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Zhuang Li almost couldn't wait to go to the side of the small pond to play a battle with Qing You. She estimated that there were people around, and so she remained calm and collected. young eunuch was sensible and brought Zhuang Li on a tour around the palace.

Although Zhuang Li was spirited, she still kneeled on the ground for too long, and the wounds on her body couldn't be healed within ten to fifteen days. The imperial physician had also instructed him not to touch the water, so she could only pretend to be a lady as she stood by the pool.

In order to probably satisfy the previous emperor's hobbies, the pool had been constructed with a trestle, connecting it to the sleeping quarters and the pool. One only had to stand at the edge of the fence to be able to see the fat fish swimming around in the pool.

This dynasty had already nurtured red goldfish, and they were able to survive comfortably in the pond. Their water quality was good enough, and there were people throwing stones for them every day … It can be said that they just eat and play... It would be weird if he didn't grow fat...

If it was in the wild, Zhuang Li would definitely make Li Liangxiao catch two of them and roast them …

There were many rare items in this palace, and many of the things that had been gifted to the imperial court had been placed here by the late emperor. I heard that he often came here, and there were also many rabbit antelopes near the tall mountains. After all these years had passed, including the Mid-Autumn Festival some days ago, the emperor had only been to this palace twice. In total, he had only been here for a few days …

Before she could finish walking around the palace, Zhuang Li felt tired, and coincidentally, it was already time for lunch, so she returned to her room.

After all, the Traveling Palace was located in the outskirts of the city, so the menu was naturally different from the palace. He just heard from young eunuch who served the food that all these were the wild game on the mountain. He only let the hunters hunt them in the morning.

A palace maid came to deliver soup halfway through the meal. Zhuang Li had never seen the little palace maid before, at first she did not care about her, but after the little palace maid put down the bowl of soup, she intentionally took out a spoon from the embroidered box and placed it in front of Zhuang Li.

Logically speaking, she only needed to place the spoon on the table, even if the palace had such a rule, she should have just handed the spoon over to Qing You, why did she have to hand it over to him?

Qing You was also startled, but just as she was about to take it from Zhuang Li's hands, Zhuang Li acted as if it was natural and scooped up a spoonful of soup into her own bowl. At that moment, she already felt that there was something else under the spoon in her hand. Naturally, she slipped the paper slip into her sleeve. Seeing the maid's hesitant expression, she gave her a hint with her eyes.

Meaning I got it...

Zhuang Li did not know what exactly that little palace maid gave sher, but after eating her meal, he finally found a chance to take out the piece of paper from her sleeve.

See you in Xi Ting...

What the hell was this? She had received quite a few of these things so far this year. Qing You naturally wouldn't let him go no matter what. This paper note was unclear, who had done it, and what kind of evil intentions did they have to guess?

However, there was a name on the slip of paper: Porcelain …

Porcelain … Naturally, he was referring to the matter of her being Zhao Ci …

Then, the owner of this note would most likely be the Old Prime Minister Zhao …

Zhuang Li could roughly guess why Prime Minister Zhao would want to meet her, but what happened at that time truly surprised her. In her memory, that Zhao Qin was the flesh and blood of the old Prime Minister Zhao, but in regards to her daughter, he had always been extremely impatient, to the point where he didn't even seem like a father at all.

It could be said that he was extremely detested.

But on the day that this happened, when Zhao Qin asked for Prime Minister Zhao to come out and identify him, the Prime Minister Zhao unexpectedly stood by his side without even thinking.

It could be said that for him to be able to live until now, he still had many contributions from the Prime Minister Zhao … After all, if the Old Prime Minister Zhao had helped Zhao Qin identify him as Zhao Ci back then, he would have definitely given Zhuang Li the title of being a traitor.

It was precisely due to Prime Minister Zhao admitting it or not, so no matter how the officials above imperial court speculated about it, there was no evidence that Zhao Ci committed any sort of crime …

Since she did not have any evidence, she gave Zhuang Li the chance to not admit her mistake …

She also could not guess why Old Prime Minister Zhao would do this, perhaps because she was clearly aware of the Emperor's feelings for her. Zhao Qin and Zhao Ci were still her daughters after all. No matter who it was that received the emperor's favor, he was still his father-in-law. It was definitely not a bad thing for him to be able to maintain his position as a relative of the royal family.

Although she had always been afraid of meeting the Prime Minister Zhao, but now that the matter was clear, she was willing to meet him and listen to what he had to say.

"But Miss, you might not be certain that it was Prime Minister Zhao who wrote this note?"

"It doesn't matter."

"And even if it's the Prime Minister Zhao, we still don't know what his intentions are. Before this, he had never seen you as his daughter."

When Zhuang Li was in trouble, Qing You was still in the palace, but she didn't know that the Prime Minister Zhao would actually stand on Zhuang Li's side at such a critical time. At this time, Zhuang Li was in good spirits, so she told Qing You in detail what happened that day.

"So, so he actually helped you?"

"Although I don't know what plan he has in mind, he did let go of me when it was time to put me to death …" Zhuang Li opened her hands and laughed helplessly.

"However, if you go and see him, I feel that something is amiss." Qing You pouted, he did not look like he would be bought out just because of a little sweetness.

"Alright, alright. I know, you just want to come with me." She extended her hand and scratched Qing You's nose. Qing You had succeeded in picking up her little scheme, so she was naturally happy as well.

Zhuang Li had no choice but to surrender and let the childish little girl follow him. Presumably, this was the palace of the emperor. From the very beginning, the previous emperor had been managed by the Eunuch Li, and they were all people close to the emperor, so there shouldn't be any problems.

The west wing was located at the westernmost area, which was mentioned by the young eunuch when he was taking a stroll around the city in the morning. It was just an unremarkable pavilion, and was very close to the back door of the palace.

Even in the outskirts of the imperial palace, there was the royal family's prestige and complicated procedures. Even if your position was very high, you couldn't just enter as you pleased.

Even though it was the imperial family's courtyard, since there was no master living here, and Zhuang Li was a Imperial Noble Lady, he had become someone who could talk to others in the small palace. Where she wanted to go in the afternoon, no one dared to bother her.

Thus, Zhuang Li and Qing You came to the west pavilion in the morning.

As expected, the royal items were exuding the scent of a tycoon. It was said that this simple west pavilion had been painted with golden edges. The surroundings were also arranged with many scenery, exquisite and interesting.

Zhuang Li's head was still a little dizzy. She found a small stone chair to sit on, and not long after, she actually fell asleep on the table. Moreover, she slept exceptionally well.

Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Qing You naturally did not disturb her.

The Prime Minister Zhao didn't say when he would come here, so Qing You could only stand by, bored out of her mind, tapping on a tree branch like a child. Zhuang Li seemed to have dreamt, as she was dressing up in the mirror, a reflection of her appearance could faintly be seen in the mirror.

However, Zhuang Li couldn't quite put her finger on it. She felt that this person was him, but also felt that she was slightly different from him.

Femininity...

That kind of seductive and natural expression was something that was not on Zhuang Li.

She stretched out her hand to touch her face, and what she touched seemed to have a faint scent of rouge. It seemed to be specially prepared for someone.

It was only at this point that Zhuang Li understood, this woman might not be him, but Du Yueyao instead …

She calmly looked at the woman in front of her, patiently waiting for her to clean up properly. Finally, she casually took out an apricot flower from the vase and placed it in her hair bun. She seemed to like apricot flowers a lot …

Finally, that woman was very satisfied with her reflection in the mirror. She turned around and revealed a big smile when she saw her reflection in the mirror.

Zhuang Li was unable to explain that feeling. That woman was originally extremely beautiful, and the moment she saw him, the happiness on her face couldn't be hidden.

She opened her mouth to say something, but Zhuang Li shook her awake.

She held her head as she felt a wave of dizziness. After pausing for a moment, she realised that Prime Minister Zhao was coming over and hurriedly raised her head.

She didn't think that she would actually see Prime Minister Zhao in such a state. Without the emperor's permission, even the court officials could not enter the palace without permission. However, every day, the food in the palace was brought in by the farmers outside. Thus, Prime Minister Zhao dressed up like a farmer, removing his official robe and arrogance. He wore coarse cloth clothes that only commoners in the city would wear, which made this old man in his sixties seem much more amiable than before.

No matter what, he was already that old. Du Yueyao was his sixth wife, two rounds younger than him, so it wasn't wrong for Zhao Ci to be considered his eldest son. Therefore, the old man in front of Zhao Ci right now had already grown many white hairs. Probably, she was not aware of it while hiding in her official hat, and only felt the majesty of power. But at this time, she clearly felt that even if it was power, it would still grow old.

As long as it was attached to a person's body, there would be a day when one would grow old.

When the old man saw Zhuang Li, he was also startled. He did not bring a servant to serve him, and probably spent a lot of effort to bribe him to come in and meet Zhuang Li.

He was now a farmer, how could he still have a servant?