How could a palace maid like her be allowed to travel in a sedan chair within the palace?!

Tao Zhi and Li Yunyan, with remarkable tacit understanding, simultaneously raised this same question in their minds.

However, Tao Zhi was angry, while Li Yunyan was shocked.

It seems she underestimated Yun Yi's power in the palace. The emperor and empress are still alive, yet he can be so arrogant!

As Yunyi's "personal" head palace maid, could she use her position to bully others?

Finally arriving at Chengen Palace, Li Yunyan's forehead was covered in a light sweat. She made up her mind that next time she would definitely take a sedan chair, no matter what. Her legs were really about to break!

As soon as I went inside, the main door behind me was closed.

Li Yunyan glanced back and saw that two eunuchs had closed the door. After they closed it, they gave a sinister smile. Li Yunyan rolled her eyes at them.

She turned to look at Chengen Palace, but the interest in her eyes faded.

Chengen Palace is much smaller than Ziyun Palace!

Li Yunyan felt as if she had suddenly walked from a luxurious and spacious villa into a densely populated urban village.

Why is it considered densely populated?

That's because the current emperor has too many women, and every palace is full of them.

Just like this Chengen Palace, Consort Zhao was the most favored and lived in the main hall, but in several side halls and side rooms, there was another woman of the emperor living in each of them.

In addition, each woman was accompanied by at least two maids and two eunuchs, making for a large, sprawling household.

Li Yunyan waved the handkerchief in front of her nose, saying sarcastically, "Your Chengen Palace is certainly quite lively!"

Tao Zhi had been thoroughly humiliated by Li Yunyan along the way, and now she just wanted to lead her into the main hall and wait to see her kneeling down and begging for mercy.

After passing through the small flower bed in the courtyard, it only took a few steps to reach the main hall. Lady Zhao sat leaning against the main seat, already quite impatient.

When she finally saw someone arrive, her eyes lit up.

Then it went black.

This woman's face is actually really beautiful!

"Hurry up and pay your respects to Her Majesty!"

Li Yunyan rolled her eyes again after hearing the eunuch's voice.

A beautiful woman dares to call herself "Empress"? It's only because there are no other high-ranking concubines in the palace besides the Empress that such a woman could stand out from the crowd and act so arrogantly.

Her voice was languid, "It's really unfortunate, I've walked too much today and my legs are a bit sore now, so I won't bow to Lady Zhao."

"I'm sure Lady Zhao won't hold it against you, will she?"

Without waiting for anyone's reaction, she plopped down on the chair next to her.

I pinched my calves with my hands, and they're so sore!

Yuanbao squatted down. "Master, let me give you a massage!"

"No need," she said, helping Yuanbao to his feet. "You've walked so far, take a rest!"

When Zhao Meiren saw her sit down as if no one else was there, she was filled with anger.

"Insolence! Peach Branch, slap her!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Tao Zhi swayed her hips as she walked up to Li Yunyan, a sinister smile on her face. "Miss Li, excuse me!"

She raised her hand, and Li Yunyan saw a cold glint flash in her palm.

They even had iron needles stuck in them!

Then she felt two eunuchs approach from the left and right and surround her.

Before Li Yunyan could make a move, Yuanbao suddenly jumped up and kicked the three of them away with three "bangs".

this......

Li Yunyan was shocked; she hadn't expected Yuanbao to have some martial arts skills!

No wonder he could remain calm and fearless even after following me into this obviously strange Chengen Palace.

Sigh! Does this mean she won't have another chance to make a move?

After Taozhi fell to the ground, Yuanbao went over, snatched the iron needle from her hand, and handed it to Li Yunyan.

Li Yunyan stared at the bluish-purple reflection on the iron needle, her eyes deep and unfathomable.

The original owner was disfigured and died a tragic death because of this needle!

She looked up at the panicked Zhao Meiren, her voice cold, "Zhao Meiren, if I remember correctly, we shouldn't have any grudges, right? Why would you use such a vicious method to harm me?"

Zhao Meiren suppressed her panic. She hadn't expected that this vile woman would actually have a martial arts expert by her side! It seemed the rumors that the Master Seal doted on her were indeed true!

Looking at the clothes she was wearing, she realized they were even more luxurious than her own! A strange smile crept across her beautiful face, fueling her jealousy.

"What are you saying, Miss Li? I don't understand."

Li Yunyan raised her hand. "Wasn't this needle prepared by Consort Zhao?"

Consort Zhao chuckled, "How could that be? I've never seen anything like it before!"

"Oh, so your palace maid took it upon herself to try and frame the people in the Lord Seal's palace?"

Before she could argue, Li Yunyan handed the iron needle to Yuanbao. "Yuanbao, since Consort Zhao's maid wanted to slash my face, it's not too much for me to give her a taste of her own medicine, is it?"

Yuanbao took the needle. "What you say is true, Master. The Grand Master governs the Eastern Depot with strict discipline. As for such a villain, let this servant do it for you!"

After he finished speaking, he walked up to Taozhi, and in her terrified gaze, with a few quick "swish" sounds, Taozhi let out a shrill scream!

Consort Zhao was furious, "Li Yunyan! How dare you injure someone in my palace!"

Li Yunyan said nonchalantly, "I'm just retaliating. If Consort Zhao is not satisfied, she can take it to the Grand Secretary or His Majesty!"

His Majesty spends his days indulging in pleasure and has no interest in such matters.

The mastermind will take care of things, but who he'll be protecting is another matter entirely!

Zhao Meiren was furious, but she kept a cold face and ordered her men to carry the constantly tumbling peach branches out.

They also dragged the two unconscious eunuchs out, swallowing this bitter pill in silence.

She raised her smiling face, "Miss Li, please don't be angry. It was the servants below who were ignorant and acted on their own! Actually, I called you here today simply to have a chat with you!"

"Oh? What does Lady Zhao want to talk about?"

Li Yunyan instinctively reached for the teacup, but upon seeing the ordinary tea leaves and the plain-looking pastries, she put her hand down again.

It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality!

Consort Zhao gripped the hem of her dress tightly and said with a smile, "I was just curious. I had heard that the Grand Master was never interested in women. Now that I know he has a woman, I want to see what kind of beauty could capture the Grand Master's heart!"

Just out of curiosity?

Curious to the point of wanting to ruin her face?

This Lady Zhao is quite strange. As the emperor's woman, why doesn't she try to disfigure her rivals' faces, but instead goes around in circles to disfigure her own? What's the logic behind that?

A ridiculous idea suddenly popped into Li Yunyan's mind.

No way?!

There are indeed few men in the harem, but at least Consort Zhao has an emperor she can use!

Even the eunuchs are trying to take her away?