Chapter 5: The Paranoid Emperor vs. the Convicted Minister's Wife



Lu Jinyue was so angry that she broke the arrow, threw it on the ground and stomped on it twice.

If it weren't for the system, she would have been nailed down for who knows how long.

After tossing and turning for so long, she was tired. She was going to go back to sleep and think about how to conquer this bastard in the afternoon!

Generally speaking, if a good person develops this kind of personality, it must be because he or she suffered a lot of psychological trauma in childhood.

Apart from the harm done to him by the original owner, there must be someone else, but I don't know who it is.

Lu Jinyue had no idea how he had suffered even greater harm. There were many secrets in the deep palace, and those who knew the secrets were probably already dead.

She was walking and thinking, when the sound of stringed instruments and orchestras brought her back to her wandering thoughts. She looked up and found that she had walked to an unfamiliar place.

"Music Department?" Isn't that the place that is in charge of the music and rituals for banquets in the palace?

Are there any new shows coming up soon?

Before she could figure it out, the music stopped and was followed by the sound of a woman crying.

If she doesn't join in the fun, is she still her?

Lu Jinyue decisively pushed the door open and walked in. What caught her eye was a large courtyard. A cold breeze blew towards her, and a faint fragrance floated in the air. There was still unmelted snow on the eaves. There was a stone table and stone bench in the middle of the courtyard, which looked quite artistic under the yellow plum tree.

The bluestone road in the courtyard leads to the house opposite, with covered corridors on both sides, leading straight to the end and connecting with the largest house.

There is a house three steps up the bluestone road, with the doors and windows fully open, allowing people to see the scene inside at a glance.

Three or five women were practicing music inside, and in the middle was a woman sitting there crying.

"Aunt, I really can't do it. My feet hurt so much when I jump." She cried pitifully, and the aunt standing in front of her also had a serious expression on her face.

"You have to do it even if you have no other choice. You don't want the Fifth Emperor or the Emperor to be unhappy. If he is unhappy, he will kill people." The aunt advised earnestly.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve banquet is coming soon, if they don't practice hard, they will be torn into pieces if they make mistakes at the banquet!

It’s not that she took the matter too seriously, but Shen Yunxiao was really capable of doing it.

All the women looked as if they had lost their parents. Some of the timid ones even sobbed. The entire Music Department was filled with gloom.

Want to dance?

She can do this!

"Hello, are you short of a dancer?" Lu Jinyue ran in bravely.

When Aunt Xu saw the woman in front of her, she had a very unfamiliar face, and since she was wearing a palace maid's uniform, she mistook her for a palace maid.

"You? Can you do it?" It's not that Aunt Xu deliberately doubted her, but no one would volunteer to take on this difficult task.

Even the woman on the ground looked at her with confusion.

But if someone volunteered to be the lead dancer, then she wouldn't have to dance such a difficult dance!

Without saying a word, Lu Jinyue struck a pose and started dancing to the beat of her heart.

Her dance moves were light, her figure was graceful, her arms were as flexible as willow branches, and her whole body seemed to be a different person. Her eyes were filled with rich emotions, as if she had turned into wind and clouds, and turned into all things, falling into the human world and disappearing.

It seemed like she had danced this dance thousands of times before, and she was very familiar with every rhythm.

There was no other reason, it was just because the original owner could dance, and she danced to some classic pieces, so she could do it easily too.

The woman playing the piano recognized that Lu Jinyue was dancing the Green Waist Dance, so she followed her rhythm and played a pleasant and melodious tune.

Everyone present watched her dancing gracefully, their eyes shining brightly.

If she had come, they would not have been killed by the emperor!

When the dance was over, everyone cried with joy.

"Girl, this dance is amazing. It can't be performed without ten years of practice. Why don't you be our lead dancer?" Aunt Xu changed her previous coldness and doubt, and enthusiastically took Lu Jinyue's hand to invite her.

Of course Lu Jinyue happily agreed, "But I can only come in the morning."

Shen Yunxiao had to attend the morning court and couldn't take care of her.

After Aunt Xu decided on the lead dancer, she began the first day of rehearsal.

Everyone cheered up and started playing music and dancing again. With Lu Jinyue around, everyone was in high spirits and immersed in the joy of not having to be killed.

Near noon, Lu Jinyue sneaked back to Shen Yunxiao's Palace of Purity while avoiding people.

I wanted to sneak in, but he had already prepared lunch and was eating while reading a book.

The palace maid knelt on one side, her shoulders trembling. There was a wet puddle on the ground in front of her, which looked like tears.

"What happened?" Lu Jinyue walked closer and saw that the palace maid's back was covered with whip marks. She was beaten to a pulp, and her clothes were stained blood red.

Lu Jinyue gasped in shock. She wanted to touch her but was afraid of hurting her.

"She didn't think highly of you, and this is the result." Shen Yunxiao didn't even bother to look at her.

Lu Jinyue was slightly stunned. Was it her fault that this palace maid was beaten like this?

"Then you shouldn't hit people. How painful must it be?" Lu Jinyue cried, looking at Shen Yunxiao with red eyes.

Shen Yunxiao finally raised his head from the book and looked at her with a serious look.

"Next time you escape, I will break her legs." A hint of coldness flashed in his cold eyes.

Lu Jinyue's heart trembled, and she looked at him with surprise and doubt. Could he really do such a thing?

She was the one who slipped away, but it was this little palace maid who was punished. Lu Jinyue felt extremely guilty.

Shen Yunxiao felt very happy when he saw her so sad.

"Go down and treat the wound." With these cold words, the little palace maid retreated as if she had been pardoned.

Suddenly, there were only two people left in the huge palace.

"Aren't you hungry?" he asked when he felt better.

Lu Jinyue was feeling upset and didn't want to talk. She just looked at him with misty eyes.

There were tears in her beautiful eyes, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her pearly teeth were biting her lower lip.

After glancing at Shen Yunxiao, she turned her head away and sniffed.

Shen Yunxiao took a piece of mung bean cake from the plate and squatted in front of her, "Eat it."

Lu Jinyue was angry, so she turned her head and dodged.

Shen Yunxiao tutted in dissatisfaction, reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to face him.

"You sneaked out today and played for so long, but I didn't punish you. How dare you be angry?" Shen Yunxiao sneered, and Lu Jinyue's stubborn face was reflected in his cold eyes.

"You didn't say I can't go out, and you even shot me with an arrow. I've already been punished." Lu Jinyue was angry and aggrieved. There was even a hole in her bun!

Shen Yunxiao was silent for a moment, the smile in his eyes faded, he pinched her mouth open with force, and stuffed the mung bean cake into her mouth.

No one can resist his orders!

Lu Jinyue was about to reason with him when a piece of cake was suddenly stuffed into her mouth and she almost choked to death!

She moved her mouth a few times and looked at Shen Yunxiao angrily. Her mind twitched and her eyes fell on the corners of his slightly raised lips. She held Shen Yunxiao's face, stepped forward and spit all the mung bean cakes in her mouth into his mouth.

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