Dr. Zhang had just finished listening to the prince and the prince's concubine chatting with each other. When his son heard the call to him, he quickly got up, washed his hands, and treated Chu Yunxi's wound.
"Thank you, Princess."
Doctor Zhang thanked him, and the two of them had a tacit understanding. At the same time, they looked at Jun Lingyun, who was staring at Doctor Zhang's movements coldly, and then looked away. His Highness the Crown Prince couldn't afford to offend him when he was angry.
Chu Yunxi looked at her bandaged hand, but it still hurt like burning.
"Mr. Zhang, please don't make any noise about this matter for the time being. You are only here today to change the dressing for the wound on His Highness's chest."
She wanted to see what trump cards the Xiao family had, so she couldn't expose her own trump cards prematurely.
Doctor Zhang should say, "Weak ministers know how to measure themselves."
Seeing Doctor Zhang retreat, Chu Yunxi went to carefully examine the little bug on the table. Such a small thing could actually suck people's essence, making them weaker and weaker.
Evil things in the world.
"Ling Yun, I want to see Mrs. Xiao."
"No, she is at the end of her rope now and will inevitably jump over the wall. What if she hurts you? Don't worry, I won't let her go."
Jun Lingyun suddenly hoped that Chu Yunxi could be a little stupider, so that she could rely on him more.
"How could I be stupid enough to go there by myself? Ling Yun, can you send someone to protect me?"
Chu Yunxi's words successfully appeased the man's pride. He pulled Chu Yunxi over, looked at her injured hand, and stroked her hand distressedly.
"Does it still hurt?"
Chu Yunxi was indeed in severe pain. No wonder only lime powder could subdue this Gu insect, but he smiled and shook his head.
"A small wound will no longer hurt."
She also checked Jun Lingyun's abdomen. He was fine now. His chest was wrapped and his abdomen was also wrapped. There were injuries everywhere, and they were all thanks to the Xiao family.
Seeing Chu Yunxi's beautiful eyebrows wrinkled for him, Jun Lingyun couldn't help but hold up her little face and taste her sweet lips.
Tossing and turning, Chu Yunxi almost lost herself and hurriedly covered her lips with her hands.
"I still have business to do."
Jun Lingyun pecked her hand again.
"Then I will go with you."
"Let women handle women's affairs. If Mrs. Xiao makes me angry, I can slap her."
Chu Yunxi stretched out his hand and made a gesture.
"Afterwards, I was scolded a few times at most, but you are different. You have a noble status, how can you be on the same level as a crazy woman? Isn't it like lowering your status?"
Jun Lingyun was amused by her playful look, "Okay, then I'll let An Yi and An Er follow you."
"Have they recovered?" Chu Yunxi was pleasantly surprised. She had always felt guilty, thinking that it was her wrong decision that caused them to be so seriously injured.
Jun Lingyun motioned to the guards to call the two of them to come.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness, Crown Princess." The two of them were very angry.
"Thank you Crown Princess for saving your life."
"Get up quickly, you are injured because of me, are you all right?"
Chu Yunxi asked with a smile. The two of them had done a lot for her, and Chu Yunxi was very happy to see them well again.
"Go back to the Crown Princess. We are all fine. If the Crown Princess has something to do in the future, just ask us."
The two of them patted their chests, indicating that they were as strong as before. Their second life was given by the Crown Princess, and they were willing to go through fire and water for the Crown Princess without any hesitation.
"Okay, you can follow me to the cold palace."
Chu Yunxi turned to look at Jun Lingyun, and seeing him nodding, she left the East Palace and headed towards the Leng Palace where the Xiao family was.
Entering through the gate of Leng Palace is like entering another world, completely opposite to the splendor of the palace.
What you see here is a desolate place, with withered flowers and trees, only some crazy growing weeds, and the brick walls are full of pits and holes in disrepair, with layers of spider webs attached to them.
From time to time, there were calls from women. They were all women who had been abandoned by the royal family. They had no food to eat and were left to be exploited by others.
In such an environment, Chu Yunxi felt a deep sense of sadness in her heart. Not all women here deserved their crimes, but some were framed and suffered unjustly.
In her previous life, she was just like them, living alone in a cold and lonely palace, with no one caring whether she was sad or crying until she died miserably.
Under the guidance of the steward, Chu Yunxi came to Xiao's house.
The stewardess diligently helped Chu Yunxi open the door of the Xiao family's house. A foul smell assaulted his nostrils. Chu Yunxi frowned and covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves.
The nanny laughed and said: "Princess, the people who are locked up here have food and accommodation in the same room, so the smell will inevitably be a bit strong. Otherwise, let the old slave go in and call her out. You can ask questions in the courtyard."
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A woman who is relegated to the cold palace, no matter how noble she was before, will be treated the same when she enters the cold palace. If she offends another noble person, her life here will be even more miserable.
Seeing that Chu Yunxi had no objection, the stewardess took out a handkerchief and put it on the stone bench in the courtyard.
"Princess, if you are wronged, please sit here. I will call her right now."
Chu Yunxi sat down calmly, thinking that Mrs. Xiao was really flexible and able to live in such a house.
"Ms. Xiao! The Crown Princess has come to see you in person. If you don't come out quickly, are you deaf?"
The stewardess is a smart person, so she naturally knows that the Xiao family and the prince are not the ones to deal with. One is the person who is about to become the crown prince, and the other is the deposed concubine who has been deprived of her title. She naturally knows which one to fawn over and which one to suppress.
Mrs. Xiao gritted her teeth and smiled ferociously. The reason why she could bear it until now was because she knew that Chu Yunxi would definitely come to beg her.
Begging her, and pretending to be a princess, she let Chu Yunxi be majestic for a moment, and see how she would kneel at her feet and beg.
When Ms. Xiao walked out with her body straight and her back straight, she was pushed hard by the nanny. She staggered a few steps and almost fell down.
"Why don't you hurry up? You have made the Crown Princess wait for so long. Do you think you are still a noble concubine? How can you act so coquettishly?"
Mrs. Xiao was surprised that a slave who was not even qualified to carry her shoes before was actually pushing her. The slave was so angry that she suddenly turned around and looked at the nanny with sharp eyes.
The steward shivered. After all, she was a noble concubine who had been showing off her power in the harem for more than ten years. Her aura was indeed extraordinary.
But the cold palace is a place that eats people without spitting out their bones. From a proud woman to a woman with no dignity, the housekeeper has seen too many women, and she immediately reacted and pinched Mrs. Xiao bitterly.
"Who are you looking at with this look? You haven't gone to see the Crown Princess yet."
Concubine Xiao's eyes seemed to be quenched with poison, and she fiercely warned this cheap maid who dared to touch her.
"When I return to power, I will be the first to kill you. I will skin you, cramp your muscles, and throw you into a frying pan. You will be wiped out in ashes and will never be reincarnated."
The nanny felt a chill run through her body. The woman in front of her was really as heartless as a snake. She had been practicing in the cold palace for so many years, but her heart was not as cruel as Mrs. Xiao's.
"You go down first and I'll talk to her alone."
Chu Yunxi opened his mouth at the right time and rescued the steward who was riding a tiger and had trouble getting off.
"Yes, yes, the old slave is right outside the courtyard gate. If anything happens to the princess, just call me the old slave."
Mrs. Xiao raised her chin, waiting for Chu Yunxi to speak. Hey, the prince's poisonous bugs are attacking more and more frequently, right?
She originally wanted Jun Lingyun to die quietly like his domineering mother.
But now she needs a bargaining chip to get out of this dark and cold palace and keep the green hills intact without fear of running out of firewood. As long as she resets her position, there will be plenty of opportunities to take advantage of them in the future.