Chapter 4: Asking for forgiveness in the cold palace
"It's even easier to frame someone. You can steal something from the emperor, hide it in the eunuch's room, and then lead others to report it. You just stand by and watch."

"Aren't these methods more effective than your spitting... saliva?"

Helian Yu frowned and looked at Helian Su warily: "Why didn't His Majesty kill you back then? Wasn't he afraid that you would rebel behind his back?"

She is at most mean, but he is really vicious.

Woo woo, the rabbit is scared.

Helian Su gritted his teeth in anger, "This kid is incorrigible!"

"Are you talking about me?" Helian Yu pointed at himself.

"Yes!"

Helian Su was so angry that he was emitting sparks. He was the true emperor, how could he give birth to such a piece of mud? He couldn't even help her climb the wall!
"Did I ask you to teach me?" Helian Yu said aggrievedly, "I am just a child. How can I frame you for murder and arson?"

Helian Su touched his nose guiltily, looked at the little girl who was as tall as his thigh and whose face was so dark that her original appearance could not be seen due to malnutrition, and coughed lightly twice.

"Alright, I don't think you have any ability. Today, I will take charge and punish those ignorant eunuchs for you. How about that?"

Helian Yu jumped towards Helian Su, grinning with his teeth showing, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you are such a good person!"

She acted pitifully and the silly prince stood up for her. This trick really works.

Helian Yu sighed: A storybook is always new when you read it over and over again, and you can always learn from it.

Helian Su was infected by Helian Yu's smile, and a genuine smile appeared on his sword-like brows, but he still pretended to be disgusted.

"Don't show your teeth when you smile. You don't even know this rule. You really..."

The following story is left unsaid, and the meaning is self-evident.

"I'm just a palace maid, not a lady from a wealthy family." Helian Yu looked proud.

Anyway, she is now an illegal resident of the palace. What difference does it make whether she understands the rules or not?
"Do you really think I'm stupid?" Helian Su raised his hand to poke Helian Yu's cheek.

There is no meat at all, it feels uncomfortable.

He withdrew his hand, bringing back a finger of black mud.

Helian Su's forehead veins jumped, and he took a deep breath, "Your mother is my... my brother, who had sex with me seven years ago. You are my niece, and a legitimate princess of Daxia. Don't you want to restore your status?"

Seeing Helian Su's dangerous eyes, Helian Yu pinched his fingers, calculating the possibility of knocking him out of memory with one punch.

She doesn't want to be a princess of a fallen country!
"Why, you look like you don't want to be a princess? Wouldn't being a princess be more comfortable than being hungry and cold like you are now?"

Seeing that she was alert and had an expression as if she wanted to bite him to death to silence him, Helian Su chuckled.

The more I laughed, the more happy and excited I felt.

Helian Yu rolled her eyes at him, "So what if you don't want to be a princess! Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers who are not kind?"

"Ahem...If you haven't been to school, don't talk nonsense."

Helian Su was choked and kept coughing, with a look of disappointment on his face. He raised his hand to grab Helian Yu's little face, but seeing her gloomy face, he withdrew his hand awkwardly.

"If you had attended school for two days, you wouldn't be so outspoken."

In the palace, this little girl has no control over her mouth!
"Your Highness, it's getting late. Please leave." Helian Yu wanted to get rid of him quickly. "Just pretend we have never met."

Helian Su sneered. The hope for the elixir of immortality rests with her. How could he let her go so easily?

"Little girl, every move in the palace is under the control of the emperor. If he finds out that there is another daughter in the cold palace, what good will come of me, the king, who helped you hide it?" Helian Su pretended to threaten.

Helian Yu's face tensed and she moved closer to Helian Su and whispered in his ear.

Helian Su thought he could hear some clever schemes or outrageous words, but...

"coward!"

Helian Su: "..."

He had lived for forty-one years, and this was the first time he felt so powerless against someone. Helian Yu ran away after cursing, his calves moving very fast.

Helian Su did not stop him. When he saw that Helian Yu had disappeared, he put away the smile on his face and raised his hand.

Chang Hai came out from the corner and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Give the dog slave who bullied Xiao Yu'er thirty strokes of the cane and bring him to the gate of the cold palace to plead guilty."

Chang Hai lowered his eyes and agreed. In his mind, he elevated Helian Yu's status several levels. He thought about giving his godson some advice and taking care of this phoenix that was about to be reborn, either openly or secretly.

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After Helian Yu secretly drank the chicken soup in the imperial kitchen, he wandered around the palace, playing hide-and-seek with the guards and eunuchs, and took the opportunity to observe the Shenwu Gate.

Outside the gate was the imperial road, where luxurious carriages and officials came in and out from time to time, and purchasers from the palace also came in and out of this gate.

A badge is required for both entrance and exit.

Helian Yu temporarily gave up the idea of ​​sneaking out of the palace and returned to the cold palace.

It is winter and the days go by early.

When she returned to the cold palace, a circle of eunuchs, guards and palace maids were kneeling at the entrance of the palace, all with bloody backs and pale faces.

It seems that the Seventh Prince has already taught them a lesson.

Helian Yu stood at the gate of the cold palace and looked at the eunuch Feng who was kneeling in the front, with a face like dry tree bark and turbid eyes.

A few days ago, he used such a disgusting appearance and brought his lackeys to beat and scold her and Yan'er.

Yesterday, when she was not there, Eunuch Feng allowed the guards to force Yan'er to death, hoping to use a roast chicken to wash away the guilt and turn it into a reward.

Today, he looked disgusting again and made a false confession.

When Eunuch Feng saw Helian Yu, he put away the sinister look in his eyes and kowtowed to Helian Yu several times, crying bitterly as he kowtowed:
"Miss, please spare me! Miss, please spare me! It is my fault that I have no eyes to recognize the great man! I have disturbed your peace! Miss, please spare me!"

As soon as Eunuch Feng made a move, a group of people followed him, kowtowed and shouted with him.

Helian Yu found two bricks, put them under his buttocks, and sat on the ground.

Full of energy: "Shout in line! Louder!"

After about a quarter of an hour, the group of people were knocking and shouting until they felt dizzy and had stars in their eyes, but they did not dare to slack off at all.

Helian Yu showed great compassion, "Stop! It hurts me to hear you kowtow. Stop it now."

The palace servants were silent, not daring to breathe.

"Eunuch Feng, Sister Yan'er is still lying in the house, waiting to be buried." Helian Yu walked up to Eunuch Feng and stuffed the purse into his hand. "Please take care of it so that Sister Yan'er can pass away in a dignified manner."

"You are embarrassing me! Why should you pay for the funeral of a maid in the palace? Miss Yan'er is close to you. It is my honor to be able to hold a funeral for Miss Yan'er! I am so happy!"

Eunuch Wei didn't dare to take the purse, so Helian Yu took it back.

"Eunuch Feng is happy?"

Eunuch Feng quickly slapped himself on the face and bowed his head to admit his mistake: "It was my fault. I am heartbroken for Miss Yan'er!"

Eunuch Feng knew the current situation, but Helian Yu wanted to kick him to death.

However, it was not only Eunuch Feng who hurt Yan'er.

Helian Yu pointed at the guard who had molested Yan'er and said innocently, "Eunuch Feng, are they not castrated cleanly? There's still stubble on their faces."

Eunuch Feng felt a chill in his heart. Beating them wasn't enough, the young master wanted to castrate those men!
Logically speaking, he was just a eunuch in charge of the cold palace, a eunuch guard, and he had no say in the matter, but...

The one who supports this young master is Eunuch Chang Hai. Although he is delivering a message for the Seventh Prince, it is not the Seventh Prince's turn to make decisions on the affairs of the harem. All we can say is that behind this... is His Majesty!
Could it be that... His Majesty is willing to recognize this little princess?

(End of this chapter)