"I'll take you for a walk in the Imperial Garden."
Jiang Ziyi finally felt relieved when she heard Ji Chenan finally changed the subject.
However, on the way to the Imperial Garden, I encountered an unlucky thing.
Concubine Duan, who was dressed in colorful clothes like a big fluttering moth, came trotting over as soon as she saw His Majesty.
She first bowed to the emperor in a pretentious manner, but when she looked up and saw Jiang Ziyi, she deliberately looked away, with a flash of malice in her eyes.
Jiang Ziyi just watched this woman act like a human clamp in front of the emperor, acting pretentiously and talking about this and that, until Ji Chenan's face was obviously unhappy, she stopped talking.
"I have something else to do, you can leave first." After saying that, he took Jiang Ziyi's hand and left.
Concubine Duan looked at the back of His Majesty as he left holding Jiang Ziyi's hand, and her teeth were almost broken.
It was all because of that woman from the Shen Kingdom who stole the favor that should have belonged to her! The resentment in her eyes was no longer hidden, and the overwhelming hatred even made the air around her stagnate.
Cai Die and Cai Wei, who followed her, dared not even breathe a word. Every time Concubine Duan was in a bad mood, the servants would suffer. As expected, Concubine Duan said coldly, "Do you also think that I am particularly ridiculous?"
Caidie and Caiwei didn't dare to speak and could only shake their heads desperately.
However, Concubine Duan, who was in a bad mood, refused to listen. She grabbed Caidie and Caiwei's hair and said, "I want you to find a way to make the Princess of Shen punish you in her Cangjiao Palace within one month. If you can't do it, I will punish you personally. I can't guarantee that you will be able to leave the palace alive to see your parents."
"Did you hear that?" Concubine Duan's voice was sharp and shrill.
Hearing this, Caidie and Caiwei were frightened to tears, but they did not dare to make a sound, for fear that Concubine Duan would be in a bad mood and deal with them on the spot.
"Yes... I obey your command..." Caidie and Caiwei initially thought that serving Concubine Duan would be a good job, but they didn't expect that they were serving a living devil.
Now they have nothing else to ask for but to live safely until they are old enough to leave the palace. The miserable deaths of their colleagues who were beaten to death before are still vivid in their minds. They know that Concubine Duan's words are not a threat and she can really do it.
On the other side, Ji Chenan had already brought Jiang Ziyi to the Imperial Garden.
Jiang Ziyi didn't expect that this place was so quiet and peaceful. Many exotic flowers and plants were carefully arranged and bloomed quietly in their respective positions, forming a beautiful and well-proportioned scene.
All the way, Ji Chenan held her hand and didn't let go. Since he didn't let go, she didn't want to take the initiative to lift it, so she just held his hand all the way.
Ji Chenan didn't let Jiang Ziyi go until her palms were slightly sweaty.
"If you like this imperial garden, you can come here often in the future." Ji Chenan generously gave her the authority.
Jiang Ziyi smiled. "Your Majesty, won't you enjoy this flower with me? Otherwise, even if this flower has a thousand different charms, who would I tell?"
Jiang Ziyi hopes to have Ji Chenan accompany her when she travels, because she will be safest with Ji Chenan by her side. She has not asked for a title yet and has no real power in the harem.
In her eyes, Ji Chenan is now the most reliable ally. Otherwise, if she were to wander around the palace alone and run into Concubine Duan, judging from the resentful look she just showed, Jiang Ziyi has reason to suspect that if Concubine Duan's eyes could kill, she would have killed her a thousand times.
However, in Ji Chenan's eyes, these words were just coquettishness. He looked at Jiang Ziyi tenderly and said, "Okay, from now on, whenever you want to come, I will accompany you."
Forget it, let it be a misunderstanding. Jiang Ziyi was too lazy to explain. It was just an extra bodyguard anyway, although these bodyguards were not always that safe.
After visiting the Imperial Garden, Ji Chenan sent Jiang Ziyi back to the Cangjiao Palace.
"Tonight..." He was about to speak
"Ouch, Your Majesty, Ziyi's shoulder hurts so much. I don't know if it's because I walked for too long this afternoon and it cracked..." Jiang Ziyi pretended to be in pain.
Seeing her poor acting skills, Ji Chenan laughed. This little girl must be afraid that he will eat her up again tonight.
He chuckled and said, "Just get some rest tonight. I'll come see you another day."
Then he left.
Jiang Ziyi looked at his receding figure and murmured, "He's a pretty good guy..."
As soon as he turned around and stepped into the palace, Caiyun rushed over with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness! Wuuwuwuwuwu..."
In the past, when she came back, Caiyun and Caixia would greet her together. Today, only Caiyun was there, and Caixia was nowhere to be seen.
In addition, Caiyun was still crying, and Jiang Ziyi felt that something bad might have happened.
She could only comfort Caiyun and calm her down, "Don't worry, tell me what happened slowly!"
Caiyun lay in Jiang Ziyi's arms and cried for a long time before she calmed down, as if she had finally found an outlet to vent her grievances. "Your Highness, Caixia went to the laundry this afternoon to pick up our washed clothes. The two maids of Concubine Duan insisted that she had stolen Concubine Duan's clothes and wanted Caixia to kowtow and apologize in public..."
"Caixia proved that there were no clothes belonging to Concubine Duan in that basket of clothes. They even beat Caixia and said that if she didn't obey, they would ask the master to come and teach them a lesson!"
"Wuwuwu Caixia, Caixia's arm was broken and her head was injured. She was unconscious and was brought back by the patrolling guards."
Jiang Ziyi felt her blood pressure rise after hearing Caiyun's words, "Where's Caixia?"
Caiyun hurriedly took Jiang Ziyi to the servant's room. As soon as Jiang Ziyi entered the room, she saw Caixia lying on the bed with bandages on her head and hands. There were obvious marks of beating on her face, and the corners of her mouth were swollen.
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