Chapter 13 Chapter 13 “I won’t eat your food.

Li Shuyao trotted back to her room, closed the two doors, and the first thing she did was run to the mirror. She looked at her face again and again, pinched her left face a few times, then pinched her right face a few times, until both sides of her cheeks turned slightly red. Then she put down the mirror with a thoughtful expression.

After a while, it was like a firework exploded in my mind: those colorful tributes that looked messy were actually useful!

Her skin has become so much smoother! Even her pores are invisible. Her skin is white with a hint of red, and the red is slightly pink. She looks healthy and healthy.

I don't know what ingredients those things are made of, but since they dare to be tributed to the royal family for use, they shouldn't be so ugly.

So,... rounding it off, she still made a profit this time?

Thinking of this, Li Shuyao smiled even more happily. She stood up, jumped and spun around several times before she calmed down her joyful mood, washed, changed her clothes, and nestled back into her comfortable little bed like a lazy kitten.

I had sweet dreams all night long. When I woke up the next day, I had a happy smile on my lips and my mental state was better than ever.

She sat up in bed and stretched, then touched the quilt, wondering whether to sleep a little longer or get up and read a book.

...After hesitating for less than half a minute, he happily decided to take another nap!

After all, being able to take a nap is the happiest thing in the world, even delicious food cannot compare with it!

She lay back down, her whole body limp, and covered herself with the quilt above her belly. She closed her eyes, adjusted her posture, and then began to think about things to fantasize about before going to sleep...

"Hey, have you heard? The eldest prince was poisoned yesterday!" At this time, a mysterious voice suddenly sounded outside Li Shuyao's door.

The voice was deliberately suppressed, mostly breathy and a little dull, but perhaps because it was close to Li Shuyao's door, the content of the voice still fell into Li Shuyao's ears without missing a word.

Li Shuyao quickly opened her eyes, propped herself up and sat up on the bed, her upper body slightly leaning forward, as if she was listening carefully to gossip.

She didn't dare to move, for fear of scaring the people outside. What if she didn't continue talking?

She couldn't help but transform into a badger running around on the ground!

Li Shuyao even held her breath seriously.

Then I heard another person outside the door say, "I heard that such a big thing could not be concealed."

"It is said that it was done by someone in the Yanxi Palace."

"It seems to be an old lady."

"He is still the closest person to Concubine Nara."

"The closest person? Why would he attack the eldest prince?"

"Maybe he was bribed?"

"But I heard it was done by a palace maid who was sweeping the floor?"

The voices seemed to come from four or five people.

Li Shuyao was a little uncertain. After taking a deep breath, she continued to eavesdrop.

"So the Emperor was in such a hurry yesterday to deal with this matter?"

"Not only that, I heard that even the two ancestors were alarmed."

"What happened to the eldest brother later?"

"He should be alright, right? Otherwise, how could the emperor come back so soon?"

"It seems that the eldest prince was poisoned with a dementia drug, a very slow-acting poison that would take several years to take effect."

"Think about it, the eldest prince is five years old now and will be going to the upper study next year. If no one notices that he was drugged, then the eldest prince will become more and more stupid in the upper study, and eventually he will become stupid. Tell me, whose face will be lost?"

“…”

As soon as these words were spoken, no one from the other group responded.

Li Shuyao responded silently in her heart, who else could it be? The face of the entire royal family.

But after hearing this, she understood what was going on. Her clever little brain quickly turned and she quickly took out the description of this passage in the book and recalled it again.

Concubine Hui, now known as Concubine Nara, acted rather flamboyantly when she was in favor in her early years and offended many people. She only learned to restrain herself after losing a son, but it was too late.

——Upon learning that the emperor intended to promote Concubine Nara to the rank of imperial concubine, the enemies lurking in the dark became restless and began to plot to attack the child.

In fact, Concubine Nara herself knew a little about these dirty deeds. The nanny who attacked the eldest prince was actually instigated by her. On the surface, it seemed that she was bribed, but in fact, she was using the strategy of Mission Impossible.

Otherwise, the first time the old nanny attacked the eldest prince, she wouldn't have been "coincidentally" caught by Concubine Nara.

Moreover, even though the emperor had done his best to suppress the news, he still managed to alert the two elders in the Cining Palace...

So there is only one truth -

Concubine Nara deliberately made things worse in order to catch all the enemies hiding in the depths!

…

The memory is complete.

Li Shuyao continued to draw her attention back to the people at the door.

After listening patiently for a while, I realized that they were just repeating the same few sentimental words over and over again, and I felt a little discouraged for a moment.

I thought I had eaten something big, but it turned out to be an old melon that I had eaten a long time ago.

It doesn’t taste good at all, it’s better to just take a nap!

Li Shuyao hugged the quilt and lay back down decisively.

After lying down for a while, I realized that something seemed to be wrong. Why was the noise outside getting louder and louder?

She sat up again, squinted her eyes and looked towards the door. As expected, she saw several blurry shadows wandering around in front of her door.

So these people deliberately came to her door and told her?

What's the point? He can't hate her so much that he doesn't even want her to sleep, right?

Then their plan is a bit crooked... After the time travel, Li Shuyao's sleep quality has improved to a terrifying level. Apart from the new news and the arrangements for the superiors, nothing in the world can affect her sleep!

Thinking of this, Li Shuyao didn't even want to fantasize before going to bed. She lay down again, closed her eyes, and emptied her mind. But after just five minutes, her breathing became steady and long again, and her sleeping face was extremely peaceful.

The people outside the house talked for a while, but there was still no movement inside the house.

Several people looked at each other and asked, "Is it awake or not?"

"I didn't see her come out for breakfast. She must be still asleep."

They looked at each other, "So what should we do next?"

"wait?"

"That's too deliberate..."

"Why don't you come back this afternoon?"

“…”

"Okay, it's settled then. Come over together this afternoon."

"Um!"

——Thanks to Song Fuwen, it is now rumored among the palace maids that Li Shuyao is the person that Lady Guo Luoluo is preparing to present to the Emperor!

The position of tea-serving palace maid is just a stepping stone.

Once the news spread, many palace maids became more jealous of Li Shuyao.

However, there are also a small group of people who know that their competitive strength is insufficient, and they give up their fantasies early and start planning other "back-up plans".

...In their eyes, Li Shuyao is the easiest "back door" to cling to.

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Li Shuyao slept until dawn. After getting up, she began to wash and dress in a daze. Then she carefully selected a mint green palace dress and sat in front of the dressing table to get dressed.

After a long time, he pushed the door open and the first thing he did was to find something to eat.

After rummaging around in the small kitchen, I only found a small bowl of white porridge, a few pickles and three snacks.

She felt very aggrieved as she ate a little, thinking that she still had about four hours left before her shift. If she ran to the back room to ask Qingyao for a meal, she didn't know if she would be able to make it in time...

Before yesterday, she was afraid that the people in the Palace of Heavenly Purity would discover her relationship with Qingyao, which would bring trouble to Qingyao, so she endured it for more than a month and never went to see Qingyao once.

However, now, even the emperor knows that she and Qingyao are good friends, which means that she and Qingyao are close best friends!

Then...if she goes to the surrounding house now, there shouldn't be any problem, right?

Li Shuyao bit the silver spoon and thought for a long time with a sad face, so long that the porridge began to digest in her stomach and the feeling of hunger came in waves before she finally made up her mind.

Children definitely cannot go hungry!

So he threw away the silver spoon with peace of mind, washed the used dishes, and walked quickly towards the house with a pace full of joy and anticipation.

——The palace maids in the courtyard who had come to wait for her after learning that she had woken up were disappointed.

Li Shuyao stayed in the back room until half an hour before her shift, and then she reluctantly returned to the tea room.

When she arrived, the palace maids who had been on duty in the tea room had already gone back. The imperial study was quiet, and the two young eunuchs in the compartment who were responsible for checking the tea had gone somewhere unknown.

Li Shuyao knew that the emperor was probably not in the imperial study at the moment.

She felt inexplicably relieved, turned around, pushed open the door of the tea room, and started her day's work - cleaning.

Wash the tea set, change the water, wipe the shelves, wipe the tea table, sweep the floor...

Only after completing this set of procedures did Song Fuwen finally arrive.

Seeing her coming, Li Shuyao walked to the corner obediently, sat on her own small stool, took out the travel notes she had hidden yesterday, and planned to continue learning to recognize traditional Chinese characters.

Unexpectedly, Song Fuwen walked towards her in a strange way, taking something out of his sleeve as he walked, with a smile on his lips, and his expression looked very gentle.

Li Shuyao suddenly felt a little creepy.

All I could think about was: The weasel is going to pay New Year’s greetings to the chicken…

Over there, Song Fuwen had already walked up to Li Shuyao.

She took out a very delicate square wooden box from her sleeve, which was about the size of an adult man's palm. She opened the box and found a few milky white pastries lying quietly inside.

The barrage of comments swirling in Li Shuyao's mind immediately changed to another one: Oh no, she wants to poison me...

Song Fuwen placed the small box on the low table in front of Li Shuyao and said softly, "Sister Shuyao, I heard that you slept all day and didn't even eat breakfast or dinner. How can this be? If you don't eat, you will ruin your health. How will you serve the emperor in the future?"

"I'm really worried, so before I go on duty, I asked someone to go to the imperial kitchen and bring you some snacks. Eat them quickly so you can get back to work."

Li Shuyao: "..."

She sniffed her nose and smelled a very sweet and elegant fragrance, probably coming from the pastries that were only the size of a dollar coin.

She was silent for a while, then raised her clear eyes and looked at Song Fuwen seriously: "Do you really think that just a few pieces of cake can fill someone up?"

Song Fuwen imagined many reactions from the other party, such as vigilance, hatred, forbearance, obedience, alienation...

He even recalled the scene when she came to the tea room on the first day and brought him some snacks, but he slapped them away.

Song Fuwen thought that she would use her own method to retaliate, and he was mentally prepared for his snacks to be ruthlessly knocked over.

But I never expected that Li Shuyao would give this answer.

The smile on his lips froze unconsciously, his brain seemed to be rusty, moving very slowly, and for a moment he couldn't find the words to explain.

Li Shuyao, who was sitting on the small stool, made a new move. She lowered her head, reached out and poked the milky white snacks, her expression seemed to hesitate for a moment, then she closed the lid of the wooden box with a "snap", stood up with the box, and stuffed the wooden box back into Song Fuwen's palm with great force as if in a fit of anger.

Then he shouted fiercely: "I won't eat your food."

"Because I've already eaten my fill at Qingyao's!"

Song Fuwen: "..."

Someone who was eavesdropping outside the door: "..."