Xue Zhiyi was listening and saw that Huo Zhiyu's expression was getting uglier and uglier. His eyes were red, but his face was pale. His hands folded in his knees were trembling slightly.
She could only sigh inwardly, feeling that if Huo Zhiyu continued listening here, it would only increase his sadness. If he said something disrespectful to the emperor in a moment of desperation, wouldn't that give Concubine Ge more room to criticize him?
After a moment's thought, she bowed and said, "The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, and the Imperial Concubine, the princess has been feeling unwell since waking up this morning, and her complexion is not very good. If her illness were to infect Your Majesty, the princess would feel guilty. I, your humble servant, would dare to ask Your Majesty to allow the princess to return to her room and rest."
Several people looked at her at the same time, and saw that Xue Zhiyi was very respectful, with no mistakes in etiquette.
Before the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine could speak, the Empress Dowager spoke first, "Since that's the case, Zhiyi should take Ayu back to Yuhua Pavilion first."
The emperor came here to discuss the marriage. Compared to persuading Huo Zhiyu, he needed to persuade the empress dowager more, so naturally he would not go against the empress dowager's wishes on such a small matter.
After all, the marriage does not require Huo Zhiyu's personal opinion.
So Xue Zhiyi reached out, gently supported Huo Zhiyu's arm, and gently reminded: "Princess."
In a trance, Huo Zhiyu came back to her senses and let Xue Zhiyi help her stand up. She bowed to the empress dowager, the emperor and the imperial concubine, and was about to say goodbye and leave.
But suddenly, I heard Concubine Ge say, "Zhiyi is very considerate to Anle and serves her wholeheartedly. If Anle gets married someday, I'm afraid Zhiyi will be asked to accompany her as a dowry."
Hearing this, the emperor also raised his eyebrows and looked over.
He had a very good impression of Xue Zhiyi. He had arranged a marriage for her, raided her house, and she was also present at the last palace scandal at the Qionglin Banquet. And that was not all.
He glanced at Concubine Ge beside him: Chong'er came to him to ask for this girl last time.
Now, the imperial concubine seems to be satisfied with Xue Zhiyi. Could it be that the imperial concubine also has the same idea?
At this moment, the imperial concubine was completely unaware of the emperor's thoughts and only continued, "After all, he was the one who risked his life to save the princess back in the Xue residence. With such a loyal person by the princess's side, Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager can rest assured."
Xue Zhiyi couldn't help but sneer in his heart: She was still wondering, the peace talks between the two countries are not good for the Ge family. Logically, the Ge family should do their utmost to stop the peace talks. Why would they accompany the emperor to persuade Huo Zhiyu to marry?
As expected, there is no gain without pain. In the end, Concubine Ge still wanted to deal with her.
Xue Zhiyi and Huo Zhiyu were standing there, their steps stopped, just waiting respectfully for them to speak.
After hearing what the imperial concubine said, the emperor's voice was filled with surprise: "Is the imperial concubine saying that Xue Zhiyi saved Anle?"
"Yes." Concubine Ge smiled and said, "When the princess was at the Xue family, she accidentally fell into the water. It was Zhiyi who jumped in and rescued her. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask Anle."
Xue Zhiyi's eyebrows jumped. "This matter was not publicized at the time, and only a few people knew about it. How did the imperial concubine know about it? What was her purpose in suddenly bringing this up?"
Looking at the emperor's inquiring eyes, Huo Zhiyu was a little confused. She didn't know why he mentioned this matter so inexplicably.
She quietly glanced at Xue Zhiyi beside her, but saw that Xue Zhiyi just blinked calmly. Huo Zhiyu then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."
Before figuring out Concubine Ge's purpose, Huo Zhiyu had no need to deceive the emperor, so she hinted to Huo Zhiyu to tell the truth.
The emperor looked at her and chuckled, "If that's the case, you should be rewarded."
After the emperor made a few insignificant compliments, she and Huo Zhiyu left the main hall together.
"Sister Zhiyi, why do you think the imperial concubine suddenly mentioned that matter?" Huo Zhiyu's voice was still nasal.
Everything that happened these days has made Huo Zhiyu a little more sensitive.
Xue Zhiyi shook his head: "I don't know, but it's okay, Princess, don't worry."
After sniffing, Huo Zhiyu hummed, "Sister Zhiyi, I believe you."
After the two entered Yuhua Pavilion, Xue Zhiyi thought of something and said, "Princess, I still have one question that I don't understand. I hope you can tell me."
Huo Zhiyu drank a sip of hot tea to calm her turbulent mood. She raised her red eyes and looked at Xue Zhiyi: "Sister Zhiyi, please speak."
Xue Zhiyi lowered his voice and said, "The princess had no intention of going out today, so how did she meet Helian You?"
Speaking of this, Huo Zhiyu puffed up his cheeks and said, "Isn't it because of Gu Ruxuan?"
"Princess Pingzhang?"
"Yes." Huo Zhiyu said unhappily, "Some new spices arrived at the Shangshi Bureau today. I wanted to go pick them out, but then I thought the Northern Di people were coming, so I sent Zhu'er to go. I didn't expect Zhu'er to bump into Gu Ruxuan who happened to be there picking out spices. I couldn't let Zhu'er get punished, so I had to go out."
Zhu'er was the palace maid who served Huo Zhiyu in Yuhua Pavilion.
"Then, who told the princess about the new spices that had arrived in the Shangshi Bureau? And who told the princess that Zhu'er had been punished?" Xue Zhiyi asked.
Huo Zhiyu frowned and thought for a moment: "The spices in the palace have always been managed by the Sifangsi of the Imperial Food Bureau. Naturally, it was the Imperial Food Bureau that informed them."
She held her chin in her hand and said, "As for Zhu'er being punished, it was the nanny beside Gu Ruxuan who came to Jianzhang Palace to tell me personally."
"Mammy?"
Huo Zhiyu nodded. "Yes, that maid was originally there to serve Concubine Li. Concubine Li is different from Gu Ruxuan. She treats people kindly and never allows Gu Ruxuan to act overbearingly. So she assigned a maid to stay by Gu Ruxuan's side to discipline her speech and behavior. Today, the maid must have seen that she was about to cause trouble, so she came to me to deal with it."
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