Who else could it be? Besides the Empress, who else has the ability to fight with her sisters? Xiang Fei is cautious due to her pregnancy, and Rong Fei has never competed for imperial favor, so she wouldn't have conflicts with Chong Fei.

  The queen just wiggled her fingers and could take her sisters with her, and blinked again to knock them into the mud. Every step the queen took had its value, and also gained considerable benefits, but for Chu Huaxin, every step was not what she liked, but she could only accept it.

  What can she do now even if she remembers the hatred of the empress because of this matter? It is not beneficial or meaningful for her to oppose the empress, only a fool would do so. She is a normal person who thinks she is quite clever, and she knows what step to take next - what she should do is continue to fight with Shang Fei and the new favorites Lin Shi and Bai Shi, so that she can get more imperial favor.

  At the beginning, when Queen Hua recommended her, she knew that the favors given by the queen were not free. Chu Huaxin felt a wave of fatigue and powerlessness, why was it so difficult? In these three years, she had spent so much heart and blood, vying for favor and position, but in the eyes of the queen, she was probably just a joke that couldn't be taken seriously.

  Chu Hua Xing thought and thought, and suddenly remembered the events of three years ago - at that time she had just entered the palace, as the eldest daughter of the Chu family, with her father being the commander-in-chief of the two armies, she was indeed proud. At that time, Shang Fei had just been promoted to the second rank of Zhaoyuan due to giving birth to the emperor's princess, but she was already unmatched in fame, and people began to become restless, even daring to confront the empress in the Changxin Palace. Finally, after a dinner party, the empress kept her behind...

  Now thinking about it, was I wrong from the start? If I wasn't so proud and had agreed to the Empress's offer like Bai Shi did, my path wouldn't be this difficult now.

  Forget it, forget it. She just can't stand Bai Caiwei's fawning and despicable appearance, where is the slightest bit of dignity and demeanor of a noble family? Moreover, if one really relies on a big tree to take advantage of its shade, it will be a day of flattering others, being restricted by others everywhere, and who knows when they will be sacrificed by their master!

  At this time, Bai Caiwei, who had been standing beside the queen all along, finally spoke up: "We sisters shouldn't just envy Ruxiang's bangles. In my opinion, it was Ruxiang's pipa playing last night that was so good, the emperor couldn't move his feet on the road after hearing it. How well Ruxiang knows how to please the king, we can't compare to her, isn't it only right for the emperor to reward Ruxiang?" While saying this, she carelessly waved her fan: "What was that tune last night? It sounded like 'Huang Ge Xing', but I don't really understand music..."

  "Song of Splendor!" Lin Wan felt that this song was explosive just from its name!

  As expected, the concubines beside her all had an expression of "you know what I mean". Oh, everyone is a woman who has experienced things, who doesn't understand these things?!

  Bai Xiuzi had been holding her breath since last night, and the little eunuch who conveyed messages to the emperor had gone to urge her to "wait for the imperial carriage", but she waited half the night without seeing anyone. It wasn't until the next day that she found out that the emperor had taken a detour halfway and went to Yunxiu's place!

  In the harem, there is an emperor and N women, yin and yang are out of balance, too many monks but not enough porridge. For this only piece of fat meat, they fight day and night... it's really annoying! Chu Huaxin looks down on Bai Xiuyi's flattering appearance, but Bai Xiuyi looks down even more on Chu Huaxin's seductive behavior to please men! At night in the palace, playing the guqin to compete for favor, what is this? This is called having no integrity and no bottom line! The noble virtues of aristocratic women have all been lost by her!

  Just as the imperial consorts were enthusiastically gossiping about this matter, a shrill voice came from the entrance of the grand hall: "Shanggui Fei has arrived!"

  The room suddenly fell silent, and the Empress's fingernails lightly tapped on the armrest, producing a faint, crisp sound.

  If Lin Wan hadn't remembered wrongly, Xiang Fei had "voluntarily" exempted herself from morning court since she got pregnant. What kind of wind blew today that could blow this big Buddha here?

  We only saw the noble and elegant Xiang Fei walking into the house with her graceful and delicate steps. She curtsied to the Empress, her figure still looked slender and refined despite being pregnant. The Empress hastily waved her hand to stop her, saying: "You're a pregnant woman, aren't you already exempt from paying respects? Please sit down quickly."

  Xiang Fei stood up with the momentum, and immediately a palace maid came to support her to sit in front of Zui Fei. Her complexion was not bad today, she slightly raised her head and smiled at the Empress: "These days, I have been more and more lazy, it has been a long time since I came to see the Empress Dowager, I really feel uneasy in my heart, thinking that I should come to ask for peace today. The Empress Dowager has always been lenient with me, I am grateful to the Empress Dowager, and naturally I dare not be careless in etiquette."

  Xiang Fei's words seemed respectful and proper on the surface, but when she spoke, her chin was raised and there was a hint of arrogance in her eyes. As for the meaning behind her words, Lin Yuan listened from the side and felt that something wasn't quite right. What did she mean by saying that these days were becoming increasingly lazy...? Did it mean that as long as you were lazy, you could treat the Empress like air, and whether or not to pay respects was up to your own discretion?

  "You can take good care of the fetus and give birth to a healthy child for our royal family, that would be the greatest gift to me." The smile on the queen's face was very sincere.

  Rou Fei said: "I see that Xiang Fei's complexion is so good, I think the dragon fetus in her belly must be very stable. Sister is a lucky person, after a few months when the child is born and can accompany Yan Er, it will be even better."

  Yan is the name of the eldest son of the emperor. Consort Xiang Shangguan Li gazed at Consort Rou's no longer youthful and beautiful face, smiling faintly: "Thanks for your kind words, sister."

  Not only did Ruo Fei and the Empress behave in this manner, but the other consorts also chimed in with auspicious words. Xiang Fei's expression remained calm and she didn't respond to their conversation.

  She fell silent for a while before finally speaking up, saying: "Just now when I came in, I smelled that the main hall was very lively, as if they were talking about 'Huan Ge Xing'?"

  "Song Yuexing! Chu Hua's fingernail snapped off on the armrest with a loud crack. You cheap woman, Upper Official's wife, why did you only hear these three words when I said so many others?"

  Feng Zhuangji immediately reported to Xiang Fei about Yun Shu's behavior last night. Xiang Fei listened and sneered coldly: "Playing the zither at night in the palace, how can it not ruin the dignity of the imperial concubines! We are all serving the emperor, but we cannot serve with seductive methods. The honor and favor that the emperor gave to Chu Shi were already a great kindness, but she is so unscrupulous, truly disappointing the emperor, and how can she be worthy of the second rank?"

  This insult is really too vicious!

  The whole palace, even the empress, wouldn't dare to treat a favored concubine with such disrespect, but Xiang Fei dared to do so! On both sides, Xiang Fei was notorious for being merciless, and this time she had unexpectedly gained the upper hand. Chu Hua Xin listened to these words, her face purpling with rage, yet unable to retort. Since childhood, she had been the eldest daughter of the family, pampered and spoiled, never having suffered such humiliation. At this moment, she simply wanted to stand up and slap Xiang Fei's face.

  But Xiang Fei still felt unsatisfied, and with a raised chin, she said to Chu Huaxin: "Chu, didn't you hear me speaking? Don't you understand where you went wrong, yet you're still sitting so calmly!"

  Lin Yan silently yawned, today she really witnessed the fighting power of Xiang Fei, well, this straightforward and direct scolding battle seemed more terrifying than that elaborate design!

  Chu Hua's face was almost in tears when she stood up. Actually, playing a beautiful melody wasn't a big deal, the Emperor liked it very much, how could she be scolded as being shameless? Even if she did something wrong, it should be the Empress who reprimands her, what does it have to do with Consort Xiang?

  At this time, she had no choice but to kneel down and admit her mistake. Of course, she was apologizing to the empress.

  The queen did not show any dissatisfaction with Xiang Fei's overstepping, that woman had done even more outrageous things before, and she would have been really angry if she had taken it to heart every time. She just said to Chu Huaxin: "Last night's affair, Yunxiu Rong was indeed out of line."

  "I know my fault, and I won't make the same mistake again in the future." Chu Huaxin was still shaking with anger, but she couldn't help acknowledging her error. In her heart, she felt both hatred and sorrow. If possible, she wouldn't have played that tune to give others a handle against her. But now, the Emperor's attitude towards her was vastly different from before. Without using such special means, how could the Emperor possibly go to her palace?

  "Alright, you go back and copy out the female precepts thirty times." In comparison to Xiang Fei, the Empress was being extremely lenient.

  Chu Hua Xian didn't want to stay in the grand hall for another moment, so she hastily kowtowed and left. Consort Shang gazed at her back and added, "The Empress is indeed too lenient with her."

  "All right, sister, say a few less words. Chu Shi was confused for a moment, and there's no need to blame her too much." said Rong Fei gently.

  Xiang Fei let out a cold hum and neither confirmed nor denied it.

  The empress looked at the two concubines and said lightly: "It's getting late, Sheng Concubine's body is precious and can't be tired, let's all disperse."

  Lin Wan followed the crowd to retreat. Xiang Fei swung her handkerchief and got up, walking towards the palace gate. Rong Fei looked at her arrogant appearance and secretly curled her mouth, but she didn't compete with her either, letting her be the first to step out of the threshold before following closely behind.

  Everyone was in a good mood early this morning, and the play performed by Xiang Fei was quite lively. Yun Xiurong's gloomy face is getting more and more satisfying to watch. Meanwhile, Chu Huaxin, as everyone had guessed, was smashing flower vases in her own palace.

  After Chuhua Shang returned to the palace, she was busy going to see her sister. When she entered the room, she saw a floor full of broken porcelain pieces and had no way to step down, but she also forced herself to tread carefully inside. Chuhua Xinyu's anger had not dissipated, and she turned her head to scold her severely: "What did you come in here for? Did you come to see the joke of this palace?"

  "Little sister doesn't dare..." Chu Huashang directly knelt down, not even caring that her knees were bleeding: "Little sister has come to advise elder sister, if elder sister acts like this and others find out, they will inevitably say that you don't know how to repent, and even the emperor won't be happy about it..."