If the King of the Ancient Locust Tree treats you well, I advise you to marry far away; it would be better than staying in the palace and dying alone.
Biyue shook her head and wept, naturally unwilling to leave the palace. She had entered the palace this time carrying her mother's instructions.
The mother and her two daughters suffered endless humiliation in the Gu family. The mother hoped that one day she could be favored and become a concubine, so that the Gu family would look up to them.
Bang! The door was kicked open.
Xiuhua ran in, hugged Biyue, and cried uncontrollably, "Sister, I heard you were...who did this to you? Let Brother Songhua get justice for you!"
"I...did my sister return to Qingyan Palace with me last night?"
Xiuhua stopped crying, suddenly looked at Biyue, and asked in surprise, "Sister, you were the one who pulled me away from the banquet last night. Wasn't that woman in red you?"
Biyue was at a loss for words, and buried her face in her hands on the square table, sobbing uncontrollably. Although she firmly believed that someone had plotted against her, she had no evidence whatsoever.
At this moment, Princess Yanghua arrived. Seeing that Biyue was heartbroken, she guessed what had happened.
So she left the Jiaofang Palace with Biyue and Xiuhua.
The three returned to Qingyan Palace. Yang Hua dismissed all the servants and, after listening to Bi Yue and Xiu Hua's tearful complaints, anxiously grabbed Bi Yue's arms and asked, "Don't cry. Do you know who brought the dancers?"
The moon, though hidden, shook its head; the flower, though blushing, also shook its head.
Yang Hua was furious. Bi Yue was her backup pawn. She had thought that if Hong Yu fell from power one day, the Mu family could rely on Bi Yue. But who knew that Bi Yue would be driven out of the harem?
Yang Hua returned to Jiaofang Palace in a rage, kicked open Hongyu's door, and demanded angrily, "Were the dancers at last night's banquet arranged by you?"
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