Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Ji Anni took a breath and bit her lower lip hard, but tears still fell down.

In fact, Ji Anni understood that if it was not Concubine Baogui who beat her, but Eunuch Lian or Princess Tianning, she would definitely be beaten to vomit blood today. It was precisely because the person who beat her was Concubine Baogui that she was fine after only two slaps.

Although she understood that Concubine Baogui beat her because she wanted to help her, she still couldn't help but shed tears.

Ji Anni didn’t have a good impression of Tian Ning, so it didn’t matter to her that she was beaten by Tian Ning; but Ji Anni liked Baogui Fei very much, and even regarded her as her sister. Now that she was beaten by her sister, her heart...how could it not hurt?

Although she couldn't hold back her tears, Ji Anni bit her lower lip tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud.

She has always been strong-willed, and no one dared to bully her. If a friend was upset, she would help her friend, but now she was upset, who would help her? Thinking of this, Ji Anni suddenly felt helpless.

In fact, which girl doesn't want to be well protected? But now there is no one here to protect her. There is only one Baogui Concubine who is slightly on her side, but Baogui Concubine's power is no match for Princess Tianning and the Queen Mother. If she relies on Baogui Concubine to protect herself, Ji Anni is afraid that it will harm Baogui Concubine instead.

Even though she felt very aggrieved, in order to get the matter over with, Ji Anni had to admit her fault in a low voice: "Empress Dowager, Princess, Imperial Concubine... Zhao Ji knows she is wrong. This is Zhao Ji's own fault for not knowing the rules. It has nothing to do with Concubine Bao. If the Queen Dowager wants to punish me, if the Princess wants to hit me, just come after me. It has nothing to do with Concubine Bao..."

This passage sounds like an admission of fault, but it also doesn't seem like one. It sounds like there's a sense of "head or life" implied in it.

The Queen Mother stared at Ji Anni, her eyes almost bulging with fire, and she was so angry that she was gasping for breath. It took her a long time to utter four words: "Return to the palace."

This was probably the first time she had ever seen such a bold concubine. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Ji had given birth to a son for the emperor, if it weren't for the fact that the little prince was still present, if it weren't for the fact that she knew that Princess Tianning was indeed at fault today, the queen mother would not have let Ji Anni off so easily.

The Queen Mother was about to return to the palace, and Concubine An hurried forward to hold up the Queen Mother's hand. Eunuch Lian was holding the little prince and was about to follow, but the little prince broke away from Eunuch Lian and looked at Ji Anni and called "mother" several times. But Ji Anni was just sulking, and before she had time to take care of the little prince, the little prince was taken away by Eunuch Lian.

Princess Tianning saw Ji Anni crying after being beaten by Concubine Baogui, and her anger subsided a lot. She sneered and said, "Let's see if you dare to be rude to me in the future." Then she turned her head and followed the Queen Mother. Concubine Kang, who was on good terms with Princess Tianning, naturally followed closely.

Ji Anni didn't want to pay any attention to Princess Tianning. She just lowered her head and watched her tears fall drop by drop at her feet.

Since the Queen Mother had left, the banquet was of course cancelled.

At this time, the iceberg-like Concubine Gan finally stood up and walked towards the door. When she brushed past Ji Anni, she glanced at Ji Anni, and her eyes were really strange. There was no desire in them, and they were as indifferent as still water, as if anything that happened in front of her had nothing to do with her.

She was like an ordinary audience, watching Ji Anni and Princess Tianning perform such a wonderful play with cold eyes. But she herself had nothing to do with the characters and plots in the play, she was just a completely out-of-the-way spectator.

There is no trace of pursuit of power and status in her eyes, but there is a hint of sadness and loneliness.

If Concubine Gan was really such a person without desires, then why did she enter the palace? It's really strange.

Ji Anni didn't have time to think about it, because Concubine Gan had already left.

Only Concubine Baogui, Ji Anni and a large group of guards were left in the room. Ji Anni's face was still burning with pain. Although it hurt, she could bear it no matter how much pain it caused. What she couldn't bear the most was the humiliation she felt, what Princess Tianning, what Queen Mother. Humph, these women actually bullied me, Ji Anni? I, Ji Anni, am not a pushover!

Although she thought so, Ji Anni also understood. The feudal hierarchical society was not like her own era, especially in the harem, there was no justice and no law. Justice was the words of the empress dowager, and law was the law of the emperor. As for the other concubines, it was all about the big fish eating the small fish, the small fish eating the shrimp, and the shrimp eating the mud. Whoever was bigger would be eaten.

***

"Sister, does it hurt? Can I take you home?"

Concubine Baogui helped Ji Anni to the outside of Wenyi Palace, where the carriage that brought them here was still parked. The eunuch who was driving the carriage saw Concubine Baogui and hurriedly came to meet her. Just as he was about to ask what happened, he saw Ji Anni's red and swollen face and tears, and was immediately shocked. He knew something serious had happened, so he shut up obediently and dared not ask anything.

"Sister, get in the car." Concubine Baogui helped Ji Anni into the car.

The two of them sat in the carriage. The moon had risen to the middle of the sky, and the evening breeze blew in from outside the curtains, with a hint of chilliness.

Ji Anni couldn't help but shudder.

Concubine Baogui sighed, patted Ji Anni's shoulder and said, "Good sister... I told you a long time ago not to argue with Tianning. She is the Queen Mother's darling, how can you afford to offend her? Now, you not only splashed wine on her face, but also slapped her, and even threatened her with a knife... With Tianning's vengeful character, sister... your future life will be difficult... There is not much I can help you with, you must be careful... Although Tianning is a little unruly, she will not do bad things secretly. She always does it openly when she wants to deal with someone. In the future, you should give in to her in everything. She will find it boring to see you being bullied submissively, so she will stop bullying you. The more you confront her, the more she will force you to bow down to her, understand?"

"I..." Ji Anni was speechless. With her straightforward personality, she really couldn't tolerate someone like Tian Ning.

"Promise sister..." Concubine Baogui held Ji Anni's hand and said earnestly, "You must never fight with Princess Tianning in the future. If Tianning insults you, you should pretend that you heard nothing. If Princess Tianning hits you, you cannot fight back. Just like Tianning said, she is a princess and you are a concubine. Her status is higher than yours. It is natural for her to hit you, but it is treason for you to hit her. In this palace, if you do something treasonous, you will be beheaded."

Ji Anni was a stubborn and upright person. She gritted her teeth and said angrily, "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I am not her slave."

"You are her slave." Baogui Fei's hand increased its strength, holding Ji Anni's hand tighter, and lowered her voice to speak, "If you want to survive in this palace, you must learn how to be a slave, how not to make the master angry, and how to please the master. Sister, are there not enough ghost stories in this palace? There are many people who can kill you here. If you are not careful, you will step into someone else's trap. The way to protect yourself is not to grow thorns like a rose, but to be like a weed. No matter how much you are trampled, as long as the spring breeze blows next year, you can stand up with your head held high."

"Your Majesty..." Ji Anni was speechless. She felt that what Concubine Baogui said was very profound.

"Promise my sister." Concubine Baogui looked into Ji Anni's eyes and frowned worriedly.

Looking at the serious look in Guibao Concubine's eyes, Ji Anni couldn't refuse at all, so she nodded and said, "Sister, I'll remember..."