When Chu Chi wanted to persuade Queen Mother Zhou, her mouth was covered with a handkerchief by the nanny under Queen Mother Zhou. Chu Chi did not realize that there was a sleeping pill in the handkerchief, and she was about to fall asleep in a daze.

Chu Chi had only one thought, which was to hope that Zhao Jie could arrive sooner.

Chu Chi woke up in a turbulent state. She saw that the nanny beside the Queen Mother was no longer there. After she got up from the donkey cart, she found herself on the mountain. The leaves were falling in early winter.

A group of men in black appeared in front of her, led by Chu Liuli.

Chu Liuli held a knife in her hand and said, "How dare you snatch my position as queen? Don't you know that I, Chu Liuli, am the only eldest daughter of the Chu family? His Majesty actually sent me out of the palace because of you. I will definitely avenge this humiliation."

Seeing this, Chu Chi tried to grab Chu Liuli's hand. She didn't want to die. Her younger brothers and sisters were not married yet, and she still needed to help her mother take care of them.

Also, Zhao Jie was willing to grant her the position of queen, and Chu Chi didn't want to die either, which made Zhao Jie sad.

But Chu Chi, who had just been drugged, tried her best to grab the knife, but she couldn't muster any strength. During the struggle, she fainted from weakness.

Chu Liuli pressed the knife against Chu Chi's face and said, "How dare you, such a lowly person, fight me! I'm going to scratch your face, the one that humiliated me."

Chu Liuli's knife landed on Chu Chi's face, and blood immediately flowed out. However, she had just made one strike when she was pulled away by two burly secret guards.

Chu Yan rode to the front of the post and saw Chu Chi, who was bleeding from the side of his face but still unconscious. He held Chu Chi in his arms and said, "Chi'er, Chi'er?"

Chu Yan glared at Chu Liuli and asked, "What did you do to her?"

Chu Liuli was originally afraid of Chu Yan. She trembled and said, "Uncle, uncle, this Chu Chi..."

Chu Yan picked up Chu Chi and saw the scar on Chu Chi's face that was about the size of a finger. He ordered his men, "Cut Chu Liuli's face a hundred times."

"Uncle, uncle... I am your niece, you..."

Chu Yan ignored the crying Chu Liuli and carried Chu Chi into his carriage.

Eunuch Xu was filled with anxiety outside the Purple Palace. Inside, His Majesty, the Regent Prince Qi, and the two prime ministers were discussing important court matters, but Miss Chu Chi had already been taken away by the Queen Mother's men.

Eunuch Xu walked in with a stiff upper lip and said, "Your Majesty..."

Zhao Jie frowned and said, "If there's anything important, come back and report it later."

Eunuch Xu said, "Yes, it was Chu Shangfu who was given by the Empress Dowager..."

Qi Yu'an asked, "Chu Chi? What happened to her?"

Zhao Jielian stood up and said, "I have something important to attend to. We can discuss this matter later."

Lu Ze did not stop Zhao Jie. Seeing Zhao Jie's panic, Lu Ze sighed.

Qi Yu'an asked Lu Ze, "Isn't Chu Chi A Li's eldest daughter? Why did the Queen Mother punish her?"

Lu Ze said, "Your Majesty wants to make Chu Chi the queen."

Qi Yu'an frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense?"

Even though Zhao Jie rushed to the Taiji Palace without stopping, he got the news that the nanny beside the Queen Mother had taken Chu Chi out of the palace. Zhao Jie even called Chu Qing and the palace guards to chase after him.

But even after chasing them out, they only found the maids around the Queen Mother. Zhao Jie asked in a deep voice, "Where did you take Chu Chi?"

The leading nanny said, "Your Majesty, Chu Chi has already left Shengjing City."

Zhao Jie asked the maids, "Where did you take Chu Chi? If you don't tell me, I will exterminate all nine generations of your clan!"

The maids then panicked and said, "After we took Miss Chu Chi out of the city, we handed her over to Miss Chu Liuli. We left after that and don't know where they went."

Zhao Jie and Chu Qing rushed out of Shengjing City and searched for a long time, but Chu Chi seemed to have disappeared without a trace, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

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Chu Chi listened to the sound of dripping water and slowly woke up. In front of her was a white marble bed, which was extremely luxurious.

She could tell at a glance in the clothing department that the bed curtains were made of the finest cloud-mist gauze.

The charcoal burning in the room is also the best agarwood charcoal. Only Your Majesty can use this agarwood charcoal in the palace, and only a few pieces are used every day.

But here it is a full basin.

Chu Chi looked towards the screen. Behind it, she could vaguely see the figure of a man. She frowned defensively and asked, "Who are you?"

"I won't hurt you. You will live here and recuperate from now on. Maids will serve you with food and clothing."

Chu Chi looked out the window and saw the lake all around her. She seemed to be in the center of the lake. "Who are you? What do you want to do by bringing me here?"