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Frowning, she pulled her skirt apart from the maid in disgust. Hua Mu Jin didn't show the slightest bit of pity on her face.

"Imperial Concubine Xi, what happened?" At the side, the eunuch asked doubtfully.

Turning her head to look at the eunuch, Hua Mujie took a while before asking, "Eunuch, I wonder, in the palace rules, what are the penalties for a palace maid who steals an imperial concubine's property? Also, what are the sins of the palace maids for insulting and looking down on your concubines? "

Although he didn't know why Hua Mu Jin would ask such a question, the eunuch still replied respectfully, "In reply to the Empress, the palace official stole the staff and downgraded it to a lower class palace servant. If insulting and looking down on the imperial concubine is a heinous crime, then you can punish it yourself, esteemed wangfei. "

In a split-second, the court lady was so frightened by the eunuch's words that she fell limply to the ground.

"Is that so? It's that serious? "But Eunuch, since there's no one by my side right now, what should I do with this staff?"

After flattering her, the eunuch pointed to the eunuchs and palace maids waiting outside and said, "Empress, the emperor has personally chosen the palace maid to serve you. Do you think she's satisfied?"

Ye Zichen glanced outside, but Hibiscus vulgaris wasn't very interested.

Then, he said, "Since this is the case, sir, not only did this court lady insult and look down on us, but she also stole our mother's remains. We will be punished according to our convictions, so let's begin with the thirty canes."

"Yes!" "Men, drag him out."

At his father-in-law's order, the eunuchs waiting outside came in and dragged the palace maid away.

At this moment, only then did the court lady recover from her shock. She quickly knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy, "Esteemed wangfei, esteemed imperial concubine, I beg you, please spare this servant. I beg you, this servant really won't dare to do this again. Esteemed wangfei, please spare my life …"

She coldly glanced at the maid, but there was only indifference in Hua Mujiao's eyes.

He turned around and looked at Pearl who was kneeling inside and shouted, "Pearl, come over here."

Hearing these words, Pearl only raised her head in the beginning, and didn't dare to move forward. However, after receiving Hua Mujiao's stern gaze, she still stood up and walked over.

"Just how did she bully you? Return it to me now."

Seeing the swollen hands of the pearl, Hua Mujie's heart ached. Letting the pearl deal with her body in its own way wasn't too excessive. However, she did not intend to let this person go either.

"Miss, I …" Pearl, however, was timid.

Although she had always known that Pearl was a coward, she still had a temper. Someone like Pearl would probably be bullied for the rest of her life, right?

In an instant, the flower hibiscus decided to change the pearl character.

"If I tell you to return it, you return it. This is an order!"

Pearl still wanted to say something, "But, Miss …"

"Hurry up!"

For the first time, Hibiscus Blossom used the stern look of a master and servant on Pearl, which made Pearl feel afraid of her, and she braced herself to step forward and lightly stepped on the maid's foot.

Hua Mujiao was almost amused by Pearl's kick. With her strength just now, even ants wouldn't be able to kill her, right?

With a deep sigh, Hua Mujiao turned her head to look at the green bamboo that was still kneeling on the ground, "Green Bamboo, come!"

"Yes sir!"

The green bamboo was not as weak as Pearl. After hearing Hua Mu Jin's words, it immediately stood up, walked to the court lady, and ferociously stomped on her feet.

"Ah …"

She cried out in pain, but the palace maid still lowered her head, hoping that Hua Mujiao would let out her anger and spare her life.

"Alright, let's drag it out."

However, her plan was wrong. She seemed to have forgotten that Hibiscus vulgaris was not a person to be trifled with from the start of the laundry. She was also a person who would take revenge.

"Esteemed Empress, esteemed wangfei, spare me, esteemed …"

After disposing of the head of the palace, Hibiscus vulgaris did not intend to let the rest of them, who had kneeled in the room and attacked Pearl, go away.

"Green Bamboo, just now, someone made a move against you. If anyone dares to make a sound, drag them out along with your staff! "

"Yes, Empress."

Walking forward, the green bamboo showed no mercy, and every member of the palace slapped their own faces twice. In the end, he only managed to vent his anger after feeling pain in his palms.

After the palace maid was caned, she was not able to escape her fate of being thrown into a cell.

Arriving at the so called Hibiscus Temple and looking at the magnificent palace, even though it was a bit grand, it did not lose its elegance.

After dispersing all the palace maids and eunuchs sent over by Bai Zhan Ke, Hua Mu Jin only left the pearl and green bamboo by her side.

After sizing up the green bamboo for a while, Hua Mujiao opened her mouth, "Green Bamboo, thank you for helping the pearl today. If it weren't for helping her, you wouldn't have been beaten to such a state."

At this moment, although Pearl and Green Bamboo had been changed to palace maids, the bruise on their faces had not disappeared.

Flower hibiscus could not help but feel some heartache.

Green Bamboo immediately kneeled down. "Empress, you're being too serious. Your servant just can't bear to see that maid bully too much. Besides, we just arrived at the laundry yesterday, and Pearl helped your servant quite a bit. Your servant repays her kindness."

"I know how to repay favors, and I have my own demeanor. In the future, you and Pearl can stay by my side. As long as you are sincere and sincere, I will treat you with my heart. "

With the character of the green bamboo, Hibiscus fragrans didn't hate it.

"Thank you, esteemed Empress."

"Get up. "By the way, why were you demoted to the laundry?" As for the green bamboo, Hibiscus vulgaris did not have complete trust.

She rose to her feet and respectfully replied, "To reply esteemed wangfei, this servant served tea by esteemed wangfei's side before. Because I accidentally broke esteemed wangfei's beloved teacup, I was demoted to the laundry department."

Smiling lightly, Hibiscus vulgaris continued asking, "Breaking a teacup is considered a crime?"

"Miss, you don't know, there are many rules in this palace. Breaking a teacup is a small matter in your eyes, but if you meet a master with a bad temper, it would be considered light for you to be sent to the laundry.

Before Green Bamboo could explain, Pearl explained for her.

"Well, at least I'm ill-informed." Helplessly shaking her head, Hua Mu Jin could only sigh. The class system of the ancient people really made people afraid.

"Empress, you are already Empress Xi. It is not appropriate for you to wear this set of laundry. This servant will help you bathe and change your clothes."

At this time, Green Bamboo suggested. It was better if she didn't say anything. As soon as she said it, Hua Mu Jin lifted her arm and sniffed. After not having bathed for three days, her body really did stink a little.

"But Pearl's hands were injured, and I just fought Bai … Cough, the palace maids and eunuchs bestowed upon me by the Emperor have all been dismissed.

Hearing this, Green Bamboo's lips curved up into a smile. She stuck out her tongue playfully and said confidently, "Empress, please be at ease. Besides not being able to wash clothes, I can handle this sort of thing. However, Empress, this servant has a few words that I don't know whether or not I should say. "

"Go ahead."

"Empress, the palace maids and eunuchs are divided up. Just now, those people were chosen for you by the Emperor. After you dismissed them, they could only do the most arduous and tiring work. Moreover, with such a large Jin Xi Palace, only Pearl and I are truly unable to manage it.

The care that the green bamboo talked about did not only include the matter of attending to the flower hibiscus. There was also the cleaning of the entire Hibiscus Palace and the protection of the flowers and trees in the garden outside.

After hearing these words, Hua Mujiao felt that Green Bamboo's words made sense, so she agreed. But they are already gone, and it seems unlikely that they will come back one by one. "

Suddenly, Green Bamboo seemed to take credit for this and said, "Empress, when this servant went to change clothes, I made them wait outside."

This action of the green bamboo made Hua Mu Jin have a whole new level of respect for her, but at the same time, she had her doubts.

One day in the Hibiscus Temple, Hibiscus Mutabilis took a bath and changed clothes. She looked around curiously, and could be considered to be familiar with the environment.

She was annoyed when the eunuchs came to tell her that they were going to have dinner for the night.

Although she didn't eat much in front of Bai Zhan Ke, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Looking at the table full of delicacies in front of him, to Hua Mujiao, this could already be said to be a full banquet.

He picked up his chopsticks and was about to move his chopsticks, but Pearl and Green Bamboo stopped him.

"Empress, the emperor hasn't arrived yet. According to the rules, you can't touch the chopsticks yet."

Hearing this, Hua Mujiao pouted in dissatisfaction, and sighed while holding her head with one hand, "When he arrives, I'll probably starve to death!"

"Who's starving?"

Right after Hua Mujie's words, Bai Zhan's voice arrived before his men.

After giving her a white eye, Hua Mujiao opened her mouth and complained, "You said you can't eat fast enough? If you grind like this and they don't let me use my chopsticks, who will I starve to death to? "

With a helpless smile, Bai Zhan Ke washed his hands in a silver basin carried by a palace maid. He sat down next to Hua Mujiao and said lovingly, "Alright, it's my fault. If you get hungry in the future, you don't have to wait for me, okay?"

"That's more like it!"

Raising her eyebrows in satisfaction, Hua Mujiao couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks and start eating.

Pearl, who was at the side, didn't feel anything, but the green bamboo could no longer stand. It bent forward and whispered into Hua Mujiao's ear, "Empress, according to the rules, each dish of yours can only be eaten with three chopsticks, you can't eat too much."

"Huh?"

The green bamboo's words made Hua Mu Jin speechless.

"Only three chopsticks?" If there were so many dishes, wouldn't it be a waste? Besides, what if there's something I like to eat, then I'll have to bear with it? Isn't that suffocating me to death? "

Hua Mujie's words made Green Bamboo and Pearl secretly laugh, and even Bai Zhankai, who was sitting beside them, could only helplessly laugh while shaking his head.

"All of you can leave. No need to wait on me."

"Yes sir!"

After everyone had left, Bai Zhan Ke picked up some food for Hua Mu Jin and said, "You don't have to care about the details. If you like it, you can eat more."

As for the love of Bai Zhan Ke, Hibiscus fragrans happily accepted.

She was a glutton to begin with, not to mention a delicacy, how could she be in the mood to care about anything else?

The corner of Bai Zhan Ke's mouth rose slightly as he looked at Hua Mu Jin, who was eating with relish. When she was almost done eating, she said in a low voice, "That Green Bamboo, even though it's someone you wanted, you should still pay more attention to it."