Fucha Langya praised: "This Yaohuang has always been known as the king of all flowers. The weather in the north is cold, and it is rare to be able to grow Yaohuang in this season."

Fucha Chuying looked at Ruyi's clothes and wondered, "The pale yellow flowers embroidered on Concubine Xian's clothes look more like the Yaohuang peony."

Ruyi glanced down at the cheongsam, then raised her eyes with disdain at Fucha Langya, and said calmly, "This dress was just delivered by the Imperial Household Department yesterday. I saw that the color was unique, so I put it on, without paying attention to whether it had the Yaohuang peony pattern."

Jingqin snorted coldly, "Empress Xian is always paying attention to this and that. If something is wrong, it's wrong. You always use this as an excuse and refuse to repent. You are just like the commoner Hai. You two are indeed good sisters."

Fu Cha Chu Ying also remembered that Hai Lan tripped Yong Huang, and like Concubine Xian, she refused to admit her mistake and just said that it was not intentional.

New hatred and old grudges, Fu Cha Chu Ying sneered: "Who knows if it's really unintentional or just a pretense? Usually, you, Concubine Xian, don't take the initiative to come to the Empress, but now you put on this dress and come here, do you think we are all fools?

Everyone knows that the Yaohuang peony is the king of flowers, and only the Empress is worthy of using it. Since you said it was unintentional, then you can apologize and go back to cut off your clothes and not wear them anymore. I think the Empress won't mind.

Ruyi challenged, "Of course, the Empress won't care. After all, the queen of flowers and the master of the harem lies in the heart of the people. Empress, when I return to the palace, I will take off this dress and send it to Changchun Palace. It's up to you to decide."

Fu Cha Langya was so angry at Ruyi's smug look that she was fuming, but she couldn't care less and had to grit her teeth and endure it.

Jingqin sneered and looked directly at Suxin and Huanian. Suxin and Huanian understood and stepped forward to hold Ruyi. Jingqin directly started to strip her clothes.

Ruyi struggled and shouted, "Jingqin! I am your stepmother!"

Jingqin said sarcastically, "How come everyone is saying that she is my concubine's mother? You say so too, and so does Commoner Hai. You two are really a nest of snakes and rats."

Ruyi struggled frantically, but Jingqin was not someone to be trifled with. She tore a large piece of Ruyi's outer robe, exposing her inner lining.

Ruyi was stunned by Jingqin's strength. Jingqin threw a large piece of cloth on the ground, picked up the arrow that was thrown aside, and threw it hard. The arrow stuck in the cloth.

Ruyi was stunned and dared not struggle.

Jingqin smiled and asked, "Empress Xian, do you want to go back wearing this tattered dress, or do you want to change clothes for me?"

Ruyi was stunned and said dumbly, "I will change my clothes right now."

Fu Cha Chu Ying was also shocked by Jing Qin's fighting power, and did not dare to instigate her anymore, for fear that Jing Qin would take advantage of the situation and kill her.

Jingqin smiled and said, "That's good, Suxin, take Concubine Xian to change her clothes. The Empress Dowager's clothes are not suitable for you, Concubine Xian. It just so happens that a few days ago, the Empress Dowager asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a spring dress for Grandmother, and it hasn't been sent out yet. You can wear it."

Ruyi wanted to refute, but seeing the arrow already stuck in the floor, she held back and said aggrievedly, "Yes."

Fu Cha Langya said nothing and drank the tea in her hand silently.

Wei Yanwan was stopped at the door and did not hear Concubine Xian's ridicule of the Queen at all. Seeing Ruyi chatting with the Queen for so long, Wei Yanwan thought that Ruyi and the Queen were good friends.

Ruyi came out wearing a pink satin gown embroidered with peach branches and butterflies. Jingqin looked Ruyi up and down and said, "That's more appropriate."

Ruyi felt very aggrieved when she heard this, and she bowed angrily and left.

After seeing the farce of Ruyi being frightened, Fu Cha Chu Ying hurriedly left. The fire at the city gate affected innocent people. If she didn't run away, what if she became a punching bag?

Fucha Langya saw Ruyi go out and had no interest in admiring the flowers. She said in a deep voice, "Come here, take this pot of flowers away."

Wei Yanwan was so scared that she hurried forward, lowered her head, held the flowers and walked out carefully.

At this moment, Zhao Yita rushed in hurriedly and knocked Wei Yanwan down. The flowerpot in his hand fell to the ground with a loud noise.

Fucha Langya frowned: "What's going on?"

Zhao Yitai was afraid of being blamed by the Queen, so he stepped forward and grabbed Wei Yanwan by the collar and was about to slap her. Jingqin couldn't help it and stepped forward and kicked Zhao Yitai.

Zhao Yitai quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Princess, please spare my life, Princess, please spare my life. It's all because of this slut's blindness!"

Wei Yanwan was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. It was my carelessness that angered Your Majesty. I will never do that again!"

Jingqin kicked Zhao Yitai again and shouted angrily, "Zhao Yitai, do you think I'm blind? If you hadn't rushed in, how could this maid not have been able to hold the flowerpot steady? You dare to lie and shirk responsibility in front of the master? As a punishment, you will slap yourself ten times!"

Zhao Yitai was so frightened that he started slapping himself, leaving red palm prints on both cheeks.

Jingqin: "Alright, Lianxin, give Zhao Yitai a box of medicine for his wounds. Get out of here, and don't let me see you again today!"

Zhao Yitai: "Yes, yes."

Wei Yanwan was so frightened that she quickly said, "Her Majesty the Queen, please spare me, Princess, please spare me! This is my first time here with Her Majesty the Concubine Xian, and I don't know the rules!"

Wei Yanwan mentioned Ruyi, hoping to plead for mercy, but she didn't know that Ruyi had angered Fucha Langya. Now Ruyi patted her butt and left, but Wei Yanwan couldn't leave.

Jingqin was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she just regretted not slapping Ruyi twice more.

Fu Cha Langya turned around and asked, "Wait! Who did you say you came here with?"

Wei Yanwan said thankfully, "It's Empress Xian."

Fucha Langya was puzzled: "Empress Xian?"

Wei Yanwan wanted to continue praising Ruyi and ask the Queen to let her go: "Empress Xian's temper..."

Jingqin: "Alright, why bother explaining so much? It's just a side trip."

Fucha Langya was a little confused. Why was Jingqin so angry today? Like a firecracker.

Fucha Langya looked at Wei Yanwan carefully for a moment and said, "Raise your head."

Wei Yanwan looked up in shock.

Fu Cha Langya was surprised and said, "Jingqin, look carefully, she seems a bit like..."

Jingqin was getting angrier and angrier. She wanted to say, "Looks like Ruyi?" But how did she look like Ruyi? Why didn't she see that?

Fucha Langya said gently, "She looks a bit like you. Never mind, she's just a potted flower. Go away."

Wei Yanwan: "Thank you, Queen! Thank you, Queen!"

Jingqin's words to refute were stuck in her throat. She stepped forward and looked at him carefully. "It does look a bit like me. What's your name? What does your family do?"

Wei Yanwan said respectfully, "I am Wei Yanwan, your servant. My father was once Wei Qingtai, the internal supervisor of the Han army bannermen of the Plain Yellow Banner."

Jingqin's heart finally died. It was indeed Wei Yanwan. There were actually two Wei Yanwans in this world?

Jingqin smiled and said, "Graceful like the moon, gentle like spring. It's a good name."

Wei Yanwan: "The Emperor has also said this to me, but unfortunately I didn't understand."

Fu Cha Langya was surprised and asked, "Your Majesty? Aren't you a maid in the flower room? How could you have met the Emperor?"

Wei Yanwan: "I once worked in the Zhongcui Palace and was appreciated by Concubine Chun. I served the Third Prince and met the Emperor twice."

Jingqin hadn't expected Wei Yanwan to visit Zhongcui Palace again. She asked, "Since you're favored by Concubine Chun, why were you sent to the Flower Room?"

Wei Yanwan smiled bitterly and said, "Empress Chun said that I, the Third Prince, and the Emperor are incompatible, so she forbade me to serve in Zhongcui Palace and sent me to the Flower Room instead."

Fucha Langya and Jingqin looked at each other.

Jingqin ordered, "Suxin, go and ask Concubine Chun to come over. Xiaoshunzi, go to the Yangxin Palace and ask the Emperor to come over."

Wei Yanwan, are you willing to explain things to Concubine Chun in front of the Emperor? If you are innocent, you will be my maid after this matter is over."

For Wei Yanwan, this was a heaven-sent surprise. How could she not agree? She quickly bowed and said, "I am willing. Thank you, Princess!"

Fucha Langya didn't understand why Jingqin would alarm the emperor over such a small matter. Langya didn't stop her. Jingqin was a big shot, but she also knew her limits.

Half an hour passed

Hongli and Su Lujun arrived at Changchun Palace one after another.

Hongli was still confused and asked, "Empress, why did you call me here in such a hurry?"

Su Lujun was also a little scared, so she forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, did you call me here for some instruction?"

Fucha Langya said gently, "The reason I called His Majesty, the good Concubine Chun, here today is to discuss something. Wei Yanwan, come here."

Wei Yanwan: "Your servant Wei Yanwan greets His Majesty and Concubine Chun."

Hongli had obviously forgotten who Wei Yanwan was.

Su Lujun was surprised and asked, "Wei Yanwan? Why is it you? Shouldn't you be in the greenhouse?"

Jingqin explained, "Father Emperor, today Concubine Xian suddenly came to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager, and she brought this palace maid with her. Seeing how clever she was, I wanted to keep her.

But she said she once worked in Concubine Chun's palace, and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory determined that she would bring disaster upon the Emperor and the Third Prince, which is why she went to the Flower House. I'd like to ask Concubine Chun, is this true?

Hongli was also a little confused. He didn't even know this palace maid, so how could she say she was unlucky for him? He asked, "Concubine Chun, is what Jingqin said true? When did this palace maid become unlucky for me? I haven't even seen her. Who in the Imperial Observatory said this?"

Wei Yanwan was disheartened to see that Hongli had forgotten her. At that time, she was complacent and thought that the emperor had taken a fancy to her, but she didn't expect that she was just being wishful thinking.

Su Lujun did not dare to lie to the emperor in front of Hongli, and cried out, "Your Majesty, please understand. Wei Yanwan has seen Your Majesty twice in your concubine's palace before, and one of those times was seen by Hai...Hai Shuren.

"Hai Shu Ren said that Wei Yanwan seduced the Emperor and told me not to keep her. She also thought of a way for me to transfer Wei Yanwan away by using the Imperial Observatory incident."

Wei Yanwan was stunned to see Su Lujun putting all the blame on Hai Lan and her. She knelt down and explained, "Your Majesty, please understand. I never intended to seduce you. Otherwise, how could you not even know my name?"

Su Lujun retorted, "Commoner Hai said he saw you seducing the emperor in the imperial garden."

Wei Yanwan explained, "Your Majesty and Empress, please understand. Your Majesty was only worried about the Third Prince, so he stopped me and asked me questions. How could I not answer when Your Majesty asks me questions? If I had said a few words to Your Majesty, I would have been considered a seducer. I have nothing to say and I am willing to accept the punishment."

Fucha Langya also frowned and said, "Why is Hailan getting involved in this?"

Su Lujun looked at Wei Yanwan, lowered her head and whispered, "Mr. Hai said that Wei Yanwan looks like Concubine Xian."

Hongli/Langya: "Empress Xian?!"

The emperor and the empress's minds were spinning wildly. Why were they the two of them again? How many things had they done behind the scenes?

Jingqin wondered, "Why is Concubine Xian always so troublesome? First, she offended the Empress Dowager by wearing a Yaohuang peony dress, and then she left Wei Yanwan, who looks just like her, here..."

Wei Yanwan was struck by lightning. She thought that Empress Xian brought her to Changchun Palace out of kindness, but she actually came here wearing Yaohuang Peony to contradict the Queen?

No wonder the Queen was so angry. As soon as she mentioned Concubine Xian, she was interrupted by the eldest princess. Did Concubine Xian keep her here so that she could vent her anger on the Queen?

What Wei Yanwan thought of was naturally what Hongli and Fucha Langya thought of as well. Hongli thought even more: What if Hailan and Ruyi were colluding? First, they deliberately transferred Wei Yanwan, who looked similar to Ruyi, and then brought Wei Yanwan to the Queen after Ruyi came out, and then used the Queen's hand to get rid of her...

What a vicious scheme! He didn't do anything, did he? Why would Ruyi be wary of him like a thief? She couldn't help but get jealous when he chatted with a little palace maid. No wonder she targeted Concubine Zhe and Concubine Chun!

Fucha Langya also realized that she was almost used as a gun by Ruyi, and felt annoyed.

Jingqin looked left and right and commented, "Empress Xian and Commoner Hai must be old and blurry. How are Empress Xian and Wei Yanwan alike?"

Su Lujun also echoed: "I also think it's not like that, but Hai Shuren has been insisting, so I can't refute it."

Jingqin asked, "Wei Yanwan, what rank were you as a maid in Concubine Chun's palace? What did you do? I can arrange a job for you."

Wei Yanwan: "I used to be the head maidservant beside the Third Prince, responsible for escorting him to his study and supervising his schoolwork."

Hongli thought of something, frowned, and asked, "Xia Zhou, do you know him?"

Wei Yanwan nodded and said, "I know her. She is the second-class maidservant beside the Third Prince."

Chunpin's eyes widened and she asked excitedly, "How did you know her?"

Wei Yanwan was frightened and replied, "Xia Zhou always wants to enter the Third Prince's study. I'm afraid she has other intentions, so I won't let her in. So she comes to talk to me every day to get close to me."

Hongli said coldly, "Did you let her in?"

Wei Yanwan waved her hand and explained, "Absolutely not. Aunt Kexin repeatedly warned me not to let anyone into the study. I and another senior palace maid guarded it every day and absolutely did not let Xia Zhou into the study even once."

Concubine Chun knelt on the ground with a pale face. What had she done? She actually listened to Hai Lan's words and drove away the loyal palace maid, promoted Hai Lan's spy, and harmed Yong Zhang...

Concubine Chun couldn't bear it and fainted.

Fu Cha Langya quickly ordered people to help Su Lujun go to the side hall to rest first. Hongli did not ask any more questions for fear of irritating Su Lujun. He also wondered why Hai Lan did not harm Yonglian and Yonghuang, but Yong Zhang. Now he understood that it was Su Lujun herself who was stupid and let the wolf into the house.

Hongli agreed to Jingqin's request and let Wei Yanwan go to Jingqin to be the head maid. Then he turned his face and left without a trace, without even looking at Su Lujun lying on the bed, and went straight back to the Yangxin Palace.

Yangxindian

Hongli was also very annoyed by this incident. When Li Yu was secretly talking about how Jingqin and the Queen were too harsh on Concubine Xian, Hongli could not bear it anymore and glared at Li Yu.

Hongli said coldly, "Go down and receive twenty strokes of the cane. You won't have to work for the next few days."

Li Yu was so scared that he fell to his knees and was dragged away.

Hongli glanced at Wang Qin, who understood and stepped forward to finish the book and tell the whole story.

After hearing this, Hongli came to the conclusion that Ruyi was arrogant and wanted to show off in front of the queen, and even brought a scapegoat with her. Unexpectedly, Jingqin saw through her tricks and punished Ruyi. She deserved it. He didn't want to care at all.

Not only did Hongli not care, he didn't even want to turn over Ruyi's card for a month. Wang Qin's description was so vivid that when he looked at Ruyi's face, he couldn't help but think of her smug expression. As soon as he thought about it, he lost the mood to talk to Ruyi.

Ruyi failed to gain anything and lost the favor again.

(I don’t know if you have noticed that Jingqin has been secretly helping Wei Yanwan with the Q process)

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