As soon as the manager shouted, a thug rushed over, bent Gu Yunxi's arms back, and pinned her to the ground."My lord, the rules of the capital have yet to be familiar to me. I hazard to ask you what my offense is, so I can know the reason for the penalty!"The thug clamped her neck, rubbing Gu Yunxi's soft cheek against the rough blue bricks. She struggled for an answer."How dare you question me? Speak the truth. Where did you get this flute? Did you steal it?"With the jade flute in his hand, the manager walked around the table to Gu Yunxi, panting with rage. Keeping his head up, he was nothing but an arrogant smug.Gu Yunxi was about to explode.Although it was found in her baggage, she had not stolen anything and should never plead guilty to false charges.Using her quick wits, she set up her mind and fabricated."It's mine. My past mother left it to me. I didn't steal it."

The next day, Madam Du arranged for Gu Yunxi, Sun Shengsheng, and five other damsels to take the etiquette course to prepare for entering the Palace.The etiquette course that Madam Du personally taught them aimed to guide and drill their etiquette about sitting, standing, saluting, and dealing with others.After the seven damsels stood in two lines, one with three and one with four, Madam Du began to pose. She slowly raised her hands, saying."I'll only do it once. Look carefully. Raise your hands on the side of your left chest, and gently drop down on your left crotch. Then lift your right heel and bend your knees slowly and solemnly with your head bowed.And greet the one by saying — May you be healthy and happy."Remember, there is a difference between the curtsy and the fist-and-palm salute. While doing the fist-and-palm salute, you need to put your hands flat in front of your chest and keep your upper body not mo

Under the bright moonlight, the masked man got up with a flute in his hand. Behind the mask, his sharp eyes were brilliant and cold like the stars in the sky."Leng Qingtang, the Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot... you really are nosy now. What kind of laws could the common people break if they just admire the moon and play the flute, entertaining themselves?"Leng Qingtang smiled lightly, with a cold and sharp light hidden between his narrow eyebrows."It's a delight to play the flute and admire the moon. However, Your Excellency deliberately showed off your skills and then broke in the Palace to steal the emperor's crown and robe. The liability was already inevitable for violating the national laws, and also it was unavoidable to go to the Eastern Depot."With a cold gaze quickly sweeping over the crowd of over fifty secret guards in front of him, he chuckled under the black iron mask."Master Leng, it was luc

The work in Chuxiu Palace was not as difficult as Gu Yunxi imagined. As Madam Du said, Concubine Xu was cold-spirited and short-spoken, and she was never fastidious.Born in a scholarly family, Concubine Xu was so elegant and she played the zither and painted in the Palace every day. Gu Yunxi would light the sandalwood incense burner just before she played the zither and put it on the zither case.After Concubine Xu wrote and sang poems, Gu Yunxi had to put the manuscripts of the poems into the brocade box in chronological order and placed it on the cabinet.Concubine Xu would get out of a large plain robe after painting every time, and Gu Yunxi would take it for washing.Because Concubine Xu looked beautiful and she was never harsh on the servants, nobody thought she was affected to have such exquisite life preferences.The days passed extremely fast out of the busy work, and in a blink of an eye, Gu Yunxi had been in

Gu Yunyao walked into the pavilion with small steps under the gaze of all people. The chief maid, Song Qin of Xiaoye Chamber followed her.Gu Yunxi stared at Gu Yunyao with nervous and concerned eyes ever since she walked into the pavilion in a hurry.Her clear, emotionless, and bright eyes were opened widely and filled with many complex moods. She missed Gu Yunyao and felt surprised, confused, and sad, which had become thin water vapour that filled her eyes.After separation for one year, Gu Yunyao's health status seemed to be very bad.Her magnificent and precious dress seemed to be very loose. It was not difficult to imagine how thin her body was under the clothes.Her hair was pulled back into a chignon, which seemed to be moving with the cloud. Two to three hair clasps were inserted into her hair at the side of her head. Her thin face was wearing heavy makeup, which could not hide her morbid countenance.