An Shuyi and Xia Hua returned to their room and went to wash up. "I really want to wear pajamas, they're so cool. This awful weather is unbearably hot."
She had to wear a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) every day. It was fine if she didn't sweat, but once she did, the dress would stick to her thighs, which was very uncomfortable. The key point was that she noticed that those women not only wore ruqun, but also wore trousers underneath. Didn't they get hot?
Xia Hua couldn't help but laugh when she saw that Shu Shu was all wilted from the heat. She was still so afraid of the heat. "Otherwise, I'll ask Tao Shi to bring the food to your room, so you can wear your pajamas."
There are servants in the house, so it's inappropriate to go out in pajamas.
"Okay, then I'll eat in my room." Anyway, she really didn't want to wear that incredibly thick ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).
After she finished showering, she went back to her room to dry her hair. Xia Hua also went out to give instructions that they would eat in the room that night, and let Su Shi and Ruo Hua make their own arrangements. The two of them stayed in the room to eat.
After finishing their meal, they asked Tao to clear away the bowls and chopsticks, and then the two of them comfortably lay down on the chaise longue. They waited until they had almost digested their food before going to sleep.
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In the dead of night, the two of them suddenly opened their eyes at the same time, then got out of bed. When they saw the people fighting on the wall of the house, they were relieved. They thought it was an assassination attempt, but it turned out to be Xiao Yubai.
The ones fighting him were Xiu Yi and Xiu San. It seems they came to stop Xiao Yubai after discovering he was coming this way.
"This old fellow's martial arts are quite good. It seems that being hit by my arrow that day was probably just an accident, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to dodge it." An Shuyi said as she watched.
Xia Hua nodded in agreement, "If I were to assassinate him, how confident would I be?" If she caught him off guard, she should be able to kill him.
"Eight points. The remaining two points are because he may not have fully revealed his abilities yet. Xiu Yi and Xiu San were both trained by you, and their martial arts are not weak, but they couldn't kill him, which means they're not good enough."
"How about I shoot him with an arrow and see if he's fully exposed?"
“Okay,” Xia Hua said, looking fearless and agreeing.
Hearing their voices from afar, Xiao Yubai hurriedly said, "Madam, you can't be so heartless! I'm still injured. I came to bring you lotus flower pastries. Tell them to leave."
"Lotus flower pastry?" An Shuyi glanced at the box in his hand. "Xiuyi, you may all leave."
"Yes, Master." Xiu Yi and Xiu San stopped in unison and then returned to the courtyard next door.
Seeing that they had stopped fighting, Xiao Yubai dusted himself off and jumped down. “Madam, your two bodyguards are quite good. I was originally planning to send a few more subordinates to protect you, but it seems that was unnecessary.”
“Of course it’s good. This was trained by Hua Hua. It seems that you, the great general, are not so good after all. You can’t even handle the two of our secret guards,” An Shuyi said sarcastically.
“They are Madam’s people, after all. If I hurt them, you will blame me. What should I do then?” Xiao Yubai said, handing the food box in through the window. “Madam, lotus flower pastries.”
"It's still hot. I asked the cook to make it as soon as I got back, but it was too much trouble, so I've been working on it until now. I have something to do tomorrow, so I can't come to see you, Madam."
An Shuyi took it. "Now that you've delivered the lotus flower pastry, hurry up and go."
"Madam, I'll head back now. You should get some rest." With that, she flew away as if she had only come to deliver some snacks.
After watching the person leave, she put the food box into the storeroom. "Huahua, go to sleep." It was so late, and if it weren't for the lotus flower pastry, she wouldn't have been so accommodating.
"Go to sleep!" Xia Hua nodded, and the two lay back down on the bed to sleep.
The next morning, he got up early and went to check the shop's account books. After checking them, he went home and didn't go anywhere else. He just stayed at home. When Wen Liu and Wen Fan returned in the evening, they found out that the two of them would also be going to the palace.
However, he needed to enter the palace and then go with other ministers.
Before dawn, the two got up early, washed up, changed into palace clothes, had Tao and others fix their hair and put on hairpins, then ate some breakfast before getting into the carriage to go to the palace.
Xiuyi and Xiusan were in charge of driving the carriage, while Nuoyi and Nuoer were their maids.
The two of them had only participated once before, and hadn't participated since. They came this time because they thought it would be exciting to watch.
The carriage was parked at the palace gate, and everyone had to wait there. They didn't need to enter the palace; they were waiting for the emperor's dragon palanquin. The other noblewomen did the same. Only the ministers had to follow behind the emperor and didn't have to wait here.
Not long after, the Emperor's imperial carriage appeared. However, the old concubine was sitting inside with the Emperor, not caring if it was against the rules. Next came the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, then the Emperor's other princes, concubines, ministers, and finally the noblewomen.
Fortunately, the imperial palace wasn't far away; otherwise, at this pace, it wouldn't have taken a whole day to get there. By the time they arrived at the palace, it was already dawn. Everyone sat down to watch the willow-shooting game, and then it was time for the ministers to show off their skills.
Some princes would also participate, but there wasn't much to see. It was just hanging things on willow trees and shooting them with bows and arrows. Then there was a ball game, with one team of guards and another team of ministers' children.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua didn't watch these boring games. They exchanged a glance as Ye Weier left, then got up and left as well. Fortunately, everyone was too busy watching the fun to notice them.
The two followed Ye Weier and soon arrived at a courtyard. Next to it was a lake where dragon boats were being raced. In the distance, there were many people and people racing dragon boats, but they couldn't see this place at all.
Standing in a secluded spot, watching Ye Weier sitting in the pavilion, her eyes filled with sorrow, it seemed she had something on her mind. But before long, a palace maid came over.
"Is this Miss Ye?" the palace maid asked.
Ye Weier looked up in confusion, then asked, "Yes, is something the matter?"
"It really is Miss Ye. His Highness the Crown Prince invites you."
"Your Highness, how is this possible?" Ye Wei'er said in disbelief.
The palace maid smiled and said, "If Miss Ye doesn't believe me, you can go and see for yourself if I'm not mistaken." Seeing that the doubt on Ye Wei'er's face had disappeared, she continued, "Miss Ye, this way please."
"Okay." Then he followed the palace maid to the distant palace.
"His Highness the Crown Prince is inside. Miss Ye, please go in by yourself!" The palace maid opened the door, allowing Ye Wei'er to see the person inside.
Ye Weier looked at the figure in the room, who was wearing a four-clawed python robe. However, no one but His Highness the Crown Prince would wear it, and she was not pregnant. She then walked in, and even though the door was closed, she did not suspect anything.
Once the door was closed, a smug expression appeared on the palace maid's face, and she quickly left.
An Shuyi looked at Ye Weier going in and said, "Huahua, do you think Ye Weier is stupid? She can't even see such an obvious trap. No wonder she ended up dying."
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