The princess is rebellious and brings space to make trouble for the villain

Lu Shiwan pointed at the rouge in the cage and said, "I suspect there is something wrong with this box of rouge."

……

In the darkness of the palace, a furtive figure saw the situation here and left in a hurry.

The emperor lay carefree on the chaise longue, reading a book.

From time to time, he reached out and pulled the mask on his face.

"When will the plague end? I can't stand it anymore."

"A bunch of quack doctors. Even the plague has to be cured by Lu Shiwan. This Lu Shiwan is really slow!"

"You have wasted my time these days in vain."

The palace maid at the door ran in hurriedly, panting.

The maids serving were startled.

"Mother, mother, it's not good, it's not good."

The queen opened her eyes and glared unhappily at the palace maid kneeling on the ground.

"How can you be so reckless, you fool?"

The maid said anxiously, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is really a big thing."

"The one in the cold palace is dead. Now the emperor, Prince Qi, Princess Qi, and the head of the Imperial Hospital have all gone there."

The queen was so frightened that she kicked away the maid who was serving her and sat up. "What?"

"My lady, I saw the Emperor at the gate of the cold palace, personally investigating the matter."

"Xu Zhaoyi has contracted the plague and there is no cure. Why didn't Prince Qi go to serve her mother and run to the cold palace?"

"My lady, what should we do now? Will they find anything over there?"

The queen pulled up her phoenix robe and stood up from the chaise longue.

There was a barely perceptible hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Hongguo, I don't know about this matter. You all should behave yourself. The plague outside the palace has not ended yet, and I have never been out. Do you understand?"

Everyone said in unison.

"Yes, ma'am."

Under the queen's veil, a strange smile appeared at the invisible corners of her lips.

He gave Nanny Chang a look.

Nanny Chang understood what she meant and bowed and stepped back.

Everyone in Fengyi Palace felt insecure, but with the Queen's comfort, everyone behaved themselves.

In the harem, everyone's mind was on the plague, but there was one person who cried all day long.

Concubine De was wearing a veil and sitting at the palace gate, her eyes swollen from crying, and she was in no mood for what was happening in the cold palace.

Only when she learned that Xu Zhaoyi was rescued by Lu Shiwan did her expression change.

"My lady, please don't be sad. The Fifth Princess is blessed by heaven. If you cry any more, you will tear your eyes."

Concubine De took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Madame Qiao, I only have this one daughter, and now she is going to marry me off to a remote place. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to see her in the future."

"If I get wronged there in the future, I won't know what to do."

Nanny Qiao lowered her eyes and a tear fell from her eyes.

The fifth princess grew up under her care. She was filial and simple-minded, and she would not dare to speak out even when she was bullied.

Such a woman, if she went to a neighboring country and was wronged, would not let Concubine De know.

Throughout the dynasties, princesses who were married off to foreign countries never had a good ending. How could she not know the pain that Concubine De felt?

"My Lady Defei, why don't we go ask the Queen Mother for help?"

Concubine De shook her head.

"The Queen Mother has already enjoyed her old age. She is already worried about Concubine Xu's affairs. How can she care about us?"

The two were silent.

After a long time, Concubine De raised her head and forced a smile.

"Madame Qiao, shall we go see Concubine Xu?"

Nanny Qiao wiped her tears and stood up.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

"Ah."

The two of them supported each other and went towards Xu Zhaoyi's palace.

At this time, Lu Shiwan also returned to Xu Zhaoyi's palace from the cold palace.

Xu Zhaoyi drank the medicine and woke up slowly.

Looking at so many people standing beside the bed, she was stunned for a moment.

"Why... are you all here?" Her lips were pale and her words were weak.

The emperor watched her wake up and sat down beside her bed.

"Xu Zhaoyi, do you know that you are suffering from the plague?"

After hearing this, Xu Zhaoyi was shocked.

"In this case, Your Majesty, please leave me."

Lu Shiwan smiled and said, "Mother, you are fine now, don't worry."

"Yes, Xu Zhaoyi, it's a good thing that Princess Qi saved you."

Mo Qitian stood in the distance, looking at his pale mother lying on the bed.

The hands under the sleeves clenched secretly.

Ye Xin just reported that the plague in the cold palace was caused by that person.

It seems like it's time.

"Wanwan, thank you. You saved mother. I owe you."

Lu Shiwan put down the medicine in his hand and said with a smile.

"Mother, how could you owe your daughter-in-law?"

"You risked your life to give birth to Qi Tian, ​​and raised him to adulthood, giving your daughter-in-law such a good husband."

"It's your daughter-in-law who should thank you."

If you hadn't given birth to Qi Tian, ​​she wouldn't have found her biological father, and she might still be unable to leave the Fang family.

If we talk about saving people, it was Xu Zhaoyi who saved her and her mother.

Thinking of my mother, I haven't seen her for a long time. She has been busy since she returned home.

The plague is now gradually subsiding, and she wants to take some time to go back and see them.

The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuchs and palace maids retreated one by one.

In the room, only Lu Shiwan, Mo Qitian, the emperor and Xu Zhaoyi were left.

Seeing the emperor like this, Xu Zhaoyi couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

The emperor frowned and lowered his voice.

"Xu Zhaoyi, you must tell the truth about what I ask you today."

"emperor?"

"That day, you went to the cold palace?"

Xu Zhaoyi recalled the day when she went to see Zeng Wanyi.

But Zeng Wanyi's words still echoed in her ears.

'Sister, please don't tell anyone that you were here.'

Xu Zhaoyi hesitated.

Lu Shiwan reminded softly.

"Mother, please tell me the truth."

"Banqing and Madam Gao both said that you have been to the cold palace."

Xu Zhaoyi frowned, "Did they say that?"

"Yeah." Lu Shiwan nodded.

"Zeng Wanyi and her personal maid are both dead."

"Do you know what Zeng Wanyi said to you when you went to the cold palace?"

Hearing this, Xu Zhaoyi's eyes widened.

With disbelief written all over her face, she asked hastily, "Dead? Dead?"

"Yes."

The emperor pulled over a chair and sat beside him.

He said, "Xu Zhaoyi, there is a plague in the cold palace. Zeng Wanyi has been infected with the plague, so you have also been infected."

"I want to know if you were not wearing a veil when you met Zeng Wanyi?"

Xu Zhaoyi shook her head.

"Your Majesty, since the plague order was issued, I have ordered the palace maids to wear veils every day, just in case something like this happens."

She narrowed her eyes.

"Your Majesty, it was Zeng Wanyi who asked me to go to the cold palace that day, but Zeng Wanyi would not risk her life just to kill me, right?"

When she went to see her that day, Zeng Wanyi even knelt down and begged her. Was it all a conspiracy against her family?

"Mother, did you see Zeng Wanyi wearing rouge that day?"

Zeng Wanyi nodded weakly.

"Yes, Zeng Wanyi likes that rouge very much."

"At that time, she even let me smell it and said it was her favorite rouge."

"The rouge does have a faint scent of jasmine. It's not cheap."

Xu Zhaoyi suddenly came to her senses.

"Could it be..."