Chapter 159: Diverting the trouble
"I've checked the princess's pulse, and it shows the poison isn't too severe. As long as she avoids contact with poison, she'll recover on her own in a few days."
"Good boy, thanks to you." The imperial concubine said with a sigh, a little more sincere, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't dare to think about what would happen to Le Yi in the future."
What is even more commendable is that Song Ci used the grace he had given her to enter the palace to find out the truth. He truly regarded Le Yi as a friend.
It’s no wonder that Le Yi always mentions her happily.
"Princess Le Yi regards me as a friend. Since we are friends, her business is my business."
"Since you said so, you are Le Yi's friend, she is my daughter, and you are also my junior. Call me Aunt Mu from now on."
The imperial concubine’s real name is Mu Feifei.
Before Song Ci could react, Pei Ji gently reminded her, "Why don't you thank the Imperial Concubine quickly?"
"Thank you, Concubine... No, Aunt Mu."
The imperial concubine nodded kindly and glanced at Pei Ji with a hint of interest in her eyes.
"However, Lord Pei actually has time to come and sit in this palace. It is said that it is quite difficult for Prince Yu to meet Lord Pei. If he knew that Lord Pei is in my palace now, he would be so happy." The imperial concubine hinted at something.
Song Ci blushed for a moment, "Mr. Pei was afraid that I would get lost, so he kindly accompanied me here..."
"Good-hearted..." The imperial concubine raised her beautiful peach blossom eyes, "I didn't know that Lord Pei was so kind-hearted."
Pei Ji remained calm and said, "I just happened to see you."
A coincidence? The palace was so big, they had just happened to meet, and he had even kindly accompanied her here. If they said there was nothing going on between them, the imperial concubine would not believe it at all.
Pei Ji, who disdained the princess as a precious treasure and looked down upon all the noble ladies in the capital, actually had someone he liked.
There was a gossipy glint in the eyes of the imperial concubine. If this were to be known by others, who knows how big a storm it would cause. I'm afraid the princess would be the first to explode.
The imperial concubine had long been fed up with her impatient and arrogant temper.
If Song Ci had not helped her and had not been kind to her daughter, the imperial concubine would have wanted to reveal this news right now. It would have been very exciting to see the princess's angry and helpless look.
"Alright, I'll investigate this. You guys should go back first and don't let anyone find out."
"Yes, Song Ci will take his leave first."
"I, your humble servant, shall also take my leave."
As the two left the palace, the imperial concubine's expression suddenly darkened, and she spoke in a serious tone, "Find out for me where this thing came from and who placed it in Le Yi Garden. Be careful not to let anyone know. I will make the person who harmed my daughter pay the price."
Palace maid: "Yes."
After leaving the palace, neither of them spoke for a while.
Facing the spring breeze, Song Ci put aside a worry and felt relaxed all over, not noticing Pei Ji's gaze at all.
It always falls upon me vaguely.
"Thank you for helping me today." Song Ci suddenly spoke when they were almost at the palace banquet venue.
Pei Ji: "If I have to thank you, you helped me more."
Song Ci paused, she almost wanted to ask immediately, is it because of the bracelet that Pei Ji treats her differently?
She opened her mouth but didn't ask. She didn't know if she was afraid of guessing the answer, or what else she was afraid of.
Just when Song Ci was about to go back first, Pei Ji stopped her.
"What's wrong....."
As soon as she asked, Pei Ji stretched out a hand towards her face. Song Ci subconsciously froze in place, watching the slender hand brush past her cheek and land on the hairpin on her head.
It turned out that the tassel on the hairpin had caught in her hair. He carefully pulled the tassel out and said gently, "Okay."
The two were very close. Song Ci's cheeks flushed red. She took a step back and stammered, "Then, I'll go in first."
"Yeah, okay."
Having said that, he ran away in a panic.
Pei Ji looked at her panic-stricken expression, and suddenly laughed while standing in the empty corridor, but the smile soon disappeared.
"Come out."
A Lin stepped out from the shadows helplessly, "Sir."
"Why are you here? Didn't I ask you to watch the palace banquet?"
Alin curled his lips and complained in his heart, he just saw something he shouldn't have seen, and he was standing at the door, so he could see people coming in and out more clearly. This was venting his anger on others, definitely venting his anger on others!
"yes."
Pei Ji glanced at him and was about to go in when A Lin suddenly said, "Sir, there's a dirty spot on your robe." His voice was trembling. Pei Ji was a very clean person, and there was no telling how unhappy he would be if there was such a big dirty spot.
Who knew that he didn't even look at it, "It's nothing, I'll change it when I get back." Then he left.
A Lin:....What happened to you, sir?
At the palace banquet, Le Yi was looking for Song Ci everywhere. After searching for a while and not finding her, she was getting worried when she saw her sneaking in from behind.
I quickly approached him and asked, "Where have you been? You made me so worried."
"I'm fine." Song Ci smiled, feeling warm in her heart.
"You missed a lot of things just now." She quickly dropped the subject and talked about something else with a wink.
"What's up."
Le Yi was not the kind of person who could hold it back, so she quickly told everyone about the predicament Song Rouxi had faced just now.
"The Empress asked several questions, but Song Rouxi couldn't answer any of them. It was Huan Yingsi who came to the rescue."
Upon hearing this, Song Ci knew that this Miss Huan had taken his words to heart.
"Then what."
Le Yi's mouth twitched as she tried to hold back her laughter. "She ended up getting even angrier and even starting a fight with the Crown Prince."
She discovered this secretly. After Huan Yingsi was rescued and sat down, while the Queen and others were not paying attention, Song Rouxi's face looked very bad. Whenever the Prince spoke to her, she looked dissatisfied. Soon the Prince lost his patience and the two of them were in a bad mood.
She just felt that it was worth coming here today. Although she didn't like the queen, she liked watching plays.
After listening to Song Ci, he just said, "As expected."
As expected, there were no obstacles. Without anyone trying to separate them, the prince and Song Rouxi would gradually fall apart on their own.
The kindness and tolerance on the surface are all acted. Song Rouxi usually wears the mask well, but the arrogance and hypocrisy in her bones will be seen through sooner or later.
She just waited quietly for this day.
After the banquet, Le Yi left in advance because of something. Just as Song Ci was about to leave, she was stopped.
"Third sister, I thought I was seeing things just now, it's really you." Song Rouxi deliberately raised her voice, and everyone's attention was instantly drawn to her.
Song Ci: "Sister, you are so young, why are your eyesight so bad?"
Song Rouxi was choked by Song Ci's retort, and her already unhappy mood sank to the bottom. The Queen gave her a cold look, Huan Yingsi suppressed her, these were fine, but who was Song Ci? Why did she treat her like this?
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