Baojuan stood there blankly, as if struck by thunder. The cup of tea she had just poured fell to the ground at her feet, along with the tea and the tea bowl.
She reacted quickly, not caring about her scalded feet. She frowned, covered her face, and rushed to An Niaoyi with a cry.
"My lady, please don't listen to my nonsense. I just memorized the palace rules. They clearly stipulate that concubines must serve the emperor strictly. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a rule for two concubines to serve the emperor together.
If you break the rules, you will be punished."
Baojuan covered An Niaoyi's ears, fearing that An Niaoyi's ears would be polluted by Zhen Cai's dirty words. Then she put on a stern face and spoke to Zhen Cai in righteous words.
"My dear young lady, regardless of whether you truly consider me your sister, you have ulterior motives in instigating me to violate palace rules.
You yourself have just been punished by the Emperor for violating the palace rules, and you have caused all the servants in the palace to recite the palace rules and complain bitterly. Now you are trying to drag our young lady into this trouble as well.
Have you suffered so much yourself that you can't bear to see our young lady doing well, and want us in the palace to suffer the same way as you?
Please go quickly."
"presumptuous!"
Baojuan's words were really unpleasant to hear. Moreover, from Zhen Cai to An Niaoyi, not only did she not get to drink the tea, but she was also repeatedly interrupted and targeted by Baojuan, and now she was directly blaming her.
Even if Zhen Qie could bear it, she couldn't bear the quietness that followed.
Jingxi let out a low growl, stepped forward quickly, and slapped Baojuan hard on the face with his palm.
"My mistress is still my mistress after all. How dare you, a servant, speak to her like that? It's unruly!"
Baojuan covered An Niaoyi's ears with both hands and had no time to block Jingxi's hands.
Besides, Jingxi was of a higher rank than her, and he had the right to teach her a lesson, so Baojuan could only take the slap, and her face quickly turned red with five fingerprints.
She bit her lip and tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.
Seeing Baojuan being beaten, An Niaoyi stood up with a cry and immediately went to check Baojuan's face. She frowned, and there was heartache between her brows.
"You have no business interrupting the masters when they are talking. Besides, although you are doing this for my own good, my sister and I have been friends for a long time. How could you misunderstand my sister's good intentions?
It's good to learn a lesson this time, so you don't lose your sense of propriety in the future."
"Sister, it's time to teach the people around you some rules. How can the master not speak and the servants make decisions for the master?"
An Niaoyi had her back to Zhen Qia, so Zhen Qia couldn't see the real expression on her face. She thought An Niaoyi was really scolding Baojuan, so she said a few words.
Then she quickly brought the topic back on track.
"Sister, I am doing this for your own good. Since we are blessed with such a beautiful face and have been lucky enough to enter the harem, we cannot live our whole lives in loneliness in the harem.
My sister has already met the emperor and gained his favor. Are you willing to fight with me?"
Baojuan is just a maid, so what she says cannot represent her master, so Zhen Qia will seriously ask An Niaoyi what she thinks.
Although she was asking, she was already quite sure in her heart.
In her previous life, An Niaoyi was not a contented person. In order to gain Feng Yinzhen's favor, this girl tried every trick in the book.
Not only could she embroider and sing, but when her voice was damaged, she took muscle-relieving pills to lose weight and learned to dance, and even used spices with special effects to seduce the emperor.
She didn't believe that such an ambitious woman would change her character in another life.
The favor in the harem not only affects the concubine's life in the harem, but also affects the life of the concubine's family far away outside the palace.
An Niaoyi is a filial child. Even for the sake of her family, she will try her best to win favor.
What's more, when she praised An Niaoyi just now, this woman's eyes obviously lit up, revealing her ambition to win favor.
She just needed to add more firewood to An Niaoyi's fire.
"If my sister were plain-looking, without talent or virtue, I would never come to her to ask such a thing. But my sister already has so many advantages, why don't you give it a try?
Sister, don't you want to live a life like Concubine Hua? Being favored by the emperor, not only will your family's power grow, but you will also be favored by the emperor after giving birth to a child. Others will look up to you.
Besides, you have me by your side. I will take the helm for you. With our sisters united as one, no one in this harem will be able to defeat us!"
"Thank you for your kindness, sister, but I don't have such big ambitions. I just want to live a peaceful life in the harem like Concubine Meng.
So, I'm afraid I'll let my sister down."
An Niaoyi turned around at this moment. She still had a gentle smile on her face, but she said the words of refusal in the softest voice.
Concubine Meng is the main lady of the Yanx Palace. She lives with An Niaoyi, but she doesn't care about anything. Even if she can't see the emperor all day, it doesn't stop her from eating and drinking.
To put it nicely, this mistress is a carefree and carefree person, but to put it bluntly, she is heartless.
An Niaoyi felt very relaxed after living with her for more than a month, and she also envied Concubine Meng's life.
The smile on Zhen Cai's face froze instantly, her brows gradually frowned, and she stepped forward and grabbed An Niaoyi's hand.
"Sister, are you confused? The reason why Concubine Meng is able to live a peaceful life despite not having favor is because she was favored before and gave birth to the Fourth Prince.
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