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Leng Qiyue touched the Demon Subduing Ring on her finger, but there was no reaction. She knew that the person outside the door was definitely not a ghost, so she gathered up her courage to open the door. As soon as the door opened, a man came in and hid.

Leng Qiyue shouted, "Who is it?"

"Shh …" "Empress, it's me." The man spoke.

"Little Shun Zi?" "Why are you here?" Leng Qiyue asked in astonishment.

Seeing that Leng Qiyue was about to light a candle, Little Shun Zi said, "Empress, don't light it. This servant only spoke a few words before leaving."

Seeing this, Leng Qiyue knew that Little Shun Zi was afraid of being seen, so she sat down on the bed and whispered, "Little Shun Zi, are you alright?"

Little Shun Zi squatted under the table and said, "Imperial Concubine Xie is very concerned. Your servant and Xue Hua are both in the palace taking care of the little prince. Because once the Empress entered the cold palace, the little prince began to cry. There was no other way, Jade Concubine could call her servants and Xue Hua to serve her. Don't worry, the little prince is fine. This servant knew that the Empress couldn't eat well in the cold palace, so she didn't wear warm clothes. She had specially brought some clothes, rice oil, and other ingredients. "The clothes are made of snow, so she still cares a lot about the Empress."

Leng Qiyue sighed and said, "Thank you."

Little Shun Zi said, "What are you saying, Empress? This is what we servants should do. This servant can't stay any longer, so I'll come see you in a few days."

He crawled out the door and disappeared into the night.

Leng Qiyue knew that her child was safe, so she felt at ease and slept soundly. When he woke up the next day, he saw that there were quite a few bottles and jars as well as a big bag of clothes. It turned out that the clicking sound from last night was the sound of Little Shun Zi putting down the bottles.

Die Fei and Leng Qiyue carried the things into the house, found four sets of clothes, and divided them between the two of them. There were spices like oil and soy sauce vinegar in the jars, a bag of good white rice and a few cured ducks.

She said with glowing eyes, "I haven't had any meat since I came to the Cold Palace. I'm almost dying of gluttony." Suddenly, his face darkened again, "Why did you enter the Cold Palace and your servant miss you? I entered the Cold Palace for so many days, but other than my father, no one came to see me."

Leng Qiyue didn't know what to say. She only thought in her heart, "Who told you to be so arrogant and despotic? It'd be weird if someone came to visit you."

Leng Qiyue put the materials away and then went to the backyard to pick some potato vines and purslane. She was puzzled and asked, "Why are you picking these?"

Leng Qiyue smiled. "You can eat it. It's very delicious. If you don't believe me, just wait and eat it." She had learned these from others in the Manor.

Leng Qiyue cooked the rice first, then used oil to fry the potato vines and purslane. After not being able to eat rice for a long time, Die Fei was ready to eat. She ate two bowls before putting down the bowl and chopsticks.

"The food my sister makes is really delicious. I never thought that these things could be eaten as food. I've seen quite a few wild dishes, but I've never eaten these two before."

Leng Qiyue faintly smiled. After putting away her utensils, she found a ladder and climbed up to the roof to repair it. However, when she reached the roof, she saw a large pond in the courtyard to her left. On the pond was a house with red glazed roof.

"Elder sister, what's that place over there?" Leng Qiyue asked as she pointed in the direction of the pond.

"Outside the red wall or inside?"

"It's inside. It's surrounded by broken houses. There's a pond and a house built with red glazed roof tiles is in the middle of the pond."

Die Fei thought for a while and said, "Since it's the red wall, it belongs to the Cold Palace. In fact, this is the place where the Princess of the Back Palace lived. After the Heaven Dynasty was established, it became abandoned."

"Oh, I know. I'm going over there to take a look. I think we can still live in that house." Leng Qiyue carefully climbed down the ladder.

Difficult expressions appeared on Die Fei's face as she said, "I heard that there are many houses full of ghosts. I think it's better if you don't walk around randomly."

Leng Qiyue smiled faintly. She knew that the butterfly Consort was afraid of ghosts, so she did not pull her along. She walked for a long time but couldn't find the pond, so she had to go back to where she had come from.

When Die Fei saw her return, she went up to her and asked, "How was it? Have you found it? "

Leng Qiyue smiled bitterly. "I was lost. It's already good enough that I could find it."

When Butterfly Concubine heard this, she covered her mouth and snickered.

At night, Leng Qiyue and the butterfly concubine roasted the duck in the yard. After eating a few mouthfuls, she suddenly covered her face and cried, making Leng Qiyue at a loss of what to do.

When she had cried enough, she looked up and said, "Little sister, I don't want to stay in the Cold Palace forever. Can you help me? The Minister of the Left and my father are at odds. Now that I have been sent to the Cold Palace, he will definitely impeach my father. "I don't want anything to happen to him, sister …" Die Fei cried her heart out.

Leng Qiyue sighed and said, "Now that we are both in the Cold Palace, how can I help you? If I had the ability, I wouldn't be here. "

Die Fei sighed and wiped away her tears. She knew what Leng Qiyue said was the truth.

On this day, Leng Qiyue was basking in the sun when a rare guest arrived at the cold palace.

"Esteemed Empress Mu has arrived —" The eunuch's shrill voice floated in the air above the palace, giving it a strange air.

Leng Qiyue was half-lying on the chair and did not move, but Die Fei stood up.

Mu Fei was dressed in a light blue dress that matched her waist, the water lily-white Jasmine had her sleeves opened to the brim, her hair was tied up in a loose bun, her waist was tied up with a silver ribbon, a black palace was tied up loosely, and a simple flying butterfly was inserted diagonally into it. The silver flower was broken into pieces, and the light colored Su Yun landed casually, causing ripples to form on the wind as he walked in, his eyebrows still in the shape of a plum blossom.

Die Fei stepped forward and bowed. "Greetings, esteemed imperial concubine Mu."

Mu Fei looked at her and said, "Elder sister doesn't need to be like this. It should be elder sister bowing to elder sister."

Butterfly Concubine was flattered and said, "The Empress must be joking. Chenqie is currently in the Cold Palace and doesn't dare to address the Empress as sister."

Mu Fei walked around Die Fei and sized up Leng Qiyue. She was wearing a light pink palace dress, but her elegance gave her an ethereal air. The wide skirt wound behind her back, elegant and luxurious. Her black jade like hair was simply tied up in a bun. There was only a single wooden hairpin left in her hair, making it appear even more soft and smooth. Her beautiful eyes overflowed with splendor, and her red lips rippled with a faint smile. Unapplied makeup brow crease spring mountain, eyes wincing autumn water, face thin waist fiber, lithe and graceful, seductive boneless into the three points.

She smiled and bowed, saying, "Chenqie pays her respects to the imperial concubine."

Leng Qiyue didn't know why, but she actually liked the beautiful Mu Fei very much the first time she laid eyes on her. She treated him very courteously, so she sat up and said, "I have already been beaten into the Leng Palace, how dare I call myself imperial concubine? If you're here to cause trouble, I'm sorry I don't have time. If you're here to chat, I'd be happy to keep you company. "

When Mu Fei heard this, she sniggered and said, "Big sister is so funny. Why is little sister here to cause trouble?" She sat down and continued, "Little sister came to this place from far away from home. She is unfamiliar with this place, and since the emperor is busy with government affairs, little sister is very bored. I'd wanted to talk to Sister Rong, but she said I'd demonstrated to her and chased me out. I don't know what happened to her concubine, but she avoided me as soon as she saw me. I heard the children crying in the royal garden, so I went to see. It's Yufei who's holding the little prince, but I'm a little curious. Why does the Crown Prince train the prince to crawl on the ground for a meal like he's training a dog? The child is so young, how can he bear it? "

"What did you say?" Leng Qiyue stood up with a whoosh, and her eyes looked as if they were about to spew fire. "Yufei, how dare you treat my son this way."

When Mu Fei saw Leng Qiyue's rage, she smiled faintly and double-clicked her palms. A person walked in from outside the cold palace.

Leng Qiyue looked over and saw that it was actually Xuehua. When she saw her flying over, she kneeled down in front of her and cried, "Empress, your servant didn't take good care of the little prince. Look …" She lifted the child higher in her arms.

Leng Qiyue looked at the child sleeping in his cradle with a pained expression. His complexion was not good, and his face was pale and blue. She hurried to check the child's pulse, and when she realized that the child was hungry, the rest was fine, so she was relieved.

Leng Qiyue turned around to untie her clothes; the child was still sleeping. As she nursed the baby, she noticed many bruises on the baby's hand, so she asked, "What happened to the baby's hand?"

Xue Hua cried as she spoke. "Imperial Concubine Jade treats the little prince like a dog and lets him crawl on the ground. He did not eat the milk of his wet nurse, so this servant could only use rice soup to feed him. "Empress …" "Sob, sob, sob …"

Leng Qiyue was so angry that her teeth almost broke as she angrily said, "Yufei, you and I are irreconcilable."

On the side, Mu Fei laughed softly. "Elder sister, do you want to leave the cold palace?"

Leng Qiyue's eyes lit up. "Do I have a chance to go out?"

"Although elder sister was hurt by the Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant this time, there's still a chance. But we'll have to wait until next month for the empress dowager's birthday. By then, the emperor will pardon the world and elder sister will be able to leave the cold palace."

Leng Qiyue looked gratefully at Mu Fei and said, "Why are you helping me?"

"I just don't want you to be like my mufei. Moreover, there are people who are very concerned about you, so I want to help you."

Leng Qiyue didn't notice the hidden meaning behind Mu Fei's words and suddenly blurted out, "If you truly want to help me, then help me leave the palace. I'm going to leave the palace and take my child far away."

This request shocked Mu Fei, she never thought that there would still be a woman who was unwilling to stay by the emperor's side!

"This... "I'm weak, so I'm afraid it will be difficult." Mu Fei hesitated.

Plop … Butterfly Consort actually kneeled in front of the two of them and said, "I beg you, please help me out of the cold palace. If I can get out, I'll definitely help Mu Fei save my little sister. If I break my oath, I will be struck by five lightning strikes! "

Mu Fei glanced at Leng Qiyue and asked, "What do you think, elder sister?"

Leng Qiyue thought for a moment. If Die Fei was really willing to help her, then Mu Fei was like a tiger that had added wings, giving her a very high chance of escaping the palace. Right now, he was also trapped in a battle against a beast. It would be better to just give it a shot.

"Alright, don't forget, this is your promise."

When Butterfly Consort saw Leng Qiyue agree, she was so happy that her tears turned into smiles.

Mu Fei asked Leng Qiyue, "Sister Leng, do you have any plans to help Big Sister Die leave the palace?"

Leng Qiyue gave a strange smile. "Yes, come, let me tell you …"