Gu Chaoxi recognized her; this was Lu Rong, Gu Ruiyun's personal maid. When Gu Ruiyun entered the palace, Lu Rong followed her in.
Green Rong made a gesture of invitation, her respectful demeanor tinged with firmness.
Gu Chaoxi glanced at her lazily.
“Consort Yun misses her family, why doesn’t she summon Father and Consort Liu? I don’t get along with her, there’s nothing to talk about. Go back and tell her that I’m pregnant and it’s not appropriate for me to travel to the palace.”
Lü Rong choked, not expecting Gu Chaoxi to be so disrespectful, refusing to go just like that.
"Young lady, this is the decree of Her Majesty and His Majesty. Are you going to disobey the decree?"
Seemingly worried that Gu Chaoxi might actually defy the imperial decree, Lü Rong quickly added, "Her Majesty also said that if the eldest young lady wants to know the true cause of Madam's death, she should come to the palace with me."
Gu Chaoxi paused in her steps, "The real reason for my mother's death?"
Green Rong smiled and nodded.
Gu Chaoxi stared at her for a while.
"You wait at the gate, I'm going back to change my clothes." Gu Chaoxi turned and went back to the courtyard.
"Miss, what does Green Rong mean by this? Is there some hidden reason behind Madam's passing?" On the way back, Autumn Frost asked worriedly.
Gu Chaoxi shook her head. When the original owner of the body was young, she had little memory of her mother and only knew that her mother had died of illness.
She then reviewed the entire world's plot in her mind and discovered that the original owner's mother had indeed been frail and ill for many years before passing away.
Gu Ruiyun just wanted to find a reason to lure her into the palace. If she didn't go, it would be considered disobeying the imperial decree.
This is a trap, Gu Chaoxi thought with a growing unease.
But I wasn't afraid.
"Xiangzhu will come to the palace with me. Qiushuang will stay at home. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
The group rode in a carriage into the palace, and did not stop even after entering the palace gate, continuing all the way to the outside of Zhongcui Palace.
Lü Rong led the way at the front gate, guiding Gu Chaoxi into Zhongcui Palace.
Just then, the system, which had been slacking off for a while, suddenly alerted, "Host, danger! Guards are lying in ambush all around this palace! Jin Yang, whom Lu Zhao sent to secretly protect you, cannot get close!"
Gu Chaoxi glanced around. The courtyard outside the palace was very quiet, without a single eunuch or maid in sight.
She slowly stepped into the main hall.
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