"Wait," Hesheli frowned and stopped the green-clad maid, "Why are you in such a hurry? Your mistress hasn't finished speaking yet!"
The maid in green was taken aback, her face suddenly turning pale. She immediately apologized to Hesheli.
Hesheli snorted coldly, said nothing more about the green-clad maid, and continued her unfinished words, "If possible, you should have them leave a trace among those parties after they have succeeded. Perhaps they can find a scapegoat because of this. Even if those parties erase these traces in the end, they will still need time to erase them. I think that much time should be enough to confuse those investigating Niu Gulu's incident."
In Taoyuan, Xiao Hezi walked from the outside in. He had woven a pretty good net in the mansion, so as soon as something unusual happened at Hesheli's place, it was discovered by his people and secretly spread.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Although it wasn't far from the outside to Jiaming's house, and there were peach trees that occasionally blocked the sunlight and corridors that provided shade, Xiao Hezi was covered in sweat when he arrived at Jiaming's place.
Seeing this, Jiaming wasn't in a hurry to know what news Xiao Hezi had brought. Anyway, she could tell from his calm expression that it was something urgent.
So, she had Green Willow bring up the ice bowl she had made that day, which she couldn't eat herself. "Eat this ice bowl; it will help cool you down from the summer heat."
Xiao He knew that his master was never particular about rules and was very generous, so he didn't refuse. After thanking him for the gift, he took the ice bowl and started using it.
A bowl of chilled fruit chunks with iced milk is incredibly refreshing, making you feel both mentally and physically comfortable.
Sigh, that's the downside of being pregnant—you can't eat cold things. Jiaming looked at Xiao Hezi with envy, her tone slightly sour, "Tell me, what's up today? Where are you from?"
Xiao He chuckled and first comforted Jiaming, "Your Highness can eat it after you give birth to the little prince, no, the little princess. You don't need to be greedy."
Little princess?!
Jiaming inwardly grimaced.
Xiao Hezi began to recount the news he had received: "A message came from Consort Hesheli that a maid in green was rushing to report something to her. Because the voices inside the room were loud at first, I vaguely heard that it seemed to be that Consort Hesheli had people in the palace and had them do some things for her. I don't know the specifics, but I guess it must be related to that fortunate Niohuru clan."
After listening carefully to Xiao Hezi's words, Jiaming smiled in agreement, "I think so too. After all, we previously discovered that the Fujin, Li Shi, and Hesheli Shi had all made unusual moves. Now Li Shi has clearly made a move against Niohuru Shi, while the Fujin seems to be instigating Consort De in the palace to matchmake the Fourteenth Prince and Niohuru Shi. Only Hesheli Shi has not made any specific moves.
So it seems that the Hesheli clan is also targeting the Niohuru clan this time. However, you said that the green-clad maid who delivered the message was only in a hurry and didn't seem happy?
"No," Xiao Hezi answered firmly.
"Then it seems our Consort Hesheli has also failed." At this point, Jiaming suddenly became excited. "Hey, you know, this Hesheli clan is quite bold, daring to pluck feathers right under the tiger's nose. The palace is very strictly controlled now, aren't they afraid of being discovered?!"
Xiao Hezi also thought that the concubine was bold enough, no, she should be called "brainless".
"You think she's brainless?!" Jiaming looked at Xiao Hezi in surprise, then thought about it and realized she was indeed quite brainless. "That's right. Even if she wanted to take action against the Niohuru clan, there was no need to rush. She could have waited until things weren't so strict in the palace, or until the imperial concubine selection was over!"
Even if Niohuru was given to the Fourth Prince, Jiaming didn't need to think too much to know that with the scheming and strength of Li and her ilk, they could definitely scheme against Niohuru quietly in the Prince's mansion, their home turf.
After all, one of them is a time traveler, and two are reborn. Which of them has simple subordinates?
Xiao Hezi thought so too, and nodded in agreement.
Just as he finished nodding, he noticed that his master looked listless and asked worriedly, "Master, what's wrong?"
"Sigh, Xiao Hezi, why is the palace so strict? If it weren't for the fact that the person who sends us the message at this time is very likely to be discovered, we might be hearing about another good show in the palace." This good show, of course, refers to the matter between the people in the Hesheli clan's palace and the Niohuru clan. As she spoke, Jiaming looked mournful.
Master, your thoughts really jump around so fast!
While one may sigh with regret, as servants, we should strive to fulfill the wishes of our masters.
Xiao He hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "How about I have someone from the palace send out a message as usual, only letting them..."
At first, Jiaming thought Xiao Hezi had some good idea to let her know about the good things happening in the palace, but she didn't expect that it would still require someone to take a risk. She quickly waved her hand to interrupt Xiao Hezi before he finished speaking, "No need, it's just to amuse me. This is too risky, it won't do."
After hearing this, Xiao Hezi was not unhappy that his opinion was not adopted. On the contrary, he felt quite happy and warm inside.
In such an era, there are many who don't care about people like them, and many who don't treat servants like human beings.
Having a master who values their lives above all else, how could he possibly side with anyone else? Not even the true master of the Prince's Mansion, the Fourth Prince, nor the emperor, who is high above him. He would only swear allegiance to his master, even to the death.
In such an unexpected way, Jiaming completely won over Xiao Hezi's heart, and Hongtao and Lvliu, who had been listening to their conversation, felt the same way as Xiao Hezi.
While Jiaming wasn't paying attention, the other three exchanged glances and saw the words "sworn to follow to the death" in each other's eyes, and they smiled knowingly.
In the magnificent Qianqing Palace, its master, Emperor Kangxi, walked back and forth in the vast rear hall with his hands behind his back.
The servants in the room all knew that their master was thinking about something and should not be disturbed. Moreover, judging from his furrowed brows and unpleasant expression, they knew that he was in a bad mood.
Everyone tried to minimize their presence, not daring to utter a sound.
Suddenly, Kangxi stopped and said out of the blue, "That Niohuru clanswoman is a blessed person. It would be more suitable to keep such a person for myself or the Crown Prince. So, should we give her to the Crown Prince?"
Although the words came suddenly, Li Dequan and the others reacted quickly, knowing that their master was not speaking to them, and none of them responded.
To put it another way, which is a bit disrespectful to the image of Emperor Kangxi, he was talking to himself. That's right, the dignified Emperor Kangxi actually talked to himself, engaging in the eccentric behavior of talking to himself.
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