When Li Wan and Cuizhu went out, they saw dark clouds in the sky, so Cuizhu went back to get an umbrella.
Halfway through the journey, it really started to rain.
Concubine Yi Li Yuyuan showed great enthusiasm for Li Wan. It was still raining outside, but she was waiting at the palace gate. Her aqua red dress made her look even more beautiful. When she saw Li Wan, she smiled and came over to her, holding her hands with both hands, "Sister Wan, you are here!"
Seeing this affection, others would think that they were indeed very good sisters when they were outside the palace.
If the person whose hand she was holding was a bit confused, he would doubt whether they were really this close before entering the palace.
Unfortunately, this person was Li Wan. She had a smile on her face, but it was neither cold nor hot, and her eyes were clear.
She said politely, "I wonder what instructions the Majesty has for calling me here?"
Yipin held her hand tightly and said angrily, "Sister Wan, we grew up together. It's okay for other people in the palace, but if you talk to me like this again, I will be angry."
She is a beauty, her voice is soft and tender, and even when she is angry she looks like she is acting coquettishly.
Li Wan followed suit without any rebuttal.
The maid holding an umbrella beside Concubine Yi said softly, "My Lord, it's raining. Please go inside first."
"Yes! It's all my fault that I was so happy to see Sister Wan that I forgot about it. Let's go into the house and have some hot tea." Yipin said as she led Li Wan inside affectionately.
Yipin pressed Li Wan onto the couch affectionately, and then sat down on the other side: "I have wanted to ask Sister Wan to come to the palace to play for a long time, but Sister has been on duty and has no time. I wanted to go and talk to Sister, but the emperor doesn't like concubines in the harem to work as the main wife." She seemed a little aggrieved when she said this, and she pouted her lips, and soon said cheerfully: "Today, I finally waited for Sister to take a rest, and now I found a chance to invite Sister to come and talk."
At this time, the palace servants brought in hot tea and snacks and placed them on the soft small table.
Li Wan picked up the hot tea and looked at Concubine Yi with a smile on her face.
Inwardly, I admire Concubine Yi's social skills.
She managed to make their semi-familiar relationship seem extremely intimate, without it seeming awkward at all.
Anyone who is a little bit thin-skinned would not be able to stand her enthusiasm and would let her control them.
Yipin also held a cup of tea and asked, "Sister Wan, how are you doing as the empress? Is it very hard? I really don't understand. Since the empress dowager sent you to the palace, she should have given you a status, but she sent you to the empress dowager as a slave for no reason." As she spoke, she seemed to be indignant about Li Wan's experience, and looked at her with sympathy and distress: "Sister Wan must have suffered a lot of grievances."
Li Wan held the tea, took a sip, and smiled slightly: "Not bad."
Concubine Yi looked at Li Wan's submissive appearance, with a hint of impatience in her eyes and brows, but she suppressed it.
She had disliked Li Wan since she was outside the palace.
She always looks weak and pitiful, as if someone has bullied her. She just pretends to be like this to attract men's attention.
She despises people like this the most.
She thought so in her heart, but her face was still warm and friendly: "Sister Wan, if you have any difficulties, please tell me."
Just saying.
The palace maid came in and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li is here."
Yipin frowned immediately: "What is she doing here?"
The palace maid glanced at Li Wan and said, "He said he heard that Miss Wan was here, so he came to see her."
"She is well-informed. As soon as Sister Wan arrived at my place, she followed." Yipin looked at Li Wan and frowned unhappily: "Let her in."
As soon as the palace maid left, Yipin said to Li Wan, "Sister Wan, this Lipin is very cunning. You must be careful and don't be fooled by her."
Li Wan held the hot tea and just smiled lukewarmly, appearing non-aggressive.
After a while, the palace maid brought Concubine Li in.
Li Wan looked up and suddenly her eyes lit up.
The one who walked in was a very beautiful girl in red.
She really deserves the title of Lipin.
As soon as Lipin entered the room, her eyes fell on Li Wan's face and she said in a clear voice, "Is this Miss Wan?"
Li Wan had already stood up from the couch and politely bowed to Concubine Li: "Your servant Li Wan pays respects to Concubine Li."
Concubine Yi held a cup of hot tea and sat steadily on the couch.
Lipin looked Li Wanyan up and down several times before she sneered, "You are indeed a charming beauty. No wonder the Queen Mother went to so much trouble to put you in the main palace."
Li Wan lowered his head and said nothing.
Yipin held the tea and asked, "How come Sister Lipin has time to come to my place?"
Lipin sat down on the chair prepared for her by the palace servants and said coldly, "I'm just curious about what the girl looks like tonight, so I came to take a look." Her eyes were still on Li Wan's face: "The Queen Mother really has good intentions."
The palace maid brought up the tea, she waved her hand, and the maid went back with the tea.
Li Wan couldn't help but think that she had only seen two of the concubines in the harem, one was pretty and the other was gorgeous, and the rest of the concubines were probably not ugly either.
The emperor was able to control himself with such a charming harem. He is truly a saint.
…….
The morning court ends early.
The emperor returned to the Qianzheng Palace and did not see Li Wan, so he asked, "Where is Li Wan?"
Cao Yu said: "Master, Miss Wan is taking a bath today."
The emperor said "oh" and said that Cao Yu had already told him this in the morning, but he forgot about it after attending the morning court session.
He buried his head in his desk and began to handle government affairs.
After an unknown amount of time, the emperor said without even looking up, "Pour me a cup of tea."
Cao Yu went to work.
Xiao Qianzi, who was serving in the hall, hurriedly poured hot tea and served it.
The emperor looked up and saw Xiao Qianzi. He was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Li Wan was not on duty today.
He frowned and didn't touch the cup of tea.
After a while, he asked casually, "What do you do during your rest time?"
Xiao Qianzi was stunned, and reacted blankly for a while before he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, every servant is different. For a servant, I just sleep in my room..."
The emperor thought about the time when he punished Li Wan by keeping him locked up, and Li Wan slept for four or five days in a row, sleeping better than a pig.
"What is Li Wan doing now?"
If it were any other day, Xiao Qianzi would not know, but today was different. Xiao Qianzi said, "Your Majesty, Miss Wan was summoned by Concubine Yi early in the morning."
The emperor looked up in surprise: "Concubine Yi? What did she ask Li Wan to do?"
Xiao Qianzi lowered his body even lower: "I don't know."
In the past, Li Wan was always right under his nose, but the emperor didn't notice it.
Although he was suddenly gone today, the emperor always felt as if something was missing.
Wait until lunch time.
The emperor looked at the rain outside the window and asked again, "Has Li Wan returned from Concubine Yi?"
Cao Yu said, "Not yet. Maybe Concubine Yi asked her to have dinner there."
The emperor waited and waited but Li Wan didn't come back. It was raining heavily and he couldn't go out. After lunch, he took a short break and prepared to take a nap.
"When Li Wan comes back, ask her to come find me."
He gave instructions to Cao Yu before going to bed.
Cao Yu agreed.
…
Li Wan was kept in the palace by Concubine Yi for lunch before leaving.
I don't want the rain to get heavier.
Yipin's Yuanxi Palace is also far away from Ganzheng Palace.
Li Wan and Cuizhu shared an umbrella and hurried to Gan Zhenggong.
Li Wan's shoes were soaked by water and the hem of her skirt was also wet by the rain. Cuizhu held an umbrella and waved it towards Li Wan, and half of her shoulder was wet.
Li Wan straightened the umbrella and pulled everyone towards him, asking them to hide under the umbrella. The umbrella was big enough, but the rain was not only heavy but also windy, and the rain was blowing diagonally into the umbrella and could not be blocked no matter what.
Cuizhu was deeply moved, and her umbrella couldn't help but move towards Li Wan.
The master and servant were hurrying towards Ganzheng Palace.
Suddenly, a snow-white puppy appeared from nowhere and came under the umbrella.
The master and servant under the umbrella were both startled. Cuizhu screamed and kicked over subconsciously. Li Wan reached out and grabbed her wrist to stop her, but it was too late. Cuizhu kicked the fluffy white ball away.
The snow-white ball let out a wail, turned around and ran away.
Li Wan's heart tightened.
All I heard was a roar!
"How dare you! You damned slave, how dare you kick Princess Anyang's dog! You are courting death!"
The umbrella was raised.
Two palace servants came hurriedly over, one of them picked up the sexy white ball from the ground and held it in his arms, both of them stared at them angrily.
Li Wan looked at the huge group of people coming towards him from behind, and his heart suddenly felt cold.
When Cuizhu heard that this was Princess Anyang's dog, she turned pale with fright. Looking back, she saw the beautiful girl walking in the rain with an umbrella held by a palace servant and her skirt held by a palace servant. She began to tremble even more.
She never expected that she would run into the princess who had gone to the palace to escape the summer heat and was returning to the palace.
Li Wan grabbed Cuizhu's arm, pulled her down, and they knelt in the rain together.
The umbrella fell to the ground, and the rain hit the two of them without any shelter.
Li Wan said calmly, "I pay my respects to His Highness."
Princess Anyang stood in front of the two men, looking down at them, and seeing the palace clothes they were wearing, she said, "You are the servants of the main palace? You are so brave that you dare to kick my dog."
The palace maids in each palace in the palace wore different palace uniforms. Princess Anyang knew at a glance that the two people kneeling on the ground were the servants of the main palace.
Cuizhu's wrist was tightly held by Li Wan, and she suddenly felt courageous. She supported her hands on the ground and lowered her head, almost touching the ground: "Your Highness, it is my fault. It has nothing to do with Miss Wan. Please punish me and let Miss Wan go!"
Standing under the umbrella, with her skirt slightly wet, Princess Anyang raised her eyebrows slightly: "Ms. Wan? Look up."
Li Wan could tell from her unfriendly tone and sighed in his heart. The late emperor had few children, and Princess Anyang was the only princess. She had been spoiled since she was a child and was extremely noble, so naturally she developed a spoiled personality.
Cuizhu might have called out her name in order to save her from disaster, but judging from Princess Anyang's tone, it seemed that this might not be the case.
There was no way to avoid it at this time, and Li Wan slowly raised his head under the gaze of Princess Anyang.
The wind blew the rain towards her face, soaking her complexion in an instant. Although Li Wan raised her head, her eyes were still lowered and she did not look directly at Princess Anyang.
Princess Anyang laughed softly when she saw Li Wan's face. Her voice was sweet, but her words were extremely harsh: "You have a seductive appearance. No wonder the Queen Mother wanted to find a way to send you to my brother."
Li Wan just knelt in the rain without saying a word.
Princess Anyang was disgusted and said, "You have hurt my beloved pet, and you should have been dragged down and beaten to death. But since you are my brother's servants, I will spare your lives. You will kneel here for two hours."
Cuizhu shuddered violently when she heard this. She looked at Li Wan, who was completely exposed to the rain and looked pale. She was thick-skinned and could stand kneeling in the rain for two hours, but how could Miss Wan stand it? She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she kowtowed heavily on the ground with her head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, Miss Wan is weak and can't stand the cold. She can't stand kneeling in the rain for two hours. The one who kicked the dog is a servant. Your Highness has a kind heart, so please spare Miss Wan," she kowtowed again.
Li Wan looked at Cuizhu who was bending down deeply, and his eyes suddenly felt hot.
Princess Anyang chuckled and said, "She is a loyal servant, but I want to punish her. How dare you, a dog servant, stop me? In this case, you will have to kneel for four hours." After she said that, she walked around them and left.
Behind her was a large group of palace servants, who also followed.
Cuizhu burst into tears: "Master, it was this servant who harmed you."
Li Wan shook her head: "I don't blame you." She even smiled at Cui Zhu: "Don't worry, the emperor will definitely come to rescue us when he gets the news."
…
The news that Li Wan and Cui Zhu were forced to kneel in the rain by Princess Anyang spread throughout the palace in just half an hour.
Because Li Wan had just left the house and was closest to Yuanxi Palace, Concubine Yi was the first to get the news. She was standing by the bed, pruning the branches of the potted plants with scissors. She raised her eyebrows when she heard the news: "It's her bad luck that she ran into Princess Anyang who just came back from the temporary palace."
Her personal maid asked, "Master, won't you help? If you help this time, Miss Wan will definitely remember your great kindness."
Concubine Yi sneered, "To help her, I have to offend Princess Anyang? I can't afford this favor." As she spoke, she pushed open the window, and the rain outside was immediately blown in by the wind. She closed it again, and a cold light flashed in her eyes, "With Li Wan's sickly body, if she really has to kneel for four hours, she might not be alive."
It depends on who will come out to save her life in the end.
Is it the Queen Mother? Or the Emperor?
After this rain.
A lot of things will come to light.
At the same time, in the Queen Mother's bedroom of Xiwu Palace, the Queen Mother was awakened by Nanny Yu while she was taking a nap.
The Queen Mother said unhappily, "What happened? Why did you disturb my nap?"
Nanny Yu helped her up and said, "Miss Wan offended Princess Anyang and is kneeling in the rain as punishment. Princess Anyang said that she has to kneel for four hours. The rain is getting heavier outside, and Miss Wan has been kneeling for almost an incense stick of time."
The Queen Mother frowned: "Anyang is back?"
Yu Ma said, "That's right. If I were to say, Miss Wan is really unlucky. Princess Anyang happened to come back to the palace and said that a servant beside her kicked the dog given to Princess Anyang by the Emperor, so the princess used this as an excuse to punish her."
When the Queen Mother mentioned Princess Anyang, her face was filled with annoyance and disgust: "This Anyang, relying on the fact that she is the only daughter of the late emperor, has been unruly and spoiled since she was a child. In recent years, the emperor has grown stronger, and this Anyang has become increasingly indifferent to me."
Yu Ma Ma said softly, "Then what do you think, Queen Mother? Do you want me to go..."
The Queen Mother interrupted her: "What about the Emperor?"
Nanny Yu said, "There's no movement over there yet."
The Queen Mother said, "Since the news has reached here, the Emperor must have known about it too. Let's wait a little longer."
Nanny Yu stopped talking.
Listening to the sound of rain outside, and thinking of Li Wan's frail body, she was old after all, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit reluctant.
The entire palace was waiting for Queen Gan's reaction.
However, the Queen Mother remained silent without any movement.
Half an hour passed.
…
Xiwu Palace.
Nanny Yu bowed and came in again.
The Queen Mother was placing her hands on the cushion while the palace maid was kneeling on the ground painting her nails. She looked up at Nanny Yu and said, "How is it? Is there any movement from the Emperor?"
Nanny Yu said, "Not yet."
The queen mother felt a chill on her face. "He has a heart of stone."
Yu Ma said, "Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Miss is weak. If she continues to be soaked like this, I'm afraid something bad will happen."
The Queen Mother said lazily, "Wait a little longer. If the Emperor really doesn't care about her life or death, then she is of no use to me."
Nanny Yu was just about to remind the Queen Mother that Li Wan was also her niece.
Just looking at the empress dowager's delicate face and her cold eyes, Nanny Yu swallowed her words.
…
Everyone thought that the affair was going on quietly, but at this moment it was not peaceful.
Xiao Qianzi knelt in front of Cao Yu, his face full of anxiety: "Eunuch Cao, I beg you to go in and tell the emperor that Miss Wan has been in the rain for half an hour. Miss Wan is weak and has just recovered. How can she bear it? If she continues to be rained on, something bad will really happen."
The other palace servants also knelt before Cao Yu and begged him for help.
Cao Yu had a cold face as he looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground. He felt heartbroken. When did Li Wan bribe all his people?
"The emperor was taking a nap, and you asked me to wake him up just for a palace servant?" Cao Yu scolded, "What did I teach you normally? Li Wan is not on the same page as us as the queen, and I told you many times to be careful, and how long has it been? You kneel down and beg me for her?"
Xiao Qianzi didn't say anything, but just kowtowed to Cao Yu, with his forehead resting on the cold floor.
Cao Yu was so disappointed that he was about to say something when a soaking wet figure walked towards him from the other end of the corridor.
Cao Yu was startled and said, "Guard Qin, why are you wet? Xiao Qianzi, quickly take Guard Qin to change his clothes."
Qin Lin was assigned by the emperor to go out of the palace to do some work in the morning. When he returned to the palace, he found that his black clothes were soaked by the rain.
Raindrops were sliding down his cold face, but he didn't look at all embarrassed, but instead had a solemn and murderous air.
Qin Lin said with a stern face: "Please ask Eunuch Cao to go in and inform that Miss Wan has offended Princess Anyang and has been punished to kneel in the rain."
Cao Yu was stunned.
Xiao Qianzi immediately looked at Cao Yu with hope.
Qin Lin only said, "If it is inconvenient for you, sir, then I will go myself." After Qin Lin said this, he was about to step forward.
Cao Yu hurriedly said, "Guard Qin, don't worry, I'll go right away!"
After he said that, he glared at Xiao Qianzi and the others, and finally entered the inner hall.
Cao Yu woke up the emperor who was sleeping in bed with his clothes on.
The emperor woke up slowly and heard the sound of rain outside. He sat up from the bed and looked around the palace. The first thing he said was: "Where's Li Wan? Hasn't she come back yet?"
When the emperor woke up, the first thing he did was to look for Li Wan.
Cao Yu's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
He gritted his teeth and told Li Wan about being punished to kneel.
The emperor's face suddenly darkened. He threw off the quilt and stood up. He bent down to put on his boots. "How long has she been kneeling?"
Cao Yu knelt down with a plop: "It's been half an hour, I dare not disturb your nap, Your Majesty..."
The emperor looked up at him in disbelief when he heard this. Seeing Cao Yu's guilty look, he suddenly flew into a rage and kicked him over: "You little dog slave!"
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