Su Xiaoqian couldn't open her eyes because of the rain, but there was gratitude on her face and she got up excitedly.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is not easy to provide timely help.

She asked everyone she knew in the palace, but only Cuizhu of Luhua Palace treated her with courtesy. Maybe her brother had a chance.

At this moment, Su Xiaoqian looked like a clay figure, his entire body stained yellow by the mud and water.

Cuizhu said to Qingzhu who was standing beside her, "Get a set of clothes from my room and ask Su Xiaoqian to change her dirty clothes."

But Su Xiaoqian pinched the corner of her clothes and said timidly, "No, no, I can't dirty my sister's clothes."

Qingzhu put her hands on her hips and scolded her, "What do you mean you don't need it? Look at how much mud and water you have on your body. If you really go in to see the queen like this, who knows how much dirt you will make..."

Before Qingzhu could finish her words, Cuizhu grabbed her and glared at her.

Cuizhu turned to Su Xiaoqian and spoke softly.

"Winter is about to arrive. It's windy and rainy outside. You are a girl after all. It would be bad if you get cold. The most taboo thing for a girl is to catch a cold."

Looking at the mud on her clothes, Su Xiaoqian huddled her feet and was unable to raise her head.

I have never been so embarrassed.

At this time Qingzhu had already found clothes, and Cuizhu took Su Xiaoqian to clean up before appearing in front of Azhi.

At this time, Ah Zhi was already dressed neatly, and did not look like he had ever been with Chen Yue.

Only Cuizhu knew best that Chen Yue was hiding behind the screen.

A crabapple-colored jacket and a dark green long pleated skirt, wearing red and green like this should be extremely vulgar.

But Ah Zhi was wearing a golden hairpin and her face was as beautiful as a flower. Her every frown and smile showed unspeakable wealth and splendor.

She twisted the grapes on the plate with elegant and lazy movements, her eyes gently falling on Su Xiaoqian.

"Su Xiaoqian?"

"This servant greets the virtuous concubine."

Su Xiaoqian knelt on the ground and saluted deeply, but still couldn't help looking at Azhi.

How grand.

Others only know that Concubine Xian is not favored, but they don’t know how powerful she is.

If you live in a magnificent palace and are served by palace maids and eunuchs every day, what does it matter if you are not favored?

These people just say the grapes are sour because they can't eat them.

Ah Zhi raised her little hand and whispered, "Get up, why did you come to see me today?"

Sure enough, Su Xiaoqian began to cry with tears in her eyes.

"My queen, please save my brother. As long as you can help, I will sacrifice my life for you."

As she spoke, she began to kowtow.

Perhaps thinking it was too cruel, Azhi gave Cuizhu a look.

Cuizhu hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Su Xiaoqian and started scolding her.

"How can you cry so much? Just say whatever you want to say. Why do you want to hurt yourself? The Queen cannot bear to see blood."

The implication is don't get your head broken and bleed.

This will only offend Azhi.

Seeing that Su Xiaoqian had calmed down, Cuizhu let go of her hand with relief.

At this time, Su Xiaoqian pulled her sleeves and gritted her teeth, but she still couldn't hold back her big tears.

Ah Zhi took a deep breath and said, "Is your brother sick?"

"Exactly."

The other person sobbed and shed tears.

At this time, Azhi dropped a handkerchief on the ground. Cuizhu quickly took it and handed it to Su Xiaoqian.

"The Queen asked you to wipe your tears."

Seeing Su Xiaoqian tidying up her face, her eyes were as red as peach pits from crying, her nose was red and her eyes were full of tears.

Ah Zhi continued to ask, "How much silver is missing? I will give it to you. Just don't cry anymore. You have such a pretty face. If you make it ugly by crying, you will have no future."

I didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward and willing to help me after just meeting me once.

"Thank you very much, Madam. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Of course I want you to repay me.

It's just that now is not the time.

Azhi looked at Cuizhu and gestured.

Cuizhu handed the purse to Su Xiaoqian.

"There are three hundred taels of silver in it. I don't know how much silver your brother needs. If there is more, use it to buy some good medicine to replenish his body. Don't let a disease ruin your health."

Seeing Su Xiaoqian taking it with gratitude, Azhi had a deep smile in his eyes.

"I said at the time that I think you are very likable and I like you very much. I will naturally help you if there is anything. By the way, why are you wearing Cuizhu's clothes?"

Faced with Azhi's doubtful questioning, Su Xiaoqian subconsciously retracted her feet.

She just changed her clothes, but she didn't change her dirty shoes, which were still covered with mud.

She shrank her head and spoke with grievance.

"I ran here in the rain to ask for help. I didn't have an umbrella and fell a few times. Sister Cuizhu was so kind that she let me wear her clothes."

Recalling the hardships he had gone through running, tears began to fall, soon soaking his cuffs.

But at this time, Azhi stood up and walked in front of her, gently lifted her chin with her fingers, and looked carefully at her unmade face.

Su Xiaoqian looked at him defenselessly and noticed his flawless face.

I only knew that Zeng Rou was pretty before, but I never thought that Concubine Xian was prettier than Zeng Rou.

There are many beautiful flowers blooming in the palace.

Ah Zhi raised her red lips and said in a very ambiguous tone, "Xiao Qian, you are really cute and have been serving the emperor all the time. Why doesn't His Majesty like you?"

This sentence brought Su Xiaoqian back to her senses. She looked pale as if she was thinking about something.

The hands hidden in the sleeves were clenched into fists, unable to suppress the resentment and anger in the heart.

I fell in love with Fu Rong when I saw her at the age of twelve.

But Zeng Rou never gives herself a chance.

Even if I want to fly onto the branch, I don't have wings.

Azhi noticed the unwillingness in Su Xiaoqian's eyes.

She continued to sigh, "What a pity! If you dress up properly, you won't be inferior to me when you stand beside me."

This is really true. Su Xiaoqian is not ugly and has an indescribable sweetness and cuteness.

Now that she has grown up and lost some of her childishness, she looks even more innocent and cute.

She is different from the delicate-looking Azhi and is a completely different type of beauty.

But Su Xiaoqian's lips trembled slightly.

"How can a servant compete with the sun and the moon? I am just a weakling and cannot be compared with the queen."

Azhi let go of the other person's chin and pressed Su Xiaoqian to sit in front of his dressing table.

This really scared Su Xiaoqian.

Her face turned pale and she stood up quickly and said, "Madam, I cannot sit on your chair..."

"sit down."

Azhi held the other person down by force and began to put makeup on and comb her hair.

She was obviously a noble lady who was served by others, but she had an amazing skill in tying her hair.

Su Xiaoqian in the mirror was cute and adorable, with rosy cheeks and beautiful eyes, just like a peach blossom fairy.

Looking at the pretty beauty in the mirror, Su Xiaoqian stroked her face and was stunned.

She had never had such a good complexion. Su Xiaoqian knew that she looked good, but she was far inferior to Concubine Xian.

Although she had ambitions, she never expected anything more than she expected.

Azhi leaned against Su Xiaoqian and smiled softly at the little beauty in the mirror.

"Look, what a beautiful lady! Your Majesty will surely like her very much when he sees her. Maybe we can even call each other sisters."

It was unclear what this sentence meant, but Su Xiaoqian still remembered her identity.

The virtuous concubine had just helped her younger brother, but since he saved her life, how could she take advantage of him to climb up the ladder?

Su Xiaoqian stood up and knelt in horror, keeping her posture as low as possible for fear of displeasing Azhi.

"My lady, I dare not. It is because I am unlucky that I am not worthy of your calling me sister."

The other party is the daughter of the Grand Tutor, and I am just the daughter of a poor man. There is a huge difference in their status, how can we be compared?

Ah Zhi stepped forward and helped Su Xiaoqian up, then just stared at her with a smile and said, "No, I think you can do it."

This made Su Xiaoqian even more confused.

At this time, the rain outside had stopped.

Ah Zhi looked out the window and whispered, "It's a good sign that the sky will clear up after the rain. Go and save your brother."

"If this little bit of silver is not enough, you can take your purse to the Taifu Mansion, and someone will naturally help you."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Looking at Su Xiaoqian's leaving back, Azhi looked at Chen Yue who was walking out from behind the screen.

"Chen Yue, send someone to keep an eye on the movements in front of the emperor."

"Yes, my lady, I understand."

Just as Azhi expected.

When Zeng Rou saw Su Xiaoqian's cute outfit, her face immediately darkened, and she even punished her by making her kneel on the palace road for three hours.

He simply wanted to kneel Su Xiaoqian to death.

By the time Ah Zhi appeared on the palace road, Su Xiaoqian had been kneeling for an hour.

She was staggering, and her tears had smudged her makeup.

She looked up when she heard the noise.

When he saw it was Azhi, he immediately bowed weakly.

Azhi was afraid that she would die here.

Su Xiaoqian already had a cold due to being caught in the rain, and kneeling on the windy palace road like this would only make the cold she had caught worse.

"I have met the Concubine Xian."

Azhi looked down at Su Xiaoqian.

"Get up."

After leaving Luhua Palace, Su Xiaoqian returned to the Yangxin Palace. She wanted to send back some clothes she had made herself so that her brother would not have to worry about having nothing to wear.

I never expected to meet Zeng Rou and Fu Rong.

Both of them focused their attention on Su Xiaoqian.

Fu Rong thought it was a new face and took a closer look.

But just these two extra glances immediately made Zeng Rou alert.

After Fu Rong left the Yangxin Palace, she asked Su Xiaoqian to kneel on the palace road as punishment.

Su Xiaoqian stood up tremblingly and almost fell again. Fortunately, Qingzhu grabbed her.

"My queen, Aunt Zeng Rou asked me to kneel down in front of the wall and reflect on my mistakes. Please help me send the silver back. My brother can't wait any longer."

Ah Zhi didn't agree right away, but asked with a puzzled look on his face, "What mistake did you make?"

Yes, what mistake did I make?

In fact, even Su Xiaoqian herself didn't know clearly, she was just going back to get something.

I didn't offend the emperor, nor did I make any mistakes, but Zeng Rou just kept picking on me.

Su Xiaoqian shook her head with tears in her eyes.

"I don't know."

Ah Zhi sighed and said, "Because you are a maid in the palace, some people think you can be trampled on at will."

Thinking of the unfairness Zeng Rou had treated me.

There was a hint of hatred in Su Xiaoqian's eyes. She did want to curry favor with rich and powerful people, but she had never done anything shameless.

But Zeng Rou has an unclear relationship with His Majesty.

Several times, Su Xiaoqian ran into Zeng Rou buttoning her clothes with her hands and walking out of the Yangxin Palace with a happy face. No one knew what she did, but it was definitely not a good thing.

Seeing that Su Xiaoqian hated Zeng Rou.

Azhi called a young eunuch to run away and asked the other party to deliver the silver to Su's parents.

Su Xiaoqian looked at Azhi with gratitude.

"Thank you, ma'am."

But Ah Zhi stepped forward and whispered in Su Xiaoqian's ear, "I can help you. Zeng Rou bullied and humiliated you. I have a way to fight back."

"Miss?"

Su Xiaoqian is just timid.

She has been following Zeng Rou since she entered the palace. The two of them are more like a master-disciple relationship. Su Xiaoqian has seen him deal with palace maids and eunuchs in a majestic manner.

Azhi did not force Su Xiaoqian to make a choice.

He just raised his hand with a smile and gently lifted the other person's messy hair.

"If you are afraid, I will give you time to think about it. One day you will come to me for help."

Looking at Azhi's leaving back, Su Xiaoqian returned to the Yangxin Palace again.

I just happened to meet Zeng Rou.

The other party was asking the eunuchs in the Yangxin Palace to change the flower pots, and his brows furrowed when he saw Su Xiaoqian coming back.

"Who asked you to come back? Didn't I ask you to kneel for three hours to sober up?"

Facing the domineering Zeng Rou, Su Xiaoqian subconsciously lowered her head, her voice sounding a bit timid and helpless.

"I just ran into the virtuous concubine. She saw me kneeling on the palace road and felt sorry for me, so she asked me to get up and go back."

"Aunt Zeng Rou, I really know I was wrong, and I will never make the same mistake again."

When Zeng Rou heard that it was Concubine Xian who asked her to stand up, the anger in her eyes intensified.

Do you know how to listen to Concubine Xian?

Don’t you know how to listen to yourself?

I was holding my breath.

Zeng Rou still refused to give in, even though the other party had turned pale.

"You are wrong for leaving your post, no matter who you are doing it for. You are lucky to meet the virtuous concubine today, but you can escape the death penalty but not the living punishment."

"Carry your bowl of water and stand in the sun. There are still two hours left. Only when you have stood for a full hour can you eat and drink."

Unexpectedly, Zeng Rou still refused to let him go.

Su Xiaoqian stood outside the Yangxin Palace with red eyes and a bowl of water.

After the rain, the ground was still a little wet.

The sunlight fell on her body and felt warm, but Su Xiaoqian felt cold all over.

The strange looks from people passing by had already broken her psychological defenses.

Ah Zhi didn't expect Zeng Rou to be so persistent. Could it be that she entered menopause early?

She approached Chen Yue and hooked the corner of his clothes.

"Chen Yue, I really like Su Xiaoqian, can you ask the Queen Mother to save her?"

"Save her?"

Chen Yue looked puzzled and asked, "How can the Queen Mother save her?"

"The Empress Dowager has always been kindhearted. She would not bear to see a palace maid being punished. Try to lead her to the Yangxin Palace. Maybe you can save Su Xiaoqian."

Today, Empress Dowager Xu is very dissatisfied with Zeng Rou and always feels that she is the real culprit who stole her son.

If he knew that Zeng Rou punished the palace maids at will in the Yangxin Palace.

She will definitely save Su Xiaoqian and scold Zeng Rou.

But it all depends on how Su Xiaoqian performs.

Chen Yue is really quite capable.

She just sent a little eunuch to have Nanny Chen coax Empress Dowager Xu to go see Fu Rong.

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