She shook her head, looked in that direction, and just as she was about to walk over there, she heard the Seventh Prince whisper, "My Lady Imperial Concubine."
Shang Ruoyi retracted her steps and looked in the direction of the Seventh Prince's voice, only to see a woman in a light green palace dress, surrounded by maids, walking towards them.
"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine." Jun Zegan bowed his hands and Shang Ruoyi also bowed when she saw him. "Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Xiao had a warm smile on her face, which made people feel like they were bathed in spring breeze.
"Hurry up and stand up." She smiled and said, "To be precise, we are of similar age. I am only one or two years older than you. If there were no outsiders, there would be no need to be so polite. You are making me feel old." She looked at Shang Ruoyi and said, "Is this your first time entering the palace? I have never seen you before."
"Your Highness, she is my sister." Jun Zegan said in a low voice.
"Isn't the daughter of the City King Princess Luoyun?"
"She is my biological sister."
As soon as Jun Zegan finished speaking, Shang Ruoyi's heart moved, there was a sound!
Her eyes fell again on the corner where the man left.
Since the space upgrade, her hearing has become several times sharper than before, and she can even hear the sound of falling leaves in the yard clearly.
She was sure that the man was still around the corner.
But why can't her eyes see through the wall?
"My dear sister?" Concubine Xiao looked at Shang Ruoyi's face and said, "I have heard that Princess Cheng is an extremely beautiful woman, but unfortunately I have never seen her. Now that I see the princess's appearance, I can guess how beautiful Princess Cheng is."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Your Majesty is truly stunningly beautiful."
"What do you mean by beautiful? It's just that I can get some pity from the emperor." She sighed and said with a smile: "Meeting is fate. Is this your first time entering the palace?"
"Exactly."
"I designed this back garden. How about I take you for a stroll?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feeling that there was no sound around the corner, she had no choice but to nod in response.
Concubine Xiao smiled and led her to another direction. When all their figures disappeared, a grey figure suddenly appeared at the corner, staring at the direction where Shang Ruoyi left, with her fists clenched. How could it be her! How could Shang Ruoyi be the biological daughter of King Cheng?
After walking around the garden for a while, Concubine Xiao enthusiastically introduced the various ingenuity of the garden to everyone, just like showing them her most beloved works.
"How is it? Does the princess like my design?"
"The queen is very thoughtful, and every design is exquisitely crafted."
"You think so too?" Concubine Xiao smiled even more. "If you like, you can come and see me often. I will have someone to talk to. Most of the women in the palace are not on good terms with me. They think that I have taken away their favor. I don't like to argue with them, and I don't want to associate with them. But today, I just feel that the princess and I have a close relationship, just like sisters who have been separated for many years. If you have time, you can come to the palace often to accompany me, or you don't have to go back today, and just stay in the palace to accompany me. How about that?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Jun Zegan said softly, "My sister has just been found, and my father loves her very much. I'm afraid he won't be willing to let her go. I'll discuss this with my father when I get home. If he agrees, I'll send my sister to the palace. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Hearing this, Concubine Xiao was helpless. The King of the City had been moved here, what could she do?
She looked at Shang Ruoyi and said, "In that case, let's talk about it later when we have a chance!"
At this time, a maid stepped forward and said, "Madam, the Queen Mother asked if you have finished copying the Buddhist scriptures. If you have, she asked you to deliver it to her in person."
"Oh, look at my memory." She smiled and said, "I still have to go to the Queen Mother's Palace, so I'll go back first."
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
Shang Ruoyi watched her leave, then turned and walked towards the corner she had just turned.
"My lady, they are heading in that direction."
"Humph, she really knows." Concubine Xiao did not turn around, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips: "After searching everywhere for something, it is easy to find. I guess she is the one the sect leader is looking for."
"My lady, Master Jingtian is still there. Do you want me to take him away?"
"You are not a fool. You will leave on your own. If you can't even handle such a small matter, what is the point of being a Taoist priest? You should go home as soon as possible." Concubine Xiao said coldly, "How is the queen?"
The maid shook her head.
"You useless thing, for a man, you let yourself fall into this situation."
"My lady, I heard from the Queen's palace that everything in her secret room has disappeared, even the poisonous insects she kept disappeared overnight."
"What?" Concubine Xiao stopped in her tracks: "All disappeared overnight?"
"yes."
"Where is the Gu Emperor?"
“It’s gone too.”
"Waste!" Concubine Xiao said angrily, "I have worked so hard to raise her for so long, and she is finally about to grow up, but I actually lost her?"
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Without the blood of the Gu Emperor, it seems that the Emperor will not be easy to control."
"What else can we do? Look for her! Even if we have to turn this imperial city upside down, we must find our Gu Emperor!" Concubine Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly, with a sinister look in her pupils: "That bitch, she lost such an important thing, not only did she not send anyone to inform us, she even thought of some way to regain control of the City King. If she wasn't still useful, I would have skinned her alive long ago."
"I will arrange for someone to look for it right away."
Shang Ruoyi came to the corner, and the Seventh Prince was a little confused: "Why are you back? Hey! Where are you going?"
She walked to the place where the man disappeared. It was already empty, with only a few vines climbing on the wall.
"What are you doing here?"
"What's ahead?" She pointed to a row of houses not far away and asked, "Who lives here?"
"The people living here are all eunuchs."
At this time, a little eunuch in gray clothes came over here.
"Your servant pays respects to the Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince."
It was also grey clothes. Could it be that I was overthinking it?
She was about to turn around and leave, but her eyes fell on the vines and she was stunned.
After pulling aside the vines, I saw a mark on the wall. The mark was very new, as if it had been chiseled with a fist.
It seems that I was not overthinking. There was indeed someone standing here just now. Who was that slightly familiar figure?
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