The more Shangguan Meiren spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. Her eyes gradually turned red, tears welled up in them, and her voice began to choke.

"Ms. Chu, is what Ms. Shangguan said true?" Su Jingyao asked calmly.

"My lady, it was the Imperial Kitchen that brought the meal to my Jade Hall. This has nothing to do with me. If Lady Shangguan is so bothered, why didn't she tell me earlier? I will give it to her."

Miss Chu had an innocent look on her face and spoke calmly.

"The flowers sent by the flower shop are the same. They don't specify who they are for."

Lady Chu was not at all panicked. She was of equal status to Lady Shangguan, and what Lady Shangguan was talking about were just trivial matters.

But Lady Shangguan did seem disrespectful to Lin Ronghua.

Although Concubine Chu was also jealous of Lin Ronghua's favor, they had to stick together in the harem. Since His Majesty didn't like her appearance, as long as Lin Ronghua was favored, she would be friends with Lin Ronghua, and His Majesty would not forget her.

Su Jingyao's expression remained calm. She glanced at the three people calmly and said slowly, "Are you done?"

None of the three had expected Concubine Chun Shu to have such an attitude, and they were all confused for a moment.

What does Concubine Chun Shu mean by this?

Su Jingyao continued to ask slowly, "Do you three want to change your testimony?"

Her fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair, a steady rhythm with a hint of nonchalance.

The three of them shook their heads in confusion, and Lin Ronghua felt a little uneasy.

Seeing that they didn't react, Su Jingyao began to give orders.

"Miaoyun, bring all the palace maids of Yichun Palace to the side hall for interrogation. During this time, Xilu will keep a close eye on everyone and not allow anyone to whisper or collude with others."

"Any question asked by Miaoyun shall be decided by the crowd. Anyone who deviates will be taken to the Ministry of Punishment."

"Yes, master." Xilu and Miaoyun responded in unison.

Lady Chu and Lin Ronghua were both shocked. They had never expected that Concubine Chun Shu would make such a fuss.

Moreover, he acted so swiftly and decisively that he did not give them any chance to refute.

Concubine Chu became more and more panicked. Apart from those palace maids in Yichun Palace who were loyal to her and served her closely, what would the rest of them say?

Moreover, Concubine Chun Shu's interrogation was so sudden, and they had not colluded with each other in advance, so if they lied casually, it would be very likely that they would give the least answer, and they would be sent directly to the Ministry of Punishment.

Even the palace maids who served her closely might not be willing to lie.

After all, except Jingxiang, the others were assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs after entering the harem.

Thinking in this way, it seems that the safest thing for the palace people to do in order to protect themselves is to tell the truth.

But...she did bully Shangguan Meiren...

Lady Chu clenched her back teeth tightly. She had thought that Concubine Chun Shu was a gentle and kind beauty, but she never expected that she was so ruthless and impartial.

The happiest person at this moment was Concubine Shangguan. Fortunately, she invited Concubine Chunshu to come. If it was the Imperial Concubine, she would have just randomly interrogated a few palace maids.

But most of those palace maids were blinded by money, and many of them had been bribed by Concubine Chu.

But if Concubine Chunshu behaves in this way, would those palace maids who have received money be willing to gamble with their lives?

Su Jingyao sat leisurely on the chair, and the palace maid beside her poured her a cup of tea very considerately. Lin Ronghua and Concubine Chu stood aside with worried looks on their faces, while Concubine Shangguan stood on the other side with a calm demeanor.

After two quarters of an hour, Miaoyun's interrogation ended.

"Master, the beauties should have three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes, but Lady Chu has had five meat dishes and four vegetable dishes these days, while Lady Shangguan has had one meat dish and two vegetable dishes. The Ministry of Internal Affairs allocated five taels of yellow tea and black tea to each of the beauties and masters, but Lady Shangguan got even less, and..."

Afterwards Miaoyun talked about many more trivial matters.

The more Lady Chu listened, the more frightened she became. How could a palace maid ask such detailed questions?

"Master, although some palace servants do not know the answers to certain questions, overall, the questions I asked have yielded results."

"Lady Shangguan did not show any disrespect to Lady Lin Ronghua and Lady Chu. Instead, it was Lady Chu who pushed Lady Shangguan."

Miaoyun spoke, and Su Jingyao's eyes fell on Chu Meiren and Lin Ronghua.

"Lady Chu, give half of your monthly allowance for three consecutive months to Lady Shangguan, and copy the palace rules twenty times and send them to Zhaochun Palace in five days."

"Lin Ronghua slandered the lower position, copied the palace rules ten times, and sent them to Zhaochun Palace in three days."

"Yes, your majesty." With tears in her eyes, Lin Ronghua silently accepted her punishment, feeling extremely aggrieved in her heart.

Lady Chu gritted her teeth, but was powerless to refute, so she could only reluctantly reply, "Yes, Madam."

Only Lady Shangguan was in a particularly good mood.

"Thank you, Madam, for handling this matter impartially."

Then Su Jingyao stood up and prepared to leave. After taking a few steps, she turned around and continued speaking.

"All palace officials who don't match the final result will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment for an hour and then sent back."

Jingxiang, who was beside Lady Chu, turned pale with fright and looked at Lady Chu in horror, as if asking for help.

Lady Chu hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Jingxiang is my personal maid, she just..."

For a moment, Miss Chu didn't know how to defend herself.

The eloquence he had just shown completely disappeared at this moment, and he was completely panicked.

"Miss Chu, I hate dirty things the most. Everything must be done according to the rules. I have confirmed it with the three of you before the interrogation, and I have also told the palace maids what the punishment is."

"Whatever the final result is, it is up to you to choose. I will not interfere. Since I am in charge of the Palace Administration Department, I must be fair and enforce my orders."

After saying that, Su Jingyao turned around and left gracefully.