Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

After the iron needle was removed, Wunie finally returned to normal and stopped moving around. It stood there obediently and rubbed affectionately against Kang Xiaorong who was hugging it, as if to express its gratitude.

However, Kang Xiaorong had no time to be intimate with Wunie at this time. All his attention was focused on the iron needle that Ji Anni had removed.

Who put the iron needle in Unnie's hoof? And what was the purpose?

Wunie was originally Kang Fangting's mount. Could it be that the person behind the scenes really wanted to harm Kang Fangting?

"All of you go out. Don't tell anyone what happened today." Kang Xiaorong said to the three eunuchs.

The three eunuchs looked at each other and then responded in unison: "Your servant obeys your command."

They had just seen Ji Anni pull the iron needle out of the horse's hoof with their own eyes, and considering Unema's madness yesterday and Zhao Ji's injury by a poison arrow, they must have guessed that something was fishy. The more they knew, the more dangerous it would be, so they all retreated obediently.

After the eunuch left, Kang Xiaorong and Ji Anni were the only ones left in the horse-killing cabin.

Kang Xiaorong took the iron needle from Ji Anni's hand, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, as if trying to smell what kind of poison was on the needle.

But the poison on the needle had already been absorbed by Wu Nie's body, and now the needle was stained with Wu Nie's blood, so it must be difficult to identify the type of poison by smell. After sniffing for a while and not being able to smell anything, Kang Xiaorong frowned.

Ji Anni, who was standing by, asked in a low voice, "Why is there this iron needle on Unie's hoof?"

Kang Xiaorong shook his head. He dared not say anything without evidence.

Ji Anni, who didn't know what to worry about, guessed, "Is it that someone wants to use Wunie to murder Concubine Kang? Or, someone already knew that I would ride Wunie and wanted to use Wunie to harm me?"

Kang Xiaorong shook his head and said, "My lady, don't make wild guesses before you have any evidence."

"Then tell me what is going on?" Her life was at stake. Ji Anni could not help but get excited. She stepped forward and grabbed Kang Xiaorong's hand, shouting, "Unie's hoof was pierced with an iron needle, and I was hit by a poison arrow in the woods. Are these two things just coincidences or human arrangements... Someone wants to kill me, someone in this palace... Someone wants to kill me..."

Although she knew there was a hidden murderous intention in the palace before entering it, it was only after this incident that Ji Anni truly felt the horror of having her life targeted. She didn't know who was behind the scenes, but the other party was always watching her, waiting for an opportunity to take her life. If she hadn't been lucky enough to fall off her horse and be shot by an arrow, she would have gone to hell long ago.

How could she stay calm at a moment like this?

"Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter secretly. Please do not make it public to avoid alerting the enemy." Kang Xiaorong said seriously.

Ji Anni was silent for a while, and finally calmed down, and said in a very calm voice: "I know."

Ji Anni knew her current situation very well. Zhao Ji was just a maid from Qi State, the wife of the current emperor. But Zhao Ji had no power in the harem, no support, and her status was just a small concubine. Even if she threatened to catch the real murderer, who would stand up for her? I'm afraid they would just treat her as a joke.

As if he didn't expect Ji Anni to calm down so quickly, Kang Xiaorong was stunned for a few seconds and then said, "Well, your majesty, I will take you back."

"No need." Ji Anni rejected Kang Xiaorong's kindness, "I can go back by myself."

The reason why Ji Anni refused was, firstly, because she was very confused and just wanted to be alone for some time; secondly, because Kang Xiaorong was the lover of Princess Tianning, if any scandal between her and Kang Xiaorong spread, she was afraid that Princess Tianning would come to fight her again.

***

Ji Anni was walking alone on the way back to Concubine Concubine's Palace.

The road was very quiet, and there was no one in sight. Perhaps because the Imperial Courtyard was located in a remote area of ​​the palace, there were few palace maids and eunuchs walking around.

It’s better to be quieter, so Annie Ji can think more clearly.

Ji Anni already had some idea of ​​who the mastermind was. She took out the arrow feather with the mark from her belt, looked at it, and held it tightly in her palm. Her mind kept turning over all the things that happened in the past two days, sorting out the conspiracy of the person behind the scenes, and suddenly she couldn't help but get angry. She rushed to the East Palace where Concubine An was.

The maids serving in the East Palace saw Ji Anni running towards them aggressively and hurriedly stopped her.

But these maids were no match for Ji Anni. Ji Anni pushed this maid and bumped that maid's shoulder, and rushed into the palace gate. The maids and eunuchs knew that Ji Anni was a queen, so they were afraid of her and didn't dare to hurt her. So Ji Anni was even more unstoppable, and soon she had rushed into the front corridor of the East Palace.

As he rushed forward, he shouted, "I want to see Concubine An, let Concubine An come out to see me!"

After shouting for a long time, I heard footsteps coming from deep inside the palace.

Ji Anni thought it was Concubine An who came out, and she looked up and glared at her angrily.

Unexpectedly, the person who appeared in front of her was not Concubine An, but a little palace maid.

The little maid looked familiar. I had seen her once in the West Palace of Concubine Baogui two days ago. It was the day when Ji Anni brought the magic-removing incense from Yun Zhen. On her way home, she visited Concubine Baogui. Yizhen was there at the time. The three sisters were talking, and Concubine An came uninvited. The little maid in front of me was the maid who followed Concubine An at that time.

Before Ji Anni could speak, the little maid said, "Ningshuang thought it was someone else, it turned out to be Consort Zhao Cong. Why are you so murderous today? Her Majesty has heard your voice, let Ningshuang lead you in."

Then he waved to the palace maids and eunuchs who were trying to stop Ji Annie, and they let Ji Annie go.

Only then did Ji Anni know that the little palace maid's name was "Ningshuang". She looked at Ningshuang carefully.

Although Ningshuang is not very old, she sounds quite arrogant when she speaks.

She was the second palace maid who called herself by her name instead of "slave" in front of Ji Anni, the first being Yan Niang.

Ji Anni was still angry and didn't want to pay attention to anyone, so she just snorted.

Ningshuang was not angry. She smiled at Ji Anni and led the way, saying, "Please follow Ningshuang, Concubine Zhao."

Ji Anni tidied up her clothes that were torn apart by the palace maids and eunuchs, and followed Ningshuang in.

The architectural layout of the East Palace is similar to that of the West Palace, so Ji Annie didn't feel dizzy at all.

After a while, Ningshuang brought Ji Anni to Concubine An's bedroom.

Concubine An had been waiting there for a long time. When she saw Ji Anni coming, she sent away all the servants and left only Ningshuang to serve her. This shows that Ningshuang was indeed Concubine An's trusted maid.