Top white, rich and beautiful, the princess is reborn and the revenge story

Zhao Yuanqing went to the palace to find the queen and told her everything that happened in the peony garden.

The Queen was furious. "That damned Concubine Hui must have been responsible for this again! And Zhao Baozhu, she's so vicious at such a young age. She deserved it for scratching her face!"

"Mother, she has learned her lesson this time and will be more honest in the future. I came here to tell you a few things."

"Qing'er, go ahead."

"Mother, I have too few people available to me right now. I want to find some loyal and capable people. After much thought, I only have people from my grandfather's place. Can you introduce some to me?"

"Your grandfather has been stationed in the northwest for many years. He has taken most of the people with him. Only a few family guards remain in the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion. Your mother has sent someone to ask."

"Okay. Mother, do you know where the retired veterans and remnants of Grandpa's army are? There should be some available there."

"Your grandfather didn't take these people with him. Some of them returned to their hometowns, some stayed in the capital, some lived in your grandfather's farm, and some made a living in the capital. The steward of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion has a list of their names. You can go and ask."

"it is good."

"By the way, Qing'er, the people who went to Qinghe to check on Liuli, Cui Hao, and Yang Qiu have returned. Luzhu, tell the princess the news."

"Yes."

Lu Zhu began to report to Zhao Yuanqing, "Princess, according to the people who returned, most of Liuli's information is exactly the same as in the file. The only thing she missed is that before Liuli was sent to the palace, she was sold to the Cui family."

"The Cui family? Is it the Qinghe Cui family?"

"That's right. The Cui family in Qinghe is the main branch of their clan, while the Cui family in the capital is a side branch. Half a year after Liuli was sold to the Cui family, the palace was selecting palace maids, and her family redeemed Liuli and sent her to the palace.

When Liuli was sold to the Cui family, Cui Hao's parents took him home to worship their ancestors, and they must have met at that time."

Zhao Yuanqing nodded. No wonder Liuli admired Cui Hao so much. It turned out that they had met when they were children.

Lu Zhu continued, "Besides that, there's nothing else about Liuli. As for Yang Qiu, her experience was unremarkable, exactly as written in the sect scroll. There's nothing strange about it."

"okay, I get it."

The Queen said, "Qinghe is close, so the news will come back faster. Fanyang is far away, so it will probably take another day or two."

"No rush, this is already very good. Mother, if Zhao Baozhu and Cui Hao get married, the aristocratic families and the civil service group will become closer. Father will definitely be unhappy. Let's go and add fuel to their fire and make Father even more angry."

The Queen sneered, "The Emperor is very suspicious. No matter who gets close to whom, he is unhappy. He only wants his subordinates to fight each other every day. Come on, let's go find your father and cause trouble for Concubine Hui."

The Queen took Zhao Yuanqing to the Emperor's Taiji Hall and asked, "Seeking an audience with the Emperor."

"come in."

The emperor was sitting behind the table with a slightly frown on his face. When he saw the queen and Zhao Yuanqing come in, his frown deepened.

"Queen, why did you come to see me?"

"Your Majesty, have you heard the rumors? People say that Princess Rongchang and Cui Hao are so close, like fish and water, they're a perfect match! If I were to ask you, please grant them a marriage quickly, or we won't be able to wait any longer!"

The emperor's face darkened, "Queen, be careful with your words!"

The Queen's face darkened. "Your Majesty, Rongchang has done such a shameless thing. Is it enough for me to just say something? I haven't even settled the score with Rongchang yet. If she hadn't dragged Shanzhen into it, how could Shanzhen have fallen into the lake? Your Majesty, please give me some justice!"

The emperor was overwhelmed again, "Come, go and summon Concubine Hui and Princess Rongchang."

"Yes."

After a while, Concubine Hui and Zhao Baozhu came. Zhao Baozhu's face was covered with plasters, blue and green. Zhao Yuanqing sneered. Zhao Baozhu's eyes shot at her like swords. Zhao Yuanqing was not afraid at all and glared back.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

As soon as Concubine Hui and Zhao Baozhu stood still, the Queen took a few steps forward and slapped Zhao Baozhu in the face. Zhao Baozhu staggered two steps and fell to the ground.

The Queen's attack was sudden and no one was prepared for it. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zhao Baozhu's face hurt so much that she screamed, "Why did you hit me?"

Concubine Hui was even more furious. She stood in front of Zhao Baozhu and shouted, "Queen! Why did you hit my daughter?"

She knelt on the ground and wailed, "Your Majesty! The Queen dared to hit my daughter in front of you. She is so arrogant and domineering. How can we, mother and daughter, survive? Please, Your Majesty, make a decision for us!"

Concubine Hui and Zhao Baozhu hugged each other and cried loudly, looking so miserable. The Queen stood beside them with a fierce look, like a devil.

The Queen said coldly, "Concubine Hui, you secretly teach your daughter to harm my daughter, yet you act pitiful and obedient in front of me. Since you are so pretentious, I will give you a quick death!"

The queen picked up Concubine Hui and slapped her in the face. She used all her strength and made Concubine Hui fall to the ground with a trace of blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.

"Empress! Liu Jun! If you dare to hit me, I will fight you!"

The highest level of palace fighting is actually close combat. If you can kill the opponent with force, who would bother with those fancy words? When people are furious, they just fight directly.

The Empress and Concubine Hui started fighting. The Emperor yelled several times, but neither of them stopped. Finally, the Emperor threw the paperweight to the ground and shouted, "That's it!"

The Queen and Concubine Hui then stopped, both of them were panting and their hair was in a mess.

The Emperor pointed at the Empress and then at Concubine Hui, cursing their ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. However, one of them was backed by the Marquis of Zhenbei, and the other was the Right Prime Minister. It would be troublesome to offend either of them. He had to suppress his anger and said,

"A queen and a concubine, quarreling and arguing like country women, without a trace of decorum, will be ridiculed if this gets out. How shameful!"

The queen was not afraid at all. Qing'er was framed by Zhao Baozhu in Yuzhen Temple, and this time she was dragged into the lake by her. If she continued to talk about etiquette and manners, her daughter would be gone!

"Your Majesty, I beat them, they deserved it! Rongchang deliberately dragged Shanzhen into the lake in the Peony Garden and nearly killed her!"

Zhao Baozhu cursed in her heart, bullshit! It was Zhao Yuanqing who harmed me, I almost died!

Concubine Hui retorted, "Queen, you are confusing right and wrong! It was Princess Shanzhen who deliberately dragged Rongchang into the lake to kill her! Look at my daughter's face, it's been disfigured by Princess Shanzhen!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Baozhu's face, which was green, blue and black, like a clown. Zhao Baozhu felt hot on her face and was sitting on pins and needles.

The Queen said, "That's nonsense! Rongchang, I want to ask you, who wants to see the ten kinds of brocade?"

Zhao Baozhu didn't want to say it, but everyone was looking at her, and with so many servants following her, she couldn't lie at all.

"…It's me."

"Who would choose to sit by the lake instead of walking on the road?"

Of course it was Zhao Baozhu, but if she told him, wouldn't that mean she was convicted of murdering Zhao Yuanqing? She looked to Concubine Hui for help, "Mother..."

Concubine Hui said, "Queen, you are so aggressive towards my daughter. This is bullying the weak. How shameless!"

"I am shameless? You and your daughter are shameless! Zhao Baozhu, tell me!"

The two quarreled again, and the emperor was annoyed and shouted again, "Okay, stop quarreling!"

He said in a conciliatory way, "Whether it was Rongchang who did it or not, her face is already injured now, and she has learned a lesson. Let's just forget about this matter."

This was clearly a move to protect Zhao Baozhu. Zhao Yuanqing said, "Father, do you know how miserable I felt when I was at the bottom of the lake? I almost thought I was going to die. Zhao Baozhu is your daughter, but I am not? She harmed me, so is that okay?"

The emperor said nothing, but looked at Zhao Yuanqing with his dark eyes. His gaze was deep and unfathomable, and he looked at her as if he was meeting her for the first time.

Zhao Yuanqing was not afraid at all and looked straight at the emperor.

After a long while, the emperor said, "Shanzhen, what do you think we should do?"

"I don't know. I just hope that you, my father, can handle this matter fairly!"

"...Then punish Rongchang by making him copy the Women's Code ten times and deducting three months' salary. For Concubine Hui's poor discipline, deduct one month's salary!"

It wasn't very hurtful, but it was extremely insulting. Concubine Hui said unconvincedly, "Your Majesty!"

The Queen was also dissatisfied, thinking the punishment was too light, and she also shouted, "Your Majesty!"

"Alright! I'm tired, all of you please leave!"

The Queen's side won temporarily and left with Zhao Yuanqing, while Concubine Hui and Zhao Baozhu supported her as she left.

After a long time, the sound of something being thrown was heard from the Taiji Hall.