Her hand paused at that moment, and Bilan had already run to her with determination and concern on her face. Bilan helped Zhou Zhaonuan to the back, walked forward, and reached out to lift the bed.
Fortunately, nothing happened. Even so, Bilan remained tense. She never dared to be careless when it came to Zhou Zhaonuan's personal safety.
"If there's nothing on the bed, Bilan, look under it. I clearly saw the man in black enter the main hall. There are palace servants in the left and right side halls, but no one is in the warm bedroom and the main hall. Let's check each one and make sure they don't give him any chance to take advantage."
Bilan nodded and looked at Zhou Zhaonuan inquiringly, "Princess, what do you think?"
Zhou Zhaonuan waved her hand and said, "Just listen to Bilan. Now that the man in black is here, he can't just be strolling around. Go and take a look."
"yes."
Bilan had always obeyed Zhou Zhaonuan's words and squatted down without hesitation. Suddenly, she heard a voice say, "Bilan, stay away and be careful."
Bilan couldn't help but tremble in her heart, feeling touched. She nodded and looked carefully. It would have been fine if she hadn't looked, but when she did, she was shocked to see a group of small but densely packed poisonous scorpions lying on a piece of chicken and gnawing on it.
There is no other food for them in this room except this piece of chicken. Presumably, the poisonous scorpions will crawl out after eating the chicken. Then, Zhou Zhaonuan on the bed will be a good food in their eyes.
After reading it, Bilan got up calmly for fear of scaring the others and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Zhaonuan saw that Bilan's face was not good, and vaguely felt that there was nothing good under the bed. Bilan pulled her master back and said to the few people.
"Princess, there are densely packed poisonous scorpions under the bed. This person came here tonight with the intention of killing you. You must be extremely careful from now on."
"Poisonous scorpion?"
“How many are there?”
Bilan thought for a moment and replied casually, "There are probably about twenty of them."
"Let's find something to put it in first."
For a moment, she couldn't figure out who in the harem was so eager to kill her. Zhou Zhaonuan's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Don't tell the Emperor and Concubine Hui about this for now. Let me think about it. By the way, Biyu, look around the main hall to see if there's anything else hidden. If they want to kill me, then just do this one thing. It's not worth the risk for them."
Biyu was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. She had been with the princess for many years. Although she was older than the princess, she treated her like a real sister since the princess became sensible.
"Yes, I will go right away. I will not let those bastards harm the princess."
"Come on, Biyu, I'll go with you."
Caramel couldn't stand it anymore, "Anyone who goes against Nuannuan is my enemy."
Everyone in the room was filled with indignation, but Zhou Zhaonuan felt warm in his heart.
Over there, Bilan quickly found a pair of iron tongs and a sealed box, put on special gloves, and accompanied by Zhou Zhaonuan, carefully picked out the poisonous scorpions one by one. Finally, Biyu put the gnawed and tattered piece of chicken into the box and withdrew her hands.
The box was high and deep. When the poisonous scorpions saw the chicken, they rushed over again as if they hadn't eaten for days, devouring it frantically, which made people's scalps tingle.
Bilan suppressed her nausea and closed the box. "Princess, what should we do with this poisonous scorpion?"
"what to do?"
Zhou Zhaonuan sneered, his hands on his hips. "There are plenty of chickens in the palace, right? Let's raise them first. Maybe they'll be useful in the future."
"Bilan, thank you for this time. Although we are master and servant, most of the time, privately, I am willing to treat you as my sister."
Mu raised her head, and Bilan looked at Zhou Zhaonuan with eyes that were bright and gentle. She lowered her head, and when she spoke again, her voice was choked with a slight, inaudible sob.
"Princess...Princess, I am just a lowly, lowly servant. How can I be your sister? Please don't embarrass me."
Bilan said this and immediately knelt in front of Zhou Zhaonuan.
Zhou Zhaonuan was stunned. She never thought that she would have such thoughts. She remembered that when she said this to Biyu, Biyu was so happy that she even hugged her, fearing that she would regret and take back her words.
"Come, Bilan, get up. People may be born with different status, but you need to fight for your own path ahead. There is no such thing as high or low in personality. If I say you are my sister, then you are my sister."
"No one is a slave from birth. You became a slave simply because of life's pressure. Just because you protect me like this, I am willing to let you be my sister privately."
"As for speaking openly, I can't. I'm afraid my father will punish you if he finds out."
"Don't worry, Bilan. As long as you stay by my side, we will be the best...sisters."
Zhou Zhaonuan spoke every word with firm resolution.
Raising her head slightly, Bilan felt that tears blurred her vision, and her heart suddenly lit up with brilliant light.
She had been sold from place to place by her father since she was four years old. She only remembered that when she was six years old, her father sold her to a dark place for three taels of silver. The punishment in that place was extremely severe. Except for eating and sleeping, she had to learn martial arts every day. If she was lazy at all, she would be whipped.
At the beginning, she didn't know how many times she cried and how many tears she shed, but her eyes were red from crying, and she couldn't get any mercy from her superiors. Gradually, she had no tears left, and could only repeat the same life of eating, sleeping, and practicing martial arts day after day. She thought that she might never get out of that place in her life, but she didn't expect that a few years ago, she was taken out and entered the palace. It was from that time that she knew that she had been trained as a death warrior since she was five years old, to protect the nobles in the royal family, and she could only have one master in her life, otherwise, the poison she took when she was young would take effect. At the mildest, the pain would penetrate into the bone marrow, and at the worst, her whole body would ulcerate and she would die.
Bilan's nose twitched uncontrollably. She raised her head and looked at Zhou Zhaonuan's gentle and lively eyes. The little girl smiled, and her eyes became brighter. Her beautiful pupils were reflected in Bilan's deep and uncomfortable eyes, which seemed to warm her heart as well.
Zhou Zhaonuan blinked, and seeing Bilan still kneeling on the ground, she pursed her lips and spoke in a cheerful tone.
At the same time, a pair of small hands reached out in front of Bilan, and Bilan was stunned again.
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