The atmosphere in Qing'e Palace was quite pleasant.

Isn't it nice for Chen to lie by the door and watch the sun?

A maid from the Bai family asked Consort Huan, "Shall we go and fetch the imperial physician?"

Huan Yue asked, "Should we hire a veterinarian?"

Princess Wu scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Send her back to the Bai family."

Huan Yue refused to keep them, and sent those palace maids to the Bai family instead.

The palace maids were so frightened that they didn't dare to plead for them.

Princess Yongqing spoke up: "Alright, give them a chance."

Several palace maids hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Huan Yue gestured.

Di Baose ordered his men to keep a close watch on these men: "Each of them will receive thirty strokes of the cane."

No matter what, a beating is the basic procedure.

Two people were unwilling to accept this, so Di Baose pointed at them and had them sent to the Bai family.

This might have been sent by the Bai family; it's good to return it. There might be more, but there's no rush.

Princess Yongqing didn't want the Eastern Palace to be ruined by anyone. Qing'e handled it very well. Her speaking up was naturally out of respect for the Bai family.

Whether the Bai family cares about this favor is another matter.

Madam Yang came over and pleaded with Consort Huan: "Miss Shi is destined to bring good fortune to her husband."

Huan Yue sat quite well and had a good temper: "Anything else?"

Di Baose asked, "Whom do you intend to use it on?"

Huan Yue told the female historian, "Write it all down. Give it to whoever needs it later."

The historian was speechless; that's not how they use it. Actually, they didn't even want to record Shi Chongyi's sister. The history book isn't that thick; the Empress might only have one chapter. If each person's sentence filled the entire page, where was the Empress?

Madam Yin glanced at it: "Did the Prince Peng's residence request this?"

Huan Yue laughed and said, "It's for Princess Peng to practice her skills."

Madam Yin said, "No need to explain, I know you and your sister-in-law are close."

Huan Yue nodded: "People who like me are all good to me."

Yin asked angrily, "Is your head better now?"

Huan Yue changed his location: "I feel tightness in my chest."

Princess Wu said, "At such a young age, don't your legs hurt?"

Huan Yue looked at the Princess Consort of Wu and said, "I'm worrying with my heart, not my heels."

Princess Yongqing Zhile!

Princess Wu was speechless. The key wasn't that she acted well, but that someone was willing to watch her act.

It's a blessing that everyone knows it's an act but still takes it seriously.

Those who compete for favor and put on an act are not the same thing.

The Queen Consort of Wu held a very stable position, but the King of Wu also had favored concubines; it could only be said that he didn't have many women.

However, one and ten are sometimes really not that different. No one can touch the position of the Queen Consort of Wu.

Lady Yin was envious. Although there were many beauties in the Eastern Palace, Xie Zhou only favored Qing'e. The King of Wu might be virtuous, but Xie Quan was not as capable.

Lady Yin asked, "Prince Peng is about to take a concubine, haven't you prepared two ladies-in-waiting?"

Huan Yue said, "I feel tightness in my chest; I'd rather sleep."

Although the Crown Prince's palace is much better than before, people like Lady Yin still know a lot.

For example, Qing'e has no beauties at all; some of the dancers they keep are given away, and the Crown Prince's Palace has none.

Actually, people send them over every day, including those who are executed along with their entire clan, and even beauties.

The Prince of Wu's residence and the Princess of Wu each kept several.

Previously, the inner palace was controlled by the Dong and Cui families, so the absence of Consort Zhu and Consort Shen was a special case.

Consort De will likely raise her in the future; it's just following the trend.

"We're cutting back on spending," said Deborah.

Don't say it! The Yin family didn't want to hear about cutting spending for the common people.

There's a problem with constantly talking about ordinary people.

Fortunately, many were killed in this battle, and Qing'e Palace's position was secured, but Wunu Kingdom was in trouble again.

Shi Jiyunhua was in a terrible state, and being quite far away, she couldn't hear the conversation in front of her at all.

She eagerly awaited the arrival of the sage (riding on auspicious clouds) to marry her (and take her life).

Saints don't have that much free time.

Huan Yue wasn't exactly free, but it was like chatting in the operating room—even in the most tense operating room, people chat. It's good enough if you can be responsible during surgery. After all, doctors deal with this every day.

Huan Yue doesn't beat people every day, nor does he deal with insignificant figures like Shi Jiyunhua every day.

The palace maids cleaned up the area around Shi Jiyunhua. It was far away, but fortunately, the Qing'e Palace was large enough.

Such a large hall doesn't exist in the Wu King's Palace, although it's not that they couldn't afford to build one.

Madam Yang should strive harder: "Miss Shi and Consort Chongyi are the best."

Huan Yue said, "You can shut up now. Don't disgust me or cause misunderstandings."

Princess Yongqing came to her senses, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Di Baose nodded: "It's not good if people misunderstand."

Mrs. Hu said, "The old lady of the Shi family is still waiting."

Huan Yue said, "Wait until you eat (fart)."

Princess Wu shook her head, deciding to ignore it.

Yin thought to herself, "Even when Li was dying, Qing'e didn't care. How much does the old lady of the Shi family cherish her?"

Madam Ma thought Consort Huan was cold and ruthless, but not like a beast. She was still a pretty good person.

Hu cried, "The Shi family didn't want to sell their daughter; the Dong family forced them to."

Di Baose asked curiously, "You know quite a lot. Didn't Her Majesty ask you to marry Shi Shi? You've already taken a liking to her for a long time?"

Sunny teased, "If he didn't fancy her, why would he bring her into the palace?"

Di Baose clapped her hands: "Not afraid of a big disrespect, that's true love."

Madam Hu is going crazy! Hasn't she shown enough respect to Consort Huan? She didn't know Miss Shi would act this way, but she was telling the truth.

Ask Sunny and Ginny if they weren't forced into it? Even Empress Huan was forced into it by Empress Dong.

Guo Bing was forced into it, but I have no sympathy for him.

Ma thought to herself, "Guo Liangdi is heartless too. There's no point in Hu continuing this charade."

Princess Yongqing was speechless. What could her elder brother possibly do, given his meager affection for Consort Shi? The Prince of Xiang was born out of wedlock, as was the Eighth Prince; what was he planning?

Could it be that Lady Shi still has a chance to become empress, a dream that King Xiang might have? This dream is likely a nightmare.

Lady Yang was about to unleash her ultimate weapon: "What is Lady Huan's purpose?"

Huan Yue gestured: "Go and request an imperial decree to send her to the Yang family."

Yin was speechless. "You need to ask for permission again? Is this all you need to ask for permission for?"

However, aside from Qing'e Palace being favored, if it were to involve Prince Xiang, then requesting an imperial decree would not be wrong.

The Yang family hasn't been executed yet because they're a large family, and dealing with them will take some time.

The eunuch ran off quickly.

Lady Hu was in a panic! King Xiang favored Lady Wan, and therefore treated the Wan family differently, but if the emperor really wanted to execute the Wan family, King Xiang probably wouldn't be able to spare any attention.

Madam Yang was stunned, pointing at Consort Huan, speechless! How could she be so outrageous!

Madam Yin was not surprised at all; she had suffered a major setback the first time she visited the Eastern Palace.

Although it seems that it had some (fortunate) impact on the King of Wu, the Yin family couldn't really hold a grudge.

Yang was still young, and she shouted at Lady Huan, "Don't be so arrogant!"

Mrs. Hu quickly went over and covered her mouth.

As if knowing her hopes were dashed, Lady Yang retorted with a desperate tirade: "You have no son of your own, yet you think that by seizing a prince you can achieve your schemes! You're the one who killed Consort Shi!"

Huan Yue asked Princess Yongqing, "Is someone spreading rumors?"

Princess Yongqing shook her head: "I haven't heard it yet."

Huan Yue didn't take it seriously: "You knew and still dared to come? Are you stupid or just plain stupid?"

The eldest princess admonished, "Don't talk nonsense. However, since the Wan family has falsely accused Qing'e Palace, they should be taken to the Dali Temple."