"Okay, don't..."

Helian Yu shut up, lay down and covered his face.

She had to talk less to Chang An and also couldn't let him think that she was being nice to him!

She still had to leave the palace and couldn't have too much involvement with Chang'an.

After a few breaths, Helian Yu fell into a deep sleep. She slept so soundly that she didn't know when the quilt on her face slipped down to her neck, blocking the cold wind from blowing into her neck.

The desolate cold palace was rising and falling with shallow breathing.

Chang An lay on his back, looking at the roof still covered with cobwebs, surrounded by endless silence.

In a trance, he heard the sound of silver waves rolling snow under the dark clouds. He grabbed a mast like a crow trying to find its home.

At noon, Helian Yu woke up slowly. She leaned lazily, got up from the bed in a daze and yawned.

The ground beneath her feet was soft. She stepped twice and found that it was not the cold and hard ground. She lowered her eyes in panic and met a pair of dark and slender phoenix eyes.

Helian Yu quickly jumped away and stared at Chang An's legs, "I'm sorry, are you okay?"

"The slave is fine."

"Are you really okay?" Helian Yu confirmed again and again, in case Chang An had a leg disease in the future and had to use her for surgery.

Chang An shook his head, lowered his eyebrows and said: "It's okay."

"Then I'm leaving!"

Helian Yu put on a cotton robe, stepped on shoes, and ran out of the hall, waving at Chang An as she ran. Her back looked pretty and lively.

Chang An got up and tidied the quilt on the couch. There was still some warmth left in the quilt.

Helian Yu has the habit of taking a nap during lunch break, but Helian Su doesn't.

After lunch, he punished the people in the imperial kitchen and went to the imperial study to check on the recent studies of the fourth prince Helian Chi.

After a few questions, Helian Su was satisfied, but Helian Chi was deliberately hiding his shortcomings. He couldn't show anything on his face, but deep down he couldn't help thinking of Helian Yu's frankness.

"The problem with reading too little is that you don't understand the meaning of things. I have learned a lot from Master Wu recently, which is good."

Helian Su was intimidating without being angry. He sat upright at the table, praised Helian Chi, and then let him leave.

"Chang Hai, send the Fourth Prince out."

Chang Hai and Helian Chi left the imperial study. Helian Chi was full of doubts and didn't understand why Helian Su suddenly summoned him to examine his schoolwork.

"Eunuch Chang, Father seems to be in a good mood these days."

"Your Highness is thoughtful. Perhaps His Majesty has seen something new."

Chang Hai didn't say it explicitly, but he secretly pointed out the direction to Helian Chi.

There is indeed something new that can make His Majesty happy. As for what this new thing is, it depends on Helian Chi's own ability to find out.

Helian Chi nodded slightly to Chang Hai and looked around, "Why don't I see Xiao Anzi?"

"Your Highness, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. Xiao Anzi has dirty hands and feet. I sent him away to find a way to survive."

After Helian Chi nodded and left, Chang Hai repeated his conversation with Helian Chi to Helian Su one by one.

Helian Su held a brush in his hand and wrote a few big words on the paper -

Gentle, respectful, frugal and modest.

Putting down the brush, Helian Su admired the words on the paper, and then raised his eyes to look at Chang Hai: "You seem to feel sorry for your godson."

Chang Hai fell to his knees, "I wish you would die."

"Death? Death of what?"

Helian Su handed the calligraphy to the young eunuch who was serving the writing brush and ink, and strode to Chang Hai.

Chang Hai knelt down on the ground, "I have guessed the emperor's intentions and talked nonsense about the grace of heaven. I will never refuse even if I die."

As soon as Chang Hai finished speaking, the eunuchs serving in the imperial study fell to their knees and trembled like sieves.

"You do understand."

Helian Su waved his sleeves and walked out of the imperial study. "No need to follow me. Reflect on yourself."

Chang Hai kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off."

After Helian Su walked away, Chang Hai was helped up by the young eunuch.

"Eunuch Chang, is His Majesty angry with you?"

Chang Hai shook his head. His Majesty was not angry with him at all. It was obvious that he had someone he couldn't vent his anger on, and he had run into trouble.

"Go and give Xiao Anzi some food and charcoal, using your share."

Chang Hai pulled over a young eunuch and whispered instructions, thinking in his heart how to support the master in the cold palace in a way that was enough but not too much.

Before you know it, the deep palace walls and the falling snow complement each other.

"Your Highness, the prisoners in the Ministry of Punishment are all lowly slaves and maids. I am afraid that they will offend your eyes. I would like to ask you to stay here for a while. I will bring you Eunuch Cui."

Helian Chi did not refuse. He waved to the supervisor, sat upright and picked up the teacup.

In a moment, the eunuch in charge brought in a handsome young eunuch who was walking slowly with his head lowered.

"I am Cui Huai, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, and I am honored to see Your Highness."

"Get up." Helian Chi looked at Cui Huai and said, "Father ordered you to go with me to the Dali Temple for training for a few days. I'll trouble Eunuch Cui to give you more guidance in the future."

"I dare not."

When Helian Chi was taking Cui Huai away, he ran into Xu Sanliang, the chief eunuch beside Concubine Shu, who was having a palace maid dragged in.

"This servant greets His Majesty the Fourth Prince. I pay my respects to His Majesty the Fourth Prince."

"Did this palace maid offend Concubine Shu?"

"Your Highness, this servant is a maid in the laundry department. I ruined the moon-white brocade robe with colorful flowers and butterflies that Your Majesty gave to Your Majesty. I deserve to die!"

Helian Chi glanced at the laundry maid whose face was swollen from being beaten, and left with Cui Huai.

This kind of thing is common in the palace. He is a prince and his mother died early, so he should not have anything to do with concubines.

Just after leaving the Ministry of Punishment, Helian Chi noticed a small group in the corner, who seemed to be a little girl.

In his mind, Helian Yu's dark little face and lively eyes popped up. As if possessed by a spirit, he walked towards the small bulge in the corner.

Helian Yu squatted in the corner, angrily brushing off the fine snow on his body with his hands, and gnashing his teeth in anger.

She went to return the money to Hongying. As soon as she arrived at the laundry, she saw a group of palace maids in colorful clothes taking Hongying away, saying that she had ruined some flowery clothes that the tyrant had given to Concubine Shu.

She followed the palace maids and watched Hongying being taken to the Ministry of Punishment.

According to legend, this hell is what palace maids and eunuchs fear the most, and few are able to come out alive.

Helian Yu leaned her little head against the wall and sighed heavily. She took Hongying's silver, but now she could do nothing.

Waiting to meet the Seventh Prince by chance, I am afraid that by then I won’t even know whether Hongying is dead or alive.

"Little girl, we meet again."

Helian Yu's head trembled, and her thoughts were interrupted by the boy's clear voice. She turned her head to look.

It was the fourth prince, Helian Chi.

Helian Yu looked up at Helian Chi. Her little face was much paler than when they first met. Her dark eyes rolled around him, with a sly look in them.

At first glance, you can tell she is up to something.

It was the first time Helian Chi saw someone who could show his feelings on his face without being disgusting, and he felt very curious.

Especially, this person is his sister.

Also——the owner of that magical diary.

"Little girl, what are you doing in the Ministry of Punishment? Aren't you afraid of being arrested and tortured?" Helian Chi joked with Helian Yu, "There are people in there who specifically catch children and bully them."

Helian Yu curled his lips and lowered his head very tactfully.

Tiny snowflakes fell on her head, contrasting with the deep red palace walls.

"Fourth Prince, can you help me...a servant?"

"I'm willing to help." Helian Chi smiled and didn't refuse.

Helian Yu was silent, and the second half of the sentence must be "What can you give to my Highness?"

Tsk! She can't afford anything.

Helian Yu pursed his lips, took out five taels of silver from his cotton coat and handed it to Helian Chi.

"I'll give you the silver. Please tell the head of the Ministry of Punishment to be gentle when beating Miss Hongying, and don't kill her."

She didn't have the ability to manage the rest, but the money Hongying lent her was of some use.

Helian Chi was amused, "You used five taels of silver to bribe me?"

But his gaze stopped abruptly when it touched her little hand.

The little hands had frostbite.

There was a light snowfall from the sky, and the snowflakes, like grains of salt, hit her little hands.

It's extremely dazzling.

(End of this chapter)