The drizzle lasted for half an hour before it gradually stopped. In the pavilion, Zong Zheng Xiaoting had the rare opportunity to appreciate the beautiful scenery in the rain and enjoy the rare tranquility.

As the rain gradually subsided, Zong Zheng Xiaoting stopped watching. He turned around and saw that Situ Xunxiao was still standing in the same posture as half an hour ago, without any change.

For a moment, Zong Zheng Xiaoting's little prank also followed. She looked at Situ Xunxiao, smiling slightly, with a hint of ill intention. "Situ Xunxiao, are you afraid of something?"

"Afraid?" Situ Xunxiao looked at the man in front of him with ill intentions, frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a cold voice again, "No."

"What I'm talking about includes food." Zong Zheng Xiaoting blinked at Situ Xunxiao, "Like insects and such, are you afraid?"

Her words did not shock Situ Xunxiao much. His face, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, only moved slightly. "Not afraid, are you not afraid?"

Not getting the expected reaction, Zong Zheng Xiaoting obviously lost interest. He originally wanted to tease Situ Xunxiao, but he swallowed the words back into his stomach as he stood still like a mountain.

"I'm not afraid." Zong Zheng Xiaoting relaxed his shoulders and said with a bored look, "Situ Xunxiao, don't you have anything to fear?"

Looking at Zongzheng Xiaoting, Situ Xunxiao was just slightly stunned, but still shook his head. If he really wanted to be afraid, what would a person who had one foot in the gates of hell have to be afraid of since childhood? If he really wanted to be afraid, it would be the kind of fear of losing the people he cared about, right?

"Hmm..." Zongzheng Xiaoting touched his chin and finally gave up the idea of ​​playing a prank. "The rain has stopped. Shouldn't we get ready for the banquet tonight?"

"Yeah." Situ Xunxiao nodded, without saying anything more, he hugged Zongzheng Xiaoting and jumped out of the pavilion.

At this moment, in the Xianghe Palace, Gong Yunfei was whispering in Gong Yunluo's ear, fanning the flames.

"Damn it!" Gong Yunluo gnashed her teeth in hatred. She had smashed the things on the table into pieces. "She is indeed a born vixen. How dare she do this in the palace without any shame!"

"Oh, sister Yunluo, Yunfei is not telling you this to make you angry." Gong Yunfei pretended to be worried, and hurriedly took up her handkerchief to bandage the bloody cut that Gong Yunluo had accidentally made when sweeping the fallen porcelain. "Yunfei wanted to see if sister had any way to get rid of the trouble as soon as possible. Whenever I think of her shamelessly, she didn't care that she was still in the palace, and deliberately threw herself into Brother Xunxiao's arms, flirting with her, making Brother Xunxiao feel like a trapped pig and bewildered. Yunfei even wanted to help hide it, for fear that you would get angry and hurt yourself! But now, besides you, who else would really care about Brother Xunxiao!"

Gong Yunluo watched Gong Yunfei bandaging her wounds carefully and naturally patted her hands, "I know you are thinking about me. You know my feelings for Brother Xunxiao. If she hadn't done something too extreme, you would have kept it hidden. You have always hoped for a harmonious relationship, so you definitely wouldn't lie to me."

"It's good that sister knows Yun Fei's painstaking efforts. If brother Xunxiao knew about it, I'm afraid he would only be hostile to Yun Fei because of that witch." Gong Yunfei smiled bitterly at Gong Yunluo helplessly.

"I won't tell Brother Xunxiao. You've taken enough blame for me over the years. What's more, times are different now. Brother Xunxiao has been bewitched by Zong Zheng Xiaoting. With me, Brother Xunxiao may still consider our past friendship, but with you, I'm afraid he will settle all the old and new grudges together. I will never let Zong Zheng Xiaoting get his wish." Gong Yunluo, who was completely unaware that he had been exploited by someone to do bad things to him over the years, continued to foolishly follow Gong Yunfei's plan.

Looking at Gong Yunluo, Gong Yunfei's eyes flashed with disdainful ridicule. Then, she lowered her eyes and whispered. "Sister Yunluo, although that's the case, we don't know whether Brother Xunxiao is possessed now. You must not act rashly. What if Brother Xunxiao also hates you? What will you do in the future? In Yunfei's opinion, there is a way to have the best of both worlds, but I don't know if sister thinks it's feasible?"

Gong Yunfei looked like she was really thinking about Gong Yunluo, which made Gong Yunluo feel more at ease. After hearing what Gong Yunfei said, she looked expectantly in her eyes, "Is there any better way?"

"To kill someone with a borrowed knife."

"Isn't it just to ask the Queen Mother to keep her in the palace and punish her in the name of the Queen Mother?" Gong Yunluo frowned. Wasn't this agreed upon before?

Gong Yunfei smiled and shook her head. "Even if it was the Queen Mother's order, everyone knows that the Queen Mother loves Sister very much, and Sister's feelings for Brother Xunxiao are also known to everyone. If the Queen Mother really takes action, it will actually be disadvantageous to Sister. But there is one person who owes Brother Xunxiao, and it is time for her to repay him. Moreover, if she takes action and the Queen Mother makes things difficult for her, do you think that everyone will think of Sister for the Queen Mother's decision?"

Obviously, Gong Yunfei's idea struck a chord with Gong Yunluo. She smiled happily and nodded, "This is a good idea. The Queen Mother loves me very much, but she also loves the Emperor's favorite concubine. Liu Jing was originally in love with Brother Xunxiao, but later betrayed Brother Xunxiao for glory and wealth. It's not certain that she can't forget her old love. What's more, she can do it thoroughly and completely, and it can be regarded as her retribution to Brother Xunxiao!"

"That's right. Moreover, Concubine Hua has entered the palace now. When she went to Yutai Palace just now, she was afraid that Concubine Hua would meet the emperor, so she hurriedly wanted to intervene. However, she never expected that Concubine Hua had already met the emperor, and the emperor actually refused to meet Concubine Jing. This is the first time in all these years!" Gong Yunfei echoed and told her what he had seen.

Hearing this, Gong Yunfei could not help but get excited. "Is this true? It seems that what the stars say is indeed right. If Liu Jing continues to be the only one favored in the six palaces, I am afraid that the emperor will sooner or later let her do whatever she wants. Now that the Concubine Hua has just entered the palace, she has already rejected her face for the first time. If she is favored in the future, won't it be even more exciting to watch?"

"Whether there will be something interesting to watch, we don't know, but the issue of favor is probably set in stone. When Concubine Jing asked for an audience, the eunuch's face showed it clearly. But for us, the most important thing is that if Concubine Hua is favored, it will show that Liu Jing has lost favor. And at this time, she is jealous of Zongzheng Xiaoting and did other things. Isn't there an even better reason?" Gong Yunfei looked at Gong Yunluo and slightly concealed her vicious eyes. "Over the years, you have been angry because of her. Sister, you can vent now."

And at this moment, the emperor's decree once again strengthened Gong Yunluo's faith.

As soon as the Painting Concubine was canonized, the Emperor awarded her the palace closest to him and the one-of-a-kind pink luminous pearl. He also decreed that the Painting Concubine would be treated the same as the Imperial Concubine. For a while, rumors spread throughout the six palaces that the Painting Concubine was likely to replace the Jing Concubine in favor.

Only in Jing Palace, Concubine Jing was holding the imperial edict with a look of jealousy on her face.