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Little Zhui tidied up the room for a long time. Aside from her clothes and accessories, there were no other suspicious aspects of what Zhu Tong had left behind.

"Have you searched it thoroughly?" Xue Ronghua picked up a piece of clothing with indifferent eyes.

"I've thoroughly searched them, but didn't discover anything," Little Zhui said as she placed all the scattered old items into a big box, "Zhu Tong will keep these things."

Xue Ronghua rolled her eyes and looked around, Little Zhui had already moved to another place according to the requirements, this empty house, after taking Zhu Tong's clothes off, would become a small warehouse for the people.

"Then let the servants donate these old clothes to the beggars on the streets," Xue Ronghua retreated out of the door, "Tell the mother of the mansion to move some things that you don't need."

Little Zhui nodded and asked curiously: "Miss, have you found out where Zhu Tong went?"

Xue Ronghua's eyes dimmed, and said in a heavy voice, "Prince Duan and I were investigating this matter, but we did not find any clues."

Little Zhui was completely unaware of Zhu Tong's wrongdoings. She sighed regretfully, "It's such a pity, no matter what, I served the Young Miss for a long time, and even helped us complete a few big matters. Just like that, we left without a sound."

"I'm also very sad," Xue Ronghua said as she held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, and looked into the distance, "There are still many things that I have to ask before Zhu Tong leaves."

Little Zhui saw that there was a trace of worry on her face, so she smiled and comforted: "Don't be too sad miss, you have to look forward for everything. Zhu Tong might just come back by herself one day."

Xue Ronghua relaxed her brows, and comforted her with a smile, "That's right, Zhu Tong might come back."

As Little Zhui spoke, she laughed and accidentally stepped on the melted snow beneath her feet and slid down to the ground.

Seeing her comical appearance, Xue Ronghua could not help but burst out laughing. "You have to be careful, don't follow Zhu Tong."

Little Zhui's cheeks flushed red as she propped herself up using the wall to support her body. Feeling embarrassed, she rubbed her head, "Miss, I was just trying to comfort you out of good intentions.

Xue Ronghua immediately restrained her smile and took out a handkerchief to wipe the snow off her body. She softly said: "Does it hurt, go to the doctor to apply some medicine so that it won't affect her root."

Little Zhui shook her head, "It doesn't hurt, it's just that there's too much snow in the courtyard, and the mothers won't come to clean.

"It's important that old master fell, but I'm fine." Xue Ronghua looked at the sky and saw a ray of sunlight shining on the ground, which was covered in snow.

Little Zhui laughed: "Miss, why do you sound like you've been living a miserable life all this winter? Miss is the young miss of Prime Minister's Mansion, the would-be princess of Prince Duan, how could you be living a bad life?"

Xue Ronghua reached out to stroke her head, and said with a slight smile. "Truly, because of the many good reputations I have to carry, you have to be even more careful in your conduct."

Little Zhui thought for a while, then said: "Then Miss should just listen to her reputation, at least she won't lead a miserable life like before."

Xue put the handkerchief back into his sleeve thoughtfully. "You have to work hard to get a good reputation, and you know how hard it is.

"Miss is going to have to be sentimental again," Little Zhui smiled and said. "With Prince Duan here, Miss will definitely not be affected."

"You keep thinking about Prince Duan," A smile appeared on Xue Ronghua's face as she continued, "Little Zhui, if Prince Duan and I were to head to the Qi Nation, would you come with us?"

Little Zhui was startled, she did not expect the young miss to ask such a question, "Why does the young miss want to go to Qi Nation, is it not good for our Great Qin Empire?"

It's just that I need to go to the Qi Nation to handle some important matters. Are you willing to come with me and the Prince Duan? "

Little Zhui's eyes flashed with certainty. She nodded seriously, "I'll go wherever Miss goes. I'm together with Miss."

Xue Ronghua looked at her with satisfaction, then took her hand and said: "I knew you would be willing to follow me."

The streets of the palace were covered with melted snow. The head eunuch angrily cursed the palace maids who were sweeping the snow, loudly shouting, "You little servants, why don't you hurry up. If you slip and fall to the ground, I don't think you can afford to lose ten heads."

The people of the palace obediently complied, fearfully accelerating the movements of their hands.

Xianghe avoided the crowded streets, nimbly stepped across the puddles of water, and walked towards the bamboo forest. In the blink of an eye, all of the crabs powder was gone from the Princess Palace.

"Weren't you here to attend to Princess Wen Min's wedding? Why aren't you staying in the princess' palace? What are you doing here?"

From beneath the fake mountain behind the bamboo forest, the whispers of two female servants could be heard. Xianghe indifferently looked in that direction and prepared to continue walking towards the dining room.

"Princess Wen Min will not marry," another servant girl said. "The Emperor does not want her to go to the Qi Nation."

Not getting married? Xianghe's footsteps gradually slowed down, if this Princess Wen Min did not marry into Qi Nation, then which other princess would do all these things?

"But the Qi Nation's ambassadors have already been imprisoned in the palace for a long time, and in the spring of next year they will send the princess out of the Great Qin Empire. What should we do if Princess Wen Min doesn't go?"

"Shh!" Another servant girl hissed softly. "Don't tell anyone, your majesty. You've chosen a different princess."

"Who is it?" Princess Wen Min should be from the palace's lowest birth mother family and should also be in line with her age. Besides her, who else could the Emperor choose? "

The servant girl swallowed her breath and said hoarsely, "That day when the emperor came to see her, I hid behind the screen. The emperor and the princess talked for a long time before suddenly asking for the princess to return to her original residence, which made him reluctant to part with her. The princess was very puzzled and asked why, the emperor said he had picked someone else and told the princess not to go to the Qi Nation.

Xianghe felt her throat tighten, and slowly held her breath. The servant girl saw that her little buddy was trying to keep her in suspense, so she snappily asked, "Who is it? Why didn't you finish your sentence and purposely tease me?"

The other servant girl chuckled and said slowly, "The Emperor wants to let the Princess Poyang go."

What? Xianghe trembled, her face was filled with unexpected fear, in this short period of time, she actually managed to hear such unbelievable news.

The servant girl cried out in surprise and said in disbelief, "Why would the emperor send the Princess Poyang? That's the previous empress' direct daughter, the one favored by the emperor."

"We, the people of the harem, more or less know what the previous Empress did that could not be exposed to the public," the servant girl opposite of him curled her lips. "Although the Emperor spoiled the Princess Poyang, he never said that he wouldn't allow her to marry. Perhaps it's because she's the great princess of the imperial family that the sincerity needed to send this over to the Qi Nation is sufficient."

Xianghe slowly lowered her body, her eyes like lanterns, as she covered her mouth in fear. It will be spring in less than a month or two. Could it be that the Emperor is really going to send the princess to the Qi Nation? What was even more frightening was that the princess knew nothing about this matter.

"It's about time for us to go back after slacking for half a day. Otherwise, if we get caught by our father-in-law, we'll have to sweep the streets again."

"Sweeping snow is hard work. I really don't want to do it at all."

The two servant girls who were whispering to each other stood up and walked out from under the fake mountain. Xianghe hid behind them and silently disappeared behind the fake mountain.

"Hurry up," Worthy Lady Zhao lazily sat on the palanquin mountain, weakly urging the people of the palace. "Consort Fu needs to rest during lunch.

For some reason, the palace maid asked, "Empress, the snow on the road has yet to melt. Why is the Empress in such a hurry to go to the Hall of Acacia? If the sedan bearer slips and falls on the ground, it would be bad for the Empress."

"I don't have a body, and am not some rich young miss, I fell down on the ground," Worthy Lady Zhao flung her handkerchief angrily, "Although Consort Fu came over with Qi Nation, and is now pregnant, the harem has many pairs of eyes staring at me. A few days ago when I was returning, I bumped into another concubine and didn't say anything.

"The Empress is the most favored concubine in the palace right now. Do you still want to put so much effort into it?"

Worthy Lady Zhao laughed coldly, "The concubine you see is someone who has lived for hundreds of days. It's just a whim on the part of the emperor, if he doesn't get pregnant, he might forget about me one day."

The palace maid thoughtfully nodded her head, "If Consort Fu gave birth to a emperor’s kid, she would be the queen of the harem's most beloved concubines."

"It's good that you understand," Worthy Lady Zhao said as she saw the golden signboard in front of him.

Worthy Lady Zhao held onto the lady's hand, allowing the people of the palace to leave, she directly headed towards Cheng Huan Palace.

The palace maid carefully supported her and said in confusion, "Even though the Empress got off the palanquin so far away, she still isn't afraid of wetting her skirt."

"What do you know?" The corner of Worthy Lady Zhao's mouth raised into a proud smile, "I want to let her see my skirt get wet."

Li Xiuse stared at the needle and thread for a long time, her eyes looking a little tired. When she saw Shouxiang coming over, she thought that another important guest had arrived.

"Which palace's concubine did you come back from," Li Xiuse calmly put away the undergarment that was half embroidered, "You sure are considerate for coming here on a wet path."

"It's the newly-favoured Worthy Lady Zhao. I wonder why she's here today." Shouxiang covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Li Xiuse understood in her heart, and said with a light smile: "She's the one who wants us to praise her."

, dressed in a honey-orange palace attire, with a head full of emerald beads that sparkled with human eyes, entered the hall with a respectful smile. She bowed and greeted, "Gui Yu greets Consort Fu."

Li Xiuse raised her eyebrows and asked: "The snow outside has not melted yet, why is Amei here?" She intentionally lowered her eyes to glance at the corner of her wet skirt, and said worriedly: "Ruyu's dress is already wet, Shouxiang quickly bring Ruyu to the backyard to change."

Shouxiang covered the disdain in her eyes and smiled: "Gelang Yu, follow me to the backyard."

Worthy Lady Zhao blessing herself with all sorts of meekness and said embarrassedly: "It's all because the concubines were in a rush and the palanquins had all been sent out, so the concubines just walked from the palace to Cheng Huan Palace."

"It's been really hard for her to get well," Li Xiuse said with a smile. "Shouxiang still hasn't brought her with him."

When Worthy Lady Zhao finally changed her clothes and came out, half of the small stove in Li Xiuse's palace had already been extinguished. She once again ordered someone to light it up, and smiled at Cangyu: "Hurry and warm up the fire, Cangyu is coming over now, we need to drive away some cold air."

Shouxiang brought out a plate of Crab powder and placed it in front of Worthy Lady Zhao, "This is the last bit of crabapple powder in Royal Kitchen.