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

Empress Dowager Xiaoci also agreed with this.

"Although Ming'er is young, she has a royal demeanor. She is neither humble nor overbearing. She can correctly deal with your majesty's negligence and put forward reasonable suggestions. She is also respectful and polite to the concubines in the harem without losing her status. It can be seen that you, Concubine Zhou, really put in a lot of effort."

"Qinglan, go get the string of Buddhist beads that Master Shengming blessed for me some time ago and give it to Concubine Zhou."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

When these words were spoken, not only Concubine Zhou, but even Qi Yejing was shocked.

"Mother, that string of Buddhist beads was specially consecrated by Master Shengming and given to you to protect you. How could you give it to Concubine Zhou?"

"I know that Concubine Zhou has worked hard to educate Ming'er, and she deserves a reward, but your private storehouse is full of good things, so just pick a few and give them to her. There is no need to take out this string of Buddhist beads that are supposed to keep you safe!"

"If you feel bad about the things in your private storehouse, then I will ask Dong Ling to find some good things from my private storehouse to reward Concubine Zhou, okay?"

"How can this be done?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci glared at him and said unhappily.

"This time I want to reward Concubine Zhou. The things should come from my private vault. If they come from your private vault, will they be counted as yours or mine?"

"this,……"

Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiaoci was so insistent, Qi Yejing had no choice but to compromise.

"Empress Zhou, why don't you thank mother quickly?"

"Your Highness, I bow to thank you."

"Okay, okay, we are all family, no need to be so polite."

"Qinglan, go get that string of Buddhist beads."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

During the whole process, Yun Zhining remained quiet and dared not say a word, but when she saw the string of sandalwood Buddhist beads, she could no longer hold back.

"Snapped!"

"Wow!"

The Buddhist beads fell to the ground and broke in an instant. The round beads scattered everywhere, and some even broke into pieces.

There was a flame in Concubine Zhou's eyes, and she raised her hand and slapped her.

Yun Zhining used all her strength in that slap, and her face instantly turned red. The corners of her mouth cracked, and blood seeped out.

But Concubine Zhou was still not satisfied and kicked her in the stomach, causing Yun Zhining's pretty face to twist instantly.

However, Concubine Zhou was still not satisfied and wanted to have her dragged out and beaten with a stick thirty times.

Qi Yejing glanced at Yun Zhining, who was lying on the ground like a kite with a broken string, and his eyes darkened slightly.

"Ming Guiren, why did you break the Buddhist beads that the Queen Mother gave to Concubine Zhou?"

"Reply, reply to the emperor, there is something wrong with this string of Buddhist beads."

"Ridiculous! These are the Buddhist beads that the Empress Dowager asked Master Shengming to consecrate. How could there be a problem?"

"In my opinion, you are jealous of the Queen Mother's regard for me, so you deliberately destroyed the Buddhist beads that the Queen Mother gave to me, trying to ruin my fortune."

"Why are you so vicious?"

Yun Zhining was already delicate and frail, and after being slapped and kicked hard in the stomach by Concubine Zhou, a few drops of blood instantly flowed out from the corners of her mouth.

Coupled with the sobbing expression on his face, he looked even more pitiful.

"Your Highness, please understand. I really feel that there is something wrong with this string of Buddhist beads, so I am willing to risk breaking it in order to pray for your health."

"I really don't envy the Imperial Concubine, nor do I want to harm the Imperial Concubine's fortune. Please be clear-headed, Imperial Concubine!"

The more Yun Zhining cried, the more fury burned in Concubine Zhou's body. Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiaoci and Qi Yejing did not react, she slapped Yun Zhining a few times and kicked her hard in the stomach.

She even had a vicious thought that it would be best to kick that little bitch so that she could never get pregnant for the rest of her life. That way she would have one less competitor and her Ming'er would have one less threat.

After suffering such a critical blow, Yun Zhining naturally couldn't bear it. She spat out a mouthful of blood, closed her eyes, and fainted.

Empress Dowager Xiaoci frowned and turned to look at Qi Yejing.

"Your Majesty, how do you think we should handle this matter?"

"Dong Ling, take someone to send her back to Furong Pavilion, and then close the door of Furong Pavilion. No one is allowed to enter without my permission."

"The slave obeys the order."

After dealing with Yun Zhining, he slowly lowered his gaze to the broken Buddhist beads on the ground. Just when Concubine Zhou couldn't help but speak, he heard him say.

"Mother, if you don't mind, could I have someone take these beads back and have them checked by the Imperial Hospital?"

"I don't mind, but I don't know if Concubine Zhou would mind?"

"Of course I mind!"

Concubine Zhou curled her lips and said with a look of grievance.

"I finally did something that satisfied the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and was rewarded with Buddhist beads by the Empress Dowager, but they were smashed openly by Concubine Ming. The Emperor also believed Concubine Ming's words and thought that there was really something wrong with the Buddhist beads. I, this concubine, am really wronged."

"What do you want?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, ..."

Seeing that his father was so furious and his mother couldn't even utter a complete sentence, the eldest prince sighed helplessly.

"Father, please calm down. Mother is just overly concerned about the reward from the Imperial Grandmother, so she is like this. Father, please, for your son's sake, don't hold it against me."

Since his son had already spoken, Qi Yejing couldn't be aggressive anymore.

"Alright, alright, that's all for today."

"I will send someone to find Master Shengming to consecrate a string of Buddhist beads for you in a few days. How about that?"

Seeing that Qi Yejing had already given in, Concubine Zhou also tactfully shut up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I know that you love me the most."

"Yes, yes, you are the apple of my eye. Is that okay?"

The Xiaohe Palace was filled with joy, but the Furong Pavilion was filled with gloom and sorrow.

Yun Zhining went out safely, but was carried back dying. Everyone was shocked.

Qingzhu and his men sent Yun Zhining to the dormitory, where she washed and changed clothes. Nanny Qi stayed outside and looked for a chance to ask Dong Ling, trying to find out what was going on.

Dong Ling refused the money from Nanny Qi, but told her the whole story.

After hearing this, Aunt Qi was stunned. After a moment, she came to her senses and shook her head.

"I have been serving my young mistress for a while, and I can see that she is not someone who would compete for favors. Since she said that there is something wrong with the Buddhist beads, then there must be something wrong with the beads. I would like to trouble you to say a few good words to the emperor and ask him to send someone to check the beads."

"The emperor knows about this matter, so don't worry about it. If you have time, you should take good care of Ming Guiren."

"Ming Guiren was beaten badly by Concubine Zhou today, and the emperor ordered me to close the door of Furong Pavilion. No one is allowed to enter without his permission, so you can't hire a doctor for Ming Guiren. If Ming Guiren gets hurt, everyone in Furong Pavilion will suffer."