Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 217: Kneeling for 1 Hour

Kunning Palace.

"Empress, I have already apologized to all the sisters. Concubine Du was rude to me. Please handle the matter, Empress." Xu Rou bowed deeply to the Empress. Du Yue'e was a bitch. Nothing good would happen if she met her. Xu Rou felt very upset when she thought that she would have to meet her every day in the future.

The Queen was happy to see Xu Rou and Concubine Du vying against each other. Concubine Du was not a good person either. She thought that by sending the Emperor a bowl of bird's nest every day she could get the Emperor's favor. But she didn't even think about it. She was still acting like a concubine, not knowing that she had become a joke in the harem.

"Princess Du, I don't care what grudges you had before you entered the palace. Now that you are in the palace, you are sisters and you must live in harmony." The queen seemed to be trying to persuade him: "This is the emperor's harem. Only when the harem is stable can the emperor handle state affairs with peace of mind in the front court. Everyone, please say something, right?"

Could the people in the hall say no? Of course not. They all stood up and said, "Please rest assured, Queen, we concubines will not cause any trouble."

The queen nodded and said, "It's best that you think so. It's getting late, everyone should go home." As for Xu Rou wanting her to make the decision, she didn't have the time to take care of such trivial matters.

After the queen left, everyone in the hall stood up and waited for the high-ranking lady sitting at the top to leave first. The lower the rank, the closer to the door, and the last one to leave. Huang Ye was glad that she was a concubine so she didn't have to stand at the door and suffer from the cold. To be honest, when the door was suddenly opened just now, she, who was not afraid of the cold, shivered. Who knows how cold the two people standing at the door must be.

"Okay, let's go together." Seeing that the people in front had left, Huang Ye was walking at the back. She said to the three talents. As for Shi Yaoyao, she didn't even look at her.

"Sister Ye, is it going to snow again? It's so cold." Wang Yuan stamped her feet. Concubine Jin was already used to it and just smiled without saying anything. Concubine Jiang looked at Huang Ye happily. Concubine Huang was beautiful and kind, so she would have to spend more time with her in the future.

"It can't be called winter if it's not cold." Huang Ye looked at her with amusement, "Hurry up and go back to eat. Once you have food in your stomach, you will naturally warm up."

Shi Yaoyao left while they were talking. The four of them walked out talking and laughing, which made Xu Rou, who had not walked far, feel pain in her eyes. She couldn't cure Huang Ziye, nor could she cure these people of low status. Thinking of this, she stopped and waited for these people to come over.

Huang Ye and a few others saw Xu Rou stopped in the middle of the road from afar. This was the only way out of Kunning Palace, and it must be something bad that she stopped in the middle of the road.

"Sister Ye, what should we do?" Wang Yuan was a little afraid of Xu Rou. She had deliberately caused trouble for her in Chuxiu Palace. Now that her position was higher than hers, it would be a piece of cake for her to cause trouble for her.

"She doesn't dare to eat people. You just need to do your own job. She is just one level higher than you. Don't be afraid of her." Huang Ye comforted the three uneasy people. She was also annoyed. Why wouldn't Xu Rou just stop being quiet every day?

Huang Ye led the three people forward. She walked to Xu Rou and walked towards her without stopping. Given the grudge between her and Xu Rou, there was no need for them to greet each other politely.

The other three people stopped and saluted Xu Rou respectfully. They were of low status and did not dare to break the rules.

"Get up." Xu Rou snorted. They thought that she couldn't discipline them just because of the rules. That was underestimating her, Xu Rou.

"That Concubine Wang, you got up before I told you to. What about your rules?"

Xu Rou lied with her eyes open, and Wang Yuan was stunned: "I just got up because my sister told me to. Please understand."

"You dare to talk back. It seems that you have fallen for that Concubine Huang and don't take me seriously anymore." Xu Rou said arrogantly.

"Since this is your first offense, I will punish you to kneel here for an hour today. Do you admit it or not?" In Xu Rou's heart, kneeling for an hour was the lightest punishment. In the past, she would punish the maids in her room to kneel for a whole day. She never thought that Wang Yuan was not a maid in her room, and kneeling outside in this cold winter would cause trouble.

"Concubine Xu is so arrogant. I saw with my own eyes that Concubine Wang got up because you told her to. Why don't we go to Kunning Palace and ask the Empress for justice? You punish the concubines in the harem at will. Don't you know what the rules are?" Huang Ye confronted Xu Rou without waiting for Wang Yuan to speak.

"Huang Ziye, you have nothing to do here, so don't meddle in other people's business." Xu Rou said proudly, but now she felt distressed. The more Huang Ziye protected her, the more she wanted to punish this Concubine Wang.

Huang Ye would not indulge her, and pulled Wang Yuan back: "Let's go to Kunning Palace to find the Queen. I don't believe that some people dare to stir up trouble in the harem and confuse right and wrong. I believe the Queen will be very happy to take care of it."

"Huang Ziye, stop right there." Xu Rou was furious. The Queen had just been teaching them to live in harmony in Kunning Palace, and now they were making trouble just after they came out. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Queen? This bitch, why doesn't she just die.

"Then are you going to punish her or not?" Huang Ye didn't want to make a big deal out of it. She had just entered the palace, so she should try not to be too conspicuous.

"I'll forgive her this time today, but it won't be so easy next time. Qiu Die, let's go." Xu Rou stomped her feet with gritted teeth, turned around and left with Qiu Die.

"Thanks to Sister Ye just now, otherwise I don't know how this would end. Why does Concubine Xu always keep biting us?" Wang Yuan patted her chest in fear. If she really had to kneel for an hour, she might as well die.

"Next time you meet her, try to avoid her. She is a lunatic and will not listen to reason with you." Huang Ye warned them.

The three of them nodded vigorously. Xu Rou's fabrication really scared them. They were of low status and could only survive in the harem by keeping a low profile.