I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 173 The goal is achieved
The cold wind that blew all night blew away the last trace of haze in the sky, revealing the long-lost blue sky.

The sunlight shines on every corner of the palace, bringing out the laziness in people's bones.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Chu Liuzheng slung a green leather bag over his arm and walked slowly towards the imperial kitchen on the bluestone slabs.

When passing by Changchun Palace, he happened to meet Qiu Sui escorting Concubine Zhu out.

Chu Liuzheng stepped forward and bowed: "Blessings, beauty."

Zhu Meiren glanced at her and said, "Get up."

Chu Liuzheng stood up, and even with her head slightly lowered, she could still sense that Lady Zhu was looking at her. Fortunately, it was only for a moment, and Lady Zhu withdrew her gaze and left with the palace maid.

Qiu Sui smiled at Chu Liuzheng and took the initiative to greet him: "Is your injury healed?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded: "Thank you for your concern, auntie. I'm much better now. I can remove the gauze in a few days."

Doctor Li was worried that Chu Liuzheng would accidentally knock off the scab on the wound, so he insisted on wrapping her hand with two layers of thin gauze and would not remove it until the scab fell off.

"That's good." Qiu Sui glanced at the bundle on her arm and asked with a smile, "Where are you going, young lady?"

Chu Liuzheng said truthfully: "Go to the imperial kitchen."

She didn't say much, and Qiu Sui didn't ask any further questions. She just pulled her aside and talked to her for a few words before returning to the palace.

Chu Liuzheng let out a sigh of relief and continued to walk towards the imperial kitchen.

We were delayed for a while and arrived late.

Chen Shouping was standing at the door, and when he saw her he smiled and walked over to her: "Finally you're here, young lady. I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to have lost a lot of weight."

"Thank you for waiting for me, Eunuch Chen." Chu Liuzheng said, "I wonder if you are used to drinking the Junshan Silver Needle that Eunuch Yu brought back last time?"

Chen Shouping was stunned: "Junshan Silver Needle?"

Chu Liuzheng nodded, smiling: "It was given to me by His Majesty. I thought you liked the tea so I kept it for you. Last time, Eunuch Yu came by chance, so I asked him to bring it to you to taste."

Chen Shouping didn't receive any Junshan silver needles at all. After hearing this, how could he not understand that Xiao Yuzi had secretly stolen his things.

His eyebrows immediately raised, and he cursed angrily: "Hey! This little bastard is so bold that he dared to steal the girl's things. When he comes back, we will definitely skin him alive!"

Chu Liuzheng opened his mouth slightly and asked in surprise: "Is this really the case?"

"Miss, you don't know that the kid is not an honest person and often steals food in the kitchen. We felt sorry for him because he was young and had no money, so we turned a blind eye to him. We never thought that he would become such an ungrateful person."

Chen Shouping was so angry that his face turned red. If Xiao Yuzi was right there, he would have kicked her.

"Thank goodness you mentioned it today, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark by that brat."

Seeing that he was so angry that he was breathing heavily, Chu Liuzheng hurriedly spoke to comfort him: "Don't be angry, eunuch. Maybe eunuch Yu forgot. You can ask him about it when he comes back."

"Girl, please don't protect him." Chen Shouping was not calmed down after hearing this, but became even angrier. "When he comes back, our family will definitely not let him off!"

Chu Liuzheng's eyes turned slightly.

In fact, she had no idea that Xiao Yuzi had stolen the tea.

She originally thought that Xiao Yuzi was someone Chen Shouping could trust, so it shouldn't be a mistake to ask Xiao Yuzi to bring things.

Yesterday she saw in the system that the person who put the heart-destroying pill in her chicken soup was Xiao Yuzi. Puzzled, she flipped through the gossip related to Xiao Yuzi.

Only then did he realize that Xiao Yuzi often did this kind of thing, deceiving his superiors and subordinates, and embezzled a lot of things from Chen Shouping, but he was very good at choosing the right time, so that neither party could detect it. For example, last time Chu Liuzheng asked him to bring tea leaves, because Chu Liuzheng was recovering from his injuries and would not often go to the imperial kitchen, after a while, he naturally forgot about it, so Xiao Yuzi got away with it.

This time, Xiao Yuzi was bribed with money to work for Xixia. While Chu Liuzheng was searching, he happened to see him steal the jar of Junshan silver needles and gave it to Eunuch Yu of Wanshou Palace to show his kindness.

Xiao Yuzi had long wanted to stop working in the imperial kitchen. Knowing that Eunuch Yu wanted to adopt a godson, she tried her best to please him, and she did it very smoothly.

Poor Chen Shouping is still kept in the dark.

Now Chu Liuzheng brought this up, firstly to remind Chen Shouping to be more careful next time he employs people, and secondly because he couldn't let the things she gave away go to waste, so at least they had to make some noise.

As for what Chen Shouping would do, it was none of her business.

Chen Shouping cursed angrily twice before stopping.

"I originally thought that if you like it, I would bring it to you next time I get it, but I didn't expect this to happen and make you angry." Chu Liuzheng stretched out his arm to him, and the green leather bag hanging on it swayed twice with his movement. "I wonder if these two cakes of Tongqing Laoyuan tea may make you feel better?"

When Chen Shouping heard this, all the anger on his face disappeared and he smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared on his face.

The Pu'er tea cakes of Tongqing Tea House are only supplied to the royal family. Outsiders cannot even ask for them, but he was allowed to have a taste of them.

He quickly reached out to take the bundle and said happily, "Miss, you are so thoughtful. If you hadn't always been thinking about our little hobby, how could we have tasted such good tea?"

"You're joking, eunuch. With your ability, you can have any good tea you want." Chu Liuzheng retracted his arm.

Chen Shouping said, "Miss Siyue came yesterday and said there were bugs in her chicken soup. We helped to check it, but unfortunately we couldn't find out where the bugs came from. But please rest assured, from now on, we will keep an eye on everything we give you and will not let those pickled things get mixed in. Just eat it with peace of mind."

With his words, Chu Liuzheng's purpose of giving this gift today was achieved.

She didn't want to be suspicious about what she ate in the future. Although it wasn't too much trouble to check with a system, it would really affect her appetite.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries and then Chu Liuzheng said goodbye.

The smile on Chen Shouping's face fell only when Chu Liuzheng's back could no longer be seen. He glanced at the green leather bag he was carrying, and pondered for a moment, his face gradually becoming gloomy.

He went back with his bag and ordered in a cold voice: "Bring that little bastard Xiao Yuzi back to us. We are going to teach him some rules today!"

On the other side, Chu Liuzheng walked and flipped through the information about Zhao Yue in the system. Just like what she saw a few days ago, there was not much change.

When the jade pendant falls off, she will be able to tell her the news about Zhao Yue, and that will put an end to the matter.

[Alas, I wanted to go to the Royal Garden to see the ice sculptures, but the tyrant was actually discussing matters with Butterfly and Yin Taiyu there. Is the Royal Garden a place for discussions? ]

Chu Liuzheng decisively gave up his original itinerary, turned around, and decided to take a detour back to Nong Yunyuan to take a nap.

Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. Even if you don’t look for trouble, trouble will look for you.

Just when they were about to reach Nong Yun Garden, a person suddenly appeared from a fork in the road and walked straight towards Chu Liuzheng.

[Frog Fun! Isn't the butterfly in the Imperial Garden? How come it's here? ]

Chu Liuzheng paused, lowered his head and stepped aside, ready to wait until Wei Mingliang passed before leaving.

Wei Mingliang's steps were neither hurried nor slow.

As he got closer, the slightly sweet scent of agarwood wafted into Chu Liuzheng's nose, and a pair of black boots appeared in his sight, with the front ends slightly tilted and the heels inlaid with a red agate the size of a quail egg.

[As expected of a butterfly, her boots are inlaid with agate, so she is not afraid of losing them. 】

She was complaining in her heart when she suddenly saw the boots stop, then turn on the bluestone slabs, the hem of the boots lifted slightly, and the owner of the boots faced her.