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"Feng Niang, what are you doing?" Jin Hua asked cautiously while looking at the thing in her hand.

With the help of the candlelight, Jin Hua found that Fengniang was holding a wooden block in her left hand and a carving knife in her right hand, and she was concentrating on carving something.After engraving for a while, she: stopped, put the object on the table in front of her, raised her eyes to Xiao Zhai and Jinhua who were anxiously beside her: "You guys are here."

"What are you doing? Why don't you answer!" Xiao Zhai asked anxiously, "I'm so worried!"

"Yes, Feng Niang, what happened in the court hall just now?" Jin Hua also asked, she was really curious about what happened in the hall just now.

"I'm using this piece of wood to carve a Xiapei pendant." Feng Niang replied calmly.

"Xiapei pendant?" The three of them were very puzzled when they heard this.Gao Shiqian stepped forward and picked up the palm-sized round piece of wood. It was indeed the size of a Xiapei pendant, but its shape was still very rough, with no features visible. He couldn't help but wondered: "I've never heard of Xiapei made of wood Zhuizi, did the emperor order you to make it?"

"Yes." Feng Niang nodded.

"Why did you make such a thing? What happened? Tell me!" Xiao Zhai yelled impatiently.

"Just now in the hall..." Feng Niang told the story of what happened in the hall.

It turned out that Zhao Gou summoned Feng Niang in the hall just now. Although she was dressed plainly and exuded a rural atmosphere, she still couldn't hide her delicate appearance and simple temperament.Zhao Gou was used to those women in the palace with heavy makeup and posing, and when he saw Feng Niang, he couldn't help but feel like he was in the spring breeze.

He gently recounted his farewell relationship with Fengniang, and Fengniang also bowed and saluted very humbly.After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhao Gou brought up the matter of entering the palace and asked why Feng Niang refused to enter the palace.Feng Niang remembered Gao Shiqian's exhortation, and she sincerely stated that she and Xiao Zhai had a long-standing marriage contract, hoping to get Zhao Gou's understanding and forgiveness, and let the two of them return to the countryside, but Zhao Gou's face changed after hearing it , pondered for a moment and said: "I bestow Xiapei on you because I want you to enter the palace to accompany me, to let you enjoy unlimited honor and favor, and to reward you for saving your life that day. Could it be that the rich clothes and jade food in the palace , can't compare to the rough tea and light food in the mountains? Could it be that I am not as good as that countryman?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Feng Niang felt frightened, but even the servants at the side felt chills.

"Your Majesty, Minnen... Minnv dare not have such intentions, but I am just a village girl in the mountains, and I have never expected to live a life of rich clothes and fine food. I am afraid that I will be ridiculed after entering the palace, so..."

"Hey, these are nothing to worry about. I will send a special palace man to teach you etiquette. With your intelligence, you can learn it soon. Don't worry about it."

"But, but..." Hearing what he said, Feng Niang became anxious, but she didn't know how to explain, so she could only kowtow, "I hope the Holy One understands the difficulties of the women, and please forgive me!"

"It's obviously a gift to call you into the palace, but your attitude seems like a great hardship. Are you really going to disobey the order?" Zhao Gou said, slapping the Longshu case hard.

"Minister girl..." Feng Niang lay on the ground, too scared to speak.

"Lin Fengniang, you can think clearly, if you resist the order, you will lose your head!" Zhao Gou's servant saw the emperor Longyan was furious, and said loudly.

Feng Niang just kowtowed continuously, and she kept saying: "The girl is guilty, the girl is guilty!"

"Your Majesty, look..." The servant asked Zhao Gou's opinion in a low voice, and asked him how to deal with Feng Niang.But Zhao Gou waved his hand, and said in a slow tone, "Let's not mention the matter of entering the palace for now, you damaged the Xiapei given by the emperor, and smashed the Xiapei pendant made of white jade. Tell me, how should I punish you for your crimes?" ?”

"This... the girl accidentally smashed the jade pendant in a panic, and I hope the Holy One will forgive me!"

Zhao Gou sighed, his expression was indistinguishable: "You resisted the decree and refused to enter the palace. I want to forgive you. I also want to forgive you for damaging the imperial gift. Both of these are serious crimes. You just talk about it." , why should I forgive you?"

After hearing this, Feng Niang felt that there was a little room for improvement in the matter, and she thought for a while and said, "I hope to have a chance to make up for the damage to the xiapei. Minnv can stay in the palace to work, although my craftsmanship is not good enough. Compared with the craftsmen and tailors in the palace, I can still do rough work, as long as I can make up for my mistakes and redeem my sins, I am willing to do any hard work!"

Zhao Gou glanced at the servant beside him, who understood, and asked, "How precious is the Xiapei bestowed by the emperor, do you know that it is a favor that many women in the palace have been looking forward to for a lifetime, and now the Holy One rewards it to you, But it was easily damaged by you, and the crime should be punished..." He glanced at Zhao Gou on the dragon chair, pondered his expression, and saw that he nodded slightly, and continued, "However, today's Majesty Governing the country with benevolence, for the sake of your meritorious service, let me give you a chance."

"Thank you, the Holy One, for your kindness. I don't know what to ask the girl to do to atone for her sins?" Feng Niang looked up at the aloof emperor.

Zhao Gou thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "It is said that 'rotten wood cannot be carved', if you can carve a piece of rotten wood into a beautiful Xiapei pendant within three days, I will consider whether to pardon your sin of destroying Xiapei. "

"Using wood to carve Xiapei pendants, folk girls were born in the mountains, so they can barely try to carve wood, but folk girls don't know the craftsmanship of Xiapei pendants, this..."

"The Holy Majesty has already issued a verbal order, and he is very lenient to you, Lin Fengniang, do you still have to bargain, and it will be impossible to resist the order?" The servant rebuked her loudly.

"Minnie don't dare..." Fengniang thought for a while, and then said, "There are three more people who came with me, and Minnie wants them to enter the palace to meet again. It is time to bid them farewell, and I hope the Holy One will grant me!"

"This..." The waiter looked at Zhao Gou, saw him nod his head slightly, and said, "Yes. Lin Fengniang, quickly accept the order and thank you!"

"Minister, there is one more thing I don't know. If I use wood to carve Xiapei pendants, will the Holy One let us go back to our hometown instead of entering the palace?"

"You, why are you still talking here? This is the court hall, not the vegetable market in your country..." The waiter glanced at Zhao Gou, and seeing his face turned cold again, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, can you go online?" On the one hand, it is a great favor for you to make up for your mistakes, as for other things, don't ask any more!" After saying that, he ordered his servants to lead Feng Niang to a remote courtyard, only Jinhua and the others could see her. to the scene.

After listening to Feng Niang's narration, the three of them couldn't help sweating secretly for her, and at the same time felt a sense of admiration for her neither humble nor overbearing and her adaptability.Gao Shiqian looked at the wooden Xiapei pendant that had just taken shape, and asked, "Have you made any plans in your mind on how to carve this pendant?"