Chapter 4: The prince beats a palace maid to death and protects her husband
He walked quickly to Song Huaixi.
Zhao Fangye knocked the teacup out of his hand and pulled him behind him.
The fine cloisonné enamel teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces in an instant, with scalding tea splashing out with the fragments.
"ah!"
Concubine Xiao was closest to the teacup and exclaimed. He quickly reached out to block it, but it was too late.
The flying debris immediately cut several small cuts on the back of her tender and white hand.
"presumptuous!"
Covering the bleeding wound on her hand, Concubine Xiao raised her finger and pointed at him angrily: "How dare you break into Zhiluo Palace and be disrespectful to me!"
Zhao Fangye didn't even look at her, turned around, took Song Huaixi's hand and looked at it carefully.
Song Huaixi's fingers and palms were burned red, and she looked at him with a wronged expression.
Crystal clear tears hung at the corners of her eyes, about to fall.
As soon as Zhao Fangye arrived, he seemed to have found a backer, and spread his hands out and complained to him pitifully.
"They made me kneel for a long time and scalded me with tea."
Seeing him accusing him so pitifully, Zhao Fangye's already cold expression darkened even more.
It's not enough to annoy myself, now innocent people are involved.
Song Huaixi's voice was clear and bright, reaching the ears of everyone in the hall.
The palace people did not expect that he would dare to say it so openly.
"What are you talking about! Shut up!"
The nanny beside Concubine Xiao immediately stepped forward and scolded him: "Don't throw all the dirty water on our Concubine."
"Oh? Really?" Zhao Fangye heard her words and walked step by step to the nanny.
The nanny was frightened by the fierceness in his eyes and shuddered all over.
The next second, Zhao Fangye kicked her in the stomach.
She flew straight out and stopped only after hitting the antique shelf in the corner.
Zhao Fangye retracted his foot and looked at the mess in the corner with disgust on his face: "Who do you think you are? How dare you point fingers at my people?"
For a moment, everyone in the hall was filled with astonishment and fear.
Song Huaixi was also startled, but he felt that the way Zhao Fangye vented his anger for him was so impressive!
Concubine Xiao looked at the person on the ground and was stunned for a long time. Only then did I find my voice again
"Zhao Fangye, how dare you... How dare you hurt someone in this palace!"
Zhao Fangye turned and looked at her, his pale eyes were cold.
"You are just a concubine. What qualifications do you have to ask my wife to pay you respects?"
Zhao Fangye approached her step by step, looking down at her with a mocking tone: "Noble Concubine Xiao, you are being too presumptuous."
Concubine Xiao was shocked by him and fell to the ground, saying unwillingly.
"I hold the Phoenix Seal and am in charge of the harem. It is reasonable for him to pay his respects to me. But you broke into Zhiluo Palace without permission. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will punish you?"
"Ha!" Zhao Fangye sneered and said no more: "You can give it a try."
After saying this, he looked around at everyone in the hall and said in a voice without a trace of warmth: "All the palace servants who bullied the princess today will be beaten to death one by one."
"Come here, drag these palace maids away." Zhao Fangye gave the order coldly.
The guards came in in an orderly manner and escorted all the people in the hall away. All of a sudden, all the palace people began to wail heart-wrenchingly.
"Please spare my life, my Lord!"
"My Lady, save me..."
Seeing that all her palace maids were taken away, Concubine Xiao's beautiful face became distorted.
She threatened the guards in a stern voice: "How dare you! If you dare to touch my people, I will chop off your heads immediately!"
The guards below were caught in a dilemma, looking at the two people above at a loss as to what to do.
"Why don't you take them away? Are you waiting for me to take action myself?" Zhao Fangye looked at the leader with an indifferent tone.
The leading guard shuddered and immediately led his men out.
Compared to Concubine Xiao, Zhao Fangye is a little more terrifying to them.
Concubine Xiao watched the person being taken away and was shaking with anger.
I wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate him, but I didn't expect Zhao Fangye to be so presumptuous!
Unfortunately, the queen's father, Prime Minister Wang, had influence throughout the court and the country, and the emperor was afraid of him, so he could not do anything about Zhao Fangye.
Song Huaixi looked at the people who were taken away from him. Without exception, everyone had despair and fear on their faces.
Frightened by their eyes, Song Huaixi thought: How scary.
Subconsciously, he ran towards Zhao Fangye.
Hiding behind him, grabbing his sleeve, Song Huaixi asked him: "When are we going back?"
It was too scary here, he wanted to go back.
"No hurry." Zhao Fangye led him to sit on the chair, lowered his head to look at the redness and swelling on his hand, with guilt flashing across his eyes: "Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt as much as before."
Song Huaixi felt warm in her heart when she was comforted, and she moved her hands mischievously in his palm.
As a result, he immediately felt a stinging pain in his fingertips, causing him to frown.
At this time, a shrill scream was heard outside the palace door. Song Huaixi was startled and grabbed Zhao Fangye's hand tightly.
"It's okay. Don't be afraid." Zhao Fangye comforted him gently.
As soon as he turned around, his voice was like ice: "Get away from me! Don't pollute the princess' ears."
"It's the prince!"
The guards immediately stuffed a ball of cloth into the mouth of the palace maid who was being beaten with a stick and dragged her away.
Concubine Xiao looked at them and suddenly said sarcastically, "It seems that Prince Ning is very satisfied with this princess. I have good taste."
Zhao Fangye's expression changed slightly. He was already wondering what the emperor was going crazy about.
It turned out to be this woman's masterpiece.
"I am deeply grateful to the noble concubine for caring about me so much. Today's lunch should be my thank you gift to you."
As he spoke, Zhao Fangye took Song Huaixi's hand and stood up: "My noble concubine, please enjoy the show. I will not accompany you."
After the two men left, Concubine Xiao smashed the ornaments around her to pieces.
"Zhao Fangye! Don't think you can keep being so arrogant. Don't even think about competing with Jing Shuo for the throne!"
Song Huaixi held Zhao Fangye's hand and walked on the palace road. He still felt frightened when he thought about what had just happened.
"It's so scary here. I never want to come here again." He said to Zhao Fangye.
After hearing his words, Zhao Fangye's lips curled slightly: "Didn't you just say that you like it very much and it's beautiful?"
"I regret it. This place is not good at all. The people here are both bad and good."
Song Huaixi had never suffered any injustice, but today was the most aggrieved day for him. He had no good impression of the palace.
After a while, he added: "Not all of them are bad. The Queen is very good."
Zhao Fangye paused and turned to look at him with a complicated expression: "Have you seen her?"
When he went to Kunning Palace to find Song Huaixi before, the door of Kunning Palace was clearly closed.
"I didn't see it, but a nun in a Taoist robe gave it to me."
Song Huaixi took off the rosewood bracelet on her hand and handed it to him.
Zhao Fangye recognized it. It was an item his mother always held in her hand. He didn't expect that she would give it to Song Huaixi.
"It seems that she likes you very much. She has never given me anything."
Zhao Fangye glanced at the bracelet with a dejected tone, and turned his head: "Here it is for you, just take good care of it."
Holding the bracelet, Song Huaixi sensed the disappointment in his tone.
She lowered her head and thought for a while, then handed the bracelet to him again.
"What?" Zhao Fangye glanced at him and said in a light tone.
"for you."
Song Huaixi held up the bracelet and offered it to him with a sincere tone: "Now you also have something given by the Queen."
Song Huaixi raised her fair little face and looked at him intently with her black eyes.
The crown on his head is crooked, and the whole person looks innocent and childish.
A look of emotion flashed across his light-colored eyes. Could it be that the little fool was comforting himself?
Then Zhao Fangye shook his head. What does a fool know?
"This is for you, keep it." Zhao Fangye walked past him.
Seeing that he didn't want it, Song Huaixi chased him and said relentlessly: "What's mine is yours! Here you go!"
Hearing this, Zhao Fangye ignored him and took a long step forward with his long legs.
Song Huaixi held Guanzi and chased after him. His knees, which had been sore from kneeling just now, began to ache slightly as he moved.
He also forgot the idea of giving the bracelet as a gift and shouted breathlessly at Zhao Fangye's back.
"Hey, please walk slower. My knees hurt and my head hurts."
Zhao Fangye stopped and waited for him in front, waiting for him to come closer.
He reached out, took off his crown and was about to throw it to the ground.
Song Huaixi noticed his movements and hurried forward to hold the crown in his hands.
Looking at the glittering gems on it, he touched it and said, "Oh, please don't throw it away. It's so expensive and so beautiful."
"It's up to you." Zhao Fangye ignored him and continued walking forward, but his pace was much slower.
After all, Song Huaixi was dragged into this feud by himself from the very beginning.
Song Huaixi was holding the crown in her arms and walking slowly with her skirt lifted up.
Zhao Fangye was a little impatient. How long would it take to leave the palace if he continued walking like this?
Sensing that he was unhappy, Song Huaixi said pitifully: "My knee hurts, I didn't mean it."
Zhao Fangye stared at him for a long time and then said calmly, "I understand."
Then, Song Huaixi saw him squatting in front of him: "Come up."
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