Chapter 23 Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 23
Ji Yonglian was startled and knelt down with a thud. Her knees were hurt. With tears in her eyes, she cried, "This is my first time in the palace. I don't know the rules. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
Nanny Yan looked at Ji Yonglian coldly, "You don't know the rules, but you're still pushing forward? With your status, you can't sit by the waterside pavilion, 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 Queen Mother is kind-hearted. Considering that this is your first offense, I will punish you by slapping you in the face! Do you want to slap him 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 will never do it again. Madam, please forgive me this time."
Nanny Yan waved her hand, and immediately the executioner came over with a ruler as wide as a palm. No one knew what the ruler was made of. It was a thin, black piece of cloth, and there seemed to be an indelible smell of blood on it.
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, he 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 "pa" 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 on the side shouted, "Otherwise I will have to do it myself."
Ji Yonglian fanned even harder, her delicate face became swollen, and blood appeared at the corners of her mouth.
Nanny Yan finally spoke up, "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, I'll get you more than 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 to watch the fun!
This bitch must be eager to see her disfigured!
Ji Yonglian kept cursing all the way. She didn't dare to hate the high-ranking empress dowager and the noble lady who gloated over her misfortune. She could only curse Ji Yunhuan to ease her inner indignation.
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 Queen Mother, 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 unhappy as he held the purse given by the empress dowager. There were princes and nobles sitting by 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 children from poor families, but some of them were favored by the empress dowager and were rewarded with fine mutton-fat jade, and some 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. When he turned 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 was eager to find beauty, so he rushed over and pretended to have just noticed that there were people here. He bowed to the woman in green and said:
"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 fragrance and he even felt a little nauseous.
Judging from his appearance alone, Su Honglang really is a handsome 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, and then he did not help her and watched her being 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 the slightest bit of love.
Because she was engaged, she had once been attracted to Su Honglang and had hoped to become his Crown Princess. 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 place for women to rest. 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 looked even more gloomy and not at all as lively and lovely as Lian'er.
In addition, Ji Yunhuan had a vicious heart and framed Lian'er many times and even pushed Lian'er into the water. He couldn't bear it anymore and broke off the engagement.
The person in front of me has beautiful 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 obviously the same person, how could he have changed so much?
Su Honglang sighed, "You are here to look for me, right? I have already broken off the engagement. Even if you want to pester me, you shouldn't come to the palace. Wait until the palace banquet is over, and wait for me at the palace gate..."
Ji Yunhuan was so angry that she almost laughed. Before she could say anything, Ji Yonglian rushed out.
"Shameless bitch! Brother Lang has already called off the engagement, why are you still pestering me?"
"You are no longer clean. A woman who has lost her virginity is worse than a pig or a dog. It is useless for you to seduce Brother Lang. He will not marry you. You are not even worthy of being his concubine!"
Su Honglang was surprised and asked, "Lian'er, what happened to you? Why are you injured? Don't worry, we just met by chance."
Naturally, he would not bring Ji Yunhuan into the family, but it would be a good thing if such a beauty could be kept outside.
Ji Yonglian stood between Su Honglang and Ji Yunhuan like an old hen protecting her cubs, and shouted:
"I don't believe in any chance encounter. Even if Ji Yunhuan had ulterior motives and was sent to a nunnery, she would come back to seduce you!"
The nearby were all daughters of minor officials, who had nothing to do, but when they heard the noise they couldn't help but come over to watch the fun. More and more people gathered around, chattering non-stop.
Xia Liu was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. She wanted to protect Ji Yunhuan and leave, but was blocked by a group of people in front of her. Ji Yonglian caught up with her and even tried to pull her away.
"You bitch, if I don't make it clear today, don't even think about leaving!"
Su Honglang really enjoyed the pleasure of being pursued by women. Not only did he not stop Ji Yonglian, but he added fuel to the fire.
"Lian'er, stop making a fuss. I just said a few words. It's nothing."
There were people all around, and Ji Yunhuan was pushed around. Although she knew the fetus would be fine, she still subconsciously protected her belly.
The scene was in chaos, and suddenly a high-pitched female voice rang out.
"The Queen Mother has arrived!"
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