I am favored by the tyrant, so what if I am vicious?

With a loud bang, the whole palace banquet exploded.

Yu Changzai had barely time to react when she was slapped several times on the cheek.

She cried out in pain and dodged quickly.

Unexpectedly, her arms were clamped by two palace maids...Qiao'er's slaps continued to fall like raindrops.

Qiao'er seemed to have gained experience in fighting, and he became more and more energetic as he fought.

The blow was so powerful that it drew blood from the corner of Yu Changzai's mouth in just a few hits.

Yu Changzai's eyes were filled with fear, and she quickly asked for help from the queen who was sitting in the first seat.

"Empress, please save me."

Zhou Shiya frowned and looked at Zhou Lingge, who arrived last but had a high profile.

She couldn't help but be slightly dazed, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Zhou Lingge was seen wearing a rose-red palace dress with lilies embroidered with gold thread. The petals were layered and gorgeous; the stamens were dotted with pearls, crystal clear and sparkling.

She was wearing a light purple gauze with butterflies embroidered with silver thread, their wings light and lifelike. Her hair was in a flying cloud bun, and she wore a jade hairpin carved with a white magnolia, with a round, bright pearl embedded in the center of the flower, which sparkled in the candlelight.

Her delicate ears were adorned with a pair of flawless, white jade earrings, as smooth and smooth as jade, and around her neck hung a necklace of vibrant, crystal-clear red coral.

She wore a pair of jade bracelets on her hands, which were emerald green, transparent, and moist. She looked so beautiful that people could not help but fall in love with her.

Noble... graceful, gorgeous, it seems that all the words piled on her are not enough to describe her beauty.

Zhou Shiya couldn't help but gasp.

She clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth in jealousy, and her eyes turned bloodshot as she looked at Zhou Lingge.

All the concubines present were speechless and stared at Zhou Lingge in shock.

Beautiful, so beautiful!

Not to mention the men, even they couldn't take their eyes off it.

The whole place was filled with concubines, but no one spoke. Countless eyes were fixed on Zhou Lingge... It was as if as soon as she appeared, all the others were overshadowed and became mere foils.

In this silent atmosphere, the sound of Qiao'er slapping Yu Changzai seemed so deafening.

Many ministers' families were also invited to this palace banquet.

A screen was placed in the middle, separating the male and female seats. The male guests on the right were almost all there, and the female guests on the left...except Zhou Lingge, were also seated neatly.

The concubines sat closer to the front, while the female relatives from the capital were arranged closer to the back.

Today is the Queen's birthday banquet, so Mrs. Zhou is also sitting among the female guests.

When she saw everyone and Zhou Lingge's eyes full of amazement, Mrs. Zhou gnashed her teeth in hatred.

The handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces.

She stared at Zhou Lingge's face intently, cursing softly, "What a vixen."

"Little bitch."

The trusted confidant, Nanny Chen, quickly whispered a reminder: "Madam, please be careful with your words. She is now the Concubine Jia."

Mrs. Zhou's eyes were filled with anger: "If I had known that she could seduce men like this, I should have killed her."

Now, it has become a serious concern for her daughter.

The female relatives couldn't help but whisper about Zhou Lingge.

"I heard she's the Empress's concubine sister, Minister Zhou's sixth daughter. She used to be of low status, suffering much hardship... but now she's climbed onto His Majesty's dragon bed, leaped aloft and transformed into a phoenix, becoming the Consort Jia of the Great Jin."

"Tsk tsk... I guess Madam Zhou and the Queen are going to be mad, right?"

"The Queen shouldn't be that bad. I heard that she personally helped Concubine Jia climb onto His Majesty's bed. They said she was pregnant in order to consolidate his favor and strengthen the Zhou family's position."

"I wonder what the Queen was thinking when she let such a seductress into the palace... This Concubine Jia is quite arrogant... She dared to order someone to slap the concubines right away?"

"Shh... stop talking nonsense, or you'll be punished by Concubine Jia. Didn't you see she's teaching Concubine Yu a lesson? She's so arrogant. The Concubine can beat her whenever she wants. Isn't she afraid that she'll become too arrogant and annoy His Majesty?"

"You don't know this, do you? His Majesty is very fond of her right now. I heard that even when Concubine Liu was pregnant, she couldn't defeat Concubine Jia. Not only did her maidservant's face get bruised, but she was also demoted because of it."

"In just half a month, she was successfully appointed a concubine... She has the capital to be arrogant and presumptuous, but judging by her high-profile and vicious style, her favor will probably only last for a short time. Once His Majesty tires of her, she will be finished."

For a moment, everyone at the banquet was talking about Zhou Lingge.

But they only dared to whisper.

Zhou Shiya frowned and looked at Zhou Lingge, sighing and scolding, "Empress Jia... Concubine Yu just said something unpleasant, so you can just scold her a few times. How could you let a servant slap her in public?"

"She is your Majesty's concubine... How can she survive in the harem after being slapped in the face like this?"

Zhou Lingge was supported by Jin Xin, and walked towards Zhou Shiya step by step with a lazy and graceful posture.

Although her attitude was very high-profile, her voice was indeed soft and weak: "Yu Changzai was disrespectful and insulted me in public. As a concubine, I naturally have the right to teach her a lesson and let her know the consequences of offending me. Sister... I don't think I did anything wrong. If you continue to favor Yu Changzai and plead for her... then I have reason to suspect that the reason Yu Changzai was so disrespectful to me was all because of your instructions..."

Zhou Shiya's face darkened and her eyes were full of anger.

She never thought that Zhou Lingge would falsely accuse her in public like this.

She immediately laughed in anger: "Empress Jia...be careful with your words. I just don't want you to be too high-profile, so as not to offend the wrong people. The guests are all watching us. Please restrain yourself a little and respect the royal family's dignity."

Zhou Lingge opened her big, innocent eyes and looked at Zhou Shiya with a watery look.

Although she looked innocent and aggrieved, her words were actually quite piercing: "I am trying to be considerate of the royal family's dignity, but... I often insult her in public, and the insults are so harsh. If I pretend not to know and don't punish her severely, wouldn't people think I'm a soft persimmon that can be bullied at any time?"

"A mere maid dares to insult a high-ranking concubine... Sister, I want to ask you, is this the rule of the harem? Today, she has the guts to insult me, tomorrow she will have the guts to insult you, and Your Majesty... Sister, without rules, there will be no order... If you continue to indulge her like this, this harem will sooner or later be in chaos."

Zhou Shiya was speechless for a moment.

She didn't expect that Zhou Lingge would be so eloquent and his rebuttal was so well-reasoned.

Immediately, the female relatives echoed, "What Concubine Jia said is true. A mere maid dares to insult a high-ranking concubine... It's really unruly. Slapping her twenty times... is just a small punishment."