Concubine Hua sent Xia Dongchun away without even looking at them, and she took Songzhi's hand and left.

When I saw this part in the drama, I only thought that Concubine Hua was arrogant and domineering. Now that I am in the situation, I can feel the oppression brought by the word power.

Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan dragged An Lingrong to a secluded place in the back garden, and only then did the three of them dare to breathe heavily.

An Lingrong said bitterly, "It's my fault. I didn't mean it."

I originally thought that I could change my fate by holding the script, but I didn't expect that the wheel of history rolls forward and no one can change it.

Shen Meizhuang comforted her, "I don't blame you. It was her own inappropriate words and deeds that brought disaster upon her."

Zhen Huan was also terrified. "I've always heard that Concubine Hua was powerful, but I didn't expect her to be so cruel. With someone like her in charge of the harem, I'm afraid we won't have a peaceful life in the future."

As the three were talking, a young eunuch ran over in a panic.

An Lingrong suddenly woke up. Oh no, she had forgotten about this. She quickly grabbed Zhen Huan's arm and said nervously, "Sisters, let's go back quickly. I'm scared!"

An Lingrong didn't know how she got back to the Yanx Palace.

"My lady got up early today, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Su Ye made the bed and came to greet Lingrong.

An Lingrong lay obediently on the bed, but her mind was a mess, with all kinds of thoughts intertwined together, making it impossible for her to calm down.

Xia Dongchun was proud of her noble family background and did not take the teaching nanny sent by the palace seriously. Naturally, the nanny would not tell her the situation in the palace in detail. So Xia Dongchun thought that the queen was the most respected in the palace and that everything would be fine as long as she flattered the queen. That is why she belittled Hua Fei's reward and praised the queen in front of An Lingrong. She also wore the material rewarded by the queen when she met with the whole palace and stood on the queen's side with great fanfare. This move greatly angered Hua Fei, so she rewarded her with a lash of red on the pretext of not observing the palace rules.

Hua Fei's punishment not only established her authority in front of the newlyweds, but also served the purpose of winning over Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang.

At this moment, An Lingrong suddenly heard a noise coming from the side hall opposite. Startled, she thought it was Xia Dongchun who had returned, and hurried to check. However, when she reached the door, she found that it was not her. After some inquiries, she learned that it was someone from the Imperial Household Department.

"My lady, Concubine Xia was seriously injured after being tortured and cannot get up. Concubine Hua has ordered that Concubine Xia be moved to the cold palace to recuperate. We servants will help Concubine Xia pack her things." Huang Guiquan, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, replied respectfully.

An hour later, the east wing hall was empty, as if no one had ever lived there.

After being crippled, she was sent to the cold palace. Even if Xia Dongchun didn't die, she would be disabled for life.

An Lingrong lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

This was the first time she faced imperial power and felt the oppression that power brought. She admitted that she was afraid.

Her fate was in the hands of others, at their mercy, without even a chance to resist. The values she had cultivated over twenty years collapsed in that moment.

The fundamental support of a person's life is their own values, the entire philosophy of life that a person has learned since birth. Although humans are biological, life cannot be separated from thoughts.

The collapse of values is the collapse of a person's mind. When a person loses their intellectual support, life becomes like the walking corpse. In this situation, the person is likely to collapse due to the loss of faith, experiencing a sense of loneliness and abandonment, feeling out of place in the world, and mentally questioning their surroundings before questioning themselves.

An Lingrong felt like she was trapped in a cage and couldn't get out. That night, she developed a high fever.

After two hours of tossing and turning in Yanxi Palace, the temperature finally came down at daybreak. Baojuan looked at the young lady sleeping soundly on the bed and Su Ye decocting medicine in the corridor, then quietly went to Jingren Palace and met Aunt Huichun.

The queen sat on the couch and picked up a grape and peeled it carefully. "Are you really sick?"

Huichun answered respectfully, "Yes, he is not awake yet."

"She's so useless! Forget it, she's just a concubine from a humble family, let her go!"

At this time, Jianqiu walked into the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Wen from the Imperial Hospital just came to report that Concubine Wan is ill and unfit to sleep with you. Please ask the Imperial Household Department to remove her green card."

The Queen became interested and put the grapes down. "Another sick one? Why are the concubines this time so strong on the outside but so weak on the inside?"

Jianqiu quickly handed over the handkerchief, "Concubine Hua is ruthless and merciless. How could a concubine who just entered the palace have ever seen such a scene?"

"Alas, I overestimated them! Who are the other concubines who can serve in the emperor's bed?" The queen was a little disappointed. She thought that there would be a few outstanding concubines who could compete with Concubine Hua. Unexpectedly, she was frightened before they even fought!

"Hua Fei's lashing crippled one and frightened two into illness. Noble Lady Borjigit is destined to be out of favor. Concubine Chun is too young to serve in the emperor's bedchamber. The only ones left are Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Shen." Jianqiu counted on her fingers.

Noble Lady Fucha, Noble Lady Shen.

The queen was thoughtful.

"Jianqiu, accompany me to the Yangxin Palace."

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