It was late at night, and the Rippling Orchid Courtyard located north of the Imperial Palace was already brightly lit. A woman was anxiously waiting.
She was dressed in gorgeous clothes, her hair was full of dazzling hairpins, her oval face was covered in thick makeup, and her pair of seductive eyes were holding back her anger as she gritted her white teeth.
A maidservant anxiously ran into the room, bent down to regulate her breathing, and closed the door behind her.
When the woman on the bed saw who it was, she had already jumped off the bed and walked towards the maidservant.
"How did it go? Will the emperor come over tonight?" She quickly walked to the front of the servant girl and held her shoulders as she asked excitedly.
"No, he has already gone to the Phoenix Palace.”Hidden Fragrance heaved a sigh of relief and decided to tell her the truth.
"She's going there again. What's so good about her?”She let go of the servant girl and sat down on the stool. Tears began to flow from her eyes.
"Please relax, Empress." Yin Xiang lowered her head and walked forward, pouring a cup of tea on the table and stuffing it into her hand.
"Everything is her fault. If it wasn't for her, the emperor wouldn't have neglected me.”She clenched the white porcelain cup in her hand tightly, her entire body emitting a thick hatred.
" Empress…" Hidden Fragrance stared at her worriedly.
"She shouldn't be here. I have to get rid of her and regain the Holy Pet!”She said viciously and threw the cup out.
Bang! The quilt smashed against the wall and shattered into pieces, resounding throughout the palace.
At this moment, Yue Yinshuang was standing in front of her desk practicing her calligraphy. Suddenly, she shivered.
"Are you cold?" Jin Xiu pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing her tidy up her clothes, words of concern overflowed from her mouth.
"No, I haven't." She raised her head and looked at Jin Xiu, her lips slightly raised as she replied softly.
Jin Xiu nodded, took a cloak from the screen, and put it on her.
"What's wrong? What's the matter?" She saw Jin Xiu's hesitant appearance and raised her eyebrows to ask.
"Eunuch Qing 'an sent word that the Emperor will be coming tonight.”Jin Xiu carefully observed her reaction.
"Oh." She responded lightly and sat down. She picked up the brush and dipped it in ink before writing on the rice paper.
Recently, he had been staying in her palace every day. Rumors had already spread in the harem, saying that she had used yao arts to make him dote on her alone. She did not want to hear these words, so she tried not to leave the palace, but those words always reached her ears.
"Niangniang, aren't you angry that they're talking about you?”Jin Xiu felt sorry for her.
"They can't hurt me yet.”As she spoke, she wrote a beautiful line of words.
"Yes, Yulou sent me a message asking me when you're going out to gather with your brothers.”Jin Xiu continued.
"After a while." She put down the brush in her hand, her eyes never leaving the Xuan paper.
"Yes." Jin Xiu said respectfully.
"Give this to him when you reply.”After the ink on the paper dried, she folded the rice paper in half and put it into the prepared envelope.
"Alright." Jin Xiu reached out and took the envelope. She should have done it immediately, but she didn't move half a step.
"Is there anything else?" Noticing Jin Xiu's strange behavior, she stood up and approached.
"Yes." Jin Xiu replied in a low voice. If she didn't listen carefully, she might not have heard it.
"Then say it. There's no need to hesitate.”Seeing Jin Xiu's hesitation, she put her hand on her shoulder and gave her courage.
"Ten days later, the Crown Prince of our country will come to visit. Their reason is to visit the Empress.”Jin Xiu took a deep breath and said.
"..." Her body obviously swayed, and Jin Xiu supported her before she fell.
"What a high-sounding excuse. Does he care that much about me?”she said sarcastically.
"We are not the only spies they have planted in the palace. They are even monitoring my every move.”She gritted her teeth.
If someone hadn't told them everything about her, she couldn't figure out why they would choose to come at this time.
She had already been here for four months, and they had always asked about that person's movements. Was it too late to care about her now?
Perhaps this excuse could deceive anyone, but she knew very well that they would not care about her.
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