Forced Into the Palace: Becoming the Emperor's Favorite
Chapter 35 Mutual Support

Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Mutual Support

Lin Wanyi was inside the inner chamber, listening clearly, her face darkening as well.

Lady Chu was not on good terms with her, that was a grudge formed from the moment she entered the palace.

Now, she came to her side hall to throw her weight around, truly deepening this grudge further.

So she immediately got out of bed, changed her clothes, and walked out, biting her lip, trying not to lose face in front of Lady Chu.

"Sister Chu, it’s an honor to have you here. Forgive your younger sister for not coming out to greet you earlier. Please, Sister Chu, calm your anger."

Then she "scolded" Chunqi and Xia An, who were kneeling on the ground.

"What are you two doing kneeling here? Hurry up and prepare the tea."

Chunqi responded quickly and immediately spoke back.

"It’s all this servant’s fault. I’ll pour tea for the noble and apologize right away."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she tried to get up and leave, but Lady Chu gave her a look, and Yue Jian, who was following, immediately stepped forward and pressed her back down.

Chunqi struggled in vain as Yue Jian and Yue Pei held her down, forcing her hands up high behind her back, turning her face pale, unable to speak from the pain.

Born into a military family, their methods of punishing people are truly formidable.

Seeing this, Lin Wanyi’s eyes held anger.

Her tone turned unfriendly.

"What is Lady Chu doing here? Did my maid offend you in some way?"

"I am the highest-ranked person in Yihua Palace, and naturally, I have the right to discipline the maids in your and Mu Daying’s rooms. When did the Moon Gate dare to be locked, causing me to have to raise a fuss just to speak with my sister? Do you think these servants deserve to be punished!"

After saying this, she glanced at the lowered head of Xia An.

Yue Jian quickly caught onto Lady Chu’s intentions, immediately stepping forward and dragging Xia An over, slapping her four or five times with quick, sharp blows.

Each slap was hard, leaving Xia An’s face swollen and her mouth bleeding.

"Stop!"

Lin Wanyi was furious, but she knew that acting out now would not save the few of them, but only leave a handle for defying a noble.

So she walked straight up to Lady Chu, eyes filled with indignation, and spoke.

"The Moon Gate’s lock can be checked by the Inner Court Department. As for Lady Chu wanting to speak with me, sending a maid to inform me would suffice. I am a mere concubine and do not warrant such a grandiose approach."

"The Imperial Concubine has excused the entire palace from greetings to focus on preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival. If unpleasant rumors spread now, it might bring trouble later."

After saying this, Lin Wanyi turned to look at Yue Jian, speaking with a cold tone.

"I don’t know how others fare, but when the Imperial Concubine was at home, she detested those wicked servants who bully others with their power. If it’s necessary to clear the harem by making an example of one or two, it’s not impossible."

The words did not mention Yue Jian, but they frightened her into trembling.

Yue Jian had never seen Lin Guifei’s methods, but to reach her current position in this ruthless palace, she can’t be a kind-hearted person.

She was still young and didn’t want to become Lin Guifei’s scapegoat because she offended Lin Daying.

Her own small master had her father and Princess Consort Yi’s protection, so nothing would happen.

But as for her...

When it came down to being forced to push someone out to take the blame, her small master, Lady Chu, would never hesitate to abandon her.

Yue Jian was so frightened she kept backing away, and even Yue Pei, who was still pressing Chunqi’s wrists, immediately let go.

She lowered her head and stood there, no longer having the arrogance she had when she arrived.

One sentence silenced all the servants that followed Lady Chu, cowing them, a kind of treatment Lady Chu had never experienced before, and she erupted immediately.

"Oh, I never knew Lin Daying had such skills, even the Imperial Concubine listens to you? Such persistence with an evil heart!"

Lin Wanyi kept a cold face, no longer bothering to feign civility with Lady Chu, lowering her voice as she spoke.

"Lady Chu’s ability to accuse others falsely is truly an eye-opener for me. Perhaps the time the Imperial Concubine sent you to Yonghua Hall to recite sutras and pray was too short, so your hostility hasn’t yet dissipated, snapping at everyone you see, truly impressive!"

"What! How dare you call me a dog!"

Lady Chu’s eyes widened, her voice sharp and raised, clearly enraged by Lin Wanyi’s words.

"Well, I am not someone skilled in sophistry like you. In that case, let me show you the consequences of defying this palace."

With that, she pulled a soft silk belt from her waist, giving it a light flick, turning it into a weapon as sharp as a thorn branch.

Lin Wanyi’s eyes darkened, and she immediately shouted!

"How dare you bring a weapon into the palace!"

As soon as she said this, Lady Chu raised the whip to strike. Lin Wanyi tried to back away, but a pain in her knee caused her to fall to the ground.

Seeing the thorn-like soft silk about to land on Lin Wanyi, Chunqi lunged over, and the whip struck heavily on her back.

Blood immediately seeped through her clothes from the blow.

Chunqi gasped from the pain, tears welling in her eyes.

"Chunqi!"

"Little master, are you okay?"

Chunqi’s face turned pale, and Xia An immediately rushed over, kneeling before Lady Chu, spreading her arms as she spoke.

"If Lady Chu needs to vent, you can take it out on this servant. Beating or punishing, I won’t make a sound! But the little master, like you, shares His Majesty’s pillow. If any harm befalls her, leaving marks, and His Majesty sees, he might be displeased with you. Wouldn’t that cause trouble?"

The gaze was firm, the tone resounding.

No matter how big Lady Chu’s temper, there was still something she had to consider.

What Xia An said fell right on her concerns!

Glaring viciously at Lin Wanyi, Lady Chu snorted coldly and put away the soft silk.

"Since my sister is unwell, I shall come another day to chat with you. Just one thing, if the Moon Gate is locked again next time, blocking my path, don’t blame me for being unforgiving."

Then she bent down to Lin Wanyi and threatened.

"You only have three servants. If I want to deal with them, it won’t take long. Next time, don’t be so eloquent in front of me, understood?"

Lin Wanyi clenched her fists, saying nothing.

But she looked at Lady Chu with firm eyes, calmly saying.

"The noble’s words today, I will remember in my heart!"

Seeing Lin Wanyi had lost her earlier sharpness, only then did Lady Chu stand up, shaking the "dust" from her clothes, then said.

"In this sweltering heat, you’ve made me sweat. Let’s go, fetch water to attend to my bath and change of clothes!"

Every word was filled with absolute authority and mockery.

Their group came in aggressively and left leisurely, leaving only a hall of injured bodies.