Fuqu thus smoothly entered the Duke's mansion and became Jiang Shumiao's personal maid.
Jiang Shumiao was quite happy, completely unaware that the process was unusually smooth.
After all, her mother doted on her, and would give her anything she asked for.
Fuqu styled her hair in a maid's bun and changed into a uniform light green outfit. Her face was still very youthful, so how could anyone tell that she was a demon who had cultivated for a hundred years?
The fifth princess's birthday is on the sixth day of the fifth lunar month.
The Empress sent someone to invite Jiang Shumiao to the palace, saying that the Fifth Princess had been listless since returning from the polo field that day, and hoped that Princess Fule could come to the palace to keep the princess company.
Jiang Shumiao was of course willing.
Okay.
She brought Fuqu into the palace, and the Fifth Princess was indeed very happy to see her. The Empress then took the opportunity to invite her to stay in the palace.
Jiang Shumiao had no objection.
Fuqu was a little uneasy.
"Princess, there's an imperial aura suppressing everything in this palace, I'm afraid..."
"With me here, what are you afraid of?"
Although Ziwei's true energy is powerful, it is not a demon-revealing mirror and cannot reveal her true form.
Fuqu then shut her mouth.
Once, when Emperor Hongde came to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, he glanced at her a few more times, which made her legs go weak with fear, lest she give herself away.
Jiang Shumiao whispered to the Empress Dowager, "Grandmother, has Uncle taken a fancy to Sister Fuqu?"
Fuqu almost knelt down in admiration.
Empress Dowager: "..."
She glared at her little granddaughter, "How do you know so much?"
Jiang Shumiao said smugly, "I'm smart."
The Fifth Princess chimed in, "Yes, Miaomiao is very clever."
The Empress Dowager chuckled.
She sized up Fuqu; the girl's appearance was indeed too outstanding. Men are all lustful at heart, so they would definitely take notice.
"Don't worry, your uncle won't ask you for the person."
"oh."
Jiang Shumiao rested her chin on her hand and said, "Sister Fuqu is prettier than all of Uncle's concubines. Uncle doesn't even like her. Uncle has bad taste."
Empress Dowager: "..."
The fifth princess concluded, "Father is blind."
Children really do speak without restraint; they dare to say anything.
The Empress Dowager rubbed her forehead.
"Alright, you guys go out and have some fun, but don't go too far."
Jiang Shumiao wouldn't listen; since no one could control her, she ran around the entire palace. Fuqu trotted after her, realizing that there's no such thing as a free lunch.
This is a tough nut to crack.
Jiang Shumiao ran into Wen Zhixuan again.
The male protagonist's injuries healed quite quickly.
He was discussing the plague in the north with Emperor Hongde when he suddenly saw two little babies, and his expression changed slightly.
Fuqu was so frightened that she immediately knelt down.
What bad luck to run into this fake Taoist priest.
She prayed silently, "Can't see me, can't see me," but unfortunately, none of the gods and Buddhas heard her prayers. Wen Zhixuan noticed her almost immediately.
"This palace maid looks familiar."
Emperor Hongde was comforting his child when he heard this and looked over.
Jiang Shumiao immediately jumped out, put her hands on her hips, and said in a cute but fierce tone, "This is my maid, not a palace maid."
Wen Zhixuan raised an eyebrow. "I see. I was wrong. Please forgive me, Princess."
The Fifth Princess was still a little intimidated by him.
Wen Zhixuan had already withdrawn his gaze. "Your Majesty, this humble subject takes his leave."
Emperor Hongde nodded.
Wen Zhixuan seemed to be letting it go, but as he passed by Fuqu, he suddenly made his move.
Jiang Shumiao, with her sharp eyes, immediately tried to imitate her third brother's Iron Head Kung Fu by charging at him, but unfortunately, she was too short and only managed to hit his thigh.
Caught off guard, Wen Zhixuan staggered back two steps.
"You're bullying me again."
Jiang Shumiao stood with her hands on her hips, her eyes wide open, "You big bad guy."
Emperor Hongde frowned. "What's going on?"
Wen Zhixuan stood in front of him, his tone serious, "Your Majesty, be careful. This woman is a demon. I have searched for her for a long time without success. I never expected that she would hide in the palace."
Emperor Hongde's expression changed drastically.
The surrounding guards were all on high alert.
Fuqu was already terrified and looked to Jiang Shumiao for help.
Jiang Shumiao pointed at Wen Zhixuan and angrily scolded, "You're lying! You were the one who scared the Fifth Princess to tears last time, and now you're bullying me again."
She suddenly ran over and hugged Hong Dedi's leg, bursting into tears.
"You big bad guy, bullying a child, waaaaaah..."
As soon as the Fifth Princess saw her crying, she immediately started crying at the top of her lungs.
Emperor Hongde felt a headache coming on. He glanced at the timid and cowering Fuqu and hesitantly asked Wen Zhixuan, "Grand Preceptor, do you admit your mistake?"
Wen Zhixuan firmly replied, "No, this demon is highly powerful and has injured me before. Please, Your Majesty, step back. I will defeat it and reveal the truth."
He took out his compass, and the blinding light shone on Fuqu.
Fuqu collapsed to the ground, her face filled with bewilderment and fear, seemingly unable to bear the intense light, and couldn't help but reach out to shield herself.
Seeing that Wen Zhixuan had been chanting the incantation for a long time, but she showed no change whatsoever.
Emperor Hongde couldn't help but have doubts.
"The Imperial Advisor?"
Wen Zhixuan frowned and sneered, "No wonder you are so fearless. It turns out you are using a mortal body to cover up your demonic aura."
If Jiang Shumiao hadn't been crying, she would definitely have rolled her eyes at him.
Wen Zhixuan turned to Emperor Hongde and said, "I beg Your Majesty to hand this demon over to me for disposal. I will certainly extract her soul to prevent her from harming the innocent."
Jiang Shumiao puffed out her cheeks and sobbed, "You're... harming... innocent people right now."
She pointed at Wen Zhixuan, "Mud is the demon, the biggest and worst demon."
Emperor Hongde coughed lightly. "Grand Preceptor, you may have misunderstood. This little girl has been staying in the palace with Princess Fule for many days. According to you, if she were a demon, why hasn't she harmed anyone?"
Jiang Shumiao nodded hurriedly.
Wen Zhixuan said, "If this demoness gets close to His Majesty and absorbs your dragon energy, she can ascend to immortality sooner. Therefore, she entered the palace not to harm people, but for His Majesty's sake."
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