The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Why would the emperor come to Changchun Palace at this time?

Concubine Ye quickly put down the teacup and stood up to greet the emperor.

As the emperor stepped into Changchun Palace, he saw Shen Tang kneeling outside the bedroom with his back straight, like a lotus flower standing tall and pure in a lotus pond in midsummer.

Concubine Ye walked out of the bedroom, walked down the stairs in two or three steps, and bowed to the emperor. Normally, the emperor would help her up, but this time he didn't. Instead, he looked at Shen Tang who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's going on?"

Before Concubine Ye could reply, Princess Cheng'an complained, "The last peach blossom in the Imperial Garden has bloomed. I wanted to pick one and put it in the porcelain vase given to me by my father as a gift to my mother. However, just as I was entering the palace, Miss Shen II bumped into me and I accidentally broke the vase. She has caused me to damage the gift given by the emperor, so my mother will punish her by making her kneel for an hour as a punishment."

She was clearly punished to kneel for three hours, but when the emperor asked about it, it became one hour.

Shen Tang didn't believe that Concubine Ye would let her leave the palace after kneeling for an hour. She was just being lenient because she was afraid that the emperor would think the punishment was too severe.

The Emperor asked, "How could you be so careless?"

As the emperor spoke, his eyes swept across Shen Tang's face.

Shen Tang was stunned. Was it her illusion? The Emperor seemed to care about her. Regardless of whether it was or not, such a good opportunity must not be missed. Shen Tang hurriedly half admitted her fault and half complained, "I was thinking about the Imperial Concubine asking me to enter the palace. I was so engrossed that I didn't notice and bumped into Princess Cheng'an..."

Shen Tang had just said this when Concubine Ye interrupted her and looked at the emperor and said, "I made a bird's nest soup and was thinking of sending it to the imperial study later, but I didn't expect the emperor to come."

Concubine Ye was afraid that Shen Tang and the Emperor would complain, so she abruptly changed the subject. However, before she could change the subject, the Emperor asked, "What did my beloved concubine do by asking Marquis Pingyuan's daughter to come into the palace?"

Concubine Ye said, "It's Cheng'an. He suddenly wanted to learn sword dancing. I heard that Miss Shen Er performed sword dancing at the Spring Banquet of Prince Shou's Mansion and won the prize by beating so many ladies from the capital. So I wanted her to teach Cheng'an. Who would have thought that before she could even open her mouth, she would break the porcelain vase given by the emperor..."

The reputation of the Marquis of Changping's son was too bad, and he was beaten repeatedly. Although the emperor might have known about this a long time ago, the Marquis of Changping's Mansion could not catch the masked man. As a noble concubine, she called Shen Tang into the palace for questioning, but she was picking on the weak and had not yet gotten any results. It was really embarrassing. How could Concubine Ye dare to tell the emperor the truth about such a shameful thing?

The emperor did not suspect that Concubine Ye was deceiving him. "How could Cheng'an endure such hardship? Since it was an unintentional break, Miss Shen will be spared from punishment."

Shen Tang was delighted and said quickly, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."

Princess Cheng'an was unhappy and pouted, "She broke the porcelain vase that the emperor gave to me. Mother was lenient by only making her kneel for an hour. But the emperor didn't even let her kneel for once."

The emperor laughed and said, "Okay, I will give you another porcelain bottle."

Princess Cheng'an was not happy.

She would rather Shen Tang kneel for three hours than have her father give her a porcelain vase.

The emperor stepped into the hall. Concubine Ye looked back at Shen Tang who was getting up. Normally, the emperor would not say much when she punished anyone. However, because Second Miss Shen bumped into the princess and broke the imperial porcelain vase, she was only punished to kneel for an hour, which was already the lightest punishment. The emperor actually exempted Second Miss Shen from punishment. Concubine Ye suspected that the emperor came to plead for Second Miss Shen.

Shen Tang didn't kneel for a while, and his knees didn't hurt, and it didn't affect his walking at all.

Shen Tang bowed to the emperor's back and quickly left with Ginkgo. In her previous life, she didn't dare to come to Changchun Palace even when she followed Princess Jingyang, let alone she only had Ginkgo with her. She wanted to stay as far away from the palace as possible, and it would be best if she never set foot in Changchun Palace again in her life.

Only after leaving Changchun Palace did Ginkgo dare to breathe a sigh of relief, "I was really scared to death just now..."

Shen Tang was in a similar situation. Before she entered the palace, her grandmother warned her not to offend nobles. If she was really punished by Concubine Ye to kneel for three hours, she would probably be punished to kneel in the Buddhist temple for three days when she returned.

The emperor did not blame her for breaking the porcelain vase and exempted her from punishment. Grandmother and father could not punish her again. More importantly, the second wife and Shen Xi, who would take the opportunity to add insult to injury, were both in Jingci Temple. Without them fanning the flames, grandmother would be much more receptive.

Shen Tang felt incredibly lucky. She'd wanted to go to the Imperial Study to see the Emperor, but Princess Cheng'an wouldn't let her. Unexpectedly, the Emperor came to Changchun Palace himself. Shen Tang knew deep down that the Emperor would spare her punishment, probably out of consideration for Xie Guimo's sake...

Shen Tang didn't want to think too much, so Ginkgo looked around and said, "Miss, what should we do if no one leads the way?"

There were palace maids when he came, but not when he left.

Shen Tang did not give Concubine Ye any face at all. The palace maids in Changchun Palace did not care whether the master and servant knew the way out of the palace or not. It would be better if they got lost.

"I don't need anyone to lead the way."

Shen Tang didn't dare to talk about other places in the palace, but she had been to Changchun Palace too many times. It was no exaggeration to say that she could leave the palace with her eyes closed.

Seeing that Shen Tang was not worried, Ginkgo followed Shen Tang forward with confidence.

As he was walking, a familiar figure appeared in his sight. Shen Tang was dazed by the figure. The harem was a sensitive place where men were not allowed to enter and leave at will. Why was Xie Guimo here?

After Shen Tang was reborn, she was afraid to see him. When she knew that he was a man, she became even more afraid.

Shen Tang took Ginkgo's hand and decisively changed the route.

When she walked to another road, Shen Tang was extremely annoyed. Although she could leave Changchun Palace with her eyes closed, she was only familiar with that road. If she took another road, she could not guarantee that she would not get lost.

But rather than meet Xie Guimo head-on, she would rather get lost.

Seeing Shen Tang taking a detour, a certain gentleman's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Ginkgo didn't know why Shen Tang was still hiding from the Prince of Jingyang. She was curious but didn't dare to ask until she walked along a small path to the lotus pond.

There was nowhere to go ahead.

Ginkgo's mouth twitched again and again.

The girl said she didn't need anyone to lead the way, and she thought the girl remembered the way. Was he going to take her to the lotus pond?

The girl can swim, but she can't.

Shen Tang, "..."

The thing I was most worried about happened——

She’s lost!

What’s even worse is that after walking for such a long time, I didn’t even see a palace maid or eunuch, and I couldn’t find anyone to ask for directions.

Shen Tang had no choice but to go back, since she only remembered that road.

As they were walking, they were taken into the rockery. If Shen Tang had not seen Xie Guimo's pitch-black face in time, he would have been scared to death.

Xie Guimo's face was not only dark, but his words were filled with suppressed anger, "I shouldn't have entered the palace!"

The sound of gnashing teeth and the smell of alcohol came to my face.

How much alcohol did this bastard drink?!

Besides, it wasn't her who let him into the palace, so why is he angry with her?

and many more!

It wasn't a coincidence that the emperor went to Changchun Palace, but he asked the emperor to save her?