"My Lord is right. There are those who have never seen the world. If you give them a piece of candy, they will feel like they are in heaven.
In fact, she is not even fit to carry someone’s shoes.”
Hong Ling is the maid of Concubine Li. She is a capable person and is good at supporting her master.
The smile on Concubine Li's lips deepened.
"She is indeed unworthy of carrying the shoes. After all, the palace maid who carried the shoes is much prettier than her.
Nowadays, when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king."
"Who are you calling a country bumpkin, a novice, or unfit to carry shoes? Who are you calling a monkey?"
The Fengluan Chun'en carriage stopped in front of Li Guiren, and Xia Changzai got out of the carriage angrily, her oval face flushed red, and glared at her fiercely.
Everyone knows that she is now the emperor's favorite, the only favorite.
Everyone was vying to curry favor with her, but now someone suddenly appeared to mock her. This is outrageous!
Concubine Li was not afraid at all. She stared at Concubine Xia's flushed face and continued to sneer.
"Whoever responds to my words will be scolded."
He turned around and smiled at Hong Ling.
"It's really rare. I've seen people picking up gold and silver, but this is the first time I've seen someone picking up curses."
"That's right, Master. This is the first time I've seen someone pick up insults. It's quite rare.
No wonder the Emperor favors someone like this. It turns out he's been eating too many delicacies from the mountains and seas, so when he first sees wild vegetables he's never tasted before, he treats them as rare treasures."
Hong Ling also smiled happily.
"But wild vegetables are just wild vegetables. They can never compare to the real rare things."
"That's natural. A tongue used to delicacies from land and sea wouldn't linger on wild vegetables for too long. It's just the novelty; it'll wear off in a few days."
Concubine Li had the word "arrogance" written all over her face.
Xia Changzai became even angrier, but she didn't dare do anything to Li Guiren. She just raised her hand and slapped Hong Ling in the face.
"Bitch, I am the Concubine Xia chosen by the Emperor after all, how can I tolerate a bitch like you..."
Before the word "sarcasm" came out, a crisp sound was heard.
“Bang!”
Xia Changzai was stunned for a moment.
Because her palm hit not Hong Ling's face, but Li Guiren's neck.
Just now when she tried to hit someone, Concubine Li was quick to pull the red silk away, but her palm happened to slap Concubine Li on the neck.
Several red and swollen finger marks quickly appeared on Concubine Li's fair and slender neck.
Seeing this, Hong Ling screamed and rushed forward to tear Xia Changzai apart.
"If you dare to hit my master, I will fight you!"
"Hong Ling, don't do it!"
"Ouch, my hair!"
…
The matter eventually came before Concubine Jing, who was now in charge of the six palaces.
Concubine Jing looked at Concubine Li whose neck was red and Concubine Xia whose hair was messed up, and couldn't help but sigh.
"How did it become like this?"
"Empress Jing, Concubine Li was sarcastic to me, and the maidservants beside her were also pointing fingers at me. I was so angry that I accidentally hurt Concubine Li..."
Xia Changzai felt extremely aggrieved.
Hong Ling interrupted her immediately.
"What do you mean by accidental injury? You did it on purpose. How dare you, a regular servant, hit an important person? You are committing insubordination!
Please, Madam Jingfei, seek justice for my master!"
"Hong Ling, you have no right to interrupt when the masters are speaking! Shut up and get out of here."
Concubine Li shouted and cut the red silk, then bowed to Concubine Jing.
"I'm sorry for my incompetence and for causing trouble to Your Majesty. I believe Your Majesty is just and will not wrongly accuse anyone, so I am willing to obey Your Majesty's orders."
Two sisters were quarreling. One was angry and started to make a fuss, while the other was sensible and well-behaved and said that she trusted you.
Just tell me, if it were you, which one would you feel more distressed about?
Concubine Jing looked at the marks on Concubine Li's neck and frowned with heartache.
"Don't worry, I won't let anyone suffer. This isn't your fault, but you got hit for nothing. Look at how swollen your neck is. I don't know how heartbroken the emperor will be when he sees it.
Xia Changzai, although you accidentally injured Concubine Li, Concubine Li was indeed injured by you, so you are punished by asking the imperial physician to treat Concubine Li.
Hong Ling was loyal to her master and accidentally messed up Chun Changzai's hair. So she was punished by having to comb Chun Changzai's hair.
We are all sisters in the palace and should love each other. Such things must never happen again.
Otherwise, regardless of who is right or wrong, I will give them all twenty lashes of the cane!"
"Empress Jing, that lowly maidservant Hong Ling also hit me. I'm still in pain. How could you not punish her?
She should be beaten to death for being such a lowly servant who committed treason! "
Xia Changzai was naturally dissatisfied and started yelling.
Concubine Jing frowned again, and looked at Concubine Xia with a cold gaze.
"Was Concubine Xia beaten? Where is the injury? Can I take a look?"
"My arm!" Xia Changzai immediately rolled up her sleeves, but was soon dumbfounded.
She immediately lifted up the hem of her skirt, revealing her slender legs underneath, and was dumbfounded again.
Hong Ling hit her, but there was not even a trace left.
How is this possible? She was clearly in so much pain and is still in pain!
Seeing that she couldn't produce any evidence, Concubine Jing didn't make things difficult for her and asked again.
"So, Xia Changzai was beaten. Is there anyone who can testify?"
"Yes! Those people saw it all. Sister Jingfei, just ask them. They can all testify for me!"
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