The concubines: "..."
Granny Wang: "..."
I never expected you to be such a convincing bandit actor. You acted so realistically! Don't you know where the Empress Dowager is?!
“Ninth Princess Consort, the matter of the Cold Palace is of great importance. We must not rashly alarm the Emperor and others,” Wang Mama avoided answering and directly advised Ji Fengyao: “We should investigate first before making a decision. Otherwise, if it is not true, the Princess Consort will be unjustly accused of disgracing the royal family, which would be a great loss.”
Ji Fengyao stroked her chin, appearing completely innocent: "What Granny said makes sense. Let's go take a look then."
Wang Mama's original intention was simply to go with the bandit master and servant.
To everyone's surprise, Ji Fengyao waved her hand and called out, "Xi Que, lead the way! Everyone, follow along. Since we're all free anyway, it's good to go and see what's going on. If anything goes wrong in the Cold Palace, I can report it to the Emperor later, and you'll all be witnesses."
Nobody wants to get involved in such muddy waters.
One of the concubines immediately backed out: "Well, my stomach is suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable, so I won't..."
Ji Fengyao wouldn't give her such an opportunity. She said sharply, "Your Highness, if something happens in the Cold Palace, aren't you afraid that people will say you know about it but didn't report it, or that you're colluding to cover it up? You should go there and avoid suspicion."
The other concubines who wanted to back out were speechless.
Who said this bandit is brainless?
Come out, they promise they won't kill him!
She's a master at intimidation and coercion; is that what you call being brainless?
The group followed Ji Fengyao and her two servants to the Cold Palace as if they were going to a graveyard. They were speechless for a while when they saw the girl "dozing" on a chair at the entrance and the two festive red curtains hanging on the dilapidated door.
Don't tell me that this was done by Consort Xiao.
They would never believe it, not even if you beat them to death, that Consort Xiao, at her age, would still love such fresh and vibrant colors.
Ji Fengyao didn't call out to the girl, and the others naturally didn't interfere either.
The magpie led the way, lifting the curtain to enter the room.
The group filed in and saw that although the furniture inside was simple, it was fully furnished and resembled a small home.
Especially the bright red curtains and brocade quilts, which were as festive as the door curtains, looked like a wedding night celebration.
Granny Wang was speechless again.
The concubines were completely speechless.
Empress Xiao is already quite old, and these bandits are still pulling this stunt; aren't they just deliberately trying to disgust people?
No one could bear to wake Consort Xiao, fearing she would not be able to withstand the blow and would die on the spot.
Xi Que is someone that even the Heavenly King himself can't control, except for Ji Fengyao.
Amidst the unbearable gazes of the crowd, she swaggered forward, picked up the teapot on the table, flung open the bed curtains, pulled back the brocade quilt, and poured the tea over the faces and heads of the two people on the bed.
"Ah! Which audacious servant dares to be so insolent!" Consort Xiao shouted angrily as she rose from her dazed state.
Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the people in front of him, and Ji Fengyao watching the show with her arms crossed, he was immediately stunned.
Where am I? What happened?
Seeing everyone staring at her with expressions of unbearable disapproval, Consort Xiao belatedly looked down and discovered that she was only wearing a particularly provocative bright red bodice embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water, and that a disheveled, muscular man who was still not "awake" was lying next to her. Her pupils shrank in shock, and she grabbed the brocade quilt to cover herself, screaming wildly, "Get out! All of you, get out!"
"Oh, Mother Consort, it's you! You're so avant-garde!" Ji Fengyao seemed not to hear her, and even took two steps forward to peek over the bed.
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