"In that case, I think I have no choice but to run." Xu Yuehuai said, and then stood up and took a few steps outside.
"Run, run." The Empress thought Xu Yuehuai was joking, so she waved her hand casually.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yuehuai really left without looking back, and never returned after leaving the palace. The Empress was not angry but laughed. This Xu Yuehuai was indeed quite clever. However, there was no need to worry, after all, Cui Zige had already made preparations.
After she finished reciting, she lowered her head and began to eat the pastries.
...
Xu Yuehuai did not leave, but instead gave Qiqi a separate serving of pastries.
"Qiqi." Xu Yuehuai suddenly appeared outside Qiqi's house.
"Princess Heyue, what brings you here?" Qiqi was overjoyed to see her and quickly opened the door to let her in.
Although she didn't know why Xu Yuehuai had come, she still immediately invited him in, thinking that if she could please him, it would be good for the Cui family.
“Sigh, ever since Consort Jia miscarried, her emotions have been unstable. She throws tantrums every few days. I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I came to talk to you. How could she have miscarried in the first place?” Xu Yuehua complained after the two of them sat down.
Upon hearing this, Qiqi immediately realized that her purpose in coming here was clearly to gather information.
However, Qiqi was, after all, the Empress's confidante, so she naturally wouldn't say it easily.
Upon seeing this, Xu Yuehuai immediately grabbed the person's hand and said, "Miss Qiqi, we have served Her Majesty the Empress together. Now that Consort Jia has come with an imperial decree, I cannot come to Fengyi Palace to continue serving Her Majesty the Empress. But if the truth about the miscarriage is revealed, I think Consort Jia will be able to let me go."
Whether openly or secretly, she was thinking of serving the Empress.
“I’m telling you, don’t you dare say anything to Consort Jia,” Qi Qi was intimidated by Xu Yuehuai. She looked around and closed all the doors and windows before whispering, “There was a lot of hair oil on the ground outside the palace. Consort Jia slipped on the hair oil and that’s why she miscarried.”
"Such a thing is true?" Xu Yuehuai was taken aback, but secretly pleased that she had finally found the right place.
"That's right, someone must have framed us, but without evidence, who would dare to go around spreading rumors? I certainly wouldn't." Qi Qi was terrified, after all, in this palace, you shouldn't ask what you shouldn't ask, and you shouldn't say what you shouldn't say.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, it's too scary. I just went to see the Empress, and she kept telling me to stay. Didn't they find the Crown Prince? Why is he still like this?" Xu Yuehuai quickly steered the conversation to the Empress.
"Don't even mention the Empress. Listen to me, she might be even harder to serve than Consort Jia," Qi Qi complained, completely forgetting the other's status. "Ever since the Crown Prince went missing, her health has been poor, and she even lost His Majesty's favor. This has made things even worse, and her mood has plummeted to rock bottom. Even though the Crown Prince has been found, she can't be close to him. Her hair is falling out in clumps, and it breaks my heart to see it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai immediately ruled out the possibility that the Empress had targeted Consort Jia. After all, how could someone who had lost all hope in life possibly scheme to harm others?
Having found out what she wanted to know, Xu Yuehuai was satisfied. After leaving the pastries for Qiqi, she got up to leave.
"Princess, what I just told you, you must not go around telling anyone, or we'll both be finished." Qi Qi called out to her again and gave her another warning, then made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Don't worry, I'm keeping my mouth shut." Xu Yuehuai made a gesture of closing her mouth, then quickly left Qiqi's residence.
Qiqi gave her a thumbs up from behind, completely trusting her.
Xu Yuehuai was thinking of going to Anfu Palace to tell Hengniang about the situation she had just learned, but as soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, she ran into Cui Zige, who was whistling flirtatiously behind her.
She intended to ignore him, but Cui Zige chased after her, clumsily refusing to let her go. He reached out and touched her waist, the smooth texture giving him goosebumps all over.
He almost pulled the ribbon off Xu Yuehuai's waist. Her face flushed red, and she turned around to glare at Cui Zige.
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw Cui Zige seemingly savoring the sensation from before. Her right hand was opening and closing, and her face had an expression of ecstasy. She immediately felt discomfort in the area where Cui Zige had touched her.
"Young Master Cui, please have some self-respect," Xu Yuehuai said rudely, straightening his clothes. "If you continue like this, I'll call for help."
"Why are you pretending to be so reserved? I'll say it again, come to bed with me and we'll talk everything out, won't we?" Cui Zige grinned as he grabbed Xu Yuehuai's hand and brought it to his lips, seemingly about to kiss her.
"If you keep using such foul language, don't blame me for being impolite." Xu Yuehuai pulled her hand away and said to Cui Zige with a stern face. She was extremely disgusted with Cui Zige.
"Come on, come on, don't be shy with me, be bold and greet me." Cui Zige first greedily sniffed the faint fragrance in his hand, then looked Xu Yuehuai up and down, and finally licked his lips and said. After speaking, he even closed his eyes and let out a series of lewd laughs, who knows what kind of scene he was imagining.
Enraged by this, Xu Yuehuai raised his foot and kicked Cui Zige between the legs. Cui Zige was fantasizing about enjoying intimate moments with Xu Yuehuai, but this sudden kick brought him back to reality, and his face twisted into a pretzel.
Cui Zige's legs immediately clamped together in pain, and she fell to the ground, rolling around in agony, threatening viciously, "You dare kick me there? Do you want to die?"
"Let me tell you, my aunt is the Empress!"
Xu Yuehuai did not respond to this, but instead raised her foot to kick him again, but Cui Zige could not find a position to kick him.
Seeing this, Cui Zige hurriedly begged for mercy, saying, "No, no, no, if you kick me again, I'll be childless and have no descendants."
"Get out!" Xu Yuehuai replied with only one word.
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving!" A hint of resentment flashed in Cui Zige's eyes, but he still softened his tone and stood up, limping away.
However, he wouldn't let it go so easily.
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