Nangong Mingye's eyes sank, and his killing intent surged again. He grabbed her chin with astonishing strength.
"Do you really think I'm easy to fool?“
"Su Lingruo, your life is now in my hands. As long as you tell me what you know, not only will I not kill you, but I will also let you live the life you want.”
Su Lingruo was extremely calm. Although her chin was pinched painfully, she still chuckled.
"I don't know anything. There's nothing to say.”
Nangong Mingye let go of her and angrily got out of bed, shouting outside.
"Men."
Yi Yang pushed the door open and entered. He said submissively,"This servant is here."
"From today onwards, Ruofei will be demoted to Zhaorong and banished to the Cold Palace.”
From his voice, it was obvious that he was in a fit of anger. He really fulfilled the saying that accompanying a group was like accompanying a tiger. He used his power to suppress others without saying a word.
Su Lingruo's eyes moved, but her expression remained the same.
It was better to be banished to the cold palace than to stay by the side of this temperamental stallion.
That night, Nangong Mingye flicked his sleeves and left. The next day, Su Lingruo was taken to the Cold Palace, with only Xue Cheng accompanying her.
Su Lingruo thought that her days in Ruomei Xuan were already difficult enough, but she didn't expect that her days in the Cold Palace would be even more difficult.
Ruomei Xuan was already bad enough, but the Cold Palace was even worse.
The palace gate was damaged, and the steps and courtyard were overgrown with weeds. The house was dilapidated because of years of disrepair. Everything inside was covered in a thick layer of dust. The blanket on the bed was also extremely old, as if it had been picked up from a garbage dump.
Even Xue Cheng couldn't stand it.
"Miss, it's been hard on you."
Su Lingruo didn't think much of it. Back then, in order to solve the case and get information, she stopped in the basement where the rats lined up. Although this place was old, at least there were no rats.
"No, it's okay. We can still live here if we clean it up. Xuecheng, let's go get some water.”
Su Lingruo and Xue Cheng had been busy for the whole day. Finally, the place was habitable.
Just like that, the two of them stayed in the Cold Palace.
Su Lingruo didn't complain that her gorgeous clothes were confiscated. The key was that she only ate leftovers and the portion was small. Su Lingruo, who was a foodie in her previous life, simply couldn't tolerate this.
Xue Cheng was the same. She had a very bad opinion about the leftovers. At noon, she questioned the young eunuch who had brought the food over.
"Forget about the leftovers. Why is the portion today less than yesterday? This is feeding the birds.”
The young eunuch had an arrogant look on his face as he spoke in a very feminine voice.
"Be content that there is still food in the Cold Palace. Be careful that if I'm unhappy, you won't even have leftovers to eat.”
Xue Cheng was furious.
"Even if our Young Lady is demoted to Zhaorong, she is still a third-grade official. Since you, a servant, are so shameless, how dare a eunuch call you master? He had to see if he could stand up.”
The little eunuch jumped up in anger and said in a feminine voice while pointing his orchid fingers.
"You wretched girl, don't even think about eating this meal today. Hmph.”
After cursing, the young eunuch turned around with the wooden box in his hand and wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, he heard a woman's melodious voice behind him, like the singing of an oriole.
"Wait."
The young eunuch turned around and saw Su Lingruo walking over in a light purple dress. Although she was dressed plainly, her beauty was extraordinary. She actually had the feeling of a fairy descending to the mortal world.
"Eunuch, if I, Su Ling, am banished to the Cold Palace today, it's just that I'm unlucky and I'm at my lowest point. People's luck is sometimes good and sometimes bad. Who knows when the Emperor will remember me and let me out again? If such a day really comes, how do you think I will treat the person who stepped on me at my lowest point?”
"Eunuch, as a person, it's better to leave a way out for yourself and others.”
The young eunuch naturally understood what Su Lingruo meant.
Just based on Su Lingruo's appearance, the emperor who loved women might think of her and be favored by her again. As for him, he was just a servant. It would be easy for Ruofei to kill him.
When the young eunuch thought of this, his face softened a little.
"The Empress is right. As for the leftovers, it is up to the master of the inner palace to decide. This servant cannot make the decision. This servant can only guarantee that the three meals will be delivered on time.”
Su Lingruo knew that although this was the Cold Palace, it was still the palace after all. The place where the Emperor's women lived. Why was the food worse than the servants? There was indeed someone behind her who wanted to make things difficult for her.
"Dare I ask, Eunuch, there are two masters in the harem. Is it the one in the Eastern Palace or the one in the Western Palace?”
The young eunuch hesitated for a moment.”
After saying that, the young eunuch left the lunchbox without another word.
Xue Cheng followed Su Lingruo back into the house.
"Miss, that little eunuch is referring to Ji Imperial Consort, right?”
Su Lingruo nodded." Yes, at present, my relationship with her is the worst, at least on the surface. As for whether there are people who want to kill me in secret, I'm not sure. However, now that I've lost favor, I rarely go out. Other than the Empress and Imperial Consort Ji who are recuperating, the women in the harem are busy seducing the Emperor and have no mood to deal with me.”
Xue Cheng was amused by Su Lingruo's words.
"Miss, you've really changed a lot. If it was in the past, you would have been at a loss and dejected, washing your face in tears. How could you still casually tease the Empress and the concubines?”
Su Lingruo took a bite of the hard steamed bun that the eunuch had just sent over and said vaguely.
"People change with the environment.”
Other than eating, the days in the Cold Palace were the most boring. There was no TV, no computer, no mobile phone. The huge palace was like an empty tomb. Su Lingruo was so bored that she didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, she was only banished to the Cold Palace and not imprisoned. Su Lingruo still had a lot of space to move around.
Moreover, Su Lingruo was someone who couldn't stay idle. After staying in the Cold Palace for a few days, she became familiar with the eunuchs and serving girls in the area. She didn't have to follow as many rules as when she was a concubine in Ruomei Xuan. She simply gathered the serving girls and eunuchs to play gambling.
When Su Lingruo was still a female police officer, she was also very wild. She would gamble when she was undercover. When she had nothing to do, she would also play with her colleagues. She would win every time, and it was no exception here.
However, she was afraid that life would be even more boring, so she left some leeway for the little palace maids and eunuchs in case they refused to play with her. Needless to say, other than eating much worse and living a little worse, it was much more comfortable than in Ruomei Xuan.
Therefore, the person who was monitoring Su Lingruo reported the news to Nangong Mingye.
"Emperor, besides eating and sleeping today, Shui Zhaorong also called the palace maids and eunuchs near the Cold Palace to gather and gamble.”
Nangong Mingye stopped writing and said slowly,""Got it. You may leave."
"Yes."#
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