If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

After Lingrong left, Meizhuang didn't really care about what she said. She thought it was unnecessary. After all, she was following the emperor's orders to be a housekeeper, so she didn't say anything about her. She thought Lingrong was worrying too much, even though she was doing it for her own good.

That night, Caiyue whispered in her ear that Concubine Hua was so angry that she moved all the chrysanthemums in her palace away.

"I guess she's jealous because she knew that the emperor gave you the chrysanthemums as a reward." Mei Zhuang was a little surprised after hearing Cai Yue's words, and she immediately felt something was wrong.

"Cai Yue, be careful with your words. Never talk about the master, otherwise I won't be able to save you if something happens in the future." She knew that Ling Rong might be right and she would offend Concubine Hua.

Mei Zhuang didn't expect things to happen so quickly. When she got up early in the morning to pay her respects, she ran into a reckless eunuch who splashed water all over her. She had no choice but to go back to the palace to change her clothes and pay her respects again. Mei Zhuang knew she was late, but she didn't expect that Concubine Hua, who was always late for her daily greetings, would arrive early today.

"Oh, Concubine Shen came so early today." The first to attack was Concubine Li, who said in a sarcastic tone.

"I am late in paying my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. Please forgive me." Mei Zhuang glanced at the Queen and paid her respects to the Queen first.

"I'm sorry, it's so thoughtful. It's nothing if it happens once in a while. Please get up." The Queen Mother looked magnanimous but did not help her out. Instead, it caused a huge uproar.

"Thank you, Madam"

"Give me a seat"

"The Empress is indeed compassionate, but her love for Concubine Shen may spoil her and break the rules of the six palaces." Mei Zhuang looked at Concubine Hua, and Concubine Hua was also looking at her. Mei Zhuang knew that Concubine Hua would not let her go easily.

"That's right. I was just joking. From now on, as long as I say I have a real intention, I can pay my respects to the Empress without following the rules." It seems that Concubine Li is laying the groundwork for Mei Zhuang's later punishment.

"Reporting to the Queen, our noble lady was not late on purpose. It was because on the way to pay her respects, her clothes were accidentally soiled by the eunuch, so she had to go back to the palace to change." Caiyue told the Queen the reason.

"Whether it's intentional or unintentional, if it's wrong, it's wrong and you have to take responsibility for it," said Concubine Hua.

Hua Fei's words pushed the matter to a climax. Hua Fei's meaning was very clear: yes, no matter what, you must be punished today.

"Empress, although Concubine Shen made mistakes, she has always served you diligently. Please forgive her this time," Jingpin interrupted, but she didn't expect that it would bring disaster to herself.

"Jingpin is the head of Xianfu Palace. Shen Guiren's mistakes are due to your poor teaching." This time, Hua Fei is determined to kill anyone who stands in her way.

"Let's deal with each matter one by one. How do you think we should deal with this, sister?" asked the queen.

"Noble Lady Shen is arrogant because of her favor and she looks down on the Empress. She should be punished with thirty strokes of the cane." Having said this, Hua Fei deliberately looked at Mei Zhuang and said, "I think the law does not care about human feelings. Considering that this is Noble Lady Shen's first offense, I will fine her two months' salary. Jingpin was also fined two months' salary for poor teaching. What do you think, Your Majesty?" Hua Fei asked the Empress. Everyone knew what Hua Fei meant. She would definitely not let Mei Zhuang go today.

Meizhuang herself was in trouble but she didn't want Jingpin to be implicated by her. "I am guilty and willing to accept the punishment, but this matter has nothing to do with Jingpin, please understand."

"Since Concubine Hua has made the decision for me, I also think that a little restraint will be enough. It will be the end of the year in two months, and it would be inconvenient to stop her salary for two months. Let's just stop it for one month." The Queen's approach not only saved Concubine Hua's face, but also reduced Mei Zhuang's penalty salary by one month, so it was a win-win situation.

"Thank you, Queen. I will keep this in mind and never do it again." Jingpin and Meizhuang thanked the Queen together. They knew that this was the best outcome.

"Everyone, get up!"

"Thank you, Queen"

"You are all tired, go back to the palace." After the case was settled, the queen sent them back.

"I'll take my leave." After Mei Zhuang took her leave, she kept thinking about what Ling Rong had said before.

Zhen Huan and Ling Rong followed behind, "Sister Mei, what happened today..." Zhen Huan didn't finish the rest of the sentence.

"Sister Wan, Sister Mei must be frightened. Let's go to your Suiyuxuan and talk." Ling Rong interrupted Zhen Huan and looked at the two of them. Then the three of them walked towards Suiyuxuan silently.