Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

At this time, in a corner of the garden, laughter and joy were still heard.

The ladies exchanged pleasantries and talked about the latest styles of clothing and jewelry.

"The jade bracelet you have today is really rich in water content. It must have taken you a lot of effort to find it." One lady said, holding the hand of another lady.

"No, no, it's just an accidental acquisition. It can't compare to the golden hairpin on your head. It's so finely crafted, it must have been made by a famous craftsman." The praised lady responded with a smile.

The young girls gathered together shyly, occasionally glancing around secretly.

"Look at the flowers over there, they are so beautiful." A girl said softly, but her eyes were secretly glancing at the place where the men were gathering not far away.

"Yes, the flowers in the imperial garden are much more beautiful than those in our house." Another girl echoed with a faint blush on her face.

She was fascinated by the splendor of the palace. Her father asked her to behave well and strive to be chosen by the emperor. She was very resistant at first, but now, she seems to be yearning for life in the palace.

Among the flowers, palace maids and eunuchs were busy shuttling back and forth. Holding flower baskets, the palace maids gently scattered the petals on the ground, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. The eunuchs carefully poured wine and tea for the guests, their movements were neat and respectful.

In the center of the garden, musicians were playing beautiful music. The melodious sound of stringed instruments flowed in the air like the gurgling of flowing water. The sound of the pipa was clear and melodious, like a nightingale singing on a branch; the melody of the zither was melodious and graceful, as if the spring breeze was caressing the willow branches; the sound of the flute was ethereal and melodious, like the clouds and mist lingering in the mountains.

The sounds of music and talking masked the terror in another corner of the garden.

The entire flower viewing banquet was immersed in a lively, cheerful and peaceful atmosphere, as if all the beauty in the world was gathered here, making people intoxicated and not knowing where to go back. Everyone enjoyed this rare feast to the fullest, admiring the beautiful flowers and tasting the precious food.

Although everything seems so harmonious and happy on the surface, in fact, everyone hopes that their girl will beat the other one.

The emperor is young now, and he definitely needs many women to fill his harem. As long as there are different women, there will be many princes.

Although the queen's only son has been named the crown prince, it is hard to say who will be the future heir to the throne until the last moment.

The emperor is still young, who knows what will happen decades later!

Although becoming a concubine meant entering the palace life and facing all kinds of complicated interpersonal relationships and power struggles, everyone knew how to calculate the business of sacrificing a woman to gain great wealth for their family.

Everyone knew what the other woman brought was for. Everyone looked at the other woman of marriageable age with a little scrutiny in their eyes.

If the other party is average, they will be relieved. If the other party is good-looking, they will start to calculate in their hearts. If the other party is smart, they will remember it secretly and tell their own girls to be careful of the other party. If the other party is stupid, they will sneer in their hearts.

Today's opportunity is extremely important to them. If their daughter can gain the emperor's favor, it will greatly enhance the family's status and honor.

Therefore, although they were wary of each other in their hearts, they pretended to be happy on the surface, congratulating each other and praising each other's daughters or nieces, hoping to paralyze the other party and leave a good impression on the emperor.

This contradictory mentality made the scene seem very strange.

Flower viewing banquets are for viewing flowers, but also for viewing "girls". At present, it seems that those who view "flowers" are those who bring "flowers".

Just as everyone was enjoying the lively atmosphere of the flower-viewing banquet, flames suddenly appeared from nowhere.

The flames spread rapidly like the tentacles of a devil, igniting the flowers and making crackling sounds. Thick smoke rose up, instantly covering half the sky.

For a moment, the imperial garden was in chaos. The women screamed and ran around, and the ladies called out to their children. Their originally elegant demeanor was gone.

Yun Xi frowned and asked someone to notify Xiao Chenyi. At the same time, she directed the palace maids and eunuchs to fetch water to put out the fire, and at the same time brought people to comfort the frightened people.

"Duoer!" A shrill scream suddenly rang out.

When everyone looked over there, they saw a girl in pink clothes being knocked into the lake.

"Help! Save my daughter!" A woman was crying and shouting by the lake, begging for help.

The girl struggled desperately in the lake, the lake water kept pouring into her mouth, and her cries for help were intermittent.

People nearby heard the cries for help and moved closer to the lake.

Everyone pointed at the lake, but no one jumped into the water to save the people.

Some timid women covered their eyes out of fear and dared not to look; others were anxious but at a loss as to what to do.

Following a burst of hurried footsteps, Xiao Chenyi and the Jinyiwei walked quickly over.

Everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to the emperor. They expected that the emperor would show bravery and jump into the lake to save people.

The woman also rushed to Xiao Chenyi and knelt down and kowtowed: "Save my daughter! She is only sixteen years old!"

Xiao Chenyi had a stern face and was about to make a move when he saw a figure rushing out swiftly and jumping directly into the lake.

Seeing someone jump into the water to save others, the crowd exclaimed.

The woman was stunned.

The emperor is closest to the lake, shouldn't he be the one to jump in to save his daughter?

Who jumped down to save her daughter?

No!

She doesn't want other men to have physical contact with her daughter!

The woman hurriedly turned her head and looked at the lake.

But then a woman in a skirt swam quickly to her daughter's side.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it wasn't the emperor who saved her, at least she wasn't a man.

The moment Yun Xi saw the girl fall into the water, she subconsciously jumped into the lake.

Soon, a figure jumped into the lake.

Everyone exclaimed: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

The woman kneeling on the ground clenched her hands tightly in excitement. Did the emperor also go to save her daughter?

Now her daughter will definitely be able to enter the palace!

She stared at the lake, hoping that the emperor would swim to her daughter as soon as possible.

As for the Queen...it would be best if her feet were entangled by water plants and she couldn't get out of the lake!

Amid the crowd's exclamations, one, two, three, four, and four more figures quickly jumped into the water.

Two maids and two Jinyiwei jumped into Huzhou.

The Imperial Guards are there to protect the Emperor.

The maids are there to protect the queen.

As for that woman whose family I don’t know, I don’t care whether she lives or dies!

The emperor and empress both jumped into the water for her, so she probably won't have an easy time of it.