Her brows immediately furrowed, and at the same time, she became alert. Who would come to the Imperial Garden to cry in the middle of the night for no reason? If she wasn't a palace maid, she might be her father's concubine. But if she was a concubine, her dress didn't seem quite right.
Zhou Zeyun walked forward. Having lived in the deep palace for a long time, he did not want to meddle in other people's business. Unexpectedly, when he passed by the woman, the woman fell in front of him, grabbed the bottom of his clothes, and sobbed in a pitiful way.
"Master, Master, please save me, please, please save me."
Apart from his sister and mother, he had hardly had much contact with other women. The cold aura of this woman, which had been blown by the cold wind for a long time, made Zhou Zeyun couldn't help but take a step back. In an instant, his vigilance was highlighted again.
He wanted to see who dared to plot against him in the palace. In anger, Zhou Zeyun squatted down, moved his fingers towards the woman's neck, and then slowly strangled the woman's throat.
The woman seemed to be frightened. She raised her eyes mechanically and met Zhou Zeyun's angry, vicious and puzzled gaze. Two lines of tears immediately ran down the corners of her eyes and she spoke incoherently.
"Master... Master, don't be angry. I just saw that you were wearing gorgeous clothes, so I guess you must be of noble status. I am Concubine Liang's biological sister. My parents ordered me to come all the way from my motherland so that I could accompany my sister. But I didn't expect that my sister would treat me so badly. Although she gave me good food and drink, I was doing menial work in private. Today, my sister happened to be out, so I had the opportunity to come out and take a breath. I didn't mean to make you angry..."
Zhou Zeyun frowned, but still didn't let go. He was not a person who liked to put on airs, but that didn't mean he was a very easy person to talk to.
"So, the reason you're crying here is because you anticipated that the king would pass by here, so you came here specifically to wait."
The woman was horrified. Even though Zhou Zeyun didn't use any force in his hands, her neck was in his hands. She raised her eyes, and the tears in her eyes became clearer and beat faster.
The evening breeze blew, and the entire imperial garden was filled with the sound of "rustling". The woman looked at Zhou Zeyun's murderous eyes, her pupils suddenly widened, and she explained bitterly.
"Sir, that's not what you thought. I just wanted to relax in the Imperial Garden. I never thought you would pass by here. I stumbled upon you and saw that you are very pretty. My mother often told me that appearance reflects the heart. So I suddenly had the idea to make a good living for myself. Sir, why don't you let me follow you? Even if it means being a servant, I am willing."
Zhou Zeyun had no idea what she was up to. After thinking about it carefully, he nodded, let go of her hand, stood up, stood aside, and spoke calmly.
"If you are willing, that's fine. However, if I do this, what will you do, Concubine Liang?"
According to his guess, the motherland of Concubine Liang sent one of her younger sisters over, but did not like her. So, there are only three possibilities.
First, the sister sent by Concubine Liang’s motherland was not a born-against-the-back-of-the-mother of Concubine Liang.
Secondly, Concubine Liang was addicted to being the emperor's concubine and did not like having a younger sister to share her share.
The third is that Concubine Liang and the woman in front of him were directing and acting it themselves. Considering that some people from Concubine Liang's motherland had been coming to the border from time to time during this long period of time, Zhou Zeyun quickly came to the conclusion in his heart that the woman in front of him was probably a collaboration between Concubine Liang and her. The reason why she came to this imperial garden was probably to use him to accomplish some unspeakable secret.
Thinking of this, Zhou Zeyun felt a layer of cold sweat on his back. He calmed down and looked at the heartbroken woman kneeling on the ground again, with more emotion and confusion in his eyes.
"I am just a prince, not even a crown prince. Do you know that the emperor of our dynasty has three thousand beauties in his harem? The so-called three thousand beauties means that as long as you are in the harem, even if you are a maid, you are my father's woman. Now, if I bring you with me like this, what will my father think? Since you don't want to be a good concubine, why don't you go to the emperor?"
"this......"
A hint of emotion flashed in the woman's eyes. Zhou Zeyun didn't want to get involved in this mess, so he walked away.
"Wait, wait, wait, could it be that you are His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan? Your Highness, ever since I entered the palace, I've heard from my sister that the Emperor favors you and Princess Chang'an the most. Please, Your Highness, please ask the Emperor to let me be your maid."
Zhou Zeyun: “???”
He was walking very fast. Mu Ran turned his head and looked at the woman who was chasing him with a teasing look on his face, and said with a smile.
"What a joke! Don't you know that as long as you enter the palace, you are already his without his permission? Unless he is willing to give you to me as a maid, how can I, as his son, ask him for you? If you don't want to see him, you might as well go back to Concubine Liang."
After saying that, Zhou Zeyun didn't look at the woman again. This place was poisonous and he had to run away quickly.
Little Leo followed Zhou Zeyun closely and broke into a cold sweat for her.
"Young Master, Young Master."
Unexpectedly, the woman really chased after him relentlessly, "I just want to leave the palace and live a simple life outside. Life in the palace is like walking on thin ice, and being with the emperor is even more like walking on thin ice. Please, please."
At this point, Zhou Zeyun was completely impatient. He quickened his pace and walked towards the Pepper Room. If he had known this would happen, he really shouldn't have walked through the Imperial Garden today. It was unlucky.
Zhou Zeyun walked very quickly. When he arrived, Zhou Beichen had already been there for a while. He was with Zhou Zhaonuan at the moment, and his face was full of "disdain" towards his daughter whom he had not seen for several months.
"Zhou Zhaonuan, look at you. You clearly told me you'd be back in two months at most, but look at you, it's already been several months. And you've made yourself so thin. What do the people around you eat?"
Biyu was stunned for a moment. She said she was wronged and that she had really taken good care of the princess these days.
"It's my fault, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Biyu knelt down, Zhou Zhaonuan glared at Zhou Beichen, and hurriedly pulled him up.
"This is none of your business, go down."
Biyu ran away as if she had been pardoned. Zhou Beichen and Zhou Zhaonuan, father and daughter, stared at each other.
After a long time, Zhou Beichen slammed the table.
"No, from now on you can't go out without my permission. It's not decent."
Shen Nian'an came up to play together.
"I agree with your father on this point. Nuannuan, you can't run away like this anymore. I'm really worried."
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