The Legend of Zhen Huan: Entering the Palace to Become the Queen Mother

Chapter 327: The lower ranks offend the higher ranks and implicate Huipin

"Okay, okay, I don't have the right to punish you, right?"

Concubine Hua was so angry that she almost laughed, and she winked at Zhou Ninghai who was standing beside her.

Soon, Zhou Ninghai came in with two eunuchs.

"Drag Noble Nian out for me. I want to see whether your knees are harder or your mouth is harder!"

Concubine Hua gave instructions to Zhou Ninghai.

"Get out of here, you little dog slave. How dare you come and get involved with me?"

Noblewoman Nian spat at Zhou Ninghai who was standing beside him without any hesitation.

Zhou Ninghai's eyes suddenly darkened, and he looked at Noble Nian with a forced smile and said.

"My Lord, if you really don't want to leave by yourself, then we servants will have no choice but to help you."

After Zhou Ninghai finished speaking, he and the others dragged out Noble Lady Nian and her personal maid.

"See, if there are still people who dare to act like Noble Nian, I have plenty of ways to deal with them."

Concubine Hua glanced at Zhen Huan unkindly and said.

"Wanpin, do you know your mistake?"

Concubine Hua was so angry that she started firing directly at Zhen Huan.

Of course, Zhen Huan would not confront Concubine Nian in this way, but she would also not accept Concubine Hua putting a big hat on her for no reason.

When Concubine Hua saw that Concubine Wan dared to refute her, she became even angrier.

When Concubine Jing saw that something was not right, she quickly stood up and spoke to Concubine Hua to persuade her.

But how could Concubine Hua take over Concubine Jing's position? She was eager to take this opportunity to give Zhen Huan a good beating.

He directly punished Zhen Huan by making her kneel outside the Yikun Palace and recite the female precepts as a lesson.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing was so frightened that she immediately stood up to explain for Zhen Huan.

If something really happened, she, as the assistant manager of the six palaces, would not be able to escape the emperor's punishment.

"My Lady, this is a bit too much."

When Fu Cha Zhixi heard this, he knew it was time for him to take the stage.

"Princess Xuan, are you also going to commit a crime against your superiors?"

Although Concubine Hua was unwilling to argue with Concubine Xuan, it did not mean that she was afraid of Concubine Xuan.

"I didn't mean that, but Wanpin is pregnant after all. Even if Your Majesty wants to punish her, there is no need to choose such a harsh method."

Fu Cha Zhixi chose to ignore the accusations in Concubine Hua's words. With the Fu Cha family behind her, Concubine Hua could not do anything to her.

"Yes, Madam, it's a minor matter if Wanpin made a mistake, but if something happened to the dragon fetus in her belly, it would be a big deal."

"When the emperor and the queen return to the palace, they will definitely punish you."

Shen Meizhuang naturally would not sit there and wait for death, so she quickly stood up and spoke to Concubine Hua.

Hearing so many people speaking for Concubine Wan, especially talking about who the hell Shen Meizhuang was, who even dared to use the Emperor and the Empress to put pressure on her, Concubine Hua became even more angry after hearing such words.

"Why, Huipin wants to use the emperor and the queen to threaten me?"

Concubine Hua stared at Shen Meizhuang with a bad look on her face and spoke.

Seeing this, An Lingrong also planned to stand up and plead for Zhen Huan, but was blocked by Fu Cha Zhixi's eyes.

Helplessly, An Lingrong had to sit on the chair with an uneasy look on her face.

"Princess Wan, you are very popular. So many people speak for you."

"But the palace rules are strict and will not tolerate anyone violating them. I will definitely punish you today."

"Will you go out and kneel by yourself, or will you do the same as Noble Nian and have me ask someone to help you?"

It was clear that Concubine Hua wanted to punish Zhen Huan, and the more others tried to persuade her, the angrier she became.

"Empress Wanpin, please."

Zhou Ninghai looked at Wanpin with a murky look and said provocatively.

"Of course I must be punished for my mistakes, but I am pregnant and cannot kneel for long. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

Zhen Huan stood under the scorching sun, looked at Concubine Hua and spoke.

"Alright, Wanpin, behave yourself, and I can punish you less."

Concubine Hua didn't think that kneeling for a while was a punishment and that nothing serious could happen. In her opinion, all this was just an excuse made by Zhen Huan.

"I have already asked the imperial physician. It is not a big deal even if I kneel for an hour."

After saying that, Zhou Ninghai walked behind Zhen Huan and pushed her down.

"Madam Hua Guifei, you just kept saying that Wanpin was committing an insubordination, but the servants in your palace are quite good at committing insubordination."

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xuan looked at Concubine Hua with cold eyes and spoke.

"Could it be that Concubine Hua has one set of standards for others and another set of standards for the people in her own palace?"

Fu Cha Zhixi actually thought about whether she should let Concubine Hua get rid of the baby in Zhen Huan's belly, but due to the emperor's instructions and her unwillingness to bear the baby in Zhen Huan's belly, she decided to help to the best of her ability.

She admitted that she was indeed a little too saintly, but she really didn't want to be completely swallowed up by this feudal society and become a cold-blooded person.

Not harming children is probably her last moral bottom line.

"Princess Xuan, I didn't realize you were such an articulate person."

Concubine Hua raised her eyes slightly, looked at Fu Cha Zhixi and spoke.

"I am just a little curious. The emperor has handed the harem to you, but if you are not upright, it would be unreasonable to punish Wanpin with this reason."

Fu Cha Zhixi looked directly into Concubine Hua's eyes and spoke word by word.

"Okay, in that case, someone take Zhou Ninghai down and give him 20 lashes. I think you'll be satisfied now."

Concubine Hua was extremely angry, but Concubine Xuan's words had indeed touched her soft spot, so she had no choice but to punish Zhou Ninghai as well. At worst, she could just reward Zhou Ninghai generously later.

"Thank you, Empress Xuan, for your righteous words. I will accept the punishment."

"But justice and right are in the hearts of the people, not determined by punishment."

Zhen Huan saw that Concubine Xuan was speaking up for her, but Concubine Hua was clearly looking for trouble, so no matter how much Concubine Xuan said, it was of no use.

"Okay, okay, I will show you who holds the key to justice."

Concubine Hua didn't expect that Zhen Huan would dare to provoke her. She sneered and threw a volume of Women's Rules at Zhen Huan.

Upon seeing this, Shen Meizhuang quickly knelt down to plead for Zhen Huan, but Concubine Hua refused to buy it and even asked Concubine Hui to kneel down with her.

Zhen Huan hurried to help Huipin explain, but Concubine Hua refused to listen and instead asked Huipin and Wanpin to kneel together again.

"Empress Hua, you want to punish Concubine Wan because she was late, and why is Concubine Hui punished?"

"Does it mean that if I don't agree with you, Lady Hua Guifei, I will be punished?"

Fucha Zhixi frowned and spoke.

"Huipin committed treason, shouldn't she be punished?"

"I just didn't even let my own people go. Is there anything else you have to say, Concubine Xuan?"

Concubine Hua turned to look at Fucha Zhixi and spoke.