Replacing someone is both difficult and easy, provided that you choose who to replace first.

Bai Chi found a good spot and picked a few lotus pods, then went to look for the new little beauty.

Although she is indeed very beautiful, she is called a beauty not only because she is good-looking, but also because she was conferred a title of beauty by the emperor. Her maiden name contains the character "Yao", so she is called Beauty Yao.

When Bai Chi went over, Lady Yao was tidying up her room. She was also a spoiled young lady from an official's family. Unfortunately, like Bai Chi, she was also from a family of a minor official. Once she was sent to the cold palace, she had to fend for herself.

"Beautiful Yao, can you help me?"

Bai Chi wanted to be polite, but when he saw Lady Yao rolling up her sleeves and wiping the cabinet quickly, he stopped pretending to be polite.

When Lady Yao heard the voice, she trembled in fear. When she turned around and saw Bai Chi, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's you."

Bai Chi was surprised: "You know me?"

That shouldn't be the case. In the memory, the original owner and Lady Yao had no intersection.

Wait, no intersection?

Bai Chi frowned slightly. After the original owner woke up from her serious illness, she contacted almost all the concubines in the cold palace who were still sane, asking them to help get some seeds in.

But, there is no Yao beauty.

This Lady Yao just arrived at the cold palace, it's impossible for her to go crazy so quickly, right?

And she doesn't look like someone who can be defeated so easily.

These thoughts flashed through Bai Chi's mind in just a few breaths.

Lady Yao just shook her head and said, "I don't know you, but in the entire cold palace, only one male concubine came in two years ago, so it can only be you."

After saying that, he glanced at Bai Chi with relief and said, "You are so lucky."

Bai Chi heard something but pretended not to know: "Is it okay to be in the cold palace? Look at me, I'm worse than a refugee here, I could starve to death at any time."

As he spoke, he pointed to his cheek. He had just seen it in the water. It was so skinny that it would fall down if the wind blew.

All hungry.

Lady Yao looked reluctant, but still insisted, "That's better than being outside."

It seems that something really happened outside, making Lady Yao feel that staying outside is more dangerous than staying in the cold palace.

But before Bai Chi could ask in detail, Lady Yao pointed to the location under the window.

"I brought some vegetable and grain seeds that are easier to grow. I took a look and saw that the cold palace garden is quite large. It would be better if I could grow my own vegetables."

Bai Chi was surprised that she had the same idea, but in this case, the fact that Lady Yao disappeared so quickly afterwards was even more problematic.

Bai Chi still has some energy to walk around because he drank half a bowl of white porridge.

But the original owner had to lie down for five whole days before he finally had the strength to go out.

After he rested for a few days and figured it out, it was already ten days later.

At that time, there was no trace of Concubine Yao in the entire cold palace, not even a trace.

The original owner didn't even know that there was one more person in the cold palace, and then he disappeared soon after.

Bai Chi didn't ask directly, and Lady Yao obviously didn't want to say more.

Judging from her appearance, she probably just wants to find a partner to grow vegetables with, and it would be best if she could be self-sufficient in the cold palace.

Bai Chi gave her two of the lotus pods in his hand.

"I thought so too, but I have no connections, no money, and can't find the seeds. I didn't expect that Lady Yao could actually bring them in."

Lady Yao smiled confidently: "I prepared this early and always have it with me."

Bai Chi talked to Lady Yao for a while. Although Lady Yao seemed cheerful, she was actually very meticulous. She let Bai Chi hint at her without letting anyone know.

It seems that I can only investigate it myself, and nine times out of ten, it is related to sleeping with the emperor.

He asked Xiao Hei to keep an eye on the old emperor to see what he was doing. Bai Chi quickly said goodbye to Lady Yao and returned to his room.

The entire cold palace is not big, with an area of ​​500 square meters, a lake and many rooms. If it were not for the high palace walls around it, it would actually be more like a larger courtyard.

Then many people were imprisoned in this courtyard, and they were imprisoned for life, and they would either go crazy or die.

"Master, the people in this place are so pitiful. I checked the reasons why they were sent to the cold palace. Aside from a few who did do bad things, most of them were sent to the cold palace because the dog emperor was moody and would banish them if he was not satisfied."

Just like today's beauty Yao, she was a young girl, but the emperor was like old bacon, already smelly. He actually banished her to the cold palace just because she was scratched.

Moody is not enough to describe it, it's simply a disease!

When Bai Chi returned to his room and closed the rickety door, he at least had some private space.

Because he was the only man here, the original owner deliberately chose a house at the very edge.

The entire room had only a bed, an old, hard quilt, an octagonal table, two chairs, a teapot, and nothing else.

The entire room is less than ten square meters, not even as big as the small lake outside. If you live here for a long time, even if you are a good person, you will get sick after a long time.

But this place is right opposite Lady Yao.

Bai Chi peeled two lotus seeds, but was too lazy to remove the lotus core, so the sweetness was mixed with a hint of bitterness.

"Xiao Hei, keep an eye on Lady Yao as well. I suspect she must have known some secret and will be silenced."

"Good master, but master, I found some strange people in the palace, living alone in a palace, and no one else is allowed to approach."

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