Concubine Hua has always been decisive in her work. She was already very upset because Yinzhen favored a newcomer today. No matter who sent her the news, at least she could vent her anger.

She couldn't even wait until the next day, and rushed into Sui Yuxuan with her men that night.

"Greetings to Concubine Hua, our young master is ill..." Jinxi just came out of the main hall and saw the imposing Concubine Hua. She immediately trotted over to pay her respects.

"Who are you?" Hua Fei raised her chin and interrupted her.

"I am Cui Jinxi, the maid in charge of Suiyuxuan."

"Oh? You are Cui Jinxi. I want to ask you, who is the master of the first palace?"

"..." Cui Jinxi paused, feeling uneasy. It seemed that Concubine Hua knew about her dependence on Concubine Wan. Although she felt uneasy, she still had to answer respectfully when facing Concubine Hua's question. "To answer Concubine Hua, I am the main queen in the palace."

"Since you know this, you are breaking the law knowingly. Zhou Ninghai!"

Zhou Ninghai limped out from behind Concubine Hua, "Your servant is here."

Concubine Hua looked at Cui Jinxi as if she were a dead person. "Go, give this unruly servant twenty strokes of the cane. If she's not dead, throw her to the laundry department."

Cui Jinxi closed her eyes. She had always known how cruel Concubine Hua was, but she didn't take it seriously until it happened to her. She just listened to it as a story. Now that she was the person involved, she realized how terrifying Concubine Hua was.

In order to survive, she didn't care about anything else and the most important thing was to plead for mercy.

"Please forgive me, Madam Hua! I know I was wrong!"

Concubine Hua glanced at Zhou Ninghai impatiently. Zhou Ninghai understood and immediately asked the eunuch to cover Cui Jinxi's mouth and take her out.

Sui Yuxuan was not big to begin with, and the noise made by Concubine Hua in the yard was quite loud, so Zhen Huan naturally heard it, but she couldn't hear it clearly through the doors and windows. She only knew that Cui Jinxi had angered Concubine Hua for some reason.

Zhen Huan did not act rashly. After all, her current character was a sickly person, and the bed was her stage. But she was also worried that Concubine Hua might have seen through her pretending to be sick to avoid her favor.

But on second thought, she was indeed sick now, and the medicine Wen Shichu prescribed for her was only slowly taking effect, and she had not yet officially taken the medicine to pretend to be sick. So why did Concubine Hua come here so late?

Zhen Huan analyzed the situation over and over again but couldn't guess the reason. When Concubine Hua broke into the room, she was still in a daze.

When Concubine Hua saw her lying on the big bed in the main hall with a clear conscience, she became extremely furious.

"How dare you! You are such a good Wan Changzai. You were punished for breaking the palace rules yesterday, but you still don't learn your lesson today. What crime should you be punished for?"

Zhen Huan pretended to be sick and was helped off the bed by Huanbi Liuzhu. She knelt down and said, "I don't know how I have offended Empress Hua. I think I have done nothing wrong. Why does Empress Hua embarrass me?"

Hua Fei snorted coldly, "Wan Changzai is so arrogant. I don't even bother to embarrass you, a sick and unloved Changzai. I kindly remind you that you are overstepping the boundaries. How dare a mere seventh-rank Changzai live in the main hall where only the mistress of a palace can live? Where do you get the confidence from? Get out of here right now!"

Only then did Zhen Huan realize that she had really made a mistake. At the same time, she secretly hated Cui Jinxi and Kang Luhai for leading her to move into the main palace.

At that time, Zhen Huan and Cui Jinxi had just known each other for a few days, and they had not been through hardships together, and Zhen Huan did not trust her very much. So she naturally pushed all the faults onto Cui Jinxi and Kang Luhai.

Zhen Huan's door was wide open, and Kang Luhai outside the door could hear the conversation inside the room exactly.

I cursed Zhen Huan and Cui Jinxi eight hundred times in my heart.

The situation at that time was clearly one where both parties were willing to fight and be beaten. Afterwards, he asked Cui Jinxi if there was anything wrong, but Cui Jinxi looked very calm. She also said that the west wing hall was too simple and the emperor would not blame Zhen Huan for living in the main hall.

Although Kang Luhai didn't understand why Cui Jinxi was so confident, he thought that Cui Jinxi had more experience than him and must have her reasons, so he just let it go. However, he never thought that one day he would be implicated.

If I had known this earlier, I would have followed Concubine Yue to Chuxiu Palace!

Concubine Hua didn't believe that it was all Cui Jinxi and Kang Luhai's fault. Or, even if it was all their fault, since she, Concubine Hua, was here, it must be Zhen Huan's fault.

If you are wrong, you must be punished.

So under Hua Fei's order, Zhen Huan moved to the East Side Hall where Wen Yuan had previously lived. Cui Jinxi was given ten more boards on top of the twenty, and Kang Luhai also received ten boards.

Although Zhen Huan reported being sick, she still had to be punished, so she had to repeat the palace rules thirty more times. Now Zhen Huan owed a total of sixty palace rules.

Concubine Hua felt that this was not enough. She thought that Zhen Huan was still too comfortable in her position as a concubine.

However, the status of the concubines still has to be decided by Yinzhen and the Queen. Although she has the right to assist in managing the six palaces, she can only make suggestions in this regard. So she can only put it aside for the time being and decide to force the Queen to demote her when she pays respects tomorrow!

After showing off her power, Concubine Hua felt much better and slept much more soundly when she returned home.

But the night was not so peaceful for other people. Concubine Hua had made such a big fuss that anyone with some connections heard the news of how she dealt with Zhen Huan. They all wanted to know how Zhen Huan had fallen into Concubine Hua's hands.

Zhen Huan in the Sui Yu Xuan, even though she knew she was wrong, hated Concubine Hua and the person who tipped her off. She thought back to when Zhou Ninghai from the Yikun Palace came to give her a reward before the audience, she didn't show anything unusual, so she must have not noticed. If she had noticed earlier, the matter would have become a big deal, like today.

Although Jianqiu of Jingren Palace also presented rewards, she did not enter the main hall, so she probably didn't know about it.

Wen Yuan, who used to live in the east side hall, had no objection when she moved into the main hall.

Suddenly, Zhen Huan remembered that Huichun from Jingren Palace came this afternoon.

Could it be Huichun?

Zhen Huan did not jump to conclusions, but she secretly took note of it.

Unlike the restless others, Wen Yuan, the instigator, was sleeping soundly.

The next day, when paying respects to the emperor in Jingren Palace, Concubine Qi was the first to talk about the matter.

"Could it be that Concubine Hua couldn't sleep alone last night, so she took it out on a sickly person?"

Concubine Hua never showed any mercy when confronting Concubine Qi. "I am here to assist the six palaces under the order of the Emperor. Last night I heard that someone violated the palace rules, so I went to punish that person. Does Concubine Qi have any objection?"

Concubine Qi snorted, "Everyone knows that Concubine Wan reported illness yesterday and has been staying in Suiyuxuan since then. How has this violated the palace rules? Why don't you, Concubine Hua, help me solve this puzzle?"

After the audience, the concubines who did not sleep with the emperor did not need to pay their respects, so the only newcomer who came to Jingren Palace to pay their respects was Noble Lady Fucha. Otherwise, if Shen Meizhuang was here, she would definitely defend her Huan'er.

Concubine Hua chuckled, "Since Concubine Qi is curious, then I will tell you something. Concubine Wan did not abide by the palace rules and lived in the main palace as a concubine. She also secretly took in the head aunt of Sui Yuxuan. Concubine Qi, do you think she should be punished?"

Concubine Qi's eyes widened, and she didn't care about arguing with Concubine Hua anymore. She asked hurriedly, "Are you serious? Is she really that bold?"

Concubine Hua rolled her eyes. "Why would I lie? The servants at Suiyuxuan saw it. Besides, didn't Huichun, who was beside the Queen, also go to Suiyuxuan yesterday? Could it be that someone as experienced as Huichun didn't notice it?"

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