The concubines hesitated, exchanging bewildered glances.
"Of course, it was Consort Yi who made fun of Bai Jia for being fat. She said things like, 'Fat head and big ears, face full of fat, big belly, plump figure, waist ten spans wide, fat and strong, broad shoulders and thick waist'—" Xue Li showed off her erudition.
"Shut up!" Bai Jia's eyes turned red with anger as she glared at Xue Li.
"Sister, look! Consort Yi is so angry with Sister Bai Jia!" Xue Li spread her hands, making it clear and unambiguous.
Everyone around: You're using such foul language! Who exactly got angry?
Bai Jia was so angry she almost fainted. She looked fat, but was actually quite frail.
“Sister Yipin always says this when she pays her respects, speaking in a soft, high-pitched voice, deliberately trying to provoke Sister Baijia. She has no consideration for the hardships women endure during pregnancy!” Xue Li said, touching her belly. “Sister Baijia didn’t even laugh at her for dancing in excrement, yet she has the nerve to laugh at someone else for being fat!”
Everyone: ←_←
Bai Jia was so angry that she fainted, causing another chaotic scene.
Sherry was surprised that she would actually faint. She sat there quietly and obediently, trying to make her presence as inconspicuous as possible.
Consort Tong was given fifty strokes of the cane on each side.
"Consort Yi is confined to her quarters to recuperate. Lady Bai Jia is confined to her quarters to copy scriptures and cultivate her character, for her insubordination. Consort Fu... serves His Majesty well."
Sherry obediently returned to the palace.
Emperor Kangxi was surprised to learn all this; did he really have such a shrew in his harem?
However, considering that the Fifth Prince had just been brought to Shou Kang Palace, Kangxi did not say anything.
Bai Jia was so angry that she recuperated for several days, finally managing to frame Xue Li and Consort Yi.
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