“Master, Prince Xuan is here…” Xiaowu wanted to explain more, but Chu Yunshen interrupted sternly.
“I can see that.” Chu Yunshen glanced at them and said, “I told you no guests today.”
Xiaowu immediately knelt and wanted to acknowledge his mistake.
“Brother Yunshen, I followed him in, so it’s not his fault,” interrupted Chu Hongyi anxiously.
Chu Yunshen couldn’t be bothered to even look at him. Instead, he glanced at Xiaowu. “25 paddles from the punishment officer!”
“Yes, master,” said Xiaowu readily before he quickly went to receive punishment.
Only Chu Hongyi and Chu Yunshen were left in the room.
Chu Hongyi came closer to Chu Yunshen with a mysterious look on his face. “Brother Yunshen, is the cat around?”
The moment Chu Hongyi asked about Cheng Xiaoxiao, Chu Yunshen felt angry. Sure enough, Chu Hongyi was up to no good and still coveted his cat.
“She’s not h
Chu Yunshen woke up early and headed to the justice department. Wan Xia did a good job taking care of Cheng Xiaoxiao, and Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t make trouble while she was with her, so Chu Yunshen sent Cheng Xiaoxiao to Wan Xia after dressing her. Cheng Xiaoxiao darted to the rockery when Wan Xia quietly let her go play. Chu Hongyi was already there waiting for her after climbing the wall. Indeed, they were going to discuss what to do about imperial consort Zhao today. Since Cheng Xiaoxiao was only able to meow and gesture, Chu Hongyi couldn’t understand a word she was saying. “Hear my order, jade pendant, and open my eyes!” Cheng Xiaoxiao crumpled her face sadly, “Doudou, what should I do? Any ideas?”Doudou wagged his head as he suggested, “I could have killed him! Wouldn’t you be able to communicate once he becomes a ghost?”Cheng Xiaoxiao went speechless. She felt like
“Are you afraid of me?” Imperial consort Su gestured nonchalantly. Nanny Liu dragged the young palace maid over and pressed her head on the shiny marble ground. “No, Your… Your Grace…” The palace maid spoke with great difficulty. However, Nanny Liu quickly covered her mouth and stifled her words. The palace maid stopped breathing after struggling briefly. Imperial consort Su told Nanny Liu to take care of the maid without even opening her eyes. “Leave no clues behind.”“Yes, Your Grace.” Nanny Liu dragged the young palace maid out of Shufang palace effortlessly. The marble floor was mopped a few times even though it was so clean that reflections could be seen while a threatening glow radiated from it. Chu Hongyi spent a few days acting sick and had just passed out in front of all the maids and servants at Jinxiu Palace. Regardless of how the imperial physicians examined him, he failed t
No way!She couldn’t let anything happen to imperial consort Zhao!If anything befell imperial consort Zhao, what would happen to Prince Qing?They would be done for!Lots of images flashed through Wet Nurse Zhao’s head. They had done so many deeds all these years. Wet Nurse Zhao swiftly took the talisman used to control the altar from imperial consort Zhao and pasted it on herself. She hastily slapped herself twice hard before she knelt on the ground in front of imperial consort Zhao and implored loudly, “Forgive me! I deserve a thousand deaths!”“What are you doing?”Imperial consort Zhao wanted to pull Wet Nurse Zhao up after she slapped herself. Just as her hands were about to reach Wet Nurse Zhao, Wet Nurse Zhao squeezed imperial consort Zhao’s hand hard. Imperial consort Zhao swiftly realized what Wet Nurse Zhao was trying to do. “How dare you h
“I singlehandedly set up the altar and manipulated it. Her Grace simply thought I was praying for Prince Xuan. She only realized I was lying when she caught me performing dark magic today.”For time immemorial, an emperor’s wrath knew no bounds.It was forbidden for dark magic to be performed in the palace to begin with, so it was even more unpardonable to use it to hurt a prince. Imperial consort Zhao sadly smiled as she raised her head to look at Chu Hongzhen and choked, “I’m sure it was just a moment’s folly on Wet Nurse Zhao’s part. I was trying to convince her to stop when Your Highness came in. Your Highness, please…” She held her forehead mid-sentence and looked at the emperor pitifully as though she was innocent. Imperial consort Zhao looked absolutely miserable and frail with her eyes red.Imperial consort Su couldn’t help feeling disgusted when she saw how pretentious imperial consort Zhao was
Everyone in the palace learned of this news the next day. Chu Hongzhen’s orders arrived at Weiyang Palace along with all kinds of gifts such as exotic treasure, fabric, and Chinese herbs. Imperial consort Su told Nanny Liu to give Yuan Qing a huge gift and congratulated her before leaving. All the maids and servants were dismissed, leaving only imperial consort Su in the hall. She touched the gifts with a smile on her face. The gold hairpin in her hair gently swayed with every step to sparkle brightly and made her look captivating. Cheng Xiaoxiao and Chu Hongyi made a great team when they fought imperial consort Zhao.Chu Hongyi certainly felt that way. He even decided that Cheng Xiaoxiao was his best friend and only second to his fourth older brother. Cheng Xiaoxiao grudgingly accepted Chu Hongyi as her partner in crime. Now that everything was over, Cheng Xiaoxiao went h
Chu Hongyi couldn’t help feel happy when he heard her excited voice. “Sure! As you wish.”“Heheh. I didn’t expect you to be so nice. Let’s go.” Cheng Xiaoxiao frolicked to the bun stall after she heard what Chu Hongyi said. “Boss, I want 20 buns! I want every flavor you have!”Chu Hongyi wasn’t able to keep up with Cheng Xiaoxiao. By the time he came close enough, he could hear Cheng Xiaoxiao decisively made an order.“Xiaoxiao, we can’t finish 20 buns, right?” Chu Hongyi was slightly worried that Cheng Xiaoxiao would overeat before they got to the good stuff. He couldn’t just buy buns for Cheng Xiaoxiao now that they were finally out. “Don’t worry! I’m a big eater! I can eat heaps!” Cheng Xiaoxiao patted Chu Hongyi’s shoulder nonchalantly. “Oh yes. You need to eat too! Boss, 20 more!”Cheng Xiaoxiao turned to talk to the hawker as she gobbled the 20 buns which the hawker had just packed for her.
Cheng Xiaoxiao gestured for Chu Yunshen to stop before she jumped down and walked over to Wan Xia. Wan Xia could sense a warm furry cat rubbing her hand as though she was comforting her. “Meow…” Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to tell her to stop crying and hug her. She leaned against Wan Xia intimately and didn’t want to leave. Wan Xia raised her head to look at Chu Yunshen pitifully without daring to touch Cheng Xiaoxiao.Chu Yunshen saw the cat’s behavior and couldn’t help feeling upset. Despite his kindness towards her, the ingrate got along with anyone who gave her food and was far friendlier to people other than him. Wan Xia didn’t dare to move without Chu Yunshen’s order. Her eyes were red and slightly swollen, so she must have cried for a long time. Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help feeling guilty and rubbed Wan Xia’s arm even harder.Wan Xia finally couldn’t bear it and furtively
Chu Hongyi behaved rather imposingly as he kept a straight face while he nodded to the servants with his child-like face. The moment the servants were gone, he reverted to his usual hilarious self. “Xiaoxiao, did I look serious? Do I resemble Brother Yunshen?”Cheng Xiaoxiao almost laughed out loud. Since Chu Hongyi couldn’t even stay serious for three seconds, he was not even 10% as imposing as Chu Yunshen. The more they walked, the more deserted the place seemed. In the end, they halted in front of some old and lifeless rooms where no one else could be found. In the distance, the faint sound of a crying woman could be heard as the cold wind gusted. Chu Hongyi had goosebumps when he got there.“Where the hell are we?” Chu Hongyi furtively went close to Cheng Xiaoxiao’s ear and begged, “Xiaoxiao, let’s go. This place is so creepy and there is no sunshine at all. It’s so scary…”Since Cheng