Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

During the conversation, the carriage had already stopped, and the eunuch driving the carriage said outside, "Madam, we're here."

Only then did Concubine Baogui take Ji Anni's hand and get out of the car.

What appeared in front of Ji Anni was a red pavilion with only one floor, but it was closely guarded by many guards. Those guards were all holding long spears, wearing armor and helmets, and dressed more solemnly than the soldiers on the battlefield. Looking at this exaggerated picture of security in front of her, Ji Anni couldn't help but exclaimed "Uh..."

It was just eight people having a homely meal, why were so many guards sent to guard it? It added to the tense atmosphere for no reason. What if it made her feel too burdened and she couldn't eat? Ji Anni couldn't help but deduct ten points from the Queen Mother in her heart.

When the guards saw Concubine Baogui and Ji Anni, they all saluted respectfully.

Concubine Baogui led Ji Anni through the tight protection of heavy guards and came to a red door in the center of the pavilion.

Two young eunuchs were waiting outside the door. When they saw Concubine Baogui and Ji Anni, they hurriedly bowed and greeted them, then opened the door.

At the moment the red door opened, Ji Anni deeply experienced what "numbing tension in the cerebral cortex" meant.

She seemed to hear a solemn "clang" sound and a solemn and tense background music.

Because in front of her was a big red round table, and there were already five people sitting around it, with two seats near the door left vacant, presumably those were where Concubine Baogui and Ji Anni were sitting. There were already a few dishes on the table, but no one was eating, probably everyone was waiting for Concubine Baogui and Ji Anni to arrive.

As soon as Ji Anni raised her head, her eyes met the noble lady sitting in the upper seat.

The noble lady looked to be only in her thirties, but she was the oldest person at the table, and indeed she was wearing what appeared to be the heaviest "Double Phoenix Crown" on her head, so Ji Anni could conclude that the noble lady staring at her was the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother's eyes were so fierce that Ji Anni was frightened and shrank her neck. She didn't dare to look any further and quickly glanced to both sides.

On the right of the empress dowager sat the second oldest concubine and an iceberg with a very cold expression. Based on the introduction just given by Concubine Baogui, Ji Anni guessed that they were Concubine An, the least favored by the emperor, and Concubine Gan, the most favored by the emperor. Looking at the two on the left, the one closest to the empress dowager and the youngest must be Princess Tianning, and sitting next to Princess Tianning was naturally her good sister Concubine Kang.

After matching everyone in the room, Ji Anni couldn't help but smile with satisfaction and praised herself.

Just as she was feeling happy, Ji Anni suddenly remembered Zhao Ji's death, and her smile immediately froze on her lips.

The person who cursed Zhao Ji must be someone who didn't want Zhao Ji to return to the palace. The person who didn't want Zhao Ji to return to the palace was naturally a competitor for the throne. The three ladies in front of him were all concubines, so they were naturally at the forefront of the battle for the throne. Could it be that the monster who cursed Zhao Ji... was among them?

Ji Annie couldn't laugh anymore when she thought about the fact that her life was being targeted by a monster.

But suddenly, it was as if her brain was hit by a shot, and Ji Anni realized that she had overlooked something just now.

Shouldn't there be eight people eating?

How come there are only seven people sitting here now, including herself and Concubine Baogui? Where is the other person?

Thinking of this, Ji Anni quickly looked around the room again, feeling as if she had forgotten something important.

When Ji Annie's gaze fell back on the mahogany round table, she was finally surprised to find that there was an empty seat between Concubine An and Concubine Gan. Upon closer inspection, she saw a very small head popping out from the empty seat.

This... this... could this be the legendary five-year-old son of mine?

Ji Anni seemed to be struck by lightning, her whole body was covered in cold sweat, and she almost fainted.

No words could describe her shock, nervousness, shrinking and resistance. Her biggest wish at this moment was to kick her feet and faint on the ground with her eyes closed, so that she wouldn't have to face this extremely embarrassing scene later.

What scene? Of course, it was the scene of mother and son recognizing each other.

When the little head saw Ji Anni, it immediately stood up and shouted in a very clear voice: "Mom!"

Ji Anni was so dizzy... She wanted to cry, thinking that she was still a virgin, why was she called mother for no reason. She felt sorry for herself, but she couldn't show it on the surface, because she hadn't forgotten that she was now playing Zhao Ji. So she wiped away the tears from her eyes, opened her arms and called out to the child affectionately: "My son...my son..."

Unexpectedly, the little prince became excited when he saw his mother so excited. Without saying a word, he jumped off the stool and rushed towards Ji Anni.

Before Ji Anni could react, the little prince hugged her legs.

The little prince cried beside her legs, "Mother, mother...I thought I would never see you again, mother... mother..."

Ji Anni was heartbroken by the repeated calls of "Mom".

While wiping her tears, she squatted down, hugged the little prince, and sobbed, "My son, my son...you made me worry to death...My son, come here, let me see you, I missed you so much..."

As he spoke, he held up the little prince's face and looked at him carefully.

The little prince's face was full of tears, but he was really handsome. Perhaps because Zhao Ji had such good genes, the little prince's eyes, nose, and mouth were as beautiful as a porcelain doll, making people like him at first sight. When you see him crying, you can't help but want to comfort him. But Ji Anni hated children since she was a child, and she didn't know how to comfort children.

Since I don’t know how to coax her, we can only cry together.

Then the mother and son were seen hugging each other and crying together, the sound of which was no less than the roar of gongs and drums.

They cried so hard that the roof of Wen Yi Palace was almost lifted up by them, and the queen mother frowned because of her crying.

Concubine Baogui saw that the Queen Mother was unhappy, and hurried forward, holding Ji Anni's shoulders and admonishing her: "Good sister, don't cry. If you keep crying, you will ruin the great reunion of mother and son." Then she squatted beside Ji Anni, took out a handkerchief to wipe Ji Anni's tears, and reminded her: "Good sister, hurry up and greet the Queen Mother and the princess."

Only then did Ji Anni raise her head and remember that there were other people around.

Her face was covered in tears, so she must not have looked very good. After wiping her face, Ji Anni stood there, bowed to the empress dowager and the princesses one by one, and said, "May the empress dowager be blessed with great fortune, may the princess live a thousand years of good fortune, may Concubine An live a good fortune, may Concubine Gan live a good fortune, may Concubine Kang live a good fortune."

After the ceremony, An asked, but the Queen Mother's face showed no sign of improvement and still looked gloomy and cloudy.

Ji Anni stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

At this time, Concubine Baogui took the little prince's hand and came to Ji Anni and said, "Sister, please take a seat."

After saying this, Concubine Baogui looked at the Empress Dowager's face again. The Empress Dowager remained silent and nodded.

Only then did Concubine Baogui lead Ji Anni to her seat.