Hearing this, Shi Muyuan sneered.
"Sister, why are you in such a hurry? I haven't said anything yet. Aren't you curious about what this eunuch did?"
Concubine Wang blinked her eyes, trying to look innocent as if she knew nothing.
"Please enlighten me, sister. So that I can go back and discipline them strictly."
"Really? Maybe this time it won't be up to you, sister."
These words changed Concubine Wang's complexion.
"What does sister mean? Does sister not trust me anymore?"
"How long are you going to keep acting, Concubine Wang? I'm getting a bit tired of it."
Shi Muyuan was too lazy to entangle with her any longer and directly pierced through the thin layer of paper.
Concubine Wang knew that the matter had been exposed, and it was useless to keep hiding it.
A look of disdain gradually appeared on her face.
"Humph, it seems that sister can't hold her temper. But what good will it do you, sister, by piercing through this thin layer of paper? Have you forgotten the status of my maternal family?"
Not to mention Shi Muyuan, even the entire court couldn't forget the status of the Wang family.
A quarter of the officials in the court served under the Wang family. The Wang family was almost on par with the Shi family. And in recent years, the things they had done had become more and more outrageous. They seemed to want to take the place of others, such as Cui Qizhou.
So at this moment, the National Teacher and she had the same powerful enemy.
There was undisguised disgust on Shi Muyuan's face. She had never been afraid of the Wang family. After all, a small urban management officer who had traveled through time from modern times believed in the law.
The law was supreme. Everyone was equal in front of the law. Even these powerful and wealthy aristocratic families were of no use.
She said calmly, "Are you so sure, sister, that the Wang family will fall out with us for you? Have you forgotten that you are no longer a member of the Wang family, but a concubine of the late emperor in this deep palace."
This word was a bit unpleasant, but it was the truth.
Apart from the queen, the rest were concubines. She didn't know how these concubines had the nerve to act so arrogantly in front of the main wife.
And it was exactly this sentence that completely enraged Concubine Wang. Her eyes turned blood - red.
"It seems that sister thinks the Wang family has abandoned me, right?"
Hearing this, Shi Muyuan seemed to have heard a joke.
"Sister entered the palace to assist the late emperor whole - heartedly and sent all the resources of the Wang family to the late emperor. Do you think you still have the right to yell at me now? Have you forgotten that no aristocratic family would like a married daughter to keep taking things out? Moreover, when the late emperor was still alive, the Wang family never got any benefits. They've had even less contact with you now, haven't they?"
A woman like this might be cherished in modern times, but this was the cruel harem in ancient times. There were so many people around the late emperor. How could he care about just one of her?
In the end, her sincere feelings were in vain. In modern terms, she was just a love - brain.
There was contempt all over her face, which made the person kneeling on the ground even more unhappy.
"I've always given my all for the late emperor. The late emperor once said that if it weren't for the Shi family's obstruction, the one sitting on the queen's throne would be me."
"Pfft." This time, it was Concubine Mo who couldn't help laughing. She had thought this woman had some real skills, but unexpectedly, she was still living in her own fantasy.
She, who had once been in great favor, hadn't even said a word yet. How dare this woman?
"The late emperor has been gone for so many years. I didn't expect Concubine Wang to still have illusions about the late emperor. Then why didn't you go with the late emperor back then and be his burial companion?"
Concubine Mo had always been outspoken when the late emperor was still alive, and she never intended to change this bad habit.
Coincidentally, this was exactly what the late emperor liked about her. She didn't know how many times her words had hurt the late emperor's heart, but that lord never minded at all. He indulged her like this and never asked her to change.
Now, Concubine Wang, as a well - bred young lady who needed to maintain her image, couldn't confront her face - to - face. So she opened her mouth and said a lot, but only ended up blushing with anger.
"You... You're unreasonable! As a woman, how can you be so vulgar?"
"Humph, the late emperor never talked to me like this. Who do you think you are? You're just something I've discarded. Now you dare to use it on me. It seems that everyone in the harem thinks that I'm easy to bully after being away for so many years."
Although Concubine Mo was still a bit weak, her years of martial arts training allowed her to persevere.
She slowly got out of bed, and Pei'er supported her lovingly on the side.
"Your Highness, be careful of your health."
"It's okay. I'm not that weak yet. Today, I have to let everyone in the palace see how different I am from before."
After saying that, she stepped forward and without hesitation, slapped her. There was a loud "pop".
This slap carried a bit of internal strength. Blood oozed from the corner of Concubine Wang's mouth, and half of her face instantly swelled up.
She covered her face, and tears immediately flowed from her eyes. She said a sentence that made Shi Muyuan doubt life.
In all her years, except from kindergarten kids, she had never heard such words.
"You dared to hit me. My parents have never hit me since I was a child."
Seeing her crying as she spoke, Shi Muyuan twitched the corner of her mouth.
"A dignified imperial concubine crying like this in front of outsiders. It's really a disgrace to the royal family. Concubine Mo just asked you a few questions and slapped you. You've done so many things. Shouldn't you pay the price?"
Concubine Wang pouted aggrievedly. "But since I was a child, no one around me has ever dared to lay a hand on me. You... You dared to hit me."
"So what? I think this is just a problem caused by being spoiled since childhood. Today, I'll teach you well on behalf of your parents what it means that there's always someone better and something greater."
Concubine Mo's strikes became heavier and heavier. Concubine Wang looked at the Empress Dowager pleadingly and crawled behind her to admit her mistake.
"Empress Dowager, save me! Empress Dowager, I was also misled. At first, I didn't want to target Concubine Mo. Besides, don't you think it's strange that this eunuch suddenly appeared in the Clan Court?"
These words instantly woke everyone up, and even Concubine Mo stopped what she was doing.
Yes, she was the daughter of the Wang family who had been held in the palm of their hand since childhood. Without the support of her family, she probably wouldn't have survived in this harem. In fact, Concubine Wang didn't have much scheming in her heart. It was very likely that someone was pushing her from behind.
Shi Muyuan exchanged a look with her little sister, and they both thought of the same person at the same time.