Chapter 59: Reduced to a Beauty

Huipin has already made up her mind to make trouble.

She did not answer Huo Jinchi's question at all, but instead said sadly: "Is it possible that in the eyes of the emperor, the grievances of a concubine are not as important as the injuries of a palace maid?"

"You feel wronged?" Huo Jinchi could no longer suppress his anger. "If it weren't for her, you would have died in that pond a long time ago. You're telling me that you feel wronged?"

"emperor……"

Huo Jinchi was too lazy to listen to her excuses and said angrily, "Xu An, pass on my order. Huipin is cruel and vicious, has no moral integrity, and has no intention of repenting. She is demoted to a beauty, stripped of her title, and confined to the main hall of Chunxi Palace from today!"

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Hui, no, Concubine Su, her eyes widened instantly, "Your Majesty, just for a little palace maid, you are punishing me like this!"

Huo Jinchi looked at her coldly, "Xu An, pass the imperial edict to the Su Mansion. It is the father's fault for not educating the child. Lady Su has a poor moral character. As a father, Lord Su cannot deny the blame. Fine her one year's salary as a warning!"

Upon hearing this, Lady Su's body immediately went limp. This time, Rong Xin didn't come to support her, and she fell directly to the ground.

In fact, she was not favored at home. Her father's heart was also bewitched by those beautiful concubines, and her mother was not liked by her father either. She could not imagine how difficult her mother's situation would be if the imperial edict was passed to the house.

"Your Majesty, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with my father. I accept the punishment. I accept the punishment. Please don't involve my father!" She immediately knelt up, her face no longer arrogant, and she kept begging.

Since it was an order passed down, how could Huo Jinchi take it back? He looked at her coldly, "I have given you many opportunities, but you didn't know how to cherish them!"

"Your Majesty, I really know I was wrong!"

Hearing Lady Su's cries, Yun Qin raised her head from A Jing's arms and looked at her with tears streaming down her face as she kowtowed to Huo Jinchi, her eyes full of ridicule.

She really wanted to ask Su Meiren the same question she once asked herself: How can a person have a weak spot?

As expected, she would not feel pain unless she was whipped. However, if someone stabbed her in the soft spot with a knife, she would cry, feel pain, and be willing to do anything.

"Hurry up and help your master up!"

Nanny Sun spoke up at this time, but did not ask Rong Xin to take action. The two aunts she brought with her stepped forward, lifted Concubine Su from the ground, and put her back on the bed.

The two of them seemed quite strong. Su Meiren tried to struggle several times, but was pushed back onto the bed by them.

"The beauty just had a miscarriage, so she should stay in bed and rest more." Nanny Sun looked cold and said, "The Queen Mother said that if Lady Su is bored on weekdays, she can copy more Buddhist scriptures."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the two aunts and said, "Don't forget to keep the scriptures that the beauty has copied. The Empress Dowager will review them."

This was the punishment the Queen Mother imposed on Su Meiren.

After saying this, Madam Sun looked at Huo Jinchi again, her kind smile returning to her face, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my overstepping my bounds."

"Thank you, Madam." Huo Jinchi responded indifferently, happy that she was in charge of the arrangements.

Nanny Sun smiled again, "Since Lady Su is going to be confined to this main hall, Your Majesty should go somewhere else first."

"Madam is right." Huo Jinchi said, looking at Yun Qin, "We can't just leave her lying on the ground. Hurry up and carry this maid back to her residence!"

He then said to Doctor Zhang Yu, "You follow me and treat the patient with all your heart. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible!"

"I obey your order."

Rong Xin no longer cared at this time. He immediately stood up and worked with A Jing to lift Yun Qin up.

Until this moment, Huo Jinchi looked at Jin Quan and others who were kneeling on the ground paralyzed. A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "Since they are the Queen's people, send them back to the Queen!"

They were sent by the Queen, and now they have committed a serious crime. If the Emperor punished them directly, it would be fine. But sending them back to the Queen would be like a slap in her face, and the Queen would only punish them more severely.

When they heard this, their faces turned even paler and they immediately begged for mercy.

Jin Quan even shouted at Yun Qin: "Miss, please save me. I was forced by Huipin. Please save me for the sake of my helping you take care of Ah Jing!"

Hearing the voice, Yun Qin raised her eyes and looked at him. If he could really stand firmly on her side at that time, she would definitely protect him now and fulfill her promise to let him stay by her side.

It was a pity that she was not some saint, and she still had compassion for a man who was so indecisive that he almost cost her half her life.

"You might as well tell this to the Queen. She is kind-hearted and might give you a lighter punishment."

Yun Qin's tone was calm, but contained a hint of sarcasm.

Ling Huo Jinchi looked at her, not blaming her for being cruel, but rather admiring her.

This vengeful character is also very likable.

“Take it away!”

Seeing that he just looked at Yun Qin without saying anything, Xu An didn't understand anything and immediately shouted to the people around him.

Hawking's appearance actually attracted Grandma Sun to take a few more glances.

Everyone came out of the palace and watched the aunt inside slowly close the palace door. They could only hear Huipin's miserable cries from inside.

But no one present was moved by this.

Nanny Ruan stopped Ah Jing who was about to take Yun Qin to the back hall and said, "Ah Jing, you have to follow me."

"But..." Ah Jing looked at Yun Qin, her face full of worry.

Yun Qin pulled her arm back from her hand, leaned against Rong Xin's arms, and said weakly, "Look, I can still stand on my own. It's okay. Come with Nanny Ruan."

Rong Xin on the side also nodded, "You are also injured, don't be so stubborn, we may not see each other again."

Ah Jing understood the implication in her words and could only follow Nanny Ruan, looking back every few steps, and followed her to bid farewell to the emperor.

Huo Jinchi waved his hands absentmindedly, signaling them to leave, while his eyes were always on Yun Qin's movements. Seeing how she was struggling, he wanted to go forward and carry her back to the back hall.

Nanny Sun naturally noticed the change in Huo Jinchi's expression, and when he took a step, she stopped him, "Your Majesty, you have been busy lately, but you haven't visited the Empress Dowager for a few days. If you are not in a hurry to return to the study, why not go and see her?"

"I am free..."

"The Empress Dowager just wants to say something to the Emperor." Nanny Sun smiled kindly, "Miss Yunqin, with Doctor Yu here, I believe there will be no problem."

Huo Jinchi turned his head to look at her, his eyes resting on her face, and understood that she was hinting that what the Queen Mother was about to say was related to Yun Qin.

Nanny Sun narrowed her eyes slightly, but the smile on her face did not change.

"Okay, then I'll go see my mother first." Huo Jinchi's eyes flickered as he said in a low voice.

"Swing Ninghe Palace!"

Watching the Emperor and Nanny Sun leave, Yun Qin withdrew her gaze, feeling a little uneasy in her heart. Nanny Sun's visit might not be as simple as sending two palace maids to Concubine Su.