The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Besides, this bitch Concubine Lan still wants to serve the emperor in the future. Is she worthy of this? She must be disfigured!

Because of Concubine Lan's plea for mercy, Concubine Ye became even more determined to punish her severely.

"If I let Concubine Lan go like this, how can I convince the public in the future?"

"I must teach Concubine Lan a lesson today, so that others will know that I am not someone to be trifled with. Otherwise, anyone can bully me in the future."

"However, considering that Sister Lan Fei has admitted her fault, I will be lenient with her."

After saying this, Concubine Ye signaled Xia He beside her with her eyes, "Catch Concubine Lan, seal her mouth, and slap her face twenty times."

Concubine Lan's personal maid immediately tried to stop them, but was grabbed and dragged aside by the eunuchs from Yikun Palace.

The other concubines were all shocked when they heard this. Twenty slaps in the face is still considered a lenient punishment?

It seems that Concubine Ye is determined to ruin Concubine Lan's face today. They all look at Concubine Lan with sympathy, but they dare not plead for her.

If they were targeted by Concubine Ye for pleading for Concubine Lan, they would be the next to be punished...

Concubine Qi on the side pinched her sleeves nervously. Didn’t she send someone to invite the emperor a long time ago? Why hasn’t he come yet?

Seeing that Xia He was about to attack, she hurriedly spoke to delay, "Your Highness, if these twenty palms continue, Sister Lan Fei will be disfigured. How will you then explain to the Emperor?"

"There's no need for Concubine Qi to worry about this. Seeing how much Concubine Qi cares about Concubine Lan, why don't you help Concubine Lan share half of the burden!"

Concubine Ye looked at Concubine Qi with a sharp gaze. How could she forget about this little bitch? Wasn’t she so arrogant just now with Concubine Lan?

When Concubine Qi saw that Concubine Ye wanted someone to capture her and punish her together, she was frightened and tried to escape.

At this moment, a loud cry came from afar: "The Queen Mother has arrived!"

When Concubine Qi heard the sound, she hurried towards the Queen Mother, wanting to seek her protection.

"You're so flustered, how can you behave like that?" The Queen Mother frowned when she saw Concubine Qi. How could she look like a concubine?

"Please forgive me, Empress Dowager. If I don't run, I will be caught by the Imperial Concubine's men and slapped in the face like Sister Lan Fei..."

Concubine Qi sobbed softly and said, "I am really terrified...I beg the Empress Dowager to make the decision for us..."

"Get up, take me over there and have a look!"

Concubine Qi hurriedly helped the Empress Dowager walk towards the pavilion. No one expected that this incident would even alarm the Empress Dowager, and they hurriedly knelt down to greet her.

The Queen Mother walked to the middle of the pavilion and saw that Concubine Lan's face was red and swollen, and her mouth was sealed. She frowned immediately.

"What's going on? Who did this to Lan Fei? Let her go!"

Lan Fei's personal maid quickly broke free from the eunuch's hands and took the handkerchief out of Lan Fei's mouth.

Lan Fei was finally able to make a sound at this time. Her original soft sobs turned into crying at the top of her lungs, and her tears could not stop falling.

Fortunately, it was the Empress Dowager who came. If Emperor Yong'an had come and seen this scene, he would probably have a headache because of the noise and would have turned around and left.

What he hated most was dealing with the disputes among these women. They would always sob and make noises, which annoyed him.

Only Shen Leyan could make him feel distressed. If he saw Shen Leyan crying, he would want to take his heart out.

So when he heard the palace maid's report, he knew that this situation would occur and directly ordered someone to invite the empress dowager.

It just so happened that the Queen Mother had promised to help Shen Leyan tidy up the harem in advance, and today was a great opportunity that came to her doorstep.

When Concubine Ye saw that the Empress Dowager, who had ignored the affairs of the harem for a long time, suddenly came, she was a little flustered and wanted to explain.

But Concubine Qi spoke first, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, we were just chatting here, but who knew that the Imperial Concubine would suddenly come over, looking like she was going to accuse you."

The implication is that Concubine Ye was looking for trouble and she was the one who started it.

"Sister Lan Fei just said a few fair words, and I don't know which one offended the Imperial Concubine, so she started a fight and slapped Sister Lan Fei in the face."

"Look, Sister Lan Fei's face is swollen now, and there's a huge slap mark. What if it leaves a scar? I'll be in trouble."

"Just now, Sister Lan Fei apologized to the Imperial Concubine and admitted her mistake. She wanted to return to the palace for treatment. I didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine would still refuse to forgive her."

"They also had Sister Lan Fei captured, gagged her so she couldn't make any sound, and then slapped her face twenty times."

"I wanted to plead for her, but the Imperial Concubine threatened to grab me and slap me too!"

"If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's timely arrival, I don't know how much more torture we would have endured from the Imperial Concubine today."

Concubine Qi spoke sincerely, her expression was full of grievance, and her eyes were full of tears.

Concubine Ye was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Concubine Qi and said, "Stop slandering me. When did I ever act like this?"

"It's clearly you who are making up stories about me. You two are deliberately provoking me, and Concubine Lan is even more offensive with your words."

"She committed insubordination first, so I slapped her."

"She still showed no remorse afterward, so I imposed a minor punishment to serve as a warning to others."

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, her eyes sweeping over the few people, and she slowly spoke, "What the Imperial Concubine meant by a slight punishment is to have this servant capture Concubine Lan, seal her mouth, and then slap her?"

Concubine Ye hurriedly bowed and replied, "Please understand, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. I was only angry at the moment and acted like this. It is really Concubine Lan and the others who have gone too far!"

"Although I haven't been involved in the affairs of the harem for a long time, I can't be fooled easily."

The Queen Mother snorted softly, her eyes fixed on the concubines present. "You are all present here, so it is up to you to tell me who is right and who is wrong in this matter."

"If you tell me even a single lie, I will never forgive you."

Everyone was trembling with fear. One of the concubines stepped forward cautiously and said, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, this is indeed as Concubine Qi said."

When someone started speaking, others followed suit.

"We were just chatting here, and the Imperial Concubine suddenly showed up with ill intentions, so Concubine Lan got into an argument with her."

"Although Concubine Lan made a mistake, I don't think her crime is serious enough!"

"Even if the Imperial Concubine has the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, she can't just arbitrarily deal with the concubines like this. This is clearly a vent for personal spite!"

"Yes, and Sister Lan Fei also spoke the truth. It is the Imperial Concubine herself who is not as prudent as others."

At this moment, Concubine Ye also realized the situation of being isolated and helpless, and she was extremely angry.

They were all in the same group, so of course they were all speaking up for Concubine Lan. It was also because Concubine Ye had made too many enemies, which was why no one was speaking up for her now...