The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

Living in the middle of the lake.

Zhu Jing stood up: "Ahem... Your Majesty."

Zhu Dingyuan raised his hand: "No need to bow, sit down, sit down."

He looked at Zhu Jing's bandaged shoulder, which was still stained with blood, and frowned.

"It's raining, my brother shouldn't have come here, ahem..."

"How could I not come?" Zhu Dingyuan sighed, "You are my only brother, and yet I let you get hurt like this."

Zhu Jing sat on the bed and smiled gently: "It's okay as long as my royal brother is okay, cough cough, and I only have superficial injuries, I will be fine after a few days of rest, cough cough..."

"That dancer, did you find out?"

Zhu Jing's expression changed: "Your Highness... I dare not say."

"I asked you to ask in person, so just tell me."

Zhu Dingyuan ordered: "Let the dancer kneel outside."

Huang Quan: “Yes.”

Zhu Jing hesitated again and again: "It was... someone from the Ministry of Rites... She insisted that it was Concubine Zhao who asked her to do it."

Zhu Dingyuan clenched the cup, then suddenly loosened it, chuckled, his eyes as dark as ink: "How do you ask?"

Zhu Jing was a little confused and looked at him: "Of course I'm asking."

"Seventh brother, I've said before that you are always too soft-hearted."

Zhu Dingyuan's voice was gentle, but it was ruthless amid the noise of rain: "Send the chief of the Ministry of Punishment to pry her mouth open."

Huang Quan answered from outside: "Yes."

The cries and screams were louder than the last, piercing the stormy night like the wails of thousands of ghosts.

Zhu Dingyuan poured hot tea into a cup and handed it to Zhu Jing personally: "Drink something hot, it will warm you up."

"Thank you, brother." Zhu Jing forced a smile and took it.

Cold sweat oozed from his forehead: "Royal brother...how about, how about..."

The crying outside suddenly stopped, and Huang Quan's voice came: "Your Majesty, she confessed, it was General Gao, this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Gao."

"It has nothing to do with it." Zhu Dingyuan laughed.

He patted Zhu Jing on the shoulder and said, "Have a good rest. Don't rush back home. Get well first."

"Yes."

With a creak, the door opened, and Huang Quan, holding an umbrella, disappeared in the rain with Zhu Dingyuan.

Thunder roared and the rain became heavier, mixing with the blood on the ground and rushing towards Houhai. The bloody smell lingered in the air, refusing to dissipate.

Yu Yuan closed the door and said, "My Lord, please take a rest."

"Well, arrange for someone to go to General Lan's residence and tell him that General Gao's military power may no longer be stable."

Zhu Jing poured the wine into the teacup and shook it: "Take good care of the dancer's family. Although she is a death row prisoner, what she asked for with me is that her family will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives."

"Yes."

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Yanxi Palace.

Gao Jiamin stood outside the door and held Caiyue back, "How is my sister? His Majesty only said that she is under house arrest, but he didn't say that I can't go in and take a look!"

Caiyue: "Second Miss, the queen doesn't want to see anyone. Too many things happened tonight, and they were all bad for the queen. I beg you to think of a way to help the queen."

She said and knelt down.

Gao Jiamin said quickly: "What can I do? Tell your sister not to worry. I will find a way. I will find a way."

Caiyue wiped her tears and said, "The Queen only has the Second Miss by her side. It's raining. I will go get a cloak for the Second Miss so she won't catch a cold."

Gao Jiamin knocked on the door, feeling uneasy: "Sister, talk to me, what can I do to help you?"

If something happened to her sister, it would mean something happened to the Gao family. She had to do something. What should she do?

She has to ask His Majesty for help, yes, she has to ask His Majesty for help.

But how can I see His Majesty?

A hand patted her shoulder gently. Gao Jiamin was startled and almost fell to the ground.

Hua Ni looked at her with a faint smile, stretched out her hand and wiped her forehead with a handkerchief: "Second Miss, please be careful, you are soaked in the rain."

Gao Jiamin ran in such a hurry that she didn't bring an umbrella with her, and her hair was already wet.

She looked at Hua Ni: "You, are you Hua Da Ying?"

Hua Ni looked at the hem of her skirt, squatted down to wipe it, stood up and saluted her: "Second Miss, if you don't mind, please go to my room to drink some hot tea and change your clothes."

The swallows return to the garden.

Gao Jiamin drank the hot tea she brought and looked at the charming woman with a smile: "Why are you so nice to me?"

He looked around the somewhat narrow bedroom again, with some contempt in his eyes.

"You are Concubine Gao's sister."

Hua Ni handed over the clean skirt: "Also, His Majesty will be here soon. If the Second Miss asks for mercy, I'm afraid she will have to dress more formally."

"Your Majesty will come?!"

Gao Jiamin put down her tea abruptly: "How did you know?"

She frowned and said, "My sister is under house arrest. I guess something must have happened. I'm lucky that His Majesty doesn't ask for punishment. Why is she here so late?"

Hua Ni laughed softly a few times: "Second Miss is still unmarried, so she doesn't really understand men."

Gao Jiamin blushed: "You, what are you talking about."

"His Majesty was fascinated by the Royal Concubine's dance today, so naturally he wanted to see her, and..." Hua Ni brought some more hairpins.

"Your Majesty only confined the concubine and did not punish her. It's not your Majesty who is confined, so why can't she come?"

Hua Ni wiped the water droplets off Gao Jiamin's forehead and took off the white hairpin from her bun: "Your Majesty has taken a medicinal bath and used the best snow skin cream. I'm afraid that His Majesty will...love you so much tonight."

Gao Jiamin's cheeks became redder and redder. "What kind of snow skin cream is this?"

"Don't you know, Second Miss? The Queen said it was sent by Grand Tutor Gao."

Hua Ni put the dazzling flower hairpin on her and said: "Second Miss is at the age of a flower. I know at a glance that this hairpin is suitable for you, so I will give it to you."

Gao Jiamin's eyes flashed with annoyance. What snow skin cream? She was wondering how her sister became so much more beautiful. It turned out that it was given by the Grand Tutor. He clearly said that he would treat them equally and they were all his daughters. Why did he only give her these good things?

Even men would choose a bad one for her!

"You don't have to please me. I won't say anything good about you in front of my sister, and I will be leaving the palace in a few days."

"What are you talking about, sister?" Hua Ni's smile was as soft as a feather, making people's hearts itch.

She placed her hand on Gao Jiamin's face and said, "Our Majesty loves beauties. If the Second Miss's beauty doesn't leave the palace, I will have another rival."

"It's a pity that the Second Miss, who has such a beautiful appearance, has to marry Prince Duan Ze. Prince Duan Ze was injured today, and I'm afraid he will become even weaker... Oh, who knows when..."

She covered her lips and said, "Look, what am I talking about? The Second Miss is so pretty, the Imperial Concubine will definitely find a perfect match for her."

Hua Ni sighed, "Second Miss, please don't despise me for being talkative. This palace is lonely and it's rare for someone to come and sit with me. Seeing you getting married, I can always think of the days with Your Majesty. It's really joyful."

Gao Jiamin looked in the bronze mirror. The hairpin she had put on herself was of palace quality and shone with a luster.

Her heart was beating fast.

He is a perfect match for her.

Who else in the world can be called such a great person except Your Majesty?

What about the best among men?