C42

Within Yongning Palace.

"Big Sister Zhitang, where did the empress go?" Did you ever know? We can't just keep on kneeling like this. "

The palace maids and eunuchs had long been dissatisfied with his laughter. Although he was the esteemed empress, he had no intention of fawning on his majesty and had even angered him. In this imperial harem, it was easy for anyone to have a favor.

He'd thought that if he was allocated to the empress's palace, he'd gain some face and even more benefits if he left. But the people outside didn't treat it as a big deal and even made His Majesty angry over and over again, causing the palace maids to inwardly curse a few times over.

One or two of them had the slightest chance of breaking their brains, wanting to leave the empress's palace and go look for the concubine the emperor doted on.

"Where is the Empress going that only us servants know about? If you want to kneel, then just kneel.

Zhexiu cast a glance at the person who had spoken to him, then said impatiently.

Although she knew that her majesty was asking, she clenched her teeth and declared that she didn't know. She was afraid that she had done something that would cause the Empress's plans to fail, so she could only feel anxious in her heart.

When Xue Meng'er arrived at Yongning Palace, she saw many kneeling palace maids and eunuchs. It was exactly as Bird had said.

"Yo, what happened in the Yongning Palace today? What's wrong with you all? Why did he kneel here? Where's your mistress? "

It was rare to see such a scene, so Xue Meng'er was extremely happy. She took this chance to suppress her random laughter.

In the past, Hu Jun had always been arrogant and domineering. Even this group of palace maids were the same. Now, with two of them kneeling on the ground, Xue Meng'er felt a bit vexed.

"To reply Imperial Concubine Xue, I don't know where esteemed empress went. Has Imperial Concubine Xue ever seen esteemed Empress before?"

The person who spoke was the person who had spoken to Zhitang.

Everyone knew that the empress and Imperial Concubine Xue were incompatible fire and water. Now that Imperial Concubine Snow had made it clear that she was here to watch the show, this person had even eagerly stuck it onto his body in a rather shameless manner.

The people of Yongning Palace would always ignore Xue Meng'er, and no one would respond to him. Thus, this person had set a precedent.

"How would I know where the empress has gone? Hasn't the empress always come without a trace?"

As Imperial Concubine Xue saw this person speaking, she became exceptionally happy. This person was actually above average.

"Little Sparrow, I've noticed that your palace maid is very quick-witted. I've been fated with this little palace maid. You go speak to the inner palace and I'll have her. I presume the empress won't mind, huh?"

Xue Meng'er said to the maids by her side. She did not really want to take in the palace maids, but seeing that Hu Xiaoxiao was not here, it would be good to anger him a little after finding a few palace maids.

"What are you standing there for? "You're still not up? You're thanking esteemed imperial concubine. Being able to catch Imperial Concubine Xue's eye is your good fortune."

Bird saw that the man was still kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, yes, many thanks to the Empress. From now on, this servant will do my best to serve the Empress."

That man hurriedly said as he saw the situation. He couldn't wait to get up and stand behind Imperial Concubine Xue.

Xue Meng'er did not say anything as she saw this. She led the rest of the people to the sleeping quarters.

"Has the imperial concubine crossed over?" Knowing that the empress isn't in the room yet and she's leading people in, isn't that a bit impolite? "

Seeing that Imperial Concubine Xue was about to enter, Zhilan hastily opened her mouth to speak.

As soon as the words left her mouth, everyone in the courtyard looked over at her, and when they saw the smile on her face, they immediately let out sighs of relief.

"Oh, so big sister has returned. His Majesty said that after I returned, he would ask me to go to the Imperial Palace to meet him. Why haven't you gone yet?"

Xue Meng'er saw the smile and felt her heart tremble, but Qin Shuo was still angry at the smile. With Qin Shuo behind her back, Xue Meng'er became a little more forceful.

"There's no need for little sister to worry about whether I'm going or not. I just don't know what little sister's intention for coming to my palace with such a large lineup is."

Hu Xiaoxiao was even more annoyed as he looked at Xue Meng'er. He had not seen her when he first left, but she was here somehow. Coincidentally, he didn't know if Xue Meng'er could foresee the future.

"I just wanted to share the worries of His Majesty with you. I wanted to come over to see where my long-lost sister had gone to. Coincidentally, my sister had come back the moment she arrived."

"Heh, what a coincidence. Everyone in my palace went with my sister. She sure is a good girl."

After the laughter faded away, that person lowered his head deeply, not daring to look at Hu Xiao. Although he felt that Hu Xiaoshan was very wrapped up, all the palace maids and eunuchs knew about his skills. At this moment, that person was afraid that Hu Xiaoxiao would kill him if he became unhappy.

He felt more and more that he'd had a bad luck – leaving early and leaving late at this critical juncture had truly angered and infuriated him. In the end, the Empress outweighed the Imperial Concubine.

"Sister feels that there is some kind of fate between you and this palace maid. I can't be unwilling to part with you, can I?"

Hu Xiaoxiao's tone was still as tough as ever, and Xue Meng'er felt like retreating.

"Imperial Concubine Xue sure has a lot of airs. The people in the empress dowager's palace want to take Imperial Concubine Xue's words. Isn't that a bit too much of a bully?"

Zhilan couldn't bear to watch any longer. The imperial concubine was a concubine after all, how could she steal someone from the empress's side? Did she really think that there was no one left in their imperial palace?

"Master, why are you interrupting as a servant!?"

When the sparrow heard Zhilan's words, it couldn't help but speak up.

"Zhilan is my servant girl, her words are like the word 'I', who the hell are you?" How dare you contradict me? Someone come, slap my face! "

Hu Xiao narrowed his eyes. It seemed like the lesson given to Xue Xun Er last time wasn't enough. Xue Meng'er was fine, but Hu Xiao was a very protective person. How could the people around Xue Meng'er dare to openly contradict him?

The servant beside her didn't give the bird time to react at all.

"What is it? I don't even qualify to teach a lesson? Imperial Concubine Xue wants to stop us? "

Hu Xiao said as he saw Imperial Concubine Xue hesitating to speak.

Xue Meng'er's face paled when she heard this. Originally, she had come to see Hu Xiao Xiao's joke, but who knew that in the end, she would be humiliated. Xue Ling'er felt hatred in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.

"Why are you still kneeling? Didn't His Majesty say that as long as I come back, you can get up? Aren't you back? Or do you want to stay on your knees? "

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly got up and didn't dare to say anything else. They silently stood behind Hu Xiao.

None of them knew when or how long Hu Xiaoxiao had been standing outside the door watching. For a moment, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of someone slapping a sparrow.

All of them were so quiet that they were afraid that Hu Xiaoxiao would know what they were talking about. They all knew about Hu Xiaoxiao's personality. They were afraid that if he became unhappy, they would find a reason to punish him.