Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Yizhen cried for a long time before her voice gradually became softer, and her eyes became as red as a rabbit's.

Ji Anni felt really distressed seeing that look.

Yizhen sat on the ground with her hair tied up in a bun. Ji Anni looked around, but could not see Aunt Yang. Suddenly she remembered the empty house she saw when she and Yizhen returned to Concubine Palace last night, and suddenly she had a very strange feeling.

Aunt Yang... could she really be gone? Otherwise, why hasn't she come to Renhe Hall so late?

The other concubines also seemed to have noticed that something was wrong. If it were in the past, Aunt Yang and Aunt Yu would have arrived long ago. But how come today, after the concubines had gathered and waited for half a day, there was no sign of the two aunts.

But at this moment, Ji Anni didn't have the mood to think too much, and most of her attention was spent on comforting Yizhen.

Yizhen had already tied her hair into a bun with tears in her eyes, and inserted the pearl and jade hairpin given by Concubine Baogui into her hair.

"Okay, Yizhen, wipe your tears. You are still as cute as before." Ji Anni used her sleeve to wipe the tears from Yizhen's face, and then helped Yizhen to tidy up her hair that fell on her shoulders. She also made a face to make Yizhen laugh and said, "Yizhen, come on, smile. You are still the little sweet date before."

Ji Anni's face was so funny that Yizhen couldn't help laughing. She gently pushed Ji Anni on the shoulder and said, "Stop it, Xiao Zhao."

"I laughed. I laughed."

Seeing Yizhen finally smile again, Ji Anni was indescribably happy. She was about to make a few more faces to amuse Yizhen, but at this moment, she heard the eunuch's drawn-out voice behind her: "The Queen Mother has arrived."

The Queen Mother?

Ji Anni turned her head sharply and looked towards the direction where the voice came from.

I saw that the noble lady wearing the double phoenix crown had already walked into the Renhe Hall and was walking towards the square step by step along the steps.

The other concubines gathered in the square all knelt down and saluted, saying in unison: "Long live the Queen Mother."

Ji Anni and Yizhen were no exception. They both kept their heads down, as if they were afraid of being seen by the Queen Mother.

Ji Anni thought today was an interesting day. Her aunt and the princess didn't come, but the queen mother did. But she didn't know why the queen mother came, and whether she came for her.

Yizhen must have had the same worries. She held Ji Anni's hand tightly, her hands shaking with fear. She asked with a slightly sobbing voice, "Xiao Zhao... Xiao Zhao, is the Queen Mother here because of what happened to the princess yesterday?... What should we do? What should we do?... If she wants to punish us... we..."

"Hush." ​​Ji Anni put a finger on Yizhen's lips to stop her from talking, and lowered her voice, "Don't panic yet. If the Queen Mother wanted to punish us, she would have done so long ago. She already punished Princess Tianning yesterday, so she probably won't punish us again."

"But..." Yizhen frowned, still very worried.

At this moment, a pair of feet suddenly stopped in front of them.

Yizhen was so scared that her eyes almost popped out. Ji Anni calmed down a little and slowly looked up along the legs. As expected, she saw the Queen Mother standing in front of them with an overbearing look. The Queen Mother's eyes were like a tigress. As soon as Ji Anni's eyes met the Queen Mother's, she immediately lowered her head in fear, her heart beating wildly.

Too scary... Too scary, this queen mother is really too scary...

With that look, it would be a waste of talent if she didn't sign up to act in a horror movie. If the Queen Mother were to play a female ghost, even without makeup, just a close-up of her glaring eyes would surely scare a few people to death.

Fortunately, Ji Anni had a strong psychological endurance. Under such a strong gaze attack, she was only frightened and lowered her head. If it were someone else, they would have been scared to death.

Not knowing what the Queen Mother wanted to do by standing in front of her, Ji Anni laid on the ground and said again: "Long live the Queen Mother."

"Princess Zhao Congfei." Only then did the Queen Mother's standard villain voice ring out, "Why are you burying your head? Am I scary?"

Yes...you are really self-aware.

Although Ji Anni said this in her heart, she still raised her head obediently on the surface, forced a smile and said: "The Queen Mother is kind and benevolent, she is simply a living Bodhisattva. How could Xiao Zhao be afraid?"

The Queen Mother couldn't help but sneer after hearing this, and snorted, "You've only been in the palace for four days, but your mouth has become much sweeter."

Ji Anni continued to flatter him, "Xiao Zhao is telling the truth. It has nothing to do with whether she is sweet-mouthed or not."

"Alright." The Queen Mother had long been impatient with those compliments, and waved her sleeves and said, "I came here today on purpose, not to listen to your flattery."

You don't want to hear it, and I don't want to say it either. If it weren't for you being the Queen Mother, I would hardly flatter you.

Ji Anni severely belittled the Queen Mother in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face. Even she herself felt terrible. She had only been in the palace for less than four days, and she had not learned any palace steps or served any palace tea, but she had mastered this "palace fake smile" to perfection, almost competing with the Queen Mother.

At this time, the Queen Mother said to the thirty concubines who were kneeling at her feet, "All of you, stand up."

"Thank you, Queen Mother." After the concubines thanked her in unison, she stood up properly.

The Queen Mother continued, "There are too many concubines with bad tempers this year, and I have heard a lot of bad things about you..."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Anni hurriedly lowered her head, because she knew that the perverse concubine the Queen Mother mentioned must be herself. Shui Furong and Liu Yingying also lowered their heads at the same time as Ji Anni, and they probably thought that the perverse concubine the Queen Mother mentioned was referring to them. But in fact, the perverse concubine the Queen Mother mentioned included all three of them. In addition, there are many young ladies from official families who rely on their family background to show off their power in the Concubine Palace, not just these three.

All in all, among the concubines selected into the palace this time, there are only a handful of gentle and virtuous ones, and most of them are spoiled daughters of officials.

You probably won’t find another person as gentle as Yizhen even if you search with a lantern.

The Queen Mother's condescending gaze swept over the heads of the concubines and said, "I think that Aunt Yang and Aunt Yu are too kind and can't control you, so I specially invited a new aunt from outside the palace to teach you the rules. You must remember that this aunt is not as easy to talk to as Aunt Yang and Aunt Yu. If you dare not obey, you will be whipped."

These words made all the concubines lower their heads.

Ji Anni thought, no wonder no one was in Aunt Yang's room last night, it turned out that she had resigned. I just don't know who this new aunt invited by the Queen Mother is? She is so powerful, could she really have three heads and six arms?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the Queen Mother call out, "Yan Niang."