Heart of the Palace: Golden Branches and Jade Leaves

If the third prince's face is not big enough, the emperor's kiss really made Xiang Wanchun's name known in the palace, and there were rumors outside Lingshuang Palace.When it fell into Xiang Wanchun's ears, she was washing the dishes.She was deeply surprised by these gossip and gossip at first, but later people laughed and ignored them.

Xiang Wanchun didn't go out to the palace much, and what he did was running errands.The person going out this time was ordered by Qinglian to go to Xiao Lizi to report a few fruits and vegetables that the little eunuch in the palace forgot to mention earlier.

She was stopped half way along the way when someone stopped her.There were few people at this corner, and when a faint voice came from behind, Xiang Wanchun was really frightened.Turning around, she saw that it was a maid of about fifteen or sixteen who called her.The maid asked her, "Are you Wan Chun?"

As soon as Xiang Wanchun nodded, she made a gesture of invitation. She didn't understand, so she asked, "Where are you going?"

The court lady said concisely: "Concubine Hui is here to invite you."

Concubine Hui... Concubine Hui?Immediately after the meal, the conversation with the eunuch flooded into his mind, and Xiang Wanchun probably knew what kind of role this empress was.Without hesitation, she politely refused: "It's just that I still have things to do."

Hearing this, the maid frowned as if she was unhappy, but she still persuaded softly: "It's not too late to finish the work in hand. But I'm afraid it's unreasonable to make the empress wait for a long time."

"How about this? I can finish things in a while, and I'll go when I'm done." Xiang Wanchun took a step back.

It had been expected that Xiang Wanchun would not compromise easily, and the court lady's words became tough: "This is up to you." After the words fell, there were two more eunuchs behind Xiang Wanchun.

It's just a trip to Concubine Hui, why is there such a situation?Xiang Wanchun knew that it would be impossible if he didn't go by himself, so he had no choice but to keep up.Fortunately, people are still smart enough not to be carried over by others.

Xiang Wanchun glanced at the plaque hanging in front of the palace gate, not because he knew the pen and writing on it, but because the palace was too gorgeously repaired, and the palace where Concubine Hui lived was more magnificent than Lingshuang Palace from the outside many.

"I heard that the palace invited you, but you are not very willing." From the moment she stepped into the palace gate, Xiang Wanchun couldn't bear to look around curiously. His faux pas displeased the woman sitting on the teacher's chair.

Concubine Hui looks not much older than Su Shuangran, but because she wears too much gold and silver jewelry, she lacks the elegance and gracefulness of other people, and her body is full of jewels and jewels, showing the appearance of a graceful and luxurious woman.

"Your Majesty misunderstood," Xiang Wanchun could hear the displeasure in the other party's words without thinking carefully, "I got orders from Sister Qinglian before going out to do some business this time, and I must go back before Shen Shi."

"Oh, so it's that girl Qinglian," Concubine Hui was considered reasonable, and she didn't make things difficult for others. She said to herself, "I don't want the rules of Lingshuang Palace to be so strict." This sentence made people sigh Can't figure out what it means.

Then her gaze was fixed on Xiang Wanchun's face, Concubine Hui smiled bewitchingly and said, "Actually, if you want, I can get you here from Concubine Zhuang."

"No..." The proposal was so abrupt that Xiang Wanchun was caught off guard and didn't know how to respond.

Xiang Wanchun's frightened appearance made the maid beside Concubine Hui really dissatisfied, she said angrily: "Being regarded by our empress is the blessing you have cultivated all your life, you slave not only does not thank you, but also hates you so much, really I don't know what's going on!"

Not to mention, I really forgot, thanks to someone reminding me of my previous recklessness, Xiang Wanchun secretly thought it was bad, and quickly explained: "I don't have any slaves, that's not what I mean by slaves."

"I heard that your steamed stuffed buns are so good that even the emperor praised them very much," Concubine Hui obviously didn't have the time to quarrel with others on this matter, even though she was a little angry in her heart. The dishes are delicious, but after a long time, I will get tired of eating, so I want to summon you to try your cooking skills."

So it turned out that Xiang Wanchun didn't relax a little because of this, after all, the buns presented to Emperor Wen last time were not made by her.If she made the steamed stuffed bun this time, her rough appearance would definitely be exposed in front of people, so Xiang Wanchun shook her head: "Madam, slaves can't, that steamed stuffed bun..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted coldly.The crescent eyebrows frowned slightly, Concubine Hui changed her previous peaceful appearance, and her annoyance first appeared in her words: "Why, do you think that Concubine Zhuang is favored now, and you, a bullying slave, can be arrogant and ignore me?"

"I don't mean that as a slave, I really can't do it." Xiang Wanchun was afraid of being misunderstood, trying to impress the other party with sincere words.

However, this trick only worked on Su Shuangran and Qinglian, the maid standing beside Concubine Hui was surprised and said: "Slave dog, in our mother's eyes, you are the kindness accumulated by your ancestors, and you dare to push back three times. I see you are impatient to live!"

After half a year in the palace, it was the first time for Xiang Wanchun to encounter such a thing. On weekdays, Qinglian would speak ill of her, but she would not feel any malice.But the person in front of him was the complete opposite. Hearing the other party's vicious words were threats and threats, Xiang Wanchun, who didn't know how to deal with it, was so frightened that he froze and didn't dare to breathe, but kept saying: "Slaves don't dare .”

"You keep saying that you don't dare, but you are disobeying the meaning of the palace, isn't it duplicity?" Concubine Hui spoke in a calm manner, her phoenix eyes were slightly closed, and she had an indescribable sense of majesty.

"No, this servant is..." Shocked and his head emptied, Xiang Wanchun almost wanted to tell the whole story, but fortunately he woke up in time and choked up all the words he was about to say.

"Since that's the case, why are you dawdling?" The maid at the side shouted, "Don't you hurry up and prepare for your empress?"

Xiang Wanchun is in a dilemma, this job is clearly here to make things difficult for others.Not wanting to offend anyone but also afraid that Su Shuangran might be involved if the truth was revealed, Xiang Wanchun hesitated for a moment, and simply stopped explaining: "A servant girl can't do it."

"What did you say?!" The words were rejected so bluntly that the servants beside him frowned when they heard it.

Concubine Hui's expression also changed a lot at this time, and she seemed to be smiling at Xiang Wanchun: "You are really loyal."

The words that should have been praised are more like irony at this time, Xiang Wanchun immediately heard Concubine Hui speak in a bad tone: "It's a pity that your loyalty is in the wrong place, and you don't even look at where you are at this time."

"Slave..." His mouth opened and closed, but Xiang Wanchun hesitated to speak.

Concubine Hui's patience was exhausted: "If you don't teach me a lesson, I really don't know what kind of arrogance you will become in the future. Come, give me a slap."

Dazed for a moment, Xiang Wanchun felt that his arms were being restrained and his body could not move before he had time to digest these words.

"What are you doing--" Before he finished speaking, loud applause rang in his ears.

The burning pain in her cheek made Xiang Wanchun gasp, she hadn't withdrawn her astonishment, and the second slap followed.

The palace lady Mingming's thin arms and thin legs looked weak and tight, and she didn't want to slap her palms so hard. After several slaps, Xiang Wanchun's cheeks hurt so badly that she couldn't speak a word. She was dizzy and tinnitus. The figure shook inevitably.Xiang Wanchun couldn't bear to mutter in his heart, he just didn't agree with others, this is not considered provocative, why was he slapped for no reason?

Seeing Xiang Wanchun's cheeks were red and swollen, Concubine Hui felt that it was almost done, she stopped and asked, "Are you doing it or not?"

Her face was swollen like a steamed bun, how could Xiang Wanchun speak?She understands the reason why a hero doesn't know the loss in front of him, but Xiang Wanchun chooses to shake his head stubbornly just like how he wanted to save Su Shuangran and leave that night.

Concubine Hui seemed to have expected that Xiang Wanchun would respond in this way, and waved her hand, signaling for people to continue: "Put harder."

An even more vicious slap came over, and the corner of Xiang Wanchun's mouth was broken without the slightest precaution. A trace of blood melted on the tip of her tongue, and the sweet and strange taste ravaged her throat. Before she had time to lick it, she slapped hard again.

While Xiang Wanchun's eyes were full of bewilderment, a terrifying panic rose in his heart, which was the sequelae of being whipped with a whip before.In the memory, the hot pain from the whip falling overlapped with the prickly numbness on her face, and after a while she was covered in cold sweat.His eyes blurred, and he saw Qinglian's face in a blur. Xiang Wanchun suddenly remembered that his right eyelid kept twitching in the morning, and it turned out that this was the fault.

The raised cheeks turned blue and purple.The wound in his mouth was still oozing blood, and Xiang Wanchun's bloated face looked extremely funny.

Concubine Hui didn't tell anyone to stop, her voice was mixed with the applause, and she asked, "Should I or shouldn't I?"

Xiang Wanchun couldn't hear clearly, and his mind sank in the fear deep in his heart.

"It's really stubborn," Concubine Hui said with a sneer as she fiddled with the sapphire ring on her hand, "Then don't blame Ben Gong for being cruel. Come, someone, bring me the plank."

Even a slap can scrape blood and foam, but what does it feel like to hit your mouth with this wooden plank?Xiang Wanchun looked at the inch-long brown wooden board in the maid's hand in horror, and the scene of being roughly tied to the wooden stake that night was deeply imprinted in his mind.

"Don't—" Xiang Wanchun moved his mouth, said these two words with difficulty, and let out a muffled groan.

As soon as the board fell, she couldn't even tell what kind of pain it was. People could only guess from the dull voice that came out of Xiang Wanchun's mouth intermittently.

If she were in the camp now, Xiang Wanchun would still beg the deputy village master to rescue her. Unfortunately, she is in a different place at this moment, and she can only accept her fate.Blood froth choked in his throat, Xiang Wanchun lowered his head and coughed.He didn't want to be pinched by someone's chin, and the moment he was forced to look up, the wooden plank mercilessly hit him.

He has been earning a living in the land of tigers and wolves for many years, so he should not be weak, but Xiang Wanchun would not be able to bear what he thought was a small punishment for Concubine Hui.Seeing the man with a mouth full of blood and a shaky figure, Concubine Hui felt bored, and was about to stand up when she heard the palace servant who came to pass the news: "My lady, my lady Zhuang is here to see you."

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