Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 60
"Today is the mid-spring weather, the weather is pleasant, and it is the most suitable for viewing flowers. The king took the civil and military ministers to the suburbs to worship the farmers. This state affairs is left to the crown prince. The harem is naturally in charge of the palace." Chonghua Palace, facing the palaces The concubine, Concubine Jin, was dressed in a multicolored silk dress, with her hair on her temples and glittering tassels, and solemnly and gracefully began her lecture.

"Your Majesty's words are true. Your Majesty goes to Beijing to take care of state affairs. Naturally, the concubines in our harem are the only ones who follow your Majesty's lead. Whatever your Majesty tells, the servants and concubines will do." Concubine Ge smiled and said a blessing.

"Well, if that's the case, then this palace will announce that from today onwards, all the sisters in the palaces will fast in the back garden, in order to thank God and pray for the king!" Imperial Concubine Jin lightly opened her lips and said.

"That's great!" The concubines from all the palaces whispered to each other, agreeing.

"However, this fasting must be done with sincerity. I would like to trouble all my sisters. During the fasting period, each of you must close your palace, and you must not interact with each other." Imperial Concubine Jin smiled slyly and leisurely.

"Sister Jin, don't we need to go to Chonghua Palace every day to say hello?" Concubine Jiang asked timidly.

"Confused!" Concubine Ge poked Concubine Jiang's temple with a finger.

"Your Majesty, concubine Bao from Jianjia Palace didn't come to Chonghua Palace to pay her respects today, doesn't it mean that she doesn't need to fast?" He concubine asked a little strangely.

"Masters, you only need to do according to Master Jin's will, and you don't need to worry about anything else." An Zhen took the words of Imperial Concubine Jin in a strange way, stepped forward and said to Fu.

"In addition, during the fasting period, if anyone in the harem walks by, they will all be punished!" Imperial Concubine Jin raised her eyebrows and reminded slowly.

The back garden is bathed in warm spring light. Peach blossoms, crabapples, and peonies are in full bloom. There is a sea of ​​flowers, and delicate raindrops. Early in the morning, Ah Xi led a group of young maids to water the garden in the backyard of Jianjia Palace. Flowers are busy.

Bao Si slept on a spring pillow at night, and listened to the sound of spring rain all night, she was really depressed, leaning against the window lattice by herself, lost in thought, just meeting A Xi's leisurely eyes.

"My lord, the flowers are blooming really well today, why don't we go for a visit in the back garden." A Xi looked at Bao Si with crooked eyes, and smiled mischievously.

"Well, Axi, it's rare that everyone is happy today, so let's go together." Baosi nodded happily, and Axi cheerfully helped Baosi tie up a hazy moon cloud temple in front of the dressing table and put on a golden dress. The hairpins, pearl tassels, and butterfly ribbons reflected the beautiful eyes of the stars, making them look natural and beautiful. Axi happily put the bronze mirror in front of Baosi, and at the same time tied a maid's hair on her temples, looking like a beautiful girl. Very delicate and cute.

Stepping on the smoky wind of spring, the maids of Jian Jia Palace followed Bao Si, lingering in the sea of ​​flowers.

"Strange, why is there no one in the back garden today, only our Jianjia Palace? Could it be that they are not in the palace?" Axi stared blankly at the small bridge and flowing water in the back garden, Can't help but have doubts.

"Assassin! It's an assassin! My lord, Sister Axi, look, there is a man in black with a knife on the other side of the powder wall!" Suddenly, a little girl named Lianxiang cried out in surprise, breaking the tranquility in the sea of ​​flowers.

"Assassins? How is this possible? How did they get into the palace?" Bao Si looked puzzled, followed the direction of the maid's finger, looked through the sea of ​​flowers, and was suddenly frightened.

Sure enough, from the whitewashed wall in the back garden, several tall men in black clothes jumped down from the top of the wall. Since they covered their faces, it was not clear who they were.

"Could it be the assassin of Quan Rong, who sneaked into the harem to commit misdeeds while the king was away?" Bao Si trembled in her heart, quickly calmed down the emotions of her servants, and quietly ordered: "Everyone, don't panic, follow the order, Gently leave the back garden one by one, let's go to the Royal Forest Army to catch the assassin!"

"Yes, empress!" The servant girls agreed in a low voice, and quickly tiptoed away from the sea of ​​flowers.

The whole process only took a few minutes, and the maids were already sweating profusely, as if the days were like years, and finally exited the courtyard gate. Axi looked up and found a group of guards with swords on their waists. He couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurried to report.

"Stop! Which palace maid are you, how dare you trespass on His Royal Highness's guard?" Rong Yuan, the guard in golden armor, shouted loudly.He drew half of the sword.

Axi took a closer look and saw a stalwart young man with a face like a crown jade in the team, with a purple gold Ruyi crown on his head. He was just the prince's first cultivation. I was enjoying the flowers in the back garden, and unexpectedly I saw an assassin breaking into the palace, please help the prince!"

"What? What are you shouting about? More than half of the people in the palace are shocked by you!" A sneer appeared on the corner of Chuxiu's mouth, and he said slowly: "Come on, cover this crazy girl's mouth Come on!" The guards gave an order, and they quickly grabbed the stunned Axi by his hands and feet, and blocked his mouth and nose like a lightning bolt.

"Everyone draws out their knives and goes to the back garden to catch the assassins!" After Chuxiu raised a chilling brow, he drew out his sword himself, led a large number of guards, and approached the courtyard gate of the back garden with a murderous look.

"Huh? My lord, look, why is there a dragon hexagram floating in the sky, which looks a lot like the legendary water dragon. Could it be that the king came up?" The little maid Ani Xiang suddenly felt that the sky was dark, and she pointed at it in a daze. asked the sky.

"No, Fennel, this is clearly a dangerous signal. Someone is coming to kill us. Hurry up and lead everyone to hide in the sea of ​​flowers, and don't come out without authorization!" Bao Si glanced lazily, and was startled in her heart. Quickly and nervously ordered Fennel.

As soon as the maids heard what Bao Si said, they found a group of murderous crowds rushing towards them not far away, and they were in a panic, rushing into the sea of ​​flowers in panic like a flock of sheep being chased away by hungry wolves.

"Concubine Bao, come out quickly, I'm here to rescue you!" At this moment, a commotion was heard outside the back garden.

(End of this chapter)