I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 452 Looking for Trouble

"Come on, let's go see what's going on." Consort Yu reached out and pulled Mianmian along, heading towards Yihe Palace with great interest.

At this moment, in the Yihe Palace, palace servants were either collapsing or shouting, creating utter chaos.

Chu Liuzheng sat in the main seat, resting her chin on her hand as she surveyed the layout of Yihe Hall. Chenxing and Siyue stood guard beside her like two guardian deities, ready to beat anyone who dared to pounce on her.

That's right, Chu Liuzheng came here to cause trouble, and he also brought those three gossipy palace maids with him.

"Consort Jieyu has arrived!"

A loud shout came from outside. The palace servants who had been beaten to the ground in Yihe Palace heard it as if it were heavenly music. They cried and rushed out, begging Consort Xie to stand up for them.

Seeing the people in the palace injured or crying, Xie Jieyu's anger surged to the top of her head, and her hair felt like it was on fire.

"Useless!" She kicked aside the eunuch blocking her way, angrily stepped over the threshold, and saw Chu Liuzheng sitting leisurely in her seat, holding a cup of sour plum drink that he didn't know where it came from, slurping it down with great satisfaction.

Enraged, she roared, "How dare a lowly person like you sit in my place? Get down!"

"I'm sitting down, what can you do about it?" Chu Liuzheng held the plum juice, looked up at her, his almond-shaped eyes filled with coldness, which was somewhat similar to Xiao Jingfan's usual cold face.

Xie Jieyu was taken aback, then her anger flared even more.

This bitch dares to be so arrogant in front of her, she's really gone too far!
She was so angry that her hands trembled, and she shouted, "Guards, seize this slut and take her to the Censorate!"

With their master absent and Chu Liuzheng favored, the palace servants of Yihe Palace had held back their strength even when they resisted. Now, having received Xie Jieyu's orders, they were unleashed and pounced on Chu Liuzheng, determined to teach him a lesson.

Chu Liuzheng didn't even lift her eyelids. In the time it took her to take a couple of sips of plum juice, Chen Xing and Si Yue had already dealt with most of the people. Not to mention, she had brought more than two people with her.

Xie Jieyu was so angry that she stomped her feet.

"Useless! Useless! Attack! Beat them to death! I'll take full responsibility!"

"Oh, they're having quite a fight." Consort Yu and Mianmian stood outside the door, choosing a good spot to look inside.

Consort Yu pointed at Chenxing and Siyue and analyzed to Mianmian: "These two palace maids are quite skilled. Look at their moves, each one is clean and swift, all of them are deadly moves. If they had knives in their hands, there would be a river of blood inside by now."

Mianmian exclaimed "Wow!" in disbelief, looking at her princess with admiration.

Consort Yu continued her analysis: "Those who use this kind of skill are usually either desperate criminals or privately kept bodyguards. I reckon these two are more likely bodyguards, probably sent by the Emperor to protect that Chu... Chu..."

She momentarily forgot Chu Liuzheng's name, but Mianmian immediately reminded her: "Chu Liuzheng."

"Yes." Consort Yu pinched her cheek. "My Mianmian is the smartest."

Mianmian's eyes welled up with tears: "It hurts."

The princess was incredibly strong; her face was practically torn off!
Consort Yu quickly let go and rubbed her hands, saying, "Good girl, when you go to Consort Shaoli's place later, I'll have Luzhu braise pig's trotters for you."

Mianmian covered her burning face and looked at her: "Princess, we can't always go to Shaoliyi's place to freeload, can we?"

"It's not like we're not going to pay you." Consort Yu said matter-of-factly, taking advantage of the meal. Mianmian was about to say something when Consort Yu waved her hand and said, "Shh, the exciting part is coming, come and see."

Mianmian immediately looked into the hall.

In just a short while, all the palace servants in Yihe Palace had knelt down, leaving only Consort Xie standing alone, her back view inexplicably exuding a sense of desolation. But the desolation was merely an illusion; Consort Xie was nearly driven to a stroke by rage.

That bitch surnamed Chu actually dared to hit someone right in front of her! She was furious!

"Someone! Someone!"

Despite several shouts, not a single person in Yihe Palace managed to stand up. There was also no response from the main hall where Consort Shu resided, as if they were unaware of the commotion that had ensued.

Although there were Imperial Guards patrolling outside Zhaoyang Palace, the empresses and concubines had no right to order them to arrest people unless authorized by the emperor.

Xie Jieyu was so angry she was about to vomit blood. Her eyes were blazing with fire as she glared at Chu Liuzheng. She actually rolled up her sleeves and lunged at Chu Liuzheng herself.

She refused to believe that the two palace maids beside that bitch would dare to lay a hand on her. She was determined to grab Chu by the hair and give her a good slap across the face!
But sometimes you can't help but believe.

Chenxing and Siyue were ordered to protect Chu Liuzheng, not a single hair of his head could be lost. Even if the Empress Dowager pounced on him today, the two of them had to protect Chu Liuzheng and get him out of danger.

Considering Xie Jieyu's status, they did not directly attack her, but instead pulled Chu Liuzheng to her left and right and moved her to another position.

Due to inertia, Xie Jieyu couldn't stop in time, not only missing her target but also crashing headfirst into the golden nanmu armchair, feeling dizzy and a large, red, swollen bump immediately appeared on her head.

Ouch, that looks painful.

Chu Liuzheng turned his face away, but his eyes met those of Consort Yu, who was watching the commotion outside the palace.

She blinked and gave Consort Yu a friendly smile first, so as not to let this strong princess join the battle, since Chenxing and Siyue couldn't withstand her innate superhuman strength.

Despite being dizzy from the impact, Xie Jieyu stubbornly refused to faint and saw Consort Yu. Whether she was still dazed from the impact or out of anger, she actually asked Consort Yu for help.

Consort Yu: ?

Thanks, but we're not familiar with each other.

She crossed her arms and refused to help anyone.

Consort Xie was so angry that she cried, calling out for the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and even the Empress several times. She was truly extremely aggrieved.

However, she didn't summon any of the three, but Consort Shu and Consort Chun did come.

It turned out that after paying her respects to the Empress early in the morning, Consort Shu took the princess to visit Consort Chun's Maohua Palace to discuss how to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. She was unaware that things had already turned upside down in Zhaoyang Palace.

She only found out when a young eunuch ran to report it.

Now that the two of them are in charge of assisting in managing the six palaces, it is both a matter of courtesy and reason for them to come and take a look.

Consort Shu first sent someone to inform the Empress, and then she and Consort Chun rushed over. They thought it was just a minor disturbance, but the little eunuch was not exaggerating at all; it really was a huge fight.

The Yihe Palace was in complete disarray, with many things smashed. Xie Jieyu sat on a chair crying, her face red and white, her makeup ruined, her hair disheveled, and a large, red, swollen bump on her forehead. She looked as pitiful as could be.

Meanwhile, Chu Liuzheng, the instigator, was slurping down a bowl of plum juice, seemingly oblivious to the chaos in the palace, even more relaxed than Consort Yu, the bystander watching the spectacle.

Consort Shu and Consort Chun exchanged a glance, both having the same thought: Has this Chu woman gone mad?
Before the two women could make a move, Chu Liuzheng ordered his men to drag out the three disheveled palace maids from the corner, put the teacups on the table, and looked up at the two women: "I have come here only to seek justice."

(End of this chapter)