Chapter 113: Slap, hit hard!

Xiyan's hand holding the oil-paper bag trembled slightly, and she looked up.

But at the corner of the corridor not far away, colorful palace costumes fluttered in silver waves, and several palace maids, like stars surrounding the moon, surrounded two women and walked towards them.

The one in front, wearing a nine-phoenix golden hairpin and with frosty phoenix eyes, is the eldest princess Helian Shu.

Beside her, there was a woman in pink, who was as beautiful as a flower, with lowered eyebrows and a submissive look, tightly holding a handkerchief embroidered with twin lotus flowers in her hand. Xiyan had seen her in the palace and knew that she was Su Wan, the daughter of Prime Minister Su.

Bang!

Helian Shu took two quick steps, wearing her gold-inlaid jade armor, and fiercely knocked the oil-paper bag out of Xiyan's hand.

The osmanthus cake fell to the ground, broke into several pieces, and lay in the cracks of the blue bricks covered with mud.

She turned around and scolded Helian Ji:

"Sixth brother, do you dare to swallow all the messy things someone gives you?"

Although Helian Ji was lawless, he was still very respectful to his brothers and sisters. Seeing Helian Shu's fierce expression, he whispered:

"Royal sister, it was... they knocked Ji'er down and scared away the crickets Ji'er had finally caught, so they want to compensate her with osmanthus cake..."

A stern look flashed across Helian Shu's eyes as she looked at Xiyan and Manluo in front of her:

"You two are so bold! Not only did you rashly knock over the Sixth Prince, but you even dared to deceive a child and hope to get away with it. If something bad happens to you after eating this food of unknown origin, can you afford it?"

Xiyan knew that Helian Shu had a prejudice against her, and it was obvious that she wanted to make trouble for her by picking on a trivial matter.

However, due to the other party's status, he could only bow:

"Princess, please understand. This was not intentional. It was just that His Highness the Sixth Prince was running too fast and accidentally bumped into me."

"shut up!"

Helian Shu interrupted with a flick of her sleeve:

"If that's the case, then it's all Sixth Prince's fault. I'm asking you, where did this osmanthus cake come from?"

Xiyan's eyes trembled.

The food in the imperial kitchen is exclusively provided for the royal family. Taking it privately is considered stealing royal property and violating palace rules, which is a crime of usurpation. The punishment may be a salary fine at the least and a beating with a stick at the worst.

She knew that Manluo had stolen the osmanthus cake from the imperial kitchen, and if Helian Shu knew about it, she would definitely make an issue of it.

Before Xiyan could answer, Manluo pushed her aside and bowed lightly:

"Your Highness, this has nothing to do with Xiyan. This sweet-scented osmanthus cake was brought to the palace by me. I'm a greedy person, so I always carry some snacks with me to satisfy my cravings."

Helian Shu looked Manluo up and down and saw that she had a charming figure and pretty appearance. Just now in Changle Palace, she had noticed that this maid was posing coquettishly behind Xiao Nanyue, with her seductive eyes flirting everywhere, which was very disgusting.

At that time, she felt unhappy because Xiao Nanyue was surrounded by so many beautiful maids.

Helian Shu fell on her crimson dress, and her gorgeous lips curved into a harsh arc:

"Brother Yan, don't you have any discipline towards you servants? How dare you wear red and green in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace?"

Manluo raised her hand to play with the loose hair on her temples, hiding the sarcasm in her eyes, and deliberately angered her:

"Princess, please calm down. You are really wronging me. I am poor and have no money to sew new clothes. This dress was given by the prince. He said that I was born with fair skin and beautiful appearance, and that the color of magenta would suit me. He also gave me the name Hongying."

"What a sharp-tongued servant!"

As soon as Helian Shu saw Manluo's coquettish look, she knew that she was a seductive woman.

How can Xiao Nanyue remain a virgin with such a little bitch by his side?

At this moment, Su Wan, who was beside her, lowered her eyes slightly, stared at the oil-paper bags scattered on the ground, and opened her red lips slightly:

"Sister Shu'er, why do I see the cinnabar seal of the Imperial Food Bureau printed on the corner of this oil paper... Could it be that it's supplied exclusively to the Imperial Kitchen?"

Before she finished speaking, she quickly covered her lips with a handkerchief, as if she realized she had spoken out of turn.

"Oh, I'm afraid I saw it wrong!"

Xiyan's fingertips trembled slightly.

She had been worried about this, afraid that it would reveal something. Xiyan took a look and saw that, as expected, the oil-paper package had fallen to the ground and was blown away by the wind, revealing a corner of the cinnabar seal.

This Su Wan looks gentle and humble, but he is a character who hides a knife behind his smile. He is much more careful and vicious than Helian Shu.

A hint of joy suddenly appeared in Helian Shu's eyes.

She bent down to pick up the oil paper, and her fingertips ran over the dark red "Shangshiju" mark on it, and the smile on her lips deepened.

"How dare you two slaves steal food from the imperial kitchen without permission? And you're still trying to make excuses, disregarding the palace rules. This is unbearable! Come, slap them hard!"

Helian Shu gave the order, and when she looked at the palace maids following behind her, a hint of cruelty flashed across her eyes.

Several of her maids had followed her for many years and were well aware of their princess's expressions. As soon as they saw the meaning in her eyes, they knew that not only should she be beaten, but she should be beaten with such force that her face would be disfigured!

Seeing these palace maids rolling up their sleeves and running towards Manluo and Xiyan with fierce looks on their faces.

There was a sneer on Manluo's lips, and she had secretly clenched a few poison needles in her hands.

She has never been someone who allows herself to be bullied, nor does she have Xiyan's cautiousness.

If anyone dares to hurt her, she will fight to the death. She doesn't care about Xiao Nanyan or anything like that, and she doesn't care about the Chi Zhong Gu. Even the Jade Emperor can't help!

Xiyan knew Manluo's temper and was afraid that she would cause trouble that would be difficult to resolve, so she stood in front of her.

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly sounded:

"Shu'er, wait a minute!"