Part of the reason why Li Zhiyi dared to be so arrogant was because of Dan'er.
Dan'er must have said something bad in her ears, which made Li Zhiyi become more and more bold.
It's just that Qian Ruoyu didn't know much about Li Zhiyi, so Qian Ruoyu didn't make a hasty conclusion about Li Zhiyi.
Just saying.
"Let's forget about this matter today. From now on, I have the final say in the dining room. If you are dissatisfied with anything in the dining room, come to me directly!"
"If you come directly to the dining room without going through me, we can either fight to the death in private, or we can go to the prince in person and let the prince judge you!"
After finishing speaking, Qian Ruoyu changed the subject.
"But don't worry, I want to see whether the prince will believe your words or everyone's evidence!"
"Now that so many people are testifying against me, I didn't take action first. If evidence is needed, the scars on Xiaohong's body will be enough to prove it!"
After Qian Ruoyu finished speaking, Li Zhiyi did not lower her head, obviously not really realizing the seriousness of the matter.
But Qian Ruoyu knew very well that he could no longer continue talking at this time.
Li Zhiyi wouldn't understand if he kept saying it, and it might even make Li Zhiyi think that he was farting.
So Qian Ruoyu said casually next.
"If there's nothing wrong, you can go away. I advise you to let me know before you enter the dining room again!"
After Qian Ruoyu finished speaking, Li Zhiyi and Dan'er immediately left the dining room in despair.
Dan'er only received two slaps, which were harmless and did not even leave any scars on his face.
Qian Ruoyu is not worried that Li Zhiyi will take Dan'er to complain to Chu Mobai.
After Li Zhiyi left, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out in the entire dining room.
"OK!"
"Your Majesty, you did the right thing!"
"Support the queen!"
"Our good queen!"
Hearing the cheers from the crowd, Qian Ruoyu did not feel complacent.
After all, he is in charge of the dining room, so everything in the dining room has something to do with him, so Qian Ruoyu naturally has to stand up for them.
If you don't even let them stand up for this kind of thing, I'm afraid they will never believe in you again.
Qian Ruoyu gently raised her hand and pressed it down.
Everyone immediately gradually became quiet.
"I am in charge of the dining room. Any decision made by everyone will naturally be left to me. I have said that I will not let you suffer. Of course, if you make a mistake, I will not punish you lightly!
"
After hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, everyone nodded.
"Okay, let's all disperse. Just do your own thing."
As soon as Qian Ruoyu finished speaking, everyone around him immediately dispersed and returned to their positions one by one.
It was already approaching the afternoon, and although it was dinner time, everyone naturally started to get busy.
Qian Ruoyu glanced at Xiaohong who was about to leave and immediately stopped her.
"Xiaohong, come here."
After Xiaohong heard this, she ran over step by step.
After arriving in front of Qian Ruoyu, Xiaohong lowered her head, and her original unruly look in front of Li Zhiyi completely disappeared.
There is only respect in front of Qian Ruoyu!
This was exactly the effect Qian Ruoyu wanted, so Qian Ruoyu said with satisfaction.
"Xiaohong, you worked hard before I arrived just now."
"Actually, I'm already here, but I stood at the door for a while and wanted to know what those two women wanted to do. It really made you feel a little wronged."
After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Xiao Hong opened her eyes even wider and looked at Qian Ruoyu in disbelief.
She never thought that someone would admit their mistake like this in front of her...
And the most important thing is that Qian Ruoyu is still the royal concubine of the palace, which makes Xiaohong extremely touched!
She was just a slave, and she didn't expect that the princess would seek justice for her.
"Your Majesty..." Xiaohong was almost in tears, "I'm fine... As long as I can help your Majesty, it's okay to suffer a little grievance, not to mention what was wronged just now..."
Xiaohong said excitedly, fearing that Qian Ruoyu would feel that she had been wronged somewhere.
Qian Ruoyu smiled softly after hearing her explanation.
After all, Xiao Hong is frank and sincere. Although she is just a small helper in the kitchen, Qian Ruoyu feels that Xiao Hong is a rare talent.
And he dared to talk back to Li Zhiyi so openly. This really requires a lot of courage.
It is precisely because of this that Qian Ruoyu feels that if she can find any advantages from Xiaohong, maybe Xiaohong can be more than just a helper in the kitchen, that's all.
So Qian Ruoyu thought for a while and then said.
"Xiaohong, although there are some things that shouldn't be said in detail, I still want to care about you, so I asked you some questions about you in private. I guess you won't mind, right?"
At this time, Xiao Hong shook her head.
She said: "If it were someone else, Xiaohong might think that the other party had some intentions, but if it was the empress who wanted to know, then Xiaohong wouldn't think anything..."
"Xiao Hong can see it. Your Majesty is doing this for our own good. If necessary, I can also tell your Majesty myself..."
Hearing these words, Qian Ruoyu felt extremely relieved.
So he said: "Well, I understand that your parents are at home, your father owes a debt, and your mother is bedridden. Is that like this?"
Xiaohong nodded, and then Qian Ruoyu continued.
"In that case, can you tell me more details? How much money does your father owe, and what disease does your mother suffer from?"
Xiao Hong opened her eyes wide and looked at Qian Ruoyu with some confusion, but she immediately said honestly.
"My father originally only owed Liu Dahu three taels of silver, but since he didn't pay it back for a year, Liu Dahu increased the interest. Now he has to pay back a total of thirty taels of silver including principal and interest..."
When he suddenly heard these words, it was Qian Ruoyu's turn to open his eyes wide.
Qian Ruoyu couldn't believe that just one year after not paying off the debt, it actually increased tenfold!
This is even worse than loan sharking!
"This is simply insane!"
"Didn't you sue the government for such high interest?"
Xiaohong shook her head, showing an extremely helpless expression.
"This...our family originally wanted to report it to the government...but Liu Dahu said that the nearby county government official is his seventh uncle...if we dare to file a lawsuit, our debt will definitely increase.
Double...that's a full sixty taels of silver, and our whole family will never be able to pay it back in our lifetime!"