readytorunbook Chapter 581 The Little Princess Who Depends on the Imperial Concubine in the World of Palace Fightin
Chapter 581 The Little Princess Who Depends on the Imperial Concubine in the World of Palace Fightin
In the imperial garden, the sun was shining brightly. Miaomiao squatted beside the flowers, gently fiddling with a newly opened peony with her little hand, humming the song that Hongxiu had just taught her.
"Young master, we should go back. The imperial concubine must be waiting anxiously." Hongxiu stood aside and reminded gently.
Miaomiao was a very talkative little cub. She nodded and just stood up when she suddenly heard laughter coming from not far away.
She turned around and saw Concubine Rong walking towards her, followed by several palace maids and eunuchs, making quite a big scene.
Miaomiao blinked and subconsciously hid behind Hongxiu.
She still remembered that Concubine Rong disliked her and would say unpleasant things to her every time she saw her.
"Sister Hongxiu, let's go..." Little Tuanzi didn't want to have too much involvement with Concubine Rong, so he tugged at Hongxiu's sleeve and said in a low voice.
Hongxiu understood and was about to take Miaomiao away when she heard Rong Fei's shrill voice:
"Hey, isn't this the little princess? You can't even bow to me and just turn around and walk away?"
As princesses and princes, concubines of the imperial concubine rank and above must pay their respects to the princesses and princes.
Miaomiao's body froze, and she had to turn around and bow properly: "Miaomiao greets Concubine Rong."
Rong Fei looked down at her condescendingly, a sarcastic smile on her lips: "You are indeed a wild girl raised by an orphan. You don't know any rules at all."
What she hated most were the people and things related to Xia Yingying.
Hongxiu's face changed, and she quickly stepped forward, protecting Miaomiao behind her: "Empress Rong, the young master is still young. If I have been disrespectful, please forgive me."
Concubine Rong snorted coldly: "I'm talking, and you, a lowly servant, have the right to interrupt?"
She glanced at Hongxiu with a cold gaze, "Why, just because you're from Yongshou Palace, you dare to disrespect me?"
Hongxiu said calmly, "I dare not. But the Imperial Concubine once instructed me to take good care of the young master. If the young master is wronged, I will be held responsible even if I die."
"Using Xia Yingying to pressure me?" Rong Fei's eyes were filled with rage. "Great! How dare a palace maid be so arrogant! Come, slap me in the face! Let her know what respecting the superior and inferior means!"
The nanny behind her immediately stepped forward and grabbed Hongxiu's arm. Hongxiu struggled, and several other palace maids restrained Hongxiu and slapped her in the face!
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound of slapping was particularly harsh in the imperial garden.
Miaomiao was stunned and her little face turned pale instantly.
She subconsciously rushed forward, trying to push away the nanny who was bullying Sister Hongxiu, unable to control her tears as they fell, "Don't bully Sister Hongxiu! Don't hit her!"
The maids and the maids did not dare to touch the little princess, and the situation was deadlocked for a while.
Concubine Rong sneered and reached out to stop Miaomiao: "Little Princess, I am teaching you the rules of a servant. Don't learn to be as arrogant as your adoptive mother!"
"Keep hitting me!"
It’s fine if she can’t deal with Xia Yingying, but can’t she deal with a mere princess and a palace maid?
"Wow!" Seeing that Hongxiu was going to be bullied, Miaomiao couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears at the top of her lungs.
The little guy cried heart-wrenchingly, his face flushed red, as if he wanted to cry out all his grievances.
888 was very anxious and quickly used his points to lure the queen nearby.
The cub's cry was so loud that even the birds in the trees were scared and flew away.
"what happened?!"
A majestic female voice came from a distance.
Everyone turned around and saw the queen walking quickly towards them with a group of palace maids, her face gloomy.
When Miaomiao saw the queen, she immediately stumbled over, hugged her legs, and sobbed and complained: "Empress... Concubine Rong beat Sister Hongxiu... and, and said Miaomiao had no mother... Wuwuwu..."
The Queen looked down at the crying little girl, and thinking of her own daughter who had passed away young, she touched her head with heartache. When she looked up again, her eyes were cold: "Rong Fei, you are so brave!"
Rong Fei was still calm at the moment. She didn't think the Queen would do anything to her because of a princess. She was still quibbling:
"Your Majesty, I see! I just saw that this maidservant wasn't taking good care of the little princess, so I wanted to discipline her on behalf of my sister, the Imperial Concubine..."
"Discipline?" The Queen sneered, "Whether it is discipline or not, I will decide for myself."
She waved her sleeves and said, "Everyone, follow me back to Kunning Palace! I must give the princess an explanation for this matter!"
Inside Kunning Palace
Just as the Queen ordered people to bring Concubine Rong, Miaomiao and others back, she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the palace gate.
"boom!"
The palace door was suddenly pushed open, and Xia Yingying, dressed in a crimson palace dress, rushed in aggressively.
She glanced around and saw Miaomiao's red eyes from crying and the slap marks on Hongxiu's face, and she was immediately furious.
Rong Fei, this bitch, actually dared to bully her child.
"Noble Concubine! You--" Rong Fei had woken up at this time. Although she still didn't think she had done anything wrong, she was about to speak when she saw a figure flash in front of her.
"Snapped!"
A loud slap landed directly on Concubine Rong's face!
Everyone was stunned.
Xia Yingying withdrew her hand and said coldly, "This slap will teach you the difference between high and low!"
Concubine Rong covered her face with her hands, her eyes wide in disbelief: "You, you dare to hit me?!"
"I'm going to hit you. If you dare to mess with the people from Yongshou Palace again, I will not only hit you, but also make your father and brothers in the court pay the price!"
Xia Yingying was extremely arrogant when she said this, and she really had the capital to be arrogant.
The queen held her forehead and sighed helplessly: "My dear concubine, you..."
How come his temper and personality haven't changed at all? He's still so reckless.
Xia Yingying turned to look at the Queen and said confidently, "Your Majesty, I am here to teach those who don't know the rules a lesson for you!"
Queen: "..."
Fine.
Miaomiao was still sobbing, but when she saw her mother coming, she immediately rushed over and hugged her legs.
The little cub was sobbing, its long eyelashes wet and stuck together by its tears, looking so pitiful.
Xia Yingying was heartbroken. She bent down, picked up the little girl, and gently wiped away the tears on her face: "Be good, don't cry, mother is here."
Concubine Rong was so angry that she was shaking all over: "Your Majesty! Look at her! She dares to be so presumptuous in front of you!"
"Rong Fei, you don't need to say these useless things. I'm so arrogant in front of everyone." Xia Yingying sneered and looked around. "Who were the ones who just hurt Hongxiu? I don't have much patience. You'd better come out on your own initiative, otherwise, no one will survive."
When saying this, the beautiful woman had a sinister tone, and it was obvious that she was not lying.
Rong Fei was furious: "How dare you! You are just a princess, why would you do this?"
Xia Yingying sneered: "What do you mean she's just a princess?"
The Queen rubbed her temples, a headache raging. "That's enough! Concubine Rong, you beat the maids in Yongshou Palace for no reason and insulted the princess. I will confine you to one month's house arrest and make you copy the 'Instructions for Women' a hundred times!"
"Those who dare to slap Hongxiu without permission will each be given ten strokes of the cane and returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for disposal."
As soon as these words were spoken, the few people who had just taken action immediately knelt down and said tremblingly that they would never dare to do it again.
The palace maids and eunuchs who made mistakes and were sent back to the Imperial Household Department could no longer be assigned to other palaces and could only do the dirtiest and most tiring work.
But pleading is of no use to the Queen.
"As for Xia Yingying..." The Queen glanced at her unhappily, "Slapping a concubine in public will result in a three-month salary fine!"
This reckless guy.
Xia Yingying snorted nonchalantly: "I accept the punishment."
It's just a salary deduction. The most she has is silver, which she can even throw away for fun.
Miaomiao hugged her mother's neck, buried her little face in her neck, and finally stopped crying.
Xia Yingying patted her back gently, and glanced at Rong Fei coldly:
"Rong Fei, I'm putting this on notice today—if you do it again, it won't be as simple as a slap."
Concubine Rong's face turned pale, but she didn't dare to say anything.
Xia Yingying is a lunatic who does what she says.
She never imagined that Xia Yingying really cared about this child.
The Queen looked at the two, one large and one small, and waved her hand helplessly: "Everyone, leave."
Xia Yingying turned around and walked away with Miaomiao in her arms, and Hongxiu quickly followed. After leaving Kunning Palace, Xia Yingying lowered her head and asked the little cub in her arms:
"Are you scared?"
Miaomiao shook her head and whispered, "Mother, Sister Hongxiu's face hurts..."
Xia Yingying looked at Hongxiu and said gently, "Go back and ask the imperial physician to see you and use the best medicine."
Hongxiu's eyes were slightly red, and she bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As the sun sets, the shadows of the three people are stretched out very long. Miaomiao lies on her mother's shoulder and asks softly:
"Mother, why doesn't Concubine Rong like Miaomiao?"
Xia Yingying kissed her forehead: "Because she is jealous."
"What are you jealous of?"
"I'm jealous that Miaomiao has the best mother in the world."
Miaomiao giggled and hugged Xia Yingying's neck tightly: "Yeah! Miaomiao loves mother the most!"
Xiao Qingzi followed behind from a distance, listening to the words of the imperial concubine and the little princess, his deep eyes dimmed slightly.
Concubine Rong?