Li Changzai slowly stood up with the help of the palace maids. When she heard the little guy in front of her call himself Cheng Zhao, her eyes couldn't help but light up slightly: "You...you are the third prince?"
Little Chengzhao asked doubtfully, "Do you know me? Who are you?"
Li Changzai was just about to squat down and touch the little guy's head when Ning Yuxi's voice came over: "Cheng Zhao, what's going on?"
When little Chengzhao heard Ning Yuxi's cry, he turned around and saw Ning Yuxi walking towards him. He walked towards her with his short legs and said in a baby voice:
"Mother Ash, Cheng Zhao accidentally bumped into someone, and Cheng Zhao is apologizing."
Ning Yuxi followed Xiao Chengzhao's gaze and saw that the person standing a few steps away was actually Li Changzai. Ning Yuxi thought that she also lived in this Yaohe Palace.
Ever since Concubine Chen colluded with Concubine Liu to poison Cheng Zhao and framed her, she rarely saw Concubine Li.
It's not that they rarely see each other, but that they rarely interact. She used to have such a good relationship with Concubine Chen and Concubine Li, and she trusted them so much, but she was betrayed by Concubine Chen.
Although Concubine Chen said that she was the only one who did it and it had nothing to do with Concubine Li, she had suffered a loss once and it would not happen again. Concubine Li was not completely innocent either.
At least Li Changzai could come and testify for her when he found out about this later, but she didn't go. After all, the longer they spent together, the better their relationship became, and Ning Yuxi didn't say anything. So she just stayed away.
She said calmly, "It's Li Changzai. Cheng Zhao accidentally bumped into you. It's Cheng Zhao's fault. I apologize to you on his behalf. Is Li Changzai okay?"
Li Changzai hurriedly said, "I'm fine. Don't blame the Third Prince. It was my own fault that I didn't stand firmly for a moment."
Ning Yuxi nodded: "That's good. Since Li Changzai is fine, I will take Cheng Zhao away."
Having said that, she pulled Cheng Zhao and turned back.
Li Changzai looked at their backs and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he could not say anything. He turned around and left dejectedly.
Back in the pavilion, Concubine Xian asked with concern, "What's wrong? What happened? Is Cheng Zhao okay?"
Ning Yuxi smiled and said, "It's okay. Cheng Zhao accidentally bumped into Li Changzai from your palace."
Seeing that Ning Yuxi didn't want to say more, Concubine Xian tactfully didn't mention Li Changzai again.
………
Two days later, Ning Yuxi got up early in the morning, packed up, and went to Fengluan Palace to pay her respects.
After the queen arrived, she said some meaningless words as usual, and then mentioned the housing issue of the new concubines.
The queen has probably already made the arrangements and will tell the concubines in each palace to prepare the palace in advance and inform everyone.
The Queen indeed had ill intentions. She arranged that little Concubine Qin to live in her Shuqing Palace, while the others were assigned to other palaces.
Finally, the Empress said with a kind face: "As the Emperor's concubines, we should all live in harmony. You old ones should set an example for the newcomers when they enter the palace and give them more advice. The real job is for everyone to serve the Emperor well."
Ning Yuxi really wanted to roll her eyes at her. How could they get along harmoniously when you deliberately arranged Concubine Qin, who had a grudge against her, into her palace?
Just as she was complaining in her heart, the Queen suddenly turned around and looked at her with a smile: "Concubine Yi, that noble lady Lian is the one favored by the Emperor. You have always served the Emperor well. I have arranged for her to live in your palace. You must pay more attention to her."
Concubine Lian is the little Concubine Qin. The emperor really took a liking to her and gave her the title alone.
Ning Yuxi's smile didn't reach her eyes: "Your Majesty the Queen is right, I understand."
"Yes." The queen nodded with satisfaction.
On the way back to the palace, Ning Yuxi was thinking about finding an opportunity to ask the emperor to move Concubine Lian to another place. She really didn't want to see someone she didn't want to see in her own palace.
Concubine Xian looked at her sympathetically, "I haven't even come in yet, and I'm already causing you trouble. When did the Queen become your enemy?"
Ning Yuxi wanted to say that she and the Queen had a long-standing feud, and that Concubine Liu's death was deliberately caused by the Queen to frame her, but she was cleared of suspicion.
After that, there was a rift between the Queen and her, but the Queen was busy fighting with the eldest princess and had no time to pay attention to her. Later, when the eldest prince fell ill, she had even less time.
The eldest prince seemed to be feeling better recently, and the problems with the eldest princess and Concubine Xiao had also been dealt with. She began to feel like causing trouble for her.
However, she did not tell Concubine Xian about this. After all, no one knew that the Queen had killed Concubine Liu. She did it cleanly. Ning Yuxi only guessed it from the Queen's reaction later.
Ning Yuxi smiled fearlessly: "Who knows."
Concubine Xian, however, warned with a serious face: "You better be careful, the Empress is not easy to deal with."
Ning Yuxi felt a little warm in her heart: "I know."
…
In the evening, Ning Yuxi sent someone to Shengchen Palace to invite the emperor.
After the two of them had fought a few times on the bed that night, Gu Qilan couldn't help but say, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Ning Yuxi was slightly stunned. She hadn't said anything yet, so how did the emperor know that she had something to ask him?
Gu Qilan glanced at her sideways: "You were absent-minded during dinner tonight, your eyes were rolling around."
After a pause, he continued, "The main reason is that you only had one bowl of rice tonight."
Normally this woman would eat more than one bowl, but she was acting so abnormally today. She must have something to ask of him.
Ning Yuxi: “…”
Are you implying that I can eat it? If she doesn't eat a second bowl of this exquisite little bowl from the palace, she's afraid she'll wake up hungry at night...
Well, business is more important. Ning Yuxi didn't dwell on the emperor's implication that she could eat. She smiled broadly and said, "Your Majesty, I really have something to ask of you."
Gu Qilan closed his eyes and didn't look at her: "Tell me about it."
"Your Majesty, I am used to living alone. If someone else were to live in Shuqing Palace, I wouldn't be used to it. You see..."
"Has the Queen arranged someone else for you?"
Ning Yuxi: "Yes, she is the daughter of Marquis Jingchuan. You have given her the title of Concubine Lian. You also know that her sister, the former Concubine Qin, has some grievances with me. It is really not convenient for me to live with her anymore..."
After struggling for a long time, Ning Yuxi decided to tell the truth. Sincerity is always the killer move.
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