Concubine Mei was beautiful and heroic, as dazzling as the rising sun.
Qi Yuer's heart was pounding. She stretched out her little hand to hold her heart. Her little heart was not beating for the emperor, but was beating for Concubine Mei instead.
Xi Jiaorong stretched out her hand with all her strength, "I want to ride a horse too, Sister Mei Fei, please give me a ride."
Concubine Mei put Concubine Qi down and pulled Concubine Xi onto the horse like a chicken. After running half a circle, Concubine Xi suddenly turned pale, and Concubine Mei hurriedly put her down.
"Are you okay? Did it shake you too fast?"
"Sister Mei Fei's horsemanship is superb, and there is no bump at all."
Qi Yu'er reached out and touched Xi Jiaorong's hand. "Your hands are so cold, and your complexion doesn't seem right. Let's ask an imperial physician to take a look."
When Zhu Bifeng was with Concubine Chen, he always paid attention to the movements near the horse farm. Concubine Chen felt resentful, and when something went wrong, she immediately jumped out to blame Concubine Mei.
"Concubine Mei violated palace rules and was punished by copying Buddhist scriptures one hundred times."
Mei Fei had long been fed up with Chen Fei's arrogance and retorted, "Your Majesty is taking you sisters out of the palace to relax. Which palace rule did I violate by riding a horse?"
"It's okay for you to ride a horse, but it's wrong for you to carry someone on it. Xifei got sick because of you, so shouldn't you be punished?"
Concubine Mei was not good at arguing and she threw away the whip in anger. Qi Yuer hugged Concubine Mei and pulled her back two steps. She was sure that if she didn't stop Concubine Mei, she would rush up and hit Concubine Chen's nose in the next second.
Xi Jiaorong hurriedly tried to reconcile, "It has nothing to do with Concubine Mei. I was just having fun. Sisters, please don't quarrel over me."
Concubine Chen finally found Concubine Mei's fault and was unwilling to let it go easily: "Please ask the imperial physician to come and examine Concubine Xi."
"Mei Fei was punished by copying scriptures. She is not allowed to leave until she finishes copying the scriptures."
Concubine Chen gave an order, and immediately four strong maids came up to pull Concubine Mei away. Concubine Mei turned around and walked away, "Don't touch me, I can walk by myself."
Concubine Xi became anxious and suddenly started to retch. Qi Yuer immediately held her hand.
The emperor came over and asked, "Xi Fei, how are you?"
"I'm fine, just a little dizzy."
"The imperial physician will be here soon. Please sit down and rest for a while."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to sit down." Xi Jiaorong sat down quickly.
Concubine Chen kept chattering, "Your Majesty, Concubine Mei plotted to murder Concubine Xi and must be severely punished."
"Don't rush to make a conclusion on this matter. Wait until the imperial physician has examined it."
Zhu Bifeng was unwilling to talk more, as he was worried about Concubine Xi's illness. Concubine Chen rolled her eyes, sneaked away, and turned to cause trouble for Concubine Mei.
Many gardens were built around the ranches outside Beijing, with rockery and corridors in the gardens. Mei Fei's residence was secluded. At this moment, she was sitting at the table and was angry. She didn't want to copy the scriptures, and the maids who supervised her didn't dare to force her to copy. The four maids were big and strong, and they could use force to force the delicate concubines to surrender, but Mei Fei was not someone to be trifled with. She could beat these three maids alone.
Concubine Chen looked like she was going to bring an army to bear to find out the crime, but Concubine Mei was not afraid of her. Since the emperor had not convicted her, no one could judge her guilty.
"I punished you to copy the scriptures, why didn't you copy them?"
Mei Fei confronted her head on: "I have done nothing wrong, why do I have to copy the scriptures?"
Concubine Chen gave an order and directed the maids to hold Concubine Mei down.
The maids looked at each other, and no one dared to make the first move.
Concubine Chen shouted, "Concubine Mei has violated palace rules. I am following the emperor's orders to punish Concubine Mei. Do you dare to disobey the emperor's orders?"
As soon as Concubine Chen brought up the emperor, the maids finally gave in and stepped forward, holding Concubine Mei's arms and forcing her to copy scriptures.
The maids wanted to hold down Mei Fei's hands, but she knocked one of them unconscious with a knife. The rest were afraid of her martial arts and did not dare to step forward.
Concubine Chen was determined to humiliate Concubine Mei. She pulled out the golden hairpin from her head and said, "Whoever captures Concubine Mei will own the golden hairpin."
The nanny entered the palace as a slave just to seek wealth, and a golden hairpin is really eye-catching.
One person hugged Mei Fei's thigh, and the other held her hand, "Chen Minjun, you are faking the imperial edict, aren't you afraid of having your entire clan executed?"
Concubine Chen was originally angry, and when she heard Concubine Mei say that she was falsely conveying the imperial edict, she just wanted to shut her up quickly. She picked up the vase on the antique shelf and smashed it on the back of Concubine Mei's head.
Blood was oozing from the back of Mei Fei's head. The two maids were terrified. "What are you standing there for? Mei Fei accidentally fell down, why don't you carry her to the bed?"
Mei Fei's maid Xiaolan went out to fetch water, so she left for a while. When she came back, she saw Chen Fei hitting Mei Fei on the head with a vase.
Instead of going forward to help, she ran to get help.
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In the tent near the ranch, Xi Jiaorong frowned, waiting for the imperial physician's diagnosis.
The imperial physician had a serious expression, his face switching back and forth between surprise and confusion.
After Imperial Physician Hu finished the diagnosis, Imperial Physician Chen took over to feel the patient's pulse. Both of them were unsure, so they finally asked the court judge to come and feel the patient's pulse.
Xi Jiaorong was filled with worry. She held Qi Yuer's hand and muttered, "Qi Fei, am I terminally ill? One imperial physician can't cure me, so even the court judge has been invited."
Qi Yu'er consoled him, "Don't talk nonsense. The imperial doctors in the palace are all masters of medicine. They can bring back even the most vulnerable, let alone someone as energetic as you."
Xi Jiaorong felt a little relieved. The judge spoke to the emperor in a low voice, and the emperor looked up at Xi Jiaorong from time to time.
Xi Jiaorong became increasingly certain that she was sick.
"Master, you are not necessarily sick."
"What do you mean?"
"You might be pregnant. When my mother was pregnant with me, she also often felt dizzy and vomited."
Xi Jiaorong didn't quite believe what Ah Gui said, "Don't be too optimistic, you should first listen to what the imperial physician says."
"Your Majesty, help me, Concubine Mei is injured and unconscious."
"Injured. She was full of energy when she left the ranch. How could she suddenly get injured?"
"I saw Concubine Chen hit Concubine Mei on the head with a vase."
Zhu Bifeng immediately stood up: "Hurry, lead the way."
Xiaolan, the palace maid who came to report the news, was Mei Fei's confidant, and she could not have lied.
Zhu Bifeng was anxious and quickened his pace. The imperial physician jogged to catch up with him, and Qi Yuer and Xi Jiaorong also followed.
Xi Jiaorong felt guilty. After all, she had deliberately found an excuse to attack Concubine Mei because she was dizzy and vomiting.
Now that Concubine Mei was injured, she had to go visit her.
Concubine Chen was busy covering up her crime. She instructed the maids to insist that Concubine Mei fell down by herself. Moreover, there were no witnesses at the scene. No matter how Concubine Mei pointed out, as long as Concubine Chen did not admit it, she could not be convicted.
The maids and Concubine Chen colluded with each other and figured out how to deal with the situation.
Concubine Chen looked around, where was Xiaolan? Xiaolan was Concubine Mei's personal maid. Concubine Mei was here, so there was no way Xiaolan would not be there.
Oh no! Xiaolan might have gone to complain. "Go and send someone to find Xiaolan."
"What does Empress Chen want from this servant?"
When Concubine Chen heard Xiaolan's voice, she turned around hurriedly.
It was crowded with people.
Not only the emperor is here, but also the imperial physician. Xi Jiaorong and Qi Yuer are here too. The bigger the situation gets, the harder it will be to resolve.
Chen Fei's brain was working rapidly, thinking of countermeasures.
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