Chapter 57: So majestic

"It's so lively here, Concubine Hui!"

A tall and slightly old-looking nanny walked in, holding the hand of a palace maid.

"Madame Ruan!"

Rong Xin cried out with sobs, and had to hold on to the flowerpot rack beside her to stand steadily. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry.

The one who kicked the table to the side was Xiao Dezi. When he saw Nanny Ruan coming, he immediately took her to the main hall. As soon as he reached the door, he saw this scene. He didn't care about the rules and immediately rushed in and kicked the table aside.

Yunqin had already held Ah Jing in her arms, looking at him in shock, saying "thank you" over and over again.

"Sister, are you okay?" Xiao Dezi quickly glanced at the injuries on Yunqin's body, and looked at Jinquan and others with cold eyes, with an unclear expression on his face.

Although Nanny Ruan was old, her eyes did not show her age, and her gaze was sharp. She glanced at the people in the palace, then looked at Concubine Hui, bowed and saluted, "This old servant pays homage to Concubine Hui."

She was the old nanny in the palace, and even the emperor had some respect for her, so Huipin naturally did not dare to act rudely in front of her.

Huipin secretly bit her back teeth, forced a smile, and asked knowingly: "How come you have time to come to this palace?"

Without her telling her, Nanny Ruan stood up on her own, holding the hand of the palace maid, and asked in surprise, "Has the emperor not discussed this with you, Your Majesty?"

These words almost made Huipin bite her teeth to pieces.

Madam Ruan seemed not to notice her displeasure and said with a smile, "Then I will explain to you, Madam... I came here to take Ah Jing away."

After she finished speaking, Nanny Ruan took out the emperor's handwritten letter from her sleeve and said, "This is the emperor's handwritten letter. Would you like to take a look, Your Majesty?"

"Of course not." Huipin smiled reluctantly.

Nanny Ruan lowered her eyes and put away the imperial edict. When she raised her eyes again, there was coldness in her eyes.

"Then I, the old servant, will ask, what on earth did Ah Jing do wrong that the Majesty almost forced her to death in court?"

These words seemed to stimulate Ah Jing. She had been quiet in Yun Qin's arms, but suddenly she hugged Yun Qin and burst into tears.

There was fear and dread in the crying, but more importantly, there was relief at having survived the disaster.

Seeing her like this, a look of heartache flashed across Nanny Ruan's face, but she did not rush to comfort her. Instead, she continued to look at Concubine Hui.

Huipin's face turned ashen. She looked at Nanny Ruan coldly, "Mammy, before you came, Ajing was still my maid. Do I have to explain to you for punishing a maid?"

"Your Majesty is of noble status, so you don't need to explain to me." Nanny Ruan said calmly, "Since Your Majesty is unwilling to tell me, then you want to explain to the Queen Mother."

"You are using the Queen Mother to pressure me!" Huipin grabbed the quilt covering her body and said angrily, "Even if it's the Queen Mother, she can't control how I punish a little palace maid!"

"Empress Hui is so majestic!"

As they were talking, another nanny walked in from outside, followed by two older aunts.

"Madame Sun." Upon seeing her, Huipin's face froze and she looked visibly panicked.

Nanny Sun was the head nanny of the Empress Dowager. She had been serving the Empress Dowager since she entered the palace, and she had watched the Emperor grow up, so he respected her very much.

Seeing her, Yun Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and her waist collapsed. If A Jing hadn't been holding her, she would have fallen to the ground.

"I came to the palace by myself without seeing anyone outside. Your Majesty will not punish me, will you?"

Nanny Sun was not very tall, and her face was much kinder than Nanny Ruan's, and her eyes were not as sharp, but her seemingly kind eyes were far more oppressive than Nanny Ruan's sharp eyes.

Huipin was already three points inferior to her in front of her, and she felt even more guilty when she stared at her like that, "How could that be, Madam Sun? I can't even welcome you in time."

Madam Sun did not respond to her greetings, and said calmly, "The Empress Dowager heard that Madam Ruan picked the maids in your palace because she was worried that there would be no one to serve you here. She also felt that the people around you were too young and immature. So she asked me to send two older maids to serve you."

"Why don't you pay your respects to the Queen?" She said to the two of them with a sidelong glance.

Seeing the two people greeting each other, Huipin almost lost her smile, "How dare I ask for someone close to the Empress Dowager?"

She was not a fool, of course she knew the purpose of the Queen Mother sending people here, it was just to discipline her!

"They are both elders in the palace. They are the most obedient and respectful of rules. Don't worry, Your Majesty. They will naturally take good care of you." Nanny Sun also had a faint smile on her face.

She seemed to have just noticed the situation in the palace. Without giving Huipin a chance to speak again, she said, "Hey, what happened?" She then looked at Nanny Ruan and said, "That must be Ah Jing, right? How did she get beaten into this state?"

When Nanny Ruan opened her mouth, Jin Quan and the others were so scared that they dropped their sticks. When Nanny Sun looked over, they all fell to their knees on the ground, shaking like chaff.

Nanny Ruan didn't say anything, but just looked at Concubine Hui.

Huipin forced a smile and said, "I don't want to punish her, it's the other one. Who knew that Ajing insisted on protecting her, so these people accidentally hurt her!"

"Hey, she's so pretty, she must be the maid who saved your life, right?" Nanny Sun's tone had turned cold. "Even if she made a mistake, your Majesty shouldn't have beaten her so harshly because she saved your life!"

"Of course, I shouldn't ask these questions. After all, the Empress Dowager can't control the Empress." Nanny Sun looked at Xiao Dezi and said angrily, "You are all dead, why don't you go and ask the Emperor and Doctor Yu to come over!"

When Huipin heard this, she finally became anxious, "This, this is just a small matter, no need to make a fuss..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Madam Sun, "Madam, two lives are not a trivial matter no matter where they are!"

By this time, Xiao Dezi had already run out of the hall.

When Huipin saw him running out, her body went limp and she fell directly at the head of the bed.

As soon as Xiao Dezi ran to the palace gate, he ran into Xu An who was coming with Doctor Zhang Yu.

"What are you doing in such a hurry? Be careful not to break all the bones of this family."

Xiao Dezi saw Doctor Zhang Yu at a glance and immediately said, "Doctor Zhang Yu, please go and see my sister... Yunqin. Concubine Hui ordered her to be beaten, and now, we don't know..."

Xu An was shocked, "Huipin beat her! Hurry up, go and have a look!"

"Eunuch, please bring Doctor Zhang Yu to the palace quickly. I still have to go and invite the Emperor." Xiao Dezi said quickly.

"Yes, please invite the emperor here quickly!" Xu An waved at him and quickly led Doctor Zhang Yu to the front hall.