Concubine Zhao was stunned by the second lady's words, she stared at the second lady closely, "You just said that Zhao Yan led people to block the exit of the valley and throw poison?"
"Ma'am, no..." Mrs. Zhao waved her hands again and again. How could Yan'er block the way of the prince? Someone must have spread rumors and deliberately sowed right and wrong. Yan'er and the prince are cousins. What's the benefit of being right with Yan'er? "
The second lady was in a hurry, for fear that Concubine Zhao would not believe her, and was about to explain, the old lady Zhao interrupted the second lady angrily, "What is your purpose, to deliberately stir up the relationship between the Zhao family and the empress here, you have to be angry I can't die, you unfilial!"
Mrs. Zhao's face turned red with anger, and she was almost out of breath. The second lady moved her lips when she saw this, and she didn't know how to explain it for a moment. If Mrs. Zhao died of anger, she would be blamed by the world.
"Mrs. Zhao naturally wants to curry favor with the sixth prince and show her sincerity."
A cold voice came from the other side of the screen, "The Sixth Prince lost several battles in a row, was deprived of military power, and Zhao Yan died again. Mrs. Zhao only thought of Yiran Palace when the situation was wrong. !"
Mrs. Zhao was taken aback, "Who is so presumptuous, this is the bedroom of Concubine Zhao, and you are not allowed to act wild!"
Concubine Xiao walked out of the screen slowly, Mrs. Zhao's eyes widened in horror, "You...how could it be you?"
Xiao Yu picked up her lips and sneered, "Just relying on those trash from the Zhao family to want to hurt me, I'm beyond my control!"
Mrs. Zhao turned pale from being humiliated, and immediately turned her head to look at Concubine Zhao, "Your Majesty, the prince must be uneasy and kind, deliberately fabricating the facts to arrange the Zhao family, you must not believe it."
Xiao Concubine randomly found a stool and sat down, stretched out her hand leisurely to look at the nails painted with impatiens flower juice, they were gorgeous and enchanting, and the slender white fingertips lined with them became more translucent, extremely beautiful.
"The old lady's small mouth is really eloquent, black and white are reversed, opening her mouth and shutting her mouth is bullying with filial piety, who is Zhao Yan, and I need my life to waste my tongue?"
It seemed that in Xiao Yu's eyes, Zhao Yan was worse than a dog and deserved to die. This careless attitude completely angered Mrs. Zhao.
"What qualifications do you have to say that, no matter how noble your status is, now that you are married to Yu'er, you are a junior. You should not forget your duty, lest you go out to make people laugh and hurt your highness's reputation!"
Mrs. Zhao reprimanded Concubine Xiao with an elder attitude, "Yan'er is also Yan'er's cousin, the eldest grandson of the Zhao family, and it's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks, there are no rules!"
Xiao Concubine was not angry at all, she continued to look at her nails, a flash of sternness suddenly flashed in her eyes, "Dare to talk to me about the rules, Hongxiu, teach me the rules of my house!"
After saying that, Hongxiu slowly approached Mrs. Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao backed away again and again in fright, "What are you going to do, this is in front of your mother..."
Without further ado, Hong Xiu raised her hand and slapped Mrs. Zhao, which made Mrs. Zhao slump and sat down on the ground, not recovering for a long time.
"Your Majesty!" Mrs. Zhao screamed, covering her face, "My Lady, are you just allowing a junior to insult your mother like this?"
Nanny Yu happened to come in and saw this scene, don't worry too much about it, she silently walked to Concubine Zhao's side and bowed her head, just blocking Concubine Zhao's gaze, for fear that Concubine Zhao would be soft-hearted and do something stupid.
Fortunately, Concubine Zhao lowered her head and pretended not to see it, and she never spoke to obstruct it.
Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she just sat on the ground and yelled loudly, "It's terrible, the princess is going to kill someone, help me..."
Hong Xiu was obviously stunned, and was at a loss by Mrs. Zhao's cheeky sarcasm.
Concubine Xiao's gaze shifted from her fingernails to Mrs. Zhao's body, she pursed her lips, "Keep hitting! Hit until she admits her mistake!"
Mrs. Zhao's move may be useful to others, but unfortunately it has no effect on Concubine Xiao.
Xiao Concubine has abandoned her reputation since she stepped into Xiyue, so Mrs. Zhao has kicked the iron plate, and she is destined to ask for trouble.
Hongxiu nodded when she heard the words, and raised her sleeves. Mrs. Zhao's eyes widened, she looked at Hongxiu, "Ma'am, help, someone is going to beat your mother to death!"
Hong Xiu was not polite, he raised his hand and slapped Mrs. Zhao on the face. The marks of several slaps were very obvious. The corners of Mrs. Zhao's mouth were numb, which showed that Hong Xiu had no intention of showing mercy at all.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
At first, Mrs. Zhao could cover her face and wailed, but in the end her voice became smaller and smaller. Just as she was about to climb up in front of Concubine Zhao, she was kicked away by Hongxiu. After repeated several times, Mrs. Zhao could no longer yell.
Seeing this posture, the second lady at the side shivered a few times involuntarily, with her back stiffened, feeling both fearful and grateful in her heart.
Fortunately, I left Zhao's family, a place of right and wrong at that time, I didn't expect that I was really expected, and something happened.
If he was foolish and ran amok along with the first room, the second room's fate would not be much better.
Concubine Xiao glanced at the second lady, and Qing Yu immediately moved a chair, "Second lady, please sit down."
The second lady raised her eyes, "Thank you, Crown Princess, women are fine, just stand."
"Second Aunt, you don't need to be polite, sit down and rest." Xiao Concubine slightly nodded at the Second Madam, saying that the Second Aunt made the Second Madam's legs almost weak, and she was so excited that she almost cried.
"Yes, the woman obeys."
The second lady only sat halfway, her body was tense, dense beads of sweat permeated her forehead, she glanced at Mrs. Zhao from the corner of her eye, her whole face was already bruised and swollen, and she couldn't even speak fully, the second lady unconsciously Touched his cheek.
Xiao Concubine gave Hong Xiu a wink, and then stopped, "Madam, do you have anything to say?"
Perhaps Mrs. Zhao was frightened by the beating, so she stepped back, looking at Concubine Xiao with some horror.
At this moment, someone shouted outside the door, "The Empress Dowager is here!"
Mrs. Zhao's back immediately straightened by three points, and she lay on the ground rolling and crying, "Oh...not filial, not filial, why did I raise such offspring, I might as well die."
Empress Dowager Song saw such a scene as soon as she entered the door, her face sank, "What's going on?"
Empress Dowager Song's gaze flickered, and she saw Concubine Xiao sitting on the chair safe and sound.
Concubine Xiao stood up slowly, bent over to the Empress Dowager Song, her red lips slightly curled up, "I have seen the Empress Dowager."
Before the Empress Dowager Song could call out, Concubine Xiao stood up first. Seeing this, the Empress Dowager Song's expression darkened, and she cursed in a low voice, "I don't understand the rules!"
"Women pay homage to the Empress Dowager." The second lady knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
The Empress Dowager Song raised her eyebrows and saw the chair beside the Second Madam, and ignored the Second Madam, her eyes fell back on Concubine Xiao's face, "What's going on, Madam Zhao is an elder after all, you are a junior How dare you do anything to an elder, it's simply treasonous!"
Xiao Concubine was not frightened by the Empress Dowager Song's aura at all, and said calmly, "The king comes first, and the emperor personally canonized the first-rank concubine in this palace, and the one kneeling on the ground and throwing a tantrum is just an ordinary woman. First of all, is there anything wrong with this palace's handling?"
The Empress Dowager Song said unhappily, "You have a sharp mouth, you used to be a concubine, but now you are a princess. When it comes to the sky, you are also the granddaughter-in-law of Mrs. Zhao. The granddaughter-in-law beats people. This is the first time Aijia has heard of it." , The Crown Princess doesn't know the rules at such a young age, and acts so recklessly, she is bringing down the atmosphere of Xiyue!"
Seeing someone backing her up, Mrs. Zhao cried even harder, "The empress dowager is a bright lesson, the prince married such a daughter-in-law, but he was deceived, and his relatives did not recognize him. Why is the life of a woman so bitter? The Zhao family has lived for a hundred years The reputation of the Qing Dynasty has been ruined once, how can the women be worthy of the dead ancestors!"
Mrs. Zhao beat her chest and stomped her feet. After a long speech, she almost lost her breath, and it took her a while to recover.
Concubine Xiao pursed her lips, "If it's like what the Empress Dowager said, you can ignore it with the attitude of the elders. Why does Xiyue need the law? In the future, everyone can do whatever they want with the help of the emperor's relatives. Anyway, there is filial piety, and it is not wrong to kill and set fire. What a big deal."
The Empress Dowager Song frowned, "You are presumptuous, when did the Ai family say that, don't make irresponsible remarks and take things out of context!"
"The empress dowager favored Mrs. Zhao from the moment she entered the door without asking whether it was right or wrong. Isn't that what she thought?"
Concubine Xiao almost didn't mention by name that Empress Dowager Song deliberately made things difficult for herself, and used excuses to embarrass herself.
The Empress Dowager Song laughed back angrily, determined to teach Concubine Xiao a lesson and destroy her prestige, she squinted at Concubine Zhao who was on the couch, "Concubine Zhao not only gave birth to a good son, but also such a powerful daughter-in-law , It’s really a blessing, Concubine Zhao, it’s your mother lying on the ground, and you’re so old, yet you can still watch her being humiliated, a human heart is made of flesh, and your conscience will be eaten by a dog!”
The Empress Dowager Song had never had a good look towards Concubine Zhao, and now she even sneered at her, and glanced at the red sleeve beside her, "Lynching is not allowed in the harem, you are such a brave servant, come here, let the Ai family drag you out!"
Concubine Zhao coughed immediately when she got excited, but she couldn't get the words out of her mouth, so she could only worry on the sidelines.
Concubine Xiao immediately said coquettishly, "Stop it, the concubine ordered me to beat you. The empress dowager is dissatisfied with the concubine. Even if you are angry at the concubine, why bother to vent your anger on a servant girl?"
The Empress Dowager Song was waiting for this sentence, with a flash of pride in her eyes, "Since the Crown Princess knows her mistake, it is natural for the Ai family, as the lord of the Six Palaces, not to be partial, so as not to be unable to establish prestige in the future, the Ai family is doing this for the Crown Princess Well, in the future, the Crown Princess should understand the painstaking efforts of the Ai family, let's do it!"
Empress Dowager Song gave a look, and immediately several nuns rolled up their sleeves, eager to try.
After hearing the words, Mrs. Zhao wished that the Queen Mother Song would kill Concubine Xiao, so that she could recover all the anger she had suffered.
"Empress Dowager..." Concubine Zhao was anxious to throw off the quilt and plead for mercy, but Empress Dowager Song didn't even look at her.
The second lady's heart was in her throat, but she didn't speak forcefully, so she could only worry on the sidelines.
Xiao Concubine was not in a hurry, and there was no trace of fear on her face. She raised her eyes and looked at Qingyu, "Send a letter to His Highness immediately. The Xiyue Palace cannot stay here any longer, so ask him to arrange it as soon as possible!"
After saying that, the Empress Dowager Song's complexion changed, "You are so brave, you dare to threaten Aijia!"
Concubine Xiao laughed lightly, "The concubine is not a threat, but just a kind reminder. The empress dowager is obviously surrounded by children and grandchildren, and she is at the age of sharing family happiness, so why bother to go through this muddy water personally? My father taught me that it is better to bend than to bend, if I give in once, I will be forced to the cliff in the future, and there is no way to retreat, the empress dowager and the concubine do not violate the river, so why force the concubine?"
"Crown Princess, you are Xiyue's daughter-in-law. You are no longer the former Yihe Princess. You should marry and follow your husband. You should put Xiyue first in everything." Nanny Yuan couldn't help interjecting.
Concubine Xiao nodded, "It's good that I'm Xiyue's daughter-in-law, but Dongming is also my natal family. Before I came, my father had repeatedly told me that once you feel wronged, you don't have to bear it, just go back to Dongming." , I don't have the habit of being a doormat!"
Nanny Yuan couldn't utter a word when she was choked up by Concubine Xiao. Concubine Xiao could advance or retreat. With the support of a good father, she was not afraid of Xiyue at all, and she was not greedy for the position of Crown Princess. To put it bluntly, she just didn't like this Location.
"But His Highness is from Xiyue, isn't it too selfish for you to tell His Highness how to deal with himself?" Nanny Yuan said again in a low voice.
"If it wasn't for the Crown Princess' persuasion, His Highness would not have returned to Shengjing at all. His Highness said that as long as the Crown Princess is comfortable, everything else is not important, and reputation is dead. His Highness doesn't care at all."
Hongxiu grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth, and her tone was very proud, which made Nanny Yuan turn red with anger.
Xiao Concubine squinted at Qing Yu, Qing Yu moved her body, and walked out of the door in less than a moment.
"Stop!" The Empress Dowager Song called to stop Qing Yu. The Empress Dowager Song was sure that Xiao Concubine was definitely not just talking, but really dared to pat her butt and walk away.
"When are you going to act mischievously? This is Xiyue, and you are not allowed to play with your temper. Although you have a good appearance now, how long can you serve others?"
Empress Dowager Song took a deep breath, her attitude softened a lot, she had never been so aggrieved in her life.
"Empress Dowager, this concubine is short-sighted and doesn't want to plan for so long. All I know is that Dong Ming will always be my support. No matter how life is disregarded, this eternal crime should not all fall on the concubine, it should be shared by someone."
Xiao Concubine's words were not insolent, and she hit the Empress Dowager Song's weakness. The Empress Dowager Song always cherished her feathers and never allowed herself to have the slightest stain.
Compared with Xiao Concubine, she is already black, so she doesn't care if there is more or less, but the Empress Dowager Song can't do it.
Empress Dowager Song's face turned pale with anger, she gradually adjusted her breathing, and had to bow her head to Concubine Xiao, "Ai's family just came to visit Concubine Zhao, since Concubine Zhao is fine, there are still some things to do in Ai's palace, let's go first!"
"Empress Dowager!" Mrs. Zhao didn't understand why Xiao Concubine made Empress Dowager Song leave Yiran Palace with a few words, and quickly grabbed the hem of Empress Dowager Song's skirt, crying with tears and snot. The women are the masters, the women of the people are in danger of their lives here...."
The Empress Dowager Song glanced at Mrs. Zhao in disgust, stretched out her foot and kicked Mrs. Zhao's heart directly, "This is a family matter of the Zhao family. It is inconvenient for an outsider from the family to intervene. Mrs. Zhao can do it for herself!"
With that said, Empress Dowager Song turned her head and left, her face was gloomy and terrifying when she left.
Concubine Zhao heaved a sigh of relief. In this life, she would never have the chance to treat Queen Mother Song like this, and she didn't even dare to refute loudly.
The strange thing is, Concubine Zhao didn't feel rebellious, but rather envied Xiao Concubine's free and easy, Concubine Zhao could see through today that Concubine Xiao's nature was not so domineering and flamboyant, it was just a disguise.
He spoke in an orderly manner and forced the Empress Dowager Song to retreat, so it can be seen that she is not a fool.
The second lady also heaved a sigh of relief, a layer of cold sweat drenched her shocked back, and it stuck tightly to her back.
Concubine Xiao bent down and squatted down, and squinted at Mrs. Zhao, "Old lady, have you thought about anything to say to Bengong?"
When Mrs. Zhao saw Concubine Xiao, she couldn't help shrinking back. Even the Empress Dowager Song had to back off by three points. How could she beat Concubine Xiao!
"You dare to pretend to be dizzy, I have plenty of ways to wake you up!"
As soon as the words came out, Mrs. Zhao originally wanted to pretend to be dizzy, but she didn't dare to faint now.
"Old madam, I have always been impatient, you have to weigh it carefully!"
Concubine Xiao stood up, looked down at Mrs. Zhao, and sat on the chair behind her.
Hongxiu took a step forward, staring at Mrs. Zhao with serious eyes, which made Mrs. Zhao tremble with fright.