Yuepin didn't care and continued to wipe her tears, not knowing that Lin Junxue, who was sitting above her, was about to laugh out loud.

If Yuepin's acting skills were put into the modern entertainment industry, she would definitely win a Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

While wiping her tears, Concubine Yue wondered in her heart why Lin Junxue didn't speak up to comfort her?

The maid behind her secretly glanced at Lin Junxue's expression and carefully touched Yuepin from behind.

Yuepin raised her head and saw Lin Junxue sitting there, looking at her expressionlessly.

Concubine Yue was stunned, and then she didn't dare to continue pretending to cry.

The Queen's eyes always made her feel uneasy.

Yuepin continued in a crying voice, "Empress, you blame me for transferring Danzhen away when you were under house arrest, and that night, I was worried that you would commit suicide, so I called the emperor..."

Hearing the probing tone in Yuepin's voice, Lin Junxue looked at Yuepin calmly, without any abnormality in her eyes.

for a while

Just as Yuepin's heart was getting more and more nervous, Lin Junxue slowly raised the corners of her lips.

She smiled and said, "Princess Yue, these two things are in the past. Now that you bring them up, I wonder what your intention is."

When Concubine Yue saw that only Qiaoxin and Guyu were standing behind Lin Junxue, but not Danzhen, she immediately looked aggrieved and began to explain.

"Your Highness, you don't know that at that time, after you were confined to your house, Imperial Concubine Xi and other concubines transferred most of the people in Zhonghe Palace away. I thought Danzhen was your capable person. If she was transferred away by someone with ulterior motives, or was harmed by some despicable means, what should I do? I can only resort to this last resort and find a way to transfer Danzhen to my side. Even though I know that you will misunderstand me, my Highness, I have no regrets."

Yuepin continued while observing, "And that night, I really believed Panxia's words and thought you were going to commit suicide in Zhonghe Palace, so I asked the emperor to go with you. Please, Queen, you must believe that I am sincere to you."

Yuepin looked at Lin Junxue's expression, afraid of missing a single detail, afraid that Lin Junxue would not believe her words.

Lin Junxue looked at the few drops that Yuepin squeezed out.

Forget it, just cooperate, otherwise it will be hard for others to shed a few tears

Lin Junxue raised her eyebrows, and her face finally showed some emotion. She was silent for a few seconds.

She said, "Yuepin's move was so well-intentioned. However, I heard from Danzhen that after entering your palace, I had to do hard work day and night. Although I was not killed by others, I almost died of exhaustion in your Linfeng Palace. I really should thank you, Sister Yuepin."

Lin Junxue's tone was flat, almost unremarkable, and her beautiful eyes were like an ice-cold pond in winter, deep and unfathomable.

Concubine Yue's face froze, and there was obvious panic in her eyes.

After all, what Danzhen said was true. At that time, all the hard and dirty work in her palace was given to Danzhen.

Concubine Yue felt a little regretful. If she had left some wiggle room at that time, she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to explain herself and be so embarrassed now.

Lin Junxue is indeed difficult to deal with

Concubine Yue said anxiously, "Empress, at that time, it was my personal maid who was ignorant. I was afraid that the people in the harem would gossip, so I asked the maid to find some work for Danzhen to do, just to stop the gossip from outsiders. But my personal maid misunderstood my meaning, which led to such a misunderstanding. It was because I didn't teach her well, and she was surrounded by these stupid maids."

As she spoke, Concubine Yue coughed, and Cui'er, the personal maid behind her, immediately understood what she meant, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"My Queen, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with me. Please forgive me, Queen."

The master and servant Yuepin and Cui'er sang in unison, and their cooperation was perfect.

Qiao Xin frowned on the side. Yuepin's seemingly reasonable statements were actually just excuses to fool the Empress.

If it weren't for Concubine Yue's instruction, how could a mere personal maid dare to treat Danzhen like this?

Lin Junxue suddenly laughed, but this laugh made Yuepin's heart lift instead, and her face was extremely embarrassed.

Lin Junxue curled her lips and said slowly, "Yuepin, I was just joking with you. Seeing how scared my sister is, I know how you feel about me."

Yuepin was delighted. It seemed that the queen was indeed soft-hearted.

Lin Junxue looked at the joy flashing in Yuepin's eyes, and the smile on the corner of her lips became more interesting.

change the subject

"However, since it was the maid named Cui'er beside you, Concubine Yue, who misunderstood my sister's meaning, then she should bear the punishment."

When Concubine Yue heard that Lin Junxue was going to punish Cui'er, she immediately wanted to plead for mercy, but Lin Junxue's next words directly cut off her thoughts of pleading for mercy.

The next second, Lin Junxue's voice became colder.

"Danzhen is a maidservant who has been with me since she was a child. She is not someone that can be messed with by those random people. Although you have good intentions, Danzhen deserves an explanation for the hardships she has endured. For the sake of our past relationship with Concubine Yue, I will just give her a small punishment. Come, drag Cui'er to the yard and give her twenty heavy strokes of the cane."

Upon hearing this, Yuepin and Cui'er, who was kneeling on the ground, were both stunned.

Yuepin didn't expect that Lin Junxue would want Cui'er's life as soon as she opened her mouth.

Twenty strokes of the cane, most palace maids simply can't bear it, and even if they can bear it, this person is probably useless.

Cui'er was so frightened that she even forgot to beg for mercy.

Concubine Yue was not much better. Cui'er had been with her for many years. If she was really beaten to death, she would not even have a reliable person around her.

Yuepin gritted her teeth and tried to bite the bullet and ask Lin Junxue to show some leniency.

Lin Junxue narrowed her eyes, and then said lightly, "However, for your sake, Concubine Yue, the person who will carry out the execution will be Danzhen herself."

As soon as this word comes out

Yuepin's expression changed immediately, and Cui'er, who was frightened, also had a surprised expression.

Let Danzhen carry out the execution herself? Isn't this the Queen's intention to let Cui'er go?

A weak palace maid was beaten with a stick. How much pain could it have?

It's just a face-saving move. The Queen Mother is just looking for trouble. She really doesn't want to punish.

Concubine Yue was afraid that Lin Junxue would go back on her word, so she quickly said, "Thank you, Queen Kai, for your mercy. Then let Danzhen carry out the execution herself."

Cui Er, who was kneeling on the ground, also kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Queen, thank you, Queen."

Lin Junxue looked at the happy and excited master and servant, took the flower tea handed over by Guyu, lowered her eyes, and had a meaningful look in her eyes...

Even if Concubine Yue didn't come to her house, she would still remember the account and would settle it with Concubine Yue sooner or later.

When Danzhen returned to Zhonghe Palace, her body was covered with wounds. If it wasn't for the original owner, how could Danzhen swallow her anger, dare not expose her martial arts, and allow the palace maids and eunuchs of Linfeng Palace to bully her?

She is not the original owner. From now on, if someone around her gets hurt, others will pay her back a hundredfold.

She, Lin Junxue, has never been a good person and she will never let go of any grudge.

After entering this harem, she owed the original owner a debt, and she would slowly get it back.

Guyu and Qiaoxin looked at each other. It was too early for Yuepin to be happy.

Danzhen has been practicing martial arts since she was young. If she really fights, her fight will not be much better than those people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but will be more serious.

Your Majesty has no intention of letting this maid Cui'er go.

But it's all what she deserves. If Danzhen hadn't practiced martial arts since childhood and had a solid foundation

I'm afraid she would have been tortured to death by Concubine Yue and the maids and eunuchs in her palace.

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