When Ah Jiu was walking out of the Imperial Consort Chen's side hall, she encountered a palace maid beside him.
Ah Jiu had seen it before, before, she had accompanied him to Zhong Miao Yi's place.
This Little Maid seemed to have cried before, as she walked with her head lowered.
With the inertia pushing her, she retreated two steps. She suddenly panicked and raised her head to take a quick glance before lowering her head. "Aunt, are you alright?"
Seeing her red eyes, Ah Jiu felt wronged.
"What's going on? Your eyes are so red. " Ah Jiu smiled gently, went up and asked with concern.
Little Maid knew that Ah Jiu was Zhong Miao Yi's big aunt, she hesitated for a moment before whispering: "I did something wrong, your highness scolded me, I'm fine."
"Imperial Consort X has been in a bad mood these past few days, and is also sick. It's hard to avoid having a bad temper, how can a servant not be angry. Don't cry, go wash your face." Ah Jiu did not ask any further questions, but he had thought of many things in his heart.
Chen Xi Meng did not mention that Zhou Xu had lost her temper, but from her point of view, Zhou Xu was not as quiet as Chen Xi Meng had said.
The Little Maid thanked the Ah Jiu, and Zhou Xu went on and on for the past two days. Fortunately, she did not go out, and any grievances were told to the people in her palace.
Ah Jiu took a glance at the southern side hall, then turned and left.
When he returned to the Chang Xu Pavilion, Zhong Miao Yi was already not in the house, but was instead standing in front of the fake mountain in the courtyard feeding the fishes. She had raised quite a number of goldfish, and seeing that they were about to grow up, Zhong Miao Yi started to get worried.
After a period of time, when they grow to a certain length, the pond of this fake mountain might not be enough to hold them all.
It was only now that Zhong Miao Yi thought of this question. She felt that she could also dig another pond in the empty space at the back and move the water over, or raise some water into the house. Coincidentally, there were quite a few big fish tanks that were useless in the warehouse.
Just as he was thinking, he saw Ah Jiu coming in.
Zhong Miao Yi looked up and did not put down the fish food in her hands.
The Ah Jiu nodded and walked to Zhong Miao Yi's side: "Reporting to your benefactor, I have already conveyed the message to Imperial Consort Chen. This servant doesn't seem to be right about the atmosphere of the Frostfloat's palace."
Zhong Miao Yi continued to scatter the fish food. "What's wrong?"
"This servant thinks that the noble person shouldn't trust the Imperial Consort Chen too much, and should be on guard against him." The Ah Jiu frowned, if Zhou Xu really had something to talk about, Chen Xi Meng would definitely know, but looking at Little Maid's expression, it was clear that it was not the first time Zhou Xu had gotten angry, so Chen Xi did not say it out loud. If she had not met the Little Maid, then she would not have known about this.
Therefore, Ah Jiu felt that Chen Xi Meng definitely had other thoughts in her mind, and did not wholeheartedly rely on Zhong Miao Yi.
When Zhong Miao Yi heard this, she stopped what she was doing, and turned around to look at Ah Jiu: "When did I say that I believe Chen Xi Meng?"
Ah Jiu was stunned and was unable to reply.
Zhong Miao Yi. It was as if she hadn't said anything about trusting anyone.
I know that you are worried about me, but I still understand the ways of survival in the palace. Aunt Yang taught me many things, and I will not trust anyone, and no one is worthy of my trust. Zhong Miao Yi smiled as she handed the fish food box over to Ah Jiu, "Just like this pond of fish, normally, they would travel on their own, with some travelling side by side, while others would go their separate ways. You might have seen these two together, but it's not certain after a while, but as long as I throw some fish food, they will all come towards me, this is the principle."
Ah Jiu listened quietly. She could see the changes that had occurred in Zhong Miao Yi.
Although saying this was a little cold-blooded, but Zhong Miao Yi only said this. This was the way things were in this world, you use me, I use you, how can I rely on you in the palace?
It was just a matter of time.
Chen Xi Meng now needed to rely on Zhong Miao Yi, and Zhong Miao Yi was also happy to have a chess piece with him, who knows when it would be useful.
She had gradually understood how she should take advantage of Su Zeyi's feelings for her. Whether it was true love or guilt, as long as she could achieve her final goal, it was good.
She never thought that she would hide from Su Zeyi for the rest of her life, but she couldn't do it now. She had to wait for the child of the Concubine Xian to be safely born and when she was given her last leg before she could remove the last barrier.
Zhong Miao Yi didn't want that child to be raised in that kind of forbidden area. That kind of place, even if he survived, growing up, it would be even worse than death. Zhong Miao Yi had once promised Concubine Xian that they would have to rely on each other to deal with this child.
She was the only one left, and if she didn't care about the child, it might as well have been better for him to leave this world with his mother.
The Zhong Miao Yi had never had any news about the cripple and Concubine Xian, so Su Zeyi did not take the initiative to tell her, nor did she take the initiative to ask. The Zhong Miao Yi knew that the Concubine Xian would definitely take care of things for this child, so she would not harm her own child.
If Su Zeyi really gave the order to forgive her child, the Concubine Xian would have even more hope of surviving. Even if she knew that it would be hard for her to survive, the greatness of a mother's love would mean that she could die for her child.
Anyone could be the child's mother, but the Concubine Xian must also want this child to be raised by the Zhong Miao Yi.
This matter was a thorn in Zhong Miao Yi's heart, she felt that her heart had left its original path, and had gone further and further away.
But she didn't care.
The Zhong Miao Yi stared at the fishes that were swimming around aimlessly. They were in a trance right now. What was the difference between this and the fish?
Most of the people in the palace didn't know what to expect or do.
Su Zeyi was the fish food that gathered everyone. However, there were times when the fish couldn't eat it and had to starve.
Zhong Miao Yi withdrew her gaze. Ah Jiu was no longer as worried as before, but when she saw Zhong Miao Yi looking at her, she thought about the Little Maid and mentioned it again.
Zhong Miao Yi smiled and shook her head: "The more Zhou Xu is like this, the further away Su Zeyi will get from here. It seems like she still hasn't figured it out yet, and is still wandering around like a headless fly, far away from his original intentions. Since no one has mentioned anything, it can only depend on whether she can turn back or not."