The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

"Your Majesty, Your ...

"That's enough, shut up."

"Noble Lady Sun is arrogant and domineering, disrespectful to the Queen, and bullies the lower-ranking concubines. This really makes me sad. From today on, you will be demoted from Noble Lady to Concubine, confined for one month, and fined for half a year."

"As for you, Lady Ming, you have just entered the palace and you have already had a conflict with others. You should learn a lesson. I will punish you by confining you to your room for five days and copying a copy of the Diamond Sutra to pray for Empress Dowager Xiaoci."

"I accept your order. Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity."

Concubine Sun was so frightened that she couldn't speak, and could only let her maid help her back.

The news spread quickly throughout the harem like wings. It was known that Yun Zhining, who had just served the emperor yesterday and was promoted to a noble lady today, was confined to her house for five days. The noble lady Sun, who had been favored for some time, was also demoted from a noble lady to a concubine overnight, and was confined to her house for one month and fined her salary for half a year. The whole harem was in an uproar.

The downfall of Yun Zhining and Concubine Sun, no, now she should be called Sun Da Ying, provided many opportunities for the concubines in the harem. They immediately began to arm themselves, intending to take advantage of the two of them losing power to strive for the emperor's favor, so that even if they regained the emperor's favor in the future, it would not affect their own status.

It’s a pity that there is only one Qi Yejing, and there is only one person who can monopolize him. In the end, he will disappoint most people.

As soon as the news of salary deduction and house arrest reached back to Furong Pavilion, Nanny Qi and others were worried. Yun Zhining was worried that people would lose their morale, so she immediately gathered everyone together and held a meeting for them.

"I know everyone is worried about whether I can regain my favor. I promise you that in a month, this matter will definitely turn around. So please stay with me through this difficult month. If anyone bullies you during this period, just tell me and I will definitely seek justice for you."

"Everyone has been in the palace for so many years, and is used to the ups and downs. I believe that they will not have wild thoughts when they encounter a little disturbance."

"Although I, Yun Zhining, cannot guarantee that I will give you wealth and glory, I can guarantee that as long as I eat, you will not be hungry. If something happens to me one day, I will make arrangements for you. So please do your job well. I, Yun Zhining, would like to thank you all."

Although there were kind masters in the palace, no master had ever been willing to get along so frankly with his subordinates. Everyone was originally worried that Yun Zhining would fall out of favor and that their lives would be difficult, so they were thinking of finding someone to get them out of Furong Pavilion and have them serve somewhere else. But since Yun Zhining was so sincere to them, they naturally would not lose their conscience and abandon her at the most critical moment.

"We are willing to sacrifice our lives for you, my lord, even until our death."

"Okay, okay, it's not that serious, everyone get up."

Yun Zhining waved her hand and smiled with satisfaction.

"Madam Qi, give them ten taels of silver each, and then take some of the silver to the imperial kitchen to buy some good food. Everyone will have a good meal tonight. From tomorrow on, everyone should stay in Furong Pavilion and try not to go out when you have nothing to do. Everything will be fine once this period is over."

"I will follow your orders, my lord."

The palace maids and eunuchs took the silver and left happily, but Aunt Qi's face did not look good.

"My lady, when I went to get the silver just now, I found that 10,000 taels were missing."

"Did you watch less this morning?"

"No, it was still there this morning, but when I checked just now it was missing."

Yun Zhining nodded.

"That means someone broke into my room and secretly took away 10,000 taels of silver."

"This person is too bold. My lady was only confined for five days, but she couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to steal your money and leave Furong Pavilion to climb up the social ladder. My lady, don't be angry. I will take people to search for her. When we find this person, we will skin her alive and pull out her tendons. She will be unable to live or die."

"Need not."

Yun Zhining waved her hand and said calmly.

"I know who did it."

Aunt Qi reacted quickly.

"My lady, you mean that Bilian did it, but Bilian is your personal maid. Why did she treat you like this? Is the palace so cruel that even your personal maid who grew up with you is unreliable?"

Personal maid?

Yun Zhining chuckled.

"Madam, you don't know that Bilian is not my personal maid at all. Before I entered the palace, I sent my personal maid to serve my mother. And this Bilian is just a spy planted by my stepmother, Lady Yuanchang, beside me. Her purpose is to keep an eye on my every move at all times, so that I can rescue Yun Fulan, and then let Yun Fulan step on my shoulders to rise step by step."

"So, Bilian stole the young lady's silver in order to send it to the cold palace to improve Yun's life?"

"correct."

"So what should we do now? Should we watch Bilian send so much silver to the cold palace and put it into someone else's pocket, or should we arrest her immediately and execute her directly for theft?"

Aunt Qi had no intention of giving Bilian a chance to live, because this person was a scourge, and if she wasn't killed, there would be endless troubles. They couldn't allow someone to hide behind them and stab them in the back at any time and anywhere.

If Yun Zhining agreed with her idea, she would do her best to help her get rid of this scourge, but if she insisted on letting Bilian go, she would have to find a way to leave here as soon as possible, because such a soft-hearted person is destined not to make it to the end.

Yun Zhining has lived with Nanny Qi for a lifetime and knows her very well. She can tell what Nanny Qi is thinking as soon as she raises her eyes.

"Madam, please be patient and wait a moment. Bilian will not have time to go out during the day, but she will definitely find a way to go out at night. We will catch her red-handed and hand her over to the housekeeper of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for handling."

"The maids there are more experienced than us and will definitely give Bilian an unforgettable memory."

After getting the answer she wanted, Aunt Qi became happy instantly.

"Okay, I will go out and prepare now. My lady, you should take a good rest first. Once you are in good spirits, you will have the energy to perform tonight."

A dark and windy night is the best time to steal.

When the gong sounded at midnight, the entire palace fell silent. Furong Pavilion was quiet and everyone was asleep.

Bilian quietly opened the door of Furong Pavilion and walked towards the cold palace carrying a lantern.

The cold palace was located at the northern end and was very desolate, with weeds growing everywhere nearby. When the wind blew, she felt like someone was following her from behind, so Bilian had to look behind her every step to make sure no one was following her before she continued to move forward.

Finally seeing the plaque of the cold palace, Bilian silently breathed a sigh of relief and went forward to knock on the door.