The queen hesitated for a moment, but still spoke, "I will stay here and guard."
"No need. There are still many things for the Double Ninth Festival that need to be arranged by the Queen. Go back first and come back when there is news." Ning Chen waved his hand.
The queen then nodded in relief.
As a group of people walked out, Ning Chen turned around and glanced at Concubine Chen.
The latter didn't notice anything, he just walked with his head down, obedient and quiet, unlike before.
Ning Chen didn't say anything in the end. He went back to Jiuchen Palace after leaving Cining Palace.
After all, his mother was injured, and it was not appropriate for him to linger in the concubines' palace.
The rain stopped now and the air outside was nice and cool, so Ye Jun didn't want to sit down anymore.
Wang Xiuyuan couldn't leave her child behind, so she went back first, and Zhou Cairen went with her.
The two of them took a detour and walked along the lake. Just as they passed the rockery, they heard a scolding.
"Bitch, I am a concubine, so I can't teach you a lesson?"
"Xiuyi knows what she did to me, and now she is beating and scolding me. If I give birth to a child for you, will you really treat it as your own?"
Then there was a crisp slap.
Ye Jun and Zhou Cairen looked at each other and prepared to leave, but before they could leave, they were seen by the furious Sun Xiuyi.
"What are you two doing sneaking around in there?!"
She started to scold me with a look of anger, her face was full of anger. She used to be a very beautiful person, but now she looked a bit sarcastic and mean.
Ye Jun didn't want to pay attention to the anger that was burning on him for no reason.
She bowed indifferently, "I and Lady Zhou are just passing by, so we won't disturb you. We'll take our leave."
After he finished speaking, he winked at Zhou and prepared to leave.
Sun was furious at the moment and was immediately unhappy, "Stop! Did I tell you to leave? Concubine Ming is so arrogant now. She didn't come to pay respects to me first, but now she wants to leave. Does she think I am just a decoration?"
Ye Jun's face turned cold, but considering that something happened to the Queen Mother today, he didn't want to make a scene, so he controlled his temper.
She bowed again, "I pay my respects to Empress Xiuyi. It's windy outside and I'm not feeling well, so I'll take my leave now."
"Hmph, are you feeling unwell? I see you look very energetic." Sun continued to pester.
She was very angry now and was getting stuck in a dead end. Now that she had caught Ye Jun who was in favor, she felt very unhappy.
In fact, in her opinion, it was Ye Jun and Yi Jieyu who took away her favor, which led to her ending up in such a situation.
Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone Ye Jun who has a bad temper to begin with.
This has happened over and over again, and I have lost my patience.
She glanced at him coldly, "Xiuyi is not an imperial physician, and she can't observe, smell, ask, and feel the body. How do you know that I am not unwell? If you are angry, go find someone else, don't bring me into this. If you bite someone carelessly, you might get a rotten mouth."
"How dare you threaten me?" Sun was furious, staring at her with wide eyes, "Ye is committing treason and speaking disrespectfully of a high position. Yichun, slap her in the face!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Yichun knelt down with a pale face to persuade her. How could she dare to do that
Now that Sun Xiuyi has fallen out of favor, and Ming Jieyu is in power, and Concubine Xia is also somewhat favored. It would have been fine to beat Xia today, but they also want to beat Ming Jieyu, especially when the empress dowager is not feeling well. Isn't this a threat to her life
But now Sun's eyes were red with anger. She had been treated harshly and ignored for many days, which had worn out her reason and patience.
Seeing that Yichun refused, he rolled up his sleeves and strode over.
Nan Zhi was holding a heavy oil-paper umbrella in her hand and was about to step forward to block it, but Zhou Cairen got there first.
“Snap—”
With a loud and crisp slap, Sun used all her strength and only made Zhou stagger.
Not only that, she had the bad intention of destroying Ye Jun's face. She had sharp nails on her little finger and ring finger, which left a blood mark on the left side of Zhou's face from the earlobe to the chin.
This time Ye Jun couldn't suppress his anger at all, and without hesitation he slapped Sun in the face.
"What dirty things have you done that you want everyone to tell us about? The emperor only took away your title out of consideration for our old friendship, but you should also reflect on yourself. Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. Sun Xiuyi is so unconvinced, is she dissatisfied with the emperor?"
"The Empress Dowager is ill now, and Xiuyi is still here punishing the concubines in the harem and looking for trouble. Is she trying to make the Empress Dowager feel uneasy?"
"No matter how bad Lady Zhou is, she is still the emperor's concubine. Lady Xia once bore the emperor's heir. The emperor is kind and benevolent. Even servants in the palace cannot be beaten or scolded at will, so how can you slap a concubine at will!"
"I don't think there's any way to talk about what happened today. I'm not afraid of trouble. I'll report it to the emperor right away."
After saying this, Ye Jun didn't even give Zhou any face at all, and pulled Zhou towards Jiuchen Palace.
Lady Xia bit her lip, thought about it, and followed Ye Jun.
Sun Xiuyi covered her beaten face with her hands, her eyes almost spitting fire.
"My lady, what shall I do? I shall go and apologize to Concubine Ming. I..."
"What are you apologizing for!" Sun was short of breath, but she stiffened her neck and refused to bow her head. "Are you afraid of a mere Ye? I am a concubine and have had a long-standing relationship with the emperor. What can she do to me? It's only been a few months and you've become so timid. You are really unpresentable. Go back!"
Sun was not afraid, but he was proud and still had hope.
The emperor has favored her for a long time, and she only beat two concubines, which is not a big deal.
What’s more, Ye also beat her!
On the other side, Ye Jun was not at all vague and led his men straight to Jiuchen Palace.
Before Ning Chen could even sit down, he heard Huai'an come in and tell him that Concubine Jieyu, Lady Xia, and Lady Zhou had come together.
Of course, Huai'an did not feel sorry for the money Ye Jun gave him, and he spoke very skillfully.
"I saw that Concubine Ming seemed to have been wronged, her eyes were red, Concubine Xia had mud on her skirt and her face was red and swollen, Concubine Zhou was covering her face, but her hair was a little loose, I think there was something important going on."
After hearing this description, Ning Chen paused for a moment, and the first thought that came to his mind was, could this woman have beaten two people at once
No matter what I thought, I still asked someone to come in.
As soon as someone came in, I gave up my previous thought.
It's obvious that these three came together.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is ill. I know I shouldn't come to bother Your Majesty at this moment, but I really can't swallow this tone. Look at Concubine Zhou's face, she was beaten like this. And Concubine Xia, look at her."
Ye Jun first admitted his mistake and then brought up what happened later, which was flawless.
To be honest, Ning Chen was a little annoyed by the people who came to his door, but Ye Jun's words calmed him down.
When Zhou loosened her hands, the bloodstains on her face were revealed, which looked very scary on her fair face.
Looking at Xia again, she had been kneeling, and there was a lot of black mud on her skirt. She looked very disheveled.
"Tell me what's going on slowly. I don't blame you." Ning Chen frowned.