Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Princess Tianning did not take Ji Anni far away, but took her to a small room on the left side of Renhe Hall.

The small room was not closed, and the door was wide open. Standing in the room, one could even see other concubines practicing court steps in the square. There were two high-backed armchairs against the wall facing the main door. Between the two armchairs was a small tea table that was the same height as the armrests of the chairs. On the tea table were some tea sets.

Princess Tianning sat on the armchair and said to Ji Anni, "Please serve me a cup of tea now."

Ji Anni walked forward, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Tianning.

Unexpectedly, Tian Ning didn't even look at her, and ordered: "Kneel down."

Ji Anni was furious when she heard Tian Ning's tone. But remembering what she promised Baogui Fei last night, she had to swallow her anger and kneel down obediently. She raised the teacup above her head and handed it to Tian Ning.

I thought Tian Ning would accept it this time, but Tian Ning just glanced at her coldly and said, "As the saying goes, wine is half full and tea is eight-tenths full. You poured me a full cup, but I don't want it."

Ji Anni had no choice but to patiently pour another glass that was eight-tenths full.

"Kneel down."

At Princess Tianning's command, Ji Anni had no choice but to kneel down, raise the tea above her head, and wait for Princess Tianning to take it.

But Princess Tianning still refused to take it. She said in a gentle voice, "This tea is too hot. It will burn my hands. I don't want it. You just hold this bowl of tea. I will take it when it cools down."

Ji Anni was so angry that she looked up and glared at Tian Ning, and Tian Ning glared back at her.

The two of them stared at each other for a while, and suddenly Ji Anni felt a heat coming from her fingers, which burned her so much that she almost knocked over the teacup.

The tea was indeed very hot. I didn't feel it at first, but after a while, the heat was transmitted to my fingertips through the cup wall. And Ji Anni was holding the cup high above her head, so her hands and shoulders were sore, making it even harder to hold the cup steady.

Seeing that Ji Anni was about to lose her grip, Tian Ning immediately laughed happily, supported Ji Anni's hand and said, "Concubine Zhao Cong, you must hold this cup steady. Let me tell you, the cup in your hand is not an ordinary cup. It is the favorite tea set of Emperor Xian, the founder of the Tianyou Dynasty. If you dare to break this cup, you will lose your head."

Although Tianning had a smile on his face and looked very gentle, the words he spoke were full of threats.

She didn't know if this cup was really related to the founding emperor, but Ji Anni knew that Princess Tianning was clearly trying to teach her a lesson. If she broke this cup today, she didn't know to what extent she would take advantage of it.

So Ji Anni gritted her teeth and tried her best to hold back the heat from her fingertips, and kept telling herself that even if I burn all ten of my fingers, I will never break this teacup! Humph, Princess Tianning, you think I am one of those delicate concubines in the harem, you think I am afraid of you. Well, today I will let you know what "head can be cut off, blood can be shed, but solar terms cannot be lost" means. I, Ji Anni, am a famous tough girl. Isn't it just that the cup is a little hot? It will cool down naturally in a while. Let's see what tricks you have, use them all.

Normally, concubines would cry and beg for mercy after being bullied to this extent, but Tian Ning was also a little surprised when she saw the unyielding light flashing in Ji Anni's eyes. Although she was surprised, she still pretended not to care, and asked two beautiful maids to bring a set of go, and she actually played chess leisurely.

Seeing them placing the chess pieces one by one, Ji Anni was so angry that her eyes bulged out.

Although her eyes bulged, she managed to control herself from exploding. Ji Anni always remembered what Concubine Baogui told her, and kept reminding herself that she must not act on impulse and must not lose her mind.

Time passed slowly. Ji Anni didn't know how long she had been holding the teacup. Anyway, the tea had already gone cold.

But Princess Tianning seemed to have completely forgotten that there was someone kneeling on the ground waiting for her to serve tea. She chatted and laughed with the two little maids and played one game of Go after another.

Ji Anni's fingers didn't hurt anymore, but her hands were sore, and the muscles around her neck and shoulders were throbbing with pain. Princess Tianning, you are so cruel at such a young age.

In her heart, Ji Anni had already executed Tian Ning hundreds of thousands of times with the most cruel punishment, but she could still hear the sound of Tian Ning and the maids laughing and talking in her ears.

Calm down... Calm down... If you get angry, you lose. If you get angry, you lose...

The more she told herself this, the more Ji Anni trembled.

The shaking was partly because he was angry with Princess Tianning, and partly because his hands were so sore that he could hardly bear it anymore.

At this time, Princess Tianning glanced at her out of the corner of her eye and asked leisurely, "Concubine Zhao Cong, is the tea cold?"

Ji Anni finally waited for Princess Tianning to ask her a question. She thought that the torture of holding the teacup was finally over. She took a deep breath and tried to answer in the calmest and kindest voice: "The tea has gone cold, Princess."

I thought the princess would take the tea, but Princess Tianning's eyes fell back on the chessboard and she said, "Concubine Zhao Congfei, I am busy playing chess now and have no time to drink tea, so please help me hold the tea for a while."

After all this time, it turns out that she was just fooling around!

Ji Annie couldn't help but squeeze the hand holding the teacup hard, and with a "splash" sound, a little tea actually spilled out.

Tian Ning immediately jumped up from the armchair, pointed at Ji Anni and shouted, "Concubine Zhao Cong, you did it on purpose!"

Ji Anni knelt on the ground very calmly, not moving a muscle, and replied, "Heaven and earth can attest that I absolutely did not mean it."

"You...you..." Tian Ning pointed at Ji Anni and couldn't say a word for a long time, "I don't believe that I can't deal with you!"

Then she poured another full cup of hot tea, replaced the cold cup in Ji Anni's hand, pointed at Ji Anni's nose and said, "Hold the cup firmly. If you dare to drop this cup, I will make you eat the broken pieces!"

After that, she handed the teapot to a maid beside her and said, "Hua Rong, you stay here for me. If you see the tea is getting cold, change it for a hot cup. Wait until this pot of tea is all poured out before you let her go!"

After leaving these words, Princess Tianning stamped her feet and left angrily.

Another little palace maid named Yuemao followed closely while shouting "Princess, wait for your servant. Princess, wait for your servant."

In the room, the only people left were Ji Anni, who was kneeling on the ground, and Hua Rong, who was in charge of adding tea to the water.

Although Huarong was a palace maid, her every move was extremely elegant and dignified, as if she had received an extremely good education.

Ji Anni held the cup in her hand, which was so hot that it almost burned her fingers, and she no longer felt anything.

She should be angry, but when she is extremely angry, she doesn’t know what anger is; she should be furious, but when she is extremely furious, she doesn’t know what anger is; she should feel aggrieved, but when she is extremely aggrieved, she doesn’t know what self-esteem is.

She made the princess angry and left. Does that mean she won the battle?

She should laugh if she won, but she couldn't laugh at all.

Only two lines of tears, hotter than the hot tea in her hands, slid down from her eyes.

At this time, Hua Rong said, "Concubine Zhao Cong, there are not many people who can make Princess Tianning so angry."

Ji Anni took a breath, steadied her voice and said, "Princess Tianning is the first person who can make me cry."