When Shen Zhi Qiao woke up, a certain someone was no longer in the hall.

She began to think about her departure.

She decided to tell him she was leaving today, but now she had something more important to do.

She had to leave, but she had to take away that box of 100 grains of dirt. Since it was useless to stay in the palace, she might as well give it to her.

However, she did not know the name of the palace. She simply could not remember the path she had taken with him yesterday.

She only remembered that there was a ginkgo tree in the hall …

Yeah, there's a ginkgo tree.

There definitely weren't many places like this in the palace, so he should be able to find it if he asked.

Thus, Shen Zhiqiao asked the palace maids within the hall and found out that it was the new Orchid Temple.

After that, Shen Zhiqiao had the palace maid lead the way towards Orchid New Temple.

Of course, he also had a bunch of palace maids following behind him.

However, someone stopped him on the palace path not too far away from the Dragon's Nest.

Shen Zhiqiao raised his head to look at the well-dressed woman sitting inside the carriage and frowned. She had some impression of this woman, the one who had scolded her at the Dragon's Nest yesterday and didn't place the empress dowager in her eyes.

Therefore, he didn't have a good impression of her. He just wanted to walk around and leave.

Unexpectedly, the group of palace maids behind her all knelt up. "Greetings, esteemed imperial concubine …"

Shen Zhiqiao slapped him.

"Which palace's servant is so ignorant of the rules? Seeing that esteemed imperial concubine dares to not bow, I think you must be tired of living!" Imperial Concubine Hua chased after a small palace maid and scolded viciously.

Shen Zhi Qiao's mouth twitched, and she blessed herself. "Greetings, esteemed imperial concubine."

She didn't want to cause any trouble before she left. If she could endure it, she would endure it.

"How dare you …" The palace maid wanted to say something, but was stopped by a glare from Imperial Concubine Hua.

She signaled for the carriage to stop, and then, with the support of a palace maid, stepped out.

Shen Zhi Qiao couldn't help but size her up.

She had the standard oval face and was not very beautiful. However, her makeup was very beautiful, giving off a feeling that it was difficult to get close to her.

She was wearing a bright colored gown that was probably specially designed. Although the gown was thick, it cleverly outlined her figure to the point that it had curves to it.

The young palace maid saw that she was staring straight at Imperial Concubine Hua and couldn't help but shout, "Slut slut, Imperial Concubine's precious body, how could you, who's so filthy, not even look at it? Quickly lower your head!"

Shen Qiao Qiao's personality was not one to cause trouble. Hearing her say this, she obediently lowered her head.

However, the word "lowly servant" made her feel extremely unhappy in her heart.

"Sister Imperial Concubine, what happened? How did you stop?" Her voice was gentle and clear.

Imperial Concubine Hua glanced at her arrogantly. "Beauty Zheng, aren't you curious about who is staying in the Dragon's Dweller Palace? I shall let you have a good look today. "

"Oh." She looked at Shen Zhiqiao, but her eyes narrowed when she touched her bright red clothes.

In the palace, other than Imperial Concubine Hua, who dared to dress in such bright clothes, she was the first.

Shen Zhiqiao was actually feeling wronged. Her clothes were all prepared by some emperor, and they were all bright red in color. As such, she had no other color clothing to choose from.

At this moment, a few more concubines walked over from behind her. When they saw Shen Zhi Qiao, they all gave a disdainful snort as if she was such a shameful person.

This battle...

Shen Zhi Qiao cursed in his heart.

Sure enough, at the next moment, a pair of multicolored embroidered shoes with golden threads walked towards her.

Imperial Concubine Hua took a hand out from her warm sleeve and lifted Shen Zhiqiao's chin. Her thick, beautiful eyes looked at her arrogantly. "You really are a beauty. No wonder your majesty was bewitched by her."

When she said that last sentence, her voice suddenly became sinister.

Then, she shook her chin violently. "Capture her for me!"

Shen Zhi Qiao's eyes widened in shock. In the next moment, she was tightly grasped by the two eunuchs, causing her to panic. She pursed her lips and asked, "What crime have I committed, why are you ordering me to be captured?!"

"Slap!" Imperial Concubine Hua turned around without even looking at her.

Shen Zhi Qiao watched as the little palace maid who berated her walked toward her with a cold smile. Her heart thumped as she struggled to keep her hands tied to her back. She looked at Imperial Concubine Hua with resentment. "You can't let her hit me …"

"Pa …" Even though the sound was crisp and clear, one could imagine how powerful it was.

Shen Zhi Qiao's ears buzzed from the slap. His face was burning in pain, but he still continued to glare at her stubbornly. "Imperial Concubine Hua, you're the head of the palace in vain. How could you beat someone up for no reason …"

Imperial Concubine Hua glanced at her with a cold face and snorted, "In the palace, I would have no reason to punish a person just because of his mood."

As he spoke, he glanced at the young palace maid.

The court lady understood and raised her hand to hit him on the other side.

With this slap, Shen Zhi Qiao could clearly taste the blood on his tongue.

However, he understood in his heart that Imperial Concubine Hua was used to doing whatever she wanted. If she wanted to kill her, no matter how much she begged, it would be in vain.

The group of palace maids kneeling on the ground wanted to say something.

However, she also knew Imperial Concubine Hua's position in the palace and her domineering nature, so she lowered her head and didn't dare to say a single word.

The lips of the little palace maid curled up into a cruel smile as she raised her hand, preparing to slap him again.

Shen Zhiqiao raised his head and stared at her. The young palace maid's hand trembled when she glared at him. That slap was half as strong as before.

But the next moment, she became angry. She raised her hand and started slapping her face and mouth again and again, cursing, "Slut, I'll make you glare, I'll make you glare …"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Mei turned to look at the maidservants beside her.

When the maidservant saw this, she nodded slightly and slowly retreated. Then, she turned around and walked quickly in one direction.

"Sister Imperial Concubine, please stop. If you continue, I'm afraid someone will die." Zheng Mei advised worriedly.

"What are you afraid of? If you die, so be it!" Imperial Concubine Hua glared at her before turning to the palace maid, "Beat me to death!"

"Yes, Empress!" The little palace maid replied with a sinister smile as she spoke in a low voice. "You can't blame me for this. The one who wants your life is the imperial concubine. If you want to die, go find her …"

After she finished speaking, she grabbed Shen Zhi Qiao's collar and started fanning him.

Shen Zhi Qiao did not have the chance to speak as she was hit by her fan. Both of her hands were tightly held together, so she had no choice but to endure.

She seemed to have made up her mind to kill her...

Seeing her tender face swollen high up, traces of blood trickled out from the corners of her lips. Her eyes moved slightly as she pulled back her sleeves and knelt down. "Imperial Concubine Sis, please spare her. Your little sister knows that she was wrong …"

"Beauty Zheng, if you don't want to be the second her, then shut up!" Imperial Concubine Hua coldly reprimanded him and kicked him to the side.

When the other consorts saw this, not only did they not show the slightest bit of mercy, they even sneered at her.

She bit her lips, lowered her head, and dug her fingers into the snow.

Imperial Concubine Hua coldly looked at her. Her gaze landed on the lotus pond not far away. A trace of killing intent was mixed in her gaze as she looked at the two eunuchs behind Shen Zhiqiao.

"Throw her into the lotus pond for me!"

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