This reminded Su Yunluan, who was just worried about having no place to vent her frustration, so she ordered, "Just say I'm not feeling well, and ask Concubine Sheng to come and see me."

Hongye said, "Yes, my lady."

Concubine Liang laughed at Su Yunluan's stupidity in her heart. She couldn't sit still just because of a few words from her.

In the side hall of Chuxiu Palace, Sheng Xiyan was reading a book on the soft couch, while the general was playing with a dove cart in the yard.

After a while, Hongye entered the palace and Huaxia went to greet her.

"Our queen is feeling unwell, so we'd like to ask Miss Sheng to come over and take her pulse."

This was exactly the same thing that Concubine Liang had told her last time. Hua Xia said, "Our young lady isn't an imperial physician. If Concubine Jia is ill, she should go to the Imperial Hospital."

"Stop talking nonsense and quickly get Miss Sheng to the Kun Palace."

Hua Xia and Mei Xiang hurried into the inner hall. Sheng Xiyan had already heard Hong Ye's words and closed the book.

He beckoned them to come before him and whispered, "Meixiang, accompany me to the Xuankun Palace. Huaxia, you wait outside the Xuankun Palace. If I don't come out in half an hour, you go to the Jingren Palace to find the Empress. If she's delayed, you go to the Yangxin Palace to find the Emperor."

"Yes, my lord."

After an incense stick of time, Sheng Xiyan brought Meixiang into the Kun Palace.

Seeing Concubine Liang was there, I knew that today was definitely not a simple medical consultation.

"This concubine greets Her Majesty Jia and Her Majesty Liang."

Su Yunluan stood up, walked over arrogantly, and reached out to pinch Sheng Xiyan's chin, but she dodged backwards.

"Isn't Concubine Jia feeling unwell?"

Su Yunluan approached her, and Sheng Xiyan stepped back. There was an atmosphere of life and death between the two.

This seems to be not just a fight between concubines, but also a kind of destined fate.

"You vixen, are you so unrestrained in bed that you can seduce the emperor to come to you?"

Sheng Xiyan was forced to the front of the table. "Empress Jia is so noble, yet she said such vulgar words. Is she insulting the emperor?"

Qiu Lin stepped forward to persuade Su Yunluan, "My Lady, please don't be angry."

Su Yunluan stopped and sneered, "I feel unwell all over. I'm copying Buddhist scriptures to pray for blessings. I'm sure Concubine Sheng will be willing to copy scriptures for me to bless me, right?"

Sheng Xiyan didn't say anything. The palace maid brought up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, but placed them on the ground.

"What does Concubine Jia mean?"

Concubine Liang sneered, "Where has your cleverness gone when you tried to please the Emperor? It was Concubine Jia who made you kneel on the ground and copy the sutras. This way you can better impress the heavens and pray for Concubine Jia's health."

Su Yunluan said with satisfaction: "Sister Liang Fei is still smart."

Sheng Xiyan knew that her position was low, so she could only kneel down to copy Buddhist scriptures. Since entering the palace, she had to kneel down many times.

Su Yunluan and Concubine Liang were laughing and chatting on the soft couch on the other side, looking very proud. They teased each other from time to time as if they were disciplining stray dogs, but Sheng Xiyan turned a deaf ear to them.

Lying down to copy Buddhist scriptures, not only did my knees hurt, my arms were also extremely sore, and my handwriting was not neat, it was extremely tiring.

Half an hour later, outside the Kun Palace, Hua Xia saw that Sheng Xiyan and Meixiang had not come out, so she hurried to Jingren Palace.

Coincidentally, Queen Duan was basking in the sun outside the palace today.

Hua Xia fell to her knees, "Please, Queen, please save our young lady. She was summoned to the Kun Palace by Concubine Jia an hour ago and has not come out since."

Empress Duan thought that Su Yunluan had never been cheated on by the Emperor since she entered the palace, so she must have taken her anger out on Sheng Xiyan.

"Qingdai, go and take a look and ask Concubine Sheng to return to the palace."

"Thank you, Queen."

Hua Xia hurriedly got up and rushed to the Kun Palace with Qingdai.

Even if the head aunt of the Queen came in person, Su Yunluan did not take it seriously. She was the Queen Mother's darling, and Queen Duan was gentle, so she did not feel the intimidation.

"Empress Jia, the Empress said that Concubine Sheng has been copying scriptures for an hour, so why not let her go back?"

"How can that be possible? That won't work."

Sheng Xiyan said, "I can go back and continue copying scriptures for you, Madam."

Qingdai said solemnly, "Empress Jia, I hope you can follow the Empress's orders."

Qiu Lin was the person in charge of the Xuankun Palace sent by the Empress Dowager. He understood the rules of respect and inferiority and advised, "Yes, Your Majesty, just listen to the Empress Dowager and let Concubine Sheng go back first."

Su Yunluan said impatiently, "Shengpin, go back and continue copying the sutra for me a hundred times. When you have enough, send it to me. I want the handwriting to be neat, understand?"

Hua Xia and Mei Xiang quickly helped Sheng Xiyan up. Her legs were numb and she staggered out of the Kun Palace.

"Aunt Qingdai, please thank the Empress for me."

Qing Dai said, "Master Sheng, please go back and rest. It's important to take care of your legs."

Before dinner, in the Yangxin Palace.

Xuan Ling was busy handling government affairs and finally had some free time.

Eunuch Fu led the palace servants from the imperial kitchen to set out the meal, which consisted of eight dishes and a soup.

Eunuch Fu said respectfully, "Your Majesty, today's nourishing soup was specially sent by the Empress."

Xuan Ling washed his hands and sat down, and the palace servant beside him carefully served him food.

Eunuch Fu continued to report, "When the palace maids from Jingren Palace brought the nourishing soup, they mentioned that today, Concubine Jia invited Lady Sheng to go to the Xuankun Palace to copy scriptures. Lady Sheng knelt down and copied for a full hour. In the end, it was the Empress who sent someone to let Lady Sheng go back."

Xuan Ling frowned slightly when he heard this, a look of displeasure on his face. He put down the jade chopsticks in his hand and said in a cold tone, "The Queen is absolutely right."

"Your Majesty, I suspect it's because Concubine Jia hasn't been favored by Your Majesty since she entered the palace, so... This morning, the Empress Dowager sent someone to tell Your Majesty to pay more attention to Concubine Jia."

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