Danqing was originally a palace maid in Huining Palace.
Because he was literate and knew some knowledge about flower and plant care, he was assigned to tend to the flowers and plants in the garden.
Looking at Yuan Yuan, who seemed like a god, Danqing stopped sobbing, a hint of hesitation appearing on her face.
"What, you're afraid to say?" Yuan Yuan stared at her intently.
Danqing steeled his resolve and said, "Your Majesty, the forsythia in Huining Palace has recently bloomed."
The servant thought that she would take advantage of the evening to cut some flower branches for propagation.
Unexpectedly, while I was squatting in the flower bushes pruning branches, then... then..."
"What?" Yuan Yuan asked patiently and good-naturedly.
Danqing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said in one breath, "I just stumbled upon the Empress Dowager having a secret rendezvous with a man!"
Did the Empress Dowager have a secret rendezvous with a man?
This is really interesting!
Yuan Yuan curled his lips, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Continue."
Danqing continued, "This servant knows that if the Empress Dowager finds out about this, I will lose my life."
So, the servant girl squatted in the flower bushes for the full time it takes for an incense stick to burn...
After the man helped the Empress Dowager tidy her clothes, and the two were about to leave, the maid was discovered.
So...so this servant was carried out by the eunuchs, to be taken to Jin Cui Palace to be drowned..."
After saying this, Danqing knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice to the Ninth Prince: "Your Highness has saved my life, and I have no way to repay you."
"If Your Majesty ever needs my help, I will brave mountains of knives and seas of fire to accomplish it for you!"
Go through fire and water?
Yuan Yuan chuckled softly.
He lowered his eyes, looking at the palace maid in blue on the ground: "If I let you die, would you be willing?"
Danqing paused for a moment, gritted her teeth, raised her hand, pulled out the hairpin from her hair bun, her fingers trembling slightly, and stabbed it into her neck.
"Clang!"
A flash of silver light streaked past, knocking the hairpin from Danqing's hand.
The jade hairpin was chipped into several pieces on the blue brick.
The cut was stained with streaks of blood.
Yuan Yuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the palace maid in blue on the ground: "Aren't you afraid of dying?"
"I'm scared!" The woman in green braced herself on the ground with one hand and looked up at the Ninth Prince: "But, from the moment Your Highness saved me, my life belongs to Your Highness!"
If Your Majesty desires me to give birth, then I will give birth!
"If Your Majesty wishes for my death, then I will die!"
Yuan Yuan: "..."
He did not answer Danqing's question, but instead raised his eyes and looked at the palace walls of Jincui Palace not far away.
Danqing also looked up and followed his gaze.
After a moment, Yuan Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the painting on the ground: "There, there once lived someone who treated me very well."
If you wish to repay my kindness, then go and sweep and clean the Jin Cui Palace for me.
Cleaning a palace that has been abandoned for many years?
Moreover, it's a palace that's rumored to be haunted?
As dusk fell, Danqing glanced at the dark and gloomy Jincui Palace, then turned to the Ninth Prince: "Your Highness, after I have cleaned up Jincui Palace, may I come to serve you?"
Yuan Yuan smiled and said, "Okay."
When Chi Ying came looking for Yuan Yuan, she saw Yuan Yuan dressed in white, standing on the palace wall of Jin Cui Palace.
It was late at night, and he was dressed all in white.
From a distance, it looks rather eerie.
Two young eunuchs were lying on the ground.
"Dead?" Chi Ying asked, pointing at the person on the ground.
Instead of answering, Yuan Yuan asked, "You've come to pick me up?"
"Okay." Chi Ying nodded. "Come down."
Yuan Yuan landed lightly on the palace path and said leisurely, "Let's go back to Qianhua Palace."
"Mm." Chi Ying nodded.
The next day, the ghost stories, which had subsided for a long time, began to circulate in the palace once again...
In the evening, during dinner, Liu Yue invited Jiang Xian, and the two siblings came to Qianhua Palace for a free meal.
At the dinner table, Liu Yue looked at Yuan Yuan with bright eyes: "Yuan, have you heard? The palace was haunted last night!"
Yuan Yuan paused in his soup-drinking motion: "Oh?"
“Ah Yuan, you don’t know yet?” Jiang Xian said vividly, holding chopsticks. “Last night, several palace servants passed by Jin Cui Palace.”
Looking up, they saw a female ghost in a flowing white dress, her long hair swaying in the breeze, standing on the wall of the Jin Cui Palace!
Yuan Yuan: "..."
He gave Jiang Xian a cool, indifferent look.
Just one glance sent chills down Jiang Xian's spine: "Ah...Ah Yuan, what's wrong with you?"
Did he say something wrong again?
Jiang Xian took a sip of soup and carefully considered what he had just said.
He didn't say anything wrong!
Jiang Xian took another sip of soup and chuckled dryly, "Today's soup is delicious! I'll have the imperial chef make it again another day."
Seeing this, Liu Yue smiled affectionately: "Ah Xian, if you like this soup, I will make it for you myself tomorrow. You can drink as much as you want!"
"Really?" Jiang Xian immediately became happy.
"Yes!" Liu Yue nodded: "When has my sister ever lied to you?"
Jiang Xian chuckled.
Seeing the siblings like this, Yuan Yuan didn't bother to spoil the mood and said lightly, "Liu Yue, when you go to pay your respects to the Empress Dowager in the future, go earlier."
After you've finished paying your respects, head back to your Shattered Star Palace as soon as possible.
"Hmm?" Liu Yue looked up and asked curiously, "A Yuan, what happened?"
Yuan Yuan said calmly, "The palace is haunted. It's getting late, and you're a girl, so you shouldn't go out."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yue looked surprised: "A Yuan... is the palace really haunted?"
Jiang Xian was so shocked that he put down his chopsticks and bowl: "A Yuan, is it true?!"
"Perhaps." Yuan Yuan put down his chopsticks, rinsed his mouth with tea, and reminded, "It's getting dark."
Liu Yue and Jiang Xian both looked up at the outside of the hall.
Sure enough, it was completely dark.
Seeing Yuan Yuan's serious expression, Liu Yue was truly taken aback, shivered, and urged, "Ah Xian, hurry up and eat..."
How could Jiang Xian possibly eat anymore?
He glanced fearfully outside the hall and asked, "A-Yuan, how about tonight..."
Yuan Yuan looked at him with a half-smile.
Jiang Xian immediately shut up.
Liu Yue blushed slightly and coughed lightly: "Ah Xian, let's hurry back to the palace while it's still early."
Ah Yuan still has his own things to do!
Jiang Xian was afraid, but out of fear of Yuan Yuan, she still forced herself to say, "Royal sister, don't be afraid!"
"I am the Son of Heaven, protected by the dragon's aura. Even ghosts can only kowtow and give way when they see me!"
"Then..." Liu Yue glanced at Yuan Yuan: "Ah Xian, shall we go?"
“Let’s go!” Jiang Xian stood up.
The siblings left Qianhua Palace hand in hand.
A jar of wine was handed over from the side: "No one dares to go to the Jincui Palace area anymore."
"Is that so?" Yuan Yuan scoffed.
He took the wine jar, sat back down on the stool, and asked, "Didn't you bring the two children back?"
"Mm," Chi Ying replied, "I was afraid of disturbing you."
Yuan Yuan took a sip of the fragrant wine and looked at Chi Ying: "The palace is too deserted. When I have free time, I bring her back to play occasionally."
I'll find a palace maid to take care of them.
Chi Ying's eyes flickered: "Okay..."
After a long while, Yuan Yuan continued, "It seems that things are starting to get itchy in Xiqiu lately?"
Getting down to business, Chi Ying sat up straight: "What are you planning to do?"
Yuan Yuan's eyes were extremely calm: "Those old stubborns in the court tried every means to disperse the Western Ling Army and seize my military power."
With only 30,000 Imperial Guards left, what can I do?
Now, all we can do is wait.
"Wait?" Chi Ying frowned.
Yuan Yuan curled his lips and said coldly, "Wait for Xiqiu to attack, and wait for the military power to be returned to my hands voluntarily."
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