Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

"I..." Under Hua Rong's accusation, Ji Anni couldn't even utter a complete sentence. She had been like this since she was a child. When her friends were bullied outside, she would stand up for them. But her previous practices and experiences were completely inapplicable in this new world. The methods she used to help and save people were equated with "harming people" here.

"Empress, do you still want to save Die'er?" Hua Rong suddenly asked.

Ji Anni didn't even think about it, and nodded subconsciously: "Yes."

"Well, there is another way." Hua Rong suddenly raised her eyes, her eyes showing some determination and decisiveness. She said clearly, "That is to hand Die'er over to Concubine An for disposal."

"Hand Die'er over to Concubine An for disposal?" Ji Anni couldn't believe her ears. She thought she heard just a joke. "Are you crazy? This will kill Die'er..."

"No, madam, if you still want to save Die'er, there is only one way." Hua Rong's expression was still calm, and she spoke calmly, "As long as Madam hands Die'er over to Noble Concubine An for disposal in front of the Emperor, Hua Rong can guarantee that Noble Concubine An will definitely only endure and not get angry."

"In front of the emperor?" Ji Anni didn't quite understand Hua Rong's thoughts.

Hua Rong further explained, "Your Highness, think about it, the Emperor will establish a queen this fall, and Concubine An is determined to get the position of queen. Doesn't she want to establish a good reputation for herself before becoming queen? She used private punishment on the palace maids and poured hot oil on them. This kind of thing will not sound good no matter where it spreads. Your Highness, you must hand over Die'er to Concubine An for disposal in front of the Emperor before Concubine An accuses you in front of the Queen Mother and confuses right and wrong."

After Huarong's explanation, Ji Anni gradually understood. If Concubine An complained to the Queen Mother, Die'er would be tortured unimaginably. But if Concubine An complained to the Queen Mother and punished Die'er before she did, she could first alert the Emperor. As long as she was in front of the Emperor, Concubine An would not dare to use any cruel tricks to torture Die'er.

"But how can I hand over Die'er?" Should I be like Lian Po in "The Reconciliation of the General and the Prime Minister", carrying a rattan stick on my back and standing in front of the door to apologize?

Hua Rong reminded him, "Your Highness, haven't you handed in your name tag yet? You can go to see the Emperor on the pretext of handing in your name tag."

"But the name tag is broken." I blamed myself for not being calm at that time and breaking the name tag in anger.

"It has to be broken. When the Emperor sees the broken nameplate, he will definitely ask why. You can then take the opportunity to tell him about Die'er and hand her over to Concubine An for punishment."

Hua Rong had planned a whole set of remedial measures in a short time. Ji Anni was taught so much that she had no time to think carefully. She wanted to do as she said, but she was a little scared. She used to be fearless, but now she became timid because of the involvement of the emperor and the queen mother.

"Your Highness..." Hua Rong was a little anxious when she saw Ji Anni's hesitation, and urged, "There is no time to hesitate, Your Highness. If you don't take the initiative, it will be too late when Concubine An invites the Queen Mother to the right courtyard."

As soon as she finished speaking, a young palace maid hurriedly opened the door and ran in to report, "Your Majesty, it's bad. Concubine An has already left for the Empress Dowager's palace."

Ji Anni was stunned after hearing this. She thought that from the words of this little palace maid, it seemed as if she had asked her to monitor Concubine An, but she had never ordered anyone to monitor Concubine An.

Just when Ji Anni was puzzled, she heard Hua Rong come forward and admit, "Your Majesty, I was a little worried when I saw Concubine An was furious, so I asked a palace maid to monitor her. Your Majesty, there is no time to think about it. As long as Concubine An goes to see the Queen Mother, she will definitely come to the right courtyard immediately. If the Queen Mother asks you for Die'er, can you refuse? But if you hand Die'er over, I'm afraid... you will never see her again in this life..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Die'er's face had turned pale. She couldn't even cry. All the tears were rolling around in her eyes.

Ji Anni felt so heartbroken when she saw Die'er's appearance that she finally made up her mind and agreed, "Okay, I'll go see the emperor right away."

After saying that, he pulled Dier out of the door, picked up the nameplate he had just broken from the yard, and strode towards the palace gate.

Die'er was probably afraid, and she held Ji Anni tightly like a weight, making a "wuwu" sound from her mouth, as if she wanted to stop it.

After hearing Die'er's sobs, Ji Anni calmed down a little, gradually stopped, turned back to Die'er, smiled gently, and asked, "Die'er, do you believe me?"

When Dier was asked this, she was stunned.

"Die'er, do you believe me?" Ji Anni asked again.

This time, Dier nodded subconsciously.

After seeing her nod, Ji Anni's face showed a comforting smile again. She lowered her head and whispered, "In fact, I am also afraid, more afraid than you, because even I don't believe that I can save you. Hua Rong is right. My impulsiveness just now not only failed to save you, but hurt you. But, can you give me another chance? Let's do as Hua Rong said and go see the emperor first, and let the emperor hand you over to Concubine An for disposal. This way... maybe it is the real way to save you."

Ji Anni said this seriously and sincerely. Whenever she saw the black and red scars on Die'er's lips, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. If Die'er had not been a maid serving her, she would not have become the victim of this brand-name loss incident. It was because of Die'er's relationship with her that Die'er became the target of Concubine An's calculations. Just now, because of her momentary impulse, Die'er was about to fall into deeper danger... How could Ji Anni sit back and watch?

But at the same time, she was hesitant, afraid, and worried, afraid that her kindness would put Dier in trouble again.

"Die'er, do you still believe in me? ... Do you still believe that I can save you? Are you still willing to give me this chance?" Ji Anni asked with a sob, and her hand holding Die'er gradually loosened. Because she didn't know whether she would pull Die'er out of the dead end or into the dead end, she suddenly lost confidence in being able to help Die'er.

At this moment, Dier suddenly smiled. Her face was still shining with tears, but her smile was so charming, and it also brought great courage and encouragement to Ji Anni.

Dier still couldn't speak, but she made a few movements.

He first pointed to his heart with his right hand, then clenched his right fist as if he was pulling out his heart, and then put the fist into Ji Anni's hand. Finally, he firmly wrapped Ji Anni's hand with his left hand and nodded firmly to Ji Anni.

At that moment, Ji Anni understood - completely understood.

Die'er has solemnly placed her life in her own hands.