After they finished talking, it was getting late, so Concubine Shen got up to leave.

Seeing that it was getting late, Concubine Ru did not stop her.

"Then please be careful on the road, sister. Come to Jiahe Palace often when you are free."

"Yes, yes, yes. I'm just afraid that if too many people come, my sister will find me troublesome!" Concubine Shen said as she walked.

After leaving the gate of Jiahe Palace, Cheng'er called out to Concubine Shen.

"Go slowly, noble Shen!"

Concubine Shen looked back and saw that it was Cheng'er. She said calmly, "Okay, I understand. Let's go back."

Cheng Er said, "Thank you very much for helping me out today."

Lady Shen didn't seem to take it to heart, but said hesitantly, "You're welcome. I'm leaving too. You... forget it. Go in now."

Concubine Shen and her maid Zhenzhu disappeared into the night.

Cheng Er turned and walked into Jia He Palace, and saw Zi Han collecting clothes on the drying pole. She remembered that today, Rupin had said behind her back that she was hardworking and would marry her to Brother Xiao Tian in a grand ceremony! Now she was deliberately doing work in the middle of the night to attract the favor of the Empress!

So, without saying anything, he hugged her in his arms, snatched away all the clothes she had just put away, and threw them on the ground!

Zi Han was confused. "What's wrong? Sister Cheng'er?"

Cheng Er said, "What's wrong? You know what's wrong! Aren't you just used to pretending to be pitiful and diligent? The Queen can't see through your little tricks, do you think I can't see through them either?"

Zi Han squatted on the ground, picked up the clothes, and explained, "I didn't, but the weather is cold now. If the clothes are washed during the day and not put into the house in time at night, they will freeze."

Facing Zi Han's explanation, Cheng Er scolded her even more angrily, "You are getting bolder now. You dare to talk back to me, right?"

"What? Do you think that because the Queen likes you now, you are superior to me? Or do you think that in a few years you can leave the palace and marry Brother Xiaotian, and live together forever?"

Zi Han lowered her head and picked up the clothes. Some of them were already stained with dust and had to be washed again. She couldn't help but sigh, "Alas... I really didn't mean that."

Cheng Er grabbed Zi Han's collar tightly, "Why are you sighing? Do you think my current appearance is funny? Are you feeling sorry for me? Hmm? Speak!"

The tug-of-war between the two soon attracted several palace maids to come over and watch, talking about it in a flurry.

Inside the house, Concubine Ru had called Cheng'er several times, but no one answered. When she opened the door, she found a hustle and bustle outside, so she walked over to see what was going on.

It was not until she saw Cheng'er was about to hit Zi Han that Rupin loudly denounced this farce!

Rupin shouted, "Cheng'er, what are you doing? Put your hands down! She is a palace maid like you, how can you hit her?"

Cheng'er felt very humiliated when she was scolded by Concubine Ru in public. After all, in her heart, she had always been superior to these people!

Cheng Er reluctantly put down her raised hand and sneered at Zi Han, "Now that the Queen is scolding me, are you satisfied? You deliberately collected clothes here in the middle of the night to attract my attention, isn't it just for this moment?"

Zi Han looked aggrieved, "I really didn't."

After hearing what Cheng'er said, Rupin was dumbfounded! "Cheng'er, I have tolerated you many times and given you face many times, but this time I have to say that you don't want to do the work yourself, so you don't allow others to do it, right?"

The other palace maids all secretly cast contemptuous glances at Cheng'er. Feeling the gazes of others, Cheng'er felt very embarrassed! Her entire cheeks were burning hot...

"My lady, why can't you see that she is playing the victim?"

Rupin asked back, "In your eyes, hardworking and down-to-earth means playing the victim? What if I hadn't come out today? Cheng'er, I'm warning you in front of everyone today, don't pick on Zihan again!"

Concubine Ru looked at the clothes in Zi Han's arms, which had just been washed and then soiled, and threw them into Cheng'er's arms.

"You have bullied Zi Han several times, both openly and covertly, and I have turned a blind eye to it. But today you really went too far. I will punish you to wash these dirty clothes again!"

After Concubine Ru finished speaking, she turned around and went back to the bedroom.

Cheng Er looked at the clothes in her arms and was horrified. She was a top-ranking palace maid! The queen actually didn't even give her a single bit of face in front of everyone and asked her to wash these things...

Seeing that others were still surrounding her, Cheng'er said, "What are you looking at! Don't you want your eyes anymore? Just go back to your own work!"

At this time, a palace maid said, "The Queen just scolded you in public, and you are still here yelling and yelling! You really think you are a dish~"

The more Cheng'er thought about it, the angrier she became. She threw all her clothes to Zi Han and ran into the hall in one breath.

Rupin was embroidering something. She looked up and saw Cheng'er suddenly came in. She asked, "Have you finished washing so soon? Didn't I tell you to wash it first before..."

Before she finished her words, Cheng'er gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty is bossing me around as soon as you open your mouth. I'm afraid you don't know how the Fourth Prince Xian died!"

After hearing this, Rupin dropped the embroidery in her hand to the ground...

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