Royal Palace

Zhongcuigong

The hurried palace maid turned around the small door, looked around and saw that there was no one around, then went to the Zhongcui Palace, took off her veil, saw the queen in the inner hall, and quickly knelt down to pay her respects. "My queen, I am incompetent. The people I sent out have not responded yet. I am afraid that this matter has not been accomplished--"

Before she finished speaking, the porcelain cup with boiling hot tea was thrown at the palace maid. Liu Huachao was slightly angry, "You can't even handle such a small matter? What use do I have for you?"

The scalding tea splashed all over her body, and her forehead was pierced by a bloody hole from the porcelain cup. The palace servant still endured the pain and said, "It is my fault for not doing my job well. Please forgive me, Your Majesty! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Liu Huachao's face turned red. When she heard this, the corners of her lips curved up, but her face showed no expression. "Forgive me? What's the use of forgiveness? Now that I failed with my first strike, I have already alerted the enemy. If I strike again, what will happen if others follow the clues and find me? You are a waste!"

After sending the maid away, Liu Huachao sat alone under the candlelight. Let's wait and see. If Ji Ningqiu still doesn't repent and seduces His Majesty - the tender flower bud suddenly broke in his hand, and all the petals fell down.

The maid outside the hall saluted the visitor. Liu Huachao regained his composure and saw Ning Huaixuan walking in slowly, and he seemed to be indifferent.

Ning Huaixuan, who had just come in, noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange, and still asked tentatively, "My beloved concubine? Chao Chao? What's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Liu Huachao snorted, obviously not wanting to pay attention to him, but Ning Huaixuan was a good coaxer and could make people change their minds with just a few words.

Liu Huachao pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty is in love with the young lady of the Ji family. Why do you come to me when you are like this?"

Miss Ji? Ning Huaixuan smiled and said, "Chao Chao must have misunderstood. I have nothing to do with Ji Mengshu."

"Who said it was Ji Mengshu? It was her second sister Ji Ningqiu!" Liu Huachao looked uneasy, "Your Majesty left the palace banquet today. Didn't he go to see her?"

Ning Huaixuan laughed again, "Chao Chao, I didn't go to see her specifically. It's just that Ji Ningqiu had other ideas. She and I just met by chance. Chao Chao, please don't be jealous."

Only a fool would believe what he said.

"Chao Chao, I am dissatisfied with what you said. Ji Ningqiu is very courageous. Maybe she can prevent Ji Mengshu from marrying into the palace as she wished..."

Liu Huachao's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?" The excitement came too suddenly, but when she came to her senses, she realized that Ji Ningqiu did this just to replace Ji Mengshu and become the queen.

In this palace, many girls from official families with distinguished backgrounds have married into the palace, but His Majesty never even looks at them. How can a little Ji Ningqiu win His Majesty's favor? The crisis gradually surfaced in Liu Hua's mind, and his eyes became stern. "Your Majesty, I think Ji Ningqiu is not a good person--"

Ning Huaixuan soothed him, "It doesn't matter if he is a good person or not. As long as we can use Ji Ningqiu to take back the power in Ji Kang's hands, then Ji Ningqiu and the entire Ji family will be at Chao Chao's disposal, right?"

These words greatly pleased Liu Huachao, "So this is what Your Majesty is thinking." The shy and timid laughter echoed in the hall, making the people outside the hall retreat.

early morning.

The sun rose, and the morning light with a thin mist spread on the ground. Ji Mengshu came out of the house and stretched.

Judging from the sudden situation yesterday, she is in great need of help. If Ning Rongzhang hadn't helped her yesterday, she wouldn't know who to turn to.

"Miss, why do you get up so early today?" Hongye came over with some clean water and happened to see that the door, which was never opened from the inside in the past, was opened this morning.

Ji Mengshu had a good sleep, and upon hearing this, he said, "Hongye, I have something to do today, so we need to leave early, or else everyone else will pick up all the seats."

Hongye was confused. What did they mean by all picked out?

After finishing the meal, Ji Mengshu specifically called Ning Er and took Qingzhu out again, leaving the steady Hongye to guard Fulanxuan as usual.

"Girl, where are we going?"

Ji Mengshu got on the carriage and said to the man driving the horse outside, "Ning Er, let's go to the Colosseum."

Ah? Going to the Colosseum? Qingzhu opened her eyes slightly, "Miss, is the eldest lady still in the mansion?" The young lady did not say anything to avoid her. The servants in the mansion were most afraid of the eldest lady.

It’s not that the eldest lady has a harsh temperament, she’s just a little strict.

Ji Mengshu comforted her, "Don't worry, it's okay."

The carriage made a "clacking" sound as it moved forward. On the street, Ji Yuan was waiting outside the general's mansion, holding the reins. Behind him, the servants of the Li Mansion were skillfully leading two horses. After a while, the two brothers Li Huairong and Li Huaize strode out of the mansion.

"Brother Ji is here so early."

Before the two men could get on their horses, Ji Yuan was staring blankly at the Ji Mansion's carriage passing by. He saw that the man driving the horse was the guard beside his younger sister, so he didn't have time to say anything to the two brothers from the Li Mansion. He just said, "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

"Hey——" Li Huairong looked at his back as he hurriedly rode away on horseback, thinking, what's the hurry? "Let's go, Huai Ze, go with big brother and take a look."

Ji Yuan was following behind the Ji family's carriage, watching from a distance, not too close, until they turned into the remote Colosseum on the outskirts of the city. Then he took a deep breath, it turned out that what they said that day about the secret guard was bought from the Colosseum was true.

Nowadays, girls from wealthy families can enter the Colosseum openly!

Ji Yuan was about to go in to see what was going on when the two young masters of the Li Mansion hurriedly stopped him, "Brother Yuanzheng, what's the hurry? Are you going to the military camp today?"

"I have something to do today, I'm afraid I can't go." He had to take his little sister home. Such a bloody place was really not for a little girl like her to go.

Li Huairong smiled and said, "If I saw correctly just now, the carriage that entered in front belonged to the Ji Mansion, right? Yuan Zheng is still here, so could it be Ji Xiuwen, another son of the Ji Mansion, who entered?"

"But isn't Ji Xiuwen a skinny and weak scholar? Why is he going here?" Li Huaize asked doubtfully.

Instead, Li Huairong reined in his horse and said, "Why go? Let's go in and take a look, then we'll know." After that, he rode his horse straight in. Ji Yuanzheng behind him couldn't stop him, so he had to follow him in.

The Colosseum was huge, and there were still many people cheering in the stands. The fighting never stopped all day, and sometimes they would even bet their belongings. Some people became rich overnight, while others lost everything overnight.

Even though there were many people watching, he could still see a girl getting off the carriage of the Ji Mansion. A girl? Li Huaize widened his eyes in disbelief, "Brother, that's not the son of the Ji Mansion, that's the girl of the Ji Mansion."

"Ah?" Li Huairong was also surprised. The girls of the Ji family have always been the model of aristocratic families. It was really rare to see such a thing.

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