Chapter 133: The Peacock's Scapegoat

Jiang Ruyun looked up and saw that Ye Shixue's hair was covered with all kinds of gold hairpins and jade hairpins, and her clothes were also the most gorgeous colors.

It's a pity that her appearance is too plain. This kind of dress would look fine on Xue Youli, but it would look out of place on her face.

Jiang Ruyun looked at her outfit and gave a sincere suggestion, "Shixue has too many headpieces. Will it distract from the main attraction?"

Ye Shixue glanced at Xue Youli's hair and said, "But my cousin has quite a few hairpins in her hair."

Jiang Ruyun meant that she had too many hairpins on her head, which was counterproductive.

But Ye Shixue finally got the chance to wear Xue Youli's jewelry. She liked every piece and wished she had three heads.

"Yes, Li'er, your cousin doesn't wear as many jewels as you do. You are a high-ranking concubine, and you are used to seeing fine things. Unlike your cousin, she doesn't have any decent jewels. Your cousin likes all the jewels on her head. Why don't you give them all to her?"

Jiang Rushui's eyes widened when he saw those hairpins, and he quickly put them on his daughter's head.

These hairpins look valuable. Once they are worn on her daughter's head, they become her daughter's!

Xue Youli lived such a luxurious life in the palace, she certainly didn't need a few pieces of jewelry!

Xue Youli smiled softly, "Okay, since my cousin likes it, I will help her and give her all the jewelry and clothes she is wearing."

"Really?"

Ye Shixue opened her eyes wide, her eyes full of excitement, "Cousin, you are so nice! Mom, come and look at me, am I beautiful like this?"

As she spoke, she lifted the hem of her skirt and turned around in front of the people.

In the sunlight, Jiang Rushui was almost blinded by the pearls on her head. "Beautiful! My daughter is so beautiful! It is true that clothes make the man. When you wear Li'er's clothes and stand next to her, you two are equally beautiful!"

Banxia couldn't help rolling her eyes as she listened to Jiang Rushui telling lies with his eyes closed.

The lady's sister is really good at flattering her own daughter by trying to extort money from her master!

The little girl was feeling indignant for her master when she heard Xue Youli smilingly reply, "Aunt is right. From a distance, who can tell who is me and my cousin?"

Although she borrowed Murong Che's men to intercept Xue Qingyao's three pigeons, she checked the Book of Heaven's Secrets and found that Xue Qingyao had released a total of four pigeons.

Chi Yan missed one.

Therefore, Xue Qingyao's back-up plan has already been arranged.

However, she had no way of finding out when the killer would strike, and was racking her brains on how to resolve this crisis.

Unexpectedly, she was so lucky that someone gave her a pillow when she dozed off.

Since Jiang Rushui and her daughter actually coveted her clothes and jewelry, she simply took advantage of the situation and used Ye Shixue as bait to lure out the killer.

"Cousin, the emperor is almost back, right? Should we go back to the camp?" Ye Shixue was so flattered by her mother's praise that she wished she could grow wings and fly to Murong Che.

She knew that she could outshine Xue Youli just by changing her outfit.

Xue Youli saw that the corners of her mouth were about to rise to the sky, and lowered his head to take a look at himself, "My clothes were also splattered with tea just now, Banxia, ​​accompany me to change clothes, and then return to the camp."

"Yes!" Banxia helped Xue Youli to change clothes happily.

Ye Shixue watched the master and servant walk away from her back, and her heart suddenly became anxious, "Mother, Xue Youli is not afraid that I will steal her limelight in front of the emperor, so she went to change into better clothes, right?"

Jiang Rushui glanced at Jiang Ruyun next to him and lowered her voice, "Hold on! It's useless even if she changes again. Think about it, the emperor sees her face every day, he must be tired of it! If the emperor sees a new face like yours, he will definitely be fascinated by you."

She really understands men. They are all fickle bastards!

Her daughter has inherited her beauty and wisdom, so she will definitely be able to control the emperor.

Ye Shixue covered her cheeks with both hands, "Oh, mother, please stop talking!"

"Shixue, when you enter the palace and are favored, you must ask the emperor to promote your father more!"

The thing Jiang Rushui regretted most in her life was letting Jiang Ruyun marry Xue Huaiyuan. She herself married a useless man, which led to her life being unsatisfactory in every aspect.

Now she was counting on her daughter to catch the emperor's eye this time. If she succeeded, the whole family would also benefit from it.

Ye Shixue nodded, "Mom, don't worry, the day I gain a firm foothold in the harem will be the day my father will rise to prominence!"

Jiang Rushui listened to her daughter's assurance and smiled, "Okay, okay, I know that all these years of loving you have not been in vain! When your brother Yaozu grows up, I will let him become an official in the court and support you!"

Ye Yaozu is only a five-year-old child now, and it will take a very long time for him to grow up.

But this did not prevent the mother and daughter from daydreaming.

Not long after, Xue Youli came back with Banxia.

She did not change into elegant and luxurious attire as Jiang Rushui and her daughter had guessed.

On the contrary, she took off all the jewelry on her head and wore a sky-blue dress without any embroidery on it.

Ye Shixue almost laughed out loud when she saw Xue Youli's outfit, "Mom, Xue Youli really helps us when we are in trouble! She never thought of stealing my limelight!"

"Yeah." Jiang Rushui stared at Xue Youli, a hint of doubt in his heart.

Xue Youli was dressed so plainly, and on the surface it seemed that she was indeed helping her daughter Shi Xue, but why did she think Xue Youli looked good even in this plain outfit?

But no matter what Xue Youli's intentions were, as long as the emperor took a fancy to her precious daughter, it would be too late for Xue Youli to regret.

Xue Youli saw the mother and daughter whispering to each other, and she raised her lips slightly, "Let's go."

Jiang Rushui nodded hurriedly, "Let's go, let's go!"

When she first heard the news that Xue Youli had entered the palace, she didn't take it seriously. She didn't want her daughter to suffer from palace fighting.

Who would have thought that Xue Youli, who was so stupid, could climb to the position of concubine, and her daughter was so smart, so she should be the empress, right?

On the way back to the camp, Banxia glanced at Ye Shixue who was rushing to the camp, and angrily spoke up for Xue Youli, "'Master, it's obvious that your cousin is jealous of your favor and wants to enter the palace to share the emperor's favor for you. Why are you helping her?"

Xue Youli didn't take Ye Shixue seriously at all, and asked casually, "What do you think of the emperor's vision?"

Banxia thought seriously for a moment, "The emperor's vision is naturally very good!"

"So you think he's attracted to Ye Shixue, this peacock?"

"Pfft..." Banxia glanced at Ye Shixue's head full of hairpins, and laughed out loud, "Master, your analogy is so apt!"

Not long after they returned to the camp, Murong Che and the Nanzhao envoys also came out of the hunting ground.

Murong Che was seen wearing a narrow-sleeved riding suit that outlined his long legs and slender waist, and he was wearing black riding boots.

Ye Shixue looked at the tall and handsome man, watched him throw the bow and arrow in his hand to his men, and watched him walk towards them. She was so nervous that she even forgot to breathe.

"Your Majesty, your concubine, sees me!"

"Your Majesty, your servant, sees you!"

Xue Youli, her daughter, and Jiang Rushui looked at the man approaching and bowed quickly.

Jiang Rushui turned around and saw Ye Shixue standing there in a daze, so he quietly pinched her lower back.

Ye Shixue felt pain and woke up from a dream, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you!"

Because the hair accessories on her head were so numerous and heavy, the moment she lowered her head her body suddenly leaned forward and she almost fell flat on her face.

Fortunately, Jiang Ruyun was quick to pull her back and prevent her from losing her composure in front of the emperor.

Murong Che glanced at Ye Shixue and his brows immediately tightened.

Seeing her standing behind Xue Youli, he raised his eyebrows at Xue Youli and asked, "Who is this person with the screen?"

[Murong Che knows how to describe things. Using the phrase "opening the screen" to describe Ye Shixue's look is really vivid! ]

Xue Youli replied, "This is my cousin. She came to see me today with my aunt."

Actually, it's just me who matters. The most important thing is you.

Before Xue Youli finished speaking, Ye Shixue took two steps forward impatiently, "Your Majesty, I have a deep relationship with my cousin. After she entered the palace, I often missed her and couldn't sleep at night!"

Seeing that she was trying hard to squeeze towards Murong Che, Xue Youli tactfully stepped back a few steps and gave her the seat.

Ye Shixue glanced at the handsome face so close to her and her face turned red with embarrassment.

The man had thick eyelashes, light peach blossom eyes that seemed to be filled with affection, an unattainable nose, and thin lips that were slightly pursed, revealing a cold and distant feeling.

It was the first time she saw such a handsome man!

Just when Ye Shixue was immersed in the man's peerless beauty and couldn't extricate herself, Murong Che frowned unhappily, "Stay away from me, you are blinding my eyes."

"ah,?"

Ye Shixue didn't expect that the first words the man spoke to her were full of disgust.

But she didn't give up and still stood there without moving, "Your Majesty, your servant..."

Murong Che looked at her ridiculously ugly outfit, with a hint of impatience on his handsome face, "I don't want to repeat my words a second time, get lost!"

Ye Shixue was stunned. She looked at the man's tense profile, opened her mouth, and was about to say something when she heard Xue Youli's exclamation.

"Your Majesty, be careful!"