Fools like to blame others
After the Imperial Observatory staff and Mu Li had surrounded the area, I had them all retreat outside the formation, leaving only myself and the little devil with me...
The little imp could never grasp the blood within my body; it was as if the blood itself possessed a mind of its own. It was somewhat agitated, and whenever this happened, I would take out some osmanthus sugar to make it rest...
After going back and forth like this for seven days, it finally caught the blood bead inside its body, wrapped it in ghostly energy, and spat it out!
Great! I gave it all the remaining osmanthus sugar in the wooden box.
It gave me a grin, then turned to the side to eat some candy.
I took the blood bead wrapped in ghostly energy outside the formation and had the people from the Imperial Observatory dissolve the remaining ghostly and yin energy in the blood before letting it evaporate into the air and disappear.
After the Imperial Observatory removed the formation, I saw a very composed eunuch standing next to Mu Li.
I said he was steady because his back was hunched, but his whole body didn't sway at all, as if a large bell had been firmly placed on the ground.
I walked over and asked, "Who are you?"
"This old servant's surname is Yu, and I serve in the Imperial Study every day."
The Imperial Study? Could it be that guy who was so scared he wet his pants next to the emperor years ago?
"What is it?"
The eunuch cupped his hands in greeting to me: "Ever since the Third Princess returned that day, she has been plagued by nightmares and would like you to come and take a look."
"You think I'll just go because you tell me to?" I rolled my eyes at the eunuch, waved my hand, and prepared to leave. It had been seven days; the old cook should be cooking for me by now.
He replied with a smile, "This old servant is not qualified to invite you; I have come to invite you on His Majesty's orders."
I didn't stop walking: "He tells me to go, so I'll go? I can't!"
"His Majesty said that as long as you are willing to go, anything you want is negotiable."
You're willing to negotiate anything? This offer is tempting...
I finally stopped: "Okay, but I have to eat today. Let's go tomorrow."
"Very well, then this old servant will go to the Imperial Observatory tomorrow to invite you."
"Okay!" I nodded in agreement and headed straight for the imperial kitchen.
Even before I got close, I could smell an incredibly tempting aroma, and I ran into the imperial kitchen in a few steps...
When I saw the two dishes on the table, I felt my mouth watering, although my current skeletal frame couldn't really make me drool... I leaned closer and smelled them with a look of ecstasy: "They smell so good!"
Old Deng looked at me with a grin: "I don't have enough energy, so I can only make you two dishes..."
"It's alright, it's alright," I quickly sat down at the table. Remembering the Kitchen God statue by the door, I ran over and lit three incense sticks to offer to him before turning back to the table to feast...
Chef Deng kept urging me, "Slow down, slow down, don't choke."
"I won't choke, I won't choke," I waved my hand. The food melted in my mouth and was incredibly delicious. I kept eating it, one chopstick after another. Chef Deng, who was watching, was also very happy: "I'm glad the young lady likes it."
"Just call me Xu Yi."
"Alright, Miss Xu, please enjoy your meal."
"You can call me Xu Yi, or Little Xu Yi, it's fine."
"Okay, Xu girl, eat slowly."
I was enjoying my meal when I heard a commotion at the door. I knew right away that someone had come to spoil the mood, so I quickly stuffed the last few bites of food into my mouth before they arrived.
When the concubine's annoying voice rang out at the door, I was just glad that I ate quickly and it didn't affect my appetite.
The imperial concubine knelt down at Chef Deng's door with a thud, her voice shrill as she cried out, "Please, someone wise, save my daughter!"
She cried so hard her heart was breaking...
I rolled my eyes. Oh, how can a skeleton like me roll my eyes? I rolled my eyes in my mind.
I stopped Chef Deng, who was about to leave, and said, "Don't go through the front door, go out through the back door."
“Okay,” Chef Deng nodded and returned to the imperial kitchen through the back door.
I slowly walked to the door, leaned against it, and looked at the middle-aged noblewoman kneeling on the ground: "Didn't I say I'd go see her tomorrow?"
She spoke as if she were deaf, saying to herself, "I know you don't like me, but I really have no other choice. Jiaojiao is in a coma every day and I have no other choice but to come to you for help... I hope you will be lenient."
I rolled my eyes inwardly and repeated, "Didn't I say I'd go see her tomorrow?"
She still seemed not to hear, continuing to say, "If you are dissatisfied with me, I will atone for my sins in any way you wish, I will have no complaints. I beg you to come to the palace and save my daughter..."
Never mind, she can't hear me.
I glanced at Mu Li standing at the door, walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered, "Seal this place off. Say that the Imperial Concubine is unwell, and no one else is allowed to watch." I turned back to look at the middle-aged woman who was still kneeling and crying, "Let her cry as much as she wants."
“Okay,” Muli nodded, “I understand.”
"Thank you for your hard work." I patted Muli on the shoulder and strode out of the courtyard where the imperial kitchen staff lived.
I heard the imperial concubine's voice chasing after me: "Master, don't go..."
Then Mu Li stopped her: "It would be impolite for the Imperial Concubine to go out like this."
"This...this..."
I don't know what Muli said to her again, but she managed to stop the person.
Mu Li is really good. Mu Qi is a bad person, but he has raised good descendants.
Oh, now that I think about it, it must be because the daughter of a high-ranking official is good at teaching that she could raise such a clever and virtuous person!
Why don't we say that people should read more books?
I returned to the Imperial Observatory and leisurely went to sleep. I was too tired. I had guarded the little devil for seven days and seven nights without moving an inch, and I was just too sleepy to continue...
I fell asleep very quickly.
The next day, as soon as it was light, I went out after a very good night's sleep, and as soon as I stepped out, I saw Eunuch Yu standing at the door.
"You...you didn't stand all night, did you?"
"This old servant just arrived a little early, young lady, there's no need to worry."
Who said I was worried?
I straightened my clothes and said, "Let's go." Then I led the way out of the Imperial Observatory.
A short while later, we arrived at the Third Princess's palace.
As soon as they got close, they heard a piercing cry coming from inside: "Don't come any closer... Ahhh... Don't come any closer... Waaaaah..."
This is too much... Actually, she didn't even see the little devil that day. She was just knocked down and didn't even realize what was happening when she fell to the ground. How come she seems to be terrified now?
Unexpectedly, Ah Shi was already standing at the palace gate. When he saw me coming, he leaned closer and whispered, "It doesn't seem like he was scared by the little ghost."
"Hmm?" I turned my head to look at him.
"Auntie can go and take a look first."
When I entered the Third Princess's bedroom, I realized that Ah Shi's speculation made a lot of sense.
The Third Princess's bedroom was filled with a faint black aura of resentment and ghostly energy. Even the furnishings in her palace were tainted by the ghostly energy, and a piece of snow-white Hetian jade faintly emitted a bluish light... I pointed to a palace maid and asked, "Why do these things look dirty?"
The palace maid bowed to me and said, "Your Excellency, the utensils in the Chuanguang Hall are always like this. They are always like this even after being wiped clean every day. They can never be cleaned properly."
"How long has this continued, with things never getting properly clean?"
“It was like this when I came. According to the old servant who served me before, it must have been about ten years.”
"Ten years?" No wonder even the objects have been tainted with this unpleasant aura.
The Third Princess was making a ruckus in the inner room. I first dismissed all the serving maids before taking out a new gourd to absorb the ghostly and malevolent energy in the room. It took a full hour to clean it up.
Once the ghostly and malevolent aura in the room disappeared, the Third Princess in the inner room also became much quieter.
I slowly walked in and saw that the Third Princess's clothes were disheveled and her hair was in a mess. The small jade stone on her chest emitted a faint light, which looked like it had been specially requested beforehand.
It must have faded to this state after so many years of wear and tear...
The third princess sat blankly on the bed, neither moving nor speaking. I went over to look at her, and her eyes were unfocused; she clearly hadn't come to her senses yet...
I don't know any of those divine methods. I can only wait until she wakes up and regains some consciousness before I can ask her what she saw...
So I went out the door and said to the palace maid waiting there, "Hang a new gourd on the roof beam every day, and send someone to find me after your princess wakes up."
The palace maid, who seemed to be in charge, readily agreed, "Yes, this servant understands."
At this moment, the Imperial Concubine, who had been sitting outside, came over and ran to me in a few steps: "How is it? How is my Jiaojiao?"
"She's still shaken and hasn't recovered yet. We'll only know what she saw after she wakes up and we'll be able to resolve this completely."
"You're so perceptive, how could you not see it?"
This sounds like a compliment, but the second half is completely sarcastic.
"How would I know what serious trouble your daughter has gotten into?" I patted her shoulder. "Isn't your daughter's troublemaking nature something you've spoiled her with? If you had disciplined her earlier, she wouldn't be in this state now."
After saying that, I turned to leave. The Imperial Concubine, perhaps having no other choice, actually roared at my back, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't frightened her that day, how could she have turned out like this? Now you're pretending to be a good person and criticizing me for not teaching her well?"
I frowned, turned around and looked directly at the 'Imperial Concubine' who was crying with tears and snot streaming down her face: "Do you know what you're saying?"
“What am I talking about? It was you all along. If it weren’t for you, how could my son be like this? He’s been fine all these years, but he suffered like this after meeting you… You’re a jinx, you won’t stop until you’ve harmed people.”
I watched coldly as the woman in front of me went mad, while the eunuch Yu who was accompanying her went over to persuade her: "Your Highness, do not be angry. The wise man knows that you are worried about your daughter and will not blame you."
"Get out of my way!" The Imperial Concubine, seemingly as foolish as her daughter, shoved the eunuch aside. "Stop pretending! I see now, she never intended to save my daughter..." She then covered her face and began to weep bitterly...
Now I know who her daughter inherited her stupidity from...
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