The weather was indeed nice in the afternoon.

Shicui Hall and the rear hall.

Chang Ziyu knelt in front of the eaves, basking in the sun, facing a patch of spinach.

Spinach is good, spinach is wonderful, even insects come to eat spinach.

Chang Ziyu is terrified of bugs! She hates the bugs in the countryside the most! And that bug was crawling towards her! Ugh!

Liu was tending the vegetable garden when she saw what Chang Chenghui was doing. She went over and pulled her to kneel down.

Chang Ziyu screamed: "Insects!"

"Where is it?" Liu made Chang Chenghui kneel down, then searched on the ground again. Finally, she found a cute little worm, caught it, and gave it to her mistress.

Ah! Chang Ziyu has gone mad!

Zhihui admonished Liu: "Don't let the master's ghostly screams frighten the Empress."

Liu listened obediently: "Where don't worms grow? We need to get Chang Chenghui used to it as soon as possible."

Zhihui nodded: "Take it easy."

The old servant is making too much trouble and might incur the beauty's wrath. She could crush an old servant with a flick of her finger.

Lady Liu wasn't worried. Having watched the Empress Dowager in the Eastern Palace for a long time, she knew she was kind-hearted. On the contrary, the Empress Dowager was so angry at Chang Chenghui for even cooking that she planned to burn down Shicui Palace; it was a miracle she wasn't beaten.

Zhihui was speechless. Everyone would have to keep a close eye on her from now on; this village girl was ruthless.

News has come from Qing'e Palace that the village girl can cook, so what is she making a fuss about?

Are people like Gong Zhaoxun and Ju Zhaoxun doing well? They don't even have the chance to cook something delicious.

Is Gong Zhaoxun really that much worse than a country girl? Does that country girl still think she's a daughter of the Pei family? Who told her not to go back to the Pei family?

Knowing all along that she was a member of the Pei family, she should have gone home earlier. Wasn't this using the guise of a village girl while harboring ulterior motives?

Chang Ziyu knelt there, so hungry.

She probably realized that this was the beginning of a new torment for her.

In May, the sun was scorching, and Chang Ziyu had never suffered like this before.

After Liu finished her work, she sat down and played with Qing Ai.

After all, Chang Chenghui had to do some of the work at Shicui Palace, so everyone else had to serve her much less.

A group of people stared at Chang Chenghui as he was forced to kneel.

Chang Ziyu hated it to death!

She wanted to pretend, but how the hell could she pretend? She wanted to win people over, but she had nothing to offer.

She was completely under surveillance; even if there were several people watching her, she couldn't do anything if she wanted to.

A palace maid came over to visit and exclaimed in surprise when she saw the vegetable garden: "This is wonderful! Those cucumbers are ready to eat!"

Lady Liu said, "The Empress's kindness towards Chang Chenghui is truly beyond words."

The palace maid nodded: "Yes, sometimes when the food isn't good and we want to get something to eat, they won't even give us elm seeds."

Lady Liu was even more excited: "Next year we can eat them whenever we want. Even the Emperor likes to eat the elm seeds from our Eastern Palace."

Zhihui knew Chang Ziyu's name, but no one intended to avoid using it.

By the way, a palace maid came to tell me something else: "That Lady Pei was summoned to the palace by Empress Dong and made to kneel as punishment."

Mrs. Liu asked excitedly, "What happened?"

The palace maid laughed and said, "Little Madam Pei beat up Big Madam Pei as soon as she arrived at Prince Qi's residence yesterday."

Seriously? Doesn't the Pei family have a good reputation?

Qing Ai felt that the other young ladies in the Pei family could forget about getting married.

The eunuch beside Chang Ziyu said in a soft voice, "Young Madam Pei is the seventh daughter of the Pei family, does Your Highness know that?"

Chang Ziyu wanted to spit on him!

The eunuch hid behind a pillar. Qian's two daughters, one kneeling here, the other kneeling in the inner palace.

Such good fortune is beyond the reach of most people. The Lady is a fifth-rank official, and Cheng Hui is also a fifth-rank official; that's excellent.

Qing'e Palace.

Xie Zhou walked into the back hall and felt extremely cool.

His wife was indeed sitting in Jixian Pavilion again, but this time, Guo Bing was with her as well.

Di Baose stood up and left.

Guo Bing followed immediately. She had only just arrived at the East Palace; she would get used to it soon.

As for the Crown Prince revolving around the Crown Princess, they are husband and wife, while concubines and the like are just that—concubines.

Guo Bing had no idea what to do.

Di Baose looked at her.

Guo Bing smiled.

Di Baose felt that her smile was cold. Perhaps only Huan Yue could make her smile.

However, what good is Huan Yue's ability? Di Baose knows that the Crown Prince is good, so even if she stays here, it's fine.

If the Crown Prince is not good, countless others will suffer as a result.

As for the future, she's only sixteen, what's the rush? Now is the time to be happy.

Guo Bing saw that Di Baose was still naive and lived a good life in the Di family.

Di Baose, unaware of what she had been through, asked, "Who in your family lives in Sheng'an?"

Guo Bing said, "There is a performance hall."

Di Baose didn't understand for a moment.

Xiao Lian explained to her, "The Guo family rarely goes to Sheng'an (on the battlefield). If there is any trouble, they can go through the Jinzouyuan, which is also permitted by the Emperor."

The Imperial Academy was under the imperial court, and Guo Bing was essentially a princess of a small country.

Of course, nothing usually happens; Guo Bing had no intention of causing trouble.

An official came to see Consort Guo: "The Prince of Xihe has sent a local specialty."

Guo Bing was somewhat pleased.

Lady Shan thought to herself, "They must have heard about Lady Huan's situation and have different ideas now."

Giving gifts isn't about currying favor with anyone, but it's still a way to make things a little better.

Di Baose read it with a different flavor.

Being far from home creates a different kind of longing. But who would care about her? Forget about her mother.

A palace attendant came and told Consort Di, "Madam Zheng intends for Zheng Kou to marry Chang Dalang."

Di Baose scoffed. Marry down? She probably doesn't know how lowly she is.

Di Baose didn't understand and asked Sun Shi, "The Zheng family was just beaten by the Emperor, how dare they still come to marry Chang Dalang? Aren't they afraid that Chang Dalang will beat them to death?"

Sun thought for a moment, then hesitated to ask, "Do you think she can seduce Chang Dalang?"

Di Baose, however, didn't care: "Isn't Chang Dalang afraid of what will happen to Pei Huanxu?"

Ms. Sun did not want to continue the topic: "Anyway, it's just their wild imagination."

Di Baose nodded, "It's just wishful thinking."

With the Zheng and Di families both finished, how could they possibly turn to the Chang family?

Di Baose urged, "Hurry up and find Chang Dalang a partner."

Madam Sun laughed and said, "There's no need to rush. Besides, even if it's settled, I'm afraid someone will send a beauty to Chang Dalang."

Di Baose sneered, "Send them to Baishi Village to farm?"

Madam Sun was a little curious. Would Lady Huan really let her brother go back to farming? But Lady Huan was straightforward, so that was probably her plan.

However, the Chang family is probably not in control of their own destiny.

Can they get away so easily?

Many people want to leave, but Consort Huan's status is still not high enough.

It's not that it's not high enough, it's that it's high but not substantial.

If she had real power, she could protect or decide many things.

Without the Pei family, Consort Huan has to rely on herself; no matter how capable she is, she still has a long way to go.

Anyway, the Pei family is unreliable. Look at what Pei Huanfeng has done, what kind of nonsense is it to beat up Pei Huanying?

Do you want everyone to know that the Pei family's daughters' conflicts are irreconcilable? If even sisters are like this, how can they be good to others?

Before the Prince of Qi has even chosen a wife, he already has two such ladies. No wonder Lady Dong summoned Pei Huanfeng to the palace to make her kneel as punishment.

Could it be that Pei Huanfeng thought Madam Dong doted on her?

Just like Chang Ziyu felt she still had something to rely on?

A palace maid went to see Consort Huan: "Lady Pei requests an audience."

Huan Yue was puzzled: "Why isn't she hurrying back to the Qi Prince's residence to serve him? What good thing is she thinking of?"