Chapter 278
Sui Sui was startled by his sudden enthusiasm, but seeing the man who had initially appeared aloof now looking at her with burning eyes, her heart started pounding for no reason, and she couldn't help but want to get closer to him.
However, she remained wary. Putting aside the fact that this was the Empress Dowager's palace, how could there be a strange man here? And how did this living person suddenly appear in front of her?
After much thought, Sui Sui's calmness overcame her excitement.
"What savior? This is the Empress Dowager's palace in Chonghua Palace. What are you, a man, doing here?"
The man in the snow-white robe narrowed his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a moment, asked, "Will my presence here cause you trouble?"
Sui Sui frowned, then nodded.
Before the man could say anything more, footsteps could be heard from not far away.
In her panic, Sui Sui gasped, "You'd better get out of here! If someone sees you, I won't be able to save you!"
"Don't be afraid, no one will find out." The man remained unmoved, still looking at her with a radiant smile.
Sui Sui's hardened heart softened a little, but as the footsteps drew closer, Sui Sui became increasingly anxious.
"Hurry up..."
"Sui Sui." A gentle voice called from behind.
"I don't recognize him!" Sui Sui turned around in a panic, explaining helplessly.
Yuehui frowned and looked around, her beautiful face showing confusion. "You don't recognize anyone? Hmm? Is there anyone else here?"
Sui Sui immediately turned around and saw that the empty eaves were deserted. She was speechless for a moment.
Where did that man in the snow robe go? How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?
Could it be that she has developed hysteria?
"Did you just see someone?" Moonlight stepped forward.
Sui Sui instinctively stepped back. "N-nothing. I was just startled by your sudden appearance." Suppressing her confusion, she interrupted, "What brings you here?"
Moonlight looked at her with a skeptical expression. "Really?"
Sui Sui nodded, and Yue Hui then looked away and explained, "Her Majesty said that once you have cleaned the little rabbit, you should send it to her."
"Okay!" Sui Sui hadn't recovered from her surprise yet, and nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
Yuehui didn't turn around; instead, she took another step closer to Suihui.
As the moonlight drew ever closer, Sui Sui said unhappily, "I already agreed, so what are you doing now?"
Yuehui smiled and said, "I just didn't see the rabbit and was worried that Miss Suisui might have lost the Empress Dowager's little rabbit."
Upon hearing this, Sui Sui finally came to her senses.
Oh no! A rabbit!
Seeing her momentary panic, Yuehui narrowed his eyes. "Could it be that Miss Suisui has really lost her rabbit?"
If it gets lost, it will take a lot of effort to find that dead rabbit that ran away.
Thinking of this, Yuehui looked at Suihui with displeasure and took another step forward.
Suppressing the panic in her heart, Sui Sui gritted her teeth and glared at her, "Don't spout nonsense!"
"Whether you're spouting nonsense or not, Miss Suisui, just bring out that rabbit and we'll see!" Yuehui pressed on relentlessly.
Sui Sui opened her mouth, her nervousness growing stronger. Just then, something unknown brushed against her ankle.
"Ugh!" she exclaimed, instinctively kicking the little dumpling in her panic.
Caught off guard, the white ball of fluff drew a snow-white arc in the air and crashed heavily to the ground with a "thud".
Even Yuehui was surprised by Suihui's actions, and her eyes showed a complicated expression. After a while, she bent down and picked up the white dumpling by its rabbit ears.
When Sui Sui realized that the white dumpling was indeed the lost rabbit, she felt remorse, but she didn't want to appear inferior, so she remained indifferent.
"Now do you see clearly?" Sui Sui snorted.
When Yuehui looked at her, the complexity in her eyes was hard to hide, but the words she spoke were cold: "Miss Suisui has quite a temper. I only asked one question, and you took your anger out on the Empress's beloved pet."
She held the rabbit in her slender fingers, and the half-dead rabbit occasionally kicked its hind legs in Yuehui's hand.
Unfortunately, whether it was because the rabbit was too weak or because it had just been kicked, its hind legs couldn't muster any strength.
Sui Sui's expression changed several times. Thinking of Ling Wu, her tense nerves relaxed. "Then go and tell Her Majesty! There's no one else here but the two of us. I want to see whether Her Majesty believes you or me!"
Moonlight exhaled a breath of stale air and cursed inwardly, "Idiot!" before picking up the rabbit and turning to leave.
Only Sui Sui remained standing there, stunned. Only after Yue Hui had gone far away did she remember Ling Wu's coldness towards her today. Her heart skipped a beat, and she stamped her foot and ran after her.
No matter how hard she chased, she could not catch up with the graceful and leisurely Yuehui.
Back in her bedchamber, as Linlang was tending to her and preparing her for a nap, Lingwu finally saw her reflection in the bronze mirror.
The person in the mirror was without makeup, her lips were bloodless, and even her hair was very sloppy, with only a few flower hairpins casually inserted on it. As the empress dowager of a country, she was so proper and dignified.
The new emperor has not yet selected consorts, and all affairs of the harem are managed by the Empress Dowager. Even disregarding her strength and methods, her lack of prestige in the palace makes it difficult for her to win over the people.
Traditionally, the task of dressing up was reserved for the most favored person in the master's entourage. Everyone knew that the most favored person in the Empress Dowager's entourage was none other than Sui Sui.
Therefore, seeing this, everyone below treated Sui Sui with utmost respect, but treated her, the Empress Dowager, with great perfunctoriness, especially after the death of the late emperor.
"If you can please Miss Suisui, she can also please the Empress Dowager." This saying circulated among the palace maids and servants.
Lingwu removed the hairpin and looked at Linlang through the bronze mirror. "Redo your makeup. I'll go see His Majesty later."
Linlang lowered her head, her tone tinged with disappointment, "Then shall I go and call Miss Suisui?"
“She smells like rabbit.” Ling Wu sighed softly, then said, “It’s a good day to see how good your makeup skills are.”
A ripple was stirred in Linlang's calm heart, but she remained silent while doing her hair.
In the past, when Sui Sui helped the Empress Dowager with her hair and makeup, she was always all smiles. The two of them chatted back and forth. Thinking of this, Linlang also spoke up: "Why does Your Majesty dislike rabbits?"
"I thought you would keep quiet and focus on serving me," Ling Wu teased.
"Your Majesty..." Linlang called out awkwardly.
Seeing this, Lingwu slowly opened her mouth and revealed what happened back then.
Lingwu was multitasking, speaking while observing Linlang's expression.
Linlang kept her head down, and her skill in styling her hair into a bun was evident. However, she seemed a little nervous, and the hair ornaments occasionally made a soft clattering sound as she fiddled with them.
Her profile was completely hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see clearly; only her eyelashes could be vaguely seen fluttering.
As Lingwu finished speaking, she sensed a strange fluctuation outside the palace.
Without needing to think too much, it was obvious that the anomaly lay with the rabbit and the stalk of grain.
That's why Cha Yuehui went to find Suisui.
Unexpectedly, it was two people and a rabbit that returned, one after the other.
As Yuehui slowly and methodically began to explain, Linlang had already styled Lingwu's hair and added new makeup.
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