"Have I named you by name? Sister Shi is so anxious here that she has to take the right place, and no one is stopping you. Furthermore, you are a Taiyi, who gave you the courage to slap the table in front of me?
Staring?"
The higher the official rank, the higher the rank. This principle also applies to the harem.
Not only did Shi Taiyi not take advantage, but she was pushed back by Concubine Zhuang because of her status. Her face turned green, but she couldn't respond even a word.
He could only sit back down with an extremely arrogant attitude: "I am in a hurry. I think Sister Zhuang Fei has a broad mind and she will not care about such trivial details with me."
Unexpectedly, Concubine Zhuang said lightly: "It's unfortunate. I have always been narrow-minded. I don't want others to ride on my head. Even if His Majesty says something wrong to me, I will lose my temper."
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Your Majesty has said before that if anyone in the harem, other than the Queen, dares to be disrespectful to me, he will punish him severely. I wonder what your Majesty will do if this matter comes to your Majesty's ears."
Shi Taiyi, who was originally very arrogant, was instantly frightened and panicked when he heard that Concubine Zhuang had carried Emperor Zhao out, and he quickly looked for help at Empress Pei, who was in charge.
"Of course, I believe that the Queen, as the master of the harem, will definitely handle such trivial matters and will not bring them to His Majesty's presence and let His Majesty personally worry about it, right, Queen?"
Concubine Zhuang spent a lot of money and put the trouble on Queen Pei's head again.
If the affairs of the harem were brought before Emperor Zhao, no matter whether it was right or wrong, first of all, it was because Queen Pei's governance was not strict and Emperor Zhao needed to handle it personally. She was too incompetent as a queen.
Queen Pei clenched her palms tightly, still maintaining a dignified smile on her face, "Sister Zhuang Concubine knows the general situation, Shi Taiyi is too outspoken, and this is because the palace's control is not strict. Shi Taiyi, please go and apologize to Concubine Zhuang."
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Fortunately, Concubine Zhuang understands the etiquette and does not really blame you. It has saved the friendship between the sisters in the harem. If you apologize properly, we will still be good sisters in the future."
Shi Taiyi is not really as stupid as a pig. Concubine Zhuang is being favored now. If the trouble really breaks out and Emperor Zhao finds out about it, she will definitely not be able to take advantage of anything else.
With this thought in mind, Shi Taiyi stood up, walked to Concubine Zhuang, and gave a big salute, "Sister Concubine Zhuang, it was just that my sister was in a hurry, said the wrong thing, and did the wrong thing. I am here to sincerely apologize to my elder sister.
I hope you, my dear sister, will forgive me this time. My sister will be careful in her words and deeds in the future and take this as a warning."
"It's nothing for me. After all, I'm just a free man. I don't need to manage a huge harem. But the Queen is going to have a headache. If everyone in the harem were like Shi Taiyi, talking quickly and not talking about inferiority, Shi Taiyi would at best be dismissed.
A few harsh words,
But if it reaches His Majesty’s ears, I wonder if Your Majesty will notice it. Is it because the Queen is not strict in her rule and does not know how to discipline her concubines, so she makes them look arrogant and indifferent to others?”
Queen Pei was so angry with Concubine Zhuang that she vomited blood. She even asked Shi Taiyi to come to her to apologize to her. But she didn't think it was enough and moved Emperor Zhao out again. Wasn't this clearly forcing her to punish Shi Taiyi severely?
She is the head of the first palace, but now she is blatantly forced by Concubine Zhuang to make a decision. Where can she show her face as the queen?
But in the face of Concubine Zhuang's blatant provocation, Empress Pei could only swallow the bad breath temporarily and force out a fake smile.
"Sister Concubine Zhuang really thinks of me wholeheartedly. Shi Taiyi made mistakes in his words and deeds and was punished to copy the "Girls' Ring" a hundred times in the side hall. After copying, he could return to his palace."
Shi Taiyi could only lower his head and said, "I accept my punishment."
As soon as she received the punishment, Concubine Zhuang slowly stood up and gave a perfunctory salute to Queen Pei, "I have to take care of the birthday banquet, so I will be resigning now."
Coming out of Kunning Palace, the personal maid, Sister Ren, held Concubine Zhuang's arm and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is very angry this time."
"It's a pity that she can't be mad at her. What this duplicitous guy is best at is swaying the concubines below and using their hands to murder Jue'er. If Jue'er wasn't lucky and lucky, I would have risked all this.
I have to let these vicious guys pay for my life!"
Just talking about it, this is just an appetizer for Concubine Zhuang. Every time she has to make excuses with Queen Pei and the others, Concubine Zhuang feels extremely disgusted.
After Concubine Zhuang left, Queen Pei spoke again in a very low tone: "I am also tired, please retreat."
"Yes, I will retire."
After the other concubines left, Shi Taiyi immediately knelt down in front of Queen Pei and said, "Queen, it was just a concubine who made a mistake and made the Queen angry. Please punish me!"
"Okay, get up. She's here because of you. She's clearly here for me. After the Pei family was involved in the Jizhou gold mine, the prince was banned from the East Palace and I haven't seen him for more than half a month.
Pass Your Majesty,
If this matter really comes to His Majesty, how can Your Majesty turn against me? Now that she is a villain and is being favored, even I can't do anything to her. Who told her to give birth to a good son!"
The words "good son" were almost squeezed out from between Queen Pei's teeth.
Although Queen Pei wanted to skin Qi Jue and beat his muscles because of his excellence, she always thought about it secretly in her heart.
If she could give birth to a son with both civil and military talents like Qi Jue and please Emperor Zhao, why should she work so hard here for fear that her position as crown prince would be taken away by others?
"The Queen, I heard that Concubine Zhuang has recently seen a lot of portraits of the female members of the aristocratic families who have not left the palace. Her birthday banquet is so grand this time. Will she also take the opportunity to choose a princess for King Dingbei at the banquet?
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Mentioning this, Queen Pei's eyes welled up with a strong anger, "There was a rumor from the previous dynasty that King Dingbei has had a lot of contact with the Ming family recently. There is a girl in the Mingtai family who is sixteen years old and has not yet been married.
It seems that Concubine Zhuang is heading towards the Ming family!
Your Majesty attaches so much importance to Qi Jue now. If Concubine Zhuang makes this suggestion at the banquet, Your Majesty will definitely agree. When Qi Jue marries the Ming family, Qi Jue's family will really become the dominant family, not only this palace, but also all the concubines in the harem.
They are no longer rivals of Concubine Zhuang!"
The Ming family is the leader of a large family. Even if the court is divided into several factions, no matter which minister they are, they must be humble in front of the Ming family and dare not offend easily.
Queen Pei was also eyeing the fat piece of the Ming family from the beginning. Although Mingyu was still young at that time, it was not impossible for the prince to get engaged to her first, and then marry her as the crown prince when Mingyu was old enough.
With the help of the Ming family, the prince's position as the crown prince of the East Palace will be truly stable!