Consort Qi frowned at her evasive gaze: "Where did she go?"
Yaqi pursed her lips: "Xiaoxiao was taken away by the Empress's people."
Hearing this, Consort Qi frowned even more: "She's been getting very close to the Empress lately?"
She was clearly very dissatisfied when she said those words. Even though she was part of the Empress's faction and needed to rely on the Empress, she didn't want Xiaoxiao to know everything about her. Besides, Xiaoxiao knew too much. If she had really been bribed by the Empress...
Just as she was thinking this, she heard footsteps and Xiaoxiao's soft cough.
Consort Qi looked up and saw two palace maids carrying Xiao Xiao, who was already unable to walk, and throwing her in. Xiao Xiao gasped for her last breath and whispered, "Your Majesty, this servant is back. This servant didn't say anything."
Consort Qi frowned and squatted down next to Xiao Xiao, asking, "What happened to you? Who hit you? Don't they know you're one of my people?"
"Cough cough." Xiao Xiao coughed twice and spat out a mouthful of blood: "It was the Empress. She asked me if the Empress Dowager did this. I told her no, so she tortured me to interrogate me. I didn't confess. Your Majesty, the Empress has already suspected us. We can't do anything recently."
Consort Qi's eyes flashed with a hint of guilt when she heard the Empress's doubts: "I understand. You should go back and take good care of your injuries."
The Empress actually beat Xiaoxiao like this, so Xiaoxiao should be fine now. However, the Empress's actions were undoubtedly a slap in the face to Xiaoxiao.
"Your Majesty, does the Empress know something?" Yaqi asked softly from the side.
Consort Qi shook her head: "Whether she knows it or not, he is warning me."
Jinghe Palace.
Sang Jiang woke up at dusk. She opened the window of her room and sighed as she looked at the soon-to-be-withered kapok trees outside. She hadn't felt anything before because she hadn't experienced it, but now that she thought about it carefully, the palace was really not a good place. She needed to find a way to leave as soon as possible.
Long Jingchen, who had been staking out the kapok tree all afternoon, was cursing Yang Qi with a dark face. When he saw that Sang Jiang's window was open, he said in a deep voice, "I'm cold. Go and get me a cloak."
Yang Qi was taken aback. It was almost May, yet the Emperor felt cold. He couldn't help but ask with concern, "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Seeing that he not only didn't know his place and should get lost, but also kept asking if he was sick, Long Jingchen glanced at him and said, "I remember the Laundry Bureau..."
"Your Majesty, this servant will go right away!" Yang Qi said, and ran towards Chengshun Palace without looking back.
Long Jingchen snorted softly, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Sang Jiang's window with a smile.
The window of her room is at the back of the courtyard, where there are only a few kapok trees. Few people usually come here. Long Jingchen only stayed here to wait for him.
Poor Yang Qi is still upset that Sang Ruo almost ruined their date.
"Fourth sister, what a coincidence!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Sang Jiang rolled her eyes and prepared to close the window once again.
As if he knew her intention, Long Jingchen quickly stepped forward and placed the folding fan directly against the window.
Sang Jiang was not as strong as him, and after pulling a few times without success, she gave up.
"Speak your mind, or shut up."
Long Jingchen: ...
Sang Jiang is probably the first person to dare to speak to him like that.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while, Sang Jiang reached out and pulled at the window again: "Get out of here, or I'll annoy you."
Long Jingchen wasn't annoyed: "Fourth sister, do you want to leave the palace?"
Sang Jiang's eyes lit up: "You have a solution?"
Seeing that she was interested, Long Jingchen raised an eyebrow arrogantly: "If Fourth Sister could..."
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