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"Esteemed Empress, tea is here …"

A clear sound rang out, accompanied by the footsteps of a lady dressed in emerald green robes. Her expression was calm and composed, not disturbing at all. An extremely ordinary face caused Qiao Qiao to be unable to help himself from being slightly speechless.

She didn't know how Luo Qingqing, who cared so much about her beauty in the past, could bear to see such an ordinary face all day. It seemed that the little girl hated her from the bottom of her heart.

Xiruo made some tea behind the screen and entered the inner hall. When she passed by Qiao yet again, her expression did not change. Her eyes did not waver and she acted as if she did not know her.

It was a pity that her trembling hands, which were holding the teacup, betrayed the fake calmness on her face.

Qiao Qiao continued to smile while Luo Qingqing was still Luo Qingqing. Even if she had changed her appearance and name, her personality and thoughts were still the same as before. Her preference was still on her expression and even on her behavior.

"Eh? Didn't I remember that the first step aunt by the side of esteemed consort Rou is called Cai Die? " Qiao Qiao's brows were still slightly raised as he looked at the girl in front of him who had a different appearance but gave her a sense of familiarity.

"That's right, Cai Die was reckless and wasn't reliable enough, so I brought up a smarter palace maid called Xiruo. Xiruo, quickly greet the esteemed imperial concubine." Fang Rou's eyes turned cold as she shot a look at Xiluo.

"This servant misses esteemed wangfei …" Xiruo dragged her voice as she bowed to Qiao Qiao. However, from start to finish, her eyes never stopped on Qiao Qiao's body.

However, the more he dodged, the more open Qiao Qiao's mind became.

"A palace maid who can be chosen by Rou Fei must be clever and sensible." Qiao Qiao was still smiling happily, the corners of his mouth hooked up into an undetectable smile.

"That's right. This palace maid is not bad. She has a deep affection for me." Fang Rou smiled as she lightly sipped on her tea.

"To be honest, Rou Fei said that I had taken a liking to so many palace maids in the palace, but since she was so fond of me, I shouldn't force her into a difficult situation." The corner of Qiao Qiao's lips curved up. Just as he was about to stand up, he turned to Fang Rou and said gently, "It seems like I can only go find His Majesty and ask him to find me a few smart and obedient girls."

Fang Rou's expression changed as she looked into Xiruo's eyes. She gently nodded her head and a hint of hatred and coldness flashed across her eyes.

Since Qiao Qiao was still interested in Xiruo, she might as well send Xiruo over. Firstly, Xiruo had once offered a favor to her and thus was naturally of the same heart as her, and secondly, Xiruo was still left behind in front of so many people to ask for her help, so even if something were to happen to her in the future, she wouldn't blame it on her …

Fang Rou secretly laughed a few times. Seeing that Qiao still continued to grow closer and closer to the entrance of the hall, she finally let out a light smile and said with her thin lips:

"Sister Ran Fei, what are you talking about? Since you've taken a liking to this palace maid, it is the palace maid's fortune. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you."

She had also long wanted to find an opportunity to get close to Joe, but she couldn't find it. She didn't expect that she would be able to find it so easily, and if she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have hidden behind the screen.

"Rou Fei is really willing to bear with it?" Qiao Qiao's lips still curled up as he turned his head to look at Fang Rou, pretending to be hopeful.

"Judging from what big sister Concubine Ran said, it's just a palace maid. You and I have deep feelings for each other. Could it be that if big sister asks little sister for a palace maid, there's something wrong with little sister?" Fang Rou smiled lightly and said with a fawning tone.

"Then I'll thank esteemed consort Rou." Qiao once again lightly nodded his head. His feet slightly turned as he stood upright in the middle of the Main Hall of Rou Yi Hall.

"Xiruo, I'll give you to the Palace today. In the future, you have to serve esteemed imperial concubine well. If anything happens to her, be careful of your head. Did you hear that?"

Qiao Qiao saw her words as a joke. Could it be that there was no one in the palace that didn't know that she and Fang Rou were sworn enemies? She could make her people do their best to protect her? She didn't believe it!

"Yes, this servant understands." Xiruo feigned a timid reply.

"Fine. Then you can go with Esteemed Concubine Ran to the palace and serve her."

She had been secretly rejoicing in her heart for a long time now. Currently, there were the assassins of the Pure End Palace attacking her from the outside, and inside, there was pity that they were staying in the Palace. With this kind of coordination, even if she, Qiao Qiao, was smarter than others and held the Emperor's golden plate, it would still be difficult for her to escape.

"Since that's the case, I've fulfilled my wish. I won't disturb Esteemed Concubine Rou's rest any longer. I'll be leaving first." Finished speaking, Qiao Qiao did not wait for Fang Rou's reply and turned to leave, with a carefree expression on his face.

In the hall, Fang Rou's gaze shifted as she secretly furrowed her brows at Xiruo. The two of them looked at each other, but they understood each other's thoughts.

Xiluo nodded to herself, then followed Qiao Qiao's footsteps and quickly left.

Fang Rou stood in the Rou Yi Hall, her lips curled up into a smile that was neither deep nor shallow …

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At the same time, within the Huijie hall.

Ever since Yu Zihui entered the palace, he had always liked to travel alone. In the palace, other than the few times when he was still walking close to Qiao Qiao, he didn't even have a personal palace maid by his side. As time passed, the palace maids in the Huijie Hall got used to it.

But today, when Huijie Hall changed from usual, Esteemed wangfei had actually chosen a palace maid to be given the title of 'first aunt' by her side. She had accompanied her for a long time, so the crowd guessed that something inconvenient had happened.

"Qing Xu, is there anything that Master needs from you after leaving you by my side?" Yu Zihui dismissed all the servants in the palace as usual, leaving behind his recently appointed aunt of the first step. She looked around and couldn't help but ask the girl beside her.

"No, it's just that Master wanted me to stay in the palace and lend you a hand." The girl called Qing Xu said amiably to Yu Zihui.

"That's fine as well. Today, I've given you the title of aunt of the first rank. Rumors will unavoidably come out from the palace, and if nothing major happens in the past few days, I won't even call you." Yu Ziyi spoke to Qing Shui with a serious expression and a cautious expression on his face.

"Alright, I understand. If there's anything you're not in a good position to do, you can let me do it." "Yes," Qingti replied.

"Hmm, today I heard that Qiao Qiao still went to Rou Yi Hall?" Yu Zihui frowned. Although she didn't go out today for a whole day, she still wouldn't let down her guard against Qiao Qiao's movements.

"I also heard that Qiao still went to the Rou Yi Hall and asked for a palace maid from Fang Rou." Qing Xu answered truthfully.

"You want the palace maids?" Yu Zihui frowned. With her understanding of Qiao Qiao, she would not go to Fang Rou's place to ask for an unimportant palace maid for no reason. Everything she did probably had a purpose. "What's the name of the palace maid?" Yu Zihui seemed to have thought of something, grabbing Qing Xu's hand tightly as he asked nervously.

"It seems to be my aunt by Fang Rou's side. Her name is Xiao …" Xiluo! Yes, it's called 'Xiruo'. I heard the palace maids at the Rou Yi Hall say so casually. " "Yes," Qingti replied.

"Xiluo …" Yu Ziyi's eyes were wide open as he muttered to himself.

Why did Qiao Qiao suddenly go to Rou Yi Hall? Could it be that she had seen through Xiruo's identity? However … This was impossible, as Xiruo was hiding beside Fang Rou and she was wearing the human skin mask that her master had personally made. Qiao Qiao must still have great ability to not be able to see through Xiruo's identity.

Then why did she want Xiruo to return to the Palace …

Yu Zihui frowned deeply. He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

I also heard that Qiao still went to Fang Rou's palace because there weren't enough people in the palace. Fang Rou was truly willing, and she immediately gave her first aunt to someone, and some even said that the power of the seal in the back palace would soon be in Qiao's hands. That's why Fang Rou tried to please her. Qing Xu frowned again as he added.

Yu Ziyi suddenly understood. Could it be that this Xiruo had already pretended to submit to Fang Rou, and together with her, they planned to assassinate Qiao Qiao? Therefore, Fang Rou took the opportunity Qiao to ask for a palace maid this time. She sent her loyal maidservant over in order to get close to Qiao Yifeng and wait for the right opportunity to make a move against her!

Her heart trembled. Her master had already ordered her to temporarily not to harm Qiao Qiao's life. If she were to do this, then perhaps she would be missing Qiao Qiao's life. However … Since it was Xiluo's doing, then he couldn't blame her.

Yu Zihui smiled coldly. His usual gentle and pleasant appearance became even more eerie. She suddenly turned her head and spoke to the confused Qing Xu in a deep voice:

"Come on, let's go to the Palace. I want to see if that woman is truly intelligent and smart. Or if she's stupid enough to be tricked by Fang Rou."

Without waiting for Qing Qing to respond, Yu Ziyi's footsteps had already sounded out. As she stepped out of the Huijie Hall, her cold and desolate face had already been replaced by an amiable and gentle expression. Her sharp and crisp voice was also concealed by a gentle and gentle voice.

This Yu Ziyi really had a good show to play.