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Imperial Concubine Mei was furious, not only because of Xuanyuan Jie's rudeness, but also because of Xuanyuan Zhi's indifference. She glared at her son, who had remained calm and collected the entire time, before venting her anger on him. "Seeing how disrespectful he is to mufei, you … "You …"

Pow!

One slap after another landed on Xuanyuan Qi's face, causing her entire body to tremble while his face turned red.

"Your son is unfilial, mufei, please don't be angry!" Xuanyuan Qi rubbed his face as he knelt on the ground. He could understand the humiliation and anger his mufei had suffered. However, now was not the time to deal with Xuanyuan Jie.

"Humph!"

Imperial Concubine Mei snorted angrily and left with the little girl in large strides.

Xiaoxiao felt it was very strange as she looked at Xuanyuan Zhi's disgraced look and his silence. If this was a normal day, he would have bared his fangs and brandished his claws at Xuanyuan Jie long ago.

Forget it!

What did it have to do with them?

She turned around and instructed Ling'er, "Have the imperial kitchens cook something for us to eat. There must be nutrition. Esteemed Pingfei's body is too weak."

"Yes sir!" Ling'er understood and bowed. She turned around, planning to do so, but then she heard Xiaoxiao continue. "Wait a minute, instruct the imperial kitchens that in the future, the imperial concubine's meals will be made according to the imperial concubine concubine's instructions. If anyone dares to be negligent again, I'll definitely not spare them!"

"Yes sir!" Ling'er responded with a grunt. Before she left, she cast a glance at the absent-minded Xuanyuan Qi.

After giving Ling'er her instructions, Xiaoxiao looked at the imperial physician standing at the side and asked with concern, "How are your injuries?"

"In reply to the imperial concubine, Esteemed Pingfei has quite a few new injuries. They should have appeared in the past two days …" The imperial physician responded to her simple question with a few words, but only lightly responded to her injury. The rouge hall was originally a forbidden area, and Pingfei was a dangerous person who could not be approached. So, he could keep silent as much as he could, in order to avoid bringing disaster upon himself.

Xiaoxiao understood the meaning behind the imperial physician's words and cursed inwardly. On the surface, she spoke very courteously, "Empress Pingfei has already been mad for several years, it's inevitable that she won't be able to differentiate good from evil. Since royal father did not even bother about this matter anymore, there was no need for us to ask any further. As long as you can cure the injuries on her body as soon as possible and keep her healthy and alive, it will be the best repayment to royal father. "

"The crown prince's words are correct. This humble subject will definitely make the best medicine for esteemed wangfei, so she can recover as soon as possible without worrying the emperor." With these small words, the imperial physician felt much more at ease and respectfully bowed to her.

"Yes!"

When Xiaoxiao heard this reply, she waved her hand, indicating that he could withdraw. Then, she turned around and walked back into the house.

"Wait!" Suddenly, Xuanyuan Zhi blocked her path with his body. He raised his head and looked at her pale face, revealing a hint of heartache.

"If you want to say some nonsense, I don't want to hear it. If you're being hypocritical and asking after esteemed wangfei's injuries, you don't need to speak." Get out of the way! " She had never looked down on a man who could not even control his own woman.

"What do you mean? Could it be that he suspects that I have done something malicious to Princess Pingping? "

Even now, he still hadn't fully understood what had happened. He was only worried that this matter had something to do with his mother's wife, so he didn't dare to speak carelessly.

"Only you know the answer clearly. Scram!"

This time, Xiaoxiao pushed Xuanyuan Zhi aside and thought of poor Princess Pingping and walked into the room furiously, leaving an innocent Xuanyuan Qi standing in the empty corridor.

Everything had calmed down once again. The figure outside the window had also disappeared into the darkness of the night as he watched Xuanyuan Zhi leave. In the room, Xiaoxiao and Madam Ping sighed at the same time. They put down their disguises and leaned weakly on the bed, waiting for the delicious food to be served to them.

After eating and drinking until she was full, Ling'er would return home to rest. She would then accompany Princess Ping to chat, change her medicine, and, when she was tired, she would sleep soundly beside her bed.

The first light of dawn shone into the room, and Pingfei woke up in pain. Opening her eyes, she saw Xiaoxiao standing guard by her side like a child. She gently caressed her delicate face and muttered to herself, "I hope that you are the person big sister is looking for. Big sister, you must protect us well."

A breeze blew the curtains, and outside the window, a touch of green brushed the air. Before dawn, there was a faint mysteriousness, as if the atmosphere in the room had been deliberately set off.

However, this gloomy atmosphere only lasted for a short while. When she opened her eyes, she found that Pingfei had already stood up and walked to the door.

Xiaoxiao rubbed her eyes and was about to get up to give chase when she realized that she was completely powerless. She could only watch as Pingfei closed the door behind her before she fell asleep.

When she woke up again, it was already afternoon. At this moment, Ling'er walked into the house with a basin of water for washing her face. At the gate, the imperial physician was waiting.

When Ling'er entered the room, she saw that there was no one on the bed, while Master was currently sleeping soundly on the bed. Unexpectedly, even when she entered the room, she did not have any reaction.

"Mistress! Mistress!" she called softly.

He slightly moved his numb arms and crawled forward. Then, he closed his eyes and climbed into the bed. He rolled over, pulled the blanket and slept soundly.

Ling'er rolled her eyes and took a glance at the other corners of the room. As he breathed in and out, a faint fragrance drifted over to the bedside. Approaching closer, she creased her eyebrows in understanding. She stepped forward and pressed the button on her master's hand, only to see him open his eyes slightly once more.

Xiaoshi sat up, looked at Ling'er's depressed face, and then looked around the room, only to realize that Pingfei was gone.

"That... "Where is he?" She looked at Ling'er and asked.

Ling'er shook her head, and looked at Xiao Xiao with a puzzled expression.

Xiaoxiao covered her head and racked her brains to think. She clearly remembered last night that she had a good meal with Madam Ping, and they were still happily chatting with each other. Later on … Later.

That's right!

She saw Pang Fei walk out of the room, but when she wanted to catch up to her, she found that her body was completely powerless.

She rolled out of bed and ran out the door without putting on her shoes. Outside the door, the royal doctors and the other girls all saw Xiaoxiao. They all bowed and greeted her respectfully, "The Crown Princess is so lucky!"

Lucky my ass?

If the royal father knew that even Pingfei had disappeared, his beard would have been raised.

"Empress, Empress, your shoes!" Ling'er chased after him from within the house, carrying her mistress's shoes in her hand as she dashed forward to block his path.

Ah! Forget it. No shoes.

"Stand up!" As she raised her hand, she stuck her foot into her shoes. Before she could run away, the imperial physician spoke up. "Empress, how's Lady Pingfei?"

Stun!

He turned his head and gave the imperial physician a small glance. The brows that had just been relaxed wrinkled once again. After thinking for a while, she decided to tell a lie for the time being, so that it wouldn't spread to her father.

"Empress Pingfei said she didn't like staying here. She went back to the rouge hall." She randomly found an excuse, but the moment the words left her mouth, she was also stunned for a moment. After regaining her senses, she hurriedly ran in the direction of the rouge hall.

Bang!

He ruthlessly slapped his hands on the mahogany tea table, causing the maidservants and eunuchs to kneel on the ground. They didn't dare to breathe, their hearts in turmoil. They were afraid that the empress, who was in a rage, would do something terrifying.

"A bunch of useless things!" The queen glared at the servants kneeling on the ground and pushed the teacups on the table with all her might. Bam! Bam! The delicate cup broke into pieces.

"Your Highness, have mercy!" Empress, spare me! " The servants continuously kowtowed, afraid that they would not be able to leave the room today.

"Humph!"

The empress scoffed, walked forward and slapped her, and roared, "You damned girl, I told you to watch what was happening over there, you actually dared to fall asleep. Someone! Pull it down and hit her with twenty slates. Let's see if you dare to be so lazy in the future! "

"Your Highness, have mercy!" Empress, spare me! " Ball almost fainted when she heard this. With her body, she probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed for the better half of a month if she really got hit by these twenty slates.

As soon as the empress finished speaking, a few guards ran in from outside and pulled the ball towards the door, causing the servants to break out in a cold sweat.

"Empress, please calm your anger!"

A man's deep voice sounded from outside the curtain, causing the angry empress to raise her hand and stop her. "Wait!"

The guards immediately let go of the ball. Ball rolled too far until he finally came to the empress's feet. With a face full of tears, he begged, "Empress, Ball doesn't dare in the future anymore. Please forgive Ball this time!" "Empress!"

The empress didn't even look at Ball. She kicked her to the side and shouted." All of you, scram! No one is allowed near this room for two hours.

"Yes sir!"

All the servants answered in unison. A few eye-catching girls stepped forward to help the powerless ball out.

Silence reigned in the room. The man who had been standing behind the curtain slowly walked out. He clasped his hands and paid his respects to the empress.

"I didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to kill this little bitch even in such a situation!" The empress walked into the room, holding the scarf tightly in her hand, her eyes filled with killing intent and dissatisfaction.

The man smiled and followed the empress's steps inside. Listening to her anger, he walked up to her and said slowly, "Why are you so angry? It's not worth it to waste so much effort on an unknown girl!"

"Unknown?" The empress sat down and repeated these words, looking at the smiling man with a puzzled expression. She had no idea what he was trying to say.

The man was neither panicked nor slow. As he smiled, the mask on his face trembled slightly. He poured the empress a cup of hot rose tea and looked at her anxiously before offering it up with both hands.