RPAGF Chapter 145 Hu Baolin Got Beaten
Chapter 145 Hu Baolin Got Beaten
Concubine Zhao was very angry with Shen Zhiyao, but she was used to being criticized. When Shen Zhiyao mocked her, she had already prepared herself mentally and was not so sensitive.
She snorted coldly, "I am not as good as Concubine Jin. Everyone in the palace knows that you are favored and have a bad temper. This bad reputation has long spread throughout the harem. The emperor is new to you now, but he will get tired of you sooner or later."
Shen Zhiyao was not angry when she heard this. She even laughed happily: "What Concubine Zhao said is absolutely right. It reminds me that I am just a concubine. Who knows when I will fall out of favor? I just want to have fun. In the future, I must be cruel and heartless. I must not let down my bad reputation!"
The concubines nearby who were curious about what was going on were already eager to try and wanted to say something, but Hu Baolin, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stepped out.
"It's all my fault that I didn't do well, which made you ladies unhappy. We are all sisters, and harmony is the most important thing. Please stop fighting, otherwise, I don't know how to deal with it in the future."
Hu Baolin looked so sad and about to cry that her performance seemed like it was real. However, it was unclear who she was trying to excuse by saying this, and it was difficult to understand her stance.
"It's just a small matter. There's no need to ruin the relationship." Wan Shurong came out to smooth things over. After all, they were all on the Queen's side, so she still had to support Shen Zhiyao.
"Wan Shurong is very different from Jin Jieyushi. She always pretends to be a good person!" Concubine Zhao sneered.
"I'm not trying to create a character, but to be fair, the sisters have been discussing Hu Baolin's affairs, why do they have to involve Concubine Jin?" Wan Shurong said calmly.
When Concubine Zhao saw that she was siding with Shen Zhiyao, she was furious. Just as she was about to explode, the Queen walked out slowly from the back hall.
Upon seeing this, everyone quickly restored harmony and saluted the queen.
In fact, the queen had been listening in the inner hall for a long time. She had had enough of some people's performances and found them really boring.
The queen sat upright on the high seat and waved her hand, saying, "No need to be polite. Everyone, please take a seat."
After everyone sat down, they just chatted about family matters. No one dared to cause trouble in front of the Queen. This was why the Queen always liked to watch a show in the inner hall before coming out. Many hypocritical concubines really had two faces.
After the greetings, the queen saw that there was no more new topic, so she said: "Well, today's greetings will end here. Everyone go back and rest early."
After everyone stood up and saluted, they all left.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, the concubines who could ride in the sedan chair had already left. In order to accompany Lu Wanyi for a while, Shen Zhiyao did not ride in the sedan chair, and they walked back together.
Who would have thought that before we had taken a few steps, someone else would come up to cause trouble.
Instigated by Concubine Zhao and the others, Li Xiaoyi specifically came out to find out about Hu Baolin.
"Tsk tsk, the surname Hu Baolin is very approachable. Even the way he walks has a unique style!" Li Xiaoyi stopped Hu Baolin, with a provocative look on her face, obviously implying that Hu Baolin had a foxy vibe.
Hu Baolin did not get angry but laughed: "Li Xiaoyi, didn't you have enough fun in Fengyi Palace just now? Did I also treat the people you sent to Zhengfu Palace well? No! It seems that you didn't send anyone to give me a gift!"
Li Xiaoyi sneered a few times, walked calmly in front of her, and gave Hu Baolin a loud slap in the face with her backhand.
Shen Zhiyao, Lu Wanyi, Zhu Baolin and others who were standing by were so shocked by the slap that they stopped in their tracks, but no one intended to step forward to help.
Especially Shen Zhiyao, she is not willing to help everyone, and she will not easily sympathize with anyone.
Shen Zhiyao thought to herself: Hu Baolin is the daughter of a prime minister. If she gets slapped like this, she will be considered a coward and we won't need to take her seriously anymore.
"You are just Baolin, and you have only been in the palace for a few days yet you dare to contradict the high-ranking officials like this. I will teach you a lesson today." Li Xiaoyi was very confident in this slap.
Hu Baolin had never been beaten since he was a child, and he stood there in a daze for a moment.
Yinlian tried her best to protect her master but failed. She was furious and stepped forward to ask, "Why did Li Xiaoyi hit someone so casually?"
"Are you deaf? Wasn't the reason I explained just now clear enough? Look at you, a servant who is so bold. It's really a case of the top beam being crooked and the bottom beam being crooked. If you dare to be so rampant again, I will punish you too!" Li Xiaoyi was still full of momentum.
Hu Baolin stood there straight, with a bright red slap mark on his fair left cheek, looking pitiful.
"Sister Li is two levels higher than me. If you want to beat me up, you can do it. However, there must be a reasonable reason for my beating. If Sister can explain it clearly today, it's justified even if she slaps me again. If she can't explain it clearly, you can go to the Emperor and the Empress to argue it out."
Hu Baolin's voice was gentle, but every word he spoke was full of gems. It seemed that he was definitely not a coward who would suffer any loss.
For a moment, the two of them stood there confronting each other like tit-for-tat. Li Xiaoyi originally just wanted to slap her to dampen her arrogance, but now that she was here, it would be difficult for her to end the situation.
Zhu Baolin rolled his eyes and said, "Sister Li, why are you doing this? Didn't you see it just now? This Miss Hu is not someone you can easily mess with. Even if she is really wrong, we have no right to punish her. I think you should go back quickly and be careful not to cause trouble again."
It would have been better if Zhu Baolin had not advised her, but his sarcastic advice made Li Xiaoyi even more embarrassed.
Yinlian was a maid brought by Hu Baolin from her mother's family. She had seen the world since she was a child and could not bear to see her master suffer any loss, so she stepped forward to reason with her: "Madam Li Xiaoyi, you should go back first. This is not far from Fengyi Palace. If my master really made a mistake, the Queen will punish her. You are overstepping your authority."
When Li Xiaoyi heard this, she immediately became furious. If she couldn't beat Hu Baolin, then why can't she beat a slave like you?
Thinking of this, he stepped forward and wanted to slap Yinlian.
Hu Baolin reacted quickly this time and wanted to step forward to stop him.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiaoyi didn't stop her hand and accidentally grabbed Hu Baolin's neck.
Although it was not intentional, the lovely and beautiful Li Xiaoyi was wearing armor today, and blood immediately came out when she was grabbed.
The concubines who were watching nearby were all shocked. Usually, high-ranking officials were punished, but never blood was shed. This time, the matter became a big deal.
Seeing this, Yinlian hurriedly held Hu Baolin in her arms and said, "Go and ask the Queen to come. Li Xiaoyi is deliberately hurting my master!"
Li Xiaoyi was frightened by her shouting. Regardless of her family background, Hu Baolin was, after all, a concubine appointed by the emperor himself. She was in the wrong after scratching her neck and causing it to bleed.
While protecting Hu Baolin, Yinlian wanted to take Hu Baolin towards Fengyi Palace.
Li Xiaoyi certainly didn't want them to go to Fengyi Palace, so she hurriedly took her maid to stop them and explain.
For a moment, everyone was in chaos and noisy, making it very lively.
Just when the scene was in chaos, Bo Muxi's majestic rebuke was suddenly heard.
"What happened? Why are you arguing here?"