Nian Yuyao's face did not show any displeasure. She still smiled and said amiably, "Consort Yin is joking. Even if the Emperor doesn't favor you, he will favor someone else. If I were to hold a grudge against everyone because of this, would I have been able to live peacefully until now? Besides, I am in a high position, so I should be more magnanimous." She paused and then said, "Only those who hold the rank of Consort can understand this feeling. Perhaps Consort Yin will never experience it in her life."
After she finished speaking, most of the concubines pursed their lips and laughed, only Songyin was so angry that her face turned red, and there was also Consort Li who kept forcing a smile.
"you…"
Seeing that everyone was starting to shift their attention, Nian Yuyao secretly gave Jun Si a look. Jun Si immediately understood, snatched the collar from Song Yin's hand, and used all her strength to pinch a gap in the collar.
Songyin reacted quickly and raised her hand to slap Junsi, but fortunately Junsi was a martial artist and reacted quickly, turning around to dodge the slap.
Fearing that Fu Pei might get hurt, Jun Si took this opportunity to place Fu Pei in Chen Xi's hands, so that she could help Nian Yu Yao deal with the person in front of her.
Nian Yuyao glanced at Chen Xi, and after Chen Xi realized what was happening, she took her leave with a worried look in her eyes, holding Fu Pei.
"You bitch, how dare you damage my things? Do you want to die?!" Song Yin roared.
"Whether this servant lives or dies is up to Consort Nian, not to you, a mere concubine," Jun Si said, straightening her back and coldly glancing at Song Yin.
"You wretch!" Songyin, unable to win an argument with her, jumped up and down in anger, looking like a shaman performing a ritual.
“Mind your manners, Princess Yin. This is the palace, not a folk acrobatic performance,” Jun Si mocked.
She had already offended many concubines in the harem, and now that she was acting this way, no one was on her side. Everyone was just watching the show. Only Consort Li remained calm, her eyes fixed on the necklace in Jun Si's hand.
"You..." Song Yin gritted her teeth, and it took her a long time to calm down. She turned to Nian Yuyao indignantly and said, "Consort Nian, is this how you teach your servants?"
Nian Yuyao raised her eyes and said, "This is how I teach my servants. Aren't you the best example? I played a crucial role in your transformation from a servant to a concubine. I believe I have done a good job in teaching you."
"Hahaha!"
The first to burst into laughter was Consort Xin, and seeing her laugh, everyone else couldn't help but laugh along.
Songyin hates it most when people mention that she used to serve Consort Nian, and now Nian Yuyao brings it up in public again, making her feel as embarrassed as if she were standing naked in front of everyone.
"No one is allowed to laugh!" Song Yin roared, but the more she did so, the louder everyone laughed.
After a long while, everyone stopped laughing. Song Yin took a deep breath and said to Nian Yuyao, "That's right. I came from your palace, but now I am a concubine, no longer a lowly servant. You just let your servant bully her master like this. Don't you have an explanation?"
At this moment, she remembered the difference between superiors and inferiors, but forgot the great disrespect she had shown when she first came in. She was indeed lenient with herself but strict with others.
"What explanation do you want?" Nian Yuyao asked coldly.
"It would be best to beat him to death!" Song Yin said, her eyes revealing a venomous malice.
"No way, in this situation, a few slaps would be enough. How could you take someone's life? It's not a big deal."
"Yes, this Yin is far too ruthless."
"..."
Everyone chimed in with their own comments, and the entire hall quickly became lively.
Song Yin ignored what others said about her and said arrogantly, "Your Highness Consort Nian, what do you say?"
Nian Yuyao coldly swept his gaze over Song Yin, then looked at Jun Si with gentle eyes, "Tell me, why did you do this?"
Jun Si stopped straightening her back and bowed slightly, saying, "Your Majesty, this servant wants to confirm that the necklace Yin promised to give to the young prince is not pure gold."
After all that, we've finally gotten back to the main topic.
In fact, Nian Yuyao didn't want to go through all this trouble, but if she were to directly point out that there was something wrong with the necklace, it would only arouse Li Guiren's suspicion.
She knew that this matter wouldn't bring her down, but losing someone who helped her was a good thing.
"Nonsense!" Songyin continued to argue, "His Majesty has rewarded me with a lot, how could I not afford even a collar?"
“It’s just that we can’t afford to fight. Don’t forget, just half a month ago you were making Consort Nian drink swallow’s nest as a tonic,” Jun Si said bluntly.
“Those who come from humble backgrounds, even if they become concubines, will still be petty and narrow-minded.”
"That's right, only she would treasure the broken swallow. If that's the case, the necklace might really be worth a lot of money."
"..."
The crowd started talking again, occasionally looking at Song Yin with mocking eyes.
"you…"
Their words were neither too loud nor too soft, but enough for Song Yin to hear.
"It's all your fault, you bitch, that made me the laughingstock!" Song Yin vented her anger on Jun Si.
Jun Si rolled her eyes at her. "If no one knows, then don't do it in the first place. Yin, I'll make you a bet. If it's filled with gold, you can do whatever you want with me. If it's not, then you'd better explain to the ladies of the six palaces why you did this."
"I..." Because she felt guilty, Song Yin didn't even dare to accept the bet. She could only look around and focus her gaze on Consort Li.
But at this moment, Consort Li only wanted to get away from her and did not want to look her in the eye.
"How is it?" Jun Si stepped forward, pressing closer step by step.
Just then, the sharp-eyed Consort Xin noticed something and quickly exclaimed, "Why is there silver liquid leaking from the collar?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction of the voice, but Consort Li silently lowered her eyes. She knew that she still couldn't kill Fu Pei this time, and she was very disappointed.
The crack is so fine, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long to resolve.
It's not that you're powerless to think; it's just that gold is really hard to break.
Consort Xin scoffed, "There's not even any silver in here now, Sister Yin, you're really stingy."
She had barely finished speaking when she suddenly realized, "Silver liquid, could it be..."
She was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth, her previous smugness completely gone, showing how shocked she was.
"What could it be?" Nian Yuyao asked, feigning ignorance and frowning.
Although Consort Xin was outspoken, she was not a fool. Of course, she could not say such things. She could only say slowly, "This concubine does not know either. If Consort Nian is curious, she can call the imperial physician to come and find out."
In this way, she can stay out of it.
"Very well! Then call the imperial physician over and see how Songyin is trying to fool me!" Nian Yuyao waved her hand and said.
"Yes..." Upon hearing this, the palace maid outside the door immediately obeyed and withdrew.
"Don't go," Songyin tried to stop her, but how could a palace maid obey her orders?
Seeing Song Yin like an ant on a hot plate, Nian Yuyao's lips curled up slightly.
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