C173

Three days later.

When Qiao Qiao found out that the little follower beside Qing Ao was unable to find any trace of her after she left the Sky Prison, he immediately had the thought that the person behind her had long since secretly controlled all the developments of this matter. Even when Qiao Qiao was still walking forward, he was very clear on every step and could always be in front of her, preparing ahead of her.

The enemy she was about to face was indeed a troublesome one. Now that all the clues had been destroyed, the only thing left was the four words, West Bamboo Garden Pavilion, which she could not understand.

Still, Qiao Qiao could only lock himself up in the palace day after day. In his hand was the map of the palace, carefully guessing just what kind of place this West Bamboo Court was.

"Miss, it's time for lunch." Die'er sighed lightly. Looking at the infatuated look on her young lady's face, she couldn't help but shake her head.

Qiao Qiao still did not respond. His eyes were still tightly staring at the map in front of him, his fingers constantly pointing.

"Miss, you haven't had a proper meal in days." Die'er still had a helpless look on her face. Putting aside the lunch in her hand, she got up and walked towards the direction Qiao Qiao was headed.

Qiao Qiao's eyes remained serious, carefully refusing to let go of any corner of the map.

"Die'er, look here. Where is this place?" Qiao Qiao pointed to a slightly unfamiliar place on the map and asked Die'er.

Die'er slightly frowned and followed Qiao Qiao's gaze. She saw that her young lady's subordinate was pointing to the westernmost corner of the palace. She was startled and lost in thought for a moment. Then, she turned to Qiao Qiao and said:

Miss, this is the westernmost part of the Imperial Palace, only a hundred meters to the east is the Luo City Palace, and the place opposite the Luo City Palace is a abandoned house. I heard that a Consort used to live there, but for some reason, the abandoned wife was expelled from the palace.

Luocheng Palace.

He still remembered that the closest palace to the Luo City Palace was the Wind Anise Courtyard, which had once belonged to Han Shuyi and Han Yufeng. Although since she had transmigrated, Han Shuyi had always been Ji Mingyuan's replacement, and in the end, it was indeed she who casually gave that Han Yufeng a crime and chased him out of the palace, but he never thought that within a year, the Wind Anise Courtyard would become an abandoned courtyard within the Imperial Palace.

"Alright, I understand." Qiao Qiao's still gloomy eyes couldn't help but droop as he asked, "What kind of place is the west side between the Luo City Palace and that abandoned courtyard?"

"Miss, the west side of the Luo Cheng Palace is a fake mountain with a small bridge and flowing water. I heard that the Emperor doted on Imperial Concubine Luo, and that she was built specifically for her. There's also …" Die'er was about to say something, but her eyes suddenly froze and her mouth tightened as if she had said something wrong. She raised her eyebrows and carefully looked at Qiao Qiao's expression, clicking her tongue.

"Miss, this servant has forgotten …"

"I'm fine." It was true that she once doted on Luo Qinglun alone, but she really didn't expect Qiao to build a mountain stream bridge just for Luo Qinglun. No wonder Luo Qinglun was so indifferent to her and had a grudge with the harem girl.

"Esteemed Concubine Rou has arrived!" A loud shout interrupted the conversation between Qiao and Die'er in the room.

Qiao still had a cold look in her eyes. There was no way something good would happen to Fang Rou since she came.

However, she was still not afraid of anything even if she had to fend for herself!

"Oh, sister is here." Fang Rou covered her mouth as she leisurely walked in with a happy expression.

The corner of Qiao Qiao's lips curled up as his tone turned cold. "Could it be that esteemed wangfei didn't come for me?" "Then esteemed wangfei came to the wrong place."

"Hehe, look at what elder sister said. I'm here to look for elder sister." Rou Fei was afraid that she had also heard the disdain and mockery in Qiao Qiao's mouth. Although there was embarrassment on her face, she also feigned it.

"I've said this before. Don't be like my sister. I was born as an only child. I really haven't had such a beautiful and generous sister." Qiao Qiao still swept a cold glance over them, but her tone of voice did not leave the slightest room for Fang Rou.

Fang Rou's face stiffened in embarrassment. She hadn't thought that Qiao would still be so insensible.

"Hmph, don't think you can do whatever you want just because the emperor favors you. Don't forget that I'm the one in charge in the imperial palace, and you're just a powerless sinner!" Fang Rou was finally unable to endure anymore. She slowly stepped forward and whispered into Qiao Qiao's ear while gritting her teeth.

Qiao once again only gave a faint smile and did not reply.

"Your majesty gave you a chance to turn the case around after you killed Lan Fei, but a few days have passed and you still can't find out what the result is. Don't tell me you still want to justify your crimes now?" Fang Rou snorted coldly, her eyes still cold and fierce as she looked at Qiao Qiao.

"That's my problem. It has nothing to do with you." Qiao Qiao's mouth was still bland, he did not want to waste too much time talking to this woman.

"Hmph, it has nothing to do with me? I am the master of a harem, and the fact that you killed my sister, the Blue Concubine, has nothing to do with me. " "If you are willing to confess obediently, I can still speak a few words of praise for you in front of the emperor. I can leave you with your corpse, but if you still don't know how to appreciate favors, then don't blame me for not showing your face."

"Hur hur." Her tone was light and agile, and there was not the slightest hint of a guilty plea in it. Then, her eyebrows jumped and her voice was low as she spoke in a cold voice close to Fang Rou's ear, "The heavens are looking to see who was the culprit behind Jiang Lanxin's death. Who knows in their hearts."

"What do you mean!" Fang Rou's face was filled with anger. She took a step back and opened up a distance between her and Qiao, "Are you suspecting me?" she asked coldly.

"Whether it's a suspicion or a fact, I don't think anyone knows better than esteemed consort Rou." Qiao Qiao's eyes that were as sharp as ever swept over them, and his sharp gaze firmly fell on Fang Rou's body.

"You …!" Fang Rou's face was completely red. She pointed at Qiao Qiao and was still unable to say anything for a long time before she could only wave her sleeves and drink, "Whatever you say, I came here today to tell you that tomorrow at dinner, I will come to the Green Lotus Lake to admire the flowers for the women's wives. All the people from the harem must attend!"

Qiao Qiao still did not reply and only nodded, as if he understood something. He then said frivolously, "The person in the harem that the Empress is referring to doesn't include a sinner like me, right?"

"Including! Who said that it wouldn't be included! " Fang Rou's face darkened as she shouted at Qiao Qiao, "At that time, I hope that elder sister can participate on time."

She finally understood. What palace feast to admire the flowers, how to rope in the former subject, what kind of consort to choose the emperor, all of these were just to pave the way for her to die, and wanted to defeat her tomorrow at the palace banquet? It was fortunate that she, Qiao Qiao, could make people spend so much effort to get rid of her.

"Then I won't decline any further." The palace feast looked like it wouldn't be exciting without her.

"Tomorrow night's dinner, by the Green Lotus Lake, sister is waiting for elder sister's arrival." Seeing that Qiao had agreed, a smile finally appeared on Fang Rou's gloomy face. She spoke slowly, her footsteps leisurely. She turned around and walked out of the palace.

"Miss, that Rou Fei obviously didn't have good intentions. Why did Miss agree to go to the banquet tomorrow?" Dia'Er had a small face, but she still said this to Qiao Qiao with dissatisfaction.

"Silly girl, what are you afraid of?" Qiao once again let out a soft laugh, and then he took out the map of the palace on the side, and carefully examined it in his hands.

"Miss, how can you still be so calm? Even the previous dynasty has joined hands to play music to the emperor, saying that Miss has caused trouble for the nation and killed the late imperial concubine. They want the emperor to punish you, and the empress of the harem is eyeing them covetously, wanting to use tomorrow night's banquet to put Miss to death!"

Die'er looked anxious. Looking at her young miss who was still studying the map in her hands, she said with a bit of disappointment.

"Aiyo, little girl, you seem to be more observant now and you even know that Fang Rou wants to use the palace feast to get rid of me." Qiao Qiao's eyes still flashed. He slowly folded the map in his hand and looked at Die'er with approval. It seemed that Die'er had made great progress recently.

"Miss, at this time, you're still in the mood to joke with Dia'Er!" Die'er pursed her lips, unwilling to accept this.

"Eh? When was it? Wasn't it just after noon? Right, it's time for dinner! " Qiao Qiao pretended not to understand Die'er's words. Instead, he looked out of the window with a relaxed expression. After sniffing, he put down the map in his hand and headed for the lunch table at the side.

"Miss …" Die'er's beautiful face was red with anxiety. Now she finally understood what the emperor meant by "not anxious at all". He was worried to death for the eunuchs. Her young miss was not even the least bit worried about her life.

"Die'er, come quickly. Today's lunch is really delicious." Qiao Qiao was still sitting in front of the table, continuously stuffing it into his mouth. His mouth was still chattering away at Die'er.

Die'er helplessly shook her head and could only listen to Qiao Qiao's words as she walked towards her.

"Miss, take your time with your food …"

"Miss, your lips …"

"Miss, please drink some water …"

After lunch, Die'er could only helplessly talk to Qiao Qiao. However, looking at her young miss's carefree appearance, her mood gradually became clear. No matter what happens in the future, as long as young miss is happy, it will be fine!

With this thought in mind, her lips couldn't help but slowly rise up into an extremely warm smile. If possible, how she wished that she could always be by the side of the Miss.

Qiao Qiao glanced over from the corner of her eyes, seeing that this little girl had finally put away her look of worry and revealed a smile that she hadn't seen in a long time. Qiao Qiao still glanced over from the corner of her eyes, seeing that this little girl put away her worried look in the end and revealed a smile that she hadn't had for a long time.