All the concubines in the harem are time travelers

After a while, Li'er came back with the things, put down the cushion and bent down to prepare to tie the knee pads for her.

There was the clinking sound of gold and silver jewelry, and an arrogant female voice came from the side.

"Hey, why don't you move the bed out? Wouldn't it be more comfortable to kneel on the bed?"

Cui Lihua was wearing a dark purple palace dress, made of the finest silk from head to toe, with blooming peony flowers embroidered with gold thread. Her bun was wrapped with a glittering ribbon and adorned with two lifelike golden peacock hairpins, which were symmetrical on the left and right.

Holding Qinyin's hand, he walked over with a swagger.

Bu Ji looked at her without saying anything. He waved his hand, indicating Li'er to put away all the things.

The futon was no longer needed and the knee pads were taken off.

She bent down and slowly knelt on the cold stone bricks. As soon as her knees touched the ground, her brows frowned.

It was hard and cold, and my legs were going numb.

Cui Lihua rolled her eyes, walked up to her and looked down at her.

"Bu Ji, you are very capable, aren't you? Why didn't the emperor save you this time? He was willing to let you kneel on the palace road."

"With so many palace servants coming and going, I'm afraid you, a noble, won't be able to keep your dignity."

Bu Ji raised his eyelids and looked at her, his expression changed slightly, and there was a hint of deep thought in his eyes.

Noble person?

She remembered that when Lin Chengrui saw her just now, he called her Bu Guiren.

If she remembered correctly, she called herself a palace maid at Donghuamen and never told anyone that she was a noble lady.

If the emperor had not looked for Lin Chengrui, how would Lin Chengrui know her position?

So, Li Ji knew that she had sneaked out of the palace, but he had no intention of punishing her. Wouldn't that mean she would be able to sneak out often in the future?

The guards at Donghua Gate take orders from Lin Chengrui, so they will naturally help her.

Thinking of this, she felt happy and the corners of her mouth rose slightly in a beautiful arc.

"You can still laugh?"

Cui Lihua had no idea what she was laughing at, but she felt unhappy when she saw the woman laugh.

She obviously won this time.

The Queen Mother listened to her and punished Bu Ji, and the Emperor had no intention of saving this woman. He must be angry because she sneaked out of the palace.

Bu Ji's situation is hopeless, and her brief period of favor is over. From now on, she will have the final say in the harem, and the emperor will only favor her. All the treasures in the Imperial Household Department will be hers.

She had long wanted the gold and jewel-inlaid hairpin with two dragons playing with a pearl, but she had never found a chance to ask the emperor for it.

She thought today was a good day.

It makes me happy just thinking about the punishment this bitch will receive and her reward.

"My Lady, I am only kneeling here in compliance with your orders. There is no reason why I cannot laugh."

"I am very glad that you came to see me."

Bu Ji had a fake smile on her face, and looking at her heavily made-up face, it was so fake that it was hard to laugh.

Cui Lihua glared at her, flicked her sleeves and said.

"Don't be so self-indulgent. I'm not here to see you. I'm on my way to the Qianqing Palace to give the emperor some ginseng soup."

"I don't know. I will stay in the Qianqing Palace to serve the emperor tonight."

Bu Ji smiled faintly, as if he was not irritated by her, and there was no jealousy on his face. This made Cui Lihua even angrier, and she was about to leave angrily.

Before leaving, he looked back at her, raised his eyebrows and sneered.

"I heard it's been raining lately. It's bound to rain again tonight. You better not die here tomorrow morning."

"Sister Bu, the Qianqing Palace is far from here. I can't even collect your body in time."

She covered her mouth with a handkerchief, with the corners of her mouth curled up. Her words showed regret, but behind her words she was waiting to see the show and wished she would die.

Anyone who stands in her way must die.

This was the case with Yu Guan's daughter and Bu Ji as well.

Li'er squatted in front of Bu Ji, held her arm, and said worriedly.

"My Lord, what the Imperial Concubine said is true. It will rain tonight."

"You're kneeling here, what can you do?"

Bu Ji looked up at the sky. It was originally clear, but a few dark clouds floated in from somewhere and covered the entire palace. It was just past noon, but it felt like dusk.

"It's okay. It's not like we haven't been caught in the rain before."

"Don't worry, no one will die."

She was actually quite timid, afraid that a thunderbolt would hit her on the head, so she moved to the side, thinking that it might be better if she wasn't under the tree.

But Li'er is timid to begin with. How could she show fear in front of Li'er? Li'er would just cry non-stop.

"I'll go get an umbrella. If it rains later, I'll hold one for you, young master."

After Li'er finished speaking, she stood up and was about to go into the house. Bu Ji grabbed her wrist and said.

"do not go."

"There are Concubine Jia's people under the tree. We can't let her get hold of us. If you hold an umbrella for me, I will have knelt for a few hours in vain."

Li Er looked under a tree not far away and saw a young palace maid standing there. She was wearing a pink palace dress and a light yellow silk flower on her head. She seemed to remember that the young palace maid was called Chun Qu.

Before, the emperor stayed in the Yikun Palace, and it was this palace maid who broke in and tried to call the emperor to the Yanx Palace.

She looked away angrily, feeling sorry for her young mistress.

"My dear, the Emperor has never favored you, but you have been targeted by the Imperial Concubine for no reason. I...I feel very sad."

Bu Ji knelt down, her knees aching. She straightened her back with difficulty, reached out her hand and wiped the tears from her cheeks with her thumb.

"Well, the emperor didn't favor me, nor did he treat me harshly, which is already good enough."

She didn't dare to tell Li'er directly about avoiding the favor, for fear that Li'er would think too much and think that she was thinking about Liang Xing.

Yanzhi came out of the yard, holding a spatula in her hand, her face black from touching the ash from the bottom of the pot. She ran to Bu Ji with a pout and said aggrievedly.

"My Lord, the maid in the kitchen is sick, and there is no one in our palace to cook tonight."

Li'er glanced at her unhappily, snatched the spatula from her hand, and said.

"My young lady is being punished to kneel, and you still have the mind to eat. You have no conscience."

Yanzhi felt even more aggrieved after hearing what she said, and tears as big as beans fell down her face.

"Sister Li'er, I just wanted to make dinner earlier because the master would have enough energy after eating."

Bu Ji pulled up her hand that was blackened by stove smoke and comforted her.

"Yanzhi, go to the imperial kitchen to get dinner. If you don't know how to cook, don't do it."

Her voice was trembling, and each word was squeezed out from between her teeth with difficulty.

I don't know why, but the pain in my knees spread to my waist and my entire abdomen began to hurt. It was a twisting pain, so I must have caught a cold.

Rouge shook her head and said while biting her lip.

"I went to the imperial kitchen. They heard that the young lady was punished by the Queen Mother, so they were unwilling to give me food, saying that there were not enough ingredients for today."

Before she could finish, Li'er started cursing.

"This bunch of servants who look down on others, when I went there a few days ago, they kept calling me sister and saved all the good things for the young master."

"As soon as the young master was punished today, they changed their faces. It's disgusting!"