Please save me, my lady.
this……
This lets Jiang Jingyuan go in alone??!
How can this be? !
Jiang Jingjian and Jiang Jingqian on the left and right looked at each other, both with some hesitation in their eyes, but the girl in white standing in the middle took the initiative to step forward, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay."
No, this...? !
Jiang Jingjian was stunned and quickly reached out to grab her sleeve.
How could Jiang Jingyuan be allowed in alone?! She usually doesn't say a word, so how could she really get the elixir after meeting the Queen Mother?
Jiang Jingyuan felt the corner of his sleeve being pulled, and he paused. He turned back and nodded at him, his expression as calm as ever.
Jiang Jing gradually became extremely anxious and unwilling to give up, but he caught a glimpse of the palace maid in front of him who was still waiting there with a smile. Suddenly, no matter how worried he was, he had to give it a try.
The palace maid led Jiang Jingyuan one after another, stepped onto the jade steps, and walked into the hall.
The warm fragrance lingers at the tip of my nose, passes through the screen, and my eyes suddenly open up.
The palace maid led Jiang Jingyuan onto the small wooden bridge in the palace. There was a gurgling stream under the bridge, and mist was lingering on the surging water. A small boat was swaying slowly through the green lotus leaves and a few pink lotus flowers.
Walking across the small bridge and landing on the ground on the other side of the pond, Jiang Jingyuan calmly glanced at the scenery ahead:
The entire wall in the distance was covered with large hollow window lattices. The breeze and the gradually warming sunlight freely fell into the magnificent fairyland-like palace through the intricate gaps of varying sizes in the window lattices.
A gentle breeze blew the beaded curtains, and the warm sun cast a hazy, colorful halo around the figure sitting in front of the window lattice...
Jiang Jingyuan lowered his eyes and didn't look anymore.
The palace maid who led the way retreated slowly, and only three people were left in the hall.
Behind the beaded curtain, a person leaned over the table, raising his hand to pour tea. Another elaborate and gorgeous figure leaned lazily on the back of a chair, lowering his eyes. His cold gaze fell through the beaded curtain on the frail-looking girl not far ahead. A cold and solemn voice came from behind the beaded curtain:
"What is it?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingyuan curled up her ten fingers in her palms under the gently fluttering sleeves of her light yellow, almost white shirt.
With a "thump" sound, her skirt blossomed like a multitude of flowers, and she knelt on the ground and kowtowed:
"Please, my lady, save me."
Half of the room was bathed in bright sunshine, while the other half was vaguely shrouded in curling clouds.
In the sunlight, Jiang Jingyuan rested his forehead on his folded hands, his eyes buried in the shadows like the abyss, calm and peaceful.
The only sound in her ears was the gurgling of the windmill and the faint smell of blood lingering among the scent of perfumed powder.
A soft laugh brought her back to her senses, and the gaze that had been fixed on her was withdrawn. The woman in gorgeous clothing behind the pearl beads said leisurely, "It seems you have found a great opportunity..."
"Yes." Jiang Jingyuan did not deny it.
She said: "There is something unusual under Tianshui Pond.
"I met a man at the bottom of the pool. He was so strong that he almost turned the bottom of the pool upside down.
"I didn't see his appearance clearly, but his identity is definitely not simple."
"I was lucky enough to escape from him, but ordinary elixirs have no effect on my injuries." She kowtowed again and said, "I can only ask the Queen for help."
"oh?"
The voice behind the beaded curtain came again, with some interest: "You dare to say it."
"Your Majesty." Jiang Jingyuan raised her head, her eyes fixed on the figure behind the beaded curtain. Her tone was calm, "That man's identity is a mystery. I don't know how he entered the palace. I don't know if he placed the things under the Tianshui Pond in the palace. I don't know if there are traces of him elsewhere in the palace..."
“And I just felt…
"It's better for me to take this opportunity by chance than to give it to someone whose origin and purpose are unknown."
Jiang Jingyuan lowered his eyes.
Her eyelashes, dyed golden by the sunlight, closed slowly and gently.
Should he protect her and the opportunity, or should he give it up?
In the sunlight, the girl kneeling in the palace looked even paler and weak, as if even the breeze blowing into the palace could blow her away.
But when she opened her eyes, they were unexpectedly as calm as a pool of stagnant water. She said:
"That guy is very powerful, but the scariest thing is that we have no idea what his purpose is."
"The opportunity at the bottom of the pond isn't irreplaceable. Why would he go to such great lengths to break into the heavily guarded imperial palace just to find something strange at the bottom of Tianshui Pond?"
"Could it be that the things at the bottom of the pool have something else special about them?"
"Or perhaps, in the palace..."
"Is there actually some extremely precious treasure hidden inside?"
Under the small bridge, "splash!" A red and white carp broke out of the water, slid in a graceful curve in the mist and fell back to the bottom of the water, leaving only layers of ripples on the water surface.
The fairyland-like palace was instantly plunged into a thick silence. Jiang Jingyuan, who was kneeling on the spot, folded her hands on her knees. She lowered her eyes, but her back was straight and stretched.
She is very calm.
Always calm and not panicked by the other party's lack of response.
After all, whether you want to maintain your position or make further progress, you must first resolve this sudden hidden danger, right?
That person might be staring at the magical weapon at the bottom of the pool, or something that Rong Hou and the Rong family want, or perhaps the most important thing for Yuan Nation—
The corners of Jiang Jingyuan's mouth twitched imperceptibly.
Blood seal.
So... Jiang Jingyuan looked straight at the figure sitting behind the bead curtain without dodging or avoiding.
So, with this huge hidden danger ahead, is there any need to question and explore her whereabouts and experiences?
Maybe Empress Rong disliked her and Jiang Jingjian, but there wasn't really any deep hatred between them, was there? The most urgent task was to stabilize her, protect her, and unite their forces on the same front.
"What do you want?"
After a long time, the woman in gorgeous clothes behind the beaded curtain asked.
"High-grade elixirs and advanced magical instruments that can conceal auras."
Jiang Jingyuan blinked and said, "That person probably saw me, but I was covered in blood and it was very dark. As long as I can conceal my aura later, he won't be able to find me so quickly."
Of course this is a lie.
High-grade elixirs can indeed heal her injuries.
Before coming, Jiang Jingjian told her that the wounds on her body could be slowly healed by spiritual energy, which meant that the wounds were not caused by the other party's special techniques, but were just the difficult-to-treat effects of the high-level magic weapon - as long as there were high-grade elixirs, this would not be a problem.
Concealing the magic weapon is indeed to cover up the special aura that is contaminated or carried by the body, but this has nothing to do with how fast that person finds himself.
Just a harmless excuse.
"OK."
A cold voice came from behind the bead curtain.
The Queen's eyes moved as she looked at the palace maid beside her, and she opened her red lips slightly:
"Runiang, ask Rong Yejin to deliver the things to the palace."
As if she had thought of something, she raised her red lips and said, "The elixir...I want the one that old man hid in the secret compartment."
"Yes, your majesty." The aunt who looked to be in her thirties and had been waiting quietly on the side stepped back respectfully to pass on the message.
Runiang's figure was slowly covered by the screen, and then a group of palace maids walked around the screen and entered one after another.
Jiang Jingyuan was gently lifted up by a palace maid with a gentle smile. Another palace maid from behind brought a round stool with a smile. Jiang Jingyuan sat down. Another palace maid from the side smiled and picked up a spoon to feed sweet water to her mouth...
Jiang Jingyuan opened her mouth and drank the sweet water mouthful by mouthful. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw three or four palace maids beside her tidying up her dress and hair.
After drinking a bowl of sweet water, Ru Niang and a group of palace maids came out from behind the screen, with their shawls fluttering lightly. They walked lightly to Jiang Jingyuan, bringing a burst of warm fragrance to his face.
Jiang Jingyuan glanced at the palace maids holding brocade boxes one by one, and her heart skipped a beat. She remembered that she seemed to have asked for two things, right?!
Runiang, who looked to be in her thirties and had affectionate eyes, took the brocade box from a palace maid behind her, held it in front of the girl and opened it, revealing a round pill placed in the center of the golden brocade. The pill was emerald green in color and engraved with ancient and complex dark purple patterns.
After Jiang Jingyuan swallowed it, the pill turned into a gentle stream of water and slid into his throat. The pain suddenly disappeared, and the powerful but gentle spiritual power instantly healed the damage to his flesh and blood.
Although he had anticipated this when Rong Hou spoke, Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help but silently marvel at its magic.
Runiang handed the empty brocade box back to the palace maid beside her. The palace maid smiled gently, turned around holding the brocade box, and walked back to the small bridge. Her graceful figure was hidden by the screen.
Immediately afterwards, the next palace maid came forward with a brocade box in her hand, opened the box, and Runiang carefully picked up an earring placed inside.
The silver flower and bird earrings sparkled coldly in the sunlight, and the hanging pearls were warm in color.
Ru Niang held the earrings and smiled gently at the little girl in front of her:
"Your Highness Jing Yuan, it will be a little painful."
Jiang Jingyuan nodded.
There was a momentary stinging pain in her right ear, and Jiang Jingyuan frowned subconsciously, but her expression remained calm as she let Runiang gently put the earrings on her.
"Bring me the flower-shaped pearl earring." The woman in gorgeous clothes behind the pearl curtain suddenly spoke.
Runiang was stunned for a moment, then she put on a gentle smile, stood up, and stood beside Jiang Jingyuan, waiting quietly for the palace maid to bring a small wooden box.
Wearing an earring on his left ear, Jiang Jingyuan glanced at the three or two palace maids behind him. He felt a little puzzled, but his eyes were still as calm as dead water.
The maid behind her came forward and put a necklace with a light golden longevity lock on her finger. Runiang put a thin jade ring engraved with array patterns on her left finger.
A man came over from the right, holding a bronze mirror in his hand and holding it in front of the girl.
In the bronze mirror, one can see the girl's cold eyebrows and eyes. Behind her drooping hair, two silver earrings, one long and one short, hang from her earlobes, and two pearls tremble gently.
The cloud shoulder she wore had a peach-red background embroidered with gold patterns. A delicate yet not overly luxurious necklace was draped on top, adorned with red jade beads and a light gold longevity lock. Two peach-colored ribbons dangling from either side of the cloud shoulder tumbled between the folds of her pale yellow, nearly white, long skirt...
Jiang Jingyuan nodded, and the palace maid holding the bronze mirror stepped aside with a smile.
Jiang Jingyuan raised his eyes and looked at the bead curtain.
Her ten fingers were painted with red nail polish, and one wrist was wearing a gold and jade bracelet. She lifted the bead curtain, and the hanging beads gently knocked against each other. With a crisp sound, a person in a bright red dress walked out slowly.
In contrast to her gorgeous clothes that were as hot as fire, her eyebrows and eyes were as cold as the wind.
She glanced at the girl not far away and said:
"I don't care where you go, but from today on, you must come to me every seven days. If you can't come for something, send someone to tell me."
There was a strong warning in his words.
Jiang Jingyuan responded calmly, "Yes."
"Back off."
The woman in gorgeous clothes waved her hand casually.
Jiang Jingyuan stood up decisively, bowed and retreated in a submissive manner.
Amidst the clouds and mist, a shadow in the corner behind the screen in the hall twisted and grew into a figure in red.
Amid the sound of running water, a white hand with distinct joints was raised and gently placed on the face. The narrow and beautiful eyes watched silently as the palace maid led the frail little girl around the screen and walked straight out of the palace gate.
When the magnificent palace calmed down again, the red-dressed figure walked around the screen. Instead of crossing the bridge, he stood by the small pond, looking at the gorgeously dressed woman across from him. He sighed helplessly, "My Lady, I'm really bleeding profusely this time."
Rong Hou did not respond. He looked in the direction where Jiang Jingyuan disappeared and asked:
"How is she?"
Upon hearing this, the helplessness on Rong Yejin's face disappeared, and his whole body suddenly became cold and stern.
He used his sleeves to cover the lower half of his face with his hands on his face, and the red sleeves of his official robe complemented his fair skin.
Suddenly, his narrow eyes curved, and the aura around him dropped sharply, becoming gentle.
A voice with a clear smile came from under his sleeve:
"Very good."
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