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Zhen Huan covered her face in disbelief. She didn't expect Xia Dongchun could actually hit her.

Zhen Huan stared at Xia Dongchun with red eyes and hatred.

Why did she hit her? She had always been pampered since she was a child. Her parents had never hit her, let alone scolded her.

So, the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. She took a few steps closer to Xia Dongchun and looked at Zhen Huan's eyes filled with hatred. Xia Dongchun didn't care and wanted to hit her again.

But this time she was not as lucky as the first time. As soon as she raised her hand, her arm was grabbed.

The man standing behind her was extremely strong, and Xia Dongchun couldn't break free at all, and was forced to kneel on the ground.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhou Ninghai who had captured Xia Dongchun, turned around and looked behind them, and when they saw it was Concubine Hua, they quickly squatted and saluted.

"Greetings to Her Majesty Hua Fei."

Concubine Hua ignored the two men for the time being and looked at Xia Dongchun: "You are so bold, a concubine, and you dare to slap a concubine."

Xia Dongchun didn't feel the danger coming at all, and said confidently: "Madam Hua Fei, they were the ones who said it first. I was just angry and wanted to teach them a lesson."

Hua Fei sneered: "I and the Queen are both gone, and you, a mere maid, dare to do this."

Xia Dongchun argued: "Empress Hua, you are not a concubine..."

Hua Fei interrupted her and said something that didn't make sense: "The maple leaves this year are not red enough. Since Concubine Xia made a mistake, she should be punished. I will give her a hundred feet of red blood. Use your blood to add some color to this year's maple leaves."

Xia Dongchun was stunned: "Empress Hua, what does this mean?"

Zhou Ninghai, who was standing behind her, kindly explained a few words. After hearing the explanation, Xia Dongchun stopped showing off. She burst into tears, knelt on the ground, and begged Concubine Hua for forgiveness.

If she was really fined a hundred feet of red lashes, her life would be ruined.

Concubine Hua remained indifferent to Xia Dongchun's crying and pleas, and she was eventually dragged away by Zhou Ninghai.

Shen Meizhuang, who was standing by, was so scared that she sat on the ground, but Zhen Huan was better off, just shaking a little.

Hua Fei looked at the two men and thought of what happened in Jingren Palace just now when the old woman from the Empress knew that the two men did not know the rules but simply let them go. If what happened had not happened here, even if she was unwilling, she would not be able to pursue the matter, after all, she still had to consider the Emperor.

But since they have made mistakes again, it is not her fault. She has reasons and grounds for punishing them, and I don't think the emperor will be angry with her.

"Although Concubine Xia was at fault in this matter, you are not without fault either. Go back and reflect on your behavior in the palace for the next three months. You are not allowed to leave the palace."

As they were powerless, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang had no choice but to submit to Concubine Hua's power.

After that, Concubine Hua walked away with a swagger.

After Concubine Hua left, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang also went towards the palace together.

On the way, Shen Meizhuang was worried when she thought that she would not be able to see the emperor for the next three months and would not be able to sleep with him. Although they had broken the rules in Jingren Palace, it was clearly Concubine Xia who had spoken rudely first, so why should they be punished?

Concubine Hua is really someone who is not easy to mess with.

Moreover, Concubine Hua was too cruel.

"Although Concubine Xia is wrong, she shouldn't be punished so harshly. Concubine Hua wants to kill her."

Zhen Huan echoed Shen Meizhuang's words: "Yes, Sister Mei, we must be more cautious in the future and not be caught in the wrong again."

Although Zhen Huan agreed with Shen Meizhuang's words on the surface, she was still very happy in her heart.

Who made Xia Dongchun dare to slap her in the face?

He deserves such severe punishment.

On the other side, An Lingrong had just returned to the palace, and within a cup of tea, what happened in front of the Jingren Palace spread throughout the six palaces.

The concubines were all talking about how vicious and arrogant Concubine Hua was.

But no one mentioned the Queen.

The Queen was perfectly invisible in this matter.

How can this work.

So, An Lingrong secretly asked a eunuch to spread the matter in the palace. This eunuch was from the imperial garden and had plant powers. It was easy for her to use these powers to make a little eunuch eat the puppet pill.

Of course, she doesn't control this person, but when An Lingrong gives an order, he will subconsciously execute it and do what she tells him to do.

And when he did it, she would watch with her plant powers to ensure that no one would find out. The rumor was spread by his mouth.

The young eunuch was very capable and within less than a day, rumors started to spread in the palace.

Many people say that the Queen has a bodhisattva appearance but a heart of a vicious snake.

Xia Changzai was punished outside the gate of Jingren Palace. The Queen must have known about it, but she remained indifferent.

Maybe she also didn't like Concubine Xia, but she was the queen and couldn't act rashly, so she used Concubine Hua to get rid of Concubine Xia.

After learning that Concubine Xia was eliminated by Concubine Hua, the Queen laughed happily in the palace.

Others said that this was the Queen's plan, and she wanted to use this incident to flatter Concubine Hua in front of the Emperor.

This rumor sounds so convincing, as if someone had seen it with their own eyes.

Another person involved, Concubine Hua, also heard such rumors. She felt very stupid for not realizing it was so obvious. She had known for a long time that the Queen was not a good person, but she had not thought of this level.

After so many years of living together, she was very sure that the Queen would definitely put on a show in front of the Emperor because of this matter.

Since the queen can do it, she can do it too.

So, Concubine Hua found a time to go to the Yangxin Palace to tell her about this matter. Because of General Nian, the Emperor smiled and said something willful, and then let it go.

The Emperor is not a narrow-minded person. Of course he is dissatisfied with Hua Fei's behavior in this matter, but he is even more dissatisfied with the Queen. He knows that Hua Fei is arrogant and domineering, and she is prone to temper. But she did not stop the incident when it happened outside his palace.

She is still a queen, but her actions are really petty.

The queen also knew the rumor. She was angry, but she quickly ordered people to suppress the rumor.

She knew that the emperor must have some grudge against her, and now the only way to divert everyone's attention from this matter was to bring up another matter.

So, in the evening, the queen went to the Yangxin Palace.

She had a dignified and gentle smile on her face, as if she was unaware of the rumors, and placed the soup she brought in front of the emperor.

Only then did she talk about Fu Zi. Fu Zi was originally a maid in the Queen's palace. She was assigned to Concubine Hua and asked to serve in Concubine Hua's palace. However, Fu Zi was unexpectedly found in the well some time ago.

Although the Queen did not name the person who killed Fuzi, her words clearly pointed to Concubine Hua.

The emperor also felt that what the queen said made sense. Now he knew very well that it was definitely Concubine Hua who did it.

But now he couldn't punish her, so he could only let it go.

This made the emperor very frustrated. Concubine Hua acted willfully in the palace, but he could not punish her.