"Consort Wan and Consort Ning are, after all, daughters of the Prince of Khorchin. How can they be so petty?"
Consort Wen chuckled.
Consort Wan and Consort Ning blushed, lowered their heads in self-consciousness, clutched their handkerchiefs tightly, and looked as if they were about to cry.
Seeing this, Xu Lejin sighed and said coldly, "Consort Wen, what nonsense are you spouting? Consort Wan and Consort Ning are both consorts, how can you rely on your rank to humiliate them like this?"
"Consort Wen's words were inappropriate. Effective immediately, she will be fined six months' salary and forced to copy the 'Admonitions for Women' and 'Rules for Women' one hundred times as a warning to others."
Consort Wan and Consort Ning glanced at Xu Lejin gratefully.
Consort Wen's anger surged to the top of her head, her head throbbing with rage. She glared at Xu Lejin and said, "Your Highness, I am only speaking the truth. I am not convinced!"
"presumptuous!"
Xu Lejin's face darkened with anger, and she said coldly, "I am a Noble Consort, and Consort Wen is only a Consort. I have the right to reprimand you. If you are so insolent in front of me, what about in your daily life?"
"In private, you don't even know how you bully the concubines in the harem."
Consort Wen's face turned from white to green as she glared fiercely at Xu Lejin.
Frowning, after a long silence, Xu Lejin gave Consort Wen a cold look and spoke in a deep voice, "Consort Wen has failed to distinguish between superiors and inferiors, offending this palace. She is hereby fined one year's salary and confined to Chuxiu Palace."
"Your Highness, I am of Manchu descent from the Niohuru clan. How dare you punish me..."
Consort Wen abruptly stood up, glaring fiercely at Xu Lejin. She thought to herself, "This Consort comes from a humble background, yet she dares to punish me with a year's salary and confine me to my quarters just because she's a Consort!"
This is outrageous!
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