Chapter 511: Not Knowing What's Good for You

This little palace maiden looked like a little leopard that he had hunted when he was eight years old and followed his father on a hunting trip.

That was his first trophy.

The mother of the little leopard was shot by his father's arrow and died on the spot. The remaining little leopard was shot by him in the calf, making it unable to move.

His father also praised him for his good riding and shooting.

He originally wanted to shoot another arrow, but when he pulled the bow to the full and looked over, he saw the little leopard staring at his father, as if he understood human nature and knew that it was his father who killed its mother.

And he liked the hateful look of the little leopard.

So he brought the little leopard back to the palace to raise it as a pet.

Now the leopard has grown up, and its eyes are still unfriendly when it sees his father, but it is as docile as a domesticated cat in front of him.

Yan Jinhua's eyes reminded him of the leopard.

He stretched out his hand to her, trying to pull her up from the ground, but Yan Jinhua wiped the water stains on her face fiercely and quickly retreated.

This man knocked off her silver hairpin for self-protection, and he is not a good person either.

Doesn't he know that his two fists cannot defeat those people's four hands?

"Catch her for me!"

The palace maid with a swollen face stood up and shouted at Yan Jinhua. Yan Jinhua, who was looking for an escape route with her eyes, was distracted and saw the young man standing in front of her: "I'll warn you one last time, don't bully her."

No matter whether it's a human or an animal, no matter how ferocious it is, he will tame it.

He enjoys this process.

The coldness in his eyes formed a strong contrast with his sunny and warm face. The exposed little fangs flashed with the light of the devil.

Just now, he looked like a harmless, cute, rich, and naive young man, but now his temperament suddenly changed and he became a little devil who would reap people's lives coldly.

Several palace maids looked at each other, and they were all a little scared.

"Or let's just forget it! He looks like he's not easy to mess with."

"Today is the day when the Queen Mother is selecting a concubine for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If things get too serious, we won't have a good ending."

"He looks rich or noble. We can't scare him away. Otherwise, next time, can he protect us for a while, or for a lifetime?"

The maid who covered her face bit her lip and glared at Yan Jinhua fiercely: "Just wait for me."

She will definitely return these slaps.

The crowd dispersed, and the dark guards who were hiding in the dark breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately...

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't fight with this group of palace people, otherwise after his identity was exposed, he would definitely make trouble in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and they would inevitably be scolded.

"Who are you?"

"Why are you helping me?"

"What's your plan?"

"I won't give myself to you, and I don't have any gold, silver or treasure to repay you. Your plan will fail."

He kept saying this, like a hedgehog, trying to push his benefactor away.

He was really on guard.

"Prince...Prince...Your Highness! Why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time, but the Queen Mother wants you to go!"

Xiao Yuezi ran out of breath, panting and supporting his knees: "The Emperor...The Emperor wants you to choose...Hey?"

He finally raised his head and took a breath, and saw a soaking wet girl standing in front of His Highness the Crown Prince.

The girl had a white face with long black hair on both sides of her cheeks. Most people would be too ugly to see this hairstyle, but she had a mysterious beauty. She

should have a wolfish posture, but her cold temperament made her look so beautiful and stubborn, like a young grass that was bent by a storm, and would show its vigorous vitality as soon as the rain stopped.

Her facial features were extremely beautiful, the kind of pure and unworldly beauty. Even without makeup, she had a kind of indifferent beauty beyond her age.

But...

wasn't she wearing the clothes of a palace maid? Why was she with his royal highness the crown prince?

And the look in his eyes was so...

Xiao Yuezi immediately imagined a scene in which the prince used his status to seize the beautiful young palace maiden, and carefully advised the young prince: "Your Highness...Your Highness, a forced melon is not sweet. The Queen Mother has prepared a lot of sweet melons for you in front. Why don't you change your taste?"

Why pick only the bitter ones?

Yan Jinhua widened her eyes and was a little speechless: "You...you are...no...you are the prince?"

She had tears in her eyes, and her expression of excitement but forced back was all seen in Shen Mingye's eyes.

He raised his lips and smiled: "You little palace maid, this prince saved you, and you don't thank me, which is fine, but you actually suspect that this prince has ulterior motives towards you? You are so ungrateful."

"Don't know what's good for you?"

Xiao Yuezi frowned. It would be unacceptable for her to offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince without knowing what's good for her. This little palace maid must be dragged away and punished according to the palace rules.

"Someone, drag this little palace maid down and give her thirty lashes of the cane. She actually dared to glare at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I think you are tired of living."

"You..."

"No one is allowed to come!"

Shen Mingye slapped Xiao Yuezi on the head: "The Crown Prince hasn't said anything yet, why are you so anxious, a eunuch?"

"Ah!"

Xiao Yuezi covered his head with his hands, crying and muttering: "Your Highness, didn't you say that she didn't know what was good for her? I'm doing this for you!"

Who knew that His Royal Highness's "ignorance" was different from what he thought was "ignorance"?

"Hiss——"

Shen Mingye raised his hand again: "Have you learned to be stubborn?"

"No, no, no..."

Xiao Yuezi smiled and bent his body: "I dare not, I dare not... Your Highness, we have wasted a lot of time, let's go back quickly! Otherwise, the Queen Mother will be waiting anxiously."

Shen Mingye withdrew his hand and was urged by Xiao Yuezi to leave quickly.

Yan Jinhua was the only one left outside the huge servants' room.

"That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Suddenly, the old voice of Eunuch Zhang sounded from behind the girl. After saying this, the old man coughed violently: "I don't have much time left. I can only help you here. The palace is dangerous. The rest of the way depends on you."

Yan Jinhua nodded with red eyes: "Thank you, Master Zhang. I will definitely overturn the case for the Yan family and let those who framed the Yan family get the punishment they deserve."

Overturning the case is not an easy way to go. If she had other ways to participate in the imperial examination and become an official in the court, she would not have resorted to such a desperate measure to plot against the crown prince.

She had no choice...

As the descendant of a criminal minister, she was sent to the palace as a slave and was not qualified to be a female official.

The current emperor is too old, and he is devoted to the Empress Dowager, and they love each other without doubt. It is obviously unrealistic for her to be his concubine.

Apart from the emperor, the only one who has the ability to re-examine the Yan family's corruption case is the Crown Prince.

She must... become someone who can have a say in the Crown Prince's side.

After thinking about it, the only feasible way is to become his concubine.