Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Concubine An called her sister, and she was very affectionate. Ji Anni didn't want to be angry, so she could only laugh dryly. Concubine An invited Ji Anni to visit her palace, but Ji Anni was afraid that she had entered a wolf's den and it would be difficult to get out, so she just wanted to refuse.

Eunuch Hua was standing by, smiling kindly. Seeing that the two ladies had been chatting for a while and had not yet decided whether to leave, he could not wait any longer and said goodbye, "My ladies, these maids are all new to the palace. I am afraid that they are not sharp enough and may miss some places that should be cleaned, making Concubine Zhao uncomfortable. I will go and urge them."

Concubine An waved her handkerchief and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble Eunuch Hua to take a few more glances at you."

After receiving the consent from Concubine An, Eunuch Hua bowed and stepped back, saying, "I will take my leave. You ladies, please continue your conversation."

He retreated five or six steps respectfully before he dared to turn around and leave.

Looking at Eunuch Hua's back, Ji Anni thought curiously that this eunuch was probably the emperor's eunuch. Judging from his age, he should have been in the palace for decades. He was probably more familiar with the palace rules than Yan Niang, and he must be very good at serving the emperor and would not make any mistakes easily.

When Concubine An saw Ji Anni staring at Eunuch Hua's back, she said to her, "Sister, Eunuch Hua has been in the palace longer than you and me... Oh, no, I should say even longer than the Queen Mother... He has been in the palace for more than 30 years and has served three generations of emperors. He knows the emperor's mind thoroughly."

"Thirty years ago... the Queen Mother hadn't entered the palace yet?" Ji Anni asked casually. As soon as she said this, she realized that this question was really meaningless. Because now the Queen Mother is probably only in her early thirties, and thirty years ago she was probably a child who couldn't even walk steadily, so of course she couldn't enter the palace.

As expected, as soon as Ji Anni's question was raised, Concubine An immediately laughed. Concubine An stroked Ji Anni's hand and said, "Sister, the Queen Mother has only been in the palace for thirteen years."

Thirteen years... This number made Ji Anni think of Princess Tianning.

Because Princess Tianning was exactly thirteen years old, that is to say, the Queen Mother gave birth to Princess Tianning in the first year she entered the palace.

"Sister, by the way, there is one more thing." Concubine An said as she took out a small wooden sign from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Ji Anni, saying, "Sister, this is the name tag you lost last night. This name tag was only found today in the courtyard of Concubine Concubine's Palace. It's a pity that you missed the time to hand over the name tag at the banquet last night, but the emperor loves you so much that he used the Phoenix Carriage to take you to the bedroom even without the name tag. I am really envious of you."

Although she said "envy", Ji Anni clearly saw the word "jealousy" in the gloomy smile of Concubine An. It must be Concubine An who secretly hid her brand name. She was afraid that the emperor would investigate the loss of the brand name, so she deliberately returned the brand name. Well, let's hear what story she can make up.

So Ji Anni pretended to know nothing and asked, "Madam An Fei, how did this sign get found in the Concubine's Palace?"

This question hit the mark of Concubine An, and she immediately spoke the lines she had prepared long ago: "Sister, this matter is all the fault of that maid named Die'er. I have already found out everything. Three days ago, it was Die'er who took your name tag from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She probably wanted to get it for you in advance, but she accidentally lost the name tag after returning to the Concubine Palace. Sister, you must know that Die'er is timid and afraid of things. She was afraid of your punishment, so she pretended that nothing happened. It was all because of Die'er who did something wrong and didn't dare to say anything, so you missed the time to hand in your name tag."

"Haha." Ji Anni laughed dryly after hearing this, thinking that she had put all the blame on Die'er.

Three days ago was exactly the day before Princess Tianning announced the replacement of palace maids.

Die'er had just taken the name tag away the day before, and Ji Anni's maid was replaced the next day. Isn't this too much of a coincidence? They must have deliberately transferred Die'er so that they could not track her down, and the matter had to be left unresolved.

It turns out that this brand name trick had already begun from the moment the palace maids were replaced.

Princess Tianning probably didn't know the inside story either. She was just helping her mother, the Queen Mother, to pass on the message to Ji Anni about replacing the palace maids.

But man proposes, God disposes. Even if you hid my name tag, it couldn't stop the emperor from missing Zhao Ji.

Thinking that Concubine An and her friends’ plan had failed, Ji Anni couldn’t help but laugh triumphantly in her heart.

Concubine An took Ji Anni's hand and led her into the room. As they walked, she said, "Sister, I have already helped you punish that stinky girl who did something wrong but dared not say a word. Come and see if you can get rid of your anger."

After saying that, he pulled Ji Anni to a small corner of the yard.

A petite maid was squatting in the corner pulling weeds. She was so focused on pulling weeds that she didn't notice the arrival of Ji Anni and Concubine An. She still had her back to the two ladies and didn't greet them.

Ji Anni saw that the little palace maid's back looked familiar, and couldn't help but tried to call out: "Die'er?"

At this moment, the little palace maid's body suddenly stiffened!

The sudden and rapid movement of the whole body tightening up actually scared Ji Anni.

The next second, Die'er suddenly turned around and kowtowed to Ji Anni and Concubine An, making a humming sound with her mouth.

Ji Anni felt strange, thinking that normally one should greet the empress, but why did Die'er not greet her today but only kowtow? She shouldn't even look up at her, she was so scared that her whole body was shaking.

"Die'er, what's wrong with you?" Ji Anni squatted down and supported Die'er's shoulders.

Dier just shook her head, neither answering nor looking up.

Ji Anni felt more and more strange. She grabbed Die'er's shoulders, shook her hard twice and said, "Die'er, what's wrong? What's wrong? Say something..."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Concubine An's voice was deliberately raised behind her: "Sister, don't ask her, because she can't speak anymore."

"What..." Ji Anni's heartbeat suddenly stopped. She had a vague premonition of something ominous, and her hand holding Die'er's shoulder subconsciously tightened.

But Die'er still lowered her head. Her hair was all messed up from the kowtow she had just made. The messy hair hung down from the front, covering most of her face. Ji Anni couldn't see her expression at all.

At this moment, there was a "pop" sound.

It turned out to be a tear from Dier, falling heavily on the grass.