I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Chapter 187 Revenge (28)

Ai Ziyi also took advantage of the situation and let the little palace maid under her stand up. She had no intention of really punishing her confidant.

Unlike Liu Zhirou, who had a smooth journey after entering the palace, Ai Ziyi encountered many problems, sometimes falling out of favor, sometimes gaining favor, and because of this, many people around her left and were replaced several times. Those who were eager to stand out in the world basically ran to seek refuge with others during the time when she fell out of favor.

However, Ai Ziyi is still capable after all. After falling out of favor several times, she can still hold on to the image of a favorite concubine.

In this situation, naturally many people flocked to her, trying to get some of her attention.

Therefore, this creates a rather embarrassing fact. Although Ai Ziyi has a lot of people who can be used, it is very difficult to distinguish the truly reliable ones among them.

Every confidant around Ai Ziyi now can be said to be extremely valuable. In this case, Ai Ziyi is not willing to punish them for some minor problems, or even let them lose their future and life.

However, she was still somewhat dissatisfied with the other party's actions. She could understand that what happened today did have some impact on the psychology of this palace maid, but she should not make such a mistake that would obviously give others a handle to hold her accountable.

If the Queen or Concubine De really intended to investigate, the matter of the palace maid herself would be considered a trivial matter, but even Ai Ziyi might be implicated and have a reputation of "not being strict with her subordinates".

By that time, it will be really difficult.

But it was obvious that the Queen and Concubine De didn't care about these trivial matters now. Each of them had an expectant look on their faces and stared at the little maid with their eyes fixed.

The poor little palace maid was frightened by these high and mighty ladies and became even more panicked.

She fell to the ground, trembling, and said, "Yes, it's Concubine Liang who is here."

"Oh, why did Concubine Liang come to see me?" Ai Ziyi was a little bit surprised. This was also a strange thing for her.

Her relationship with Liangpin was not very good, they were just casual acquaintances.

Liangpin entered the palace earlier than her, had more experience than her, but her position was not as high as hers. Liangpin only wanted to gain the emperor's favor and gain a more respected position in the palace, and she was willing to pay a certain price for this, but she was unwilling to watch a newcomer who was several years younger than her and had only been in the palace for less than two years climb over her head.

What's more, ever since Ai Ziyi regained favor, she was like a different person. She had changed from her previous enthusiastic appearance to the cold, elegant and noble demeanor of a truly favored concubine.

When interacting with other concubines, she was rarely fooled by others as easily as before, and even her replies became flawless.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Liangpin to gain any real advantage from Ai Ziyi, and of course she was unwilling to waste her time with her again.

But even so, Ai Ziyi had no reason to simply turn away Concubine Liang. She looked at the Queen and Concubine De for advice, and when she found that neither of them had any other opinions, she asked the servants around her to invite Concubine Liang in.

After a long time, until Ai Ziyi was getting a little impatient, Liangpin finally appeared in front of her.

When Ai Ziyi saw Liangpin for the first time, she was so frightened that the teacup in her hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

It's not Ai Ziyi's fault that she was panic-stricken. After all, Liangpin's current condition was too horrible. Her face was covered in blood, and several of the knife wounds on her face had begun to turn white, which made people wonder if there might be maggots inside.

The palace dress she was wearing, which looked very gorgeous, was now tattered, with some wounds so deep that the bones were visible.

But these injuries were relatively minor on Concubine Liang. The most terrifying thing was that one of her legs was missing directly from below the knee.

Ai Ziyi didn't even know how she managed to hold on and walk to him. Although she was the daughter of a military general, she had never really fought on the battlefield with her father, nor had she seen such a bloody scene. She almost gave up instantly.

It was just that Ai Ziyi was proud of her status and didn't want to expose her vulnerable side in front of strangers, so she barely held on. But the white knuckles of her fingers that were holding the handkerchief showed her extreme inner unrest.

A'man and Defei both seemed very calm. They had witnessed many worse scenes before, so they were naturally not afraid of this scene.

The queen still felt a little uncomfortable. Although she had directly or indirectly caused the deaths of many people, it was all done by her subordinates. She herself did not see such a terrible scene. What's more, the person in front of her was not someone else, but Concubine Liang. After all, she was a sister who had spent a lot of time with her in the palace.

People react differently when seeing strangers suffer than when seeing acquaintances suffer. When the queen saw Liangpin like this, she could not help but feel a bit sad. Although she did not end up like Liangpin, her daughter also suffered misfortune. If possible, the queen would be willing to let herself bear those sufferings instead of the eldest princess.

The only person who couldn't help it was Liu Zhilan.

Liu Zhilan is young after all. Although she has suffered a lot in recent days, the purpose of those human traffickers is to sell these young and beautiful girls for a good price. They would never beat them until they are bloody or even chop off their hands and feet, which is completely destroying their own property.

So her reaction was the most intense. She covered her mouth and ran to the side, vomiting all over the place.

Ai Ziyi managed to calm herself down, and quickly ordered someone nearby to bring a chair to Concubine Liang, and also ordered someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to find the imperial physician immediately.

But A'man spoke out to stop this. The servants in Qixiang Palace didn't know who A'man was, but they obeyed her words inexplicably and just stood there quietly, not moving.

When Ai Ziyi saw this development trend, she felt a little angry, but also a little scared. Although she could be called the master of Qixiang Palace, she, the so-called master, also needed the obedience of her servants in order to be effective. Otherwise, she would be just an ordinary weak woman.

If she could not command the eunuchs and palace maids under her, what good would it be for her as a concubine? She would still be unable to accomplish anything.

What's worse is that the scene before her reminded her of the painful experience she had when she had a miscarriage, and her eyes suddenly became red.