"Sister Caiju, I am Su Mu from Jingyang Palace. I have met you twice before. These two are from Jingyang Palace. May I ask why?"

A hint of helplessness flashed in Caiju's eyes. She couldn't agree with her master's method of drawing hatred, but she had no choice but to obey. She said in a proper manner, "These two people are disrespectful to our young mistress. The young mistress shall punish them by making them kneel for two hours."

Su Mu was startled: "Two hours?"

Wang Shu's skin is so delicate that even a light touch will cause it to turn red for a long time. If she kneels for two hours, what will happen to her knees?

Su Mu took out a purse from his pocket: "This is for my sister. Could you please make an exception for me? These two are usually timid and would never dare to disrespect their superiors. There must be some misunderstanding."

Looking at Wang Shu's face, Cai Ju felt pity even though she was a girl, but...

She pushed the purse back: "Since you have given the order, I dare not disobey."

Su Mu then knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully.

Having no other choice, Su Mu dared not delay any longer and said to Wang Shu, "I'm going back to Jingyang Palace to find Granny Zhang and see if she can put in a good word for me. Wait for me."

After saying that, Su Mu jogged towards Jingyang Palace.

Upon arriving at Jingyang Palace, she immediately addressed Zhang Mama to Emperor Kangxi: "Your Majesty, Wangshu and Xiaochengzi have been punished by Consort Nara and forced to kneel in the Imperial Garden. This servant is incompetent and failed to bring them back. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Kangxi stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with an unyielding gloom.

"Liang Jiugong, you will come with me to the Imperial Garden."

He brought Liang Jiugong with him today. The reason he didn't bring him before was that more people in the palace knew Liang Jiugong, the Grand Eunuch, than he, the Emperor.

There were rules governing how palace servants walked. Whenever the emperor went out, the palace servants would lower their heads and not look him directly in the eye.

Aside from those who frequently served him in the Qianqing Palace and the imperial concubines, or those from the Imperial Household Department who could be seen by his side, there were many people in the palace who had never seen his face.