The maid twisted the towel and said with a smile, "This is His Majesty's bedroom, the Hall of Supreme Harmony. His Majesty has gone to court, and he has told me to serve the young lady well."

Hall of Supreme Harmony?

Gongsun Wen really sent me to the palace!

This guy was really realistic. He was afraid that I would bring disaster to his family, so he couldn't wait to send me to the palace.

The maid wiped my face and body carefully, saying, "I will be the one who serves the young lady from now on. If the young lady has anything to ask, just tell me."

This little palace goose is really pretty, with a pair of big watery eyes under thin eyebrows, a straight nose, a small mouth, and a palm-sized face that looks really delicate.

I can't envy her looks and figure.

I asked, "What's your name?"

The maid buttoned my clothes quickly, covered me with a quilt, and said with a smile, "My name is Yingchun."

The etiquette in the palace was taught very well. She smiled without showing her teeth, always answered questions one by one, never talked too much, and answered appropriately without making any mistakes.

I also smiled and said, "What a good name."

Yingchun bowed to me and said, "I was given this name by our maid after I entered the Dahe Palace. I was originally a laundry maid in the laundry department. Yesterday, I was selected by the chief steward to work in the Taihe Palace. There were three other sisters selected with me. They were named Panchun, Wangchun and Xichun. I was arranged to serve the young ladies. Panchun and the other two were responsible for washing clothes, cleaning and serving food, etc."

I just entered the palace, and the staffing has been arranged properly. The efficiency is really high.

I was secretly complaining when Yiping walked in quickly from the door carrying a basket. She walked up to me, glanced at Yingchun, and seemed to have something to say but didn't dare to.

Yingchun bowed to me with great tact and said, "I'll take my leave."

Then he took the basin of water and left.

A bottle of chou came up to me and whispered, "I saw Uncle Wei."

When I heard that, I quickly asked, "Where is he?"

Yiping put the basket aside, touched my forehead with his hand, and said, "He was outside the main hall. When I saw him last night, he was already kneeling there. When I went for a walk this morning, I saw him still kneeling there. At this rate, he must have been kneeling there for a whole day and night."

I asked in surprise: "Why did he kneel there for so long?"

Yi Ping glanced at me and said, "How should I know? The rules here are very strict. The eunuchs and palace maids never speak no matter what you ask them. They hide far away when they see me. There is a guard standing every few steps, holding a spear in his hand, and his face is as stern as a piece of tofu. Even if a fly flies by, I think it can be pierced into a sieve. It's scary! Since we entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony yesterday, I have never gone out. They only let me walk around the front and back of the hall, and they don't even let me enter the main hall. If this continues, I'm afraid I will go crazy."

Yiping sighed deeply, picked up the basket helplessly, sat next to me, and started sewing the soles of shoes.

Yiping has such an active personality that it is indeed a bit difficult for her to be detained here.

I had no choice but to say, "We are only living in the palace temporarily. When I recover from my injury, we will move out of the palace and buy a house. We will also bring my eldest brother back from the Jokhang Temple. Then the three of us will live together and be free."

Yi Ping put the soles of his shoes into the basket and said, "Grandmother's seventh day of death is coming soon. My elder brother is in the Jokhang Temple, and the two of us are in the palace. I'm afraid we can't return to Yongcheng."

I almost forgot about it. I coughed a few times and said, "I'll talk to His Majesty and see if he can let you go back."

Yi Ping said nothing. He walked to a cabinet, opened the drawer, took out a book, walked up to me and said, "This is the sutra that the master of Huangjue Temple sent to you. It was originally for you to chant the sutra in front of the Buddha every day. Now so many days have passed, and you haven't chanted a single day. Yesterday, His Majesty told you to chant more sutras every day when you have nothing to do. It won't do you any harm."

After that, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and put it in my hand. I picked it up and saw that it was the jade pendant that I refused to take at Gongsun Mansion!

I asked curiously, "How did this jade pendant end up in your hands?"

Yi Ping placed the scripture next to my pillow and said, "Your Majesty asked me to give this jade pendant to you."

Zheng Xian gave me two jade pendants, both of which are priceless. People who don't know him think he treats me well, but I know in my heart that the only person Zheng Xian cares about is himself. I am just his legendary lucky charm, and being good to me is equivalent to being good to himself.

I handed the jade pendant to Yiping and said, "Please put it on for me."

Yiping was a little surprised at my change.

I refused so firmly at first, but now I am willing to wear it, which seems to be inconsistent with my "personality".

I saw her confusion, and as I leaned over to let her put on the jade pendant, I said, "When you live under someone else's roof, you have to judge the situation. If you insist on it, you will only suffer in the end."

Yiping helped me put on the jade pendant. I slowly turned around and when I looked up, I saw Zheng Xian standing behind Yiping!

Suddenly seeing Zheng Xian with an uncertain expression, I almost got scared to death!

Yiping also noticed that something was wrong with me and quickly turned around. This glance almost made her lose her soul!

Yi Ping's legs went limp, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, shouting, "Long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty!"

Zheng Xian said, "Get up."

Talking behind the emperor's back is a capital crime, and Yi Ping certainly understands this.

Her legs were so weak that she couldn't get up for a long time.

Zheng Xian had no choice but to step forward and pull Yi Ping.

Yi Ping stood up shakily, but as soon as she stood up, she stumbled and ran away!

As she ran, she bumped into flower stands, tables, door frames, and made a lot of loud bangs. Zheng Xian and I were stunned by the sight.

Yiping finally ran out and the room finally became quiet.

Zheng Xian touched his chin and said, "Am I so terrible?"

I nodded and said, "You are the Son of Heaven, who would not be afraid of you?"

Zheng Xian smiled and said, "Ah Man has never been afraid of me."

I looked at Zheng Xian's furrowed brows and couldn't help but ask curiously, "It's rare to see you look so worried."

Zheng Xian sat down in front of my bed and said with a smile, "Nothing can be hidden from Ah Man."

His laughter is a deadly poison. The more he laughs, the more toxic it is. This is the conclusion I came to with great difficulty.

So I didn't answer.

Zheng Xian continued with a smile, "Today in the court, several old ministers accused me of wiping out the entire Liu family. The Liu family is loyal and brave, and has served in the government for several dynasties. They are deeply loved by the people, but I wiped out the entire family because of a single sentence, which really chilled their hearts."

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