Speaking of this matter, Zhichun vividly described it to Zhidong who had just returned:
"...You didn't see that the Lady Yu wanted to break my legs and forced our master to lower his head. When she heard the imperial edict, her eyes widened like bells, and she looked overly frightened. It was so funny."
What Zhichun said was very refreshing and enjoyable.
Zhidong heard a "wow" sound and suddenly realized: "No wonder there are rumors in the palace that the master and the Jade Empress are at odds. So that's the case."
As soon as these words came out, Lihua asked in surprise: "Is there a rumor in the palace that Yu Jieyu and I are at odds?"
Zhidong nodded: "Yes, there are two major events in the harem now. One is your promotion to Zhaoyi, and the other is your quarrel with Yu Jieyu and Yu Jieyu's misfortune in the future. These two
Even the little palace maid who is tending flowers and plants is talking about it."
Lihua immediately felt something was wrong.
Why did the little friction between her and Yu Jieyu spread along with the promotion in the afternoon?
This is a bit strange, and the news spread as if she wanted to take revenge on Yu Jieyu.
The key point is that she obviously didn't suffer any loss at all. If she wants revenge, it's Yu Jieyu who should take revenge. How can it be said that it's her?
This matter should start after I say goodbye this morning.
As usual, Lihua was tricked by the Queen Mother. After the palace concubines left, she stayed to see the old lady to see what was going on.
She paid close attention to the Queen Mother's exercise, diet, and daily routine.
Lihua discovered something and said with a half-smile, "The Queen Mother has really good intentions."
In order to torment her, I got up very early every day, just to make time for the palace concubine to pay her respects, so as to set a trap for Lihua.
The Queen Mother felt extremely guilty and denied it three times. No, she didn't. You misunderstood.
Even if there is, it is still: "Girl Wu, the Ai family is all for your own good."
Lihua:???Trick her for her own good?
The Queen Mother stiffened her neck and said, "Girl Wu, you were doing it for the good of the Ai family, but you were tossing and staring at the Ai family every day. After all the hardships, the Ai family has survived and is still holding on. Now you are not allowed to be Ai.
Does your family work hard on you for your own good?”
Lihua was speechless. She was trying to improve the Queen Mother's physique, but the Queen Mother was trying to create trouble for her. How could it be the same?
Yes, this old lady won.
Then she should hold her heart tightly for this old lady.
Lihua turned over her account: "Empress Dowager, you are a little relaxed now. You eat a lot of fried fruits, glutinous rice, crispy and fragrant fried green fruits, and other hard-to-eat foods..."
At that time, Lihua and Zhichun came out of Zhuangning Palace and found Yu Jieyu sitting in the pavilion between Zhuangning Palace and the harem, which was the only way to pass.
Yu Jieyu's servants stood on the road aggressively, blocking Lihua's way.
With this posture, Lihua knew immediately that she was looking for trouble.
She followed the etiquette and went to the pavilion to salute, but someone got confused.
Yu Jieyu's subordinate named Sanfu thought that his actions were concealed, and secretly wanted to cause harm by kicking Lihua to her knees with skillful force.
When Zhichun found out later, it was too late, the dog slave's foot had already kicked him.
Yu Jieyu watched this scene wantonly from the pavilion.
Unexpectedly, the next moment Lihua grabbed the leg kicked by Sanfu with one hand, looked up at Yu Jieyu, smiled slightly, and knocked it down with the other hand.
A crisp sound came, and Sanfu fell to the ground, then covered his right leg and screamed like a slaughtering pig.
The palm that Lihua slapped was not too much or too little, just enough for Sanfu's fracture, which would heal after three months of treatment.
After the beating, Lihua stood up slowly while maintaining her posture of bowing and saluting, without changing the smile on her face.
At that time, Yu Jieyu looked at Lihua in shock, and she was dumbfounded.
It took her a while to realize what she was doing, veins on her forehead popped, and she asked sternly what Lihua had done.
Sanfu was so painful that he broke into cold sweat and stared at Lihua's back bitterly.
Lihua said slowly: "The servant of the Jade Empress wants to misbehave with me. I have already taught you a lesson. If there is a next time..."
Lihua turned to stare at Sanfu and said word by word: "I don't want this leg anymore."
Sanfu was shuddered when he heard this and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly.
Yu Jieyu's authority was challenged. She watched helplessly as Lihua beat her, and she felt emboldened, and even dared to threaten her in front of her afterwards!
Yu Jieyu was so angry that she lost her mind and sternly rebuked Lihua for being lawless and insisted that Lihua apologize to Sanfu, otherwise the matter would never be settled.
Lihua still had a kind smile and said calmly:
"Jade Lady, there is no reason for a master to apologize to a slave. You have poor eyesight and cannot clearly see your slave's inappropriate behavior. I can show you another example."
Yu Jieyu was furious: "Who wants you to set an example? No, you are talking nonsense and making things up out of nothing. My slave did not do anything wrong to you. On the contrary, you injured my slave for no reason. Even if you complain to the Queen Mother, I will be justified!"
How could Yu Jieyu bear it when someone who wanted to give someone a thumbs-up would backhand her and give her a hint of power? She was a new beauty whose rank was lower than hers.
Regardless of the truth, she was determined to teach this beauty how to look good today.
Zhichun's face turned red with anger, how could there be such a shameless person, confusing right and wrong and biting back.
She was about to interrupt, but Lihua stopped her.
This little move was seen by Yu Jieyu, and she immediately asked Bicai to catch Zhichun: "Wu Meiren, since you injured my slave, I don't want anything else, so I will use your slave's leg as compensation."
Zhichun was also clever, she would run away immediately after making a fool of herself, and run around in different directions. She was stupid and stood there to be caught, thus injuring her master.
This touched the bottom line of Lihua, and she didn't care about Zhichun's side, because she knew that Bicai would never be Zhichun's opponent.
She looked straight at Yu Jieyu: "Miss Yu, you can deny the fact if you want to. This slave was so close to my concubine when she was saluting. This alone cannot be explained clearly. This slave is unfaithful to his master.
This is a serious crime. If you still want to keep him, it would be better to ask your slave to come back."
Yu Jieyu was furious. She knew this was true, but she still wanted to resist in order to vent her anger.
It's just that Bicai really didn't live up to her expectations, and Zhichun was being thrown around, which made her furious.
"That's fine." Lihua seemed to have made up her mind and looked at Sanfu coldly: "I just wonder if this slave will talk nonsense after being instigated by others."
Sanfu's heart trembled and he looked at Yu Jieyu for help.
Yu Jieyu's pupils suddenly trembled, and she had to grit her teeth and call Bicai back.
At this moment, a group of people came from a distance, and the leader was Zhang Defa, holding an imperial edict in his hand.
When he saw Lihua, his eyes lit up, and then he glanced at Yu Jieyu and saw her.
Then he glanced left and right, and saw Sanfu lying on the ground and covering his legs, Bicai in a state of embarrassment, and Xiao Zhichun who was so angry that he was not willing to pay for his life.
He knew what seemed to be happening, but pretended not to know and said calmly:
"Master Wu, please teach me how easy it is to find slaves. I have checked the Queen Mother's medical pulse and found out that the Queen Mother is in good health and happy. I think of you for your merits and have a will for you."