Crying While Filling the Pit I Dug - Chapter 54

It was also possible that Head Guard Yi was very dedicated to his duties, even though it may be embarrassing, he still insisted on patrolling every place, leaving no gaps for the bad guys.

The embroidery hall was closer to Fukang Hall, and it was also arranged around the Imperial Garden. If one wanted to get from the embroidery hall to Sishui Hall, they must pass through the avenue outside the Imperial Garden. Walking along this avenue in a circle, one could reach the Sishui Hall.

Calculating the time for Yi Qing to patrol the avenue, she could summon Gu Jiaren. They may meet once on the avenue outside the Imperial Garden. This was the only way to give Yi Qing and Gu Jiaren the opportunity to meet. A responsible person was unlikely to cause any damage to the clothes in the process. It required a behind-the-scenes hand…

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When lunch was on the table, Song Miaomiao said, “Yan Yu, go and summon Supervisor Gu over now.” Then, she whispered a few words into Yan Yu’s ear.

Although Yan Yu had a strange look on her face, she still nodded and obeyed the Princess’s order.

After eating, she pretended to take a short nap, but actually checked Yi Qing’s coordinates on the electronic map. Sure enough, Yi Qing stayed near the embroidery hall for a while, and it seemed that they had run into each other.

The most important thing was that according to the coordinates, Yi Qing was moving towards Sishui hall, not just patrolling the palace gate, but moving towards the courtyard. Seeing that, Song Miaomiao opened her eyes and cheered up. 

Sure enough, a maid entered the bedroom and saw that Song Miaomiao was already awake, so she told her, “Princess, Supervisor Gu and Guard Yi are asking to see you.”

“Let them in,” Song Miaomiao replied.

She straightened her clothes a little, then walked towards the main hall.

Gu Jiaren was holding a wooden tray with the dress on it. She and Guard Yi had already knelt down in the main hall.

“I want to report to the Princess, this servant has received the order of the Princess to come to embroider another cloak, and by the way, bring along the dress that the Princess ordered to be adjusted a few days ago. This servant knows that the dress is the treasure in the Princess’s heart, but…” She paused, “But I never thought… that clothes would get damaged on the way…”

Song Miaomiao deliberately pretended to be desperate, she pulled the corners of her mouth and frowned, “Is the dress damaged? Is it torn? Hurry up and show me!”

Gu Jiaren held up the tray, “Princess, this servant didn’t notice for a while, walked unsteadily, fell down, and damaged the Princess’s dress, please punish me.”

A young maid immediately lowered her head and took the tray from Gu Jiaren’s hand, presenting the blue dress to Song Miaomiao.

She pulled the dress away, finding it in good condition. Yan Yu did a good job. Not only did the dress have mud marks on it, but there was also a tear at the corner of the skirt, as if something had caught and caused the tear.

Yi Qing cupped his hands and explained, “Princess, it’s my fault. Please punish me.”

“Yes, he has pleaded, and I am one step closer to completing the task,” Song Miaomiao thought to herself.

She still had a dark face, pretending to be sad and angry. “What’s going on?”

Yan Yu lowered her eyes. “Princess, Supervisor Gu accidentally slipped and fell, and Guard Yi reached out to help her when he saw it. Supervisor Gu was supported, but your dress fell out, hit the stone, and ripped apart.”

“Supervisor Gu saved by Guard Yi?” Song Miaomiao snorted coldly. “Since Guard Yi is so good at saving the beauty, why couldn’t he even save the Princess’s dress?”

Yi Qing’s eyes were piercing, his tone sincere. “I was negligent. I know that I am guilty, I dare not ask the Princess for forgiveness, and I am willing to accept all punishments from the Princess.”

Gu Jiaren hurriedly said, “Princess, this is all the servant’s fault, it has nothing to do with Guard Yi. He acted out of kindness. Please, Princess…”

Song Miaomiao raised her eyebrows. “Oh? Guard Yi is kind, so this Princess is making things difficult for you?”

Gu Jiaren kowtowed and said, “Princess, forgive me, but this is not what the servant meant. It’s all the servant’s fault.”

Yi Qing also kowtowed and said, “It’s because of my carelessness that I didn’t take care of the Princess’s dress, which caused the princess’s dress to be damaged. I’m willing to do my best to make up for all this.”

“Enough,” Song Miaomiao felt very awkward. First, she didn’t like and was not used to people kneeling before her. Second, the two were deliberately vying to admit their mistakes, and even knelt together. To begin with, was it worshiping heaven and earth?

Song Miaomiao didn’t want to watch this kind of performance anymore. The clothes were damaged, and Yi Qing would take the blame for Gu Jiaren. It should end here. Why continue this charade? They were facing each other, and it was no fun to play the annoying “vicious female character”!

“Guard Yi, you are so protective of Supervisor Gu, you saved her, and you are vying to confess your crimes, then the Princess will give you the heart of a hero. Aren’t you willing to do everything you can to make up for all this? The Princess will order you to keep this dress…”

Song Miaomiao originally wanted to blurt out that things should be returned to their original state, but when she finally realized that the clothes were all torn, it was impossible to return things to their original state, so she could only mend them. Since it was repaired, it would be different from the original. So she immediately changed her words, “…It has to be repaired. But don’t ask others for help. This Princess wants you to repair it yourself, stitch by stitch.”

Yi Qing and Gu Jiaren raised their heads at the same time, looking at Song Miaomiao blankly.

Was this punishment too light?

Should she make them kneel? Song Miaomiao didn’t like kneeling at all!

What about hitting them with a board? That was just too cruel! Song Miaomiao had no penchant for abusing people.

How about deducting their salaries?

Song Miaomiao added, “Supervisor Gu will be fined with a salary of one month, and Guard Yi will be fined with a salary of three months.”

Song Miaomiao didn’t have any idea about their salaries. What could they buy with a monthly salary? However, one of these two people was the daughter of a minister and the other was the son of a general. Neither of them was short of money. Maybe deducting wages was no big deal to them, but that was better than nothing.

Gu Jiaren reacted quickly, immediately kowtowed again, bowed her head, and said, “Thank you, Princess.”

This was a feudal society, and she had to thank her for being punished for clearly doing nothing wrong.