With this identity as a cover, it is much easier to walk around the palace. Just lower your eyebrows and lower your eyes and walk forward.

When we arrived at the imperial dining room, the place was very busy. Those picking vegetables, cooking, and serving dishes were really busy.

A nun in charge of the kitchen saw her coming in, looked her up and down, and asked condescendingly: "Which palace are you from? What are you doing here?"

Chu Xia was thinking about how to compile it when she heard someone inside asking for instructions: "Aunt Gui, the imperial concubine's blood swallow is ready to be steamed. Should we send someone to deliver it or wait for them to come and pick it up?"

Before Mammy could say anything, Chu Xia was so anxious that she quickly spoke, "Leave it to me. I'm the maid next to you, and I'm here to help you remove the bird's nests." She had a sweet smile on her face, but she was thinking coldly in her heart.

, and also eat blood swallows, which are the best in bird's nests, really luxurious. When Aunt Gui heard that she was someone close to the imperial concubine, her expression changed immediately. From the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month to the scorching heat of June, she was a little enthusiastic.

It's unbearable.

"It turns out it's the imperial concubine. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'd like to thank you for making the trip in person. Next time if something happens, just let me know and we'll send it to you." The people around the imperial concubine, but

They couldn't afford to offend, and if the imperial concubine found out, they wouldn't be able to afford it and just walk away.

Chu Xia felt goosebumps all over the floor. She now understands what it means to follow the crowd. Since she is being coy, she should be more careful.

He took the food box and deliberately hummed arrogantly: "Easy to say, easy to say, then I'll take my leave."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she took a step forward and before she left the kitchen door, Aunt Gui seemed to react and shouted hurriedly: "Wait a minute, why haven't I seen you? Are you really with the imperial concubine?"

Chu Xia's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect this old woman to be quite cunning, but she wasn't scared.

Slowly turned around, looked at Aunt Gui with disdain, and asked: "Auntie, what do you mean? Do you doubt me or the imperial concubine? If you don't believe it, you can go and ask the imperial concubine in person. She

Are you resting in Ximeng Palace now? I will definitely be happy to see you."

Aunt Gui's plump body suddenly froze, and she went to ask the imperial concubine, unless she was tired of living. No one in the harem knew that the imperial concubine should not be messed with. Even the maids around her were more elegant than other empresses in the palace. If this

It's okay if it's not the empress's side. If it is true, she will be offended but she can't afford it.

Thinking about it, he put on a face full of anger and said flatteringly: "Where, where? That's not what I meant. It's just that I've been in the imperial dining room for so long and I've never seen you before, so I'm curious to ask."

"Hmph! You also said that you are in the imperial dining room. You are not even qualified to enter the palace gate of the empress. How do you know who is around the empress?"

Aunt Gui thought the same thing. How could she know everyone around the empress? And today I heard that Ximeng Palace had disposed of another palace maid, and she is still in the woodshed? She probably survived a narrow escape. This girl might be hers.

successor.

Thinking of this, I didn't dare to be disrespectful at all, "What the girl said is that I am blind, and I would like to ask the girl to keep my promise and say more good things in front of the imperial concubine."

Chu Xia snorted coldly, turned around and left. After leaving the imperial dining room, she breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone in the palace was like a human spirit. It was really not easy to deal with them.

The closest to the imperial dining room is the woodshed. When there is no one nearby, quickly sneak into the woodshed and prepare for a full meal.caset

Chu Xia ate with gusto. The chef in the imperial dining room was really good at cooking, but the ingredients must be good. Seeing how respectful the people in the palace were to her, it seemed that the imperial concubine's status in the palace was definitely not low.

.But no matter how high her position is, she is not as high as the queen, right? How come no one has ever heard anyone mention the queen, but only the concubine?

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound behind her. Chu Xia looked at it carefully, but there was nothing there. It must be a mouse, right?

I ignored it, and soon drank a cup of bird's nest into my stomach. It seemed that I still had some unfinished thoughts. I pursed my lips and was about to leave when I heard the sound from behind again. If I listened carefully, there seemed to be a low moan.

This time she was not careless and walked over quietly, hearing the sound coming from under the firewood.

Chu Xia carefully moved the firewood and was stunned when she saw the scene in front of her.

She didn't expect that there was someone here. It looked like a woman, but now she really couldn't see her original appearance. She saw blood all over her body, her clothes were in tatters and stained on her body, her face was pale, and her lips might be...

Because the pain has already broken through the bite, it is already terrible.

Fu lowered his body and felt his breath. He still had breath, but it was already very weak, like a candle in the wind. It was just a matter of time. Another poor man frowned. Chu Xia was now a clay Buddha crossing the river.

, unable to protect himself, he could not care about others, turned around and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, the dress under his feet was suddenly caught.

The woman opened her eyes and looked at her pitifully. Her lips wriggled but no sound came out. Tears welled up in her eyes. Chu Xia really couldn't harden her heart. Others could be ruthless to her, but she couldn't treat others like this, let alone a person.

The innocent woman is another victim in the palace.

imperial study room

When the emperor heard Lei Ting's report, he got angry again and almost broke everything he could, and almost demolished the imperial study room.

The reason that had always been there suddenly collapsed. Everyone in the palace was so frightened that they didn't dare to poke this hornet's nest no matter what.

Fortunately, one thing made him gradually regain his sense, that is, they found the four spring, summer, autumn and winter people from the 'Tianwu Pavilion'. Although they didn't find the person they were looking for, finding them was a clue.

When Jing Yuan heard this, he eagerly ordered them to be brought in.

The four girls entered the imperial dining room tremblingly and bowed respectfully. There had been no news from Miss Chu in the past few days. They were locked up again and could not get out. They were all anxious to death. Now that the emperor had summoned them here again, they were full of uneasiness.

.

"Keep your head up."

The majestic and domineering voice sounded, and all four of them trembled, and slowly raised their heads to look at the man sitting on top.

This was even more surprising. When they were dancing in the main hall, they didn't dare to look up, for fear that their lives would be in danger if they danced incorrectly. Only then did they realize that the silver-haired young man was actually the emperor. What did they do?

No matter how frightened they were, they didn't react for a long time, and everyone froze there with their mouths open.

Seeing that they were all dumbfounded, the head chamberlain hurriedly coughed and reminded them. They were really going to die. They dared to look directly at the emperor like this. Did they not want to live anymore?

Only then did those girls react, and their faces turned pale with fright.

"I ask you, where did Miss Li Ji go?" Jing Yuan got straight to the point, squinting his eyes slightly and looking lewdly at the four girls kneeling below.

Several people trembled again, and Qiu Ju spoke tremblingly, "Back... back to the emperor, our girl passed away a few days ago. She died of poisoning."

They didn't dare not tell the emperor's questions, so they didn't dare to tell any lies. Of course, they also hoped that the emperor would take revenge on the girl for their past friendship.

Feng Mu was slightly startled, and continued to ask: "Then who is entering the palace to perform the dance?" Although his voice was as majestic as ever, his heart was full of expectations, and even his palms were sweating.

Knowing that deceiving the emperor must be a capital crime, he did not dare to lie at this moment, and said in fear: "It's a woman who looks like Miss Li Ji. She pretended to be her to help our girl. She definitely didn't mean to deceive the emperor. I beg the emperor."

show mercy."

"Please, Your Majesty, have mercy on me."

Several girls kowtowed together and begged for mercy. Their girl was dead and they could no longer trouble Miss Chu. They hoped that the emperor would spare her.

"What's her name?" At this moment, Jing Yuan's heart was in his throat. He couldn't hold his breath anymore and shouted coldly.

Several people trembled again and almost fainted. They had always known that there was a suffocating sense of oppression on his body, but they did not expect that he was the emperor, and this sense of oppression was a bit heavier.

"She said her name is Chu Xia."

Qiu Ju said, but she felt extremely guilty in her heart. She really didn't want to harm Miss Chu. The man sitting on the dragon chair could no longer keep calm. He quickly stood up, rushed down, picked him up and knelt down.

The woman on the ground looked at her horrified face and asked eagerly: "What did you say? Say it again?"

Jing Yuan only felt that the name had burned him completely, and his blood began to flow backwards. His eyes were filled with excitement, and he stared blankly at the woman in front of him. He was afraid that he had heard wrongly, was she really Chu Xia? Hearing this

Name, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Qiu Ju's face had long lost color due to fear. Now seeing the emperor so excited, it seemed that if she said the wrong word, her neck would be broken. She didn't know what he was thinking, whether he would really kill her.

Miss Chu.

But she didn't have time to think about it. Facing this man, she didn't have the courage to challenge him, so she had to say again: "She said her name is Chu Xia, that's all we know."

Hearing the news, even Yun Fei was shocked, but he quickly calmed down, knowing that the emperor wanted to find many people in Chu Xia, so no one knew whether this Chu Xia was real. He had heard that

There is a kind of disguise technique, which is very superb. After the disguise, it is difficult to be discovered. If they really have ulterior motives, the emperor will be in danger.

Although he had already guessed it, but now that he heard them say it with his own ears, the shock in his heart was beyond words. His heart had never beat so fast. These long ten years had been as long as a lifetime.

I can't see her anymore. I thought he could only rely on memories to live on, talking about missing her in front of her portrait every day. I thought his heart would never jump again.

"Your Majesty, don't you think this Miss Chu is too young?" Yun Fei reminded cautiously. Although this was a bit overstepping his bounds, the Emperor had lost his mind and he had to be careful.
Chapter completed!