Chapter 426: Exiled to the Imperial Garden
This excuse was so lame that Xia Qiaoru simply didn't believe it. She sat down next to Chu Liuzheng, took her hand, and smiled faintly, "Are you too embarrassed to tell me? Did you see His Majesty come to see you and treat you so attentively that you couldn't hold back your tears?"
Chu Liuzheng was speechless, "Which eye of yours saw His Majesty's consideration for me?"
"Sister Moxiang and I saw it all," Xia Qiaoru said. "His Majesty couldn't bear to see you kneel, so he personally carried you to the bed. His movements were careful, and his tone was gentle. Isn't that considerate?"
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
It's over, I can't wash it off.
"Your Majesty is a good person. He is considerate and caring towards us servants. Don't get me wrong." Chu Liuzheng tried to label Xiao Jingfan as a good person against his conscience, but these words made things worse in Xia Qiaoru's ears. She pursed her lips and smiled at her, with the kindness and satisfaction of an old mother in her eyes.
Chu Liuzheng made her laugh so hard that she got goose bumps all over her body. She had no choice but to put on a stern face and said that she would break up with him if he said anything more.
Xia Qiaoru immediately covered her mouth, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Chu Liuzheng became autistic.
Xia Qiaoru stood up and adjusted her skirt. "It's not time for lunch yet. You just woke up, so you need something soft to eat. I'll go to the imperial kitchen to check."
"No need to go." Chu Liuzheng thought about Xiao Jingfan's instructions and called Xia Qiaoru, "The imperial kitchen will send porridge over in a while, just wait."
Xia Qiaoru's eyes turned and she thought to herself that this must be an order from His Majesty.
She was both happy and worried. She was happy because the emperor treated Chu Liuzheng very considerately, and must have genuinely loved him. She was worried because she didn't know how long this love would last, and how long he could protect Chu Liuzheng.
Chu Liuzheng had no idea of the many worries in her mind, as she herself hadn't yet gotten rid of all the lice.
The performance just now fooled the emperor, but it also gave him the wrong signal. She must find a way to quickly exchange her merit for an opportunity to leave the palace and take Qiaoru with her.
The sunlight slipped through the window. Half an hour had passed, but the promised porridge had not arrived.
Xia Qiaoru couldn't sit still any longer, so she ran to the imperial kitchen to ask, only to find out that the emperor hadn't given any instructions. She had no choice but to pick out some ready-made dishes for Chu Liuzheng and returned with the food box.
Hearing that the emperor had not given any instructions at all, Chu Liuzheng thought that the emperor was busy and had forgotten about it, and did not care.
It was not until two days later when she had almost recovered that she volunteered to return to the imperial court to serve. However, Zhou Yuande stuffed a broom in her hand and asked her to sweep fallen leaves in the imperial garden. She was shocked to realize that she seemed to have offended the big boss, who was so angry that he sent her to the imperial garden.
[Sweeping the floor is easy. No need to think, just clean this area. It can be done in half an hour.]
In the corner of the imperial garden, Chu Liuzheng was thinking while waving a big broom.
[Wait a bit longer, the tyrant will have almost forgotten me. I should be able to redeem my merits and leave the palace, right?]
The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and she swung the broom with extra force.
Hehe, finally I don’t have to worry about how to get along with the tyrant.
"Oh, you're happy to be banished from the emperor's court to sweep the floor. If I were you, I'd find a crooked tree to hang myself on." Along with a sarcastic voice, a broom stretched out and scattered the fallen leaves that Chu Liuzheng had swept together everywhere like chicken claws.
Chu Liuzheng's half-hour's hard work was instantly wasted. She squinted her eyes and looked over, wanting to see who was so smart that she was fooled into being the first to bully her, a new sweeper.
The man who came was a young eunuch, short and thin, with thick eyebrows, round eyes, a bulbous nose, and a mole at the corner of his mouth. He held a broom in one hand and put the other on his waist, his eyes full of gloating joy.
Chu Liuzheng didn't remember such a person. She raised a fake smile and asked, "May I ask who the eunuch is?"
"What do you care who I am?" The young eunuch threw the broom in front of Chu Liuzheng, pointed at the flower bed not far away, and snorted, "Go sweep over there. The ladies will come to appreciate the flowers soon. If you don't finish cleaning, you will be in trouble!"
Chu Liuzheng turned around and looked at the flower bed. It was more than twice the size of the place she was in charge of. It would take at least an hour to clean it up.
She has no interest in doing work for others.
"Mr. Zhou has instructed me to clean only this area. Please clean the flower terrace yourself, Eunuch." She raised her eyes to check the sky. "It's getting late. Eunuch can't afford to disturb the ladies' enjoyment of the garden."
After she finished speaking, she wanted to continue sweeping the floor, but the young eunuch glared at her and rushed towards her angrily, raising his hand to pull her hair.
Chu Liuzheng was startled and turned away.
The young eunuch refused to give in and started pulling at her clothes again.
The more expensive the clothes, the less they could withstand the force. With a "swish", half of Chu Liuzheng's sleeve fell off. She was so angry that she grabbed the broom and swung it like playing golf, "slap" and hit the little eunuch half a circle.
The young eunuch never expected that Chu Liuzheng would dare to fight back. He cried out "Ouch", covered his face with his hands, and sat down on the ground with shock and anger in his eyes.
The people who were watching secretly were also stunned by Chu Liuzheng's move.
The young eunuch felt something wet on his hand, and when he raised it in front of him, he saw blood.
His face was scratched several times by the bamboo branches of the broom.
He screamed in anger: "How dare you hit me, you bitch!"
"I'm going to hit you, you little beast!" Chu Liuzheng swung the broom and swung it at the little eunuch again.
The young eunuch was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly, shouting as he ran. Chu Liuzheng chased him with a broom until someone called the eunuch in charge of the imperial garden and stopped the farce.
The eunuch in charge was so angry that his face turned pale. He raised his hand and slapped the young eunuch, cursing, "You are blind! You lazy fool! Kneel down and beg Miss Liu Zheng to spare you."
This idiot, I don’t know who benefited from him, but he really thinks that people are like fallen phoenixes and can be bullied?
Eunuch Zhou has already instructed Chu Liuzheng to work in the Imperial Gardens. If anything goes wrong, he'll be held responsible. Don't drag him down with you, little bastard!
The young eunuch was first chased and beaten by Chu Liuzheng. He thought that the eunuch in charge, who received a lot of respect from him, would stand up for him, but he was beaten too. He felt so wronged that he started crying and knelt down to Chu Liuzheng trembling.
Chu Liuzheng stepped aside and refused to accept his courtesy.
The eunuch in charge smiled and said, "Don't be upset, young lady. The child is ignorant. Considering that this is his first offense, please be magnanimous and forgive him this time."
"I don't deserve what you said, sir." Chu Liuzheng forced a fake smile. "I was just doing my job, and someone took advantage of me being new and wanted to bully me. I beg sir to give me an explanation."
When the eunuch in charge heard this, he knew that the matter would not end well, and he couldn't help but look at Chu Liuzheng in surprise.
Isn't it said that this Miss Liu Zheng is a good-tempered person who rarely gets angry with others? Why is she so persistent today?
He thought for a while and ordered the young eunuch to slap himself in the face until Chu Liuzheng was satisfied.
The young eunuch felt very aggrieved, but under the glare of the eunuch in charge, he dared not resist the fight.
The slaps came one after another, crisp and loud.
Chu Liuzheng held the broom and watched coldly, counting silently in his heart.
[One, two, three, four, five...]
Before the number "five" had even finished, a loud shout was heard: "Stop!"
【Here we come! 】
Chu Liuzheng immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
(End of this chapter)
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