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The person who bumped into her was a palace maid from the Dew Palace.

Hua Mujiao's reaction was extremely fast. Just as the palace maid was about to open her mouth and shout out, she fiercely slapped the back of the palace maid's head, knocking the palace maid out.

He had originally thought that they would be safe for the time being, but just as Hua Mujiao was preparing to hide the palace maid, he heard the footsteps of the patrolling guards.

Without enough time to hide the knocked out palace maid, Hua Mujiao dodged and used a movement technique to fly up to the roof.

Very quickly, the guards who had been knocked unconscious also discovered the palace maids. For a moment, the entire Dew Temple was in an uproar.

"There's an assassin, there's an assassin …"

Hearing the guard's voice, Hua Mu Jin frowned. Before the guard could turn his attention back to the roof, Hua Mu Jin quickly left from the roof and headed outside of the Dew Palace.

However, the Dew Palace was truly too big, to the point that Hua Mujiao almost lost her way. In the end, she was even discovered by the guards.

"The assassin is here …"

"Capture her, regardless of life or death!"

In an instant, Hua Mu Jin felt a sense of crisis.

She couldn't care about anything else. She had already forgotten about what Nan Ge was waiting for her outside the Dew Palace. The only thought in her mind right now was to escape from the Dew Palace …

The guards of the Dew Palace chased after Hua Mu Jin from inside the Dew Palace to outside the Dew Palace.

At this time, Nan Ge who was waiting outside also knew that Hua Mujie must have been discovered. She hid behind the fake mountain for a long time before disappearing in a flash.

After leaving the Dew Palace, Hua Mujiao knew the way back to the Hibiscus Palace. A plan formed in her heart as she directly returned to the Hibiscus Palace.

"What are you doing? "Stop, you can't enter."

Outside the Hibiscus Palace, countless guards had surrounded the entire Hibiscus Palace. The guard in the lead even obstructed the palace maids, completely disregarding her presence as he directly pushed her down to the ground.

"What are you arguing about in the middle of the night? Every single one of them has no respect for the rules or the rules, so why aren't they afraid of disturbing the Empress's rest! "

At this time, the bamboo shoot heard the noise and roared.

Seeing the approaching guards, Green Bamboo was a little scared, but on the surface, it mustered up its courage and stopped them.

"What are you doing? Do you know where this is? If we disturb the rest of your lives, none of you will be able to chop off your heads! "

Seeing that the guards were about to force their way in, the green bamboo instantly brought out the White Battlegrass and the flower hibiscus.

"Scram, we are ordered to arrest him. If we let him go, will you be able to bear the responsibility?"

The leader of the guards shot a cold glance at the green bamboo. He was furious that she had stopped him.

"This is the palace of the grand elder of the palace, the palace of the empress. How can there be an assassin?" I think you guys are here to cause trouble! Don't you know that the Emperor is still resting inside? "

Suddenly, the guard pushed away the bamboo and sneered, "I don't care who's inside. If you keep hindering me from catching the assassin, don't blame me for being impolite!"

As he spoke, the guard entered the Hibiscus Courtyard.

With a wave of his hand, he signaled his subordinates to search the entire Hibiscus Palace, but in the end, they were still unable to find anything.

"Milord, aside from the palace, we didn't search the palace and didn't find anyone suspicious."

The guard reported after the search, causing the leader of the guards' face to darken. Looking at the palace where Hua Mu Jin lived, he walked towards her step by step.

In a split-second, Green Bamboo crawled up from the ground and stopped the guards.

"This is the palace of Imperial Concubine Xi. You are not allowed to enter and search without permission!"

"Scram!"

Suddenly, the guard raised his leg and kicked the bamboo away. She was a woman to begin with, so this kick caused Green Bamboo to immediately spit out a mouthful of blood.

Just as the guard was about to push open the door of the palace, the door suddenly opened from the inside. Before the guard could even react, the person inside directly slapped the guard in the chest.

In that instant, the rage in the guard's heart flared. He drew his sword and stabbed at the person who struck him, but when he saw that person's face, the guard's sword stopped at just one fist's distance away.

"Who gave you the guts to kill the monarch?"

The one who opened the door to the palace was Bai Zhan.

At this moment, he was staring coldly at the guard, his entire body emitting a biting cold and murderous aura.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please forgive me. This subordinate didn't know that Your Majesty was here. This subordinate thought that it was an assassin. That's why …" Your Majesty, please forgive me! "

In a split-second, the guard fell to his knees, sweat beading from his forehead.

The group of guards he had brought with him also fell to their knees.

"Your majesty, he trespassed into my palace. This servant was unable to stop him, so I beg that Your Majesty punish him."

On one side, Green Bamboo was propping itself up and kneeling on the ground, apologizing as well.

"Luo Chen!"

Suddenly, Bai Zhan Ke shouted. In a split-second, Luo Chen appeared out of nowhere and half-kneeled on the ground.

"Your subordinate is here …"

"Inform us of our will. If anyone dares to trespass into the Hibiscus Palace in the future, kill them without mercy!"

"Yes sir!"

When the guard saw Luo Chen appear, he instantly lost his confidence.

The reason why he had barged into the palace so arrogantly earlier was because he hadn't seen Bai Zhan Ke's personal bodyguards, Luo Chen and Nan Ge. Thus, he dared to conclude that Green Bamboo's words were a lie.

"Take your men and get out of the palace!"

"Yes sir!"

Bai Zhan Ke glared at the guard coldly, and the chill in the guard's body sent chills down his spine.

Hearing Bai Zhan Ke tell him to scram, his heart finally felt at ease.

Just as he was about to leave, Hua Mu Jin's voice came from within the palace.

"All of you, kneel down for me!"

At this moment, Hua Mu Jin's voice came from the palace.

It turned out that not long after Hua Mujiao returned to the Hibiscus Courtyard, she initially wanted to pretend that she had been woken up by a guard and give her a good beating. However, after seeing Bai Qi inside the palace, she couldn't help but shake her head in relief.

This also allowed her to gain a lot of confidence.

"Which palace's guard are you? "You're quite bold, you dare to trespass into my Hibiscus Palace?"

Hua Mu Jin lazily stretched his body, before he coldly glanced at the guard and asked.

The guard didn't seem to have a good impression of Hua Mu Jin, so he frowned slightly. Even though Bai Zhan Ke was here, he still replied respectfully.

"To reply esteemed wangfei Xi, your subordinate is from the Dew Palace, a subordinate of the empress dowager."

As for the guard's voice, Hua Mu Jin once again felt that it sounded familiar. But when the guard said the word 'empress dowager,' Hua Mujiao changed her direction of attention, and a flash of hatred appeared on her face.

"No wonder he was so ruthless. Not only did he trespass into my Hibiscus Palace, he even beat up my people? It must have been the empress dowager's blessing, right? Lord Guard, what do you think? "

Hua Mujiao's words made the guard feel somewhat embarrassed, and he didn't know how to reply.

To say that the empress dowager did not give her permission meant that he was just a small bodyguard. Barging into the empress palace was a capital offense. If she said that the empress dowager had given her permission, it would give the impression that the empress dowager had purposefully come to the palace to cause trouble for him because of what had happened previously.

"Lord Guard, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Imperial Concubine Xi, your subordinate is guilty. May Imperial Concubine Xi punish me!"

Helpless, the guard could only take the initiative to ask for forgiveness.

Turning her head, Hua Mujiao looked at the green bamboo that was kneeling on the ground. Seeing the bloodstain at the corner of her mouth, she instantly became angry.

"Green Bamboo, come here."

Hearing this, Green Bamboo stood up from the ground and walked to Hua Mujiao's side.

Feeling pained, she wiped away the blood on the corner of her mouth, then softly asked, "Who hit you just now?"

"Empress, if the lord guard insists on barging into your palace, this servant will not be able to stop him." This servant is useless, please punish me! " The green bamboo probably knew that Hua Mu Jin would vent her anger on him, so as it spoke, it started to cry.

Seeing the green bamboo crying, Hua Mujiao stepped forward, raised her hands and ruthlessly slapped the guard's face.

"Pa, pa …"

"These two slaps, I will let you remember for a long time. Remember, other than the people who can move, if anyone moves, I will not forgive them! "Scram …!"

"This subordinate will remember that!"

Gritting his teeth, the guard stood up and led his men out of the palace.

Green bamboo, who was standing at the side, looked at the flower hibiscus with a pair of eyes, feeling unspeakably touched.

Turning around, Hua Mujiao looked at Bai Zhan Ke, pursed her lips into a smile of gratitude.

"Green Bamboo, you go first. Go to the imperial physician and have a look at your injuries. Tomorrow, you don't have to wait on me. Rest well."

"Yes, Empress."

Returning to the palace, Hua Mujiao sat at the table, as if he was going through an intense battle, and poured himself several cups of water.

Looking at the flower hibiscus, Bai Zhan Ke was both angry and pained.

"In the future, you definitely can't do such a dangerous thing again."

Raising her hand, Hua Mu Jin seemed to feel that Bai Zhan Ke's reproach was getting on her nerves, and signaled him not to speak. After drinking two cups of water, he said.

"Do you know where I snuck into the Dew Palace tonight? If I say it out loud, you might not believe me, but even I have some suspicions that I'm dreaming. "

Bai Zhan Ke didn't show much interest in Hua Mu Jin's words. What he was concerned about was that Hua Mu Jin had returned safely.

"Let me tell you, I was almost discovered the moment I went in, but in order to avoid the guards, I accidentally stumbled into a secret passage. Also, after I entered the secret chamber, I saw a woman whose face had been destroyed to the point where the outline of her face couldn't be seen.

Bai Zhan Ke suddenly stood up and asked harshly.

"What did you say?"

Frowning, Hua Mu Jin obviously didn't understand why Bai Zhan Ke suddenly became so agitated, and coldly glanced at him. "Can you calm down first? Sit down and I'll talk to you slowly. "

Seeing Bai Zhan Ke sit down and his expression turn extremely ugly, an idea suddenly popped into Hua Mujiao's mind, but she held it back and didn't say anything.

"That woman was truly pitiful. She had been tortured to the point where she had no human form. I also learned about my parents from her. I wanted to get her out, but she refused because she was afraid of getting in my way. But if I can find a chance, I want to save her. "

Hearing Hua Mujie's words, Bai Zhan's hands clenched into fists.

The palm of the nail trap. If it wasn't for the fact that Bai Zhan Ke's fingernail was so short, his palm would have probably bled long ago.

"The woman you're talking about should be my mufei!"

"Puff …" What did you just say? "

Bai Zhan Ke opened his mouth and asked coldly. Hua Mujie, who had just taken a sip of water, was so shocked that she spat it onto Bai Zhan Ke's face, staring at him in shock.

"Are you saying that she's your mufei?"