Hearing this, the queen's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the emperor's oppressive gaze, she was speechless for a moment.
Chang Pei hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this was done by this servant alone. The Empress has nothing to do with it. Please don't vent your anger on the Empress."
Then she looked at the Queen and said, "Your Majesty, I know you are reluctant to let me go, but I made a mistake while being possessed by evil spirits. I cannot let you get involved. Please do not speak for me anymore."
The queen looked at Changpei's face full of determination, and for a moment she felt a tightness in her heart.
After a while, the emperor spoke in a deep voice: "Come here, take Chang Peila out and give him twenty lashes of the cane. He will be sent to the Xinzheku and no one is allowed to visit him!"
"The Empress is lax in her management of her subordinates and is punished with a full month's confinement. Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong are managing the harem without noticing this. They are unfit for this responsibility and their authority to manage the harem is revoked."
After a pause, he suddenly looked at Ning Yuxi, who was eating melon with her son in her arms, and said, "The affairs of the harem will be temporarily handed over to Concubine Yi."
Ning Yuxi was a little confused. Did she have anything to do with eating a melon?
Although everyone wants the power to manage the harem, she is not one of them. Managing the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of the entire palace is not only a huge task, but also thankless. It is unpredictable that something like today might happen again if one is not careful.
But since the emperor had spoken, she couldn't refuse, so she had to bite the bullet and agree, and even pretend to be grateful (┯_┯)
Naturally, the birthday banquet could not continue. After the emperor left in a huff, everyone dispersed one by one.
On the way back to the palace, Concubine Xian was with her. She sighed and said:
"Today has been quite a drama, but I feel that the maid is a bit suspicious. If she was bribed by the Queen, why did she suddenly turn against her? I don't believe her talk of a sudden change of heart."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi smiled but said nothing, but that smile was quite meaningful.
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