Loya did not sleep the entire night with a restless heart. Zi Se, on the other hand, was sleeping soundly, and would occasionally say something in her sleep.
The next day, Roya walked out of her room in fear. Zi Se noticed that something was wrong with her, but she did not ask further. However, looking at the calm outside, it seemed that nothing had happened. Those gossipy little palace maids had all gone to do their own work. Loya couldn't hold back and asked Zi Se,""Do you know that Yu Lin Palace's Granny Li fell into a well and died?”
Zi Se stretched and turned around to look at Roya. Then, she pouted and said,""What does her death have to do with us?" Seeing Zi Se's nonchalant expression, Luoya became even more anxious. If something really happened, she would definitely be exposed. Just as she was trembling with fear, Zithera had taken her to breakfast.
The breakfast was quite sumptuous, but it tasted like wax in Roya's mouth.
"What happened to you?" Zi Se used her sleeve to help Luo Ya wipe her sweat." It's not hot today. Why are you sweating so much?"”Not only was she sweating, but Roya also felt that her palms were cold. He felt more and more uneasy, as if something was about to happen.
A woman's sixth sense was really f * cking accurate!
When Luo Ya saw Handsome Fairness Mei bringing all sorts of palace maids, eunuchs, and guards to Anxi Palace, she vaguely felt that she was finished. Looking at Handsome Fairness Mei's overbearing manner, she probably wanted to overturn Anxi Palace, right? Fortunately, Concubine Zhuang was a noble consort. Why would she be afraid of a third-grade Jie Yu?
Compared to the majestic momentum of Mei Jie Yu, Zhuang Fei appeared calm and collected. She smiled and casually said,"Sister Mei, you don't have to make such a big fuss to come to Anxi Palace to see me, right? This sentence made Handsome Fairness Mei's face turn red and white. She reluctantly bowed to Concubine Zhuang. The palace maids and eunuchs around her also bowed to each other.
It seemed that Consort Zhuang was not only cold and otherworldly, but she could also win over others when she spoke. However, Handsome Fairness Mei was only angry for a while before she immediately recovered."Sister Xiao, you don't have to say these polite words. I've always treated you as a Bodhisattva, but I never expected that you would do something behind my back that would disappoint me!”
When Concubine Zhuang heard this, her expression could not help but change. She did not understand the meaning behind Handsome Fairness Mei's words, but she still asked in a low voice,"Younger Sister, don't slander people without evidence.”
"Humph!" Handsome Fairness Mei glanced at Concubine Zhuang disdainfully, then took out a crescent-shaped jade pendant from her sleeve." Evidence? Look at what this is. This jade pendant was found in the well where Granny Li died!”The jade pendant was quite beautiful. It was exquisitely carved and translucent white. Beside the moon hook, there were specks of emerald green. It seemed to be a valuable item. However, Luo Ya did not understand why Concubine Zhuang only saw her expression change drastically after seeing it.
"Ah Sheng, kneel down!" These words were directed at her. Luo Ya did not understand what was going on, but when she saw Concubine Zhuang's rare angry look, she still knelt down in fear. Oh my god, could it be that this matter had something to do with him? Even though Handsome Fairness Mei didn't come because she noticed the abnormality of the corpse, the current situation was disadvantageous to her from Luoya's perspective!
Seeing Concubine Zhuang berate Luo Ya to kneel down, Handsome Fairness Mei sneered,"Sister Xiao, there's no need. Didn't you say it with conviction just now? Why did it become like this now?”Concubine Zhuang's expression was not very good. Yesterday, she had heard that Handsome Fairness Mei of Yulin Palace had caused a huge ruckus because of the death of a nanny. Today, she had brought Ah Sheng's jade pendant with her and came knocking on the door. It seemed that this matter had something to do with Anxi Palace.
Seeing this, Zi Se immediately knelt down and pleaded,""Empress, please spare my life. This matter has nothing to do with Ah Sheng!”Zi Se's words were shocking, and everyone's eyes fell on her.
Zi Se was very nervous, but she still pretended to be calm and said to Concubine Zhuang,"Granny Li is from Yulin Palace. Ah Sheng hasn't even seen her before. What motive does she have to kill her?”This sentence hit the nail on the head and Concubine Zhuang's expression became calm. She naturally believed that Ah Sheng wasn't the one who killed her, but judging from Handsome Fairness Mei's earlier appearance, if she didn't punish Ah Sheng, it would be difficult to quell the anger in her heart.
"Sister Mei, aren't you a little too impulsive? You brought so many people to my Anxi Palace with just a jade pendant?”Concubine Zhuang's voice was very slow, causing Handsome Fairness Mei's face to lose its luster." Besides, jade pendants are always similar. Even if this jade pendant is Ah Sheng's, it doesn't mean that my palace maid killed someone.”
Roya, who was kneeling on the ground with her legs numb, finally could not listen anymore. She raised her head and said,"That's right, that jade pendant is this servant's, but this servant accidentally dropped it into the well half a month ago. Just based on this piece of jade, the Empress was certain that Ah Sheng was the one who killed him. If she were to fish out the Emperor's things from that well in the future, wouldn't the Empress also have to go to the Emperor to judge?”
"Impudent!" Handsome Fairness Mei looked at Luo Ya's unbridled appearance and stretched out her hand to hit her. However, due to Concubine Zhuang's stern expression, she still withdrew her hand.
However, Concubine Zhuang did not indulge Luo Ya. She looked at Luo Ya and reprimanded her,""Ah Sheng, I'll punish you by forbidding you from eating today! You have to remember that you are just a slave. How dare you speak to your master so impudently!”Luo Ya looked at Concubine Zhuang carefully. Er, you have to act more like it. I can see through it. Then, should I cry and apologize at this time?
Just as Luoya was thinking to herself and waiting for the next scene, Handsome Fairness Mei suddenly cried out,""Granny Li, you died so miserably! I know that granny died with grievances, but there's nothing I can do!”Did this mean that Concubine Zhuang had a high position and was bullying her? However, there was not much anger on Concubine Zhuang's face. Instead, there was some disdain."If Younger Sister is sad, then go back to Yulin Palace to rest.”After a moment of silence, Concubine Zhuang glanced at Mei Jie Yu and continued," Mm, if Younger Sister still feels wronged, then you might as well go to the Emperor and ask for justice. The entire Anxi Palace is upright.”
Seeing Concubine Zhuang's lack of guilt, Handsome Fairness Mei also had some confidence. Originally, she wanted to take advantage of this clue today to blow up the matter and let everyone know that the people of Yulin Palace were not easy to bully. Who would have thought that not only did she get a rebuff, but she also offended a high-ranking concubine in the palace for no reason.
Seeing that she could not continue, Handsome Fairness Mei followed the steps Concubine Zhuang had given her and said,"Sorry for disturbing you today. I hope that elder sister Xiao will not take it to heart on account that younger sister has not been in the palace for long and is not sensible.”At this point, Handsome Fairness Mei couldn't help but sigh." Elder Sister Xiao doesn't know, but Granny Li had a very deep relationship with me. If she passed away without any reason, Younger Sister's heart would also…" At this point, Handsome Fairness Mei used a handkerchief to cover her small face, pretending to cry.
Concubine Zhuang's brows furrowed slightly, probably because she felt that Handsome Fairness Mei had disturbed the peace of Anxi Palace."If Younger Sister is really too sad, why don't you stay and have breakfast with Older Sister? After that, we sisters can have a heart-to-heart talk.”At this point, she suddenly paused." It's a pity that the Emperor is going to the imperial garden to admire the flowers today. We can't go."”
Upon hearing this, Handsome Fairness Mei immediately perked up."Younger Sister has already eaten breakfast, but Younger Sister's arrival has disturbed Elder Sister's meal.”She rolled her eyes and then smiled." Sigh, Sister has thought it through. People have to go. You can't complain every day, right? She was probably afraid that her bad mood or something would spread to the emperor's ears, afraid that the emperor would tell her not to go and admire the flowers. Roya said gloomily. Compared to the Emperor's favor, the death of a slave was indeed more important.
As a result, after bowing, Handsome Fairness Mei instructed everyone to leave, and she herself also went back to Yulin Palace to dress up. Sigh, just now she was crying and snot for a nanny. Now that she knew that the Emperor was coming to the Imperial Garden, how could she still have the mood to care about nanny Li and nanny Zhang?
"Ah Sheng, Zi Se, get up.”Seeing that Handsome Fairness Mei had left, Concubine Zhuang said to the two people kneeling on the ground. There was no blame in his words, only a faint tiredness.
Zi Se's legs were numb from kneeling, and she had started to badmouth Handsome Fairness Mei. However, she was immediately stopped by Concubine Zhuang."You've been in the palace for more than a day or two. Why are you still making such a verbal mistake? He clearly knew that I hated noise the most, but he still kept causing trouble in Anxi Palace.”Zi Se felt a little wronged. She was clearly pleading for Ah Sheng and for the sake of Anxi Palace, but Master still blamed her. Luo Ya stood at the side and tugged at Zi Se's sleeve, indicating that Consort Zhuang had no intention of reprimanding her. That should be reminding Zi Se to protect herself. After today, Luo Ya's impression of Consort Zhuang had increased.
He had a cold personality, was not familiar with the internal strife of the harem, and had a kind heart. Such a talented woman, the emperor was really blinded by greed, that's why he didn't choose her.
"Alright, go to the bedroom and prepare to bathe me.”Concubine Zhuang seemed to be a little tired. She rubbed her forehead and whispered to Luo Ya and Zi Se. Then, as if she had thought of something, Concubine Zhuang reached out and returned the jade pendant to Luo Ya.
Strange, why didn't she ask herself about today's matter? Although a jade pendant could not prove that he had killed someone, he did not return to Anxi Palace that night. Fortunately, Concubine Zhuang was smart enough not to say this out loud. Otherwise, she would really be the scapegoat. Zi Se let out a sigh of relief. The situation just now was really too disadvantageous for Roya.
Anxi Palace instantly returned to silence, and Luoya's worried heart finally relaxed. That was because his identity was finally " legal ". When she thought about how she would be staying in Anxi Palace in the future and no longer have to listen to Handsome Fairness Mei's nagging, Luoya's mood couldn't help but improve by more than half.
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It had to be said that Anxi Palace's work was really not easy. Ever since she came here, Loya had not done any work. The only thing he did was to serve Consort Zhuang in her bath. However, Concubine Zhuang only ordered her and Zi Se to prepare clothes to change into while she bathed alone through the screen. Occasionally, he would ask Zi Se or Loya to add some warm water.
Uh, she wasn't a transmigrator, so why did she have the habit of taking a bath in the morning?
After serving Concubine Zhuang, Luoya and Zi Se wandered around Anxi Palace for a while. In the blink of an eye, it was lunchtime. After eating her lunch, Zi Se started complaining about taking an afternoon nap. On the other hand, Loya was happy for a long time because she finally had time to be alone. She wanted to find a quiet place to study essential oil. When the time came, he would find an excuse to say that he had secretly found someone to buy it from an idle merchant outside the palace!
In the Imperial Palace, the Cold Palace was the most secluded place!
Back when she was still Granny Li, Luoya had heard some rumors that the current emperor's Cold Palace was practically nonexistent. Not a single concubine had been banished to the Cold Palace. Some of them wanted to see what the Cold Palace in ancient times was like. Therefore, with curiosity, Roya grabbed her tools (er, the tools to prepare gardenia flowers and essential oil) and walked towards the Cold Palace.
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Clang!
When Luo Ya stood in front of the Cold Palace, her expression was extremely distorted. To put it in a more vulgar way, her face was twitching. She came back to her senses and picked up the chisel that had fallen to the ground.
What? This, this is the Cold Palace?
Luo Ya felt like her tongue was tied. Although the palace in front of her was not as luxurious as Yu Lin Palace and An Xi Palace, it was still a far cry from the cold and gloomy palace in Luo Ya's impression. Although this place looked a little desolate, there was no one guarding it. However, the plaque of Cen Qing Palace was standing majestically on it. The door of the palace was slightly open, allowing Luo Ya to peek at the weeds and flowers inside. The red paint didn't fall off or be destroyed as he had imagined. Instead, it looked brand new.
From the looks of it, it was likely that Cen Qing Palace was an abandoned palace, hence it was treated as a cold palace. Compared to the cold palace that Luo Ya had imagined, where several people squeezed into a room, was gloomy, dirty, and smelly, Cen Qing Palace was considered a pretty good cold palace. At least, it was bigger than the villa.
As she walked in with the weapon, a breeze brushed against Roya's face. Although there was no one here to take care of the place, the structure of the house was still there. It seemed that this Cen Qing Palace was actually a pretty good small palace. Squatting down, Loya prepared to fiddle with the essential oil that she was about to study. However, he could vaguely sense movement in the hall. Was there someone inside?
Her heart skipped a beat. Oh my god, this place looked like a good place to have an affair. He just didn't know if that woman was a consort or a palace maid.
Roya convinced herself that it was her curiosity and not her lust that drove her forward. She carefully walked into the hall. The voice became clearer and clearer, and Roya felt her heart beating faster and faster.
Strange, why did this voice sound so familiar?
Just as Roya was about to approach the palace door, she suddenly had this feeling. That's right, she seemed to have heard this voice somewhere before. He carefully walked into the hall and lifted the largest curtain. What greeted his eyes was the bedroom in the main hall. She was only a door away from the coquettish voice, and her heart was beating very fast. This time, it wasn't because she was in love or anything. It was because she had a vague feeling that something bad was about to happen. However, it was impossible to retreat now.
The ancient door was sealed with sandpaper. Roya used her sweaty fingers to carefully pierce through the sandpaper. The scene that reflected in her eyes shocked her!
An Affair, An Affair
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