The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"Who gave you the courage to bite Changle Palace so recklessly?"

Linglong stepped forward and spoke harshly to Jin Shou, "You're the kitchen steward, Jin Shou, right? I know you. Last time, our palace requested two ordinary dishes, and the kitchen department you're in charge of took the order, but it took a full two hours to deliver them. And the food they made was a mess, inedible. I don't know how you manage to be a steward. Are you completely incompetent, or are you deliberately targeting our Changle Palace?!"

"I dare not. I always report truthfully. I tell you everything I find out!"

Jin Shou kowtowed repeatedly, and cold sweat broke out even more. Seeing the sweat dripping down his forehead, he didn't even dare to wipe it off.

"What a truthful report!" Linglong sneered. "I don't know what you're telling me. How could Changle Palace be related to Lady Ying's affairs? If you can't produce any concrete evidence, I'll have to ask you why you're so bold!"

As Consort Xian's most trusted confidant, Linglong is the most perceptive of her master's intentions and is also the best at seizing opportunities. She always smiles when she should, and is unwavering when she should be assertive.

Concubine Jian interjected in time:

"Why else? To flatter Chunxi Palace. Many of us have heard and seen how Jin Shou has been trying to curry favor with Concubine Zhao lately. Originally a palace maid, she's now serving Concubine Zhao exclusively, completely ignoring the rest of us. Not only can we not get anything extra, but even the food we're supposed to be provided on a daily basis is neglected and incomplete."

Concubine Jian has always disliked Fei Wan and has repeatedly found fault with her, but has always been rejected. Now that she sees an opportunity, how could she not add fuel to the fire?

She wished that Concubine Xian would punish Fei Wan immediately so that both sides would suffer losses and she could sit back and watch the fight.

Jin Shou tried to defend himself: "No, I have not. I will never be lazy in serving the ladies and gentlemen. I have been serving Chunxi Palace more recently because Empress Zhao has been promoted repeatedly. His Majesty has ordered that Empress Zhao be given a good allowance. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued orders one after another, and it is natural for me to do my duty.

However, as a servant serving the masters, I have almost no free time. If the palace maids want meals beyond the regular meals, I have to find time to serve them. Once I am busy, it is difficult to satisfy the eunuchs and sisters in time.

Last time, a sister from Changle Palace ordered two dishes, one of which was bean sprouts. The bean sprouts had to be hollowed out, leaving the skin intact. Then, minced ham was stuffed into the bean sprouts bit by bit with a needle. Then, along with the other ingredients, the dish was steamed in a pot. The base wasn't water, but broth. The broth itself was a tedious process, so it took most of the day. It wasn't as Sister Linglong said, that the servants weren't diligent in their service.

The eggplant jerky that Concubine Jian ordered last time is a famous delicacy from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. It requires peeling and dicing fresh eggplants. The dices must be of uniform size to be considered exquisite. Then they are fried in freshly boiled chicken oil. Then carefully selected chicken breast meat, various mushrooms, new bamboo shoots, various tofu and dried fruits are diced. The chicken broth is simmered on low heat for an hour to make the flavors absorbed. Sesame oil is added to reduce the sauce and casserole oil is added to stir. That's not all. It is best to seal it in a porcelain jar for a while to allow it to be thoroughly soaked in flavor before taking it out to eat.

But Concubine Jian wanted it urgently, so our servants prepared the diced eggplant and sealed it in a porcelain jar for only one day and one night before presenting it to us. The taste must be quite different from that made by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Concubine Jian was not satisfied after using it, and our servants felt guilty. If we could give her another ten days or half a month, the taste would definitely be better..."

He was very acquaintance-oriented and his words were very eloquent. He spoke a lot without stopping and didn't even give others a chance to interrupt.

This made Concubine Jian so angry that she fell backwards and slammed the table.

"You are a servant, you are not reliable in your work, but you are very good at contradicting your master!"

Concubine Jian asked the kitchen for eggplants in private, not wanting Concubine Xian to know about it, let alone anyone else, lest she be laughed at for trying to imitate the exquisiteness of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, Jin Shou yelled it out like that, which made her very embarrassed.

She said two words, and this slave dared to contradict her ten times, which made her so angry!

"Come here, take him down and drag him out for a beating! Are you letting this masterless bastard talk nonsense just to cause trouble for the virtuous concubine?"

Most of the eunuchs waiting outside the palace were from Changle Palace and did not obey Concubine Jian's orders. Seeing her order, the leader went to see Concubine Xian and Linglong first.

Their hesitation made Concubine Jian angry again. What? My words are ineffective, so who dares to disrespect me?

But she didn't think about where her face came from. The emperor ignored her, and the green card was still hanging. She used to be able to have face in front of the virtuous concubine, but recently the virtuous concubine has been managing the harem, and there are more people around her who flatter her, so she is not as prominent and has been neglected.

"Princess Jian, I brought Jin Shou here to discuss with Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort the matter of Consort Ying's victim. As soon as I started asking about the cause, you flew into a rage and threatened to take her away for a beating. What are your intentions?"

Fei Wan suddenly spoke in the temporary silence of the scene, changing from the humble attitude she had just shown in front of Concubine Xian. Her face became cold and her aura emanated from her.

She came in a gorgeous dress today, and her makeup was no longer as plain as usual. She was just crouching down and looked beautiful, but now her aura was released and she was radiant.

It's not gaudy, but rather exudes majesty from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

Concubine Jian was startled for a moment and subconsciously looked away, not daring to look directly at Fei Wan.

Others were also stunned.

I never thought that Fei Wan, who always appears weak, actually has such a side to her.

It is true that living in a place nourishes the body and moving nourishes the energy. It is different when you are in a higher position!

"You...what do you mean? What could I possibly be up to? You're the one who's been randomly accusing the virtuous concubine, and now you're asking me about it. Could it be..."

Before Concubine Jian could finish her stammering defense, Fei Wan interrupted her, "I don't know where Concubine Jian learned these rules. She's so rude to me, and even dares to accuse me of climbing the ladder of power, trying to sow discord between me and the virtuous concubine. Someone, send Concubine Jian to the Palace Administration Department's Etiquette Department to relearn the palace rules from the teaching nanny."

"Yes!"

Fei Wan's order this time was different from that given by Concubine Jian just now.

It was because Fei Wan brought her own eunuchs when she came, not only Xiao Linzi and another young eunuch beside him, but also several eunuchs and palace maids transferred from the Palace Administration Office, as well as the waiters from Jin Shou's kitchen.

Immediately, two maids from the Palace Administration Office came forward and stood beside Concubine Jian, one on her left and one on her right, with a very oppressive feeling. They said in a cold voice, "Your Majesty, please come with us."

Concubine Jian was dismayed and her face turned pale with anger.

She slapped one of the palace maids and said, "How dare you be disrespectful to me!"

Fei Wan looked at the red palm print that quickly appeared on the palace maid's face, with a cold face, and smiled slightly.

"Empress Xianfei, Concubine Jian is so disrespectful of the palace rules. Are we, the assistants in charge of the harem, just going to sit back and watch?"

Today, let’s start with Concubine Jian.

It's better to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Who made her bump into him?