Chapter 894: The Downfall of Jin Guifei (3)

Yan Meiren had been favored by the Emperor these past few days, and her spirits were inevitably a bit heightened. Moreover, being young and hot-blooded, she lacked the discretion to endure in silence; thus, when publicly humiliated by Jin Guifei, it was unavoidable that she felt some indignation. As a result, she retorted to Jin Guifei with lines such as "If the Emperor wishes to favor me, what can I do about it?" This infuriated Jin Guifei to the point where her nostrils flared with anger. Without a second word, she ordered that Yan Meiren be slapped twenty times and then, in front of all the other concubines, made her kneel and recite "The Doctrine of the Mean" ten times as a warning to others.

It would take some time to recite "The Doctrine of the Mean" ten times; Jin Guifei didn't have the patience to wait around for so long. After watching lazily for a while, she smugly supported herself with Li Shanggong's hand and retired to the inner room to rest.