Xue Zhiyi looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, I understand your love for me, but I also know that I am no longer a daughter of an official family. I dare not rely on my previous status to break the rules."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother asked her, "Who told you to break the rules?"
Xue Zhiyi's face was filled with anxiety. "The furnishings in my room are magnificent. I cannot accept them in vain. Please, Queen Mother, take back your grace."
Instantly, the Queen Mother understood that Xue Zhiyi had been misled as soon as he arrived.
"Chai Yue." The Queen Mother raised her voice a little.
Before he finished speaking, Chai Yue came in with her head lowered: "Chai Yue greets the Queen Mother."
"Lan Ying did a good job today. Let her come to see me."
Lan Ying was just about to finish her meal when she was hurriedly summoned by the Queen Mother. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Xue Zhiyi standing there with his eyes lowered, his hair on his forehead wet with sweat.
She couldn't help but feel secretly happy, guessing that it must be the spoiled Xue Zhiyi who had upset the empress dowager.
She bowed gracefully and said, "Your servant asks for the Queen Mother's orders."
Then the Queen Mother said, "Today I asked you to bring people to prepare a wing room for Zhiyi. You did a good job, which shows that you are a meticulous person."
Lan Ying's eyes flickered, thinking the Queen Mother was going to reward her, so she thanked her happily, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is just my duty."
The Queen Mother simply smiled and glanced at the table not far away. "I have some old books with blurred handwriting. My eyes are tired from reading them, so please copy them for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't trust someone else who is too careless to do it."
Lan Ying looked up and saw a thick stack of old books on the table, which was half a foot high... How long would it take to copy them all?
Before Lan Ying could react, the Queen Mother said to Xue Zhiyi, "Step back."
Xue Zhiyi bowed: "Yes."
Looking at Xue Zhiyi's back, Lan Ying guessed that it was Xue Zhiyi who instigated discord in front of the Queen Mother, causing the Queen Mother, who had always treated her kindly, to punish her for no reason!
The empress dowager raised her hand, and Chai Yue helped her up.
"After lying down for a whole day, I want to go out for a walk."
Before leaving, he reminded Lan Ying: "I only trust you with this kind of thing, don't ask anyone else to do it."
Lan Ying felt extremely aggrieved, but she didn't dare to refuse. She could only respond dejectedly, "As you command..."
…
"Why!"
Xue Zhiyi had just walked a few steps out of the main hall when the eunuch named Chuizhu caught up with him in a few steps: "Sister, how is it? Is the Queen Mother all right?"
But suddenly he saw Xue Zhiyi's forehead covered in sweat. He was startled: "It's only spring, why are you sweating so much?"
Xue Zhiyi was exhausted and didn't want to explain, but he felt it would be impolite, so he answered him anyway: "I have never seen the world, and the Queen Mother's majesty is unfathomable. I feel ashamed of myself."
Chuizhu snorted, "Look at you. You didn't make any mistakes, so what's there to be afraid of? It's getting late. Go have dinner quickly, or the food will get cold soon."
After a long day of hard work, she was already hungry, so she asked, "Are you going?"
Chuizhu said, "I'm on duty, it will take a while, and we won't eat together. The palace maids eat at the back of the west wing."
As he said that, he pointed: "That's it."
Xue Zhiyi sighed exhaustedly and said, "Thank you for today."
Chuizhu waved her hand and said, "You're welcome. Say a few good words for me to the Marquis of Lin'an later."
Xue Zhiyi smiled at him and said, "Goodbye."
…
From now on, Xue Zhiyi has to take care of herself in everything. Although she has been served by others since she was a child, she also lived a hard life in her previous life. Compared with the time in Chunfeng Tower, her life is now like heaven.
When they arrived at the dining hall, many palace maids from Jianzhang Palace were still eating there. When they saw Xue Zhiyi, a new face, they all looked at him sideways, and then whispered to each other.
Not having the energy to deal with them, Xue Zhiyi just served himself some food, found an empty seat, and started eating.
I am really exhausted today. Fortunately, the food in the palace is not bad. Although it is not as exquisite as before, it tastes very good.
After filling his stomach a little, Xue Zhiyi's mood finally improved, and he gradually recovered from the troubles of the day.
Only at this moment did she hear the discussions around her.
They were just discussing her life experience, and their gazes seemed to be waiting for her to show some dejection on her face.
At least, she should look like a noble lady whose family is broken up and who has fallen into poverty, right?
People really enjoy watching others fall from great heights.
Xue Zhiyi didn't let them have their way and just continued eating. They would all be colleagues in Jianzhang Palace from now on, so there was no need for her to start a hair-twisting fight with them over this matter.
What's more, she was actually in a good mood. After her rebirth, she finally made those who owed her pay the price, and she herself got rid of her identity as a member of the Xue family.
At this moment, someone came with food and sat down next to her reluctantly.
Xue Zhiyi glanced over and saw that it was Jingchun.
Seeing Xue Zhiyi remained silent, Jingchun hesitated and called out softly, "Zhiyi?"
Xue Zhiyi only smiled politely: "Jingchun."
Thinking of what happened during the day, Jingchun smiled awkwardly and said, "Zhiyi...are you really the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion?"
It turned out that he came over to talk out of curiosity.
Glancing at her, Xue Zhiyi said frankly, "No, I was taken away by mistake when I was born. I am fake."
Jingchun was even more embarrassed: "Ah... I'm sorry, I didn't know about this."
"It's okay." Xue Zhiyi said, "Luckily it wasn't. The house was raided today, and I didn't get caught. I made a profit."
Jingchun was hesitant... It was the first time he saw people chatting like this.
In fact, Xue Zhiyi didn't like Jingchun very much. Today, Lan Ying tricked her into paying her respects to the empress dowager while she was taking a nap. Jingchun had the opportunity to remind her, but perhaps because she was afraid of Lan Ying, she didn't say anything.
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