Farewell Flower Festival

After arriving at the small kitchen, Chao Yan couldn't wait to ask what was going on. Eunuch Wu sighed and said, "Today is the anniversary of the death of the late queen."

Chao Yan quickly thought of the mastermind behind the scenes, "Was it the prince who did it?"

Eunuch Wu sighed again, "The Emperor doted on His Majesty back then, but unfortunately His Majesty was not in good health during that time and died within two years. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believed that His Majesty had killed the late Queen and took his anger out on Your Highness. Every year on the anniversary of the late Queen's death, he would have people come to scatter paper money and make Your Highness kneel down to apologize to His Majesty the Queen. Alas~" Eunuch Wu sighed and shook his head, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince taught Your Highness how to write when he was a child. I don't know who spread the rumors and became estranged from Your Highness. Alas~"

"Uncle, don't sigh all the time. As the saying goes, you have to look at the owner when beating a dog." This metaphor seemed inappropriate. Chao Yan paused and continued, "We have to find a way to help His Highness."

Eunuch Wu sighed again, "What can we do? I can help you this time, but next time, Your Highness will only suffer more."

Chao Yan said: "What about the emperor? You don't care. After all, they are father and son. There should be some father-son affection, right?"

Eunuch Wu sighed and said, "The Emperor probably still hasn't gotten over what happened back then. Even if he knew what the Crown Prince had done, he would only reprimand him. Afterwards, the Crown Prince would probably blame you for it and hate you even more."

Chao Yan said: "Your Majesty is really confused. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. If you don't take good care of him now, he will definitely become a tyrant in the future."

Eunuch Wu was a little surprised. He probably didn't expect Chao Yan to say such a reasonable truth. She dared to say that the emperor was confused and the prince would be a tyrant in the future. If this word got out, it would be a capital crime. Although Eunuch Wu appreciated Chao Yan's outspokenness, he still reminded her not to say such words in front of outsiders in the future. Chao Yan knew it in her heart and would not get into trouble by talking nonsense outside. She asked Mu Tianling how long he would kneel, and Eunuch Wu said that he would go back when it got dark.

You have to kneel for a whole day!

Chaoyan looked at the snowflakes falling outside the door and wondered if Mu Tianling could hold on.

By noon, the snow had not stopped. The scattered paper money was covered by the snow. The falling snowflakes turned Mu Tianling's hair white, and his knees were buried in the snow.

The two young eunuchs who had scattered paper money before were having lunch in the room, and they complained that there was not even a charcoal fire in the cold palace.

Chaoyan hid by the wall and watched the two of them eating and drinking, while Mu Tianling knelt in the snow and got wet. She was very angry and really wanted to throw a hammer over and smash their rice bowls. Although Mu Tianling always liked to order her around and gave her a cold look at every turn, he was a bit fond of cold violence and had some personality problems, but she still couldn't stand others bullying him, and using such bad means.

At this time, another person walked in from outside the gate. He was an older eunuch, who looked about the same age as Eunuch Wu, but his waist was a few inches thicker than Eunuch Wu's. When he walked in, he didn't even look at people straight in the eye, and had a very arrogant look on his face. Behind him was a young eunuch holding a whip in his hand.

Chaoyan thought to herself that something was wrong and she was about to hit someone!

When the two young eunuchs saw Eunuch Gao coming in, they hurried over to show their courtesy. Eunuch Gao didn't even look at them. He walked up to Mu Tianling and said, "Fourth Prince, the Crown Prince is not in a good mood today, so he specially asked me to come and give you a beating."

Mu Tianling clenched his fists, and the corners of his cold lips tightened a little, as if he was preparing to grit his teeth and endure the whip when it hit him. Eunuch Gao picked up the whip, but before he could whip it, he heard someone shouting:

"stop!"

Chaoyan rushed over and grabbed the whip in Gao Gonggong's hand, taking it away while Gao Gonggong was stunned. After coming to his senses, Gao Gonggong immediately ordered people to catch her. The two young eunuchs just took a step closer, but they were frightened by Chaoyan's roar of "Ah!" and the crazy whipping, and they dared not move forward.

Eunuch Gao was so angry that he called the two useless people. He glared at them with a cold look, which scared them so much that their adrenaline surged and they rushed over like chicken blood. Seeing that the situation was not good, Chao Yan threw the whip far away and turned to run. As a result, her feet slipped and she fell into the snow with a plop. She complained in her heart that she could not escape the dog-blood slot of "running away must fall down". She fell right under Mu Tianling's nose. Not only did the other party not thank her, but he also snorted at her and spat out two words, "Idiot."

The veins on Chaoyan's forehead bulged, and she grabbed a handful of snow and smeared it on his face. He glared at her, and she turned her head away, pretending not to see it. Just as she was about to get up, she heard Eunuch Gao order, "Hold her down!" The two young eunuchs immediately did as they were told, and one of them grabbed one of her shoulders and pressed her hard into the snow, as if to retaliate against her for letting them scold him.

You stupid lackey, Chao Yan cursed in her heart, feeling that she must be in a very embarrassing state right now, and this embarrassing state happened right under Mu Tianling's nose. She really wanted to slap herself. Why didn't she think about the fact that she didn't have any martial arts and couldn't burrow underground before rushing over? Now she deserved to be a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

"You little girl dared to steal my whip. Today I'll let you taste the power of my power." Eunuch Gao raised the whip and whipped it fiercely. Chaoyan closed her eyes and clenched her teeth. After a while, she wondered why there was no movement. She raised her head and saw that the whip was grabbed by a hand. Seeing that it was Mu Tianling who reached out to help, she was a little touched for a moment, and felt that it was not so stupid and ridiculous for her to rush over.

"What does your highness mean?" Eunuch Gao glanced at Mu Tianling with displeasure and a hint of surprise on his face. He did not expect the other party to grab the whip.

"Didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reward me with a whip? It's more important for the eunuch to do his business first." Mu Tianling said and let go of the whip.

Eunuch Gao sneered and said, "Then I am offended."

With a crackling sound, the whip landed heavily on Mu Tianling's back, causing the snow covering his hair and shoulders to fall off. He gritted his teeth and endured it, not saying a word.

Chaoyan was shocked when she heard the cry, and she closed her eyes subconsciously. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the cold expression on his face had not changed. She thought he was also a fool who would not even cry out when it hurt. She struggled to stretch out her hand, but her arm was pressed tighter. She turned her head and stared coldly at the eunuch on the right. The other party was shocked by her sharp eyes. She took the opportunity to pull out her arm and stretched out her hand to hold Mu Tianling's clenched fist. Eunuch Gao glanced at her and sneered, "It turns out that this little girl is your highness's lover. No wonder she rushed over to grab the whip without caring about her life." Chaoyan cursed in her heart, and when the whip fell, she felt his cold fist clenched tighter, and silently encouraged him in her heart: Hold on, don't lose to this kind of dirty villain!