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Qian Li had always thought that she would definitely get sick after bathing in the cold water while courting her own death. After that, even if Gong Ming had some complaints towards him before, he would probably forgive her after seeing her like this.

Nothing but...

This was what a lady with Qian Li's status would do.

A child who had no family since she was young, growing up by relying on a hundred meals, getting involved in a disaster for no reason, needing to pay with everything she had in the future in exchange for her life. Just when she was beginning to believe the people around her, she was suddenly told to send someone else to warm their bed. Enemy.

At a time like this, Qian Li's heart must have been battered, but she was also smart. She knew it wouldn't be easy to live on, so she could only use this method to express her dissatisfaction.

If it was Murong Yan, or even Murong Yan's identity, she definitely would not be able to do something like this.

Qian Li woke up, and what was rare was that she did not dream. She did not open her eyes anxiously, but extended her hand to touch her forehead.

No fever.

Qian Li moved her lips a bit, thinking that she had been sleeping for too long that she had hallucinated.

After that, she reached out her hand to touch her face, but it still didn't feel hot.

Her intuition told him that something was wrong, and so Qian Li opened her eyes. Before going to sleep last night, she had deliberately kicked off the blanket which had been covering her body at some point in time.

There was no sign of a fever, and her body didn't feel very cold. Moreover, it was rare for her to get a good night's sleep, so she was currently in high spirits.

Qian Li squinted her eyes.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. She had originally planned to burn herself to a crisp and see what would happen when the butler came to deliver food and then go speak kindly to her master. Maybe Gong Ming would spare her when she was feeling unwell.

The way things are right now …

"Miss Qian Li? Are you up yet? " Without enough time to think, a knock came from outside the door. Qian Li had no choice but to roll over and open the door.

"What's the matter?"

"Is Miss Qian Li well?"

Qian Li frowned, she did not understand what was going on, "Do I look like something bad?"

"Sorry, because last night when the patrolling men passed this place, they heard some strange noises. They saw that the light in Lady Qian Li's room was still on in the middle of the night, so they couldn't disturb me then. Today, they reported it to the Duke.

Qian Li's heart surged. She instinctively wanted to turn around and check the situation in the room, but she was afraid that the butler would discover something, so she forcefully held it in.

"I thought a lot yesterday, and then I just couldn't sleep. Afterwards, because I didn't eat for an entire day, then I really couldn't hold it back at midnight, so …" "I got up and got some food. Is there a problem with that as well?"

The butler felt guilty as he heard Dudian's words. "Yesterday's incident is really …"

Before he could even finish his words, he was interrupted by Qian Li, "Let bygones be bygones. Butler, you are right, if I want to take revenge, my heart is still a little too weak. "Moreover …"

As she said till here, Qian Li's gaze dimmed. "Butler, what you said yesterday was right. I had indeed promised to pay anything as long as I could follow Master, so …" Therefore, Qian Li did not say anything, but even so, the butler still understood the meaning of Qian Li's words.

Qian Li said, "Anyways, in the future, I will do my best to not forget my identity, and I won't cause a ruckus like yesterday. Butler, don't worry."

The butler stared at Qian Li's face for a long time. Only after she was sure that there was no anger or puzzlement in her eyes, she nodded her head.

"This is the steamed bun and millet congee that I brought from the kitchen earlier. They were just made and are still warm.

Qian Li was really hungry, hearing these words, she did not reject, and directly extended his hand out to receive it.

"I've troubled you, Steward. If there's nothing else, then …"

"Okay, since there's nothing else for today, Lady Qian Li can sleep soundly in peace. If you have a good rest, I'll be leaving first."

Qian Li nodded, and watched the butler quickly close the door after he left.

He wasn't in a hurry to eat, so he started to walk around the room first. However, there wasn't the slightest hint of strangeness in the room.

Qian Li then went to look around at the first interviewees, and then the courtyard, but didn't find any trace of traces at all.

So...

Could it be that what the butler said just now was not true and was just an excuse to come over to see her?

Otherwise, if there really was someone suspicious, he would at least find an excuse to search it, right?

Thinking about that, Qian Li immediately sat on the chair and started eating.

However, when the first mouthful of millet porridge entered her stomach, she suddenly felt that something wasn't right.

Are you dreaming?

Last night, he felt as if someone really had fed him food. He vaguely remembered that at midnight, his whole body started to move …

It was cold.

It seemed like … She was still convulsing. She clearly felt that she was already dizzy and her brain was swelling up, as if she was about to faint.

Why did it suddenly get better?

No, what the butler said must be true. Someone must have appeared last night.

She sniffed and found that her nose was slightly blocked. The smell of steamed buns and porridge filled the room. She couldn't smell anything else.

Qian Li put down the steamed bun, suddenly feeling a bit annoyed.

She suddenly realized that her alertness was still too low.

However, this kind of problem only bothered her for a moment, because …

Although she did not know the man's purpose, she did not know who he was.

However, from the looks of it, that person had not harmed him even after appearing twice. Instead, he had secretly helped him. That meant. He would not be an enemy for the time being.

Qian Li's matter did not cause the slightest ripple in Gong Ye's life.

After returning to the Imperial Palace, he was still the same as before.

Because Murong Yan was gone, it was as if he had suddenly become relaxed.

The harem beauties continued to expand, with fresh faces around them every day.

Murong Yan was still dead in the end. Even if the empress dowager was angry, she wouldn't linger over this matter for too long.

Furthermore, because An Rou was pregnant, and because she had completely secured her footing, and even did all of those acts of forgiveness, the entire street, alley, and even the entire imperial palace, was filled with an aura of prosperity.

But...

Gong Ye reached out to his heart. For some reason, ever since Murong Yan died, his heart felt empty.

Fortunately, this was only an occasional emotion.

Most of the time, he was very busy, busy with official business, busy with the favor of all sorts of concubines.

There really wasn't enough time to think about or to reminisce about Murong Yan.

The reason he acted like this today, was most likely because he saw Qian Li, and faintly felt that they were somewhat similar.

"Your Majesty, did you see that girl from the Prince's Mansion?" Recently, this matter had been causing an uproar, but Gong Ming had actually brought back a girl. This made everyone feel that it was a bit unimaginable, so Gong Ye personally went to take a look.

Unfortunately, he was very disappointed.

A woman might not be very good, but Gong Ming, that unskilled person, was still an unskilled person.

So he frowned, "I saw it. "Not much."

The eunuch at his side was called Liu Xi. He was one of the eunuchs who accompanied Gong Ye when he was still Crown Prince, and he was very sincere. Of course, he was one of the people who wanted to get rid of Murong Yan.

"Then... Do you need this old servant to do something? "

He waved his hand, took the imperial report from Liu Xi and started reading it.

"He's just a nobody. Although he looks pretty good, it's a pity that he can't even make a peaceful vase. Her entire body is emitting an aura of a village girl. Forget it, just let her be.

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, the Noble Consort is here." At that moment, the young eunuch walked in quietly from outside the door.

Hearing that, Gong Ye immediately laughed out, "Didn't I tell her to rest and nurture her baby? Why did he come out? What if the child has a problem? "

Just as he finished speaking, An Rou had already brought her to the door.

Laughing, she said, "How can it be that exaggerated. The imperial physician said that we still need to walk properly. This is good for the fetus and for the body."

Gong Ye immediately went forward to welcome him.