Ji Yonglian was startled and fell to her knees with a thud. Her knees hurt. Tears welled up in her eyes as she sobbed, "This is my first time in the palace and I don't know the rules. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Nanny Yan looked at Ji Yonglian coldly, "You don't know the rules, yet you're pushing forward? With your status, you can't sit by the waterside, right? If you move around recklessly and offend the Queen Mother, what will be your punishment?"
Ji Yonglian was so frightened that she lost her soul and couldn't stop crying.
The palace maid naturally led her to the seats in the back, but she was surrounded by daughters of minor officials, and she disdained to interact with them.
She wanted to be closer to Su Honglang and also wanted to show up in front of the Queen Mother, so she bravely ran to the front.
"The Empress Dowager is kind-hearted. Considering this is your first offense, I'll punish you by slapping you in the face! Do you want to do it yourself, or should I ask someone to do it for you?"
Ji Yonglian cried even harder. She looked towards the table on the left, but Su Honglang had disappeared and no one came to plead for her.
"I know I was wrong and I won't do it again. Please forgive me this time, Madam."
Nanny Yan waved her hand, and immediately the executioner came over with a ruler as wide as a palm. The ruler was made of unknown material, but it was a thin, dark piece of cloth, and seemed to be stained with an indelible smell of blood.
Ji Yonglian was trembling all over. She had once used a little trick to get her grandmother to beat Ji Yunhuan with a ruler. Blood came out after just a few hits. For a whole month, Ji Yunhuan could not speak and could only survive on porridge.
"No...no, I...I can do it myself. I can do it myself."
With a light "slap" sound, Ji Yonglian slapped herself and tears of humiliation fell. People around her were laughing at her, but she didn't dare to stop and could only slap her face again and again.
"Use some strength!" the executioner beside him shouted, "Otherwise I will have to do it myself."
Ji Yonglian fanned even harder, her delicate face swelled up, and blood appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Nanny Yan finally spoke, "Drag him away!"
Ji Yonglian was dragged away by two eunuchs and thrown into a remote corner. The eunuchs looked at her with contempt and spat fiercely.
"Don't you know who you are? You've embarrassed yourself by running in front of the Queen Mother. Stay still. If you dare to move around again, you'll get more than just a slap in the face."
Ji Yonglian struggled to get up from the ground, but none of the palace maids or eunuchs around her came forward to help her. They just walked past her without even looking at her.
She touched her burning cheek and gasped in pain.
Where did Ji Yunhuan go? He didn't even come out to plead for her. He must have been hiding and watching the fun!
This bitch must be eager to see her disfigured!
Ji Yonglian cursed all the way. She didn't dare to hold a grudge against the high-ranking empress dowager and the noble lady who gloated over her misfortune. She could only curse Ji Yunhuan to ease her inner resentment.
Ji Yunhuan was eating pastries in small bites. After she became pregnant, she didn't like sour food, but she got hungry quickly and couldn't eat much each time, so she could only eat small meals frequently.
In fact, Ji Yonglian’s affairs could be big or small. If she could win the favor of the empress dowager, she might even praise her for being lively and cute.
But the Empress Dowager punished Ji Yonglian, obviously to vent her anger. The Empress Dowager was so kind to her.
Su Honglang felt quite unhappy as he held the purse given by the Queen Mother. There were princes and nobles around the waterside pavilion, and they couldn't help but ridicule him, which made him feel annoyed.
Before they knew it, they had reached the depths of the garden. Most of the people here were from poor families, but some of them were favored by the empress dowager and were rewarded with fine mutton-fat jade, and even had a good marriage.
Su Honglang felt that their laughter was particularly harsh, as if they were mocking his embarrassment.
He walked further and further away, and there was no one around. Turning around a flower hall, he saw a green figure sitting on a stone bench. Just from the back, one could tell that she was elegant and refined, which aroused people's imagination.
Su Honglang, with a desire to hunt for beauty, rushed over without hesitation, pretending to have just noticed someone was there, and bowed to the woman in green, saying:
"I didn't know there was someone here. I'm sorry for disturbing you, young lady. I hope you can forgive me."
The pastry in Ji Yunhuan's mouth suddenly lost its flavor, and he even felt a little nauseous.
Judging from his appearance alone, Su Honglang really is a handsome young man, but it's a pity that he is all show and no substance.
First he broke off the engagement in the street, tarnishing her reputation, then he did not help her and watched coldly as she was dragged away by the criminals. Su Honglang is still a man!
If it were the emperor, he would definitely not watch a weak woman fall into trouble.
Ji Yunhuan felt contempt, disgust, and hatred in his heart, and could no longer feel any love.
Because she was engaged, she had once been attracted to Su Honglang and was eager to become his princess consort. Now thinking about it, it was really ridiculous!
Xia Liu stood in front of Ji Yunhuan and said sternly, "Young Master, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. This is a resting place for women. Please leave immediately!"
Su Honglang naturally refused to leave. He raised his head and looked at the beauty in green unscrupulously.
The moment their eyes met, Su Honglang asked in astonishment, "Ji Yunhuan? Why is it you?"
He was a little bit unbelievable. In his memory, Ji Yunhuan had a dull and boring appearance. Especially after Madam Ji passed away, Ji Yunhuan became even more gloomy and not as lively and lovely as Lian'er at all.
In addition, Ji Yunhuan was vicious and framed Lian'er many times, and even pushed Lian'er into the water. He could no longer tolerate it and broke off the engagement.
The person in front of me has picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and lips that are more beautiful than all the flowers in the garden. Especially her elegant appearance, she is truly stunning.
It's the same person, how could he have changed so much?
Su Honglang sighed slowly, "Are you here to look for me? I've already broken off the engagement. Even if you want to pursue me, you shouldn't come to the palace. Wait until the palace banquet is over, and then you can wait for me at the palace gate..."
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