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As soon as Hua Mujiao finished speaking, the people entering the hall were no longer servants of the palace, but guards.

In the end, Nangong Qianhua was sent out by the guards.

Looking at the furious Nangong Qianhua who could not be blamed for leaving, Mu Qiu stood at the side and shook his head.

"Everyone says that this princess is unruly and willful, in my opinion, she is more arrogant and despotic. Just like this, I don't know how long she'll be able to stay in the harem. "

After helping the green bamboo up from the ground, Hua Mu Jin didn't answer Mu Qiu first, but asked if the green bamboo was alright.

Seeing Green Bamboo shake his head, he walked towards Mu Qiu.

"How long she can stay in this harem is not our concern. Stay away from her. "

Hua Mu Jin wasn't worried about her, she was afraid that Nangong Qian Hua would find trouble with Mu Qiu because of what had happened today.

Walking to a chair and sitting down, Mu Qiushan sipped a mouthful of tea with a puzzled expression on his face.

He raised his head and looked at Hua Mujiao. "There's something I find rather strange. After all, the empress dowager is the princess' aunt, but after coming to the Huan Yue Country for the princess, I haven't seen the empress dowager call her in person yet?"

Actually, Mu Qiu's doubts were something that Hua Mujiao cared more about.

The empress dowager was originally a princess of the State of Tianzhao in the past, so she was now the emperor's younger cousin. Nangong Qianhua and the empress dowager were also related to each other through marriage.

"Who knows? Let's not talk about her. You shouldn't go back for lunch. Stay here and eat with me."

"That's true. The more she says it, the more her heart gets stuffed. I won't be accompanying you for lunch. Enjoy it yourself, I'll be going back first. "

Mu Qiu stood up and prepared to leave.

She raised her eyes to look at Mu Qiu as he slowly walked out of the palace before Hua Mu Jin suddenly called out to her.

"Mu Qiu, are you still in contact with him?"

Hearing this, Mu Qiu's body stiffened, his expression flustered.

With a heavy heart, she turned around and pulled out a smile as she looked at Hua Mu Jin.

"Don't worry about me, I have a thorough understanding of who he is. You handle your matters first. Remember what I told you. You have to be more careful when you travel, don't let anyone take advantage of you."

"Alright."

Mu Qiu's expression couldn't fool Hua Mu Jin.

She subconsciously felt that Mu Qiu should still be in contact with the empress dowager's guards.

However, since Mu Qiu wasn't willing to talk to her, she couldn't say much.

The more Nangong Qianhua thought about it, the more she felt like she couldn't take it anymore. Since she was young, she had never suffered such humiliation before.

To the side, seeing that Nangong Qianhua's face was filled with anger, Peony asked with concern, "Princess, did you fall down somewhere just now?"

"I didn't fall, but I was slapped in the face a few times. Who does Mu Jin think she is? So what if she gets pampered? My position is higher than hers, but she actually rode on my head. I can't take this lying down no matter what. "

Peony somewhat sorrowfully lowered her head. In her heart, she too wanted to fight for Nangong Qianhua.

"Princess, you haven't suffered any grievances since you were young. You've come to Huan Yue not long ago, but this Imperial Concubine Xi has treated you so badly that this servant couldn't stand it anymore. Princess, why don't you find the emperor to judge?"

After hearing what the peony said, Nangong Qianhua felt even more wronged.

"These words of yours are a reminder to me. No matter how much Big Brother Zhan dotes on her, we can't just let her mess around in the harem. For my concubine to make a move against my imperial concubine is a huge taboo. I don't believe that Big Brother Zhan will still protect her. "

After saying that, Nangong Qian Hua, who was originally heading back to Zhao He Palace, turned to head to Bai Zhan Ke's Heartrest Palace.

However, she did not see the ghost of a smile at the corner of her mouth when she said she was going to look for Bai Zhan.

After arriving at the Heart Nurturing Palace, Nangong Qianhua was once again refused entry.

"Empress, the emperor really isn't in the palace. Please go back."

Seeing the eunuchs who had stopped her, Nangong Qianhua was extremely enraged.

"Since you said that the emperor isn't here, then tell me, where is the emperor?"

"This... Empress, this servant truly doesn't know where the emperor is. "Might as well go to the great hall or imperial garden and take a look. Perhaps we might be able to find the emperor."

Seeing that the eunuch did not seem to be lying, Nangong Qian Hua stretched her neck and looked at the tightly shut doors of the Heartbreak Palace before turning around to lead Peony and the rest away.

Walking to the Imperial Garden, Nangong Qian Hua looked around for the figure of Bai Zhan Ke, but there wasn't even a shadow of him.

At the side, Peony suddenly spoke up. "Princess, this servant feels that the emperor should be in the imperial study right now. Should we go take a look?"

"Imperial study?"

Hearing those words, Nangong Qianhua frowned.

"The imperial study is a forbidden area. Even if I went there, I wouldn't be able to see the emperor."

The imperial study was a place where generations of emperors reviewed and memorized petitions to handle government affairs. There was a rule in the Imperial Palace that no imperial concubine was allowed to enter, so Nangong Qianhua was naturally aware of this rule.

"Princess, you were just checking to see if the Emperor was here. You didn't say you wanted to go in, so it's not a big deal."

Seeing that Nangong Qianhua was hesitating, Peony tried to persuade her.

Unable to endure the persuasion of the peony, Nangong Qianhua really wanted to fight against Bai Qi. In the end, she still headed towards the Imperial Study.

At this moment, in the imperial study.

"Shangguan Yi, take a look at this memorial."

Behind the table, Bai Zhan Ke handed the memorial to Shangguan Yi.

Taking the memorial, Shangguan Yi examined it carefully before frowning, "It's a drought in Pingyang. Didn't you send someone to deliver the food for the disaster?" How can there be another report that the drought has not been resolved? "

Looking at the memorial, Shangguan Yi was filled with curiosity.

"The food for the disaster was sent, but it's hard to say if it actually reached the mouths of the people."

With a raised eyebrow, Shangguan Yi understood the meaning behind Bai Zhan Zhuo's words.

"Are you saying that someone was greedy and fed the food to the dogs?"

"Right."

Shangguan Yi's dogs referred to the corrupt officials who had violated the law. These few thousand pounds of food, if the officials really coveted it, it was no small matter.

"These corrupt officials are really lawless. They even dare to covet the food that is saved by the people, and they aren't afraid of the wrath of the heavens."

Divine retribution?

The corners of Bai Zhan Ke's mouth curled up as he sneered.

He turned to Shangguan Yi. "What do you think of Assistant Minister Lin's character?"

"Vice Minister Lin, I feel that he is still quite upright. At the very least, he is fair and honest to the commoners. "Do you think we should send him to Pingyang to investigate the matter of the grain corruption?"

Bai Zhan nodded his head in affirmation of Shangguan Yi's words.

"I feel that his position as an official can be considered pure and honest. There are very few ministers in the court who can do something like this."

"If you want to promote him, just say so. I also think it's feasible. Send him to Pingyang to investigate, we can also probe if he has the qualifications to be promoted."

"Someone, pass on the message, Vice Minister Lin."

As soon as Shangguan Yi finished her sentence, Bai Zhan Ke issued an order to the door of the study.

Outside, the voice of the eunuch Zhang Quan De could be heard.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Inside the room, Bai Zhan Ke continued to inspect Zhou Zhang, while Shangguan Yi walked to the side and sat down, leisurely sipping her tea.

Before long, Shangguan Yi raised her head at the noise outside.

"Just tell me if the emperor is inside or not. Where did all this nonsense come from?"

Outside the Imperial Study, Nangong Qian Hua was berating Zhang Quan De.

"Empress, the imperial study is a forbidden area, and concubines are not allowed inside. It doesn't matter if the emperor is here or not. Empress, you are not allowed to enter.

Zhang Quan De respectfully bent his body as he tried to persuade her. However, in his heart, he was somewhat annoyed with Nangong Qian Hua.

No matter what, he was still the emperor's personal eunuch, the head eunuch of the imperial palace. The other concubines treated him courteously, but Nangong Qianhua kept scolding him, causing him to feel very uncomfortable.

"What's the matter with you? Even if I wanted to confirm whether or not the emperor was inside, what's the meaning of your attitude towards me? "

Zhang Quan De's words had angered Nangong Qian Hua.

In her opinion, a servant was a servant, so he should listen to his master and answer whatever questions he asked.

"Empress, please don't make things difficult for this servant. Empress, please go back."

"You …"

Inside the imperial study, Shangguan Yi heard Nangong Qianhua's voice and sighed, shaking his head.

"Look, that princess consort of yours actually asked you to find her royal study. Don't you want to go out and take a look?"

His eyebrows were raised, and Shangguan Yi's words were meant to tease Bai Zhan Ke.

"Someone will send her away, no need to look."

Nangong Qian Hua's voice came from outside the door. Bai Zhan Ke did not even raise his head as though he hadn't heard anything. Instead, he was seriously reviewing his memorial.

Shaking his head, Shangguan Yi disagreed with Bai Zhan Ke's words.

"I don't think so. Didn't you hear, did she even scold Zhang Quan De? It seems like she won't let you off until she sees you. "

Bai Zhan Ke frowned.

"Zhang Quan De, let her in."

Shangguan Yi looked at Bai Zhan Ke in surprise, disbelief written all over her face.

"You want to see her in the royal study?" "Are you sure?" Shangguan Yi asked, but upon seeing that Bai Zhan Yun had not spoken for a long time, he confirmed his suspicions.

Soon after, he said, "Alright, she can be considered to be the second woman after Hua Mu Jin to enter this royal study. I'll hide first, you handle it yourself."

With that, Shangguan Yi got up and went to hide behind the bookshelves.

Outside the door, when Bai Zhan Ke's voice reached his ears, Zhang Quan De's face showed a little surprise, but he still moved away.

After that, she walked to the door of the Imperial Study and pushed it open.

Peony wanted to follow him in, but was stopped by Zhang Quan De.

"Big brother Zhan, you've finally seen me."

After entering the Imperial Study, Nangong Qian Hua looked at the simple display in the Imperial Study. Then, her gaze landed on Bai Zhan Ke.

"What is it?"

Seeing Nangong Qian Hua walk in, Bai Zhan Kui kept his memorial and looked at her coldly.

Hearing Bai Zhan Ke's question, Nangong Qianhua's face revealed an expression of grievance.

He approached Bai Zhan Ke and began to wail about how he had been taught a lesson by Hibiscus Blossom in the Hibiscus Palace.

Qian Hua was given the title of imperial concubine on the first day. Not only did she not come to pay her respects to Qian Hua, Qian Hua originally wanted to go take a look at the Gui Xi Palace, but not only was she disrespectful to Qian Hua, she even beat Qian Hua up. Big brother Zhan, you must uphold justice for Qian Hua. "

Nangong Qian Hua did not finish her sentence. She was accusing Hua Mu Jin of something.

Hearing the words' flower hibiscus' from Nangong Qian Hua, Bai Zhan Ke's face changed.

With a low and cold voice, he said, "We have given the order that she doesn't need to pay respects to anyone."