"What are you doing!?"
A deep and magnetic voice came from the room, sounding intimidating without being angry.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall, thin, and handsome man appear behind them at some point.
Two slightly curled bangs hang down in front of the forehead, and the long waves are fixed behind the ears with gold and jewel-studded hair accessories.
It’s Yu Jiuchen!
He was accompanied by a female official named Su Zhuang.
Seeing the two of them, everyone quietly stepped aside.
Su Changzhao immediately rushed over pretending to be crazy, "Your Highness, save me, Your Highness, save me!"
She grabbed Yu Jiuchen's arm.
This action immediately made everyone's pupils dilate.
You should know that what Yu Jiuchen hates most is others touching him.
It’s over, this idiot’s hand is going to be lost!
Everyone thought so.
Su Zhuang was also quite surprised.
But she recovered faster than others.
"Your Highness, save me~"
Yu Jiuchen couldn't help but find it funny when he saw Su Changzhao hanging on his arm.
She is obviously a peerless beauty, but she insists on acting stupid and ugly. She is obviously the number one assassin in Daqing Kingdom, and it would only take her a few minutes to take down those minions in front of her, but she insists on acting crazy and stupid, and now she is asking for help in front of everyone.
Although he knew it was all fake, Yu Jiuchen was inexplicably happy.
He suppressed the smile on his lips and turned to look coldly at Lian Qia who was leading the group.
"Do you know your guilt?"
Lian Qia was so frightened that her face turned pale and she fell to her knees with a thud.
"I...I don't know what crime I have committed."
Yu Jiuchen snorted coldly: "I heard everything you said just now. I have already sent someone to the Music Department to bring your lover here. Do you want to be confronted face to face before you confess your guilt?"
Lian Cai's arms that were supporting the ground trembled violently, and she immediately kowtowed heavily: "Your Highness, please spare my life. Lian Cai knows her crime, but it was Lian Cai who was confused. Please spare my life, Your Highness!"
Yu Jiuchen said sternly: "Send him to the Criminal Department."
"Yes." Immediately a palace maid came forward and lifted Lian Cai up.
"Your Highness, please spare my life! Lian Cai knows she was wrong! Lian Cai will never dare to do it again!"
Yu Jiuchen suddenly said: "Wait a moment."
Lian Cai's eyes showed hope, "Your Highness?"
Unexpectedly, Yu Jiuchen's eyes fell on the small porcelain bottle on the ground, which was dropped by Lian Qia when she knelt on the ground.
Yu Jiuchen looked at the porcelain bottle and said leisurely: "After sending it to the Criminal Department, don't forget to tell the steward there to pour this stuff into her clothes, pants, shoes and socks! It must be done without any mistakes!"
"Yes!" The palace maids who carried Lian Cai away obeyed the order.
Hearing this, Lian Qia felt hopeless. When she was carried away, she still shouted, "Your Highness, spare my life, Your Highness... Your Highness!!"
Lian Cai is considered an old hand in the palace and has been in the palace for four or five years. She may not be considered senior in other palaces, but in Qiongyi Palace, she is the local boss and all the palace people have to look at her face.
Today she fell into the hands of a fool, and the legendary Prince Ye actually helped the fool.
This fool is favored by His Highness Chu Yuan in front and protected by His Highness Ye in the back. He is definitely a popular guy.
Even if she is stupid and ugly, so what? As long as she is doing well and has someone backing her up, she can do whatever she wants.
At this moment everyone made up their minds that they would never mess with this silly girl again. On the contrary, they would have to curry favor with her in the future.
When Su Changzhao saw this, he felt a little happy.
I didn't expect this guy to be so protective of his people. I'll remember this favor.
Suddenly.
A female official appeared with four palace maids.
When Su Changzhao saw the visitor was dressed elegantly, he guessed that he was of high status.
As expected, after the leading female official saluted Yu Jiuchen, Su Zhuang immediately performed the palace salute to her as well.
"Madam Haitang."
Haitang didn't look at Su Zhuang directly, but looked at Yu Jiuchen from a close distance, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Including Su Changzhao, everyone knew that Haitang should be one of the few people in the palace who knew the truth.
Know the secret that Yu Jiuchen was cursed and turned into a stone statue.
During the day, Yu Jiuchen would turn into a stone statue. How could he be so arrogant and teach the palace servants a lesson?
That's why Haitang had this reaction.
"Aunt Haitang, why did you come to my palace?" Yu Jiuchen called her aunt because she had once given him a steamed bun when he was young. It was one of the few warmth he had in his dark childhood.
Since then, Yu Jiuchen has only been polite to her.
Haitang had some experience after all, so she quickly calmed down and explained her purpose:
"Your Highness, I hope you are well. Haitang came here this time to invite someone for my concubine."
Yu Jiuchen asked: "Who?"
Haitang's eyes turned and looked at Su Changzhao who was beside him.
Looking for me?
Su Changzhao immediately pretended to be scared and hid behind Yu Jiuchen.
Yu Jiuchen just used this excuse to say: "Aunt has also seen that this maid of mine is a little shy and has an undeveloped mind. If she goes back with Aunt, I'm afraid something might happen and offend that person."
Haitang said firmly, "Your Highness is worrying too much. How can the people you value be ordinary people? I think this girl is very smart. So many people made things difficult for her just now, but they didn't take advantage of her at all."
Turning her head back to look at Yu Jiuchen, she smiled lovingly: "Aunt, I have never made a mistake, Your Highness, please rest assured."
Hearing this, Su Changzhao was shocked:
This guy named Haitang has a really sharp eye.
It turned out that she had been watching the show from a distance and saw my crazy behavior clearly.
Yu Jiuchen tried so hard to resist me going, so the 'concubine' must be Concubine Bai Shu.
Did she also know that I was an assassin from Daqing? The servants were so smart, so the master must be even more extraordinary. This trip would definitely be dangerous.
Su Changzhao quietly leaned over and looked over, just in time to meet Haitang's gaze. She shrank her neck and said to herself: Tsk, it seems I can't avoid it.
At this time, Yu Jiuchen also smiled warmly: "In this case, I will accompany you for a trip. It happens that I haven't paid my respects to the Peony Palace for many years."
Hearing this, Haitang's eyes were filled with surprise. The shadow left by Yu Jiuchen in the Peony Palace in the past could be said to be the place he least wanted to set foot in in his life.
She obviously didn't expect that Yu Jiuchen would go to such lengths for a palace maid.
"Okay." Haitang lowered her eyes, without saying another word, turned around and led the way.
On the way, Su Changzhao quietly asked Yu Jiuchen, "Aren't you leaving?"
Yu Jiuchen replied quietly, "I forgot to tell you that if you are not around, I will still turn into a stone statue during the day."
Hearing this, Su Changzhao understood.
It turns out that she has this ability. I don’t have to turn into a stone statue when I’m with her?
Thinking back to the day when she went out with Yu Jiuchen, she suddenly realized.
No wonder he seemed to be going out for the first time that day. He kept looking at the street in the carriage, and he followed her wherever she went, sticking to her like crazy.
It turns out there is this hidden story.
Su Changzhao immediately thought: The reason why he could appear so quickly to rescue me was probably because he realized that I would soon turn back into a stone statue if I left, so he came to find me.
After a while.
They came to the Peony Palace.
As the palace where the head of the six palaces resides, it is naturally magnificent.
After coming in, Su Changzhao fully felt the upgraded version of the Golden Treasure Palace.
It can be seen that the saying "like son, like mother" is absolutely true.
Su Changzhao took a quick look and stopped looking.
Yu Jiuchen saw that she didn't seem to be interested in the treasures displayed all around.
He couldn't help but smile knowingly, and the haze that had appeared in his mind when he just came over was also dispelled.
But just as the clouds were broken, before the light could be seen, a pleasant male baritone voice was heard in shock.
"Jiuchen?"
Then a person in red and gold-plated clothes, who had just come out of the side hall surrounded by a group of female officials like the moon surrounded by stars, came slowly towards them.
When Yu Jiuchen saw the other person, his breathing subconsciously stopped.
The hand under the sleeve instantly clenched into a fist.
Su Changzhao noticed his little action.
It seems that the elegant and noble male concubine opposite must be Concubine Bai Shu.
"Your son, greets you, father." Yu Jiuchen bowed to the other party calmly.
Concubine Bai Shu stared at him for a long time without saying anything, and then her eyes fell on the little palace maid Su Changzhao beside him.
The latter immediately stood up and bowed, "Greetings..." to the Empress.
Before he could finish his words, Concubine Bai Shu said coldly, "That's rude."
Su Changzhao immediately stopped talking.
Yu Jiuchen answered promptly: "Father, please calm down. Before I came here, I told Aunt Haitang that my maid is ugly and not very smart. I am afraid that she will offend you and make you unhappy. Since you are unhappy, I will take her back now."
She turned sideways and winked at Su Changzhao, who reacted quickly and bowed to retreat. However, before he could take two steps back, he was stopped by Concubine Bai Shufei.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Did I tell her to leave?"
Su Changzhao paused.
Yu Jiuchen didn't dare to say a word.
Da da da da!
Concubine Bai Shu walked slowly closer and she first glanced at Yu Jiuchen.
It seems like I haven't paid much attention to this kid for so many years, but I didn't expect he has grown up so much.
However, compared to Yu Jiuchen's ability to move freely during the day, he was more interested in the little palace maid who was protected by Yu Jiuchen.
"You, raise your head."