Afternoon is the hottest time of the day. Huanbi finally stumbled to the gate of Shoukang Palace. The queen mother was taking medicine and taking a nap. Huanbi didn't care about that. Just like in her previous life, she shouted at the gate: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother!"

The guards stopped her with all their might. If she hadn't been from Sui Yuxuan, they would have beaten her to death.

She shouted a few times, and finally, Ah Jin came out. Seeing that it was Huanbi, he hurriedly stopped the guards and said, "Stop it now!"

"Miss Huanbi, why are you here?"

A Jin thought she came to see the prince, and was happy for the prince, but he saw Huanbi crying in anxiety.

"Ah Jin, hurry up, I need to talk to the prince about something."

After a while, the prince came out and Huanbi told him what had happened. She was so anxious that she didn't care about anything else and begged the prince to save the young lady.

The prince was in a dilemma. The harem was a forbidden area where no prince or minister was allowed to set foot. It would be inappropriate for her to go there rashly. According to Huanbi, if he went there, he could protect Concubine Wan once today, but what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? He was afraid that Concubine Hua would vent her anger on everyone in Suiyuxuan and come up with more torturous ways to embarrass them.

He held Huanbi's shoulders and said, "Huanbi, calm down first. I will go in and ask the Queen Mother to issue an imperial decree to only allow Concubine Wan to stay in Suiyuxuan. Except for the people from Suiyuxuan, no one else is allowed to enter or leave. Don't worry, I'll go right away!"

The prince was also panicking. He couldn't bear to see Huanbi so anxious. The more anxious Huanbi was, the more unbearable and uncomfortable he felt.

Huanbi nodded and said in a crying voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please go quickly!"

There was no shelter outside Shoukang Palace. Huanbi and Ajin stood at the door and paced back and forth. She was very anxious, fearing that the imperial decree would be issued late and the young lady would suffer.

After a while, Prince Guo came out. He said to Huanbi happily, "I have told the Queen Mother everything word for word. The Queen Mother has issued an imperial decree. You go back and pass on the Queen Mother's oral instructions. After it is written, I will have someone send the imperial decree to Suiyuxuan."

Huanbi looked at the prince with gratitude, tears streaming down her face.

The prince's heart broke when he saw her like this. He wanted to hug her and give her some comfort and care, but Huanbi was very worried about Concubine Wan at the moment, so the prince didn't say anything and asked A Jin to escort her back.

When Huanbi ran to the door of Suiyuxuan, she heard a commotion inside. She screamed in her heart that something was wrong and ran in, lifting her skirt.

A Jin also heard the noise in the yard. Originally, the prince asked him to send the person off and go back, but now he was a little worried, so he decided to stay outside for a while to see what the situation was.

As soon as Huanbi entered Suiyuxuan, she saw it was crowded with people. Concubine Hua was sitting under the eaves, with an incense burner on the left and an ice burner on the right. The incense burner was filled with plenty of spices. Huanbi walked a few steps forward and smelled the scent of Huanyi incense.

When he looked again, he saw the young lady half-kneeling politely under the scorching sun.

It turned out that Concubine Hua failed to invite the young lady, so she brought the concubines from the six palaces to Suiyuxuan. Huanbi was furious, and walked to the young lady with clenched fists to help her up.

This action completely angered Concubine Hua, "You are just a maid, how dare you disobey me in front of me? Come, drag her away and give her fifty lashes of the cane!"

Huanbi helped Zhen Huan walk to the shade, cleared her throat and shouted, "Empress Hua, wait a minute!"

"Why, you don't think that I dare not punish you because Concubine Wan is pregnant?"

Huanbi said: "I have just been to Shoukang Palace, and the Empress Dowager has issued an order.

"Guan Guiren was disrespectful to Concubine Hua and refused to obey her instructions. Considering that she was pregnant, she was confined to Suiyuxuan as a punishment. Except for the people in Suiyuxuan and the imperial physician, no one else was allowed to visit her."

As soon as Huanbi said this, everyone looked at her.

"Huanbi, are you telling the truth?" Zhen Huan's eyes brightened when she heard this. She knew that the Queen Mother was using the name of punishment to protect her. She was so happy that she immediately felt unsteady on her feet.

Huanbi nodded and tried to help the young lady into the house.

The corners of Hua Fei's mouth twitched a few times, her eyes scanned the surroundings, then looked at Huanbi, and suddenly said:

"How can a maid like you meet the Queen Mother? As far as I know, the Queen Mother is taking a nap right now. I'm afraid you haven't even entered Shoukang Palace? How dare you deceive me and the concubines in the harem here?"

Then she pointed at the eunuchs in her palace and said, "What are you still standing there for? Lady Wan has disobeyed me and allowed her maid to falsely convey my order. Come, beat her up!"

As soon as the words came out, without giving Huanbi time to react, the concubines all knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Empress Hua, even if Concubine Wan made a huge mistake, she is now pregnant with the dragon. If you punish her like this, if anything happens to the dragon in her belly, the emperor will definitely not let you go when he returns."

"Yes, please forgive Concubine Hua for Concubine Wan. My sister is already weak and pregnant with the Dragon Offspring. The Emperor and the Queen Mother have always valued the heir. I hope you will consider the Emperor, myself, and the heir."

Concubine Hua looked at everyone, and the other concubines all knelt on the ground and dared not speak.

I didn't expect that these people, who usually obeyed my orders and accepted everything, would all come together to plead for Wan Guiren today, "Okay, all of you, you usually act cute in front of me, but you're just pregnant, right? If you can't beat a pregnant woman, then beat a non-pregnant one!"

After Zhou Ninghai received the order, he signaled to the eunuchs behind him, and they excitedly came forward with boards in their hands.

The boards fell one after another. Huanbi and Jingxi protected Zhen Huan tightly, so the boards did not fall on her. However, Meizhuang and Lingrong were not spared and were beaten to their knees on the ground.

"Empress Hua, please spare me. Please stop hitting me! Please spare me!"

"Empress Hua, please stop hitting me!"

"Stop it! Stop it now!"

In the Sui Yuxuan, the voices of maids and ladies rose one after another.

Zhen Huan was protected by Huanbi and crawled forward a few steps. Sweat kept pouring down her face. No, she couldn't let so many people suffer for her. She begged in a crying voice:

"Empress Hua, I will do whatever you ask me to do. Please let them go. They are doing this for your reputation and the heirs. They have no intention of offending you."

"Huan'er, don't beg her!" Sister Mei stared at Concubine Hua viciously, wishing she could eat her alive.

An Lingrong was also filled with hatred. She choked with sobs, endured the pain in her body and said nothing.

Zhen Huan looked back at the people who were protecting her, and tears fell to the ground.

Huanbi shouted, "What I just said is absolutely true. Prince Guo will have someone deliver the imperial decree to you in a moment. If you don't stop, how can you bear the blame from the Empress Dowager and the Emperor?"

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