Since being granted the title of Noble Lady, Lady Fucha's life has been much better than before. Although the Fourth Prince does not visit Zhongcui Palace often, it is a hundred times more comfortable than when she was in the Cold Palace and the Laundry Bureau. Not only are there palace maids to serve her daily life, but she also has her own palace.

On this day, since it was still early before lunchtime, Fucha's maid brought a bowl of white fungus soup and a plate of cream-filled pastries from the small kitchen.

Empress Fucha sat lazily on the soft couch, playing chess against herself out of sheer boredom. While Biyu ladled the white fungus soup into a small bowl, she divided the rolled pastry into small pieces and pushed them in a small dish in front of Empress Fucha.

Fucha stirred the white fungus soup with a small spoon, then scooped out a piece of white fungus and gently poured it out. The crystal-clear white threads cascaded down in front of Fucha like a small waterfall.

Lady Fucha smiled wryly and sighed, "Truly, fortunes change..."

Biyu understood what Fucha meant, so she knelt down and half-knelt in front of Fucha, gently massaging Fucha's knees, and said with a smile, "This servant has heard something that might make Your Majesty even happier..."

Lady Fucha was slightly taken aback, then chuckled and asked skeptically, "What other good news do you have?"

Biyu looked up and whispered, "The Empress of Yikun Palace punished two palace maids with a severe beating yesterday!"

Lady Fucha was startled and sat up straight. She waved for Biyu to get up and asked excitedly, "The 'one-zhang-red' punishment? How are those two palace maids now?"

With a slight bow, he laughed and said, "Both of them will be beaten to death!"

Lady Fucha stood up in surprise and asked excitedly, "Is this absolutely true?"

Biyu nodded, slightly apologetic, and said, "But this servant hasn't found out why she was punished. I heard that after this happened, Her Highness the Consort forbade anyone to discuss it. This servant only learned about it by chance from a maid in Yikun Palace..."

Empress Fucha was impatient; she wouldn't let go of any detail concerning Lady Nian. Feeling she could manipulate the situation, she took the contraceptive with her to the Ministry of Justice.

As expected, the people from the Imperial Penal Division kept silent about the matter of the "one-zhang-red" punishment. Fucha had no choice but to find out by chance that one of the minor servants in the Imperial Penal Division had recently encountered an emergency at home and urgently needed money. So she secretly slipped him a silver note and used threats and inducements to get the reason out of him.

On the way back, Lady Fucha was secretly delighted. It turned out that Lady Nian had only been angered by a few idle words from two palace maids, and in a fit of anger, she punished them with a severe beating. Unfortunately, the two maids were too weak and could not withstand more than a few strokes before they both died.

Biyu, supporting Nian's hand, carefully pointed out the threshold ahead. Seeing Fucha's beaming face, she happily said, "Since the Emperor was so furious about the wet nurse's death last time and was extremely disappointed in the Consort, why not go directly to the Empress this time? The Empress has long been dissatisfied with the Consort anyway, so we can use this opportunity to deal with her..."

Empress Fucha glanced at Biyu, who was startled and quickly apologized, "This servant knows her mistake, I shouldn't have stood up for you, Your Highness!" Empress Fucha withdrew her gaze and sneered, "The Empress? What can she do? She's just a figurehead with no real power. At most, she can only give a reprimand. Since we're going to make a scene, I won't let that vile woman, Nian, have a way out..."

Jade felt a cold sweat break out on her back and immediately dared not utter another sound. Her hands and feet moved swiftly as she forced a smile and said, "It is indeed the esteemed one who has considered everything so thoroughly!"