"The Dali Temple is really in need of talents like you!"
When everything was settled, Qingluo snatched the earrings away angrily, glared at them fiercely, and walked away, probably going to ask the aunt in charge for mercy again.
Wei Shuyi supported Yin Zhu back into the house, washed the herbs skillfully, and put them on the stove to boil water.
Silver Candle, who had been watching her silently, finally spoke: "Actually, she's been waiting for this opportunity tonight for a long time. I saw her hanging around your bed before, so I kept a close eye on her. I never thought I'd actually find the so-called stolen goods."
"She just has the mind of a child..."
"That's not the case!" Yin Zhu was eager to speak and coughed a few times. "In this palace, even the unintentional actions of a foolish child can bring you eternal damnation! Not to mention, she has evil written all over her face and is determined to harm you."
She understands all these principles.
However, when you first enter Shoukang Palace, facing an enemy whose emotions are clearly visible on his face is always better than being attacked by a cold arrow from behind.
She didn't want to make too much noise in a short period of time, so she pretended to be stupid, letting everyone in the dark see that she was being bullied and had difficulty turning things around, so that she could gain stability.
"Sister Yinzhu, thank you for reminding me so much." Wei Shuyi poured the medicine into the bowl and blew on it until it no longer burned his tongue before handing it over. "Here, drink it while it's hot so you can get better."
"If it were someone else, I wouldn't bother wasting my breath. You got wet in the rain for me, and you were punished because of me. I still have some conscience."
The two smiled at each other, and the invisible friction in the past disappeared, which was the biggest gain.
The next day, Wei Shuyi was assigned the job of sweeping the palace streets to clean up the fallen leaves.
Qingluo had some connections in Shoukang Palace after all, so she simply gave a few perfunctory greetings and was free. The housekeeper pretended not to see anything and instead stared at her and scolded her, saying things like the dirt she hadn't wiped clean and a small piece of wall paint that had fallen off, leaving her speechless.
In the morning sun, the nanny's droplets were clearly visible.
She dodged in time, which caused Qing Luo's dissatisfaction: "What are you doing? Are there any rules?"
As he said that, he swung the willow branch and hit hard!
Wei Shuyi frowned in pain, but fortunately the other party had taken advantage of him and stopped in time, then pretended nothing had happened and scolded him a few words.
When she returned to the house at night to check, she found obvious red marks on her arms, with blood oozing from the flesh in the middle, which was particularly horrifying!
"What's going on? Who dares to hit you?" Yin Zhu glanced at it and asked in surprise, "The Empress Dowager rarely punishes servants, where does she get the courage from!"
She lowered her sleeves and replied with a faint smile: "It's okay, just let her vent her anger."
"You, you! You're just too soft-hearted! Next time this happens, I'll tell the Queen Mother directly and see how she tries to argue!"
The sisters, who had always been cautious and self-protective, unexpectedly had a moment of righteous indignation. For Wei Shuyi, it was a moment she wanted to etch in her mind.
Qingluo was so angry that she kept letting her go back home with injuries for the next few days. She was always careful to avoid any injuries to her face, so no one knew about it except her.
On a cold night, she immersed her chapped hands in warm water, staring at her reflection and muttering to herself, "The family banquet is coming up soon. The Emperor will undoubtedly come to Shoukang Palace to consult the Empress Dowager. I wonder what he'll think when he sees these wounds."
Blood flowed out from between her fingers, and in a trance, she seemed to see Qing Luo's end.
The body was wrapped in a straw mat and hidden in the wilderness.
——“The Emperor has arrived!”
Eunuch Yang bowed and led the emperor forward, but the latter slowed down his pace and subconsciously looked for something when passing by the maids of Shoukang Palace.
"Your Majesty, please feel free to assign your servants to carry out your instructions!" Eunuch Yang rolled his eyes and guessed something. "The Empress Dowager is still waiting inside! Your Majesty, please don't delay!"
"Nothing, let's go."
Not seeing the beautiful lady in his memory, he became suspicious and anxious.
I want to find out her identity as soon as possible, ask her the reason why she is only willing to be a maid, know whether she caught a cold after being caught in the rain that day, and... is there still any connection between her and Prince Lian Xie Yanqing?
After entering the main hall, the palace maids serving the empress dowager were nothing but Aunt Zijin, whom she was already familiar with, and a few others she had no impression of.
He looked around carefully, but still couldn't find the beautiful figure.
"Emperor, what do you think of what I just said?"
"Hmm? What did the Queen Mother say?"
The Queen Mother observed the Emperor's expression with a smile and dismissed the servants: "Are there things on Ah Ci's mind?"
Xie Yanci is his name.
After his mother died young, he went to live with the queen. Although he was not her biological child, she treated him as her own.
Every time the queen called him in a gentle voice, she would call him "Aci".
The solemnity on the emperor's face melted away by the past. He looked away uncomfortably and denied it flatly: "I am somewhat overwhelmed by the affairs of the court."
"Your health is the most important thing, don't exhaust yourself!"
"Your Majesty is right." He once again peered through the window, gazing at the maidservants waiting outside. "Shoukang Palace is truly a delightful place... From now on, when I'm tired, I'll need your help to entertain me."
"Then I must go to the people and find a few more craftsmen, in case the emperor gets tired of the flowers and plants and suddenly stops coming, I will feel lonely again."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xie Yanci got up and left.
If he couldn't see her once, there would be another time. Now that he had a reason, he went in and out of Shoukang Palace more often.
This left Liang Baolin, who was dedicated to finding out about the emperor, dumbfounded: "Your Majesty is indeed filial, but isn't your frequent visits to the Empress Dowager a bit excessive?"
"My lady, I'm telling you this at the risk of being beheaded! If the Emperor finds out, both you and I will be in big trouble!"
"Alright, alright, here you go! Let's go!"
Liang Baolin signaled the people around him to take out the reward money, and he turned around and left impatiently.
The personal maid was accustomed to observing the emperor's words and expressions: "My lady, do you think there is someone in Shoukang Palace who makes the emperor linger?"
"nonsense!"
"My lady, do you still remember that little-known maid from the palace who appeared at the Empress Dowager's birthday party? We were far away at the time, so we couldn't see her face clearly, but I vaguely saw that she had a nice figure. Later, I asked others about her, and they said she had a seductive appearance..."
"Really?!" Liang Baolin paused warily, suddenly remembering something. "Not long ago, Xiao Haizi said that His Majesty had brought a woman to the Forbidden Palace. Could it be her?"
After entering the palace, she was rarely favored by the emperor.
In desperation, she chose to join the service of a high-ranking concubine, hoping to share some of the favors and earn a position.
If she could single-handedly nip the evil in the bud, she could help her superiors solve their problems, reduce her own enemies, and also use it as capital to seek credit.
Thinking of this, Liang Baolin quickened his pace: "Return to the palace! Find an excuse to call Xiao Haizi back. I have something to ask him!"
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