Su Xin had no choice but to go back to the Yanxi Palace with Xiao Lan.

When Concubine Shen saw the two of them leave, she also left quietly.

In the Yanxi Palace

Su Xin was glamorous when she left, but when she came back she was covered in dust and tattered clothes, with a few strands of her hair loose. As soon as she entered the room, she happened to meet Ying'er, the maid of Concubine Qing.

When Ying'er saw Suxin's expression, her eyes lit up, and she said, "This servant greets the official lady."

Su Xin felt very embarrassed when she was seen like this, so she responded indifferently and hurried back to her bedroom.

Ying'er looked at Suxin's flustered back and couldn't help but covering her mouth and laughing. She hurried into the house and reported to Concubine Qing what she had seen and heard.

"Empress, Empress!" Ying'er shouted excitedly as she entered the door.

Concubine Qing looked at Ying'er in confusion. "What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

Ying'er walked into the room, looked around to see if there was anyone outside, quickly closed the door, and then slowly said, "I just saw the official girl!"

"We live under the same roof, so what's so strange about seeing her?" asked Concubine Qing with a frown.

Ying'er smiled and said, "No, madam, I saw the official girl dressed up brightly and beautifully and went out early in the morning. She was dressed like a high-ranking concubine!"

Concubine Qing sneered, "He's going to show off again."

Ying'er continued, "Just now the court lady came back. Your Majesty, you didn't know that not only her hair was loose and a few strands had fallen off, but even her clothes were torn! And the shiny hairpin on her head was gone!"

After hearing this, Concubine Qing was puzzled. "How could this happen? Could it be that she fell down?"

"No way, your Majesty, your hair wouldn't be all scattered after falling down. You can tell at a glance that someone pulled it..." Ying'er said in a low voice.

It was obvious that someone had pulled that trick. After hearing these words, Concubine Qing instantly thought of Concubine Lan. After all, in the palace, only Concubine Lan, with her arrogant and domineering personality, would do such a thing.

"Your Majesty, the faces of the official lady and Xiaolan are all red and swollen, as if they had been beaten..." Ying'er said.

Concubine Qing sighed, "That's really cruel. Not only did he slap her, he also pulled her hair out and tore her clothes. How could there be such a jealous person in the harem?"

Ying'er said firmly, "Your Majesty, it must have been Concubine Lan who did it. The Queen wouldn't do this. Apart from her, no one else would dare to do this!"

Concubine Qing made a silencing gesture to Ying'er, "Shh, be careful with your mouth!"

After hearing this, Ying'er quickly closed her mouth.

Concubine Qing said, "We have nothing to do, so we can find a chance to find out whether the official girl and Concubine Lan went together today?"

Ying'er nodded, "Yes, Madam."

Side Hall

Suxin and Xiaolan were both applying hot eggs to their faces.

While applying the ointment, Su Xin complained in pain, "Ah, it hurts so much! This damn Concubine Lan was so cruel! I will curse her to die a miserable death!"

Xiaolan also complained, "Yes, my lady, Concubine Lan is so hateful! She has absolute power in the harem and doesn't even treat us as human beings."

Su Xin said angrily, "She's waiting. I must make her pay for this!"

"But we are insignificant and our influence is not felt. Who would offend Concubine Lan for us..." Xiaolan's words undoubtedly poured cold water on Suxin.

Su Xin was full of confidence just now, but she wilted in an instant. She originally wanted to tell the emperor and let him uphold justice.

But Xiaolan's words reminded Suxin that Concubine Lan's father was the governor-general of the grain transport system, and she gave birth to the third prince, whom the emperor favored, and the lovely fourth princess. Compared to herself, she was born a maid, no one in her family worked in the court, and she had no children. How could the emperor favor her?

"What can I do? Am I going to endure Concubine Lan's humiliation in vain?!" Su Xin raised her voice angrily and flicked the cup on the table to the ground.

After hearing this, Concubine Qing and Ying'er outside the door looked at each other knowingly.

Concubine Qing cleared her throat and said deliberately, "Ying'er, please accompany me to Fenghua Palace. Since the end of the New Year, the palace has exempted the morning and evening visits. I haven't seen the Queen for a while, and I have a lot to say to her."

Ying'er understood and said, "Okay, Madam, I will go with you."

After the two of them finished talking, they walked out.

Just as Su Xin picked up the cushion on the couch and was about to throw it down with the other person, she heard Qingpin's words, with the cushion still in her hand raised in the air.

Su Xin slapped her forehead and said, "Yes, I can go find the Queen! Concubine Lan is so arrogant and wanton, and the Queen and the Queen have been at odds for a long time. If I tell the Queen, she will definitely take this opportunity to punish Concubine Lan!"

Xiaolan also agreed, "Yes, Madam, we can go tell the Queen!"

Su Xin sat down in front of the dressing table, looked at herself in the bronze mirror and said, "Wait for me to apply some compresses on my face to make it look less swollen, so that the servants won't see it and make fun of me!"

Xiaolan had no choice but to wait aside.

Xiaolan, who was bored, suddenly thought of something and said, "My queen, my queen! Stop it!"

Su Xin stopped and looked at her suspiciously. "Do I have to go to Fenghua Palace like this? What if the servants see us? What will I do as the master?"

Xiaolan said, "Your Majesty, we are going to Fenghua Palace to complain to the Queen. The more miserable we are, the more convincing we will be! Everyone along the way has seen it, and the Queen will not be partial to anyone!"

After listening to Xiaolan's words, Suxin felt that it made sense.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that!" After saying that, he immediately put down the egg.

Su Xin said righteously, "I think my hair is still not messy enough. I'm going to pull some more of it down and tear my clothes even more! Even the Queen can't stand it!"

Xiaolan looked at the clothes on Suxin and said with some heartache, "It's a pity to waste such a nice dress..."

Su Xin snorted coldly, "You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child! Otherwise, it will be ruined by Meng'er next to Lan Fei, and I won't be able to wear it out. In this case, let's make it even more rotten!"

As he said that, he tore off his clothes forcefully...

Xiaolan watched Su Xin tearing the paper more and more vigorously, and hurriedly stopped her, "My lady, that's enough! If you keep tearing it, you will become a beggar..."

"Okay then." Su Xin stopped and looked at the mirror, pulling her hair even more messy.

"Xiaolan, what do you think of this?" Su Xin asked.

"Very good, my lady, let's go!" Xiaolan said.

"Okay!" Su Xin said.

After the two of them finished talking, they walked out of the Yanx Palace and prepared to go to Fenghua Palace.

As they were walking, they happened to meet Concubine Qing returning.

When Concubine Qing saw Suxin with a messy hair and wearing tattered beggar's clothes, she finally understood why Ying'er was so shocked and ran in to report to her!

When Ying'er saw Suxin, her expression became complicated, and she couldn't help thinking, "Eh, I didn't remember the official girl was so shabby just now..."

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