Chu Xingmo lowered his head, looking at the white steamed bun in his palm, and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, as if possessed, he raised his hand and took a bite.
The taste is not bad!
It tastes better than the ones served in the military!
Whether it was because the moonlight was so beautiful tonight, or because he was really a little hungry, he unknowingly finished the whole steamed bun!
In the trees not far away, the real guards trembled with fear.
His Majesty ate a steamed bun of unknown origin like that. If anything happens to him, they won't have enough heads to chop off!
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Li Yunyan returned to the room and raised her hand to take the pulse of the unconscious Meng Qingyu.
Meng Qingyu has developed rashes on her face and body. If she gets up tomorrow morning and people see her like this, she definitely won't be able to enter the palace!
Then, she could go home without any problem.
Li Yunyan let out a soft laugh. "There's no such thing as a free lunch."
If you want to harm her, you'll have to pay the price!
The next day, Meng Qingyu finally woke up in a daze.
She felt as if her head weighed a ton, and a large lump had appeared on her neck.
"Hiss~"
She let out a soft sigh and raised her hand to rub her neck.
"Sister Meng, you're finally awake! We need to get going!"
Meng Qingyu looked up and saw Li Yunyan looking at her with a worried expression.
"You... Ouch! My head!"
Meng Qingyu pressed her hands against her temples, feeling a splitting headache, and also felt as if she had forgotten something.
Oh, right!
Meng Qingyu's eyes widened. She clearly intended to drug Li Yunyan! How come Li Yunyan is standing perfectly fine in front of her now?
Could it be that I overslept?
"Let's go! Let's hurry!"
Someone outside was urging them on. When they passed by Li Yunyan's room, they stopped and poked their heads in to call out to them.
"Okay! Coming!"
Li Yunyan kindly helped Meng Qingyu up, saying, "Sister Meng, you got up too late! I've been waiting for you for a while! Hurry up! Aunt Jiang will punish you if you're late!"
Meng Qingyu was helped away by Li Yunyan, looking completely bewildered. She hadn't yet come to her senses why she had fallen asleep.
She had clearly made thorough preparations!
It wasn't until she saw Aunt Jiang's serious old face that Meng Qingyu realized what was happening.
No!
She cannot enter the palace!
She raised her hand to touch her face, then looked at her hands, which were smooth and white, without a single rash!
Where is her medicine?!
If you take it secretly now, it might still be in time!
Meng Qingyu searched her body thoroughly, and gradually, goosebumps rose all over her body.
Her medicine... is gone!!!
Not only was the medicine gone, but the little dagger she had secretly hidden in the sole of her shoe was also gone! The silver notes in her purse were also gone!
Has she been robbed?!
Her biggest suspicion was of Li Yunyan, who shared a room with her.
Meng Qingyu looked at her with a sharp gaze and saw that Li Yunyan was currently twisting the hem of her clothes, muttering, "I'm so nervous! I'm about to enter the palace! Sister Meng, what should I do if I'm so nervous?"
Meng Qingyu closed her eyes. Li Yunyan was so stupid, it couldn't be her!
Who could it be?
She looked around and finally fixed her gaze on Aunt Jiang.
Yesterday, that lackey didn't give her a friendly look, and it's not impossible that he sent people over in the middle of the night to search her and take all her belongings!
Meng Qingyu stepped forward and held out her hand to Aunt Jiang, "Give it to me!"
"What?" Aunt Jiang frowned, looking at the daughter of a high-ranking official who had no manners or upbringing.
"You know what I mean!"
Meng Qingyu lowered her voice and said sternly to her, "My father is the Minister of the Imperial Court. If you know what's good for you, hand over what you took from me! Otherwise, I'll make you regret it!"
"You're crazy! I didn't take anything from you!"
"You still dare to argue?!" Meng Qingyu was also anxious. It was one thing to lose the silver notes, but if she didn't have the medicine, she would probably have to go to the palace!
She's going to marry Brother Zi'an!
She didn't care about anything else now, and raised her voice, saying, "You dog of a servant! Give me back my things right now! Otherwise, I'll have my father kill you!"
"How dare you!" Aunt Jiang raised her hand and slapped her across the face.
"You actually dared to hit me?!" Meng Qingyu couldn't believe that she had been hit by a lackey!
Aunt Jiang glanced to the side, and two eunuchs immediately stepped forward and held Meng Qingyu down firmly.
“Once you enter the palace, you become a member of the royal family. As your aunt who disciplines you, I naturally have the right to beat you!”
"I won't go to the palace! I don't want to go to the palace! Let me go!"
Meng Qingyu struggled frantically, but her strength was no match for the two eunuchs, and she was suppressed tightly.
At this moment, Li Yunyan added fuel to the fire, and she gently advised, "Sister Meng, since you have participated in the selection of the imperial concubines, you will naturally have to enter the palace. Do you think you are just joking about this, coming and going as you please?"
After saying that, she covered her mouth again and whispered in a voice that could be heard by those around her, "Sister Meng, now is not the time to be temperamental. If people find out that your family treats royal matters as a joke, I'm sure Uncle Meng will have a hard time explaining it to you!"
Seeing that the people around her had started to whisper among themselves, looking at Meng Qingyu with disdain and contempt, as if they were afraid of getting involved with her in the slightest, Meng Qingyu's head throbbed with anger!
"Li Yunyan, you idiot! Shut up!"
Tears welled up in Li Yunyan's eyes as she sobbed, "Sister Meng, I'm only doing this for your own good! Why are you still scolding me? Waaah!! I'm not talking to you anymore!"
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