Lingzhi thought about it and nodded, "That makes sense."
Seeing that she put down the knife after being persuaded, Xiao Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he saw her taking out the hairpin from her hair and grinding it. His eyes widened again: "What else are you going to do?"
Lingzhi replied: "I can't bring a knife, so I'll sharpen the hairpin. Once it's sharp, I can still cut someone's neck."
Xiao Qingyun's eyes twitched again: "Besides this hairpin, are you planning to take anything else?"
Lingzhi nodded: "Of course, I have to carry a whip around my waist, hide a few packets of poison in my boots, and hide a few more pear blossom needles."
Xiao Qingyun scoffed, "You probably don't know, not to mention that we have guards to check, even your female relatives have to go through layers of physical examinations by the old maids before entering the palace."
"The maid who's in charge of the body search is strict and thorough. She won't miss anything, including purses, belts, and underwear. With all the stuff you're carrying, they'll find it in a matter of minutes."
Thinking of the possibility of being treated as an assassin and executed on the spot, Lingzhi couldn't help but shudder: "Forget it, I won't take these things with me. I'd better practice my hand strength tonight."
Xiao Qingyun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "The palace is not a den of dragons and tigers. Aren't you being a little too defensive?"
Lingzhi tried her best to force a smile.
He didn't know that she had been practicing in Tianshan since she was a child, so her six senses were naturally different from those of ordinary people.
The waves of tension and oppression coming from the bottom of her heart at this moment made her have an ominous premonition, and she always felt that something was going to happen.
Xiao Qingyun looked at her expression and smiled sarcastically: "If you don't dare, don't go."
"That won't do!"
Lingzhi immediately got angry and said, "We are all human beings, who are you looking down on?"
For the sake of her greedy stomach, she had to go to the diamond nest of the palace to have that meal.
Speaking of food, Lingzhi remembered something and turned around to hand a bowl of lotus seed porridge to Xiao Qingyun.
Xiao Qingyun saw the black bowl of porridge in front of him, and his expression was indescribable: "This is..."
"This is specially prepared for you."
Lingzhi thought for a moment and added, "The porridge in the kitchen seems to be very popular today, so I made some myself."
Seeing her so attentive, Xiao Qingyun immediately understood: "Tell me, clothes or jewelry?"
Lingzhi quickly replied: "Clothes!"
Xiao Qingyun had an expression that showed he knew exactly what was going on: "It's already been prepared for you. I'll send it to the yard tomorrow morning."
Lingzhi was delighted, finally remembering that he had not yet greeted her since entering the house, and immediately bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Naturally, she couldn't dress casually when entering the palace as usual. This was also her first time attending such a grand occasion since she came here, so she didn't dare to be negligent.
Lingzhi was just pondering when she turned around and saw Xiao Qingyun leaving the house with a bowl of porridge. She asked in surprise, "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Qingyun said without even turning his head: "Go pour out this bowl of porridge, it's too hard to drink."
Lingzhi: “…”
Is your disdain so obvious?
It turns out that she still hasn't discovered her talent for cooking!
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The next morning.
Lingzhi wore a new pink dress sent by Xiao Qingyun and boarded the carriage.
The material of this dress is as smooth as silk and drapes down, and the style is also very beautiful.
Seeing her giggling as she touched her new clothes, Xiao Qingyun also smiled: "Just some vulgar things, can they make you so happy?"
Lingzhi glanced at him and said, "Born in this world, we are just mortals. In this mundane world, we must enter the mundane world, do mundane things, feel mundane emotions, and think of mundane desires."
Xiao Qingyun shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "You're still talking nonsense! If you like it, I'll give you ten or eight more when I get back."
Lingzhi nodded repeatedly: "I like it, I like it. Your Highness, the more the better."
After hearing this, Xiao Qingyun tapped her on the head with his folding fan: "What a little money-grubber."
Lingzhi squinted her eyes and smiled at him.
For her, who is always ready to run away with the money, the more money and property the better.
Seeing the carriage had already set off, Lingzhi couldn't help but ask: "Hey, where's Concubine Ye? Isn't she going to the palace too? Shouldn't we wait for her?"
Xiao Qingyun didn't know what he was thinking about, and his expression became a little complicated.
"Today is the Queen Mother's fiftieth birthday. She is also Ye Wanning's aunt, so she went to the palace early in the morning to pay her respects."
"I see."
Lingzhi nodded. For some reason, when Xiao Qingyun mentioned the current empress dowager, his expression looked a little uneasy. Could it be that there was some grudge between the two of them?
She spent a few minutes thinking and figured it out in an instant.
I heard that the current emperor is only seven years old and is a prince adopted by the empress dowager.
If it weren't for the iron-blooded hand of the regent Xiao Qingyun, the new emperor would have been reduced to a puppet at a young age, and the entire dynasty might have been under the control of the empress dowager long ago.
As a member of the new emperor's faction, Xiao Qingyun stabilized the court and prevented power from falling into the hands of others, but he also offended the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother must have been holding a grudge against him for a long time.
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The Regent's Palace is located in the center of the imperial city, not far from the imperial palace.
In a quarter of an hour, we arrived at the palace.
Carriages were not allowed to enter the palace. According to the rules, once entering the palace, one had to get off and walk, and princes were no exception.
This trip was not to pay homage to the emperor, but to attend a banquet directly in the harem, so everyone went through the side door.
When they arrived, there were already a lot of people standing here.
They were all prominent officials of the imperial court and members of the imperial clan.
If Xiao Qingyun hadn't taken her out to play, she wouldn't have been able to get into such a high-end game.
Although there are a lot of people, the side door is not big, so it is not easy to pretend not to see someone you meet.
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