"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Consort Shu has gone to Yongshou Palace and wants to punish Consort Bei by making her kneel."
"Mother, my son has just brought his savior back to the palace, and Concubine Shu is already making things difficult for him. How will others view me? Is my life not worth the title of a concubine?"
Bei Lingyao had a hint of anger on her face, and was very dissatisfied with Concubine Shu.
The queen mother was also angry at her niece's impulsiveness. What bothered her the most was that she had brought her niece into the palace to raise her together with her daughter since she was a child. However, her daughter was a well-educated and well-mannered princess, while her niece developed a willful and spoiled character. Others would only think that she, the queen mother, deliberately spoiled her niece.
The Empress Dowager regretted countless times that she had agreed to let her niece's family bring her into the palace to be raised.
Bei Lingyao went to Yongshou Palace with the Queen Mother.
In Yongshou Palace, when Concubine Shu came in and saw Concubine Bei, whose appearance could not hide her haggard and paleness, but who was beautiful, elegant and refined, she instantly felt jealous and could not suppress her feelings.
No wonder the emperor's cousin made her a concubine as soon as he brought her into the palace, and also made her the master of Yongshou Palace. She was so beautiful, and as long as she was taken good care of, all the concubines in the harem would be outshined.
Why should an abandoned woman, the daughter of a money-grubbing businessman, be so honored? Even if she had made a contribution in saving the emperor, the highest she could be given was the eighth-rank beauty.
Originally, Concubine Shu comforted herself that her cousin had done the emperor a great favor by saving him, but now she felt that her cousin had fallen for this vixen.
"Kneel down before me."
Concubine Shu cried out softly.
Emperor Jiahe was extremely angry. Concubine Shu was really too spoiled. When a concubine of the fifth rank met a higher-ranking concubine, she only needed to perform a blessing ceremony and did not need to kneel down.
Unless he made a mistake and knelt voluntarily, or was punished to kneel by the concubine in power.
Otherwise, kneeling and paying homage is only necessary when facing the queen.
This was also a point that Emperor Jiahe considered when he conferred titles on his concubines. He was reluctant to even perform the blessing ceremony, let alone the kneeling ceremony.
How could he, a supreme ruler, agree to that?
Not to mention, he had already issued an order to exempt them from kneeling.
"Empress Shufei, the Emperor has already ordered that I am exempt from the kneeling ceremony."
"How dare you misrepresent the imperial edict and disrespect me! Someone, force her to her knees and slap her face twenty times to teach her the rules."
As soon as Concubine Shu spoke, the nanny behind her immediately rushed up with slaps in her hands.
Shi Liu stood in front of Emperor Jiahe and said, "Please forgive me, Concubine Shu. Concubine Bei is not feeling well. I am here to represent Concubine Bei..."
"How dare you, a servant, butt in on what I'm saying? Come, drag me away and beat me to death."
This time, Concubine Shu was different from her usual fawning attitude in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. She was arrogant and domineering, and treated human life as worthless.
Emperor Jiahe looked at Concubine Shu in shock. Although he had no romantic feelings for her, she was his cousin after all and looked similar to his mother, so Emperor Jiahe treated Concubine Shu as his sister.
He usually treated Concubine Shu coldly, hoping that she would come to her senses so that he could arrange a new identity for her and let her live outside the palace.
Therefore, Emperor Jiahe had already made up a plan to fabricate a story that Concubine Shu had a twin sister who was wandering outside, and waited for Concubine Shu to wake up and pretend to be the twin sister.
But I didn't expect that Concubine Shu would be such a Concubine.
She showed a sinister and vicious side, and lost the cuteness and charm she usually pretended to be.
This is the real Concubine Shu.
Emperor Jiahe reached out to catch the slap from Concubine Shu's mother, and said to her with a cold face, "Take your people and leave."
"Oh, you are so arrogant! If I don't teach you the ways of a deserted woman today, I won't leave."
Shufei was not afraid of anyone in the harem. Her aunt was the empress dowager, her cousin was the emperor, her cousin was a princess, her grandfather was the prime minister and also the Duke of Cheng'en, her great-grandfather was the Duke of Kangguo, and her father was the Minister of the Dali Temple.
"Come on, everyone! Give them a good slap in the face so they can learn some proper manners."
Concubine Shu looked fearless and was determined that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would not do anything to her. At most, they would just put her under house arrest and fine her salary, which was nothing to her.
When the time comes, I can ask my family for help and the ban will be lifted during the New Year holidays.
The palace maids in Yongshou Palace were a little hesitant. They wanted to protect their master, but were afraid of offending Concubine Shu.
Although Beipin is in favor now, she is just an abandoned woman who has just entered the palace. How can she compare with the noble Shufei?
This hesitation made Emperor Jiahe even more angry.
Who was the person Zhang De arranged? Even Concubine Shu came to attack, but no one came to protect her.
Emperor Jiahe naturally wouldn't let anyone hit him, but he was really angry at this moment.
He was angry at Concubine Shu's lawlessness, and even more angry at himself for being too tolerant of her in the past.
Emperor Jiahe grabbed the palm of Concubine Shu's hand, and the long golden armor on the fingertip almost scratched his face.
Emperor Jiahe's face turned completely black, and he was about to push Concubine Shu away, but he thought that he was now Concubine Bei, and if he really hurt Concubine Shu, the Yang family would take action, and the Bei family would not be able to bear it.
Concubine Bei will also be impeached.
When Emperor Jiahe thought of this, he pushed Concubine Shu into the arms of Nanny Yang.
When Concubine Shu saw that Concubine Bei didn't dare to hurt her, her eyes lit up immediately and she pounced on Emperor Jiahe again.
Today she must destroy the face of the bitch Beibin to see how she can seduce her cousin in the future.
"The Emperor has arrived, and the Empress Dowager has arrived!"
"Shu Fei" Bei Lingyao shouted, and she could clearly see the two faces of Shu Fei in front of and behind people.
"Wow...Aunt, cousin, Beipin bullied me."
Concubine Shu turned around and rushed towards Bei Lingyao, tears streaming down her face.
Bei Lingyao dodged Shufei by turning her body to the side. Zhang De behind her was startled and reached out to catch Shufei, but was glared at by Shufei.
Concubine Shu turned to the Empress Dowager and leaned on her. "Aunt, Beipin doesn't know the rules and has no manners. I just wanted to teach her the rules, but she doesn't appreciate it and even hurts me. Woohoo..."
Concubine Shu was the first to complain, and she also glanced at the palace servants in Yongshou Palace with a warning, as if she would settle the score with anyone who dared to go against her.
Emperor Jiahe saw it clearly and finally understood why Concubine Shu was so arrogant and domineering in the harem, but no one dared to complain.
In addition to the reasons between him and his mother, there is also the operation of the Yang family in the palace.
There was a gloom in Emperor Jiahe's eyes. The Yang family had extended their reach too far.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen Mother"
Emperor Jiahe bowed to Bei Lingyao and the Empress Dowager.
Seeing Emperor Jiahe like this, Bei Lingyao suddenly didn't want to change back so soon.
During these three days, Emperor Jiahe must be able to experience the other side of his harem.
"Princess Bei, no need for formalities"
The Queen Mother had a kind face, but the scrutiny in her eyes was obvious.
She was grateful to her son's savior.
But I would also wonder how it could be such a coincidence, and even suspect that Concubine Bei was colluding with bandits and setting a trap for the emperor just to enter the palace?
"Shufei has been spoiled by me, so please don't bother with her, Beipin."
The Queen Mother looked at Bei Lingyao and said, "Emperor, Beipin has made great contributions in saving your life. Her father should also be granted a title."
Bei Lingyao naturally couldn't refuse, "Just confer the title of Marquis Chunyi."
As he said this, he winked at Emperor Jiahe.
"On behalf of my father, I thank the Emperor and the Empress Dowager for their grace."
Emperor Jiahe bowed as he spoke.
Concubine Shu stared in disbelief. She came here not only to not deal with Concubine Bei, but also to have Concubine Bei's father be made an earl.
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