After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

I deliberately backed away until I reached the front door, then turned around and ran back into the house, shouting as I ran: "Help! Someone is trying to kill me."

There were secret guards everywhere in this hall, but they would only obey Zheng Xian's orders and would never come to rescue me; the palace maids and eunuchs would not come to rescue me under the tyranny of Gui Lanzhi, so the eunuchs who followed Gui Lanzhi chased me all the way into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

I screamed miserably, and while running, I fell down on purpose, and fell to the ground. Then all the eunuchs surrounded me and punched me.

Just as their fists were about to hit me, Zheng Xian suddenly roared, "How dare you! Who gave you the courage to commit violence in my palace?"

When the eunuchs heard that it was His Majesty's voice, they were so frightened that their bodies went limp and they all fell to the side, shouting, "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

At this time, Gui Lanzhi came in, bowed to Zheng Xian, blinked her eyes, squeezed out two tears, and said, "Your Majesty, this bitch just insulted me, so I asked the palace maid to teach him a lesson. Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me."

I "struggled" to get up and walked slowly to Zheng Xian. Before I could say anything, Zheng Xian saw that half of my face was swollen. His face turned black and he asked Gui Lanzhi, "Did you hit me?"

Zheng Xian's expression was so frightening that Gui Lanzhi trembled with fear. In the end, she still managed to speak stubbornly, "Your Majesty, he, he scolded me."

Zheng Xian suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped Gui Lanzhi in the face. Gui Lanzhi was knocked flying and fell heavily to the ground. She spat out a large mouthful of blood and fainted!

The palace maids and eunuchs who followed Gui Lanzhi were so frightened that they all fell to the ground, unable to even beg for mercy.

Zheng Xian said word by word: "Drag these people out and beat them to death on the spot. Send Concubine Gui back to the Laurel Palace. Without my permission, you are not allowed to step out of the Laurel Palace."

The guards immediately rushed over and dragged all the palace maids and eunuchs to the palace and beat them to death with sticks. The shrill screams echoed throughout the palace.

If I had heard such ghost-like screams in the past, I might have been so scared that I couldn't sleep at night, but now when I think of Gui Lanzhi being beaten like a pig's head, I feel extremely happy in my heart. All the fear is swept away, and I feel very happy in my heart.

After these people were dragged away, Zheng Xian reached out and touched my face and asked, "Does it hurt?"

I didn't feel any pain at first, but when Zheng Xian touched me like this, I hissed in pain and said, "You're really cruel. It hurts so much."

Zheng Xian glared at me and said, "Are you stupid? If you want to play a trick on someone, you don't have to put yourself in danger."

It turns out that Zheng Xian saw everything.

I touched my face and said, "If I hadn't received this slap from her, how could she have thought that I was weak and wanted to kill me?"

Zheng Xian smiled and said, "It turns out that Ah Man can also be scheming sometimes."

I snorted coldly and said, "The Gui family wants to kill me, so what if I play some tricks?"

Zheng Xian patted my head and said, "Go in. With me here, no one dares to bully you."

After Zheng Xian finished speaking, he said to Wei Yi behind him: "Little Wei, get Ah Man a bottle of jade cream. She is ugly to begin with, and if her face is ruined, she will be even uglier."

I rolled my eyes and said, "Don't call me ugly. I'm already in a bad mood. If you irritate me again, I will leave the palace immediately and go back to my house."

Zheng Xian said unhappily, "You only know how to threaten me. If you have the guts, fight back."

After Zheng Xian finished speaking, he ignored me and walked away without looking back.

After Concubine Gui was dragged away, ministers soon came to discuss state affairs with Zheng Xian. Zheng Xian was unable to rest, so he had to send me back to the room.

I was so bored that I had to take out the calligraphy copybook and copy it. Not long after, I heard footsteps of someone coming in. I turned around and saw that it was Gongsun Wen!

Gongsun Wen must have gone back home to wash up. Although there were still faint red marks on his face, after some dressing up, he turned back into the appearance of a cool and noble young man.

He walked over slowly and said, "I didn't ask the concierge to pass the message, I just wanted to come in and see you..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw my red and swollen face. He rushed over in shock, held my face in his hands, and asked angrily, "Who hit you?"

I pushed his hand away and said, "It hurts, don't touch my face."

If I didn't let him touch my face, he would grab my shoulders and shake me hard, shouting, "Who hit you?"

I was shaken so hard that I had to push him away, covering my dizzy head and saying, "I wasn't beaten to death, but you shook me to death. Can you please stop shaking me?"

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he put his hands on his waist and asked, "Who hit me?"

I pointed to the stool next to me and said, "Please sit down. I'm scared of you like this."

Gongsun Wen had no choice but to sit down.

I told him how Concubine Gui brought people to beat me.

Gongsun Wen's eyes were full of coldness, and he said, "It's another Gui, how dare you call your face."

I snorted and said, "It's not a big deal that they dared to slap me in the face. They even want to kill me. But don't worry, I borrowed your majesty's hand to slap Gui Lanzhi. From what I see, her injury is much more serious than mine. She will not be able to get up for ten days or eight days."

Gongsun Wen had a cold face and hadn't said anything yet, when Wei Yi walked in and said, "Master Gongsun, His Majesty wants to see you."

Gongsun Wen stood up, his face grim, and said, "Don't run around for no reason in the future. Doctor Sun said that your body can't stand being injured. If you get injured again, you'll lose your life."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out with a sullen face.

After Gongsun Wen left, I continued to copy the calligraphy, but not long after I started, Zheng Yan walked in again.

Maybe Gongsun Wen told him that I had an injury on my face, so he hurried in to take a look at me even though he was discussing state affairs.

Seeing Zheng Yan walk in, I remembered something. Ever since Concubine Yu died, his son, the Ninth Prince, has been raised under the name of Gui Lanzhi. Gui Lanzhi is such a ruthless person, and she doesn't look like someone who would raise a son for someone else. Zheng Xian slapped her today, and I'm afraid she will take out her anger on the Ninth Prince. Zheng Xian doesn't have many sons to begin with, and if something happens to the Ninth Prince, I'm afraid Zheng Xian will be so angry that he will die.

So I told Zheng Yan about this matter, and Zheng Yan said: "I will tell my father about this matter, and he will make the decision. I have a high-quality ointment in my palace, and I will ask someone to bring it to you later."

After Zheng Yan left, I couldn't continue writing the calligraphy.

I put on my cloak and asked someone to bring my horse.

After leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I rode my horse directly to the training ground.

The soldiers at the training ground train on horses in the morning and practice martial arts in the afternoon. I arrived a little late, and their martial arts training time was over. They had already started cleaning up the training ground, preparing to end the day's training.

Li Qingshan was also surprised when he saw me and asked, "What's wrong with your face?"