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The hair all over Old Chief's body started to rise.
Ah ah ah! Little monk, how could you dig such a deep pit for your Granduncle?
Ah, that isn’t right! I'm not your Granduncle!
And no, she’s not your Grandaunt either!
Wait, that doesn’t seem to be the point...
Former Emperor!
This official swear he have a pure monarch-official relationship with the Empress Dowager——
Bang!
Old Chief was helplessly dragged into the dark room by Empress Dowager Zhuang.
The noise inside was a little loud.
Everyone: We don't know what’s happening, and we dare not ask.
……
Grannie Fang and Liu Quan were too frightened by Empress Dowager Zhuang to hold the knife, while Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun were both away, so the dinner this time was cooked by Xiao Liulang.
Empress Dowager Zhuang was instinctively a bit repulsed by the food, though she couldn't tell why. Nevertheless, she still raised her chopsticks and took a bite.
This guy looked so confident and capable, so why was his cooking such a crap?!
It tasted so bad that Empress Dowager Zhuang’s whole body shuddered and her qi and blood churned. She felt as though the top of her head was about to be blown open by the chaotic qi and blood, making her head aching again and her forehead oozing with sweat.
Just then, Xiao Liulang gave her a deep look and suddenly said, "Has Grandaunt recovered from her injury? JiaoJiao hasn’t yet. She was badly injured, she almost died."
She was badly injured...
She almost died...
"Old Lady, where are you from?"
"Do you remember what disease you had?
"So few, only three!"
"Candied fruit is very expensive, if you don’t want it, don't eat it!"
"Is that how you talk to your Grandaunt?"
"I'm going to sell mountain goods. I heated up the food in the pot. If you’re hungry, serve yourself the food. Also, you have to take your medicine. You can't skip it even once. If you dump it, I'll know."
“JiaoJiao.”
"JiaoJiao, be good and come to Grandaunt."
"Grandaunt, I’ll take you home."
"Good."
……
Renshou Palace.
Zhuang Yuexi lingered outside the Empress Dowager’s chambers for a long time, but never saw Empress Dowager Zhuang come out.
Two powerful eunuchs stood guard at the door.
After a brief hesitation, she walked up to them and asked, "Eunuchs, it's getting late. It's time to remind the Empress Dowager to have dinner."
One of the eunuchs said, "Empress Dowager passed down an order that no one is to disturb her unless she comes out herself. Otherwise, none of us can go and disturb her."
Zhuang Yuexi asked, "But it's so late, what if Empress Dowager is starving?"
The other eunuch said with a smile, "No need to worry, Young Miss Zhuang. Rest assured that the Empress Dowager would have people bring her the meal if she gets hungry. Besides, there is no shortage of food inside."
"How can those snacks fill a person’s stomach?" Zhuang Yuexi looked worried.
What Zhuang Yuexi didn't say was that her real concern was the girl surnamed Gu.
That girl was clearly in Renshou Palace just minutes ago, but she disappeared in the blink of an eye. She seriously suspected that the girl had entered the bedchamber of the Empress Dowager.
What did she plan to do within the Empress Dowager's bedchamber? What did she plan to say to the Empress Dowager this time? Was she trying to remind the Empress Dowager of the events of the past year or so?
She wasn’t stupid. How could she not see that all the things the Empress Dowager gave her were not what she really liked? And the way the Empress Dowager looked at her fondly wasn’t something she originally did.
She wondered how much bewitching soup that girl had given the Empress Dowager!
If that girl said she didn’t have this kind of intention, she wouldn’t believe it!
Zhuang Yuexi said in a low voice, "Eunuchs, I’d suggest you pass a message in for me. You also know how much the Empress Dowager dotes on me. If she learns I’ve been worrying about her outside, she would be unhappy too."
The two people wavered at this remark.
Empress Dowager Zhuang was a very rigorous person. But all of them had indeed seen how much Empress Dowager Zhuang doted on Zhuang Yuexi recently. Not only did the Empress Dowager give her the best treasures, but she also built a mansion for her.
She clearly treated her like a princess and loved her dearly.
If Young Miss Zhuang really exhausted herself outside, once the blame from the Empress Dowager Zhuang came down, it was them, the servants, who would suffer.
It was just that... they also dared not openly disobey the Empress Dowager's orders.
Zhuang Yuexi said, "How about the two eunuchs let me in directly, and I'll be responsible for anything that happens later. Please rest assured, two eunuchs. As long as I am here, I won't let the Empress Dowager make things difficult for the both of you."
The two people exchanged a look and finally nodded their heads in agreement.
Zhuang Yuexi entered the bedchamber with a plate of freshly baked rose cakes.
The palace maids inside the room had all been dismissed. Right now, the entire bedchamber was surrounded with silence, with the moonlight pouring down like water, trailing all over the floor with a pretty glow.
A slightly bulging figure could be seen vaguely on the bed. Zhuang Yuexi was about to come forward to perform a salute when she saw the other party’s face at a glance.
A gasp escaped her mouth. She was so scared that she almost dropped the plate in her hand!
How could it be her?
Why was she sleeping on Empress Dowager's phoenix bed?
Even she hadn’t slept on it before!
She didn't even dare to touch it!
This girl was truly so bold that she actually dared to secretly climb the phoenix bed of the Empress Dowager!
There would be a good show to watch now.
Zhuang Yuexi wasn’t so kind as to wake and remind Gu Jiao. On the contrary, she hoped that Gu Jiao would continue to sleep. It would be best if she could sleep until she called the Empress Dowager over!
What Zhuang Yuexi didn't expect was that the moment she turned around, she would step on her own skirt, causing her body to lose its balance and slam towards Gu Jiao who was on the phoenix bed.
The plate in her hand fell to the ground first and broke into pieces.
The noise awakened Gu Jiao in an instant. Before Gu Jiao could understand what had happened, she saw a dark shadow coming towards her, and out of instinct, Gu Jiao slapped the person away with the back of her hand!
A crisp slap suddenly echoed in the room, and Zhuang Yuexi was sent flying away. She slammed into the opposite display cabinet heavily, and the porcelain and jade articles on the cabinet fell to the ground, including the Empress Dowager’s phoenix seal hidden in the trousseau box.
Empress Dowager Zhuang had authority over the imperial court, and her phoenix seal was as valuable as the Emperor’s jade seal. It was a capital crime to destroy the phoenix seal, which was much more serious than climbing the phoenix bed!
Seeing the phoenix seal fall and break into two pieces in front of her, Zhuang Yuexi was thoroughly stupefied!
At this very moment, Empress Dowager Zhuang returned to the palace.
She had already changed her clothes in the side hall, and the majestic and solemn black gilded phoenix robe slowly rustled on the floor reflecting the moonlight, which made her appear even more domineering.
"Aiya! The phoenix seal!" Eunuch Qin looked at the mess on the floor and his face was drained with color!
Zhuang Yuexi rushed over and knelt down in front of Empress Dowager Zhuang, pointing to Gu Jiao on the phoenix bed and saying, "Empress Dowager! It's her! She brazenly climbed onto your phoenix bed while you were away! I came over and kindly reminded her to get up, but she slapped me in the face instead. I was sent flying by her slap and crashed into the display cabinet, which knocked down the phoenix seal!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang narrowed her eyes, "You’re saying… she slapped you?"
Hearing this threatening tone, Zhuang Yuexi inwardly felt happy, "That’s right, Empress Dowager, my face is now swollen because of her!"
It was indeed swollen. Very swollen in fact. Her mouth was also injured and was bleeding a little.
Empress Dowager Zhuang's eyes swept over Zhuang Yuexi's pig's face and then landed on Gu Jiao's body afterwards, "Which hand hit it?"
Zhuang Yuexi secretly rejoiced. You’re dead, just wait for the Empress Dowager to cripple your hand!
Gu Jiao raised her right hand with a pitiful look on her face.
The back of her hand she used to slap her still had a red mark on it.
Empress Dowager Zhuang stared at the back of her hand that was slightly red and her eyes grew cold.
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