It was just a servant's business, and Concubine Hua clearly had the upper hand, so of course the Queen would not come, and Yinzhen and Concubine Hua sat at the top.

Huanbi was forced to kneel in the middle of the hall by Zhou Ninghai, Ye Bingshang and An Lingrong stood on Concubine Hua's side, and Zhen Huan stood alone on Yinzhen's side.

Concubine Hua didn't even pretend. She stared at Zhen Huan with ill intentions and taunted her. It was rare for her to look at the concubines straight in the eye. "You are a well-educated woman from the family of Wan Guiren. Not only does a servant dare to wear tribute clothes and show off, but she also dares to comment on the young lady."

Ye Bingshang glanced quietly at An Lingrong beside her, and felt that her wish to watch the show had come true. As luck would have it, An Lingrong was also wearing Floating Light Brocade.

I wonder if Zhen Huan will be in a difficult situation this time?

An Lingrong's face flushed red. Although she was relatively calm, she was not very good at hiding her emotions. Ye Bingshang could see that she was both ashamed and sad at the moment. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could dig a hole and disappear.

Huanbi's carefully made-up face had been melted by her tears, but she was still unaware of it. "I just said something wrong, and it has nothing to do with my young master. I beg Lady Hua and Young Master An to be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

After saying this, Huanbi kowtowed to Concubine Hua and Yinzhen, her forehead turning red.

Huanbi reacted very quickly at this time, knowing that she had to get rid of Zhen Huan first and keep her image intact so that she could be saved more easily. Ye Bingshang evaluated Huanbi's ability again in her mind, with a cryptic look under her eyelashes.

On the other hand, An Lingrong had a special affection for Zhen Huan at this time, and the Floating Light Brocade was given to Zhen Huan by Ye Bingshang, so after hesitating for a while, she found an excuse for herself - it was all Huanbi's own decision, and it had nothing to do with Sister Wan.

All the resentment is directed at Huanbi alone, and Zhen Huan is still the white moonlight savior in her heart.

So when she saw Zhen Huan in trouble, An Lingrong resisted the pressure from Concubine Hua and pleaded tremblingly, "Thank you, Concubine Hua, for thinking about me. Since Huanbi has realized her mistake, please forgive her this time."

Concubine Hua glared at An Lingrong with a look of disappointment. An Lingrong immediately knelt down but did not change her words.

Seeing this, Ye Bingshang felt regretful and gloomy. It was like this again. These people who were blessed by nature always had so many helpers and good cards around them. She really wanted to learn from Zhen Huan and Ye Xiwu how to raise a dog to please others.

Then Ye Bingshang knelt down in a compromised manner, and played the role of Shen Meizhuang, the leader of the bootlickers, in front of Yinzhen and Zhen Huan, "I beg for forgiveness, Concubine Hua. This floating brocade was originally given to Concubine Wan by me. Concubine Wan gave it to the palace maid, so it did not violate the palace rules."

Yinzhen did not express his opinion immediately, but looked at Hua Fei calmly. After the great victory in the northwest, Nian Gengyao had no other title to be given, so he could only give the reward of this merit to Hua Fei.

There was no way he could make Concubine Hua unhappy at this time, let alone for a palace maid, even for Zhen Huan herself. It was his usual practice to compensate her afterwards.

Moreover, Zhen Huan transferred the Fu Guang Brocade that he had awarded to Ye Bingshang to a maid again, and hit Ye Bingshang in the face and also hit himself, which made him not very happy.

Could it be that he was really too indulgent towards Zhen Huan as the Queen Mother said, and acted so recklessly and without any sense of propriety?

Hua Fei's beautiful phoenix eyes were full of dissatisfaction, "If she was wrong, she was wrong. She should be punished. This slave girl dressed too much and humiliated her master with her outrageous words. If you can easily forgive her just by asking for mercy, how can I help manage the six palaces?"

Yinzhen: "Then what do you say we should do with it?"

"According to palace rules." Concubine Hua paused and looked at Zhen Huan with malice, "Be beaten to death! To serve as a warning to others!"

Yinzhen closed his eyes, threw the Eighteen Sons Manual and was about to agree, "Just press ..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive Her Majesty, Queen Concubine Hua!" Zhen Huan interrupted hurriedly, no longer able to remain calm. She knelt on the ground like she did that day when she begged for mercy for Ye Bingshang, and was even more anxious.

"Huanbi was my dowry, and grew up with me, just like my own sister. That's why I spoiled her and made such a mistake. I beg the emperor to be lenient with her since she is a first-time offender."

Huanbi had collapsed to the ground, her eyes dim and hopeless, looking at Yinzhen in disbelief. Why, why did this happen, the emperor had clearly praised her a few days ago.

She knew that the Emperor would come to the young lady's palace for dinner, so she got up early in the morning, dressed carefully and went to the necessary route, hoping to meet the Emperor by chance like the young lady did in the past and fulfill her wish.

Who knew that he would be so unlucky? He just said a few words to the little palace maid, and he ran into Concubine Hua. She had said such things a lot, and the young lady just gave him a few words of admonition. How could he be beaten to death with a stick?

It was Concubine Hua. It must be that Concubine Hua was displeased with the young lady being favored, so she wanted to kill her to vent her anger.

Huanbi couldn't help crying out, "Your Majesty and Concubine Hua, please forgive me for this moment. I won't dare to do it again, never again."

Yinzhen looked at Zhen Huan with impatience, as if he didn't understand why she was so determined to protect Huanbi. "She is just an ignorant servant. I will ask the Internal Affairs Office to find a better one for you."

bang——

Huanbi fainted from fright, and her head fell heavily to the ground, but she was not Ye Bingshang. She had neither family background nor emotional connection, so no one would have sympathy for her.

A basin of melted ice water was poured over her, and Huanbi woke up with a scream. She leaned towards Zhen Huan in a confused state, "My lady, my lady, please save me. I don't want to die. I am yours..."

"Huanbi!"

Zhen Huan was almost frightened to death. She quickly knelt down with a look of heartache, turned around and hugged Huanbi. One of her hands seemed to inadvertently cover Huanbi's mouth to stop her from talking nonsense.

Ye Bingshang's eyes darkened and her face turned cold.

Huanbi was already unconscious and was struggling desperately trying every possible way to survive. Seeing that she could hardly hold her down, Zhen Huan gritted her teeth and knelt in front of Concubine Hua.

"Huanbi has committed a crime against her superiors, spoken rudely, and disrespected palace rules. This is all because I have been too sentimental about our past, and have been too pampered and incompetent towards her. I ask the Emperor and Concubine Hua to punish me and give Huanbi a chance to mend her ways."

Zhen Huan knew that Concubine Hua was coming for her, otherwise she would have sent Huanbi to the Ministry of Punishment long ago, and would not have waited for her to come before dealing with her. But Huanbi was not only her biological sister, but also held a weak spot for her and the entire Zhen family, so she had to protect her.

Yinzhen, who was sitting at the top of the table, looked puzzled, but Concubine Hua looked pleased and satisfied as she watched Zhen Huan and Huan Bi behave in such an ugly way, "Are you going to take the blame for this servant, Lady Wan?"

"Please forgive Huanbi, Madam Concubine Hua. I am willing to take the responsibility."

Hua Fei fanned herself with a round fan, wiped off the non-existent sweat in a pretentious manner, and looked at Yin Zhen coquettishly, "The crime committed by this lowly maid is not small. Wan Guiren is the emperor's concubine, and I dare not punish her severely. How about..."

"I will demote Concubine Wan to a concubine, and ask her to return to the palace and copy the palace rules a hundred times. When you have finished copying, you can come out again. Take this servant with you to study the palace rules. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

This punishment was not light, including demotion and house arrest in disguise. The palace rules totaled 828 pages. If I didn't ask someone to do it for me, it would take me months to copy them a hundred times.

But Zhen Huan couldn't care less at this moment. Huanbi finally calmed down, and she couldn't take risks with Zhen Zhen's family. "I am willing to accept the punishment. Thank you, Empress Hua, for your forgiveness."

It was a farce that ended with Concubine Hua feeling smug and everyone else feeling puzzled.

Ye Bingshang was able to confirm that Huanbi must be Zhen Huan's biological sister, and there was a high probability that there was something wrong with her mother's identity, otherwise Zhen Huan would not have had the attitude just now, as if someone had pressed on her vital point.

This was an unexpected success. At first, she just wanted to see a joke, but she didn't expect that Huanbi would really cause Zhen Huan a big disaster, giving her a perfect opportunity to regain her favor.

The three of them walked tiredly to the gate of Qingliang Palace. Before they could comfort Zhen Huan, they heard Song Zhi's signature coquettish voice, "Chang Wan, please stay."

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