The road outside Hanxiang Residence was wide, and few people passed here. While the wind direction was right, Gu Yunxi and Prince Chen flew the kite here.

The handcraft was really impressive.

The kite made by Leng Qingtang was really good. It was dragged by a string and flew into the sky easily.

Seeing this, Prince Chen happily clapped his hands like a child.

Gu Yunxi handed him the spool and said secretly.

"His Highness, I'm sorry. I will disappoint you later again."

Before Prince Chen had set the kite too high, Gu Yunxi moved quietly the right arm and twisted her two fingers gently to generate an internal strength that arose into the blue sky sharply.

In an instant, the kite string was cut.

The kite dropped reelingly into Hanxiang Residence surrounded by high walls.

Seeing this, Prince Chen was aggrieved and pointed to the palatial garden.

"Muxue, I want that kite."

Gu Yunxi smiled darkly.

"His Highness, you wait here. I go there to look for it."

In broad daylight, the palace gate of Hanxiang Residence was well opened, but the outer courtyard was not guarded by palace maids. So nobody knew that she came straight into the huge courtyard.

The surrounding flowers and plants withered, and the smooth brick road was full of dust and fallen leaves blew by the autumn breeze at night. It seemed that no one took care of this yard for a long time.

The master of this palatial garden was Sun Shengsheng, who had offended the Imperial Noble Concubine after she just entered the Palace and had been punished here. Life was not easy here.

With a keen gaze, Gu Yunxi saw the kite leaning in the corner and took a few steps to pick it up. After looking over carefully, she saw that the kite was undamaged, and then she was relieved.

If she had known that no one was guarding the outer courtyard, she wouldn’t have made the excuse of finding a kite for entering.

But the yells from the inner courtyard attracted Gu Yunxi's attention.

She walked quietly into the door, hearing the endless curse becoming louder.

"You stupid servants, seeing that I lost power, you all have the disrespectful and slack mind to ride on my head? I tell you that all of you are the same, looking forward to my death. But it's too early. You have to wait for one hundred and eight thousand years!"

It was Sun Shengsheng who was yelling furiously.

Gu Yunxi curved her lips smilingly and walked slowly into the hall.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Sun Shengsheng leaning in the armchair, about to lose her mind. Her disheveled hair and messy dresses did not surprise Gu Yunxi too much.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old maid knelt at Sun Shengsheng's feet with tears on her face.

Beside the armchair were a broken cup and water stains.

Seeing Gu Yunxi in the female official's court dress, Sun Shengsheng was completely stunned.

Gu Yunxi bowed to Sun Shengsheng with a humble expression and said in a clear voice.

"I, Tu Muxue, a maid from the Chuxiu Palace, meet Jieyu Sun and wish you good health. I broke in without permission only because my master's kite broke and fell into your palatial garden. Please forgive me."

"Muxue..."

Sun Shengsheng's turquoise eyes stared behind a few locks of messy hair. She suddenly realized that her disheveled clothes had lost the decency, so she was busy cleaning her up on the chair for a moment but in vain. Suddenly she was ashamed and embarrassed, and started crying. She said intermittently,

"Permission? What permission! Seeing that I lost the power after the Girl's Meeting, these lazy servants abandoned me, turning to another master or gambling day and night. Only such a useless servant is left, but she even can't comb me a decent hairstyle!"

While speaking, Sun Shengsheng glared coldly at the kneeling maid and kicked her viciously.

The maid fell to the ground and got up again, crying and kowtowing. She begged the master for mercy.

Gu Yunxi put down the paper kite and came up with an eager and enthusiastic face, nodding.

"The young master's body is very fragile and can't afford such anxiousness and anger. Can I comb your hair if I have your trust?"

"Really?"

Sun Shengsheng's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly pulled Gu Yunxi to the dressing table in the bedroom.

Gu Yunxi asked a young maid to take a basin of hot water and personally served Sun Shengsheng to clean her face. Then, holding a jade comb, she made her hair in a chic and elegant bun in front of the mirror and dressed her with a few beaded flowers and acacia step shake, which were exquisite but not heavy.

After a light makeup was done, there was a charming and graceful lady in the bronze mirror.

Sun Shengsheng looked at the mirror again and again, feeling satisfied. She ran to get Gu Yunxi a red envelope and finally walked back in frustration.

"Muxue, next time, I will definitely reward you the next time."

"Master, what are you talking about? It is my blessing to serve you for one time. How could I ask for your reward?"

There was a flash of light in her eyes. Gu Yunxi said so, but what she was thinking about in her heart was totally different.

Sun Shengsheng offended the Imperial Noble Concubine and then was punished and was in the doghouse. The daily life in the Palace cost a lot. Two months in the Palace had almost cost all the money she brought from her family.

There were many servants in the Palace who were timeservers, admiring those in power and bullying those who lost the power. The latter must spend a lot for asking them to do something.

Gu Yunxi turned the eyes lightly to the dressing table.

"I saw that Master was about to run out of the head oil when I was doing your hair. Remember to order the servants to bring some back from the Imperial Ceremonial Service."

Sun Shengsheng turned around from the mirror and sighed in front of Gu Yunxi.

"How could I order them? Let me tell you the truth that I brought some silver when I left home and used them in the Garden. After I entered the Palace, the rest was almost spent over."

"The day before yesterday, I wanted to send a letter to my family asking for some money, so I asked Xiao Manzi to help me send it, but the da*n servant was reluctant. He must want me to starve to death in the Palace, ang then he will be satisfied."

"How could that be?"

Gu Yunxi laughed secretly in her heart, but she maintained a look of shock and sympathy, comforting.

"You are the master. How can you tolerate such insolence and rudeness of a servant? Isn't it just a letter to the family? You give it to me, and I will find a way to ask someone to take it out of the Palace and help you send the letter to your house."

People who had been abandoned for a long time suddenly got attention. She would naturally be grateful for the kindness.

Feeling surprised, Sun Shengsheng grabbed Gu Yunxi's hands and cried bitterly.

"Muxue, you are such a good person. It was my fault in the Garden, and I didn't understand the truth until I suffered so much. Please forgive me as you are so tolerant, and don't blame me for that!"

Gu Yunxi smiled gently, and the light under her eyes was faintly blooming.

"Master, don't talk like that. You are now a master and I am a maid. The courtesy can't be overstepped. People in your palace must understand the truth that is easy even for me."

"Please forgive my directness. They bully you because you lost the holy favorite, and they treat you as those women in the Cold Palace."

After a pause, she saw Sun Shengsheng's rosy face suddenly tightened. She was clenching her teeth.

She frowned and clenched her fists, saying in a resentful and unwilling tone.

"It was also my fault that I was so muddleheaded that I wanted to curry favor with the Imperial Noble Concubine. Her unpredictable temperament was the most difficult to figure out, which caused me to suffer a beating for no reason and end up being abandoned in Hanxiang Residence."

Gu Yunxi squinted, and her soft and watery eyes concealed a bit of icy silence.

Leaning over to approach Sun Shengsheng, Gu Yunxi lowered her voice.

"Master, speaking of the character and appearance, you are the leader in the imperial harem. It is a pity that you have been cracked down on. Why don't you take advantage of your youth and fight?"

"Crack down on? You mean..."

Sun Shengsheng suddenly realized. Her eyelashes trembled and she tilted the head thinking for a moment. Then she clenched the five fingers angrily.

"Do you have any idea?"

Gu Yunxi whispered to her for a while.

Sun Shengsheng listened, nodded frequently, and finally asked,

"Are you sure... Is the time correct?"

Gu Yunxi seemed confident.

"I have already told you the method. Whether you can take this opportunity or not depends on you."

Sun Shengsheng's eyes were shining, and her expression was resolute.

"Okay, I take it!"

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Walking out of Hanxiang Residence, Gu Yunxi saw Prince Chen standing in the burning sun and sweating.

"His Highness, why are you still here!"

Gu Yunxi hurried to wipe his sweat with her handkerchief.

Prince Chen was a head taller than her. When she kept lifting her head up after a long time, her neck hurt.

Prince Chen enjoyed her care in peace and smiled sillily at her.

"Hey, didn't you just ask me to wait for you here? I won't leave if you don't come out. I'm afraid that you will be worried for not seeing me."

His words made Gu Yunxi feel guilty. She thought that after spending a long time in Hanxiang Residence, Prince Chen would go elsewhere. But she didn't expect that this fool didn't have that mind.

He kept waiting once he was told to wait. If he were badly sunburned, she wouldn't escape from the responsibility.

Prince Chen was very quiet when Gu Yunxi wiped his face, with his eyes falling softly on the girl's cheek.

Now she was indeed much plainer than when she had been in Kanfang Pavilion, but it was still impossible to call her ugly.

Especially her bright eyes were full of warm light reflected by the snowy skin, and her crystal lips were lightly pouting in the sun. Her long eyelashes were like a soft feather brush, which brought out a serious and focused expression, always attracting people's attention and affection.

In an instant, Prince Chen suddenly snatched the kite from Gu Yunxi's hand, ran forward, and laughed.

"Hahaha, this kite belongs to me. It looks much better than the one made by the nannies."

"Hey! His Highness, give my kite back!"

Gu Yunxi chased after him.

The kite was made by Master Leng himself, and he gave it to her. How could someone snatch it away?

With her martial arts, Gu Yunxi quickly caught up with Prince Chen, grabbing his sleeves and pleading.

"His Highness, please return this kite to me."

With eyes locking on the girl's nervous and pitiful face, Prince Chen suddenly showed a trace of uncertainty and deepness in his handsome face, just as a normal and serious person.

Immediately, the color of his pupils suddenly thickened, and he started dancing again.

"Why should I give it to you? You broke mine. Shouldn't you pay me back with this?"

Gu Yunxi was stunned.

This fool was stupid but crafty. He hadn't forgotten what happened before.

But for Master Leng’s kite, she had no choice but to continue begging softly.

"Prince Chen, if you like kites, I will go out of the Palace to buy a better one for you tomorrow. Please give this one back to me today!"

Prince Chen pouted and held the kite tightly.

"No way!"

Gu Yunxi stood with a disappointed expression.

As a maid, she couldn't grab the kite back directly. This son of His Majesty was sometimes stupid but sometimes smart. He remembered everything that was not good for him as if he had been an accountant. If she annoyed him, he would threaten to tell Concubine Xu on her and then expose what happened in the Imperial Garden.

There was a stalemate for a while. Noticing that she looked sad, Prince Chen came up and gave the kite back into her hand.

"Take it. Take it. It is just a toy. I don't want it!"

Gu Yunxi became from sad to happy. She looked at the kite that was returned, and turned her sparkling eyes to Prince Chen, repeatedly thanking him.

Prince Chen lowered his eyebrows and asked naively,

"You care about this kite so much. Have you fallen in love with that beautiful and fragrant uncle?"

The long eyelashes were raised suddenly, and the girl flushed and frowned, retorting.

"His Highness, watch your words. What do you know?"

Prince Chen laughed again, "How can't I know? You like him just as I like having fun with you. I can't wait to see you every day."

At this moment, Gu Yunxi focused all her attention on her relationship with Leng Qingtang, but she didn't pay attention to the other meanings implied in Prince Chen's words. She still stared at the kite in a trance.

A gloomy expression glided across Prince Chen's face, and then turned sunny again. He seemed innocent.

"I heard from nannies that the beautiful uncle's name is eunuch...?"

He scratched his head as if he suddenly forgot.

Gu Yunxi realized immediately and raised her hand to cover Prince Chen's mouth.

"His Highness, please do not talk nonsense. Eunuchs are also humans! Master Leng is a good person, and people like Ming Lan are wicked!"

"Okay, I get it now."

This simple skin-to-skin contact made Prince Chen's pupils suddenly widened, with a little bit of joy blooming between his eyebrows.

Holding Gu Yunxi's hand, he smiled happily.

"I'm hungry, Muxue. I gave your kite back. In return, I will go to your room for lunch."

Gu Yunxi had no choice but to regret being together with this sticky person. She nodded and said,

"Okay, okay, okay, I will take His Highness back to the palace!"