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It was not likely that she, a female official, would be caught in this place by accident. After all, the Imperial Noble Consort had already noticed her a while ago, so if this matter was truly related to the Imperial Noble Consort, then the odds were against her coming to Peace Palace. She had always been cautious, but she was still unable to avoid Zhao Qin's hatred towards her. Although Zhuang Li wasn't clear about the source of the hatred, she knew nothing about it. Just because he envied her being left behind by the Emperor? Afraid that she would fight with him for her favor? Or maybe there was something else that she didn't know yet …

The wufu like woman had already presented the bamboo plan in her hand to the empress, respectfully waiting for empress's decision.

"empress, these are all people that this subject had detected might be contaminated with dirty people in the Purple Profound Palace. This subject will immediately examine them one by one and report the results to the empress."

The Queen lazily received Zhu Ce and glanced at the astrologer as she spoke.

"Sure." Look it up, and be careful. Don't let one of them escape. " That seemed to be a warning, but it also seemed to be a warning. Zhuang Li was not able to hear the other meaning behind it. However, she was certain that the astrologer would meet a bad end …

The astrologer nodded in agreement. He began to walk through the crowd with the compass, occasionally circling around a person.

Zhuang Li naturally felt that it was laughable, but she still did not dare say anything. She lowered her head even more, and almost curled up into a ball, as she did not know what would happen if she was chosen by that astrologer. If there was a reason for this, then she would definitely be chosen.

At this time, the empress had already opened the door in her hands. Looking at the name on it, Zhuang Li knelt on the ground and couldn't see her face. That Zhu Ge Yang was very long, nearly reaching the ground. A palace maid quickly came up to help empress carry the other Zhu Zhi.

"Moonlight?" empress recited the name on the bamboo policy.

There was no response for a long time, but the martial servant girl shouted, "Who is Yue Xia?" Mother empress asked! "

"Servant, servant is here, empress, please spare our lives …" A weak voice sounded from behind him.

"empress, ever since I entered the palace, I have always been a servant of the Qingyang Palace and have never slacked off. I don't have a fiend, nor any evil aura. Please spare my life! Esteemed wangfei …

No one said anything. The palace maid called Yue Xia began to wail and complain. It seemed that she was wronged. Those who had been captured early in the morning would not have expected such a calamity to befall them.

"It's not up to me to decide whether or not you're that jinx." The empress finally spoke, her voice revealing a sense of nobility that no one could compare to.

She paused, then said, "Your life is not up to me to decide."

The palace maid called Yue Xia continued to cry. The other palace maids and eunuchs also understood that their fate was now in the hands of the person holding the compass as they paced back and forth. They could not help but feel a chill in their hearts.

"Two?" She flipped through Bamboo Policy and asked for another name.

"Little, I'm here …" It was a young eunuch, probably too young to have encountered such a scene before. Even the stupidest of people had already understood that they had to give a big question if they could leave this courtyard safely. You start stuttering because you're scared...

"You are a servant of my Huihe Palace?"

"Yes, yes …" The little one has never made a mistake cleaning the Lady's porch at Huhe Palace. "The official in charge can prove it, esteemed …"

However, she didn't even raise her head to look at the young eunuch. The maid beside her moved a chair over where the empress was standing for her to sit on.

"How can I, Wei He Palace, have a cowardly person like you? It seems that the old nanny in charge of us has not been paying attention to us recently? " Hearing this, an old granny who was standing at the side simply knelt down towards the empress. It was most likely the old nanny that the Emperor had just mentioned to be in charge of recruiting people in.

"empress, this young eunuch must be scared. She was very quick-witted when I let him enter the palace …"

"Scared? Was it me or you? How am I scary? "

old nanny suddenly felt especially afraid, and she trembled, not daring to stand up.

"This eunuch can't stay here any longer, so you should go out and get him for another ten zhang." She no longer spoke, but the old woman continued to beg for her life, and she no longer paid any attention to him.

The Queen sat down on a chair behind him. The moment she sat down, she seemed to have seen a name on that Zhu Ge and paused for a moment …

"Ge …" "Ya …"

Zhuang Li's heart went cold... What Should Come... She really couldn't stop it …

"Your servant is here …"

She didn't know what to say. She was in the Imperial Study and her identity was fake.

"You said that you are a Princess of West Cold in the end? Or was it the Imperial Noble Lady Ya? Or was it a servant of the Imperial Study? Or perhaps it is you who has brought this barrier into the palace? "

When she said this, it was in a slow and leisurely manner, as if she was indifferent, yet also carrying a bit of a smile, as if she was ridiculing her.

"This servant is only a servant serving in the palace. I presume that the Empress knows that the Emperor gave this servant the task of serving tea, allowing this servant to live in the palace. This servant is already very satisfied." Zhuang Li lowered his head to the floor. It was extremely respectful. This empress was a master that was hard to come by. She did her best to lower her head in grievance, as long as she could find a way out of here alive.

"Oh? I have long sensed the barrier within the palace, but I was normally too busy, so I coincidentally encountered the illness that struck Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin, reminding me that this barrier had no choice but to be treated … "

She spoke of it as though it was as simple as floating clouds and light winds, but she had actually given her life to such a scammer as the mysterious astrologer. Just as people kneeling in front of him were as insignificant as grass.

"I don't know about the other people, but I have no choice but to believe you if you say you have a bad temper. You dare to commit a crime against your lord, yet you are actually able to kneel here with great skill. If you let me see, how can I not feel cold …"

"The Empress is clear, although I have indeed committed the crime of deceiving the Sovereign, the Emperor was merciful enough to assign me to the Imperial Study as a servant to do some menial work to make up for my mistakes. This servant will naturally remember this well, and work hard."

"Are you working at Imperial Study?"

"In reply to the Empress' words, yes."

"You are truly extraordinary. This Imperial Study has never had a woman's servant since the time the Emperor ascended the throne. Your Majesty is resting at the Imperial Study everyday. Tell me, what demonic technique did you use? "

Zhuang Li didn't know what to say for a moment. empress would be jealous and make a fuss about this matter, but she had never thought of it.

"Empress, please make it clear that the reason the Emperor is staying in the Imperial Study is because he is overburdened with national affairs! A servant doing odd jobs in the Imperial Study was merely for a living. "It's not like he's domineering at all!"

"Oh? Do you think I would believe you? Imperial Noble Lady Ya? " she teased. Zhuang Li could feel the Queen's eyes staring straight at him.

"Lift your head up and let me see what your Fiend Star looks like."

Zhuang Li's heart went cold. Did she still have to face this day in the end? She was extremely cautious, keeping a low profile. But now, what could he do to help her escape this calamity?

Although she had already gotten used to Du Yueyao's appearance, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed as if she was somehow related to the spirit demon woman. If she were to leave Huai He Palace alive, it would probably be a miracle …

"Lift your head up. You even dare to disobey me?"

Zhuang Li could only listen to her words and raise his head. After kneeling for too long and lowering his head for too long, the pain in her neck was actually too much for him to control. Suddenly, the martial arts man in front of him grabbed his head and pulled it up.

The sudden external force caused Zhuang Li's blood to gush out, causing her vision to go dark for a moment, and she was unable to see anything clearly. Following that, Zhuang Li felt her hair being grabbed, causing her scalp to hurt, and tears actually flowed down from the pain.

The martial arts man also used all of his strength to nearly pull Zhuang Li's entire head off his body.

The bamboo policy in empress's hands fell to the ground. In pain, Zhuang Li felt that time had slowed down, and the instant that bamboo policy fell, he heard a crisp sound, as if it was shattered like her own fate.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that the string between the bamboo sticks had been broken and scattered all over the ground.

She gasped in pain.

This was the first time the empress had seen this legendary Imperial Noble Lady's appearance clearly. She clearly had a face that belonged to a phoenix, wore simple cotton clothes, and had sent it within the palace, but for some reason, she didn't change it to a new one, which made it a little old. When she was still lowering her head, she could probably only see her pitch-black hair being combed back in an extremely simple bun, until she could clearly see her face.

She had never applied makeup before, but instead had such a refined and charming bone. She had always thought that the many girls in the imperial harem were already gathered together at this time, and if there was anyone that could enter her eyes, it would probably be the's wife, Liu Yiyi. But a lowly girl who was born in a brothel, no matter what, could not match up with this luxurious and proud palace, so she naturally wouldn't have any jealous emotions.

However, the appearance of the in front of him, who was rumored to be impersonating a Princess of West Cold, suddenly stung her heart.

The imperial palace was filled with nobles, and they were as beautiful as the clouds. What is it?

She was jealous of her appearance and regretted her carelessness. In addition, the reason for all her resentment, the Emperor's impending doom, and the reason for her to rest at the Imperial Study every night seemed to be right before her eyes. At that moment, she couldn't help but use a golden weapon to cut her face.

All of the servants around were startled when they saw Zhuang Li. When Zhuang Li's scalp was numb from the pain, she used her peripheral vision to look at the people around her. Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly in his heart.

She finally understood how beautiful Du Yueyao had been back then, and how truthful the words of those neighbors were. Du Yueyao's glory back then was like a piece of golden jade in the sea of humans, like a poison.

She was confident that her daughter had the appearance of a beauty like Luo Huan, an appearance that would make the surrounding people jealous. She must have also gone from being an ugly girl to being someone who had suffered humiliation and grievance in the past before she managed to reach the capital.

Therefore, her own daughter, Zhao Ci, was unruly and willful, she was not intelligent enough, and could not recognize a basket full of big words. It would help her achieve her shortcomings and regrets.

Maybe no one could understand her, she had never taken a fancy to anyone, marrying the Prime Minister Zhao would only make her tired from wandering in the mortal world, otherwise how could she not find her true feelings?

The pretentious astrologer circled in front of every servant kneeling on the ground a few times. At this time, he was already walking in front of Zhuang Li and looking at his face, his shocked expression clearly showed his lechery.

To have such beauty in the palace, it was indeed a blessing to be the emperor …

In one hand he held the square compass and in the other he held a copper bell, which was made of several thin layers of copper. In the middle of the bell was a hole, and when it was shaken there was almost no sound. When listening carefully, one could hear the faint sound of a weird body, like the sound of iron scraping against stone walls, and one could not help but feel goosebumps all over one's body.

He continuously shook that copper bell around Zhuang Li, and Zhuang Li felt her body gradually becoming numb, as if her will had truly been taken away. She suddenly felt that she couldn't support her weight anymore, and her entire body was sucked empty by that disgusting voice. He had no choice but to rest his hands on the ground to support himself …