Grandma Qi and the Prince of Zhenbei looked at each other, and suddenly felt a chill on their backs.

If the Prince of Zhenbei slept with an ordinary woman, it would not be a big deal. Whether the woman could enter the palace depended on whether the Prince's wife nodded. However, if the Prince met a palace maid, even if she was the most humble palace maid, the nature of the matter would be completely different.

The palace maids were all selected from the people in thousands of layers of good families and sent to the palace to serve the emperor. If they were lucky enough to be valued by the emperor, they might be like Concubine Lian, flying up to the branches and becoming a phoenix, no longer having to work, but being served by others. In other words, the palace maids in the Forbidden City did not have status, and they might never see the emperor in their entire lives, but this did not mean that other men could get involved.

The maids in the palace are all the emperor's women, unless they are given to the prince, then they become the prince's potential concubines. And now, the prince of Zhenbei was sleeping in the same bed with a maid given to the prince by the empress, and was caught by the princess.

What will happen if you compete with the emperor and the prince for a woman?

The prince of Qi felt weak in the knees, and he went to see the princess secretly, and found that the princess had a solemn face, as dignified as a bodhisattva in the temple. The prince of Qi did not dare to look at her anymore, nor did he dare to be angry with Erhua who appeared out of nowhere, so he transferred all his anger to the grandmother of Qi.

"You bitch! How can you behave like this in front of the Crown Princess?"

Grandma Qi was so angry that she wanted to quarrel with the Crown Prince immediately, but she was concerned about Chu Jinyao after all, so she could only lower her voice: "You are still talking about me? This is the inner palace, why are you here? And..." And you are rolling around with a palace maid?

Speaking of this, Prince Qi also had a headache. He thought carefully for a while and finally figured out why he fainted: "Didn't you send a message saying that Sister Rong had sprained her ankle and couldn't move, so you asked me to come over?"

"What do you mean by sprained ankle? When did Sister Rong ever send such a message?" Grandma Qi was shocked when she said this, and the words in her heart blurted out, "No, where is Sister Rong!"

Grandma Qi covered her mouth immediately after she shouted, but it was too late. Chu Jinyao stood leisurely outside the bamboo curtain, and smiled slightly after hearing this: "What is going on, Miss Qi? It seems that the prince and his wife are not only brave, but also very good at deceiving. Let's go, prince, his wife, let's go to the Queen Mother and talk it out."

“Crown Princess!” Grandma Qi was panicking. She didn’t have time to get angry anymore. She quickly lowered her attitude and begged in a gentle voice, “Crown Princess, we were wrong today. Please be magnanimous and forgive us. Just pretend you didn’t see anything!”

"How can this be possible." Chu Jinyao looked at Grandma Qi, a smile faintly appearing in her eyes, "Erhua is a maid given by the Queen. I dare not refuse a gift from an elder. How can I make the decision when something like this happens? Besides, didn't the Crown Prince's wife just say that the most important thing for a woman is to be virtuous and generous? This maid and the Crown Prince have a connection, we should ask everything in front of the Queen, so that we can arrange a position for her. Crown Prince's wife, don't you agree?"

Grandma Qi's face was stiff, she tried hard to force a smile, but failed after several attempts. This is the beauty given by the Queen to the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince has not yet accepted her. The Crown Prince and the Crown Prince are cousins. Although it is not pleasant to hear, they are of the same generation. As long as the Crown Prince is willing to make a big deal out of a small matter, and the Crown Princess, the mistress, handles it, then this matter can be covered up. After all, there are more than 9,000 maids in the harem. After a trip to the temporary palace, there is one less maid. Who would notice it?

But will Chu Jinyao cooperate with them and smooth things over? It's just a dream. Now I remember that we should tolerate each other and not hurt each other. Why didn't I think about not hurting each other when I cooperated with Qi Rong to plot against her before? Chu Jinyao followed what Grandma Qi said before and smiled, "I admire the virtue of the Crown Prince's wife, but it's a pity that she is not an ordinary palace maid, and I can't make the decision. Since Erhua came from the Empress's palace, it will be up to the Empress to decide. Come, help the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's wife dress up, and we will go to the Empress

to make a decision." Grandma Qi still begged, trying to ask Chu Jinyao for leniency, but Chu Jinyao was determined to satisfy Grandma Qi's wish and go to the Empress. A eunuch walked silently beside Chu Jinyao and whispered something. Chu Jinyao turned around and saw Qin Yi standing outside the lotus pond, looking at the green leaves in the pond from time to time.

Chu Jinyao immediately left the couple and walked quickly towards Qin Yi.

"Your Highness." Chu Jinyao approached and deliberately lowered her voice, "Why are you here?"

Qin Yi's face was cold. It was the first time that Chu Jinyao saw Qin Yi with such a look. In front of her, Qin Yi was always calm and leisurely, smiling elegantly, which made Chu Jinyao forget what he looked like when she first met him. Qin Yi may have noticed that his expression was too fierce. He deliberately restrained his sharpness and looked at Chu Jinyao: "Are you scared? Not at you. Come to think of it, I haven't been so angry for a long time. Let's go and deal with these idiots first."

Now is indeed not the time to talk, Chu Jinyao nodded. She was not afraid of Qin Yi's expression. On the contrary, she was very curious about what Qi Rong said to Qin Yi that could make Qin Yi so angry.

When Grandma Qi and Prince Qi saw Chu Jinyao suddenly walk out, they raised their heads in the direction of Chu Jinyao's movement and saw the person they least wanted to see. The couple immediately burst into tears. It was over. The Crown Princess could reason, but the Crown Prince could not. As soon as Qin Yi appeared, the eunuchs immediately dragged these people away by force, whether they were willing or not. Grandma Qi had just torn Erhua violently, and her hair was a little messy, not to mention Prince Qi. He had just got up from the couch and his clothes were not neat. They were dragged to Empress Xiao Qi's bedroom in a completely unruly manner. Empress Xiao Qi

knew she had lost face in front of the emperor after the incident between the dancer and Wang Mingci, so she stayed indoors and kept a low profile for the past few days. Today, she was sitting lazily in the temporary palace, stirring the fresh lotus seed soup slowly, when she suddenly heard a commotion outside the palace. Empress Xiao Qi frowned in disgust: "What's going on? Who is so presumptuous in my palace?"

A little palace maid walked over quickly and knelt down in fear and trepidation: "Your Majesty, it's the prince and the eldest lady. They were dragged here."

Empress Xiao Qi was surprised. She dropped the lotus seed soup and walked quickly out of the palace. Upon seeing the scene outside, Empress Qi was furious: "How dare you! Who gave you the courage to touch my nephew?"

"The Queen is so angry, why don't you ask your nephew what he did?"

Qin Yi walked into the palace with a cold look in his eyes, followed closely by Chu Jinyao. The Prince of Qi and the Grandmother of Qi were embarrassed when they heard this. Empress Qi looked at the scene in front of her, frowned and said angrily: "What's going on?"

At this time, Erhua was also pushed in. Erhua knelt in the hall, her cheeks were red, her hair was messy, and her dress was full of wrinkles. It was obvious that she had just woken up from a spring sleep. The Queen slowly narrowed her eyes and recognized that this was the maid she had sent to the East Palace. She held back her anger and pointed at Erhua and said, "Tell me, what happened?"

"My queen, you have to decide for me." Erhua's eyes were still moist from just waking up, her eyes were rolling and charming, "I don't know what happened. When I woke up, I found that the prince was sleeping next to me. Before I could figure it out, the prince's wife rushed in and shouted for war. I... I am innocent." "He was not decent

during the day, he was not well-dressed in the palace, and he even touched the maids." Qin Yi listed them one by one to the Queen, "Empress, you often summon him to the palace, is it to let him do these things?"

After hearing this, the young Queen Qi was skeptical at first, but when she saw the evasive looks from the Prince of Qi and the Grandmother of Qi, she was immediately furious: "Is this all true? You...you are a bunch of useless trash!"

The Prince of Qi and the Grandmother of Qi blushed and quickly knelt down with their heads lowered. The young Queen Qi was so angry that her heart ached, and the palace maids around her rushed over to support her. She was the empress, and her family did such a thing in the palace, and they were stupid enough to be caught on the spot by Qin Yi. She had just lost face in front of the emperor, and her good nephew and niece-in-law helped her like this! The young Queen Qi was so angry that she almost suffocated, but it was not over yet. Qin Yi threw a look at Xiao Linzi, and Xiao Linzi understood and pushed another person out.

"Rong Jie'er!" Grandma Qi knelt on the ground and became excited when she saw the person coming. She wanted to go over, but she was afraid that Xiao Qi was still angry, so she didn't dare to be as presumptuous as before, so she could only suppress her voice and said, "Where have you been? Your brother's misunderstanding is all misunderstanding, you come and tell the queen."

"Misunderstanding." Chu Jinyao repeated the word and smiled lightly. She was caught on the couch, how dare she call it a misunderstanding?

Chu Jinyao didn't avoid people when she said this, although her voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it. Grandma Qi also felt embarrassed after hearing it, but they were both trying to help Qi Rong, but Qi Rong didn't say anything about it, and somehow she also got the prince involved. Grandma Qi certainly wanted Qi Rong to explain herself.

Qi Rong's face flushed red, and she felt ashamed to face people, but the maid behind her did not give her this opportunity, and pulled her in front of everyone in a coercive manner. Empress Qi was troubled by this series of incidents: "Sister Rong, what's wrong with you?"

Qi Rong whispered, lowering her head and unable to speak. Qin Yi sneered and said, "Of course she is embarrassed to say it. Not to mention her, even I think that a woman of such character is a disgrace to Empress Wen Xiao." Qin Yi signaled Xiao Linzi and others to throw the tea and incense burner prepared by Qi Rong in front of Empress Qi, and said contemptuously: "See what she did." The

seductive methods in the world are not necessarily all in brothels. On the contrary, the more powerful the palace, the more people who are proficient in this way. As soon as the young Empress Qi saw the incense burner, she understood. She was so angry that she felt dizzy: "You...you are all shameful!"

Qi Rong was, after all, an unmarried girl. She dared to confess to Qin Yi boldly, but she could not bear to be exposed in front of the Empress and to have such a dirty thing exposed in front of so many people. Qi Rong was so ashamed that she covered her face and cried.

Qi Rong cried, and Grandma Qi was anxious to clear herself, and she cried when she saw this. Erhua had been floating in the bottom for many years, and she had a good eye for climbing up and stepping on the low. Now her innocence was ruined, and it was impossible for her to follow the prince. Of course, she had to do everything she could to please the prince in front of her. Erhua rolled her eyes and cried aggrievedly.

All three women in Xiao Qi's harem were crying for a while, and the situation became awkward. Xiao Qi's fingers were shaking with anger, and she couldn't speak for a long time. It's not a good thing for women to keep crying, and solving the problem is the most important thing. Qin Yi is a man, and he is also annoyed by the crying of these three people. Chu Jinyao took a step forward and said, "Miss Qi, Grandma Qi, if crying can solve the problem, then of course you should cry hard. Unfortunately, it can't, so you should hold back your tears. We have dealt with the matter, and you can cry later."

Everyone in the Qi family had a sullen look on their faces. Chu Jinyao pretended that she couldn't see their expressions that almost wanted to eat her, and said slowly, "Let's talk about Erhua first. Grandma Qi, you are not going to cry today. She has been telling me about jealousy all the way. I think she is a very generous and virtuous person. After all, the prince and the Qi family are related. If this matter is made public, it will not be good for Your Highness's reputation. In my opinion, it is better to cover it up with a brocade quilt. Let the prince take this palace maid away, and I will take the blame for you and cover up the matter of Erhua in the palace. So, Grandma Qi, how do you plan to deal with this girl? "Grandma Qi

was speechless. After all, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is the prince's uncle's family. If the matter is made public, it will be embarrassing for the little Qi queen and it will also be embarrassing for the prince. So the Crown Princess finally agreed to cover up the matter. But how to deal with it?

Grandma Qi looked at Erhua's charming appearance and was so angry that blood came out. She was talking without any pain in her waist, and had been persuading Chu Jinyao to be magnanimous and recruit a woman for the prince. She never expected that after just a short distance, all her words would come back to haunt her. Grandma Qi's face was stiff, and she almost said something from between her teeth: "Thank you, Princess Consort, for your leniency. I am not intolerant. I will make a proper arrangement for this woman for the master."

"That's good." Chu Jinyao added "kindly", "After all, she is a member of the palace, and was given by the Empress Dowager. The Crown Prince's wife must treat her with respect and not treat her unfairly."

Grandma Qi's nails were almost broken. After dealing with Erhua, Chu Jinyao looked at Qi Rong. How could Chu Jinyao not know what Qi Rong did behind her back? She dared to use such means to get close to Qin Yi. It would be a miracle if Chu Jinyao could let her off easily. Chu Jinyao had been holding her breath all the way. Now that she had seen the real person, she was too angry and calmed down: "To be honest, I still don't know what Miss Qi did and why she is here?"

Qi Rong's face immediately turned red to her neck, and then turned pale a little. The etiquette was very strict on women. Even private transactions could make a woman fall into the pond, not to mention Qi Rong's despicable means of drugging. If something like this happened, the reputation of the girls in the entire family would be damaged. Even the young Queen Qi, who was the empress, was embarrassed to be said like this.

"That's enough." Little Queen Qi interrupted angrily and said, "Sister Rong is a girl after all. I will handle her affairs. The Crown Princess doesn't need to interfere."

"What happened? Why does Her Majesty take it so seriously?" Chu Jinyao glanced at the incense burner on the ground, slowly shifted her gaze to Qi Rong, then raised her head and smiled at Little Queen Qi, "However, the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion is the Empress's family's family. Naturally, it is a very disciplined family that pays great attention to the education of the younger generation. It is definitely the most fair for the Empress to handle her own family affairs. Outsiders will only admire and respect her if they know about it. Her Majesty, the Crown Prince's wife, don't you agree?"

Every word of this was a compliment, but every word made the Qi family unable to raise their heads. Queen Qi felt that the words "rules" and "education" were very harsh. Queen Qi Rong did such a stupid thing. Queen Qi Rong was angry that she did not respect herself and that she lost face in front of Chu Jinmiao. The more a person lacks something, the more he wants to flaunt it. Queen Qi Rong often talked about rules and always used them to pressure Chu Jinyao. But today, Qi Rong, a girl, seduced the prince, and the prince of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion had an affair with a palace maid. Queen Qi Rong was simply slapping herself in the face. Her family had committed so many scandals, how could she act like a mother-in-law in front of Chu Jinyao in the future? Queen Qi

Rong had a gloomy face. She even suspected that Chu Jinyao's words were a veiled criticism of her collusion with her brother-in-law and pregnancy before marriage. Thinking of this, the eyes of Empress Qi looked at Chu Jinyao more and more sharp, almost wanting to poke a hole in Chu Jinyao with her eyes.

Chu Jinyao looked back without being humble or arrogant. Seeing that Chu Jinyao dared to look directly at her, Empress Qi sneered angrily: "The Crown Princess is so bold now that she dares to answer her mother-in-law."

"Not as bold as Miss Qi." Chu Jinyao said lightly.

"You are so presumptuous!" Empress Qi was furious. This was Chu Jinyao's battlefield. Qin Yi had not interrupted. Hearing the sharp shout of the Queen, Qin Yi suddenly became unhappy. Just as he was about to speak, Chu Jinyao stopped him with a gesture.

Chu Jinyao quietly stopped Qin Yi, and then looked at the young Queen Qi: "I have always respected the Empress. Even if the prince of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion did such an offensive thing, I would cover up for the Qi family and not make it public. On the contrary, Miss Rong of the Qi family has been disrespectful many times, and today she seemed to have done something in the palace that a girl should not do. The Empress has influenced the six palaces with her virtue, but what about your family?"

"You, you..."

"It's getting late. I have to go back to Qide Palace to pack my things, so I won't accompany the Empress to teach her family. Oh, yes, the palace is different from other places after all. It should be inconvenient for Miss Qi Rong to stay in the palace now. If the Crown Prince's wife and Miss Qi Rong want to leave the palace, they can hurry up."

Chu Jinyao said without waiting for the Empress's reaction. He bowed to the Empress on his own, then walked to Qin Yi and gently called "Your Highness". Qin Yi nodded in response, ignoring the almost furious Queen Qi behind him, and ignoring the embarrassed Qi family members. He held Chu Jinyao's hand, and the two of them walked out side by side without looking back.

Behind him, he could faintly hear the angry curses of the young Queen Qi, mixed with the excuses of Grandmother Qi, crying and shouting, it was a mess.

Ever since the incident with Wang Mingci, Chu Jinyao and the young Queen Qi had been secretly confronting each other, but since they were both in the palace, they could still maintain the superficial harmony. However, today Chu Jinyao and the Queen did not even want the last mask of warmth, after this incident, they officially tore their faces apart.

After venting her anger, the Queen was so angry that her hands were shaking, but Chu Jinyao herself was much calmer. It was a pity that the Qi family and Qin Yi were really related and cared about each other, otherwise, why would they save face for them and just tremble outside. But today was not without gain. At least from now on, Empress Xiao Qi will not have the face to interfere in the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace.

Only after they walked away did Qin Yi look at Chu Jinyao with a smile: "You are so angry today that you dare to ridicule her openly."