Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Holding the demon-removing incense she got from Yun Zhen, Ji Anni was on her way back.

Looking up at the sun, she felt that it was still early. At this time, she happened to pass by the West Palace of Guibao Concubine. Ji Anni thought, since it was so early now, why not go and chat with Guibao Concubine?

So he walked towards the gate of the west palace.

The guards on duty already knew Ji Anni, and when they saw Ji Anni coming, they bowed their heads and saluted, saying, "Hello, Concubine Zhao."

"Okay, okay, very good. Go and help me inform them."

The guard responded and left. Not long after, Xiaoyao came out and led Ji Anni in.

Ji Anni followed Xiaoyao and asked as she walked, "Is Concubine Bao doing well these days?"

Xiao Yao said, "Thanks to the Majesty, the Majesty is much happier than before and often talks about Concubine Zhao Cong in front of me."

Ji Anni asked curiously, "What did the queen talk about me?"

Xiao Yao said, "The Queen said that Concubine Zhao is outspoken and has caused a lot of trouble since she first entered the palace, but she is kind-hearted and speaks in an interesting way. She is an upright and cheerful person."

"Honest... cheerful?" Several thick black lines immediately appeared on the back of Ji Anni's head. She could not believe that Guibao Concubine would evaluate her like this.

Soon, Xiaoyao led Ji Anni to the same room they were in last time.

The door was open, and some voices could be heard faintly from the room. Ji Anni looked into the room, and behind the beaded curtain, there seemed to be two figures on the soft couch. One was Concubine Baogui, and the other was not very clear due to the angle. But it could be vaguely identified that it was a woman, probably a concubine in the harem? It turned out that in addition to herself, Concubine Baogui had other guests today.

Ji Anni was hesitating whether to go in or not when she saw Guigui Concubine stand up and walk towards her.

When the pearl curtain was opened, Concubine Baogui came to greet them. She held Ji Anni's hand and said, "Sister, I have finally got you here."

"Your Majesty, you should greet the guests first." Ji Anni signaled to the other person in the room with her eyes.

When Concubine Baogui heard this, she laughed and pulled Ji Anni into the inner room, saying as they walked, "Sister, you don't have to be polite. Once you see who this guest is, you won't say that anymore."

Ji Anni didn't have time to refuse before she was pulled in by Concubine Baogui. When she looked up, she saw that the person sitting on the couch was none other than her good sister, Yizhen.

Ji Anni exclaimed in surprise, "Yizhen, why are you here too?"

Just as Ji Anni was about to say this, she was thinking about suggesting to Yizhen that she should visit Baogui Concubine when she is free before she goes to see Yunzhen. Unexpectedly, Yizhen really came.

Seeing Ji Anni enter the room, Yizhen also stood up and walked towards her and said, "I haven't thanked Concubine Baogui for the pearl hairpin I gave her last time. This time I specially brought a small silk scarf that I embroidered by myself as a return gift to Concubine Baogui."

Concubine Baogui said, "Yizhen is really thoughtful. You don't have to be so reserved in the future."

"I'm not being polite. Yizhen is sincerely thanking Her Majesty. I just hope Her Majesty won't find Yizhen's return gift too simple."

"Sister, I'm so happy, how can I dislike it?"

Listening to their chatter, Ji Anni realized that she had taken a lot of things from Concubine Baogui, but had not given any return gifts. She blushed and lowered her head to Concubine Baogui, saying, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I forgot to prepare it. I will definitely bring a return gift to my sister next time."

After hearing this, Concubine Baogui smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, sister." Suddenly she saw the paper bag in Ji Anni's hand and asked, "Hey, sister, what is this?"

"Oh, this is the demon-killing incense I just asked for from Taoist Yun Zhen. If you need it, leave it to you. There are many wronged souls and monsters in this palace, so it's always good to order more demon-killing incense to be on guard." Ji Anni simply borrowed Yun Zhen's demon-killing incense as a return gift to Concubine Baogui.

"Demon-removing incense." Baogui Fei shook her head and said, "I appreciate your kindness..."

"What's wrong? Sister, are you not used to the smell of this exorcising incense? Do you feel dizzy when you smell it?" Ji Anni really wanted to find a companion for herself, otherwise she always felt a little weird.

But Baogui Fei said, "It's not that I'm not used to it, but I smelled the smell of this demon-removing incense for a long time three years ago, and I'm a little tired of it. So now when I smell this fragrance, I feel a little stuffy in my chest and can't breathe."

Although she was not used to the magic-removing incense, her symptoms were slightly different from Ji Anni's. Ji Anni felt dizzy the first time she smelled the fragrance, while Baogui Fei was short of breath because she had smelled it too much.

Suddenly I noticed that there was another "three years ago" in Baogui Fei's words - three years ago, I got sick of smelling the exorcist incense.

If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to guess that three years ago, Concubine Baogui was possessed by evil spirits, so the palace must often light this magic-removing incense to exorcise evil spirits. Ji Anni stopped thinking at this point and did not think about it further.

Then, Ji Anni, Yizhen and Baoguifei talked about many other topics.

They also told Concubine Baogui about Yan Niang's return to the palace.

Baogui Concubine also recognized Yanniang, but whenever Yanniang was mentioned, Baogui Concubine's expression was always strange, as if she was a little afraid of Yanniang, and she kept muttering: "Why is she back again... Why is she back again..."

"Your Majesty, who is this Yan Niang? She is obviously just a palace maid, why does everyone seem to care so much about her?" Ji Anni remembered that Yun Zhen seemed a little uneasy after knowing that Yan Niang had entered the palace, and now Baogui Fei's uneasiness was even more obvious.

It seems that Yan Niang is not a simple person, but why did the Queen Mother let Yan Niang enter the palace again?

Concubine Baogui sighed, "When the previous emperor was in power, Concubine Zhuang schemed against me everywhere for the position of empress. I was almost demoted to a commoner and sent out of the palace many times. But fortunately, I survived every time, and I am still alive today. At that time, none of the four concubines and eight imperial concubines in the palace would not change color when they mentioned this Yanniang beside Concubine Zhuang. Everyone said that the maid was powerful. I don't know how many plans she gave to Concubine Zhuang, and I don't know how many bad things she helped Concubine Zhuang do... Although she was a palace maid, everyone was a little afraid of her. But three years ago, not long after the little prince died, she left the palace. After she left the palace, I felt that the tense atmosphere in the palace dissipated a little, but now... why is she back again?"

Having said that, he couldn't help but frowned deeply again.

Ji Anni guessed, "Could it be that... the Queen Mother needed Yan Niang's help in some way, so she brought her back into the palace?"

After hearing this, Concubine Baogui turned even paler, and whispered, "I just hope nothing serious will happen in this palace again."

Yizhen asked, "I heard that the Queen Mother asked the Emperor to decide on the Queen candidate in the autumn. Could this be related to this matter?"

Yizhen's words reminded Ji Anni, who seemed to have figured something out and speculated, "Back then, Yanniang helped the Queen Mother become the Queen, and now the Queen Mother lets Yanniang enter the palace again... Does she want Yanniang to help Concubine An become the Queen again?"

If this is true, there will definitely be quite a stir in the harem.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that the Queen Mother's letting Yan Niang enter the palace was actually raising the banner of war to fight for the throne for Concubine An among the four palaces and eight courtyards.

It seems that there will be no peace in the harem until the Autumn Queen is determined.