"That’s fine too. Remember, you must protect Xiao-Xiao well." Qin Shuo agreed. He didn’t forget to tell Yin Fufeng that he had to protect Hu Xiao well, otherwise, he wouldn’t blame him for turning hostile at that time.
Receiving Qin Shuo’s consent, Hu Xiao did not even spare him another glance. After changing her clothes, she immediately left the palace.
She pretended to be the woman attending the examination tomorrow. She carried a blue bag in her hand as she confidently entered the women’s examination room.
There were very few people in the room, and the waiter that did the chores was a little girl. Seeing Hu Xiao, she hurriedly went forward and asked him if she wanted to eat something first.
"I just happen to be hungry. If there’s anything to eat, just give me a little. If it’s okay, bring me some wine." Hu Xiao said casually as she found a table and sat down.
Not long later, the smell of the wine and food entered his nose. Hu Xiao took a few deep breaths, what a delicious dish!
"Little girl, come here." Hu Xiao’s eyes wandered, seeing the waiter standing straight at the door, he smiled and beckoned for her.
"Miss, what else do you need?" The little girl asked respectfully with a faint smile. Her face was filled with sincerity.
"Are you busy?" Hu Xiao stuffed a pill into her mouth, seeing the little girl nod her head, she continued, "It’s so boring for me to eat alone, why don’t you accompany me and chat!"
Hu Xiao’s body carried a trace of unyielding aura, making people unable to reject her. Although she was smiling, the noble aura she carried within her was something that no one could refute.
"Why are there so few people here?" Hu Xiao asked suspiciously as she personally poured a cup of wine for the little girl, "Just a little, it’s fine."
After listening to the story, the little girl felt a little uneasy. It was not their usual practice to drink with guests; it was not good to not drink at all.
"Hey, are you looking down on me?" Hu Xiao grinned, and in that moment, the little girl was touched by her smile.
The two of them were like old sisters that had not seen each other for many years, as they started to chat.
"Miss, you’re not someone from the Royal Capital, right? Do you know what the commoners outside think of us?!" The little girl spat and said indignantly, "They don’t think well of the examinees here and think they can’t do anything. Sometimes, the examinees will even be mocked by them."
As she spoke till here, the little girl’s face turned green. Fortunately, the examinees were able to forcefully endure it and did not take their words to heart.
"Oh, and this?" Hu Xiao asked in surprise. She had not left the palace for a long time, so she did not know anything about the situation here.
It was one thing for them to oppose it, but why would they mock the examinees in the open or in the dark? They were causing trouble for no reason at all.
"It happens so often. They talk to the ladies every now and then, and it hurts just looking at them."
Hu Xiao had already guessed that the citizens were pedantic. Right now, what she was concerned about was whether or not the examinees had retreated, surrendering to their tyrannical power.
"The young misses all know that the Empress is fighting for the rights of the women. A few of them even thought of retreating, but in the end, they still stayed." The little girl said excitedly, "I’m really happy with them."
Hearing this, Hu Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. This was great, no one would cower, she wanted to let everyone in East Court see, she was heroic and would not yield to anyone.
At night, Hu Xiao was the only one in the room. Under Hu Xiao’s perseverance, she did not follow him.
The candle on the table flickered unsteadily. She took a deep breath and was about to extinguish the light when she heard a knock on the door.
She was startled, thinking to herself, it’s already so late, who could it be? Could it be the little girl from the shop?
"Who?" Hu Xiao asked. She could vaguely see the figure outside, but she could not tell who it was.
This figure did not appear to belong to the little girl.
"It’s me, young lady. Open the door." There was a silvery sound outside the door, and she knocked again.
This voice was extremely unfamiliar, a trace of caution flashed past Hu Xiao’s eyes. Since the other party replied, then she could not stay in the house and not go out, right?
Hu Xiao tensed up and carefully walked to the door, then fiercely opened it. What entered her sight was a delicate and pretty girl, who was smiling at Hu Xiao.
"Hello, I live next door." The woman revealed her identity. "Tomorrow is the exam. I was so nervous that I couldn’t fall asleep. Seeing that your room is still lit, I wanted to chat with you!"
Hearing that, Hu Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, it was originally the lady in the room next door, but at this time, it was not the time for them to be chatting, Hu Xiao shook her head and rejected the offer.
"The exam is going to be held tomorrow, so you should rest early. Otherwise, you won’t be in good spirits tomorrow and you won’t be able to perform well." Hu Xiao gave her a cordial smile in return, refusing her outright.
"Are you nervous?" The woman nervously asked. To her, this was the first time she was taking an exam. How could she not be nervous?
Hu Xiao nodded seriously, and said: "I’m nervous, everyone will be nervous before the exam. Don’t worry, you won’t be the only one nervous, everyone will be the same."
Besides, if he couldn’t pass this time, there was still a next time. There was no need to disturb the sleep of others.
The lady did not force him, Hu Xiao’s words made her feel at ease, she thanked him and went back to her room.
Hu Xiao extinguished the candle flame and fell asleep, but at night, a sharp scream woke her up.
"Ah ..."
In a split-second, Hu Xiao immediately opened her eyes and jumped up from the bed as she looked around with a pair of sharp eyes.
"Ah, it’s on fire. Someone come quickly ..."
The voice came out immediately. Hu Xiao did not think, she donned a set of clothes, and immediately rushed out.
When she ran out, a black figure swept past her. Hu Xiao looked at it intently, and the black figure had long since disappeared.
Someone took advantage of the fire to rob him!
The assassin appeared again!
Hu Xiao squinted her eyes as she quickened her pace towards the hall. Her surroundings was pitch black, and after a long while, Hu Xiao finally started to get used to the darkness.
There was no one in the hall. Borrowing the moonlight, Hu Xiao looked around and didn’t see any assassins.
"Everyone, come here!" Hu Xiao shouted loudly. She was worried that the girls in the house would be hurt by the assassins, so she wanted to gather them all together to protect them.
Unexpectedly, she had just shouted out those words, and the bright sword pierced towards Hu Xiao, causing him to turn pale with fright, and in the next moment she regained her calm.
Her body leaned back, dodging the attack. The assassin refused to give up, and continued to stab at Hu Xiao with his sword. In the beginning, Hu Xiao kept dodging, but after ten moves, she turned around and took the initiative to attack.
She took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve and stabbed it towards the black clothed man’s chest, causing him to dodge awkwardly. He had never expected that a woman could be so capable.
Taking the chance that he was not expecting, Hu Xiao removed the veil covering his face. He did not recognize this person, but she recognized the clothes the black clothed man was wearing, this person was actually ...
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