Seeing this, Aduo took the letter from Aqiao as she did last time, and stepped back again.

No matter when, as long as it concerns the Empress, we must not relax at all!

Compared to her nervousness last time, Li Ji was much calmer this time. She watched A Duo open the letter and take out a piece of stationery from it.

But this time, I don’t know what was written on it, but it made the usually steady A Duo’s expression change drastically!

Li Ji frowned when she saw this and asked quickly, "Aduo, what's wrong?"

A Duo's face turned slightly pale. After hesitating for a moment, she turned the letter over.

Li Ji looked at it carefully and saw that the content was still concise, it read:

Tonight at midnight, Yuchao Palace.

Li Ji immediately understood why A Duo was so scared.

Yuchao Palace is the bedroom of Princess Yuliu.

It is said that it has been sealed since Princess Yu Liu's marriage, and now no one can enter except the palace maids who go in to clean every day.

In the past, everyone thought that King Jinyu had a deep brotherly love, and was grateful to Yuliu for marrying to save the country. Now... heh...

"My queen, that person actually wants to ask you to meet him at Yuchao Palace? This... this is not allowed!"

A Duo held the letter tightly in her hand and knelt on the ground with a worried look on her face.

Li Ji hadn't made up her mind yet, and Ah Duo continued to persuade her: "Madam, have you forgotten? It was just last year, that arrogant Fang Ji!"

It's scary to say, last year the king promoted a concubine named Fangji, who is indeed an enviable beauty, but she is a fool.

One day, Fang Ji was plotted against by other concubines and was tricked into the front of Yuchao Palace. She did not even go in, but just stayed at the palace gate for a while and taught a servant a lesson.

As a result, the next day, Fang Ji was found drowned in the lake of the Imperial Garden...

At that time, she had the courage to take a look. When Fang Ji was fished out of the water, she was thrown around by the palace servants like a piece of rag. Her snow-white face looked as beautiful as a flower yesterday.

She was so scared that she hurried back to the palace to report to the queen. The queen was stunned for a moment and said after a while that Fang Ji might have been...

It was after this incident that A Duo remembered it and repeatedly warned A Qiao and the others that they must never approach the Yuchao Palace!

Now the person who wrote the letter has asked Her Majesty to meet him at Yuchao Palace. Isn't this trying to harm Her Majesty?

Li Ji had a complicated expression, she knew of course that even though Yu Liu had been dead for more than ten years, King Jin Yu still regarded Yu Liu as his forbidden delicacy, and even the Yuchao Palace where she had lived had become a forbidden area.

But it must be said that, precisely because of this, the Yuchao Palace has indeed become the most suitable place for "conspiracy".

And...she probably has guessed the identity of the person who wrote the letter.

Thinking of this, a hint of regret flashed across Li Ji's eyes.

Recalling the welcoming banquet half a year ago, she only saw the young man from afar and he was truly as handsome as a jade and had extraordinary talent.

At that time, she couldn't help but wonder how stunningly beautiful Princess Yu Liu must have been when she was alive.

"It must be him... If it's him, everything makes sense..."

Li Ji murmured softly, and at the same time she made up her mind.

Since Shen Yuanbai was able to bring disgrace upon Prince Jin Yu at the South City Gate, she believed in his ability and decided to take another gamble!

After all, she not only wants to leave this cage, she also wants the baby in her belly to be safe, and she also wants to take Aduo and the others with her!

A Duo was the most insightful and intelligent. When she saw the expression on Li Ji's face, she knew Li Ji's decision.

She moved her lips, but finally swallowed her words of persuasion, knelt straight, and said with a smile:

"If your Majesty has made up her mind, I will not try to persuade you any more. No matter how hard it is, I am willing to go through fire and water for you."

Li Ji was deeply moved when she heard this, and she bent over to help A Duo up.

"Hello Aduo..."

After all, she was a decisive person. After making up her mind, she began to think about it.

She turned her head to check the time. It was still early.

Although the news of Mo Qiandai's defeat only spread today, Prince Jin Yu must have known about it a long time ago. No wonder he hasn't come to the harem in the past few days. He must have been exhausted!

"Aduo, how are those palace maids doing recently?" Li Ji suddenly frowned and asked.

Speaking of this, there was a hint of sadness between A Duo's brows.

"Your Majesty, the king restrained himself a little in the first few days after the incident at the South City Gate, but it seems to have started again in the past two days, and he has become more and more unscrupulous. It is said that yesterday...ah, yesterday he killed two people..."

Li Ji was stunned at first when she heard this, then she closed her eyes with pity and sighed deeply.

If she hadn't tried her best to please King Jin Yu when she first entered the palace, she would have ended up like those palace maids...

It’s time to destroy the country. Such a beast should be made to live a life worse than death!

From Aduo's words, Li Ji also realized that King Jin Yu should have known the news of Mo Qiandai's defeat two days ago.

It seems that he has been in a very bad mood these past two days, perhaps he is in a bloodthirsty and cruel mood, and there is a lot of mess waiting for him, so he will not come tonight.

Besides, on the surface, she is still pregnant with the dragon seed. If he really wants to destroy the country, I think King Jin Yu will make her a target to the end, so as to keep the real blood in Che Zhaohua's belly, right?

Li Ji knew what was going on, so she began planning for the meeting with Shen Yuanbai tonight. She had already come this far, and would not allow any mistakes to occur!

That night, it was almost midnight.

Li Ji changed into a palace maid's uniform and bent her body as much as possible to hide her bulging belly.

The road leading to Yuchao Palace is usually deserted, and it was specially prepared tonight. The sky above the palace road was so crowded that it was actually a bit creepy.

After all, Li Ji was born a dancer and was very nimble. She did not even use a lantern along the way and reached the Yuchao Palace by the moonlight.

Neither Aduo nor Aqiao followed. After all, King Jin Yu was unpredictable, so they were smart and could delay for a while just in case.

Li Ji carefully hid in front of the door. It was pitch black all around and she couldn't help but break out in a thin layer of sweat on her back.

Too bold...

What if the other person is not Shen Yuanbai, what if someone wants to harm her...

Shen Yuanbai had not shown up for a long time. While waiting, Li Ji couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts and felt a little unsure.

Logically speaking, the news of Mo Qiandai's defeat had spread, and the people in the harem were in a panic. The concubines probably had no intention of harming her anymore...

Li Ji was stroking her belly nervously when suddenly

Squeak——

The door of Yuchao Palace behind him suddenly opened!

Li Ji was so frightened that her whole body shuddered. She raised her hand and covered her mouth tightly to prevent a scream from escaping her throat!

She held her stomach with one hand, stiffened her body and slowly turned her head to look.

She saw a young man in white standing in the doorway, with a calm expression, and spoke to her in a low voice:

"Madam Li, how are you?"