The Rebirth of Li Fei: The Strongest Palace Fighting System

It's really unusual for Zhen Huan to join me in bowing to Xia Dongchun:

"Greetings to Consort Xia."

Xia Dongchun felt that both Zhen Huan and I were below her in rank, so she ignored us and turned her attention to Shen Meiyu.

However, even for Shen Meizhuang, a noble lady, he did not follow the palace rules to pay his respects, which was really surprising.

After she ridiculed Shen Meizhuang, Zhen Huan could no longer contain herself and wanted to step forward to reason with her.

Shen Meizhuang pulled her back, but Xia Dongchun continued to mock Zhen Huan:

"I heard that you've been demoted from the rank of Changzai to Yingying before you even entered the palace... hehe... this is the first time I've heard of this. Someone was demoted while staying at their mother's house. This is truly the first case since the founding of the Qing Dynasty!"

She has offended everyone within a few days of entering the palace. How could there be such a stupid person in the world, and yet she was given the title of a concubine, always making people laugh here!

Zhen Huan's face turned red and white, but I thought it looked very beautiful.

"What Concubine Xia said is absolutely right. My sister was demoted to a concubine. It must be because I did something inappropriate. The Emperor and the Empress demoted me as a warning to others. So, Concubine Xia, please learn from the past and be cautious in your words and actions."

Zhen Huan had lost half of her former arrogance and wanted to go up and reason with her, but she also did not forget the rules and spoke respectfully to Xia Dongchun.

"I am a regular here, and it is your turn as a mere concubine to lecture me?"

After saying that, Xia Dongchun was about to raise her hand to hit Zhen Huan.

I grabbed Xia Dongchun's hand at once.

Zhen Huan, it's my turn to protect you this time:

"She is a concubine like you, how could you hit her?"

Xia Dongchun naturally looked down on me as a fellow promiser and wanted to hit me too. However, at this moment, he was stopped by another hand, and that person was Zhou Ninghai.

Concubine Hua is here.

Xia Dongchun immediately lost half of her momentum and said timidly that she wanted to teach Zhen Huan and me a lesson.

Hua Fei's tone revealed unquestionable majesty, and she said sarcastically:

"Are the Queen and her gone? The maple leaves don't seem red enough this year. Then let's enjoy the summer's everlasting red."

"A hundred slashes?" Xia Dongchun looked horrified and quickly turned to look at me.

I guess she remembered what I said to her a few days ago.

Zhou Ninghai then explained that a hundred lashes of scarlet blood was a cruel punishment in the palace. Before he finished speaking, Xia Dongchun collapsed to the ground in fear.

"Empress Hua, please spare me! Empress Hua, I will never dare to do that again. Please spare me!"

"The Queen is here!"

Zhou Ninghai was just about to take Xia Dongchun to the Ministry of Punishment when he was interrupted.

"May the Empress be blessed with good health!"

Everyone, including Concubine Hua, knelt down and saluted.

There was a hint of displeasure between the Queen's brows:

"What are you guys making such a fuss about here?"

Before the Queen asked everyone to stand up, Concubine Hua stood up on her own, clearly challenging the Queen's authority:

"I was just about to deal with this ignorant Concubine Xia, but unexpectedly disturbed the Empress."

At this moment, Xia Dongchun seemed to have found a life-saving straw and knelt down at the Queen's feet:

"Empress, please save me! Concubine Hua wants to give me a hundred strokes of the cane... Please, please save me!"

The Queen's eyes passed over Xia Dongchun, then turned to Concubine Hua, with a tone of reproach and criticism:

"Sister Hua Fei's punishment seems too harsh. Although Concubine Xia did something wrong, she is from the same military family. Your harsh punishment will inevitably make people think that you can't tolerate her."

Hua Fei raised a cold smile and retorted:

"Your Majesty, this is wrong. The rules of the harem cannot be abolished. If everyone is as unruly as Concubine Xia, how can the harem be managed? It will also make people think that the empress is not managing the harem properly."

"Sister Hua Fei has a point, but rules are rules, and punishments should be measured. Concubine Xia is new and doesn't understand the palace rules yet. We should give her a light punishment but a heavy warning, and give her a chance to reform."

"Reform yourself? If everyone uses this as an excuse, then wouldn't the harem become a place of child's play? I believe that at least sixty strokes of the cane are enough to serve as a punishment."

"Forget it. If sixty strokes of the cane are too severe, then let's just do thirty. But my sister, you must also remember that matters in the harem must be based on the overall situation and not lose your composure because of a momentary anger."

"I obey your command. I will remember the Empress's teachings and do my best to maintain the peace of the harem."

"This concubine has just entered the palace and is already disrespectful. If I don't do anything about it, won't everyone else follow suit? Wouldn't I be failing in my duty as the assistant to the six palaces?"

"Why not give him thirty strokes of the cane as a punishment?"

"Zhou Ninghai, drag him away and give him thirty strokes of the cane at the Ministry of Punishment!"