has not yet held a canonization ceremony with the emperor, the emperor has already asked Niangniang's name to be written into the royal family tree, so the queen Niangniang is the rightful master of the harem and has the power to deal with all matters in the harem."

This is to tell her whether Chu Xia is qualified to beat her, although she did not hold a ceremony, she is already a predetermined candidate for the queen mother in the national law and family, there is no doubt about it.

"Zhao Meng'er, you are so bold, who gave you the power to dare to beat me in my palace, you are clearly slapping me in the face. Do you see that I haven't been officially canonized yet, so you're here to give me a fight?"

Chu Xia spoke sharply, and his tone was unprecedentedly fierce.

Zhao Meng'er trembled when she heard this, and knelt on the ground with a puff, "Niangniang is angry, the concubine doesn't mean this, it's just that the slave is too arrogant, so the concubine can't help but teach a lesson."

"Then you mean I'm not strict with discipline?" Chu Xia asked coldly.

"The concubine didn't mean that, it's the concubine's fault, please let the queen be angry." Zhao Meng'er said apologies in her mouth, but she hated in her heart. Let you be proud for a few days, and one day the new and old hatreds will be avenged together.

Chu Xia is not a fool, she naturally saw the unwillingness and hatred in her eyes, and smiled coldly in her heart, such a vicious and scheming woman, even if she doesn't be the queen of Donghua, she can't be cheapened.

"Wrong? What's wrong?" Chu Xia walked back to the couch slowly, with a lot of demeanor. Squinting at the woman on the ground, he asked.

Zhao Meng'er glanced at Caiying behind her, and Caiying quietly retreated.

Of course, these small actions of theirs did not escape Chu Xia's eyes. But she pretended not to see it, picked up the teacup and took a sip, she wanted to see what tricks she wanted to play today?

"Concubines shouldn't make their own decisions, dealing with their subordinates for the queen's mother, it's the concubines who have trespassed." Zhao Meng'er lowered her head, looking aggrieved by the angry little daughter-in-law. She endures it for the time being, and then she will look good.

Chu Xia glanced at her and said leisurely, "Emperor

Concubine, it is said that I am not qualified to be kneeled by you, because after all, I have not been officially canonized, and you are a righteous concubine. So you don't have to kneel to me, but I think you, as the imperial concubine, have been in charge of the harem in this palace for many years, so naturally you should know that human life is at stake. Since you admit that Miss Liji was killed by you, you can change your mistakes, and you are very good, so I can't do anything to you? You may kneel down to atone for her sins."

After Chu Xia finished speaking, Qiu Ju and the others looked at Zhao Meng'er with even more indignant eyes, but Zhao Meng'er herself was surprised, this woman actually asked her to kneel down to that *** woman, is this obviously humiliating her?

"What? Do you have an opinion?" Seeing her dissatisfaction, Chu Xia asked.

"The concubine doesn't dare." Zhao Meng'er lowered her head again, but the hatred in her eyes increased instead of decreasing.

"Why am I always sleepy? It's not like some people are in such good spirits that they come out early in the morning to find trouble."

Chu Xia didn't bother to look at Zhao Meng'er again, stretched his waist, yawned and returned to the inner room with Chunxia, Qiudong. If that woman likes to kneel, let her kneel, if she really has a way to make herself unable to be the queen, maybe she will thank her?

When I returned to the inner room, I saw half of Dongmei's swollen face, and I felt pity in my heart, they were all poor people, just because they were born in this world, they were destined to be inferior and bullied everywhere.

"Qiu Ju, you go get the medicinal wine and help Dongmei wipe it."

"No need for Niangniang, the slave has rough skin and thick meat, and she used to be beaten often, so I'm used to it." Dongmei was moved, she was sold into the Qinglou since she was a child, and she had already suffered all kinds of grievances, and this slap was really nothing to her. It's just that the master treated her so much that her little heart was touched.

Qiu Ju and a few other girls were also moved, the lives of slaves have always been like ants, who cares about their life and death. The money they bought was not worth a pot of wine, but it was their lifelong servitude. Miss Liji was better, and never punished them. They thought they had finally found a good master and were willing to serve her for the rest of their lives. didn't expect her to die early. Thinking that they don't know where to go in this life, it is really their three lives lucky to be able to meet Miss Chu, and what they don't expect is that Miss Chu is a woman who values righteousness, and she cares so much about them, how can they not be moved?

Chu Xia's heart was even more sour when he heard it, it seemed that they had really suffered a lot since they were children.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let you suffer a little grievance." She can't see good people being bullied the most, let alone people who really care about her.

The four of them glanced at each other, and knelt down in front of Chu Xia, "Thank you Niangniang for your containment, your great kindness, the four of us will definitely work together to serve Niangniang well." I can't repay you in this life, and I will continue to repay it as a cow and a horse in the next life."

Chu Xia hurriedly went to help them, and said earnestly, "You all get up, right? If you really regard me as your master, don't kneel down at every turn, I can't do this here. It's also fate that we know each other, don't say who is kind to whom, let's take care of each other in the future."

The four of them were moved to tears, they really met a good person this time.

At this time, I heard a respectful voice outside, "See the emperor."

Qiu Ju and the others looked at Chu Xia together, how could the emperor come? Seeing such a situation, I don't know if the emperor will blame the mother for not knowing the general situation? I couldn't help but have a worried look in my eyes.

Chu Xia didn't care, the corners of his mouth hooked up a touch of mockery, it turned out that he had sent someone to move the emperor. She also wanted to see how the emperor would deal with this matter, so she simply lay on the soft couch and listened quietly.

Outside, Zhao Meng'er saw that the emperor was coming, her eyes flashed slightly, and her tears were like beads with broken threads, but they came quickly, and she said pitifully to the emperor: "The concubines see the emperor, the concubines treat the sinful body, it is rude, please atone for the emperor."

Jing Yuan got a treasure just now, and he was originally full of joy to please Chu Xia, but he didn't expect this woman to be here. I originally thought that she would be quiet for a while if she was injured, but she didn't expect to come out so soon, it seems that her injury is still not serious enough, and her Chu Xia is too soft-hearted.

"Is the imperial concubine's health already well? Still is...... I can't accommodate you in the Dream Palace?" Jing Yuan didn't want to deal with her, but thinking that she appeared in Huanyi Palace at this time, he must have provoked Chu Xia again

If she is unhappy, she is not happy, and he will naturally not be happy, so he asked coldly.

Zhao Meng'er's body was shocked, and she knew that the emperor would not really care about her, and now that that the woman was there, he would not care about her.

"The concubine is here to accompany my sister, the last time it was a misunderstanding, the concubine hopes that my sister can be tolerant and forgive the concubine's ignorance." said that the tears fell again, and she clearly meant that since she was going to be the queen, she should be broad-minded and tolerant, but she obviously did not have this elegance, and naturally she was not qualified to be the queen.

Jing Yuan's deep phoenix eyes sank, and he naturally heard her voice.

"Since the concubine admits that she is ignorant, she should regret it here, right? Fortunately, Chu Xia is not an ignorant person, otherwise my queen really doesn't know who to let be." There was no dislike for Zhao Meng'er hidden in that tone, as well as praise for Chu Xia, who was important in his mind, and those with eyes could naturally see it.

Zhao Meng'er's little face turned white, if it wasn't for the veil, I'm afraid it would be even more ugly. And Qiu Ju and the others in the inner room also heard it clearly, and they were all happy in their hearts, the emperor was really still towards Niangniang, so they didn't have to worry.

Chu Xia was stunned, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Jing Yuan walked in and saw this scene, the corners of her mouth couldn't help curling, and she was worried that she would be angry, it seemed that she was self-regulating very well.