The rain outside is getting heavier, but the spring scenery inside the Qing'e Palace is beautiful.

Huan Yue was naturally happy to become the Crown Princess; such a blessing was not something everyone could have.

This meeting was very successful and amicable. The officials should now take their leave.

It was clear that the Empress had no intention of chatting with them, so Gong Fengyi stood up, after all, the difference in their status was too great.

Although the Empress encourages everyone to vie for favor, who knows if it's true?

Logically, there should be a conflict of interest among them, unless the Empress truly doesn't care and the Consort doesn't want to compete.

Ju Fengyi was already thinking about making money. After so many years in the palace, she should have figured things out by now. Competing for favor is ephemeral, while money is more tangible than a son.

Take Consort Shin-hyeon as an example. She has a son, but her life is too hard, and she doesn't know how long she will live.

What happened to the babies of those women who didn't have children after they got pregnant?

Don't doubt the Crown Princess, just let things take their course; you still have to live your own life.

Jia Fengyi was at the very end.

Ren Fengyi couldn't help but turn around and look at her.

Jia Fengyi gritted her teeth, handed a piece of paper to the Crown Princess, and smiled sweetly: "This is a formula for giving birth."

She stole glances at the Crown Princess's face; no one could resist the allure of her son. Even if the Crown Princess was young and had only recently entered the palace. These things were best done as quickly as possible.

Huan Yue looked at her with a greasy gaze: "You're a woman yourself, yet you look down on women? Or do you look down on the daughters of the imperial family?"

Ren Fengyi was stunned.

As Ju Fengyi walked ahead, she came to her senses and realized that this was exactly right; this was the way our Empress should be.

Otherwise, why would they encourage everyone to be confident and make money?

Even the most magnanimous matriarch wouldn't do something like that.

Because once a concubine has money in her hands, she is bound to become unruly.

Wouldn't people with money in the palace cause trouble?

But Your Majesty, have you really not considered this? Doesn't Consort Ju think that even without money, those people would still fight to the death?

The money is fine; don't let it interfere with her earning it.

Huan Yue ordered, "Go outside and kneel for two hours."

Yes. A palace maid dragged Jia Fengyi away.

Regardless of Jia Fengyi's intentions, if she makes you kneel, you have to kneel.

Huan Yue clicked his tongue inwardly. If that scoundrel had seen her, he probably wouldn't have missed it.

A palace attendant came to report: "Young Master Pei requests an audience."

Huan Yue: "Perfect, this is the place."

She didn't say it, but everyone already understood.

The palace maid pulled her up to tidy herself up a bit more. The Crown Princess should act like a Crown Princess; she is not someone the Pei family can easily humiliate.

Huan Yue adjusted the pheasant crown on her head; it was very comfortable to wear, and this was exactly the kind of crown she should wear.

Although I have a bit of a headache...

Huiqing was about to laugh. The Empress's feigned headache was even more convincing than that of an old person, especially since the old person didn't have this charming demeanor.

It seems His Highness doesn't like her very much, but he probably does, right?

After all, His Highness was forced into the position of Crown Princess by Empress Dong, and the Pei family's situation is complicated. But Her Majesty is different; she will definitely like it.

The Empress sat down on her throne, and the palace maids adorned her beautifully. She didn't look like someone from the Pei family.

Pei Huanzhao followed the eunuch in.

Some palace maids stood in the hall, all slightly turned to the side; the rest were eunuchs.

Pei Huanzhao glanced at him briefly, but couldn't even see Pei Huanyue clearly. He stepped forward and shouted, "You brat!"

Yu Yan roared, "Slap yourself!"

Several eunuchs pinned Pei Huanzhao down and started hitting him!

Huan Yue sat on the throne, not yet able to see Pei Dalang clearly, but he could tell that these eunuchs were prepared for Pei Dalang.

Pei Dalang has quite a lot of influence; many eunuchs from the Eastern Palace came to show their support.

Pei Dalang always boasted about his prowess, claiming that he could be overpowered by a group of eunuchs and still manage to endure all the advances he had on women.

Huan Yue held his head in his hand, feeling a headache coming on.

"Your Majesty..." the palace maid said worriedly.

The eunuchs had had their fill of beating him; they released Pei Dalang.

Huan Yue thought to himself, "This is where the difference lies between the Pei family and the Di family."

If she were to use the Pei family's methods, the Di family would be in a difficult position. Using the Di family's methods directly saves a lot of trouble.

This is called the general trend; going with the flow makes things naturally easier.

Pei Dalang is quite handsome. He is the eldest son of the Pei family and the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Jianchang. His attire gives him the air of an elder brother. He can call anyone "Fourth Sister".

In fact, Pei Dalang didn't call her "fake heiress" very often.

He was six years older than the real and fake heiresses. At six years old, he should be studying and learning martial arts, and he still had so many younger brothers and sisters to see.

As the eldest grandson of the Pei family, Pei Dalang should have known about the true and false heiresses for a long time.

Qian didn't like village girls, and Pei Dalang probably didn't like them much either.

So the fake heiress suffered in the Pei family, and Pei Dalang only made her suffer more, without feeling any pity for her.

Huan Yue saw that Pei Dalang's face was swollen like a pig's head, and now he should know what pain was.

Pei Dalang was furious, staring at Pei Huanyue as if he wanted to kill her. Those were his own sisters!

However, Pei Dalang still had some sense and called out, "Your Majesty!"

The eunuch then reprimanded him, "What are you shouting for? Her Majesty has a headache, keep your voice down."

Pei Dalang was furious, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger and reason with the eunuch: "I am an official appointed by the imperial court!"

Several eunuchs subdued him and taught him a lesson; there were no officials in the Qing'e Palace.

Only by standing in the imperial court can one become an official of the court; Pei Dalang's status is not high enough.

Pei Dalang was so angry he wanted to fight to the death, but he was destined to be beaten.

Cuizhu watched from the side. Pei Dalang usually boasted a lot, like how the Empress praised him as one of the two beauties of Sheng'an, and that he was probably the number one young master of Sheng'an.

Now that it looks like this, I wonder if anyone would recognize it?

Of course, nobody cared; they were just watching the spectacle.

Pei Dalang spat out a mouthful of blood and stared at Pei Huanyue: "If you still remember what your surname is."

The eunuch continued to beat them.

Pei Dalang was beaten half to death. He finally understood a little, but was extremely unwilling: "Do you know what will happen if word gets out?"

Huan Yue had a terrible headache. What was the point of talking to a bunch of idiots?

She's already the Crown Princess, so isn't it the Pei family that's affected now?

So the Pei family couldn't help but look for her, but once they found her, they didn't know what to do.

Fool. No wonder the Pei family declined.

A female official came to report: "Madam Pei requests an audience."

Huan Yue had an unbearable headache.

Everyone knew she was faking it and felt extremely sorry for her. How could she fake it if she hadn't actually been in that much pain?

Unfortunately, the Pei family is a bunch of scoundrels, always demanding this and that.

Pei Dalang was still not giving up: "The eldest girl used to be the best to you."

Huan Yue asked, "Do I have to tell you? Madam Qian only loves her youngest daughter, yet she lets her eldest daughter, born of a concubine, watch over me. What else do you want to hear?"

The palace maids and eunuchs were all shocked.

Isn't Her Highness the legitimate daughter of the Pei family? How could Madam Qian actually order her eldest daughter, born of a concubine, to watch over her own daughter? What a bizarre story!

Pei Dalang retorted angrily, "How dare you compare yourself to Ah Feng?"

Huan Yue nodded: "Your Ah Feng is a bird, she has to fly up into a tree, I can't do that."

Pei Dalang shouted, "Ah Feng is your sister!"

Huan Yue had a headache.

The eunuch dragged Pei Dalang out immediately. What's all the noise about?

The Pei family is really strange. What do you mean by "the Empress can't compare"? If the Pei family produced someone more powerful than the Empress, wouldn't that be out of this world?

The young palace maid looked at the Empress, not understanding.

Huan Yue patted her head.

Actually, it's quite simple. She's a fake rich girl and a real country bumpkin, so naturally she can't compare to the Pei family's bunch of birds.

A palace maid asked Cuizhu, "Is this how the Pei family treats Your Highness?"