Chapter 81 Lost
Why would the emperor come to Changchun Palace at this time?
Concubine Ye quickly put down the teacup and stood up to greet the emperor.
When the emperor stepped into Changchun Palace, he saw Chen Tang kneeling outside the bedroom, his back straight, like a lotus standing tall and pure in a lotus pond in midsummer.
Concubine Ye walked out of the bedroom, walked down the stairs in two or three steps, and bowed to the emperor. Usually the emperor would help her up, but this time he didn't. Instead, he looked at Chen Tang who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's going on?"
Before Concubine Ye could reply, Princess Cheng'an complained, "The last peach blossom in the Imperial Garden has bloomed. I wanted to pick one and put it in the porcelain vase given to me by my father to give to my mother. But just as I entered the palace, I was bumped by Miss Shen Er, and I accidentally broke the porcelain vase given to me by my father. She caused me to damage the gift from the emperor, so my mother punished her to kneel for an hour as a punishment."
She was clearly punished to kneel for three hours, but when the emperor asked about it, it became just one hour.
Chen Tang didn't believe that after kneeling for an hour, Concubine Ye would let her leave the palace. She was just afraid that the emperor would think the punishment was too severe, so she said it was too lenient.
The emperor asked, "How could you be so careless?"
As the emperor spoke, his eyes swept across Shen Tang’s face.
Chen Tang was stunned. Was it her illusion? The emperor seemed to care about her. Regardless of whether it was or not, such a good opportunity must not be missed. Chen Tang hurriedly half admitted her fault and half complained, "I was thinking about the matter of the imperial concubine asking me to enter the palace. I was so absorbed in it that I didn't notice that I bumped into Princess Cheng'an..."
Just as Chen Tang said this, Concubine Ye interrupted her and looked at the emperor and said, "I made a bird's nest soup and was thinking of sending it to the imperial study later, but I didn't expect the emperor to come."
Concubine Ye was afraid that Chen Tang would complain to the emperor, so she changed the subject abruptly. However, the emperor asked, "What did my beloved concubine do by asking Marquis Pingyuan's daughter to enter the palace?"
Concubine Ye said, "It's Cheng'an. He suddenly wanted to learn sword dancing. I heard that Miss Shen performed sword dancing at the Spring Banquet of Prince Shou's Mansion and won the prize by beating so many ladies from Kyoto. So I wanted her to teach Cheng'an. Who would have thought that before she even opened her mouth, she broke the porcelain bottle given by the emperor..."
The reputation of the Marquis of Changping's son was too bad, and he was beaten repeatedly. Although the emperor might have known about this a long time ago, the Marquis of Changping's Mansion could not catch the masked man. As a royal concubine, she called Chen Tang into the palace for questioning, but she was picking on the weak and had not gotten any results yet. It was really embarrassing. How could Royal Concubine Ye dare to tell the emperor such a shameful thing?
The emperor did not suspect that Concubine Ye had lied. "How could Cheng'an bear such hardship? Since it was an unintentional porcelain bottle, Miss Shen will be spared from punishment."
Chen Tang was delighted and said quickly, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."
Princess Cheng'an was unhappy and pouted, "She broke the porcelain vase that my father gave me. My mother only punished her to kneel for an hour, which was a leniency. But my father didn't even let her kneel for a moment."
The emperor laughed, "Okay, I will give you another porcelain bottle."
Princess Cheng'an was not happy.
She would rather have Chen Tang kneel for three hours than have her father give her a porcelain vase.
The emperor stepped into the hall. Concubine Ye looked back at Chen Tang who was getting up. Normally, the emperor would not say much when she punished anyone. However, because Second Miss Shen bumped into the princess and broke the imperial porcelain vase, she was only punished to kneel for an hour, which was already as light as it could be. The emperor actually exempted Second Miss Shen from punishment. Concubine Ye suspected that the emperor came to plead for Second Miss Shen.
Chen Tang didn't kneel for a while, and his knees didn't hurt, and it didn't affect his walking at all.
Chen Tang bowed to the emperor's back and quickly left with Ginkgo. In her previous life, she didn't dare to come to Changchun Palace even when she followed Princess Jingyang, let alone she only had Ginkgo with her. She stayed as far away as possible and it would be best if she never set foot in Changchun Palace again in her life.
After leaving Changchun Palace, Ginkgo dared to breathe a sigh of relief, "I was really scared to death just now..."
Chen Tang was in a similar situation. Before she entered the palace, her grandmother warned her not to offend nobles. If she was really punished by Concubine Ye to kneel for three hours, she would probably be punished to kneel in the Buddhist temple for three days when she returned.
The emperor did not blame her for breaking the porcelain vase and exempted her from punishment. Grandmother and father could not punish her again. More importantly, the Second Wife and Shen Xi, who would take the opportunity to add insult to injury, were both in Jingci Temple. Without them fanning the flames, grandmother would be much more willing to talk to them.
Chen Tang felt that she was very lucky. She wanted to go to the imperial study to find the emperor, but Princess Cheng'an wouldn't let her go. Unexpectedly, the emperor came to Changchun Palace on his own. Chen Tang knew in her heart that the emperor would exempt her from punishment, probably for Xie Guimo's sake...
Chen Tang didn't want to think too much, Ginkgo looked around and said, "Miss, what should we do if no one leads the way for us?"
There were palace maids when he came, but not when he left.
Chen Tang didn't give Concubine Ye any face. The palace maids in Changchun Palace didn't care whether their masters and servants knew the way out of the palace or not. It would be better if they got lost.
"I don't need anyone to lead the way for me."
Chen Tang didn't dare to talk about other places in the palace, but she had been to Changchun Palace too many times. It was no exaggeration to say that she could leave the palace with her eyes closed.
Seeing that Chen Tang was not worried, Ginkgo followed Chen Tang forward with confidence.
As he was walking, a familiar figure appeared in his sight. The figure made Shen Tang dazed. Isn't the harem a sensitive place where men are not allowed to enter and leave at will? Why is Xie Guimo here?
After Chen Tang was reborn, she was afraid to see him, and she was even more afraid when she knew that he was a man.
Chen Tang took Ginkgo's hand and decisively changed his route.
Walking to another road, Chen Tang was extremely annoyed. Although she could leave Changchun Palace with her eyes closed, she was only familiar with that road. If she took another road, she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't get lost.
But rather than meet Xie Guimo head-on, she would rather get lost.
Seeing Chen Tang taking a detour, a certain gentleman's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Ginkgo didn't know why Chen Tang was still hiding from Prince Jingyang, and was curious but didn't dare to ask, until she walked along a small path to the lotus pond.
There was nowhere to go ahead.
Ginkgo's mouth twitched again and again.
The girl said she didn't need anyone to lead the way, and she thought the girl remembered the way. Was he going to take her to the lotus pond?
The girl can swim, but she can't.
Chen Tang, "..."
The most worrying thing happened.
She’s lost!
What’s even worse is that after walking for such a long time, I didn’t even see a palace maid or eunuch, and I couldn’t find anyone to ask for directions.
Chen Tang could only bite the bullet and go back, because she only remembered that road.
Just as he was walking, he was taken into the rockery. If he hadn't seen Xie Guimo's pitch-black face in time, Chen Tang would have been scared to death.
Not only was Xie Guimo's face dark, but his words were also filled with suppressed anger, "I shouldn't have entered the palace!"
The sound of gnashing teeth came with the smell of alcohol.
How much alcohol did this bastard drink? !
Besides, she wasn't the one who let him into the palace, so why is he angry with her?
etc!
It wasn't a coincidence that the emperor went to Changchun Palace, but he asked the emperor to save her?
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