I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 451 Knock on the door

"Mother, the Empress is gone." From behind the flower bushes, Chu Yuxin shrank back and turned to look at Bai Shi. "Let's go... Mother, what's wrong?"

"I'm a little tired." Bai forced a smile and called to her youngest daughter, "Let's go back too."

"Okay." Chu Yuxin obediently took her hand and followed her toward the artificial hill.

There are fewer people there, and it's a time when nobles rarely go, so they won't run into anyone.

The group hadn't gone far when they suddenly heard voices coming from the other side of the artificial hill.

"What do you think His Majesty sees in Chu Liuzheng? He spoils her so much, giving her whatever she wants, and even brought her mother and sister into the palace to live. They've been living there for quite some time now. Even the Empress doesn't receive this kind of favor. It's truly enviable."

"That's right. If I were the Empress, I would arrest her to establish my authority and let her know how powerful I am."

"Of course not. She doesn't even respect the Empress Dowager, so why would she be afraid of the Empress? She's probably already dreaming of becoming the Empress."

"Pah! With her background, she wouldn't even be chosen by any of the concubines in the harem."

"I think His Majesty is just looking for something new. They've been living together for two months now, and he still hasn't promoted her. What respectable girl would live with a man without a title or status? What's the difference between her and a prostitute? If it were me, I would have hanged myself with a white silk ribbon long ago."

"Exactly! I wonder which family raised such a filthy thing, a shameless slut!"

On the other side, Bai's face was drained of color, and her body swayed precariously.

Chu Yuxin's eyes blazed with anger. She released Bai Shi's hand, lifted her skirt, and ran towards the direction of the sound.

The three palace maids, completely unaware of what was happening, huddled together and were having a lively conversation.

"His Majesty only treats her like a novelty for a couple of days, then throws her away like trash the day he gets tired of her. Her fate will be even worse than ours..."

Before the word "would be better" could be uttered, a small figure rushed over like a cannonball.

"Don't talk about my sister!" Chu Yuxin jumped up and grabbed the palace maid's hair, using both hands and feet to grab and kick her, perfectly capturing the essence of a quarrel between an older woman and a young wife.

"Ah!!" Caught off guard, the palace maid had two clumps of hair pulled out, drawing blood immediately. In pain, she raised her hand and slapped Chu Yuxin across the face.

Bai rushed over and slapped her twice across the face, making her dizzy and causing her to crash into a rockery, drawing blood from her forehead.

Two other palace maids came to help, and Bai kicked them both to the ground. She then climbed on top of them, pulling their hair and slapping them. She held her own against the two of them, and they begged for mercy repeatedly.

Chu Yuxin cheered her mother on from the side, her shouts very loud.

The palace servants who were accompanying the group were stunned and quickly went over to pull them away.

This fighting style is deadly.

Bai Shi went berserk, her eyes bloodshot as she slapped everyone's hands away, one slap after another landing heavily on the faces of the palace maids, until their heads were swollen like pigs, and then... she fainted.

"Mother!" Chu Yuxin exclaimed and rushed forward to hug her mother.

The accompanying palace servants were also shocked and hurriedly carried the person back to Qingliang Palace to fetch the imperial physician. They also took the three palace maids who had been beaten badly by Bai Shi back with them.

Inside the Wenhua Hall, Chu Liuzheng was furious upon hearing the palace servants' report.

Despite her best efforts to protect herself, someone still managed to find a loophole. Knowing full well that her mother was staying in the palace to recuperate, they still said these things in front of her mother. Wasn't this like stabbing her mother in the heart with a knife?

Those three palace maids were subtly comparing me to the Empress, their attempts to sow discord were so obvious. How could they possibly want me to fight the Empress? Their methods were so clumsy. Who could they be?

Chu Liuzheng opened the system while rushing towards Qingliang Palace.

[Frog Fun! You, Consort Xie, you tried to cause trouble in the Imperial Garden last time, and now you're back again, relying on the Empress Dowager's backing, huh? Just you wait!] *
Yihe Hall.

A young eunuch rushed in to report, his face beaming with joy, "Your Majesty, it's done."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jieyu sat up abruptly from the soft couch, the cucumber slices on her face falling to the floor.

"Be specific."

The young eunuch said, "That Bai woman is quite a shrew. She beat our people up badly, causing quite a commotion. If Her Majesty the Empress finds out, she will definitely punish her. She even fainted from anger. The imperial physician was summoned from Qingliang Palace, but she still hasn't woken up."

Xie Jieyu laughed happily twice and asked, "Where is that little bitch surnamed Chu?"

The young eunuch said, "After receiving the news, Madam Chu rushed to Qingliang Palace and is still pacing anxiously inside."

"Hmph!" Xie Jieyu gave a satisfied snort, finally venting her anger. She waved to the little eunuch, lay back down on the soft couch, and directed Liuli to continue applying cucumber slices to her face.

Bai openly assaulted someone in the Imperial Garden. Regardless of whether the Empress would punish him according to the rules, if this news reached the Emperor's ears, it would surely displease him, and he might even dislike Chu Liuzheng as well.

The mere thought of Chu Liuzheng being expelled from the Hall of Mental Cultivation by the Emperor made Xie Jieyu unable to suppress her joyful smile, and the cucumber slices on her face simply wouldn't stick.

Liuli had no choice but to reapply the sticker, somewhat worried that her mistress was getting too excited too soon.

"Your Majesty, what if His Majesty doesn't care about this matter?"

Xie Jieyu's smile faltered for a moment, then she seemed to remember something before brightening up again and saying, "It's alright."

The emperor may not care, but the woman surnamed Chu will. She's waiting to see Chu Liuzheng and the empress fight.

Because she was in a good mood, she ate more at lunch and even went to visit Consort Yu's palace, which was quite unusual for her.

Mianmian asked in surprise, "Princess, how dare she come to our door again? Isn't she afraid of being beaten to a pulp by our own princess again?"

Consort Yu also found it novel and ordered someone to invite the person in.

Consort Xie strolled in, and before she could even sit down, Consort Yu asked, "Here to get beaten up?"

Xie Jieyu almost strained her back, thinking to herself that this princess from Gaochang couldn't speak a single word of human language!

She forced a smile. "Since we're all staying at Zhaoyang Palace and have nothing to do, I came to talk to my sister."

"I have nothing to say to you." Consort Yu showed no mercy and gestured for Mianmian to see the guest out.

Xie Jieyu endured it all, but finally couldn't hold back any longer. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, shouting, "Don't push your luck!"

Consort Yu casually ripped a pearl from her lapel, wiped it across Xie Jieyu's cheek, and threw it away. As Xie Jieyu stared in astonishment, Consort Yu curled her lip and said, "This is what you call going too far. Are you leaving or not? I don't mind throwing you out myself."

Hsieh Chieh-yu: !!!

Just then, a palace maid rushed in with disheveled hair, shouting, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The Chu family has come to our door!"

Everyone:? ? ?
"What do you mean, 'bringing trouble'?" Consort Xie, not bothering to argue with Consort Yu, glared at the little palace maid. "Explain yourself clearly!"

The young palace maid hurriedly said, "It's that Chu Liuzheng. She wanted to see you, but we told her to wait, saying you weren't here. She wouldn't listen at all and actually tried to force her way in. We tried to stop her, but her men gave us a good beating. Your Highness, you must stand up for us!"

Upon hearing this, Consort Xie was furious. Her eyebrows furrowed, her teeth clenched, and she stormed back to Yihe Palace with her entourage.

(End of this chapter)