Chapter 528 Zuo Jiali, You Must Come Back Alive
Zuo Jiali had no choice but he didn't want to give up. He stretched his neck and tried to look inside, trying to see if there was anyone who could help him.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Sister Baizhi! Sister Baizhi!"
When Bai Zhi heard the familiar voice, her expression instantly brightened and she quickly trotted to the palace gate.
She had actually been waiting here for a while.
After dark, she went to the National Master's Palace as agreed, but did not see Zuo Jiali. However, Fuxing told her that Zuo Jiali might come to the palace tonight.
Bai Zhi didn't expect that Fuxing would let Zuo Jiali enter the palace by himself. She remembered that the Queen Mother asked her to go to the palace gate to say hello, and Zuo Jiali's previous token had expired.
Therefore, she hurried to the palace gate. In fact, she had been waiting for a while. If Zuo Jiali didn't show up, she would go back.
Bai Zhi took out the sign of Kunning Palace. The guards already knew her, and when they saw that she was there in person to pick someone up, they quickly let her in.
"Thank you, Sister Baizhi." Zuo Jiali finally came in and thanked Baizhi happily.
Bai Zhi smiled and shook her head. As long as she could help Zuo Jiali, she would be very happy.
The two of them went all the way towards Kunning Palace.
On the way, Bai Zhi lowered her voice and asked Zuo Jiali, "Are you going to see the Empress? What's going on?"
"I want to go to Dongchu." Zuo Jiali did not hide anything from Bai Zhi and said it bluntly.
Bai Zhi frowned and couldn't help but remind him, "This trip is dangerous."
Zuo Jiali smiled bitterly, "I know, but I have to go."
The two of them walked to a secluded spot. Bai Zhi pulled Zuo Jiali behind a rockery and asked softly, "Second Master Zuo, tell me the truth. Is your insistence on helping Kunning Palace related to your deceased brother?"
Zuo Jiali's expression was slightly moved. After a while, he nodded and said, "My brother's death was so strange. I dream about him every night."
Bai Zhi looked at Zuo Jiali with heartache, and unconsciously reached out and gently stroked his face.
"Are you a fool? Your brother is already dead, what can you do? Even if you come to Kunning Palace and find out something, what can you do? There is no other way for your brother's case to end."
Zuo Jiali grabbed Bai Zhi's hand and asked anxiously, "Does my brother's death have anything to do with Shangguan Jinglan?"
"You're crazy!" Bai Zhi's eyes widened in shock. "How dare you address the Empress by her name? I think you're really tired of living."
Zuo Jiali shook his head indifferently. "I don't care. I'm really tired of living. Sister Baizhi, tell me, who should I seek revenge on?"
Bai Zhi sighed and pulled her hand back, "You shouldn't blame anyone else for your brother's revenge. In the first place...he brought this upon himself."
"Impossible!" Zuo Jiali couldn't accept it.
"Even if it's not completely true, it's almost the same. Your brother and your father have always been irreconcilable with the Bai family and are determined to overthrow them. As for the Queen..."
Bai Zhi told Zuo Jiali everything she knew, "The Empress does have grievances against the Bai family. After all, you know Bai Yunfeng's character; he's upright and unyielding. But... your brother and your father did something to the Bai family. At most, the Empress only fueled the flames. They were the ones who truly wanted to harm the Bai family."
Zuo Jiali shook his body in disbelief, "Then the day my brother died..."
"He did come to Kunning Palace and met the Queen." Bai Zhi lowered her voice a few degrees. At that time, she felt that the situation was not right, so she eavesdropped on the conversation between Zuo Sixian and the Queen from outside.
She continued, "Your brother risked his own life to save you. He even asked the Empress to spare your life and let you choose your own future. But no one expected, and I don't think the Empress expected either, that you would actually come to us on your own."
Zuo Jiali didn't speak for a long time. He remembered what Zuo Sixian said that night. So, Zuo Sixian really hoped that he could stand on Li Suining's side.
"Second Master Zuo, how about... you go back." Bai Zhi curled her lips, "Right now, the Empress doesn't know you're coming yet, you might as well go back now and completely stay away from this storm."
Zuo Jiali thought for a moment, then looked at Bai Zhi and asked, "What are the Queen's plans for this trip to Dongchu?"
Bai Zhi wiped her neck and said, "The Second Prince must be killed. As for the others, the Empress has not yet decided."
Zuo Jiali didn't say anything. If the Queen wanted to kill Yuan Xiaonian, Li Suining and Bai Yu'an would never sit idly by. Wouldn't that put them in danger too?
"Second Master Zuo, go back!" Bai Zhi repeated.
There was an obvious struggle in Zuo Jiali's eyes, but in the end, his eyes gradually became firm.
"I can't go back. Miss Baizhi, take me to see the Queen!"
"Why?" Bai Zhi couldn't imagine, "Second Master Zuo, why are you so stubborn? Your brother..."
"I'm not seeking revenge on the Empress," Zuo Jiali thought clearly. "In this life, our Zuo family owes my sister too much. This trip to Dongchu, my sister will definitely be in danger. Take me to see the Empress, I think..."
Bai Zhi was very clever. She quickly guessed Zuo Jiali's intention. "You want to... lurk on the Queen's side and secretly protect Li Suining and the others?"
Zuo Jiali nodded vigorously.
"This is too dangerous. If the Queen finds out..." Bai Zhi couldn't imagine the consequences.
"No," Zuo Jiali said confidently, "I will leave the Imperial City with them. It should be difficult for the Empress to find out. Besides, the Bai family now... sees me as a thorn in their side. This will only make the Empress trust me more."
Bai Zhi couldn't accept it. "Second Master Zuo, there's no need to do this. Li Suining is a princess appointed by the emperor himself. The crown prince and the second prince both dote on her. There's also the Zhenbei Palace. Her situation is much better than yours. Why would you..."
"Yes, our Zuo family has fallen on hard times, and I don't have much strength, but..." Zuo Jiali suddenly smiled happily, "I'm her only blood brother, right? I'm the one who should protect her, even at the cost of my own life."
"..." Bai Zhi had nothing to say, and she knew that she could not persuade Zuo Jiali.
"Sister Baizhi, I want to apologize to you." Zuo Jiali scratched his head a little embarrassedly. "Before, I deliberately approached you and said those dirty words to you, all because..."
"I understand." Bai Zhi smiled nonchalantly. She straightened her back and turned around, a tear sliding down her cheek. "Zuo Jiali, after we leave this rockery, I will still be the head maid of Kunning Palace, and you... will be the second young master of the Zuo family. We have nothing to do with each other anymore."
"I understand!" Zuo Jiali followed Bai Zhi.
As Bai Zhi walked out, she whispered, "No matter what, Zuo Jiali, come back alive!"
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