If not abolished

"Is Miss Sun here?" Sun Ruoji was embroidering alone in the room when she suddenly heard a knock on the door and someone talking in a low voice. She couldn't hear what the person said through the door.

"Knock knock knock." The person outside knocked again after a long time without seeing the door open. "Is he not here?" The man was about to turn around and leave when the door suddenly opened from the inside.

After Sun Ruoji opened the door, she saw a person dressed as a palace maid standing outside the door. She asked in confusion, "Was it you who knocked on the door just now?"

"That's right, girl. This was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The man handed her a food box.

Sun Ruoji was delighted and tried hard to control the expression on her face, but she couldn't hide the joy in her tone. She took the things happily and said with a smile, "Thank you, sister. Please wait a moment." Sun Ruoji immediately went back to her room, put the things down, and took out a purse from the box.

"It's just a little gift from me. I hope you don't mind." Sun Ruoji said as she stuffed it into the man's sleeve.

"Miss, if you have any problems in the future, just tell me." The man naturally accepted it readily.

After Sun Ruoji politely sent the person away, she quickly closed the door, walked over and opened the food box. It was a plate of plum blossom cakes. She thought that His Royal Highness would not go to such great lengths to send her some food. Sure enough, after she picked up the thing, there was a piece of paper underneath. Sun Ruoji couldn't wait to pick it up and open it to read.

[Meet in the Imperial Garden at 15:00.]

Sun Ruoji looked at the line of words with a smile on his face. He took the small piece of paper and read it over and over again.

Two hours seemed very long to Sun Ruoji. She dressed up and waited anxiously for the time to come. After waiting for a long time, the time was almost up. Sun Ruoji quickly left the Yikun Palace and rushed to the Imperial Garden.

"Your Majesty, Miss Sun has gone out." Yunqi came to report immediately after receiving the news.

"You're pretty patient. You took so many days to take action. Have you arranged everything? I hope nothing goes wrong."

"Everything has been arranged according to your instructions."

"What did I order? I didn't say anything. Wasn't it an accident, Miss Sun? It has nothing to do with anyone."

"Yes, Miss Sun just had an accident."

"It's such a beautiful time of year and the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom." Concubine Wang said with a regretful tone, as if she was quite regretful that she couldn't go there?

In the imperial garden

Sun Ruoji had already arrived, but he hadn't seen Zhu Zhanji for a long time. He thought that maybe he had arrived too early, so he decided to wait a little longer.

"Oh, isn't this the famous Miss Sun Ruoji? She is also here to enjoy the flowers in the Imperial Garden?" A voice suddenly came. Sun Ruoji turned around and saw Lin Cairen and Xue Baolin. She quickly bowed and greeted them, "To Lin Cairen, Xue Baolin is safe."

"Miss Sun, your manner of conduct is also very serious. Please stand up."

"Thank you, talented person."

"I wonder if Miss Sun came to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers or..."

"To answer the talented lady, Ruoji is here to pick some flower petals for the Imperial Concubine to take back and make snacks." Of course, Sun Ruoji couldn't say that she was here to meet someone. She said the same thing to the people she met on the way here. In order to make the play complete, she also brought tools with her to avoid suspicion and to explain to the Imperial Concubine when she returned.

"I see. Come here and I'll tell you that the flowers there are fresh."

"This... Ruoji can just pick it here." Sun Ruoji thought, what's wrong with this Lin Cairen, it seems like she is pestering her.

"The ones here are not good. What if the Imperial Concubine is not satisfied later? You should come with me and pick some over there." Lin Cairen said while winking at the maids behind her. Several maids immediately walked to Sun Ruoji, "Miss Sun, please."

They were numerous and powerful, so Sun Ruoji had no way to resist them alone. She could only submit and follow them, praying in her heart that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come quickly to rescue her.

Lin Cairen took her to a more secluded place. Sun Ruoji looked around and saw a pond in front of her with flowers still blooming.

"Sister Sun, look, I think the lotus flowers over there are pretty good. Go pick some for us." Lin Cairen said, pointing at the flowers that had just sprouted by the pond.

"To reply to the talented person, the lotus flowers haven't bloomed yet, so it's not a good idea to pick them." Sun Ruoji said cautiously.

"What's wrong with that? I like this kind of closed place. Just go if I ask you to go."

"This..." Sun Ruoji hesitated.

"If you don't go, I will go and tell the Imperial Concubine that you haven't learned the rules well and you disobeyed the Imperial Concubine's orders. According to the palace rules, you will be punished with a stick."

"Ruoji, just go." Sun Ruoji is just a little lady now, without any status or position. It is very easy for these people to touch her.

"You're smart, so go quickly." Lin Cairen said.

Sun Ruoji walked to the edge of the pond and stepped into the mud. She walked with difficulty. Seeing her slow pace, Lin Cairen said disdainfully, "Why are you so slow? You guys, go help Miss Sun."

The palace servants who heard the order walked to both sides of Sun Ruoji, one on each side, seemingly helping her, but actually pushing her into the pond with force.

"What are you doing? Let me go. Someone, help me."

"It's so noisy, shut her mouth." Lin Cairen said.

Xue Baolin, who was standing by, watched Sun Ruoji struggling with her mouth blocked. He said fearfully, "Sister, nothing will happen, right?"

"Look at how timid you are. What are you worried about? What can happen? It's very shallow here. No one will die. I'm just teaching her a small lesson."

While he was talking, Sun Ruoji had already been pushed into the pond to take a bath.

"What are you doing?" a voice suddenly came.

"Your Highnesses, please don't misunderstand me. I was passing by here and saw someone fall into the pond. I was just about to ask a palace maid to pull her out," Lin Cairen argued.

"Then why is her mouth still stuffed?" The person who came was Zhu Zhanqi. He happened to pass by and saw this scene and hurried over.

"I don't know about that. You guys, hurry up and pull Miss Sun up." Lin Cairen ordered.

Sun Ruoji was rescued, his body and face were covered with mud, and he looked very miserable.

"Miss, have you been framed by someone?" Zhu Zhanqi asked hurriedly.

Sun Ruoji looked at Lin Cairen beside him, and the look in his eyes clearly said, answer well, otherwise...

Sun Ruoji shook his head. "I fell down accidentally. Lin Cairen asked someone to rescue me."

"Your Highness heard it. She said it herself."

"Whether someone is threatening you, don't be afraid." Zhu Zhanqi encouraged.

"No, it's all my own."

When Zhu Zhanqi heard her say this, he didn't know what to say.

"Young Prince, we will go ahead first." Lin Xue and the other man said and left.

After everyone left, Zhu Zhanqi handed her a handkerchief and said, "Wipe it."

"Thank you."

"Which palace are you from? Your Highness will take you back. Otherwise, you will be in danger again."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but it should not be necessary."

Zhu Zhanqi finally followed her quietly and saw her enter the Yikun Palace. It turned out that she was from the Yikun Palace.