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

"I thank the Queen for her grace."

"okay."

Qi Yejing pushed Cheng Qi away and looked at the queen.

"It's cold, Aning is injured, and has been traveling a long way, so she's really running out of energy."

"You can take everyone back first. After she has rested for a few days, she will go to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects to you."

The queen nodded.

"Okay, then I will take all the sisters back first."

"I will take my leave now."

After watching them leave, Empress Dowager Xiaoyan turned to look at Qi Yejing and said with a smile.

"Your mother is waiting for you at Xiaohe Palace. You should go over and pay your respects to her first."

"My son, I obey."

Yun Zhining and others went back in a carriage, while the Queen and others walked back in the cold wind, and everyone was dissatisfied.

"It's just a cosmetic surgery. She can't even be called the head of the nine concubines. She actually put on such a big show and asked the queen to take us out of the palace to welcome her. Those who know her understand that she was injured while saving the emperor. The emperor is very distressed. Those who don't know her would think she is the queen of Daye."

"Just because you're not the queen now doesn't mean you won't be the queen in the future."

"That's true. Ming Xiurong is young, pretty, favored by the emperor, cared for by the empress dowager, and has children. In a few years, if the empress still has no children, the emperor might really find a reason to depose the empress and make Ming Xiurong the new empress."

"Then do we have to quickly curry favor with Ming Xiurong, otherwise it will be too late?"

The queen had endured it all the way, but finally she couldn't bear it anymore.

"Princess Zhu, please repeat what you just said."

"I just said it casually, why is the Queen so angry?"

"Just saying?"

The queen slowly walked up to her and slapped her hard.

Concubine Zhu suddenly felt dizzy and had tinnitus.

If the people around her hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.

It can be seen how much anger was contained in the queen's slap.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu said with ill intention.

"Princess Zhu was disrespectful to you, the Queen, in front of so many people, and she said so many bad things about you behind your back. I'm afraid it's not enough for you to just slap her."

"Then according to Concubine Shu, how should I punish Concubine Zhu?"

"Since Concubine Zhu is so outspoken, then I'll slap her in the face a hundred times in front of all the sisters. Let's see if she dares to speak nonsense like that again in the future."

"it is good."

The queen nodded and smiled.

"Since you, Concubine Shu, have made such a strong suggestion, why don't we let you do this?"

"really?"

"Why, you don't want to do this for me?"

"No, no, I am very happy to do so."

Concubine Shu was worried that she couldn't find an opportunity to save Yun Zhining's face. It was rare that Concubine Zhu came to her in person. If she didn't teach her a lesson, wouldn't it be a waste of this opportunity?

As the saying goes, like father, like son; like mother, like daughter. In the harem, like master, like maiden.

Concubine Shu was like a fool, she just covered her head and rushed into the dark. Her maids were also proud of their height and looked down on the concubines of lower rank.

As soon as her master opened her mouth, she raised her hand and slapped Concubine Zhu hard on the mouth.

This Concubine Zhu had spoken ill of her master before, so the palace maid would naturally not let her off. Even if she had to slap her hand until it was swollen, she would still make Concubine Zhu lose face.

Let’s see who dares to stand on Yun Zhining’s side in the future?

"One, two, three, four, five..."

The maidservant slapped Concubine Zhu a hundred times, her hands were swollen like pig's trotters, and Concubine Zhu's mouth was swollen like a sausage. Anyone who saw it would laugh.

The queen was very happy, and even forgot about the anger she had just felt after being slapped in the face by Yun Zhining in public.

"Okay, okay, Concubine Shu, you really are worthy of being the leader of the Four Concubines. What you do is in line with my wishes."

"After I return, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Then I would like to thank Her Majesty the Queen first."

"You're welcome, you deserve it."

"Princess Zhu, do you know your mistake?"

After learning such a big lesson, no matter how unwilling Concubine Zhu was, she did not dare to offend the Queen in public and could only nod obediently.

The queen finally regained her face in front of the concubines and was in a very happy mood.

"Okay, it's quite cold outside, everyone, go back quickly. If you get sick, no one will care."

After saying this, she left with Xin'er.

Behind her, a group of people had their eyes wide open in anger, cursing her to death in their hearts.

Yun Zhining heard these things a few days later when Madam Lin came to visit her at Qingning Palace. At that time, she was not aware of the matter.

In Xiaohe Palace, as soon as Empress Dowager Xiaoci saw her, she rushed up and hugged her, tears streaming down her face.

"A Ning, you've suffered so much. Why didn't the people below take good care of you, allowing you to lose so much weight?"

Yun Zhining laughed for a while.

"Empress Dowager, have you forgotten that I was injured before? The medicine prescribed by Doctor Chen was particularly bitter. After I drank it, I didn't want to eat. After a period of time, of course I would lose weight. It has nothing to do with the people below."

"I don't care, they just didn't take good care of you."

"Empress Dowager, instead of blaming the people below for not taking good care of me, you should ask Doctor Chen to make these healing medicines into pills as soon as possible. Soldiers can carry the medicine with them when they go to the battlefield. If they are trapped for a while, they will not lose their lives in vain because the conditions do not allow for their injuries to be controlled."

Upon hearing the voice, Empress Dowager Xiaoci looked at Empress Dowager Xiaoyan and let out a sigh.

"Sister, you once asked me, there are so many people in the harem, and many of them are courting me, why do I only like Aning?"

"That's because Aning never bothers to try to please me in that way."

"She really treats me like her elder. She treats me with sincerity, so I must return her sincerity."

"Moreover, she sympathized with the emperor's hard work and often helped him solve his problems. She also often gave suggestions to the Imperial Hospital, helping them improve prescriptions and make pills, saving more people in the shortest time and greatly reducing the number of deaths."

"She also made some simple, convenient, easy-to-carry, and non-perishable instant meals, so that soldiers on long journeys, escorts, and border guards can have a hot meal in difficult environments. Isn't this worth my kindness to her?"

"What's more, in order to save Ah Jing this time, she was first hit by a sword, and then hit by an arrow, and she almost lost her life. If she was Yan'er, I would be heartbroken."

"Then you don't feel sorry for her?"

"Of course I feel sad. I was just thinking of Yan'er. I don't know how Yan'er is doing in the border areas these years. When will she come back? I haven't seen my grandson and granddaughter yet."