Concubine De looked at He Linwan coldly, and the palace maid behind her who had just slapped He Linwan turned pale and fell to her knees with a "poof".

The queen coughed lightly and didn't speak, and Shen Mama behind the queen reacted quickly, giving the palace people a look, and someone immediately came up and dragged the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground.

The palace maid looked at Concubine De beggingly, and said, "The slave maid didn't hit her just now......"

Concubine De didn't even give her a look, she got up slowly, walked up to He Linwan and stared at her a few times, then glanced at He Zhen, and said with a sneer: "Very good." ”

After finishing speaking, Concubine De brushed her sleeves and left.

He Zhen shrank his neck in fright, and He Linwan lowered his eyes respectfully.

Concubine Xian took the handkerchief and printed the corners of Yin's slightly upturned mouth, and smiled and played a round: "Okay, it's okay, Concubine De is just joking with you." ”

The queen looked at He Linwan and He Zhen, and sighed slightly, "Get up and sit back." ”

He Linwan and He Zhen got up and sat back in their places.

Neither the queen nor Concubine Xian said anything to Concubine De's departure, and everyone pretended that nothing had happened and continued to talk and laugh, and the palace banquet resumed its original liveliness.

He Zhen's seat is several seats away from He Linwan, she was scared tonight, but she is optimistic by nature and doesn't hide much in her heart, and after drinking two glasses of wine with the show girl at the same table, her face regained her smile, and only occasionally glanced at He Linwan's side carefully, she was not worried about anything else, but she was afraid that she had just caused trouble, and she didn't know if she would be scolded by her sister later, seeing that He Linwan's face had been very calm, she let go of half of her heart.

Xue Wanqing's maid came back with a pot of wine, and took advantage of the time to pour the wine to whisper a few words in Xue Wanqing's ear.

Xue Wanqing glanced at He Zhen, who was talking to the same table, and said to He Linwan: "I asked the palace man who went to find He Zhen before, He Zhen hid in the imperial garden and cried, and was bumped into by His Majesty who went to visit the pure nobles, He Zhen didn't recognize His Majesty at first, and cried to him that his newly made cloak was snatched away, and His Majesty asked people to give him his own cloak, and then His Majesty did not go to the palace of pure nobles, and went directly to Baoqing Tower. ”

He Linwan picked up the wine jug and poured wine for herself and Xue Wanqing, and just nodded indifferently after listening, "I know, thank you." ”

He Linwan didn't ask who the palace person who had inquired about Xue Wanqing was, he was able to listen in such detail, and he was not surprised why Xue Wanqing, the daughter of a foreign minister, still had eyeliner in the palace.

Everyone has secrets, and as long as there is no obstacle with her, she will not be curious at all.

Xue Wanqing didn't feel that she had revealed much great news, so she didn't speak again after that, just picked up the wine glass and took a sip lightly, as if she was disgusted that the wine for the female guests in the palace was a little bland and tasteless, so she frowned and put it down.

Until the end of this palace banquet, there was no more moths. After the queen and the palace concubines left the table, Mama Shen instructed the palace people to take the show girl back to the Wenzhen Palace.

He Zhen obediently followed behind He Linwan, and the mood that had just relaxed a little became apprehensive again. He Lin didn't speak, He Zhen didn't dare to speak out, Mu Lanping came over to comfort her for the previous matter, and she was only barely perfunctory.

After leaving the Imperial Garden, the palace people took the show girls on another path, and when they passed a long alley that was somewhat cramped, everyone suddenly heard a scream in the distance. At this time, the sky was already dark, and the palace lamps in the hands of the palace people projected everyone's figures on the red palace wall, and a gust of wind blew, and the shadows trembled, like a wandering soul away from the human body, wandering in this huge palace.

There were a few timid show girls who gasped in fright, and held the hands of the people next to them tightly, and He Zhen didn't care about being afraid that He Lin would be late, so she grabbed her sleeve and hid behind her.

"Big sister, what's that sound?"

The leading palace man turned his head to look at He Zhen, and said in an indifferent tone: "Over there is the Prudential Punishment Division, where the palace concubines and palace people are punished, and anyone who enters there will shed his skin if he does not die." ”

The show girls couldn't help but chill when they looked at the faces of the old palace people who looked a little gloomy in the dim light, especially the screams in the distance gradually weakened, and then there was no sound anymore, they were already terrified to the extreme.

Someone whispered, "I, let's go quickly." ”

"Yes, yes, let's go. ”

After entering the palace, the show girls who paid great attention to their manners were all buried in their heads and shrunk their shoulders at this time, holding the hands of the people around them tightly and walking quickly, as if there was something chasing behind them. After a while, the people were gone, and only He Linwan, He Zhen, Xue Wanqing and the old palace people remained.

Seeing that He Linwan was standing still, He Zhen hurriedly pulled her sleeve and said uneasily: "Big sister, they are all gone, let's go quickly." ”

He Linwan didn't pay attention to He Zhen, but just said to Xue Wanqing: "You go back first, we'll come later." ”

Xue Wanqing didn't want to stay here for a long time, so she nodded when she heard this, and left quickly without asking anything.

Seeing that He Lin was not leaving, He Zhen was even more worried, "Big sister, aren't we leaving?"

He Linwan glanced at her, "Wait a little longer." ”

He Zhen didn't know what He Linwan was waiting for, but he didn't dare to resist. She looked around, everyone was gone, and only the two of them and the old palace man were left in this long alley, and the old palace man did not urge them, but only stood aside with a blank face holding the palace lamp and waiting.

He Zhen pouted aggrievedly and stood closer to He Linwan.

At this time, a chaotic sound of footsteps came towards this side, and there were several people listening to the sound.

He Zhen turned around curiously, and saw four chamberlains carrying something quietly over, and the thing was covered with a layer of white cloth, so He Zhen couldn't tell the difference.

It wasn't until these people were about to walk in front of He Linwan and He Zhen that a gust of wind blew, the layer of white cloth slipped down, and a dead face suddenly appeared in front of He Zhen's eyes, and the palace lamp in the hands of the old palace people illuminated the resentful and unwilling expression on the face very clearly.

He Zhen was stunned for a moment, before she realized what it was, and threw herself into He Linwan's arms with a scream.

He Linwan felt that He Zhen in her arms was trembling, but she didn't say anything, just raised her hand and patted her comfortingly.

After a while, He Linwan said, "Okay, it's over. ”

He Zhen was lying in He Linwan's arms and shook his head vigorously, but he refused to look up, He Linwan was not reluctant, and stood there with He Zhen in his arms and did not move.

After a long time, He Zhen calmed down, raised a face full of tears, and sobbed, "Big sister, I can see that and that ...... just now It's the palace maid who slapped me before, didn't she die because of me? ”

He Linwan didn't answer, but just slipped He Zhen out of his arms, and said with a cold and ruthless face: "Are you done crying? ”