Du Juan hunched over and stretched out her hands, waiting for Ahaya to hand back the golden hairpin.
It was clearly a respectful gesture, but it looked a bit sharp.
Ahaya looked at the person in front of her and sneered.
It seems that we have to pour dirty water on her today.
"Why do you say that I took it away?" Her tone was cold, with hidden anger in her eyes.
The farce is not over yet. Do you really think she is some kind of soft persimmon?
"Everyone in the pavilion has seen it. What are you..." Du Juan raised her head and frowned, as if she didn't agree.
"If you like those hairpins, you can just say so. They are a gift to you."
"I see, she lost the gift given by the emperor, so she decided not to admit it." Yun Meiren stood up with the help of the palace maid, her teeth were still chattering, and she sneered after hearing this, adding fuel to the fire.
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"When I fell into the water, I clearly felt someone pushing me! Could it be that you wanted to harm me and threw the gold hairpin into the lake?"
Seeing them getting more and more outrageous, Ahaya closed her eyes slightly.
She also had dealings with Yun Meiren in her previous life.
At that time, she was brought in by Xie Jie like a canary. She was nameless and statusless, but her situation was much worse than it is now.
Yun Meiren is jealous and treats her the worst.
One day, Yun Meiren accused her of breaking the porcelain tribute from the south in the palace, and made her kneel under the scorching sun for a long time until she fainted.
In fact, it was Yun Meiren who broke the beautiful vase in front of her. But when she defended herself, the palace officials either remained silent or, as usual, blamed her.
It is a taste that cannot be argued with, and it is enough to taste it once.
Ahaya opened her eyes, her eyes as if frozen.
She looked straight at Du Juan, and after a while, she twitched the corners of her lips and said softly, "It seems that you are going to insist that I have damaged the gift given by the emperor?"
"No." She paused, and the curve of the corners of her lips became wider, but the smile did not reach her eyes. "Perhaps she is arrogant and contemptuous of the king?"
If she was really the canary who used sex to serve others like in her previous life, she might be a little shocked by this accusation.
But now she is Xie Jie's pawn - it is sad to say that one day she will have to clearly realize that Xie Jie will never abandon her for such a clumsy trick because of this status.
"Girl, why do you have to say such absolute words? It makes us unable to defend you even if we want to." Du Juan lowered her head and sighed, pretending to be pity.
"Actually, this matter can be easily solved - we are all our own people in the pavilion. If you lose it, you can just find it back in time."
Yun Meiren's eyes were filled with twisted pleasure. She stared straight at Aheya, as if she was afraid that she wouldn't understand, and said with resentment in her voice, "Jump down!"
"If the girl really doesn't want to go into the water by herself, you can ask the palace attendant next to you to do it." Du Juan seemed to be thinking about her very much, but the implications of what he said were chilling.
When Ahya entered the palace, she only brought this one person with her.
Palace people are not like concubines. It is common for them to get sick and die. If Liu Nu dies, Ahya is alone and has no foundation. No matter how favored she is, it will only last for a while.
Yun Meiren was still laughing and making some sarcastic remarks from the side. Du Juan kept trying to persuade Ahaya, trying to tell her to bow her head.
One plays the good role and the other plays the bad role. They work well together.
Ahaya almost sneered.
She half-squinted her eyes, held Liu Nu's hand, motioned her not to interfere, and spoke slowly.
"So, does this hairpin have to be picked up?"
"Of course." Du Juan replied with a smile. The sharp contrast between his attitude and his words made people feel faintly uncomfortable. "This is not an ordinary gold hairpin, it is His Majesty's face."
"This is really serious." Ahaya frowned, lowered her eyelashes slightly, and a coldness flashed through her eyes.
She slowly took off her coat, as if she was about to compromise, but then stopped under Yun Meiren's excited gaze.
"Miss Cuckoo." She smiled and spoke slowly, "Is there a person in the palace who specializes in investigating the molestation of concubines and palace residents? His name is..."
"Miyazakiji."
Dujuan was stunned for a moment, having an inexplicable bad feeling in her heart, and answered with a low eyebrow.
Ahaya suddenly realized it and touched her palm: "Yes! Let's call it this, Gong Zhengsi."
"Your Majesty's face has fallen into a frozen lake. How can you and I shoulder this responsibility?" She arched her eyebrows and stared at Dujuan with sharp eyes, "It's better to ask the people who should be investigated to investigate. You're right.
wrong?"
"Gong Zhengsi is busy with affairs, so he can't take care of everything." Du Juan's eyelids twitched, and he immediately stopped him, "Besides, the root cause of this matter is you, and if it is investigated, it will definitely cause a big fuss. Why do you have to ask for trouble."
"We are busy with business... Doesn't it mean that unless His Majesty speaks the truth, we won't be able to invite you?" Ahaya sighed, seeming to be very disappointed, "What a pity."
Seeing that she seemed to have given up, Du Juan breathed a sigh of relief and casually responded: "Yeah..."
"Then why not go to His Majesty and ask him for a favor?"
Ahaya said suddenly.
It was probably because the transition between before and after was so sudden that Du Juan couldn't react and was stunned on the spot.
"With such a big lake, who knows where the hairpin went? Your Majesty is omnipotent. Asking him to check it will definitely be much faster than me."
That would be a real big deal.
Du Juan never expected that she would have such an attitude, as if she had lost the gift given by the emperor and it didn't matter if she brought it to the emperor. She was completely confident.
She wasn't afraid, but Du Juan was just a palace servant and couldn't stand the trouble. What's more, there was Yun Meiren who was as stupid as a pig and was holding her back.
Ahaya had already turned around and was about to leave. Dujuan didn't think much and called her out quickly.
"Wait! Girl, stay!"
"Let her go!" Yun Meiren was still shouting, glaring at Aheya's back fiercely, "So many pairs of eyes have seen it, why are you afraid of her?"
The veins on Du Juan's forehead twitched, and he didn't bother to care about her. He turned to look at the palace people and said coldly: "What are you doing standing there in a daze?"
The people in the palace looked at each other, but no one dared to step forward.
Yun Meiren was not really a popular master, but she only made them afraid because of her favor and a bit of power.
As soon as there is a decline at this time, the hearts of the people underneath will immediately disperse.
Ahaya stopped instead. Shi Shiran looked at Du Juan and tilted his head.
"Miss Dujuan, don't you want me to go?" She blinked and frowned slightly, her tone seemed to be confused, and her eyes were cold.
"It's about His Majesty's face. Can't Your Majesty listen?"
She deliberately used an accent on the word "Your Majesty", which was full of mockery.
"What is it that I cannot hear?"
A familiar voice suddenly sounded, low and somewhat cool.
What followed was Zhou Zhong's raised voice.
"Your Majesty has arrived——" This chapter has been completed!