bookbashuk Chapter 187: Showing Off Your Power
Chapter 187: Showing Off Your Power
After Ruyi and Ling Yunche separated, she immediately ordered Rong Pei to go to the flower room and the Sizhiku to interrogate her.
Rong Pei took people to the greenhouse first, asked someone to call Aunt Li over, and started scolding her.
Aunt Li had worked in the palace for so many years, so she naturally knew Rong Pei.
If it were in the past, Aunt Li would naturally not dare to contradict Rong Pei, but now is different. Facing Rong Pei, Aunt Li is not afraid.
"What is Aunt Rong Pei doing? Xiao Lingzi is a servant in my flower room. Can't I assign him to do something?"
Rong Pei said: "Even if Ling Yunche works in your flower room, you can't treat him badly like this and give all the dirty and tiring work to Ling Yunche! And he is from your flower room, why should he help the Sizhiku and the laundry bureau?"
Aunt Li said, "The work in the flower room is harder than that in other places. Aunt Rong Pei, is this your first day to know this? There are fewer people working in other places, so what's wrong with me asking Xiao Lingzi to help them?"
Rong Pei didn't want to waste time talking to Aunt Li, so she planned to capture Aunt Li and establish her authority in the greenhouse, so that others would know that Ling Yunche could not be bullied.
"You still dare to talk back? Someone, come and arrest him!"
After all, she was someone from the Queen's palace, and the people in the greenhouse did not dare to resist. They just watched Aunt Li being caught.
At this moment, Mao Qian brought people to the greenhouse to select flowers and plants, and happened to see Rong Pei abusing her power.
Mao Qian immediately asked, "What is Aunt Rong Pei doing?"
When Aunt Li saw the people from Yongshou Palace coming, she knew she was saved, and hurriedly explained the whole story to Maoqian.
Rong Pei hated Mao Qian for causing Ruyi to fall out of favor, so naturally she had nothing nice to say about her.
"Isn't this Mao Qian from Yongshou Palace? What are you doing here? Are you here to cause trouble for Ling Yunche again?"
Mao Qian said, "He's just a clumsy eunuch. It's been so long, why should I bother him? The Seventeenth Prince's birthday is in a few days, and the Queen has ordered me to pick some flowers and plants to decorate the palace for the banquet."
Rong Pei said: "Since you have business to attend to, take some flowers and leave quickly!"
Mao Qian pointed at Aunt Li and said, "If you arrest Aunt Li, who will help me choose? What's the big deal? Why does Aunt Rong Pei have to make such a fuss?"
Rong Pei brought up Ruyi and said, "I am here on the orders of the Empress to rectify the bullying chaos in the palace. You can either choose for yourself or come back later!"
Mao Qian smiled and said, "Everyone is just doing their job according to the rules. Who is bullying whom? Where did the chaos come from? Is the Queen worrying too much?"
Rong Pei said angrily: "This is the Queen's order, do you dare to disobey it? Come here, teach this bullying Aunt Li a lesson!"
Seeing that the people from Yikun Palace were about to beat someone up, Mao Qian immediately stopped them.
"Wait! You keep saying that you want to rectify the bullying chaos in the palace, but you want to punish Aunt Li in front of us. Isn't this contradictory?"
Aunt Li also saw the situation clearly, and hurriedly said to Mao Qian: "Rong Pei is clearly abusing her power for personal gain. She said these high-sounding words just to support Xiao Lingzi!"
When Rong Pei saw that Aunt Li had made her point clear, she was so angry that she was about to hit Aunt Li. Mao Qian quickly stepped forward and stopped Rong Pei's hand.
Mao Qian said, "Xiao Lingzi has been working in the flower room for a year, right? He does the same job every day. How come the Queen sent you to clean up the flower room today? Did the Queen meet Xiao Lingzi today?"
Mao Qian just made a casual guess, but she didn't expect Rong Pei to be guilty and immediately became angry.
"You are just a lowly maid, how dare you question the Queen? The Queen is the master of the harem, she can rule whenever she wants. Does she need to ask for your opinion?"
"If you know what's best for you, leave the greenhouse immediately, or I'll punish you too!"
Mao Qian has always disliked Rong Pei. Today she has important things to do and doesn't want to have a conflict with Rong Pei, so she keeps trying to persuade her in a kind way.
Unexpectedly, Rong Pei was so arrogant and wanted to clean up their Yongshou Palace.
Mao Qian was not a person who could be easily dealt with. She cursed, "Oh, Aunt Rong Pei is so arrogant! I am the head maid of Yongshou Palace. Who are you to dare to yell at me?"
"Everyone in the palace knows that our queen is in charge of all palace affairs. If there is such bullying, the queen can just tell our queen. Our queen will investigate and deal with it."
Rong Pei saw Mao Qian's arrogant look and said angrily, "Even if Imperial Concubine Ling is in charge of palace affairs, she can't get ahead of the Empress! If the Empress wants to take care of this matter, does Imperial Concubine Ling dare to stop her?!"
Mao Qian said: "Our queen has always respected the queen. I just want to remind you, don't forget how the queen's palace power was given to our queen by the emperor!"
"Xiao Lingzi deserves what he got. The Queen is of noble status. Don't let rumors spread because of a eunuch and make the Emperor upset!"
Although what Mao Qian said was unpleasant to hear, it was the truth.
The Yikun Palace is in a bad situation right now. If the matter gets out of hand, it will be disadvantageous to the Yikun Palace.
Rong Pei took this into consideration and knew that she could no longer establish her authority in the greenhouse today, so she had to make harsh remarks.
"I'll teach you a lesson today. If you bully me again, I won't let you go! Let's go!"
Aunt Li was saved by Maoqian and was grateful to Maoqian profusely.
Rong Pei and Mao Qian fought against each other, and Mao Qian won a great victory, which also made the people in the flower room see that the people in Yikun Palace were timid, and they sneered in their hearts.
Rong Pei failed to teach Aunt Li a lesson in the greenhouse and was instead scared away by Mao Qian.
Rong Pei was afraid that she would not be able to report to Ruyi, and she also felt that she had lost face in front of the palace maids who went with her.
As soon as she rushed into the Sizhiku, she saw Lingzhi, who was usually cautious in front of her, and started beating and scolding her.
"You are such a treacherous slave. The Queen asked you to treat Ling Yunche well, but you pretended to obey her but secretly disobeyed her! You have served the Queen in Yikun Palace for so many years in vain."
"The Queen treated you well. She knew you didn't want to leave the palace, so she kept you in the palace to train you. But for a little profit, you were willing to become the lackey of Concubine Ling and betray the Queen!"
Lingzhi said angrily: "I am no longer a member of Yikun Palace. Why should I listen to your orders? Who said I don't want to leave the palace? Why is the Queen so kind to me? She..."
Seeing Lingzhi dare to talk back, Rong Pei raised her hand and slapped her several times, "You still dare to talk back? Without the training of the Queen, would you be able to be the manager of the Four Treasurys in the palace?"
"The Queen has been so kind to you, yet you are so greedy for profit and forget your loyalty. Are you still worthy of being a human being?!"
"I am here today to convey the Queen's decree. Within three days, you must find a way to transfer Ling Yunche to the Sizhiku, treat him well, and then apologize to him in person."
"If you dare to disobey me again, don't blame me for being ruthless. This is the end of your career as the manager of the Fourth Treasury!"
Rong Pei showed off his might in front of Sizhiku and then left, leaving Lingzhi behind, who was stunned and full of resentment.
After a moment, Lingzhi said bitterly: "You are right, what you said is right, tell me what you want me to do!"