Heng Fei's forceful entry into Chengqian Palace was definitely not a good thing.

Jiang Chen's eyes darkened, and he ordered, "Prepare the carriage for Chengqian Palace!"

"Xu Yun Chu, your day has come!"

Inside Chengqian Palace, Heng Fei, dressed in luxurious attire but with a face full of spite, looked at Consort Shu with a sense of glee.

Since entering the palace, she had always coveted the position of Empress.

Unfortunately, when she first entered the palace, she encountered the formidable Consort Mei, which rendered them, the other concubines, practically nonexistent.

Fortunately, His Majesty launched a counterattack one day, completely overthrowing the Mei family.

Unexpectedly, the one favored most by His Majesty turned out to be Consort Shu, who had been targeted by Consort Mei.

Fortunately, Consort Shu was not as domineering as Consort Mei, and she even visited Xingheng Palace once.

But unexpectedly, that was also the last time.

Until recently, when sixteen concubines were simultaneously pregnant, she could no longer control herself and smashed Xingheng Palace to smithereens.

But the fact could not be changed.

Who knew that in the past few days, she had heard that His Majesty wasn't as fond of Consort Shu as she had imagined. Various thoughts emerged, finally prompting Heng Fei to come and mock her.

Consort Shu was protected behind a group of maids and eunuchs in Chengqian Palace, her brows furrowed.

She didn't know why Heng Fei had suddenly come to Chengqian Palace; she hadn't even heard anyone report it before Heng Fei barged in.

"Noble Consort Heng, Consort Shu is unwell today. Please leave at once."

Said the head maid of Chengqian Palace.

Because Consort Shu was kind and gentle, and not harsh to them, the maids and eunuchs, even showing occasional concern, they all stepped forward to protect Consort Shu when they saw Heng Fei's behavior.

The head maid's words seemed to ignite Heng Fei's anger, causing her to shriek, "What do you think you are!"

"A mere maid, daring to speak to me like that?"

"Someone! Slap her!"

Heng Fei scolded fiercely, but her subordinates were not fools.

Heng Fei was just an ordinary concubine, while Consort Shu was a Noble Consort!

Being maids and eunuchs themselves, the head maid beside Consort Shu was of a much higher rank than them!

Seeing the fearful expressions on the faces of the maids and eunuchs under her command, Heng Fei's anger intensified.

"Good! So you've all forgotten who's feeding you, have you?"

Heng Fei cursed, turning around to berate the maids and eunuchs she had brought, even slapping one of them.

After hitting her own maids and eunuchs, Heng Fei shouted again, "You don't dare to hit her, I'll do it myself! Seize her!"

The maids and eunuchs dared not disobey, or they would be beaten by Heng Fei again.

More than a dozen maids and eunuchs stepped forward to seize the head maid.

The maids and eunuchs of Chengqian Palace naturally wouldn't allow Heng Fei's maids and eunuchs to run amok, and they all stepped forward to stop them.

Consort Shu's morning sickness had been particularly severe today, and seeing such a chaotic scene only made her feel worse, to the point where she couldn't even speak.

While confronting Heng Fei, the head maid also kept an eye on Consort Shu's condition.

Seeing the situation, she quickly said, "Consort Shu is unwell, quickly summon the imperial physician!"

The scene immediately descended into chaos, with the eunuchs and maids brought by Heng Fei and those of Chengqian Palace pulling at each other, while others tried to find the imperial physician.

Seeing this, Heng Fei rushed forward, pushing aside the entangled maids and eunuchs, and charged towards Consort Shu.

"Xu Yun Chu, you've already fallen out of favor with His Majesty! Are you trying to use such petty tricks to make His Majesty change his mind?"

Heng Fei mocked, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes, then raised her hand and slapped Consort Shu!

Pa!

With a crisp sound, the head maid blocked Consort Shu, directly taking the blow and falling to the ground, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

Heng Fei looked at the head maid she had knocked to the ground, her anger deepening.

"Good! Truly a loyal and devoted servant!"

Heng Fei's eyes were full of resentment, "I'd like to see if she'll die with you when she loses you as her master!"

With that, Heng Fei raised her hand again, about to strike Consort Shu.

The head maid got up from the ground, tightly hugging Heng Fei, preventing her from acting.

Heng Fei howled like a madwoman, "You dog servant! How dare you offend me! I'll beat you to death!"

While cursing, she struck the head maid.

Consort Shu, seeing the head maid being beaten, anxiously tried to stand up, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.

The piercing pain forced her back down, and she weakly said, "Stop! Come at me if you have something to say."

But Heng Fei had almost lost her mind; how could she hear Consort Shu's words?

Because of the difference in status, the head maid couldn't fight back. After enduring for a moment, her arms holding Heng Fei went limp, and she fell to the ground.

Heng Fei's hair was now disheveled, her eyes red, like a madwoman, as she walked towards Consort Shu.

As she walked, Heng Fei grinned, "Now there's no one to protect you!"

Consort Shu's face was pale, both frightened by Heng Fei's expression and wracked with pain.

Just then, Feng Jin's voice rang out loudly from outside, "His Majesty has arrived!"

Whoosh—

The maids and eunuchs who had been fighting scrambled to kneel on the ground, straightening their clothes and hair.

Heng Fei, who had been on the verge of losing her mind, also regained her senses and quickly knelt on the ground.

But her eyes were full of unwillingness.

Why did His Majesty arrive at such a convenient time!

Jiang Chen strode into Chengqian Palace, his expression darkening when he saw the obvious signs of fighting among the maids and eunuchs.

At this moment, the head maid lying on the ground whispered, "Your Majesty, Consort Shu... Consort Shu..."

Consort Shu was now in so much pain that she couldn't speak, and cold sweat poured down her face.

Feng Jin quickly said, "Your Majesty, I will summon the imperial physician at once!"

But Jiang Chen shook his head.

The imperial physicians were all old and wouldn't be able to arrive quickly enough.

Jiang Chen strode past the crowd, scooped up Consort Shu in his arms, and headed towards the Imperial Hospital.

Before leaving, Jiang Chen instructed, "Bring this maid along too!"

Chengqian Palace quickly returned to calm, and the maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground breathed a long sigh of relief.

They had thought they would lose their lives, but they had unexpectedly escaped.

Especially Heng Fei, who was filled with lingering fear.

Her actions today could be considered a serious offense.

Fortunately, His Majesty hadn't noticed her.

Heng Fei stood up and quickly left with her maids and eunuchs.

At the Imperial Hospital, the imperial physicians nervously examined Consort Shu and came to a conclusion.

Consort Shu's abdominal pain was caused by her physical condition and was not a serious issue.

Looking at Consort Shu, who had already fallen asleep, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking into another room, Jiang Chen frowned as he looked at the unconscious head maid.

"What's wrong with her?" Jiang Chen asked.

Because things had been urgent earlier, Jiang Chen hadn't had time to take a close look at the head maid.

The imperial physician said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this maid was injured by someone."

"Injured?"

Jiang Chen's eyes darkened, "What was she injured with?"