Even the coarse Huo Yanzhi heard the implication, not to mention the two major people in the palace, Zhao Jiufu and Ma Gongming.

Ma Gongming glanced at Zhi Wei, who had a shy face, and tried to ignore the weirdness in his heart.

Zhao Jiufu's eyes widened in surprise and looked back and forth at her.

Zhiwei didn't know the implicit meaning of that sentence, but she really had no other choice. Anyway, as soon as the palace maids who admired the emperor grabbed a handful, His Majesty couldn't punish her just because she was "happy......

The air was filled with a quiet atmosphere of awkward confusion.

Huo Yanzhi finally found his voice, and spoke reservedly and coldly: "Take people down." ”

He didn't say how to deal with it, and Ma Gongming was a little embarrassed. But he had to take the initiative to speak, but he was afraid of being angered by Huo Yanzhi, saying that he had to ask for instructions on this little thing, what use did he want.

After all, this young emperor is uncertain, maybe he will be unhappy and be able to get rid of him, the newly released deputy commander of the Punishment Division?

Seeing this, Zhao Jiufu took the initiative to make a personal favor: "Your Majesty, how should the people of this palace be punished?" ”

Huo Yanzhi looked at Zhi Wei who was kneeling on the ground with her head down, and as soon as her gaze fell on her, she looked away unnaturally.

Speaking of which, it seems that no woman has been so bold as to "confess" to him in front of him before!

The little concubines and palace people who secretly sent Qiu Bo to him have naturally encountered it, but most of them are very tactful and decent, and those who bump into him around the corner, accidentally splash his clothes, and take the initiative to change his clothes have all means.

It's just that it's not so ugly, so clumsy, and stupid!

Although he is the dignified king of a country, he can't look down on the palace people who take the initiative to give him a hug, let alone a "confession" with a big red head, but it does not prevent him from quietly enjoying himself in his heart.

After the fun is over, the desire to be punished again will fade.

Despite this, his face was still not good-looking, and his tone was cold.

"The palace rules have their own rules, and the palace people are negligent in their duties, and they will be punished as they should be."

Ma Gongming hurriedly responded and led Zhiwei away.

Outside the hall, he glanced at Zhi Wei strangely, and suddenly laughed briefly.

"Miss Zhiwei is lucky, if it weren't for the good mood of Your Majesty, Fang Cai's words would have been heard by someone next to her, I'm afraid today's matter would not have ended so easily."

Zhi Wei pursed her lips, only said "Gonggong Xie mention", and went to the Shen Criminal Division in silence all the way.

Fang Cai's shyness had already been collected and disappeared without a trace, which made Ma Gongming feel amazed.

This kind of face-changing kung fu is really the way to survive in the palace, and I don't know if she will really have a little bit of creation?

Zhiwei has been in the palace for eight years, and the palace rules have long been reversed. The crime of negligence can be large or small, and there is a lot of room for flexibility. If you hit dozens of boards, you will be whipped ten times, or you will be punished for kneeling for a few hours, and I don't know how this father-in-law feels today.

She tried her best to cheer herself up, after all, she survived the twenty boards last time, and this time it was nothing more than playing the boards. His Majesty has spoken, and Ma Gonggong will not put her to death.

As a result, when he arrived at the Shen Criminal Division, Ma Gongming pretended to flip through the palace rules and regulations, looked at her a few more times, and finally showed a strange smile.

Zhi Wei was trembling by his laughter, and reluctantly squeezed out a flattering smile: "Father-in-law Ma shouldn't want to find me some kind of punishment like that, right?" Slave maid—"

Ma Gongming smiled and threw away the yellow book in his hand, and spit out a sentence lightly.

"Naturally not. The girl is so beautiful, I don't know if he will become an adult one day. Your Majesty has the heart to let you go, but our family doesn't want to be a wicked person. ”

Zhi Wei's face was slightly hot, and she didn't want to defend herself, so she only quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since this sentence is here, most of the punishment will not be too severe, right? Even if it's a board, it shouldn't be better than last time.

Then, she waited confidently: "Just punish the girl for raising the bell for seven days, okay?" ”

Zhi Wei's feet were weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

That's a bell!

I didn't sleep all night and walked around the dark Miyagi!

And it's seven nights!

Lifting the bell is simply the quickest way to meet ghosts, and he is embarrassed to ask her how is it?

She was tempted to ask if she could change to a board, really, she would rather play twenty boards.

But she didn't have the courage to ask, Ma Gongming, an old fox, has been in the Shen Criminal Division for many years, and has just been promoted to deputy commander, who dares to offend him easily, and if she asks, maybe the board will be doubled.

She could only squeeze out a smile that was more ugly than crying: "Gonggong Xie is sympathetic...... and then floated back to the palace of the Siyuan Bureau like a ghost.

Lianzhu and the others have already been released, but they have been fined for three months, and they don't have to suffer from flesh and skin.

Knowing that Zhiwei was finally punished for lifting the bell for seven days, Lian Zhu was very sympathetic, but Hua Ying was quite indignant.

"It's all your fault for not fixing the flower pot on the top of the pavilion, what's the matter with the two of us? If you make a mistake, you still want us to accompany you to be punished, what kind of truth is this? ”

Zhiwei knew that she was at a loss, so she didn't bother with her, and after apologizing, if the other party complained, she just couldn't hear it.

At this time, it was already past noon, and it was impossible for the dining room to leave food for her, so Zhiwei could only go back to the room hungry first, give her some medicine on her forehead, and then go out to work.

However, Lianzhu secretly stuffed her with a cold cake and let her pad her stomach, Zhiwei was grateful, but she couldn't say anything good, she only pinched Lianzhu's hand and said "thank you".

"Okay, we've been in the Siyuan Bureau for so long, and you haven't helped me, and this thing is worth a thank you?"

Zhi Wei shook her head: "That's different, I only helped you a small favor before, and this time I can still be regarded as guilty." Look at other people, everyone wants to get rid of me, where is there anyone as stupid as you? ”

Lian Zhu said: "Those of us who are below will be punished if we don't do well, this is right, who is usually punished by the people above?" What do you say about wearing a guilty body, and if you are punished, you will be fine? Don't worry about me, think about how to survive these nights. ”

The two sighed a few words of warmth and affection, and then went to work separately.

Thinking of the bell lifting at the beginning of tonight, Zhi Wei felt a little guilty in her heart.

However, no matter how cowardly you are, you can't help but go at night!

Reason told her that if she wanted to survive these seven days, she had to work against the clock during the day, fighting for every bit of sleep she had. Otherwise, after staying up for so many days, she would definitely be wasted!

Fortunately, even Biting had an accident today, although she was not killed, Steward Li didn't dare to let her take care of it anymore, and he dialed someone over and directly removed all the flower pots on the top of the pavilion, and the wisteria curtains that had not yet formed were gone.

As a result, Zhiwei's daily work is a little less.

The breeze was blowing in the flower field, and the wound on the forehead was a little itchy.

Zhi Wei subconsciously wanted to touch it, but she couldn't remember that when Xiao Jieyu had a miscarriage the year before last, the flower pot kicked by His Majesty the Emperor who was angry happened to be smashed in this position.

She couldn't help but smile bitterly, it was estimated that she was in conflict with His Majesty the Venerable Emperor, otherwise why would it be bad to touch him every time?

Fortunately, she had an idea today and said that, otherwise I was afraid that she would not be able to get through the trick.

The delicate flower branch touched her hand, as if to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, I still have two years and one month to go home from the palace...... Bear with it a little longer, and I've survived eight years, and this little time has passed in the blink of an eye...... As long as you avoid those nobles in the future, you can always pass in peace......"

The murmur gradually subsided, and it was carried out by the spring breeze, and it was impossible to tell whether it was talking to itself or to someone.

For the whole afternoon, Zhiwei was busy in the flower field, and it was not until the end of Shen Shi that she was free. I just found a corner and squinted against the wall for a quarter of an hour, and it was time for dinner.

The meal was on a long table, and the palace maids of the Siyuan Bureau ate together, and the eunuchs ate on the other side.

The wound on Zhiwei's forehead was clearly shaking, coupled with the news transmission for most of the day, basically people who were not blind and deaf were quietly looking at her.

Lian Zhu saw that she was eating less, so she quietly advised: "You better eat more, save ...... tonight"

Xu was a little unable to eat because of the wound, but she barely ate a hard bun, but she didn't eat a few bites of the dish, and she was caught by other palace maids.

Because the founding emperor and Empress Renxiao are both gentle and kind, they will not easily kill palace people, and torture like lifting the bell and holding it is still relatively rare since this dynasty, but it does not mean that there is none, and it is not just used to punish palace maids.

Don't talk about it, let's just say that when the first emperor was in the dynasty, there was a concubine who was very favored at that time, and even the current queen mother and the then concubine had to retreat, but there was a little concubine who offended the concubine without opening her eyes, so she was punished to raise the bell. As a result, the little concubine only lasted for two days, and she was so frightened that the six gods fell ill, and then died in less than half a month.

This is the old thing that Zhiwei heard from Concubine Kang a few years ago, although the concubine was favored for a while, her life was not very good, she did not leave an heir, she died of dystocia when she gave birth for the first time, and she directly had two lives, and it became the occasional epiphany in the harem.

At that time, Concubine Kang whispered to her: "All the favors in this palace are fake, and only the last laugh is the real winner." ”

Zhi Wei knew that Concubine Kang was referring to the winners who had the last laugh, Concubine He De and Empress Dowager He, and maybe she was also tactfully pointing her out.

She was young at the time, and she never thought about the beautiful thing of flying on the branches and becoming a phoenix, so she didn't really listen to it.

At that time, she never imagined that she would have offended the emperor twice, luckily left a cheap life, and finally was ordered to carry the bell.

Lifting the bell is not to say how the palace people carry the bell, but to punish the palace people who made mistakes to make a personal time clock.

The bell lifting time is calculated from the key under the door of Youzheng Palace every day, and it is not over until the fifth watch. The people who made mistakes in the palace should walk around the outside of the Qiande Palace and shout "The world is peaceful", and the voice should not be too loud to disturb the holy driver, nor too small.

Start from the Qiande Gate and walk around the palace wall, until you go to the Rijing Gate in the east, then go around the Qiande Palace, walk to the Yuehua Gate in the west, and finally go to the Qiande Gate, so it is a circle. And then it's the other way around, and the cycle goes on and on.

It was getting dark, and Zhiwei also came to the vicinity of Qiande Palace along the long sandwich road.

As soon as the palace gate was keyed, the guards of Qiande Palace saw a rare spectacle.

A slender palace maid with a small lantern in her hand walked over tremblingly, walking in front of them without squinting, leaving a depressing sentence of "the world is peaceful".

The most important thing is that this palace girl has a good appearance, but her forehead is a little red and swollen, and she looks a little embarrassed.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't talk to each other when they were on errands, the guards would have been talking about it.

For example, betting on why this girl was fined for lifting the bell; For example, whether this girl can get ahead in the future; Another example is whether this girl will take a fancy to any of them. Etcetera.

Zhi Wei who was being punished didn't know that they were thinking about this, and she didn't know that there were people in the harem who whispered their names in the dark night.

A palace beauty reclined on the chaise longue and asked the palace people kneeling in front of her.

"Is your information accurate? Your Majesty really spared that from the Siyuan Bureau today? ”

After the palace man answered, the beauty suddenly snorted heavily.

"You say, how fragrant and beautiful was she born to hook Your Majesty?"

It's not easy for the palace people to answer this, saying that the beautiful mother is not happy, and saying that it is ugly is the crime of deceiving the master.

Fortunately, another more stable palace maid opened her mouth to relieve the siege: "Niangniang, speaking of which, the slave maid has seen the Zhiwei side of the Siyuan Bureau, the national color and natural fragrance are not counted, but a pair of eyes are a little seductive." Don't worry, the slave also heard an interesting story related to her, do you want to listen to it? ”

The palace beauty said angrily: "What's the interesting thing? You're going to sell it, so don't you hurry up! Otherwise, this palace is not as good-tempered as His Majesty, and will directly pull you to the Shen Penal Division to play the board! ”

The palace maid said this and this, and the palace beauty was stunned at first, and then she smiled.

"Ouch, there's such an old case, it's really interesting. It's just at this juncture...... That being the case, we can't afford to waste this great opportunity, right? ”

The palace maid also smiled and said, "That's what Niang Niang said." ”

In the Qiande Palace, Huo Yanzhi, who had rested for a long time, was a little bored.

His vision is blurred now, Zhao Jiufu refuses to let him read, as soon as he says he wants to see him, he kneels, and holds his legs to prevent him from going, which is so annoying that he can't do it.

In addition, now that he is recuperating from his injuries, it is impossible to go to the harem, and it is not easy to recruit people to sleep in a hurry, which inevitably seems too anxious.

Huo Yanzhi could only send away people to chat with Wan Nianqing without a match, and had a deep understanding of the life of their plants, and he opened an idle book at random, and looked at it twice when he had nothing to do, but he didn't care at all.

Unconsciously, his sleepiness came up again, and even Wan Nianqing was muttering something that he couldn't hear clearly.

At this moment, a trembling "The world is peaceful" suddenly broke into his ears sharply.

Huo Yanzhi was full of excitement and woke up at the same time.