The painting concubine was surprised. She raised her eyes and looked at Empress Li. Seeing that Empress Li's expression was not good, she spoke tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to make any judgments. I just think that one thing is the same thing. No matter how disrespectful Li Zhaodi is, it is none of the Queen's business, so he speaks for the Queen..."
The emperor nodded slowly, and then said: "It is indeed none of the queen's business, but the queen has always been fair and strict, and does not show favoritism. I guess the queen should have a better way to deal with it, right?"
Hearing this, Empress Li's face turned extremely ugly. She gave the painting concubine a fierce look, then looked at the emperor, and smiled gently: "Zhao Di has indeed gone too far this time. How to deal with it, the emperor just decrees. I will not have any objections."
The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "Li Zhaodi's words and deeds today were disrespectful and insulted the face of King An and the royal family. If this is the case, then inform King An that Li Zhaodi will be deposed as a concubine and demoted to a concubine. Well, in addition, let Li Zhaodi think about her mistakes behind closed doors, recite the Heart Sutra more when she has nothing to do, keep her mind pure and have few desires, and she will not enter the palace to meet me unless called upon."
Hearing this, Empress Li trembled and fell on the phoenix chair in a panic. As a result, Li Zhaodi was completely disabled...
The eunuch on the side received the order and replied: "I will go and inform King An right now."
The emperor waved his hand: "Go."
Queen Li clenched the armrests of the chair, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down.
However, the party is still going on...
Princess Changning raised her wine glass happily: "Great, Li Zhaodi has received retribution, she really deserves it! Sister-in-law Siwang, come, let's have a drink and celebrate."
Chu Yingluo smiled and cooperated: "Cheers."
At this time, Chu Yan, who was not far away, had dim eyes. Everyone at the banquet was paying attention to the Queen and Li Zhaodi. Only she kept her eyes on Chu Yingluo and saw Chu Yingluo and Princess Changning laughing together. De happy, she vaguely felt that Li Zhaodi's matter had something to do with Chu Yingluo.
And just now she saw with her own eyes that Princess Changning brought a glass of wine to Li Zhaodi to drink. Maybe it was Chu Yingluo who instigated it...
Chu Yan was thinking about whether to report this matter to the emperor and queen.
I heard Empress Li suddenly look at the painting concubine and say: "Painting concubine, the brocade you are wearing today is very beautiful, with bright colors and exquisite patterns."
When the painting concubine heard this, she immediately said happily: "Thank you, the Queen, for your compliment. This brocade was a gift from the emperor, and I cherish it very much. However, the magnolia flowers on this dress were embroidered by me myself."
Empress Li narrowed her eyes and spoke slowly: "I remember that the imperial concubine loved magnolia flowers most during her lifetime, and every piece of clothing would be embroidered with magnolia flowers..."
Hearing this, the emperor's face suddenly darkened.
The painting concubine was even more shocked.
Imperial concubine? Did the queen mean that she wanted to imitate the imperial concubine?
Hua Bin was about to explain that she didn't mean it.
The emperor suddenly shouted angrily: "Painting concubine, you are dressed so brightly today. Is it your birthday?"
The painting concubine trembled with fright, and quickly walked to the emperor and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Queen, please forgive me, I really don't know, this dress..."
Queen Li scolded in a cold voice: "Then go down and change your clothes!"
The painting concubine replied nervously: "Yes, I will change my concubine right now."
With that said, the painting concubine left in a panic.
Seeing this, Queen Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had suffered so much suffocation today, and she had to find someone to vent her anger to make up for it.
This painting concubine talks too much, she deserves to die!
Seeing the painting concubine being scolded away, Chu Yan's heart skipped a beat. She looked down at her bright clothes and her legs couldn't help but tremble.
Fortunately, she hasn't spoken yet. She hasn't spoken. The emperor and the queen shouldn't notice her, right?
Just when Chu Yan thought she had survived, Queen Li aimed the punching bag at her.
"Who are you?"
Chu Yan raised her head hesitantly and saw Queen Li looking at her and pointing at her with question marks on her face.
Empress Li said with a cold face: "Yes, I am talking about you. I think you are a bit unfamiliar. I have never met you before."
Chu Yan bit her lip and was too nervous to speak.
At this time, Liu Xianxian said: "Back to the Queen, she is the third prince's concubine, Chu Yan."
Mo Wenhuan nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes..."
Chu Yan was so angry that she tightened her beautiful skirt. She was not a concubine...
Queen Li narrowed her eyes: "Oh, it turns out it's you."
Chu Yan was stunned, thinking that Queen Li was thinking of her...
Unexpectedly, the next second, Empress Li looked her over and said, "The third prince's concubine, right? She is very well-dressed, and she looks good on the third prince."
Chu Yan twitched her lips and thought, is the Queen praising her?
She smiled and replied: "The Queen, my wife knows that today is the birthday of the Queen, so she dressed up specially. This can be regarded as making the Queen look good."
As soon as these words came out, Queen Li's face became a little colder.
Chu Yan was trembling, not knowing what she said wrong.
Empress Li glanced at the beaded hairpin on her head and said, "What a pity, that glass beaded hairpin on your head is so ugly that it doesn't match your bright clothes at all. Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Queen Li looked at the emperor and asked.
The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, and he wasn't even in the mood to comment. He said stingily: "It's ugly."
Chu Yan bit her lip in grievance: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Empress Li said without mercy: "Go back, I don't want to see the pearl hairpin on your head."
Chu Yan was shocked and turned pale. She glanced at the eyes of the people around her, which were full of disgust and ridicule. She swallowed her tears in frustration, covered her head with the glazed hairpin and ran away in despair.
As soon as Chu Yan left, Queen Li exhaled happily again, her eyes wandering around angrily, as if she was looking for the next punching bag.
The people below were all terrified, fearing that they would be caught by Queen Li.
At this moment, a eunuch hurried over. It seemed that he had encountered something terrible. He ran over and knelt on the ground with sweat on his face: "Your Majesty, something... something happened."
