As soon as one wave subsided, another wave rose.

Because Li Shimin, who had not favored anyone in the harem for several days, caused another disturbance.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Lifi, who was preparing her hair, cried and fell at Li Shimin's feet, pleading, "Mei Fei wants to harm me, please Your Majesty, help me!"

Li Shimin, whose ankle was held, said, "..."

No, can you stand up to speak? Don't be so physical.

Following Li Shimin's signal, Gao Lishi rushed forward to help and pull, and after a lot of effort, he finally pulled Zhao Lifi up.

Zhao Lifi cried like a pear blossom with rain, while the accused Mei Fei remained calm.

"Stop crying."

Li Shimin impatiently said, thinking back to his past, when did he ever worry about harem matters?

Zhao Lifi dared not defy, although she still sobbed, at least she could speak.

"What happened exactly?" Li Shimin furrowed his brows and asked.

Only then did Zhao Lifi begin explaining her grievances. It turned out that because Li Shimin had not visited the harem again, Zhao Lifi thought she had lost his favor due to her old age, and when she saw Mei Fei's beautiful appearance, she managed to bribe some people in Mei Fei's palace and stole a small amount of the pearl powder commonly used by Mei Fei. Unexpectedly, after using it for two to three days, her skin did not improve but rather developed a rash.

How could Zhao Lifi let it go? While sending someone to invite Li Shimin to mediate, she also rushed into Mei Fei's palace to demand an explanation.

After hearing Zhao Lifi's complaint full of grievances, Li Shimin looked at Mei Fei and said, "You speak as well."

When it comes to deciding a case, it's not fair to only listen to one party.

Mei Fei, as if the matter had nothing to do with her, calmly stood to the side and recounted:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have already said it before. Not everyone can use pearl powder on their faces just because I can use it. Moreover, I did not give the pearl powder to Zhao Lifi, so how could I harm her?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Zhao Lifi shouted, covering her face, "You knew about my plans and were afraid that I would snatch Your Majesty's favor, so you resorted to such malicious methods!"

Prior to this, she had the Holy Emperor's favor and her son was even granted the title of Crown Prince.

In such a vast harem,

Aside from Wu Huifei, who recently passed away, Zhao Lifi had never suffered any losses from anyone.

Being framed by Mei Fei was unprecedented, and she couldn't swallow this insult.

Seeing Zhao Lifi becoming increasingly mad, Mei Fei didn't bother arguing with her and quietly stood to the side, waiting for Li Shimin's verdict.

Li Shimin was speechless.

He had been reborn into the body of a descendant, but it was to revive the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty,

Not to deal with the petty conflicts in the harem,

However, he needed to discipline those who deserved it. Otherwise, if everyone in the harem followed suit, who knows how many more troubles it would cause?

"Zhao Lifi, since you yourself admitted that you stole the pearl powder, this matter has nothing to do with Mei Fei," Li Shimin said, his face expressionless.

"You stole it first and then framed an innocent person. You don't even show any remorse. From now on, you will be confined for three months and copy the 'Code of Conduct for Women' ten times to reflect on your mistakes."

Hearing Li Shimin's decision, Zhao Lifi was completely dumbfounded. She never expected this outcome.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"Zhao Lifi," Li Shimin's deep gaze fixed on her, "I heard that recently you sent several concubines to Yinger's palace because he has not had any children for a long time?"

Li Shimin's tone was calm and without ripples, but it frightened Zhao Lifi, who had originally planned to cause trouble. Her knees went weak, and she directly knelt on the ground.

"I, I..." she wanted to explain, but her lips couldn't form any words.

Li Shimin slowly stood up, seemingly persuading but also containing a warning.

"Since Yinger is now the Crown Prince, you shouldn't meddle too much in the affairs of his palace."