As soon as Concubine Jing finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Those newcomers who were flattering Concubine Lan didn't dare to offend Concubine Jing, and they all shut up quickly.
Concubine Lian was too lazy to talk to Concubine Lan, and now that she had the chance, she stopped talking.
However, Concubine Lan, who has been showing off all the time, doesn't take Concubine Jing seriously. It should be said that she doesn't take anyone else seriously except the Queen.
Being suddenly scolded, she naturally lost face. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said indifferently:
"Sister Jingpin is so overbearing. Normally, everyone would gossip for a while before the Empress arrives, but why is she so noisy today?"
As soon as Concubine Lan finished speaking, Ning Yuxi and Concubine Xian, who had been sitting quietly, looked at each other secretly. Well, Concubine Lan is tough enough, but she is afraid that she will hit a wall today.
Concubine Jing had always disliked Concubine Lan because she had heard her showing off here. Now that she saw that Concubine Lan dared to refute her, she immediately lost her temper.
"I told you to shut up, why are you talking so much nonsense!"
"You..." Concubine Lan had been flattered since she entered the palace and served the emperor in bed. She had never been confronted so bluntly, and she was unable to react for a moment.
When she reacted, her eyes suddenly turned red as she said, "I don't know how I have offended Sister Jingpin, causing her to be so dissatisfied with me. I apologize to her here. I hope she can forgive me for the sake of the emperor..."
Before Lan Guiren could finish her words, Jingpin interrupted her harshly, "What sister? I don't have a sister like you. And you're doing this for the Emperor's sake. Who are you to deserve the Emperor's respect? Who are you pretending to be weak and pitiful for? You vixen!"
Phew, Ning Yuxi almost spit out her tea. Concubine Jing is indeed Concubine Jing.
After hearing what Concubine Jing said, Concubine Lan was stunned. She seemed to have not expected that someone would say so bluntly that she was pretending to be pitiful and call her a vixen.
Her tears suddenly flowed out, and she sobbed, "You...you...why do you say I'm a vixen? I'm going to tell the emperor, wuwuwu..."
Having said that, Concubine Lan ran out, covering her face with a handkerchief.
Seeing this, Concubine Qin, who was watching the excitement from the side, said coldly, "Oh, Concubine Jing, you actually angered the emperor's beloved and ran away. When she tells the emperor, I'm afraid he will punish you. Concubine Jing, you'd better go and apologize to her."
Jingpin seemed to have heard something funny: "She is just a little noble lady, and she is not worthy of asking me to apologize to her. She only knows how to complain, what a vixen!"
No matter what, she is the head of a palace and the one who gave birth to a prince. Her father is also in the emperor's employ. How could the emperor punish her for that vixen?
Concubine Jing was not moved at all.
Soon the queen came. She had obviously heard what had happened here and glanced at the empty seat of Concubine Lan.
This Concubine Lan is really troublesome. There is never a moment of peace. She doesn't know what the emperor likes about her. He has been doting on her so much recently. Originally, she was more optimistic about Concubine Lian, but she didn't expect that Concubine Lian was no match for Concubine Lan.
The Queen said a few words to Concubine Jing indifferently, and then changed the subject. It was obvious that she did not take Concubine Lan seriously.
Unexpectedly, when the meeting was about to end, the emperor came.
Following the eunuch guarding the gate, he said, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Everyone looked towards the door in surprise and saw the emperor striding in with an expressionless face, followed by Concubine Lan with red eyes.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this. Did the emperor really come to make the decision for Concubine Lan?
Everyone stood up to pay their respects to the emperor. The queen also stood up and made room for the emperor. After Gu Qilan sat down, he raised his hand to ask people to stand up.
The Queen smiled and asked, "Why is the Emperor here?"
Gu Qilan said calmly, "I heard that someone in the harem is causing trouble and arbitrarily beating and insulting lowly concubines. Does the Queen know about this?"
"This..." Did the Emperor really stand up for Concubine Lan? The Empress was filled with doubt and confusion: "Your Majesty, it's just a quarrel between women, it's a trivial matter, how could you alarm Your Majesty?"
As she spoke, the Queen looked at Concubine Lan with a bad look in her eyes: "Concubine Lan, you are making a big deal out of nothing. The Emperor is very busy with many things every day. How can such a small matter alarm him?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Lan frowned slightly and said with a tone of grievance, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It is my fault."
Seeing this, Gu Qilan frowned slightly: "Queen, is this how you manage the harem for me? As a queen, you are supposed to mediate the conflicts between the concubines and make them live in harmony.
Jingpin is so reckless, beating and insulting others at will, and you don't care, but instead blame the victims like Lan Guiren?"
The Queen's heart skipped a beat, but before she could say anything, the Emperor continued, "If this continues for a long time, being bullied will surely lead to resentment, and resentment will breed, and resentment will lead to endless trouble. How can the harem be stable? How can my former dynasty be stable?"
The emperor bombarded the queen with question after question, leaving her speechless.
The concubines usually quarreled with each other, but the emperor never intervened. Why did he suddenly intervene today? Could it be that the emperor really liked Concubine Lan?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It is my fault. I will definitely discipline them properly in the future."
"Don't talk about the future, let's solve the current problem now. Concubine Jing has been bullying and scolding others. She should be confined to her house for a month and copy the scriptures a hundred times to calm my mind!" Gu Qilan ordered in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing's heart skipped a beat. The emperor punished her for such a bitch?
"Your Majesty...your concubine..."
Jingpin was about to open her mouth to defend herself, but Gu Qilan didn't give her the chance: "No need to say anything more. Come, take Jingpin away."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone asked Concubine Jing to leave.
The hall was extremely quiet for a while, with only the occasional sobbing sound coming from Concubine Lan.
Gu Qilan added, "If anyone acts recklessly and causes trouble again in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Yes." Everyone stood up and responded in unison.
On the way back to the palace, Concubine Xian asked in confusion, "There are many cases of high-ranking officials bullying low-ranking officials in the harem. The emperor didn't care about it in the past, but why is he intervening today? Could it be that the emperor really likes that Concubine Lan?"
"Who knows? But the emperor said that Concubine Jing scolded and insulted others at will, but today Concubine Jing only scolded Concubine Lan and didn't beat her? Where did the emperor get the word 'beat' from?" Ning Yuxi asked puzzledly.
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