NFBE Chapter 153 Zhen Huan 29
Chapter 153 Zhen Huan 29
"Who are Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Borjigit?"
Hua Fei asked as if she didn't know who was who, her face full of uncontrollable excitement, but she had to control herself and pretended to speak casually.
When they were suddenly called by Concubine Hua, the two people standing in the second row couldn't help but recall how Concubine Hua dealt with Shen Zhen and the other two two days ago. For a moment, they knelt down to salute with great trepidation.
"My concubine, the noble lady of Yanxi Palace, Fu Cha Yi Xin, pays homage to Her Majesty Hua Fei"
"My concubine Borjigit Alhe, a noble lady of Jingyang Palace, pays respect to Her Majesty Hua Fei" (By the way, what is Borjigit's name? I can't find it. Can anyone tell me?)
Fortunately, Concubine Hua's attention was not on the two of them, so she just nodded and ignored them, and spoke directly to Shen Zhen and the others.
"Hey, who are these two in front?"
Although Shen Zhen and the other were surprised by Concubine Hua's strange tone, they had already seen Concubine Hua's methods and did not dare to delay. They quickly turned around and greeted Concubine Hua.
"My concubine, Lady Shen Meizhuang of Suiyuxuan, pays respect to Her Majesty Hua Fei."
"My concubine Sui Yuxuan often visits Empress Hua in Zhen Huan"
Hua Fei thought that Shen Zhen and the other two would apologize directly after hearing her words, and she had already thought of the next scolding words.
Unexpectedly, the two of them seemed to be unaware of their mistakes and actually knelt there openly. This made Concubine Hua's face instantly cold and her words became particularly sharp.
"Shen Guiren, Zhen Changzai, huh, I didn't know when the two Manchu and Mongolian Guiren had to give way to the Guiren Changzai of the Han Army Banner. Empress, I wonder if this is your arrangement? Or did the Emperor confer the title of concubine on the two sisters when we didn't know?"
When Concubine Hua spoke, the concubines present seemed to suddenly realize that they were standing in the wrong position, and began to look at Shen Zhen and the other two standing in the first row with strange looks.
At this moment, they were also very curious about why Shen Zhen and the other two did this, but after all, today was the first day of paying homage to the Queen. Although they were curious, no one dared to speak up.
The queen, whose purpose was exposed, cursed Nian Shilan in her heart for being nosy. Although she wanted to sow discord among several people, she did not expect to expose the matter directly. Fortunately, she did not leave any handle.
Therefore, even if someone asked about it later, it would only be that the palace maids of Jingren Palace did not do their job properly and did not remind Shen Zhen and the others in time that they were standing in the wrong position.
As for the claim that she deliberately guided the matter, where is the evidence? So when Hua Fei started to implicate her, the Queen did not feel guilty at all.
At this time, Shen Zhen and the other two were not fools. As soon as Hua Fei finished speaking, they instantly understood where the problem lay, so they quickly knelt down.
And Zhen Huan's eyes turned, and when Shen Meizhuang was frightened and her face turned pale, not knowing how to explain, she was only flustered for a moment, and then she took the initiative to apologize to the Queen.
"Please forgive us, Queen. We made mistakes because we entered the palace for the first time and did not know the rules. Please punish us, Queen."
This sentence made the Queen look at Zhen Huan with great satisfaction, and then she smiled at Concubine Hua.
"Sister Hua Fei, you are too kind. However, it was Shen Guiren and Zhen Da Ying who did something wrong, so I will punish you..."
But how could Concubine Hua let them go, so she spoke again before the Queen finished speaking.
"You don't know the rules? What a joke. What Concubine Zhen meant is that the nanny sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to you two didn't teach you seriously."
Hua Fei's words were like a huge hat put on the heads of Shen and Zhen. No matter how eloquent Zhen Huan was, she didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.
"Alright, Concubine Hua, it's normal for newcomers to make mistakes when they first enter the palace. Concubine Shen and Concubine Zhen, I will punish you two to copy the palace rules ten times as a warning to others."
The Queen's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness when her words were interrupted, and she secretly cursed Concubine Hua for meddling in her affairs.
However, this was an opportunity that came with great difficulty to win over new people. She couldn't let Concubine Hua suppress the young people she favored too harshly, so she had to speak sternly again to punish the two of them first.
"Thank you, Queen, for your grace" x2.
Upon hearing this painless punishment, Zhen Huan immediately accepted it. Shen Meiyu also reacted at this time and hurried to thank Concubine Hua for fear that if she delayed for a moment, she would be punished more severely by Concubine Hua.
"Your Majesty is so kind, it makes me look like I am not doing a good job in managing the six palaces. I will go and confess my crime to the Emperor and see how he thinks this matter should be handled."
Concubine Hua was angry that she couldn't throw the dirty water on the Queen, but then she thought that she could go to the Emperor and flatter the Queen, so she stood up without caring about anything, bent her knees slightly, and turned away.
The queen and the concubines were left looking at each other in embarrassment. Finally, the queen had to swallow her anger and asked everyone to leave with a compassionate smile on her face.
But today's events were not over yet. As Concubine Hua had just boarded the sedan chair, Zhen Huan and the other two had already hurriedly paid their respects to the Queen. They were now standing at the gate of Jingren Palace, all with expressions as if they had escaped death, and were walking slowly and chatting.
The bad thing is that they didn't leave here immediately. You said you all did something wrong and have been punished to copy the palace rules, so you should just go back to the palace honestly.
You are so careless that you are chatting in front of the gate of Jingren Palace. Okay, just assume that you just want to take a break and relieve your tension.
What's wrong with just enduring the complaints from Noble Lady Fucha who was wronged because of you?
But when Shen Meizhuang was criticized by Noble Lady Fucha, she felt as if she had suffered a great humiliation and had to argue that she and Noble Lady Fucha were of the same level.
Haha, if you don't say that she compares herself to a chrysanthemum, that would be fine, but concubines of the same rank would never say anything when they quarrel.
But An Lingrong, you only agreed. What were you thinking? You even dared to insinuate that Noble Lady Fucha was born in a brave family. Although Noble Lady Fucha is not smart, she is a noble lady from a prominent family after all.
As soon as An Lingrong finished speaking, Noble Lady Fucha immediately understood what she meant. She was so angry that she pointed at An Lingrong's nose and was about to curse her, but her quarrel was interrupted by Zhou Ninghai, who was sent by Concubine Hua behind them.
In fact, Concubine Hua had been watching there for quite a while. She originally wanted to use the previous incident to confine Shen Zhen and the other two, so that they would sleep with him later.
However, she was interrupted by the old woman, the Queen, and was already angry about this.
Now seeing An Lingrong using sweet words to bully Noble Lady Fucha and blocking her way to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Concubine Hua was simply furious after seeing all these things added up.
Originally, this happened outside Jingren Palace, so it was impossible for the Queen not to know about it. However, at this moment, the Queen was angry because Concubine Hua had just humiliated her.
Moreover, the Queen was even more afraid that if she sent someone out and was humiliated by Concubine Hua again, it would damage her dignity as the Queen.
In addition, if she did not step forward to stop it, after Concubine Hua dealt with Zhen Huan and the other two, she might forget to go to the Emperor to complain. After thinking it over for a while, the Queen naturally turned a blind eye.
Moreover, after Concubine Hua did this, Zhen Huan and the other two must have hated her to death. If she sent someone to comfort them later, Zhen Huan and the other two would definitely be very grateful to her. So until An Lingrong was slapped by Concubine Hua and was punished at the same time as Shen Zhen, the Queen did not send anyone out to say hello.