Shiao Qi got the order of Ye Shengxuan and then took his men to Ruichen Palace to announce the imperial edict.
The moment they arrived at the gate of Ruichen Palace, they bumped into the main palace maid of Concubine Yun, Lian’er. Lian’er was scolding a little palace maid and she pushed that girl away when she saw him, walking towards him immediately, “General Shiao, are you here to meet Her Highness?”
Shiao Qi glanced at her and nodded, “I come here to announce the order of His Majesty.”
Lian’er’s eyes were suddenly brightened as she thought Shiao Qi came here to lift the grounding order, so she led him right away, “Please come this way, General. Her Highness is appreciating the flowers in the courtyard.”
The other palace maids in Ruichen Palace all stopped to stare at Shiao Qi when they saw him coming, as they didn’t usually see a real man in the harem. Moreover, Shiao Qi was really a good-looking man who’s from a general family, and he was now the leader of the Imperial Guardians and one of the favorite men of His Majesty.
It would be really a life worth living if one could marry him.
After just a short while, the gate of Ruichen Palace was stuck by those palace maids who were wishing to witness the beauty of Shiao Qi.
Lian’er looked back while she was halfway to the palace and saw those palace maid jostling at the gate, so she started to yell at them, “What the heck are you doing at the gate? Your work is not enough or what?”
Those palace maids were all scared by her and suddenly scattered. And now she was satisfied to take Shiao Qi into the garden.
At this time, Concubine Yun was drinking her tea inside a pavilion and enjoying the beauty of those famous flowers in her garden.
Lian’er walked to the pavilion quickly and bowed to Concubine Yun, “Your Highness, General Shiao is here.”
“What brings you here?” Xu Ruyun glanced at Shiao Qi and said to Lian’er, “It’s so kind of General Shiao to come all the way here. Serve him a cup of tea.”
Lian’er was about to do that but was stopped by Shiao Qi right away, “Spare me. I will leave right after I announce the order of His Majesty.”
The order of His Majesty? Xu Ruyun was very happy as she thought Shiao Qi was here to lift the ban, so she sat straight immediately, “Then go ahead, general. What does His Majesty want you to tell me?”
Shiao Qi said seriously, “His Majesty said that Your Highness had offended him so many times and still don’t change your attitude. You even slandered His Majesty by saying he was gay, which is very malicious and you should have been deprived of the title as a concubine. However, His Majesty also said that you have been serving him for years since you came into the palace at a very young age, so he has decided to alleviate your punishment and ground you for 3 months from now on.”
After he finished it, he noticed that Xu Ruyun was so shocked that her eyes were wide open like a pair of bells as she couldn’t believe what she had just heard.
Since she still didn’t react to the order, Shiao Qi reminded her out of kindness, “Your Highness, I’m done here.”
Finally, Xu Ruyun was pulled back to the reality by his voice. She stared at Shiao Qi with her vacant eyes and then started to run to the outside, “No way. His Majesty would never treat me like that. I need to go to see His Majesty. I need to see him!”
Shiao Qi frowned a little bit and rushed to the gate immediately to stop Xu Ruyun.
“Your Highness, you are grounded now. If you walk out of Ruichen Palace, you will be acting against his order.” He stared at Xu Ruyunand asked her seriously again, “You sure you want to fight against the imperial order?”
Hearing the serious tone of Shiao Qi, Lian’er knew that His Majesty was really angry this time. And if Her Highness kept making a scene like this, there could be more punishment to come.
She stepped up to stop Xu Ruyun and started to persuade her in a light voice, “Your Highness, you can never do that. You just have to endure 3 months of grounding now, but if you fight against His Majesty’s order, you shall be beheaded.”
Hearing that, Xu Ruyun gradually calmed down. She said to Shiao Qi with tears in her eyes, “Alright. I’m grounded. So what? I’ll just stay here!”
Xu Ruyun stamped her feet and then ran to her room in tears. Lian’er followed her right away after nodding to Shiao Qi.
Looking at the two of them leaving, Shiao Qi shook his head with disappointment and left this troublesome place immediately.
Since Xu Ruyun was grounded, the palace suddenly became really quiet. The assassin had never visited again, so Helian Chacha focused on investigating the identity of Lin Dagou and thought less about how to poison the emperor. Ye Shengxuan thought she was not willing to kill him, so he started to treat her better day by day.
And there was even once that he had allowed Helian Chacha to have a meal with him. Helian Chacha was so touched but she still put the poison in his food as usual.
They spent half a month peacefully together, and Helian Chacha finally got some information about Feng Xue from the eunuchs during lunchtime.
It was said that although the Feng Family had already fallen apart, Feng Xue was a tough guy since he was a child. He had become the best martial official when he was only 12 and was now serving as the provincial governor in the court, leading 3000 well-disciplined soldiers. He rarely stayed in the palace, but he would visit the princess in the imperial garden on the 15th of every month.
Figuring out the background of the enemy, Helian Chacha was now pretty confident and she planned to ask Feng Xue about Feng Siluan in person on the day he came to visit the princess.
Time flew so fast and it was already on the 15th of July.
After she had finished her shift in Yangxin Hall, Helian Chacha sneaked out with an excuse and hid in the imperial garden to wait for Feng Xue.
Half a quarter passed… One hour passed…Two hours passed…
It took Helian Chacha 3 hours waiting in the imperial garden to finally see this so-called Feng Xue.
Feng Xue was wearing a set of purple court uniforms with the black court hat and a pair of boots embroidered with cloud patterns in golden strings. He got a while jade pendant on his waist and a warm smile on his tender face. Helian Chacha thought he was exactly the embodiment of gentleness the moment she saw him.
He was absolutely the heir of a distinguished family as his temperament was extraordinary.
She was so enchanted by him that she almost missed him when he was walking by. She suddenly woke herself up and stepped up to him, “Sir, please stop for a moment.”
Hearing that, Feng Xue stopped and looked back. He was so surprised the moment he saw Helian Chacha that he came to her to grab her shoulders, “Sis? Are you my sister?!”
“Wait, calm down, sir. I am not…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed that there was a group of people coming to them from the front. And how come the one in the middle looked so familiar to her?
Damn, it’s Ye Shengxuan?!
After seeing the man clearly, Helian Chacha was almost scared to death. She pushed Feng Xue away and said immediately, “Sir, you have mistaken me. I am not your sister but just a little eunuch in the harem.”
Then she started to run away from him, “I still have something to do. I’ll leave now!”
“Ehm, wait!” Feng Xue shouted at her from behind.
Helian Chacha ran like crazy and she had no time to care about Feng Xue who was yelling from behind.
Not until her feet were in the air…
“That’s the lake!”
Bang!
Feng Xue’s voice came at the same time with the sound of Helian Chacha falling into the lake.
The moment when Feng Xue was about to rescue her, a gust of wind suddenly passed him and Feng Xue was shocked by a yellow shadow rushing towards the lake. He grabbed an old man following him and asked, “Who was that?”
How fast he was!
The old man was so worried that he was heavily sweating, “That was His Majesty!”
Feng Xue started to worry too, so he ran to the lake immediately and saw Ye Shengxuan coming out of the water with Helian Chacha in his arms the moment when he arrived there.
The old official put a cape on him immediately when Ye Shengxuan got back to the bank, “Your Majesty, are you alright?”
Ye Shengxuan pulled off the cape without hesitation and wrapped Helian Chacha with it. He then strode out of the imperial garden and told them, “Bring the imperial doctor here!”
Shiao Qi got the order of Ye Shengxuan and then took his men to Ruichen Palace to announce the imperial edict.
The moment they arrived at the gate of Ruichen Palace, they bumped into the main palace maid of Concubine Yun, Lian’er. Lian’er was scolding a little palace maid and she pushed that girl away when she saw him, walking towards him immediately, “General Shiao, are you here to meet Her Highness?”
Shiao Qi glanced at her and nodded, “I come here to announce the order of His Majesty.”
Lian’er’s eyes were suddenly brightened as she thought Shiao Qi came here to lift the grounding order, so she led him right away, “Please come this way, General. Her Highness is appreciating the flowers in the courtyard.”
The other palace maids in Ruichen Palace all stopped to stare at Shiao Qi when they saw him coming, as they didn’t usually see a real man in the harem. Moreover, Shiao Qi was really a good-looking man who’s from a general family, and he was now the leader of the Imperial Guardians and one of the favorite men of His Majesty.
It would be really a life worth living if one could marry him.
After just a short while, the gate of Ruichen Palace was stuck by those palace maids who were wishing to witness the beauty of Shiao Qi.
Lian’er looked back while she was halfway to the palace and saw those palace maid jostling at the gate, so she started to yell at them, “What the heck are you doing at the gate? Your work is not enough or what?”
Those palace maids were all scared by her and suddenly scattered. And now she was satisfied to take Shiao Qi into the garden.
At this time, Concubine Yun was drinking her tea inside a pavilion and enjoying the beauty of those famous flowers in her garden.
Lian’er walked to the pavilion quickly and bowed to Concubine Yun, “Your Highness, General Shiao is here.”
“What brings you here?” Xu Ruyun glanced at Shiao Qi and said to Lian’er, “It’s so kind of General Shiao to come all the way here. Serve him a cup of tea.”
Lian’er was about to do that but was stopped by Shiao Qi right away, “Spare me. I will leave right after I announce the order of His Majesty.”
The order of His Majesty? Xu Ruyun was very happy as she thought Shiao Qi was here to lift the ban, so she sat straight immediately, “Then go ahead, general. What does His Majesty want you to tell me?”
Shiao Qi said seriously, “His Majesty said that Your Highness had offended him so many times and still don’t change your attitude. You even slandered His Majesty by saying he was gay, which is very malicious and you should have been deprived of the title as a concubine. However, His Majesty also said that you have been serving him for years since you came into the palace at a very young age, so he has decided to alleviate your punishment and ground you for 3 months from now on.”
After he finished it, he noticed that Xu Ruyun was so shocked that her eyes were wide open like a pair of bells as she couldn’t believe what she had just heard.
Since she still didn’t react to the order, Shiao Qi reminded her out of kindness, “Your Highness, I’m done here.”
Finally, Xu Ruyun was pulled back to the reality by his voice. She stared at Shiao Qi with her vacant eyes and then started to run to the outside, “No way. His Majesty would never treat me like that. I need to go to see His Majesty. I need to see him!”
Shiao Qi frowned a little bit and rushed to the gate immediately to stop Xu Ruyun.
“Your Highness, you are grounded now. If you walk out of Ruichen Palace, you will be acting against his order.” He stared at Xu Ruyunand asked her seriously again, “You sure you want to fight against the imperial order?”
Hearing the serious tone of Shiao Qi, Lian’er knew that His Majesty was really angry this time. And if Her Highness kept making a scene like this, there could be more punishment to come.
She stepped up to stop Xu Ruyun and started to persuade her in a light voice, “Your Highness, you can never do that. You just have to endure 3 months of grounding now, but if you fight against His Majesty’s order, you shall be beheaded.”
Hearing that, Xu Ruyun gradually calmed down. She said to Shiao Qi with tears in her eyes, “Alright. I’m grounded. So what? I’ll just stay here!”
Xu Ruyun stamped her feet and then ran to her room in tears. Lian’er followed her right away after nodding to Shiao Qi.
Looking at the two of them leaving, Shiao Qi shook his head with disappointment and left this troublesome place immediately.
Since Xu Ruyun was grounded, the palace suddenly became really quiet. The assassin had never visited again, so Helian Chacha focused on investigating the identity of Lin Dagou and thought less about how to poison the emperor. Ye Shengxuan thought she was not willing to kill him, so he started to treat her better day by day.
And there was even once that he had allowed Helian Chacha to have a meal with him. Helian Chacha was so touched but she still put the poison in his food as usual.
They spent half a month peacefully together, and Helian Chacha finally got some information about Feng Xue from the eunuchs during lunchtime.
It was said that although the Feng Family had already fallen apart, Feng Xue was a tough guy since he was a child. He had become the best martial official when he was only 12 and was now serving as the provincial governor in the court, leading 3000 well-disciplined soldiers. He rarely stayed in the palace, but he would visit the princess in the imperial garden on the 15th of every month.
Figuring out the background of the enemy, Helian Chacha was now pretty confident and she planned to ask Feng Xue about Feng Siluan in person on the day he came to visit the princess.
Time flew so fast and it was already on the 15th of July.
After she had finished her shift in Yangxin Hall, Helian Chacha sneaked out with an excuse and hid in the imperial garden to wait for Feng Xue.
Half a quarter passed… One hour passed…Two hours passed…
It took Helian Chacha 3 hours waiting in the imperial garden to finally see this so-called Feng Xue.
Feng Xue was wearing a set of purple court uniforms with the black court hat and a pair of boots embroidered with cloud patterns in golden strings. He got a while jade pendant on his waist and a warm smile on his tender face. Helian Chacha thought he was exactly the embodiment of gentleness the moment she saw him.
He was absolutely the heir of a distinguished family as his temperament was extraordinary.
She was so enchanted by him that she almost missed him when he was walking by. She suddenly woke herself up and stepped up to him, “Sir, please stop for a moment.”
Hearing that, Feng Xue stopped and looked back. He was so surprised the moment he saw Helian Chacha that he came to her to grab her shoulders, “Sis? Are you my sister?!”
“Wait, calm down, sir. I am not…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed that there was a group of people coming to them from the front. And how come the one in the middle looked so familiar to her?
Damn, it’s Ye Shengxuan?!
After seeing the man clearly, Helian Chacha was almost scared to death. She pushed Feng Xue away and said immediately, “Sir, you have mistaken me. I am not your sister but just a little eunuch in the harem.”
Then she started to run away from him, “I still have something to do. I’ll leave now!”
“Ehm, wait!” Feng Xue shouted at her from behind.
Helian Chacha ran like crazy and she had no time to care about Feng Xue who was yelling from behind.
Not until her feet were in the air…
“That’s the lake!”
Bang!
Feng Xue’s voice came at the same time with the sound of Helian Chacha falling into the lake.
The moment when Feng Xue was about to rescue her, a gust of wind suddenly passed him and Feng Xue was shocked by a yellow shadow rushing towards the lake. He grabbed an old man following him and asked, “Who was that?”
How fast he was!
The old man was so worried that he was heavily sweating, “That was His Majesty!”
Feng Xue started to worry too, so he ran to the lake immediately and saw Ye Shengxuan coming out of the water with Helian Chacha in his arms the moment when he arrived there.
The old official put a cape on him immediately when Ye Shengxuan got back to the bank, “Your Majesty, are you alright?”
Ye Shengxuan pulled off the cape without hesitation and wrapped Helian Chacha with it. He then strode out of the imperial garden and told them, “Bring the imperial doctor here!”
