Yuán Méng Dié originally just wanted to humiliate the woman in front of her, but after hearing Chǔ Lián Ruò's words and seeing her shy and coy expression while speaking, she became even more enraged. She didn't expect that this cheap woman had been planning to climb into the emperor's bed from the very beginning.

  Yu Mengdie turned her head and said to the palace maid waiting behind her, "I'm thirsty, bring some tea for me and Wang Ye's concubine." She deliberately emphasized the four words "Wang Ye's concubine", but saw that Chu Lianruo's face showed no sign of shame, which made her even more displeased.

  The palace maid also sensed that Consort Butterfly seemed to be in a bad mood and naturally didn't dare to provoke her, so she quickly stepped forward with the tea.

  Just as the palace maid was about to pour tea for Yuan Mengdie, she was stopped by her.

  Yu Mengdie smiled at Chu Lian and said, "I've long heard that the concubine of King Feng is exceptional in serving people. Why don't you ask Concubine Feng to pour a cup of tea for me?"

  There is no hint of inquiry in his words, but rather a commanding tone.

  Chu Lian's gaze paused for a moment, and she naturally knew that Yuan Mengdie was deliberately letting the palace maid go unused, instead having her pour tea and water, making it clear that she wanted to humiliate her. This was just the beginning, and later on, there might be even more outrageous things.

  Chu Lian's face showed a look of discontent, but she seemed to dare not disobey, so she picked up the delicate celadon teapot and poured a cup of tea for Yuan Mengdie. Then, she picked up the teacup and handed it to Yuan Mengdie: "Concubine Die, please have some tea."

  Yu Mengdie naturally took in Chu Lianruo's expression, and her heart was filled with cold laughter. A woman as lowly as this, also dared to enter the harem with her?

  She stretched out her hand to take the teacup, but deliberately pretended not to hold it steady. The water in the teacup splashed onto her hand. She suddenly changed color and threw the teacup away, shouting: "You cheap woman, are you intentionally trying to scald me to death?"

  Chu Lian immediately knelt down on the ground, her face filled with a terrified expression: "Your Highness, spare my life, I didn't mean to."

  A cold smile spread across Yu Mengdie's delicate face: "Not on purpose? You cheap woman, you must be resentful that I made you pour tea water, so you deliberately splashed water on my hand. Since the people of Ling Wangfu don't understand etiquette, then I'll teach you a lesson in place of Ling Wang."

  Yu Mengdie then turned to a nearby palace maid and said: "Someone, come and slap me in the mouth."

  The palace maid standing beside her hastily stepped forward, with a mocking smile in her eyes. Who didn't know that if you offended Consort Butterfly, you would definitely not have a good day? It was unfortunate for the Crown Prince's consort to have angered Consort Butterfly.

  Chu Lian's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a hint of disgust appeared in her eyes. She had expected that Yuan Mengdie would humiliate her today, but she hadn't thought that her methods would be so ruthless. If she were to be slapped, this face might be ruined.

  She didn't dare hesitate, and the palace maid had already walked over. With a psychology of relying on powerful people, she rounded her arm and slapped Chu Lian with a loud slap.

  That slap was quite forceful, and a thread of blood seeped out from the corner of Chu Lian's mouth.

  The palace maid looked at Yuan Mengdie for a moment, as if asking whether she should continue.

  Yu Mengdie had just touched the hand that was scalded by hot tea, seemingly in a painful expression. However, she picked up the teacup and drank it calmly. She nodded at the palace maid, who then slapped Yu Mengdie repeatedly, almost suffocating her.

  Chu Lian clenched her teeth, now she could only hope that Xi Rong would come over quickly.

  She had been slapped more than a dozen times and was already feeling dizzy, her cheeks were swollen high, but Yuan Mengdie seemed to have no intention of stopping.

  There was already a bloody taste in her mouth, and Chu Lian felt like she was about to collapse.

  "Stop." Just as she was about to faint, a stern voice suddenly rang out. The palace maid was startled and hastily stopped her hand.

  Chu Lian let out a sigh of relief, her eyes deep and solemn, he had finally arrived.

  Still from a distance, Xurong had already seen the scene in the imperial garden. When he saw clearly that it was his beloved Chulian who was kneeling on the ground, his face immediately darkened and he hurried over, just in time to stop the maid from slapping her.

  Xu Rong hastily stepped forward to help Chu Lianruo up, her cheeks were severely swollen and there was fresh blood constantly seeping out of the corners of her mouth. Originally, the cut on the edge of Chu Lianruo's mouth had stopped bleeding, but she was afraid it wouldn't have the desired effect, so she gritted her teeth and bit through the skin inside her mouth, causing the blood to flow even more frighteningly.

  Chu Lian's eyes were welling up with tears, her face filled with a wronged expression, and she sobbed: "Your Majesty."

  Xu Rong saw Chu Lian like this, and his heart ached. He turned to look at Yuan Mengdie, with cold light in his eyes: "Who can tell me what happened?"

  With a sweep of the emperor's gaze, Yuan Mengdie felt a thread of fear in her heart, but thinking that she was favored by the empress and that the emperor still needed the prime minister's assistance, she plucked up her courage and didn't think of admitting her mistake. Instead, she stepped forward with a charming smile and said: "Your Majesty, look at what this wretched woman has done to my hand. I was just disciplining her."

  Upon hearing this, Xiurong's eyes became even colder, was it just a lesson after all?

  He turned his head to look at Chu Lianruo, as if to confirm whether Yuan Mengdie's words were true.

  Yu Mengdie thought that Xurong had believed her words and was going to ask for punishment from Chu Lianruo, a look of triumph appeared on her face, and she put on an even more coquettish appearance, saying: "This Fei Wang Ce is really too ignorant of etiquette, I just let her pour me a cup of tea, but she actually took revenge on me like this, Your Majesty, you must take my side."

  Xu Rong's eyes flashed with impatience, but his gaze remained on Chu Lianruo as he spoke in a deep voice: "Is that really so?"

  Yu Mengdie thought the question was directed at herself and was about to respond, but saw that Xi Rong's gaze had been fixed on Chu Lianruo all along, and she couldn't help but be shocked - the Emperor was actually asking this lowly woman.

  Chu Lianruo, who was standing beside her, had tears welling up in her eyes at this time. Although the swollen cheeks were a bit disheveled, they made people even more sympathetic. Chu Lianruo raised her eyes, and there was a hesitant look in them. When she fell into Xurong's eyes, it became a hesitation that speaking the truth would be retaliated against by Yuan Mengdie. Xurong looked at Yuan Mengdie with deep eyes, and such cold eyes made Yuan Mengdie tremble involuntarily.

  "You just tell the truth, I will certainly give you an explanation."

  Yu Mengdie was shocked on the spot at this moment. The emperor's attitude towards her was so different, and thinking of this, a sense of unprecedented fear rose in her heart.

  Chu Lian slightly bowed her head and said, "What the Imperial Consort said is true. It was I who carelessly offended the Imperial Consort. Please, Your Majesty, do not blame the Imperial Consort."

  Upon hearing Chu Lianruo's words, Yuan Mengdie's heart that had been lifted high finally put down. However, Xu Rong seemed somewhat dissatisfied, his handsome eyebrows furrowed, "Really?"

  At this moment, Chu Lian seemed to be intimidated by the scene in front of her, with a hint of panic in her eyes. Perhaps worried that the Emperor would not believe her, she looked up and turned to Shi Yu Yin, who was watching the commotion with great interest on one side: "Your Majesty, it's true, Imperial Concubine Yu can be my witness."

  Although seemingly flustered on the surface, Chu Lian's heart was coldly laughing. Shi Yu Yin wanted to use her, so naturally she wouldn't let her get away unscathed either.

  Shi Yuyin, who was standing beside her, suddenly heard her name being mentioned and was startled. However, she couldn't help but secretly scold in her heart: This Chu Lian is truly foolish to the extreme, actually dragging her into this as well.

  It wasn't until then that Xiurong seemed to notice Shi Yuyin's existence.

  He slightly furrowed his brow, his eyes deep and profound, "Let Yu Guifei tell me, what is going on here?"

  Xī Yùyīn was shocked in her heart, she knew that Xū Róng would not believe Yuàn Mèngdié's words, but if she told the truth now, she feared that she would offend Yuàn Mèngdié and her own future days would not be good.

  If she followed Yuan Mengdie's words, the emperor would also vent his anger on her. Shi Yuyin's gaze fell on Chu Lianruo, who was innocent beside her, and a look of annoyance rose in her eyes. If it weren't for Chu Lianruo's unintentional words, she wouldn't have fallen into this dilemma either.

  "Huh? What? Didn't Yu Guifei see what just happened?" The expression in Xurong's eyes sank a few more points.

  Shi Yu Yin gritted her teeth, "Your Majesty, just now it was Consort Butterfly who ordered Concubine Wang to pour tea for her, but..." Her face showed a look of difficulty.

  Her eyebrows furrowed even deeper: "But what?"

  However, when Yu Guifei took over the teacup, her hand slipped and the tea splashed onto Yu Guifei's hand. Shi Yuyin lowered her head, not daring to look at the warning glance cast by Yuan Mengdie.

  As soon as Shi Yu Yin's words came out, a hint of resentment rose in Yuan Meng Die's eyes. This Shi Yu Yin actually kicked her while she was down. Thinking back to before, it was precisely this Shi Yu Yin who had sent someone to find her at the Imperial Flower Garden. She suddenly understood that Shi Yu Yin was using her.

  She slammed the teacup in her hand heavily on the table, her face unable to conceal her anger: "Is there no palace maid in the palace, that you would have Consort Feng of the Yong King pour tea for you?"

  Upon hearing Xurong's words, Yu Mengdie hastily knelt down before him: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. I was momentarily confused and beg Your Majesty to forgive my unintentional mistake."

  "Are you kidding me?" Xun Rong's lips curled up in a cold smile. "The face of the Fei Wang's concubine was beaten to this state by you, and yet you say it was an accident? Was it intentional on your part to find an excuse for someone to beat her, or would it really be just a momentary lapse?"

  After finishing, Xiurong's smile at the corner of her lips turned cold, and her face darkened: "I didn't expect that my Butterfly Imperial Concubine would be such a ruthless woman. Come, pass on my order: Butterfly Imperial Concubine is to be confined in Xinyue Palace for three months, stripped of her power as Assistant Regent of the Six Palaces."

  Yu Mengdie looked at Xun Rong's face and knew that things could no longer be turned around. Her heart chilled, and her hatred for Shi Yuyin deepened a bit more. Being confined to her quarters was not a problem, but thinking about not being able to see Xun Rong for three months made it hard for her to accept.

  When she was still young, her father told her that she would definitely become a princess in the future and later ascend to the throne as the empress who would be revered by all under heaven.

  At that time, she had hidden behind the screen in her home, quietly paying attention to Xun Rong who was still a prince at that time. The young him was already elegant and handsome, growing into a figure that made girls adore him, Yuan Mengdie had already fallen for him since then.

  At this time, Xū Róng didn't care about Yuán Mèng Dié's gentle feelings in her eyes. Her gaze fell on the face of the palace maid who had just slapped Chǔ Liàn Ruò's mouth. The palace maid was kowtowing on the ground, looking frightened and at a loss. Before she could even open her mouth to beg for mercy, Xū Róng shouted: "This kind of insolent slave, come and take her away to be executed."

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