Chapter 17: I’m digging up your ancestors’ graves!

When Xiao Anzi and his men arrived, they saw Concubine Rong sitting on a sedan chair, with Chu Liuzheng and Concubine Wang kneeling opposite her and giving her a cold lecture.

He secretly cursed, how did these two offend this tough guy?

"Your Majesty, the eunuch An who serves in the imperial court has arrived." The head palace maid Xianglu stepped forward and whispered in her ear.

Concubine Rong turned to look at her, and Xiao Anzi stepped forward and bowed with a smile, "I pay my respects to Concubine Rong. Long live the Queen."

The rash on Concubine Rong's face hadn't fully healed yet, and she wore a veil, revealing only a pair of charming, lively fox eyes. She glanced at Xiao Anzi and asked, "Why are you here when you're not serving His Majesty?"

Xiao Anzi said truthfully, "His Majesty ordered me to find someone."

"Your Majesty is in a very refined mood." Concubine Rong tilted her head, her eyes glancing at the two women opposite her, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"It's this girl." Xiao Anzi couldn't hide it, and looked at the still kneeling Chu Liuzheng, smiling apologetically, "Your Majesty is still waiting for Miss Liuzheng to go to the Yangxin Palace to reply. Your Majesty, please look..."

"Of course I can't keep Your Majesty waiting for long." Concubine Rong looked at Chu Liuzheng, her tone a bit nonchalant, "Raise your head and let me see what a lovely person you are."

[Damn it! The tyrant is attracting hatred again!]

Chu Liuzheng raised his head as he was told.

She had just been tied up and had the window smashed, so her neatly tied bun was already messed up.

Her hair was scattered on her cheeks and neck, and her face was gray and black in patches. Even if she had ten points of color, only three or four points remained.

That's it, there are a lot of them in the harem, it's not worth worrying about at all.

Concubine Rong had a plan in mind. She waved her hand and said, "Get up. Serve well in front of the emperor from now on. If you make any mistakes, I will not forgive you!"

Chu Liuzheng really wanted to roll his eyes at her.

Wasn't this a warning to her to stay in her proper place and not to have any improper thoughts about the tyrant?

Haha, not everyone treats tyrants as treasures, right?

She never thought about climbing onto the dragon bed from the beginning to the end.

"Miss, please hurry up. His Majesty is waiting." Xiao Anzi winked at Chu Liuzheng. Chu Liuzheng knelt down and bowed to Concubine Rong, then followed Xiao Anzi away.

As for Concubine Wang who was still kneeling, Chu Liuzheng wanted to help but couldn't, as she could hardly protect herself.

Fortunately, in the eyes of Concubine Rong, Concubine Wang is not a threat.

She was a talented woman when she entered the palace, and she was still a talented woman three years later. Such a woman was not worthy of the attention of Concubine Rong, who was favored by the emperor.

Concubine Rong said calmly, "Return to the palace and reflect for three days. If you do it again, I will report it to the Empress and deal with you according to palace rules."

"Yes." Lady Wang answered timidly, as obedient as a rabbit.

"Return to the palace!"

After the sedan chair had gone far away, Chun Xing quickly helped Concubine Wang up and asked with concern, "Concubine Wang, are you okay?"

Wang Cairen shook her head dejectedly, holding Chun Xing's hand and said, "Go back."

——The excitement in the palace really can’t be seen casually.

On the other side, Xiao Shiyi suddenly appeared behind Chu Liuzheng like a ghost.

Chu Liuzheng's pupils suddenly shrank and he almost screamed.

How come this person comes and goes without a trace?

Just now, when I heard Concubine Rong coming, I threw her to the ground and she disappeared in a flash.

Where did it come from now?

"Don't be afraid, young lady. This young man is a secret guard specializing in protecting His Majesty." Xiao Anzi said, "If this young man hadn't informed me, I wouldn't have known that you were in Zhaoxue Hall."

Zhaoxuetang?

Why does this name sound familiar?

The rescued Chu Liuzheng now has time to look through the system gossip.

【Zhao Xuetang...】

Got it!

[During the reign of the previous emperor, there was a woman named Wu Baolin in the harem, whose residence was Zhaoxue Hall.]

Wu Baolin became pregnant just two months after entering the palace, earning the late emperor considerable favor. Unfortunately, her good fortune didn't last long. While strolling in Zhaoxue Hall, she twisted her ankle and fell, losing the child. Soon after, Wu Baolin also passed away.

From that point on, the cries of babies could often be heard from Zhaoxue Hall. People were afraid and dared not go there. After the new emperor ascended the throne, no concubines moved in, and Zhaoxue Hall became deserted.

No wonder no one came even though her voice was hoarse. They probably thought she was a ghost.

Chu Liuzheng then looked through the information about the secret guards.

Emperor Shunguang is accompanied by twenty-four secret guards, each highly skilled in martial arts, elusive, and possessing unique skills. They obey Emperor Shunguang's orders. When not on duty, they secretly guard Emperor Shunguang, rotating in shifts.

[Oh my, there really is such a magical existence as the Secret Guard.]

Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but take a few more glances at the secret guard walking beside him, curiosity flashing in his eyes.

[Well, if it's personal protection, when the tyrant and his concubines do something, do the secret guards have to watch?]

[I'm always watching pornographic shows, and I'm full of passion right now. I want to interview the secret guard about his feelings. What should I do?]

Xiao Shiyi felt that the look of the palace maid beside him was getting weirder and weirder, as if she wanted to strip him naked, which gave him goose bumps on the back of his hands.

Before he could no longer help but retreat back into the darkness, Chu Liuzheng averted his gaze and lowered his head to ponder what had happened to him today.

Wang Cairen probably got up in the middle of the night to secretly eat some stinky tofu to get rid of the smell. Zhaoxuetang and Yinyuexuan were not far away, and Wang Cairen happened to hear the sound of her smashing the window. She came over to take a look out of curiosity, just to join in the fun.

Rong Guifei's Huaqing Palace was far away from Zhaoxuetang. She didn't get a good night's sleep and ran to Zhaoxuetang in the middle of the night. Chu Liuzheng had a hunch that she was coming for him.

But since entering the palace, she has never spoken a word to the imperial concubine. What did she do to offend her?

She had to look carefully, there must be something wrong.

[Noble Concubine Rong, Zhaoxuetang...]

[Hmm? Cuiyun went to see Concubine Rong today... no, it's already past midnight. Yesterday, yesterday morning. What did she go to see Concubine Rong for?]

[Holy crap! Cuiyun actually flattered me in front of Concubine Rong, saying that the tyrant liked me and wanted to take me into his harem!]

"Dad! Just because you're spreading rumors, you can say nonsense! Which eye of yours saw that the tyrant treated me differently, that he liked me? Were you blind when the tyrant deliberately tormented me, ordering me around to change tea?"

Chu Liuzheng continued to flip forward according to the relevant entries.

[Fuck! Fuck! Cuiyun, you little bitch! I'm going to dig up your ancestors' graves, and you're going to ask the guards to destroy my innocence?!]

Where's human nature? Where's the fake roommate relationship?!

[So Cuiyun's surprise for Concubine Rong was to give her irrefutable proof that I was causing chaos in the palace in Zhaoxue Hall!]

Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but shudder.

If the guard had not heard that Cuiyun was punished to the laundry department and was afraid that things might change and did not dare to act according to the plan, would she have been killed by the guard?

Cuiyun's plan was to have the guards leave after they were done, leaving her alone to be caught.

Even if she could know the guards' names through the system, she would have already died because of the chaos in the palace by then. How could she take revenge?

And more importantly:

It's only been two days since the tyrant was cuckolded by Concubine Xin. If something like this happens again in the harem, won't the tyrant, in his rage, turn me into a human pig too?

(End of this chapter)