Chapter 8 A Slap
Lu Cairen was startled, then smiled guiltily:
"I used a handkerchief, but I have already thrown away such unclean things. Why should I pollute the eyes of the Concubine?"
"Did you throw it away? If you left it nearby, I'll send someone to find it. I'll examine it before I can make a judgment. Otherwise, I won't be able to bear the thought of wrongly accusing any of you."
Lü Cairen was so shocked by the question that a layer of cold sweat formed on her back. She still insisted, "Don't worry, Concubine. The handkerchief was thrown into the lake and sank to the bottom."
"Really?" Jiang Yingli looked towards the lake.
Qian'er said anxiously, "Jieyu, please understand! Concubine Lu is lying! Concubine Lu clearly didn't even take out the handkerchief just now."
Jiang Yingli returned her gaze to Lü Cairen. "Sister, haven't you studied the palace rules well for the past half month? You are not allowed to throw anything unclean into Yueqing Pond. Otherwise, you will be breaking the palace rules and will be punished with a beating."
Jiang Yingli's tone was very soft, but Lu Cairen and Zheng Baolin both turned pale when they heard it.
For newcomers to the palace, violating palace rules is tantamount to causing a big disaster.
Lü Cairen knelt on the ground and said in panic, "I accidentally dropped the handkerchief because I wasn't holding it firmly, and...it wasn't that dirty. Please tell me, Concubine!"
"It wasn't that dirty? Then why did you force Zheng Baolin to wipe it clean for you with his sleeve? You are both concubines, how could you trample on her dignity like this?"
Lu Cairen's words were inconsistent and full of loopholes, which made her panic first. She tried to argue but was stopped by Jiang Yingli.
"That's enough, Lu Cairen. You know, telling a lie requires countless lies to cover it up. I don't want to hear any more of your lame lies."
After saying that, Jiang Yingli looked at Qian'er and said, "Help your master up and follow me."
Lu Cairen, who was kneeling on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Jiang Yingli had no intention of punishing her, but immediately, a look of anger and unwillingness emerged in her eyes.
Qian'er was flattered and quickly helped the frightened Zheng Baolin up.
Zheng Baolin looked timidly at Jiang Yingli who had rescued him, his face full of gratitude, but also uneasy.
Jiang Yingli explained: "There is a swing in my palace. Go and play on it. It will help you calm down."
Zheng Baolin was immediately flattered, and looked at Jiang Yingli with tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, Concubine! Thank you, Concubine!"
Seeing how fearful and cautious she was, Jiang Yingli had originally felt that meddling in other people's affairs might cause trouble, but now she no longer regretted it.
If she was bullied to this extent, she would definitely hope that someone would come to her rescue.
However, when Lu Cairen, who was standing by, heard Jiang Yingli say, "There is a swing in my palace," the resentment in her eyes deepened.
As they were all ladies and concubines, she could only live in Su Xiuyi's side hall. It was such a small space that even entering and exiting felt cramped, let alone a swing.
Why is there a swing in her palace!
Because she has served for four years?
It's just that he had the upper hand, but the palace has never been about seniority, but about favor!
Jia Jieyu is an old person, and His Majesty must have been tired of her a long time ago. Why would she, an old person who is about to be abandoned, try to intimidate him?
Lü Cairen stood up from the ground, straightened his sleeves with a stubborn look, and said disdainfully:
"You are truly so majestic, Concubine. I wonder if you can still be so majestic after a few nights? The rank of a talented woman is only one step away from that of a Concubine. Once His Majesty summons me, you will regret being so aggressive towards me today."
Lu Cairen believes that she is very beautiful and more outstanding than the many concubines who have the same beauty. Your Majesty must have a deeper impression of her.
She was convinced that His Majesty would soon summon her and she would soon become a favorite concubine. So even though she was in a low position at the moment, she was no longer afraid of Jiang Yingli.
After hearing these outrageous words, Zheng Baolin was frightened and her face turned pale. She looked at Jiang Yingli's expression tremblingly, but found that the offended concubine did not look angry, but shocked.
Jiang Yingli was indeed shocked, very shocked.
Because she had never thought that there would be such an ignorant fool among the newcomers who could say such astonishing and rebellious words.
Therefore, she couldn't get angry at all, and the words "how dare you" were written all over her face.
However, Jiang Yingli saw the shock on the idiot's face in Lu Cairen's eyes, and realized that he was frightened and frightened by her words.
Lu Cairen raised her chin proudly, her expression contemptuous: "Jieyu should have understood long ago that although I am only a talent now, I am young and have unlimited potential, and Jieyu..."
Lu Cairen paused. Even though she was angry with Jiang Yingli, she could not bring herself to say the words "old and ugly" to her beautiful face.
In that moment of daze, Lu Cairen only felt a shadow flash before her eyes, and the next second, her face felt a burning pain.
Accompanied by a series of crisp slapping sounds, Lu Cairen realized that he had been severely beaten.
She looked up and saw Lian Qiao, her hand still raised.
"You! How dare you, a slut, hit me!" Lu Cairen covered her face and gritted her teeth.
Lian Qiao glared at her fearlessly: "You are just a talented person, and you dare to speak disrespectfully to our Concubine? A slap in the face is the least of your worries!"
"Just wait for me! You humiliated me today, and I will make sure you die a miserable death!" Lu Cairen shouted without caring about his image.
This crisp and sharp slap brought Jiang Yingli back to her senses from her amazement at the idiot. She grabbed Lian Qiao with one hand and Zheng Baolin's sleeve with the other, and said in a voice that could only be heard by the two or three of them:
"Go, go, go, go quickly."
Stay away from idiots and stay safe.
Especially an idiot like this who is so ostentatious and has the word "idiot" written all over his face.
Jiang Yingli had a premonition that Lu Cairen would soon pay the price for her arrogance and blind self-confidence.
She had to stay away from her as soon as possible to avoid being implicated.
Seeing Jiang Yingli hurriedly pulling Zheng Baolin away and completely ignoring her, Lu Cairen pushed the swing away angrily, and the hatred in his eyes became even stronger.
Unexpectedly, the swing swung back and hit her shin bone. She screamed in pain and fell to her knees.
Her maid went to help her, but she pushed her away in dissatisfaction, and the swing swung back and hit her head.
Furious, Lü Cairen covered his head and shouted, "Idiot, why are you helping me? Help me on the swing!"
On the way, Jiang Yingli stopped only after she was sure that she could no longer hear Lu Cairen's shouting. She let go of Lian Qiao and Zheng Baolin and patted her chest.
Zheng Baolin pleaded in fear: "Please forgive me, Concubine, it is my fault that I have humiliated you."
"She is being unreasonable and aggressive. It has nothing to do with you." Jiang Yingli comforted.
Zheng Baolin secretly looked up at Jiang Yingli.
So beautiful, as beautiful as a painting.
Especially when she was beaten to her knees and looked up to see her coming out from behind the rockery.
It was as if God had sent a fairy to save her.
But in this palace, there are only concubines, no fairies, so Zheng Baolin said anxiously:
"Your Highness, you don't know this. I and that Lady Lü live in Qixiang Palace. Su Xiuyi is my mistress. Lady Lü flattered Su Xiuyi this morning. If she told Su Xiuyi about this, I'm afraid she would make things difficult for me..."
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