Everyone started walking slowly, and suddenly, there was an exclamation, "Ah-"
It's Zizhuo.
She stumbled and slid straight forward.
The thing happened so suddenly that no one had realized what was going on.
"careful!"
Linglong, who was closest to her, had quick eyesight and quick hands. He quickly reached out to grab her wrist and narrowly held her body, so that she did not fall.
"Sister, are you okay?" Linglong smiled lightly and lowered her eyes to look at the white wrist she grabbed. There was a purple crystal bracelet on the wrist, which was so crystal clear that it dazzled people's eyes in the sunlight.
"It's okay, thank you, Sister Imperial Concubine!"
"It's fine!" Linglong still smiled, looking away from the purple bracelet and looking into the distance, her eyes flashing slightly.
Zizhuo was shocked and smiled gratefully at Linglong.
She didn't know what happened just now, she just felt that the hem of her cloak suddenly weighed heavily, maybe it was caught by the plum branches on the side. She wanted to stop the foot that just stepped out, but it was too late. The snow was slippery, so That's why I almost fell.
Fortunately, he was supported by Concubine Ying, otherwise, he would have been extremely embarrassed.
Everyone wandered in the plum garden for a while, and Linglong suddenly remembered something and pointed to the pavilion on the side, "Sisters, please take a rest here first. I embroidered a purse for you, but I forgot to take it. Just go back to Qingxia Palace and get it!"
Some people thanked others and others remained silent, but Yun Chaoxi said, "Why does Concubine Ying need to go there personally for such a thing? Just let the maids get it!"
Linglong smiled sweetly, "It's okay, my maids don't know where I put it? Besides, there are too many purses, and they don't know what I want to take? Qingxia Palace is very close to Meiyuan, I can go back when I go! Sister Let’s drink some hot tea in the pavilion to warm ourselves up.”
After saying that, he ordered the maid Chu Xia beside him to deliver the tea and snacks prepared to the pavilion, and finally turned around and left.
Everyone paid their respects and said, "Thank you, my dear sister!"
Guanmei Pavilion
The maids put cushions on the stone benches one by one, and everyone took their seats.
Immediately afterwards, hot tea and snacks were served, and the exquisite maid Chu Xia prepared hand heaters for everyone, and everyone began to chat.
"I heard that the emperor went to sister Ruyan's Feiyan Palace last night. My sister is so lucky..."
"No, we haven't even touched the Emperor's face since we entered the palace."
"Yes, yes, sister, please tell me, what does the emperor look like?"
Zhaoyi, who was new to the palace, was ultimately shallow-minded and did not understand the rules of the palace. As soon as they sat down, they eagerly asked Zizhuo.
Zizhuo listened with all sorts of emotions in his heart.
Only she knew in her heart that the meeting last night was no different from never meeting her. However, when she thought of what the man said before leaving, she didn't dare to lie, so she pursed her lips and smiled and remained silent.
As everyone knows, in the eyes of some people, her appearance is modest and shy, but in the eyes of others, it is arrogant and aloof. For example, Yun Chaoshi, she twisted an almond and brought it to her mouth, sneering.
The maid Chu Xia was pouring hot tea for everyone, when suddenly a woman stood up.
"Sisters, I have a suggestion. We have been in the palace for a few days and have not been able to go to pay tribute to all the sisters. Today, let's borrow flowers to offer Buddha's greetings, serve tea to all the sisters, and express our feelings!"
The person who spoke was the daughter of the minister, Mrs. Qin.
When the others heard this, they all agreed. Zizhuo didn't like these flattery, but they could only nod along.
Among the five new people entering the palace, she has the lowest status, so she has to be the first to come.
Without Linglong, Yun Chaoxi has the highest status, so he is the first to be served tea.
Zizhuo put down the heater in his hand and took the tea cup filled with hot tea from Chu Xia. Maybe it was because his hands were too cold, but the cup felt extremely hot.
Gently gritting her teeth and enduring it, she slowly walked to Yun Chaoxi. A maid quickly placed a futon in front of her. She understood what it meant, so she knelt down, holding the tea cup in both hands, and lightly opened her thin lips: "Sister, please Use tea!”
Yun Chaoxi didn't seem to hear her, and didn't even look at her, just chatting with the people beside her.
She raised her voice again and repeated, "Please give me tea, sister!"
She gritted her teeth tightly, feeling that the tea cup in her hand was getting hotter and hotter, and her fingers were unbearable. She gently moved her hands back and forth, hoping to relieve some of the burning.
Yun Chao still ignored it.
No one expected it to be like this. Although they had already heard that this Yun Zhaoyi was high-spirited and somewhat arrogant, they did not expect that he would not give them any face as a newcomer.
But Concubine Ying didn't come, and no one had a higher status than her, so everyone had to watch and do nothing to her.
Zizhuo was furious, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he put the tea cup directly to her hand and said loudly: "Sister, please have some tea!"
Yun Chaoxi seemed startled. He suddenly raised his hand and accidentally touched her cup. Perhaps he was burned, so he instinctively blocked it with his hand. Because it was too hot, Zizhuo couldn't hold it firmly. As soon as he touched it, the tea cup fell out of his hand and fell down.
"Ah—" A scream came from Yun Tide.
Because all the hot tea in the tea cup was spilled on her hand. Not only that, the heater she was holding in her hand was also knocked over, and the red charcoal cores inside were also spilled out, with a few even splashing on the back of her hand. superior.
"You are looking for death!" She jumped up and with a powerful wave, she slapped the woman kneeling in front of her in the face.
Zizhuo was hit unexpectedly, snorted softly, and fell to the side.
Everyone was also shocked by this sudden scene. One by one, they were stunned and forgot to move.
Until Yun Chaoxi raised his right hand that was covered in blisters and was terrible to look at, and shouted, "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly, someone wants to harm me!"
Everyone just woke up and quickly knelt on the ground.
Several new women who entered the palace even stretched out their hands to pull Zizhuo, reminding her to quickly beg for mercy and apologize.
For some reason, Zizhuo didn't want to say anything at this time. He just raised his hand to reach under the gauze, wiped away the blush that overflowed from the corners of his lips, and looked at Yun Chaoxiang coldly, watching her shouting hoarsely and almost going crazy. .
Several guards heard the sound and came.
"I will punish this vicious-hearted woman with a hundred sticks!"
Yun Chaoxi pointed at Zizhuo fiercely and ordered the guards sternly.
one hundred
Everyone was shocked, wasn't this going to kill this woman
Not to mention a hundred, if the wooden staffs of these guards in the palace were lifted, it would be difficult for most people to endure even fifty.
Everyone begged for mercy.
Only Zizhuo sneered to himself.
When the guards saw this posture, they didn't know whether they should execute her. After all, she was the emperor's woman no matter what. If she was not careful, her head would fall to the ground.
Yun Chaoxi was even more furious when he saw the beggars begging for mercy and not moving, and shouted at the guards: "What are you doing standing still there? Do you want me to punish you as well?"
After saying that, he pointed at the other women kneeling on the ground, "And you! Shut up! Look at my hands, what are they like? It will take ten days and a half to burn them like this." It won't get better. Even if it gets better in the future, there will definitely be scars. This woman just wants to destroy my hand and make me unable to serve the emperor in the future! You actually intercede for her. Who will intercede for her again? I Just let someone’s hands become like this!”
Everyone was frightened, and no one made a sound again.
The guards stepped forward and reached out to grab Zizhuo's arms.
Zizhuo struggled to break free, "Take me to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor!"
Yun Chaoxi sneered, "Hey, I just received a dragon pet last night, and I think I am so great. Let me tell you, you are not the only woman the emperor has. Besides, the emperor will never take a woman like you to his heart."
Because she knew that the woman in the man's heart was no longer there, and he would never fall in love with this woman just because of a rain or dew.
"Hold on! Give me a hard beating! I don't believe it. I don't even have the right to teach a Jieyu like you!"
The guards stepped forward again.
Zizhuo didn't know where he got the strength. After struggling a few times, he easily knocked down several guards. With a hook of his little hand, he grabbed Yun Chaoxi's throat.
"You... what are you doing?" Yun Chaoxi was shocked. He never even dreamed that this woman would be like this.
Everyone was also shocked. They never expected that this weak woman was actually a practicing practitioner.
In fact, even Zizhuo himself was surprised.
She actually knows martial arts.
She thought that maybe people can really unleash their potential in times of crisis. She already knew martial arts, but she just lost her memory and forgot about it.
"I want to see the emperor!" Zizhuo said coldly, and retracted Yun Chaoxi's hand a little further.
Everyone hurriedly persuaded, "Sister Ruyan, don't mess around!"
Such a blatant offense will only intensify the conflict, and it will really prove the crime of wanting to harm Yun Chaochao. I am afraid that this woman will not be able to clear her name even if she jumps into the Yellow River.
Yun Chaoxi's eyes were full of fear, and his face was as pale as paper. He was thinking about whether to follow this woman's words and send someone to report to the emperor.
Suddenly, a strange current surged in the air, and something shot out of the air, hitting Zizhuo's calf at lightning speed.
Zizhuo was caught off guard, groaned, and fell to his knees on the ground. He tried to stand up again, but found that his calves could not move at all.
who is it
Looking at an almond that fell on the edge of her calf, she raised her head and looked around, but there was no one around.
Everyone finally discovered something strange about her, but they didn't know why she was acting like this.
When Yun Chaoxi saw this situation, he was overjoyed and quickly breathed heavily and ordered the guards to come forward.
This time, the guards didn't want to fight her at all. After all, they were frightened by her martial arts just now, but they were even more angry because of it. Seeing that this opportunity was rare, they just rained down the wooden sticks, and each one was fighting against the other. The sticks are heavy, and each stick is harder than the other.
Anyway, they were no longer afraid of the emperor's pursuit, because just now this woman wanted to kill Yun Zhaoyi, and for this one, a hundred canons was considered light.
At first, Zizhuo could still twist her body and catch the falling wooden stick with her backhand. Later, when several people came down, she couldn't bear it anymore and could only lie on the ground and let several wooden sticks hit her body.
The wooden staff fell down one by one, tearing his cloak and jacket, and his inner garment was soon stained by the bright red blood so that the original color could not be seen.
Zizhuo bit her lip tightly, sweating profusely. She seemed to be able to hear the sound of the skin on her back being ripped open, and the bone-chilling pain mixed with burning heat spread through every nerve in her body.
She knew that she was doomed today.
Will she die here
What should Brother Chu do
No, she told herself that she had to hold on, she couldn't faint, she couldn't faint.
Leng Qisu, where are you
Concubine Ying, how come you haven’t returned even though you took out your purse
Who will save her
Although everyone couldn't bear it, they no longer had the position to plead for this woman, so they had no choice but to turn their heads away from watching this horrific scene.
At this time, there seemed to be a figure moving among the white snow and red plum trees.
A touch of bright yellow and a touch of blue are Leng Qisu and Li Quansheng.
"Li Quansheng, why did you suddenly think of letting me come to the plum garden to appreciate the plum blossoms?"
Leng Qisu walked in front, passing through two plum trees and bumping into a branch of white snow.
"My servant saw that the plum blossoms have been in bloom these past few days, and it is rarely sunny these days, so I boldly suggested that the emperor come to the plum garden to have a look. Please don't blame me!"
Li Quansheng followed respectfully. How could he have thought this? He had just gone to Feiyan Palace and heard from the maid that Ru Yan was invited by Concubine Ying to appreciate the plum blossoms. He was afraid that something would go wrong, so he thought of a way to let this man coming.
At this time, there seemed to be the sound of a wooden stick hitting.
"Li Quansheng, what happened over there?" Leng Qisu paused and squinted in the direction of the sound. However, there were too many plum trees and they were too high, completely covering the Plum Blossom Pavilion. Really, nothing can be seen.
Li Quansheng was also startled. He listened carefully for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, it seems to be the sound of a stick."
When he said this, Li Quansheng's expression changed, and even his voice trembled slightly. For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling that it was Ru Yan.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go and take a look?"
Leng Qisu didn't say anything and walked towards Guanmei Pavilion.
Not far away, suddenly, a pink figure came out of the path of the plum forest. When he saw Leng Qisu, he immediately came towards him with a smile like a flower, his cloak swaying gently like a butterfly spreading its wings.
"Your Majesty, didn't Your Majesty go to the Eleventh Prince's Mansion? Why did you come back so soon? Is the Eleventh Princess giving birth?"
Leng Qisu was stunned for a moment. When he saw the person clearly, he curled his lips and smiled, "Not yet. I heard there are still a few days. Why is Linglong here too?"
"I invited my sisters to come and enjoy the plum blossoms. I just went back to get the purses for my sisters. I was about to go to the Plum Blossom Viewing Pavilion. I didn't want to run into the emperor here!"
"Linglong is interested! By the way, what happened to Guanmei Pavilion?"
Linglong was startled and didn't know what she meant. Leng Qisu made a listening gesture toward her. She held her breath and listened for a while, then her face suddenly changed, "It sounded like the sound of a stick, maybe the sisters were punishing someone who was ignorant." Maid, I’ll go take a look right now!”
After saying that, he saluted Leng Qisu and left in a hurry. But after taking two steps, he paused and turned back, "Your Majesty, do you want to come with us?"
Leng Qisu smiled and said, "No need, Linglong can handle this harem matter, I have a headache!"
"Yes!" Linglong responded with a smile, turned around again, and walked quickly to Guanmei Pavilion.
When Linglong arrived, the punishment of the stick was not over yet, but the woman under the stick was already dying. Her bun was disheveled, her clothes were torn, and her back was stained with blood. It was impossible to tell who she was.
Linglong's face turned cold and she asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Everyone hurriedly saluted her, and Yun Chaoxi raised his hand to show her, and told her the whole story, crying while talking, as if he was extremely wronged.
Linglong frowned and asked the people beside her, "Is what Yun Zhaoyi said the truth?"
Everyone pursed their lips, but no one said a word.
Seeing this, Linglong became a little annoyed and sternly ordered the guards to stop first, "Wait until I understand the whole story clearly!"
The guards stopped.
However, Yun Chaoxi refused to listen, her tears were like broken beads, and she kept choking, "I have made it very clear, what kind of story does Concubine Ying still want to know? How did my hand happen, everyone?" We were all present and could see clearly, and she wanted to kill me, and she almost killed me, and everyone saw it, should Concubine Ying still tolerate and protect such a woman?"
She burst into tears and Linglong was speechless for a moment.
And Yun Chaoxi continued, "She just relied on the fact that she was favored by the emperor last night, so she didn't take us seriously. Just when I told her to punish her, she shouted to see the emperor, saying that she was not afraid of anyone, and that the emperor would definitely Will protect her..."
"Women who don't know how to live or die should be punished!"
A cold voice came from below the pavilion.
Everyone was shocked and looked back one after another, and saw a bright yellow figure climbing up the stairs. The wind was like jade, and the dragon and phoenix were in the shape of dragons and phoenixes. Who else could it be if it wasn't Leng Qisu, today's emperor
"Your Majesty!" Everyone hurriedly knelt down.
"Get up!" His black eyes scanned the crowd lightly, and finally landed on the motionless and breathless woman lying on the ground. Leng Qisu frowned slightly.
Just now, he and Li Quansheng were about to go back, but then he felt uneasy for some reason, so he turned back again and heard this.
After all, he thought highly of this woman. Thinking about it, how could a folk woman understand his thoughts
He asked her to be submissive and obedient, but here she was, relying on his favor and being arrogant. That's all, it would be light to receive a little punishment from the rod.
"How many more times?" He said calmly.
Everyone was stunned, and it took them a while to understand what he meant. One of the guards replied: "Back to the emperor, there are still forty blows!"
At this time, everyone realized that the woman had received sixty strokes.
"Forty!" General Leng Qi slowly withdrew his eyes from the woman, looked at the guards, and said without any emotion, "She will definitely not survive if she goes forty more, but she is so reckless. If a woman doesn't teach her a lesson, she won't be able to remember it in the future. So let's give her another twenty! If she can survive, that's her life. If she can't, she can't blame others!"
He walked up to the woman and said this, as if he was instructing the guards, and he seemed to be just talking to the woman.
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. Suddenly, his feet felt heavy, but he couldn't take any steps.
He lowered his head, and the woman reached out and hugged his soft shoes.
But just at this glance, he completely forgot to breathe.
(End of chapter)