The early morning sunlight was quite clear and slanted in through the half-open window.
Because she was afraid that others would attack Qi'er, Hua Xuanji left Xiao Jiu to take care of Qi'er this time.
Standing outside the door and stretching a lot, Xiaojiu figured that the time was right, rubbed the corners of his eyes and stretched out his hand to open the door and wake up Qi'er.
However, the movements of his hands were abruptly interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from behind. Xiao Jiu was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was the little palace maid who was helping with the care, and asked aloud: "Has His Highness the Prince's face wash been filled up? "[
"Damn it, you are a little guard who not only refuses to be polite but speaks like this when he sees our queen, what do you mean?" The sharp voice broke the tranquility of the morning and made Xiao Jiu shake uneasily.
When I turned around, I saw Ah Liang's figure.
Ah Liang is wearing an extremely solemn dark pink Chinese dress today, wrapped in gold silk gauze, revealing her graceful neck and clearly visible clavicle. The pleats of the skirt are like snow, and the moonlight flows lightly to the ground, stretching more than three feet, making her gait more beautiful. She is even more graceful and soft. Three thousand blue silk hair is tied up with a hairband and a butterfly hairpin is inserted into her hair. One strand of blue silk hangs down on her chest and she is decorated with very gorgeous makeup. There is a half-opened peony between her eyebrows. Her eyes are as silky as silk. Even she has never coveted beauty. Xiao Jiu was so fascinated by it...
It took him a while to realize what he was doing, and he hurriedly leaned down and said in a deep voice: "Long Fei, I wish you a happy life."
"No gift..." Ah Liang pursed her lips slightly, and she really looked like a concubine. There were more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs behind her...
Since Xiao Jiu was sent by Hua Xuanji, she was naturally very wary of Ah Liang. Hua Xuanji also gave many instructions before leaving, so she was very wary when she saw Ah Liang who had never seen Qi'er before.
Xiaojiu moved a few steps towards the door of the room. He was very vigilant as if he did not allow Ah Liang to intrude, but he asked very respectfully: "I wonder if you have anything to do with me?"
Because Yehua had been kind to Ah Liangjiao before, the maids assigned to her were all the eldest maids in the palace. Naturally, they were a bit arrogant and domineering. Seeing Xiao Jiuda trying to chase away guests, he was very unhappy and said: "Did our empress come to see your prince?" Do I need to report to you, a little guard? Really...I don’t know how I learned the rules."
"I have followed the emperor's rules since I was a child. Naturally, all the rules set by the emperor are followed by my younger sister. This implies that the emperor teaches his subordinates with all his strength."
"I..." The palace maid was dumbfounded by Xiao Jiu's retort and glared angrily. He was about to continue the debate unconvinced, but A Liang reached out to stop him.
After glaring at the ignorant palace maid, Ah Liang's smile returned to his face: "I am not strict with my servants and it has made a joke. Please ask the nine guards to be more considerate..."
"Your Majesty's words have offended Xiao Jiu. In fact, Xiao Jiu's intention to stop her is just... Concubine Liang, you also understand how much the Imperial Concubine and the Emperor love our prince, so... Concubine Liang is a smart person..." Continued Needless to say when you come down, Xiaojiu is still guarding the door, as if he won't let you in.
There is no way he can't even have a good impression of A Liang, not to mention how good his relationship with Hua Xuanji is.
"Of course I understand what the Ninth Guards said." Ah Liang's face turned pale slightly, but she still forced a smile and said, "But I came here today on the order of the emperor..."
"The Emperor's order." Xiao Jiu immediately cast a puzzled look, "The Emperor is not..."
"The emperor and the noble concubine have returned to the palace last night. Now they are meeting with the emperor in the main hall. The concubine Hua misses the little prince too much and it is inconvenient to get away. It happens that I also want to go there..." Seeing Xiaojiu's face showing disbelief, A Liang said again. He continued: "If the Nine Guards don't believe it, they can ask the people around the Emperor because the Emperor doesn't want outsiders to know for the time being, so he didn't ask the palace maid to tell it..."
Xiao Jiu heard this and felt that it would be unreasonable for her to stop her. What's more, since A Liang had already said what he said, there was nothing to stop her. Moreover, with such a large population in the palace and so many people present, she would certainly not dare to do anything. hands and feet
Thinking of this, Xiao Jiu quickly stepped aside and said to Ah Liang: "Concubine Liang's words have offended this servant. I have no other intention. Since it is the intention of the Emperor and Concubine, Xiao Jiu is not in a position to do anything to stop him. It's just because of the young prince's age." Although he is a man after all, he has not gotten up yet. It is unreasonable for the queen to go in. Please give Xiaojiu some time. Xiaojiu must take care of the little prince neatly as soon as possible before traveling with the queen."
Ah Liang understood what Xiao Jiu meant and didn't stop him any more. He stretched out his hand and said in a deep voice: "Nine guards, please..." [
After bowing to Ah Liang, Xiaojiu quickly opened the door of Qier's palace, and then quickly closed the door like a wolf to guard against wolves, shutting Ah Liang out.
Seeing Xiao Jiu like this, the eldest palace maid became even more displeased. A smile appeared on Ah Liang's face, and she couldn't say anything. She glared at the closed door and stood quietly aside.
As for Xiao Jiu, who had just entered, he lowered his voice and said to Qi'er's personal maid, "First, please wash and dress the little prince as soon as possible. I will go to the main hall to inquire. Remember, they must not take the prince without my permission." Do you understand? Otherwise, if anything happens to His Royal Highness, I will question you."
Xiao Jiu is actually a relatively easy-going person. He always treats the palace maids like friends. He has never shown such an expression.
When the maid saw him like this, she thought something might have happened and hurriedly responded, then turned around to greet Qi'er to get up.
Xiaojiu turned to look at the sleeping Qi'er, took a deep breath, opened the door, quickly jumped out and ran towards the main hall.
There were very few palace maids and eunuchs today. Normally there would be a lot of palace maids and eunuchs traveling at this time, but... today there were only a few here and there, and none of them looked so good-looking. Xiao Jiu couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Fortunately, the main hall is not too far from Qi'er's palace. When Xiaojiu got there, it was only half a cup of tea away. However, just when he was about to walk in, he was stopped by Eunuch Li.
Everyone knows that Eunuch Li has always been the father-in-law of the Supreme Emperor, so Xiaojiu has already believed A-Liang's words to 70%. However, after all, the matter is serious and Xiaojiu still can't fully convince herself even if he asks him personally.
Xiao Jiu bowed slightly to Eunuch Li to show respect, and said with a smile: "I wonder who Eunuch Li, the Supreme Emperor, is meeting in there..."
Eunuch Li looked at Xiao Jiu with a smile and stretched out his hand to pat his forehead: "Didn't you ask questions knowingly? You and the Emperor are so close. Why didn't the Emperor tell you when he came back?"
"Hey," Xiao Jiu scratched his head with some doubts, "I just found out about the emperor's return this time..." After confirming that Yehua was in good things, Xiao Jiu was completely relieved. He just wanted to say thank you to Eunuch Li out loud, and then quickly Returning to the prince's palace to avoid causing a gap in Ah Liang... only to see that Eunuch Li's face turned very ugly... staring at his back as if he had seen a ghost.
"Eunuch Li, Eunuch Li," Xiao Jiu waved her hand in front of his eyes in confusion and reminded him.
What's going on? Wasn't it fine just now?
However, Eunuch Li grabbed Xiaojiu's hand and suddenly knelt down and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Long Live Your Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, My Majesty, Thousand Lives, Thousand Lives, Thousand Thousand Lives,"
The emperor's concubine Xiao Jiu turned around in confusion and saw Hua Xuanji standing in front of them holding Yehua's hand. She forgot to speak for a moment.
"Forgive me." Yehua's voice was hoarse and he looked at Xiaojiu with a bit of confusion: "Xiaojiu, why do you look like this when you see me..."
Xiaojiu was caught in surprise for a moment and couldn't help himself, but Eunuch Li reacted in advance: "Your Majesty...since you are here and there with the Supreme Emperor...are..."
Eunuch Li's words woke up three people at the same time. First, Yehua and Hua Xuanji looked at each other in surprise and then said, "What's wrong, we're still too late to come back." Then they took Hua Xuanji's hand and quickly walked towards the main hall. He rushed towards Eunuch Li and ordered: "Pass on my decree. Today, all palace maids and eunuchs must stay with their masters. No one is allowed to go out. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed...and no one can step on the ground without my decree." Once you enter this hall, Eunuch Li, please pass on the message and then go back to the Emperor's palace to rest first..."
And Xiaojiu suddenly reacted and slapped his thigh fiercely, running straight towards the opposite side of Yehua.
Yehua saw Xiaojiu in a hurry and the direction they were running in was completely different. He suddenly stopped and said, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Jiu ran so fast that he didn't even bother to look back. As he ran, he loudly said to Yehua: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something may happen to Your Highness."[
Yehua was shocked and never thought that they would take action against Qi'er and stood there in a dilemma.
Hua Xuanji quickly suppressed the panic in her heart to prevent Yehua from worrying. She squeezed his big palm to reassure him and then said softly: "You go to the Supreme Emperor to help me first. I will follow Xiaojiu to see Qi'er..."
However, before he finished his last two words, he saw Xiao Jiu suddenly walking back quickly and frowning. Just as he was about to ask, a rose-colored figure suddenly appeared among the withered autumn leaves.
And she was holding a cold dagger in her hand, and the dagger was pressed against Kai'er's neck.