In the bustling palace, Shen Changzai suddenly attacked Hai Guiren, and the tranquility of the palace was broken with a slap.Although Hailan was not deeply favored by the emperor, she was an old friend who had been with the emperor since his incubation. Faced with such an insult, she felt extremely aggrieved.This incident quickly spread in the court, and the imperial concubine complained to the emperor about Shen Changzai's arrogance, but the emperor did not punish Shen Changzai, but expressed his heartache for her.The emperor's favoritism made the concubine very unhappy and she left angrily.
The Queen's intervention temporarily put an end to the dispute.She warned Ah Ruo to understand dignity and inferiority, and at the same time reconciled the conflict between the imperial concubine and Ah Ruo.However, the disputes in the palace did not stop, but turned to another corner - the cold palace.
In the cold palace, Ruyi's life was extremely difficult, and she had to complete all the trivial matters on her own.Hailan visited Ruyi late at night and brought her clothes. This deep friendship is particularly precious in the cold palace.However, Hailan's behavior was discovered by the guard Ling Yunche. He did not make any announcement, but promised to help Hailan deliver things to Ruyi.
The deep friendship between Hailan and Ruyi was not exposed because of this. They used the kite as a token to show that each other was well.Ling Yunche also provided Ruyi with the opportunity to do embroidery work in the cold palace in exchange for money, which gave Ruyi a glimmer of hope in her life.However, Ling Yunche's life in the cold palace was not easy. He complained that he could only do dirty work, but then the palace maid Wei Yanwan ran to him.
In order to support the family, Wei Yanwan sent monthly money to E Niang and her younger brother.She longs to serve in the favored concubine's palace to improve her life and find a good job for Ling Yunche.However, the money in her hand was not enough. Ling Yunche said that he had also saved some money and was willing to help Wei Yanwan.
The imperial concubine and the concubines saw the eunuch delivering meals to the Leng Palace near the Leng Palace. They checked the meals given to Ruyi and lamented that Ruyi's life was pretty good.Wei Yanwan is also working hard to raise money, hoping to serve her eldest brother.Ling Yunche asked Ruyi about the situation of Chunbi and the eldest brother, and was relieved to learn that they were generous to their servants and that the eldest brother was also very sensible.
In the imperial garden, the emperor saw Hailan flying a kite. He asked Hailan to pick up some Lingxiao flowers and send them to the cold palace, hoping that Ruyi could distract her thoughts through these flowers and plants.Ling Yunche also gave Wei Yanwan the money he had saved so that she could serve her eldest brother.
However, the disputes in the palace did not stop.The second elder brother's illness worsened, making the atmosphere in the palace even more tense.Hai Guiren was flying a kite in the palace and was hit by the queen and others. The concubine accused her of not knowing the importance of the matter, and Shen Changzai humiliated her.The queen punished Ha Changzai by kneeling in the rain for two hours, causing her physical and mental torture.