The lotus flowers in the lotus pond were blooming swayingly, and the gauze worn by Pei Annan was also embroidered with two lotus flowers, which stood shining brightly by the lotus pond.

Her face is delicate and pretty, with a thin layer of sweat on her fair face, and her cheeks are filled with steaming heat and blush. She really looks like a lotus in the lotus pond, only more delicate than any other.

Xie Chenghe was standing not far away, but she didn't see or notice him. She just punched him one after another.

She is obviously a little girl, with two bun-like buns twirling on her head, but the strength of her hands can make a wind-breaking sound, and even Xie Chenghe can hear it clearly.

He frowned. He had been teaching in the East Palace for three years. He and Pei Annan got along with each other every day, and they never stopped.

But this was the first time he saw Pei Annan practicing.

Who taught her? It couldn't be a concubine in the harem. I have never heard of any concubine having this ability.

That is a man.

Except for the prince, the other princes did not play with her at all.

It was impossible for the prince as well. He knew that the prince was most bored with practicing martial arts and could not even stand on a horse.

Could it be a palace guard?

But who has the courage to meet the princess in private and teach martial arts in such an intimate way?

Just as he was thinking about it, a figure stood up and kicked Pei Annan's lower body, right at the Weizhong point!

Xie Chenghe was startled and was about to stand up when he saw that Pei Annan was not only unharmed, but followed the man's strength and turned over, kicking the door open in front of him!

The man avoided it with a smile, stretched out his hand to hold Pei Anan's slender ankle, and pulled Pei Anan in front of him maliciously, forcing Pei Anan to come closer.

Pei Annan wore trousers under her skirt. She kicked her legs in the air twice, and the trousers slid down her legs, revealing her fair and delicate calves.

"Good Master, please spare me!" Pei Annan begged coquettishly, "It hurts, it hurts!"

The man pinched her ankle and gave her an evil smile: "Call me Master again? Call me something else. I'll let you go if I'm happy."

Pei Annan's eyes were confused and she smiled childishly: "Master taught me martial arts. If I don't call me master, what would I call me? What do you want to hear, master?"

The man wanted to say something, but when he heard someone calling him, he reluctantly let go of Pei Anan, reached out and pinched her face, then turned and left.

Xie Chenghe was so shocked that his feet were rooted to the ground, and for a moment he didn't know what the relationship between Pei Annan and that man was.

Although the distance between them was not far, it was not close enough for Xie Chenghe to see the man's expression, so he could not be sure whether the weirdness in his heart was true.

However, not long after the man left, Xie Chenghe saw Pei Annan's expression visibly drop. He glanced at the direction the man left with a gloomy and indifferent look, and then jumped into the lotus pond with a splash.

Xie Chenghe staggered and was about to rush out, but Pei Annan stood up directly in the lotus pond. The water in the pond was almost up to her waist.

"who?"

Xie Chenghe knew that the noise just now was heard, but looking at Pei Annan's soaked gauze, he didn't want to show up at this time, so he imitated a few cat meows in embarrassment.

Pei Annan relaxed, jumped up and sat on the rocks of the lotus pond, rolled up his trouser legs, and used the pool water to wash the area pinched by the man.

The lotus pond was full of mud, and she was stained with mud when she jumped in, but she seemed to feel that the mud was cleaner than the place where the man had touched, and she even picked up a piece of mud and rubbed her ankle.

The mud was mixed with fine sand, and her movements were fast and ruthless. After the water washed away the mud, her ankles were already covered with bloodstains, and it was thrilling to look at it.

Guard Liu San finally changed his shift and walked out of the palace while whistling. Unexpectedly, when he passed by an alley, he was suddenly pulled in by a hand, and a cold blade was pressed against his neck.

Liu San was born in martial arts and practiced martial arts since childhood. He relied on his martial arts skills to gain a foothold in the palace, so he was certainly not a showman.

But as soon as he set up his moves and prepared to counterattack, he saw Xie Chenghe's face that was as cold as before.

"Thank you, Sir?" Liu San was stunned, not understanding how he had offended this Imperial Master.

"Stay away from the princess!" Xie Chenghe tightened his grip on the knife, and the blade was close to Liu San's neck, leaving a mark.

Liu San didn't react for a moment: "Princess? What princess?"

"Stop pretending to be crazy!" Xie Chenghe's face turned pale as he squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "If you touch her with your dirty hands again, don't blame me for being rude!"

It was only then that Liu San came back to his senses and smiled flatteringly: "Oh, you mean An Nan! You also treat her... I understand, I understand! Haha, who doesn't love someone like her?

Can be taken away!"

"Don't worry, I won't get involved if you like it! She has to call me master! If you are willing..." He showed that teasing smile, "Shall I ask her to accompany you?"

Xie Chenghe had never heard such explicit words before. The hand holding the knife shook and he cut Liu San's neck, causing blood to flow out.

He gritted his teeth to control his surging murderous intent. The veins on his forehead stretched and beat with his breathing.

"What are you!"

"Are you worthy of calling her by her name?!"

Liu San touched his neck and saw the blood on his hand, and then he panicked. Even if he knew that Xie Chenghe was no more than a civil servant, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had no power to tie a chicken, he would never be able to compete with the current dynasty.

The Imperial Master took action.

Liu San didn't dare to kneel down even if he wanted to. His legs were swaying and he could barely stand still. He didn't understand where he said the wrong thing.

After a while, his eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Did Pei Annan tell you something? Don't believe it! There's not a single word of truth in that little bitch's mouth!"

"Don't look at her, she is very good at seducing people! People like you must not be deceived by her!"

However, looking at Xie Chenghe's face getting darker and darker, Liu San finally realized something was wrong. His heart beat wildly, his face turned pale, and his hands trembled with all his strength, trying to pull the knife away from Xie Chenghe's hand, but he couldn't do it even once.

He knew that if Xie Chenghe wanted to kill him, he would never survive.

"I was wrong, I was wrong!" Liu San said with trembling lips, "I shouldn't have arranged the princess, I don't deserve to mention the princess! I am a villain! I never dare to do it again! I never dare to do it again!"

"The princess is pure and pure, the princess is golden, it's me, bastard, it's me, bastard!"

Bang! Liu San slapped himself in the face so hard that blood immediately flowed from his mouth.

Bang! Another slap. His face became red and swollen, and the marks on his five fingers were clear and ridiculous.

Snap!

Liu San slapped himself crazily. He was afraid. He saw the killing intent in Xie Chenghe's eyes. It was an uncontrollable killing intent, a killing intent that really wanted to cut a person into pieces.

Liu San didn't know how many times he slapped himself. It wasn't until his face was swollen that he couldn't feel anything, and his eyes were squeezed out of space by the swollen face. Xie Chenghe slowly withdrew the knife.

Looking at Xie Chenghe's back, Liu San knelt down as if exhausted, his whole body was weak, and he was sweating coldly for the rest of his life.

God knows how a scholar could have such eyes that scared him, a martial arts practitioner, to the point where he peed his pants.

The next day, Pei Anan still took advantage of her lunch break to come to the lotus pond, changed into a short game outfit, and wrapped a strip of cloth around her trouser legs.

After waiting and waiting, Liu San never came. She was not anxious, she just practiced the exercises over and over again, and then looked at Liu San's usual way.

However, Liu San didn't come, but Xie Chenghe's figure got closer and closer, standing in front of her and looking at her intently.

"Thank you, Sir?" Pei Annan was stunned, "Why are you here?"

"The golden necklace that His Royal Highness the Prince planned to give to the Queen has been lost. Have you taken it?"

Pei Annan was a little annoyed, but suppressed it: "You doubt me?"

"Everyone entering and exiting the East Palace must be checked, and you are the same." Xie Chenghe stared at Pei Annan's sleeves with a straight face, "Expose your arms."

Pei Annan glared at him for a long time, but Xie Chenghe remained unmoved and still stared at her arm.

"Okay, let me show you!" Pei Annan gritted his teeth, his face was blood red, he rolled up his sleeves forcefully, and danced his clean arms in circles in front of Xie Chenghe, "Look! Is there any!"

Xie Chenghe grabbed one of her hands and moved his eyes up Hao's wrist, stopping at a small vermilion mole.

Suddenly, he breathed a sigh of relief, and even his hands relaxed. Pei Anan took away his arm, and without wanting to say a word to him, he threw down his sleeves and turned around to leave.

…

Xie Chenghe was stunned for a moment, and then he saw who the person he was painting was, and he hooked up the two bun-like buns in a daze.

Liu San... I haven't remembered this name for a long time. If I hadn't dreamed last night and dreamed about that year again, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to remember such a famous person again.

What's funny is that when I was dreaming last night, I was actually from Liu San's perspective, and I became that scumbag, holding Pei Annan's ankle and not letting go.

But I was so angry when I saw that scene, and how excited I was when I dreamed last night.

The girl's warm ankles smelled like lotus, but were not as soft as they looked. The ankle bones were painful in the palm of her hand. When she struggled, the delicate skin rubbed against his fingertips.

Snap, a drop of ink fell on the rice paper, and the ink spread, blackening the face of the little girl in the painting, and awakening Xie Chenghe from that shameful dream.

Blushing, he put down the pen, folded the painting several times, and wanted to throw it away, but he didn't, and finally put it in a wooden box.

Liu San... He recalled that he should be the first and only person who abused his power and expelled him from the palace with a vague word.

After so many years, that person is still... a ghost.

"Xiao Shunzi." He called out in a deep voice. After Xiao Shunzi came in, he quietly said, "Go tell that person that it is not appropriate for her to come forward in this matter."

He stared at the charcoal fire at his feet and squinted his eyes: "It's winter, and the capital is dry and cold. It's normal to have a slight cold and cough during the change of seasons. I'll skip the morning service these two days."

Xiao Shunzi bowed: "Yes."
Chapter completed!