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

"very good."

Zhou Baozhu was so angry that she laughed.

"How dare you, a mere servant, speak to me like this."

"I will punish you today. I want to see if Madam Shufei will punish me just because of a little servant like you."

"Come on, slap me in the face."

Zhou Baozhu is now a concubine, and there must be more people around her than before.

She followed Yun Zhining, who was the most favored concubine in the harem, and was generous. She would reward them with silver during festivals or even when she was in a good mood. If they were lucky, they could get one or two hundred taels of silver in rewards a year. Naturally, they were loyal to Zhou Baozhu.

If Zhou Baozhu told them to go east, they would definitely not go west. If Zhou Baozhu told them to slap someone in the face, they would definitely not do that.

Three men quickly surrounded her, two clamped the palace maid's hands, and one pinched her chin, and slapped her face. Soon, the palace maid's face was swollen like a pig's head.

Zhou Baozhu's anger finally subsided a little.

"Madam An, please stay here with the young master to look after Sister Ming. I will send this maid back to the Concubine Shu and will be back soon."

"I also need to go."

"no!"

Before Zhou Baozhu could even open her mouth, she was interrupted by Yun Zhining.

"Little Grape, it's a rare opportunity for your grandmother and uncle to come, so you should stay here and accompany them. As for this matter, leave it to your Madam Zhou to handle. You are just a child, don't get involved."

"How can this be done?"

Although Little Grape is young, she is born into a royal family after all. She has been influenced by her family since childhood, so she is naturally not an innocent person.

"Although Empress Zhou is of the same generation as Empress Shufei, she is only a concubine. My mother dares not disobey Empress Shufei even with her grooming. If Empress Zhou goes, won't she be sending herself to die in vain?"

"I am the eldest daughter of the emperor after all. No matter how dissatisfied the Concubine is with me, she would not dare to attack me openly. So, you can rest assured that I will never let myself suffer any loss."

After saying this, she walked away.

Yun Zhining became anxious.

"Baozhu, hurry up and catch up."

"It doesn't matter if you offend Concubine Shu, but you must not let her get hurt!"

"Don't worry, sister. I will take good care of her."

After three years, Concubine Shu finally got rid of her anger and her mood instantly became better.

"Bring me some more grapes."

"Take some of this cake, too."

"The tea is gone, go get some more."

"Please wait a moment, Madam. I will go right away."

The maid was carrying a plate and had just walked to the door when she was kicked back by someone.

Shufei's heart was instantly lifted.

"Who are you? Get in here!"

"I pay my respects to the Concubine Shu, may the Concubine Shu live in peace and happiness."

Zhou Baozhu's voice arrived before he did.

Soon, she came in with the palace maid who was supervising Yun Zhining's kneeling punishment, and there was another person following behind her.

After seeing clearly who was coming, Concubine Shu became even more nervous.

However, she has been in the palace for many years after all, so she still has enough self-control.

Even if the beloved eldest princess came, she was still her junior. As long as there was nothing wrong with her behavior, no one could get her to give in.

Little Grape is not stupid either, and naturally knows what to do and what not to do.

She greeted Concubine Shu obediently, and Concubine Shu also started to call out.

"How come the eldest princess has time to come to my place today?"

"I came here in a hurry yesterday and didn't pay my respects to Concubine Shu. Fortunately, my mother reminded me to do so. I hurried to pay my respects to Concubine Shu. I hope Concubine Shu will not take my fault too seriously and forgive my negligence."

"What are you talking about, Princess? You are so young, it is normal for you to like to play. I will not argue with a child like you."

"If you want to blame someone, you should blame your mother for not reminding you."

Little Grape raised her lips and chuckled.

"So, the reason why Concubine Shu punished Mother to kneel was because she didn't remind me to pay my respects to Concubine Shu in time?"

"Of course not. The reason why I punished Ming Xiurong to kneel down is because she is arrogant and ignores me."

"Even if I am not as favored as her, I am at least one of the Four Main Consorts, and my status is higher than hers. How can I allow her to be so presumptuous?"

"Of course, she has to be punished."

Little Grape nodded.

"My mother was disrespectful to Concubine Shu, so she should be punished. Then should Concubine Shu's maids be disrespectful to Concubine Zhou and me as well?"

Concubine Shu immediately looked at the palace maid with a sharp gaze.

"Didn't I tell you to stare at Ming Xiurong and make her kneel? How did you offend the eldest princess and Concubine Zhou?"

"Why don't you apologize to them immediately?"

"No need!"

Zhou Baozhu raised her hand to interrupt her and snorted coldly.

"Although she is a palace maid, she is still serving the Concubine Shu."

"As the saying goes, when you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner first. I dare not beat the dog of Concubine Shu. If the dog takes advantage of the power of the owner and bites me, then I will be the one who suffers in the end, right?"

"Can Concubine Zhou explain it more clearly?"

"Okay, since Madam Shufei has spoken, I will tell you everything that happened just now, without missing a word."

"Just now, I took the eldest princess back to find Ming Xiurong, and I saw Ming Xiurong kneeling as punishment. I just asked a question, but this palace maid acted bossy and said that she was following the orders of the queen. If I am dissatisfied, I will go to the queen to argue."

"I am really angry."

"No matter how Ming Xiurong offended the Concubine Shu, this concubine and the princess are innocent. When she saw the two of us, she not only did not salute us, but also spoke to us in this tone. Your Majesty, do you think she should be punished?"

"Is this happening?"

The Concubine Shu's eyes turned cold, and the palace maid was so scared that she knelt down and begged for mercy.

"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, madam."

"You are such a bold servant. I only asked you to exercise my supervisory power, but you actually dared to disrespect Concubine Zhou and the eldest princess. Someone, take her away and punish her with twenty strokes of the cane."

"Wait a moment!"

Xiao Pu Tao came to see Concubine Shu, not to let her deal with the palace maids on her own.

"My mother was disrespectful to Concubine Shu, so Concubine Shu punished her to kneel for four hours. Then this maid was disrespectful to me and Concubine Zhou, so should I punish her to kneel for eight hours?"

Concubine Shu gave a wry laugh.

"The eldest princess is still young, and I'm afraid she doesn't know the severity of the situation. If she is forced to kneel for eight hours in a row, her legs will probably be crippled."

"Your Highness, Concubine Shu cares so much about the palace maids, so why can't you care about my mother?"

"She kneeled for eight hours straight, and her legs are likely to be crippled. Then, if my mother kneeled for four hours straight, will her legs also be crippled?"

"In your eyes, is a little palace maid more noble than my mother?"

"Or maybe my mother's disrespect to you is just an excuse. The bottom line is that you don't like my mother, so you took advantage of my father taking the troops out hunting to deliberately embarrass my mother?"

"Since Concubine Zhou and Madam Lin, who are higher in rank than you, are not here, you can cover the sky with one hand."

"Princess, be careful with your words!"

Little Grape glanced at her and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"My Lady Shufei, I may be young, but I am not stupid. I am not that easy to fool."

"Today, you either let my mother go, or make your maid kneel under the hunting stand for eight hours."

"I want to see, who is more shameful, my mother or you, Madam Shufei?"