So King Jin slowly turned his head to look at Bai Ruiyi beside him, with a bit of hesitation in his tone, "How about... why don't you go over and take a look? I'll be with you and wait for you outside the door. If anything happens, I'll do it right away. Just go in."
Bai Ruiyi gritted her teeth secretly, knowing that this loser was unreliable. Every time Concubine De punished herself before, he always watched from the side without daring to say anything. It was probably the same this time.
However, when she stabilized Prince Jin just now, she didn't want to lose her temper, so she could only pretend to be gentle and nodded gently, "Okay... With the prince here, I can feel at ease."
King Jin liked Bai Ruiyi's lovable look, and felt a burst of love in his heart. He couldn't help but touched the woman's shoulder, and then looked up at the palace maid, "Did the mother-in-law say that we should go to the end?" What's the matter?"
The maid still had some respect for Prince Jin, but she looked at Bai Ruiyi with disdain, "Prince Qi, I don't know. I only know that the empress is very angry in the palace, and she said she wants to see her immediately." princess."
This was also said to intimidate Bai Ruiyi. Don't think that this woman can do whatever she wants if she has the prince under her thumb.
"Are you so angry?" Prince Jin repeated subconsciously, feeling a little scared.
"Prince, Princess, let's go." The palace maid pointed forward and raised her feet, not giving Bai Ruiyi a chance to speak.
In this way, the three of them walked slowly until they reached the Imperial Concubine's Palace.
Concubine De was the most noble person in the entire harem besides the queen, and her residence was naturally extremely luxurious, even exceeding the queen's specifications for a time.
This also made the queen dissatisfied, but the emperor acquiesced and there was nothing she could do.
After entering the door, Bai Ruiyi's heart began to beat.
There were palace maids standing everywhere in this room, and the noble woman was sitting in the center of the room, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand and taking a sip.
Originally this was nothing, but after she saw the woman next to Concubine De, her pupils dilated slightly.
Lin Qingwan was seen sitting upright with a cup of tea in his hand, looking very calm.
Why did this woman appear here?
Sensing Bai Ruiyi's gaze, Lin Qingwan subconsciously looked up.
Why do you appear here? Naturally, she was a little helpless.
After quarreling with the male protagonist in the Queen Mother's Palace, she was in a good mood. She originally wanted to go out and walk around, but unexpectedly a palace maid came over to salute her and said that Concubine De invited her to come and get together.
She naturally hesitated. After all, Concubine De was the mother-in-law of King Jin. It must have been someone from Bai Ruiyi's camp who asked her to come here, and she must have bad intentions.
She originally wanted to refuse, but the palace maid suddenly started crying, saying that if she didn't invite her over today, she might be punished when she came back.
In the end, she was a little upset when she cried, so she came with him.
Unexpectedly, after arriving at Concubine De's palace, this noble woman not only did not put pressure on her, but also smiled at her and told her to wait a moment, and Bai Ruiyi was waiting for her at this moment.
"You...Lin Qingwan? Why are you here?" King Jin was the first to speak out, saying what Bai Ruiyi was thinking.
Lin Qingwan smiled slightly, and before she could speak, Concubine De slammed the table, "How outrageous! Mo Ran is your imperial sister-in-law, how dare you speak to her in such a tone?"
Not only King Jin but also Bai Ruiyi were surprised by Concubine De's attitude. Even Lin Qingwan had some suspicions that this person had bad intentions, so as soon as the voice came out, the room fell silent instantly, and no one spoke anymore.
King Jin's pupils were dilated and his face was full of surprise. After a long while, he slowly moved forward and asked, "Concubine, what happened to you today? You actually scolded me for such a woman?"
Concubine De's expression suddenly turned cold, and she pointed to the side, "Stand over here for me, and don't interfere with today's affairs."
"Mother concubine!"
"Don't you even listen to what I say?"
With a scolding, King Jin shut up instantly. He stood in the corner dejectedly, with some emotion flashing in his eyes.
Lin Qingwan's lips moved. She had long heard that King Jin was afraid of his mother and concubine, but it was really like this when he saw her today.
But it may be a bit exaggerated to be so afraid. It seems that Concubine De is usually very strict with Prince Jin.
But since ancient times, strict teachers have produced outstanding disciples. Why is King Jin a counterexample?
At this moment, Bai Ruiyi was the only one standing in the middle of the palace. Her throat moved, and a smile appeared on her face, "I don't know if my mother asked me to come over, but what's the matter?"
Concubine De didn't say anything, but just kept her cold. Under the woman's doubtful eyes, she took another sip of hot tea.
"Mother concubine?" The woman said tentatively, and then Concubine De raised her head and said, "Come here."
Bai Ruiyi was stunned and did not move. Concubine De continued: "Come to me."
Hearing this, Prince Jin and Bai Ruiyi were in a state of high tension, especially the latter, who slowly walked up to Concubine De and saluted again, "Concubine."
"Kneel down." These two words were spoken very calmly, and Bai Ruiyi's pupils dilated, a little unbelievable.
Prince Jin stepped forward subconsciously, "Concubine, what mistake did Rui Yi make? You want her to kneel down."
"It's none of your business here. Get out of here."
What he wanted to say just now was forced back. King Jin was too afraid of his mother and concubine and did not dare to speak anymore. Although he felt distressed, he still couldn't stop it.
Bai Ruiyi knelt down slowly, her face looking a little panicked. She hid her expression and then made a pitiful look, "I don't know why my mother asked me to kneel down today, but what did I do wrong?"
After asking this question, Concubine De sneered, raised her hand, and slapped her in the face.
The force of this slap was so hard that Bai Ruiyi's whole brain was buzzing for an instant, as if she couldn't hear anything.
Her body retreated uncontrollably, and finally fell directly to the ground.
"Mother Concubine!" King Jin said in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Mother Concubine, why did you attack Rui Yi?"
Bai Rui subconsciously looked around. There were many maids in the palace at the moment. Slapping her like this would not give her face at all.
What's more, Lin Qingwan was sitting next to Concubine De and watching, her embarrassed appearance was watched by almost everyone.
The anger burning in her heart tightened her fists, and her whole body began to tremble violently.
But the noble woman was looking at her directly at this moment, trying to see some other expressions on her face.
She opened her lips slightly and forced herself to calm down.
You know, she has never suffered such humiliation since she was a child! Before she got married, she was the eldest daughter, and no one would dare to hit her.
