Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Ji Anni's sudden silly smile and question startled Yun Zhen a little. After coming to his senses, he smiled and replied, "I heard from Xiao Shunzi that he saw the queen running around in the palace, so I came out to look for her. I didn't expect to find you who was about to fall."

"Luckily you arrived in time, otherwise I would have been injured again."

Ji Anni was finally able to talk freely with Yun Zhen, and the atmosphere changed from the initial vague ambiguity to a very cheerful one.

Great, that’s it, treat Yun Zhen as a friend and don’t have any bad thoughts beyond that of a friend.

While Ji Anni was sounding the alarm in her heart, she was immersed in the joy of talking with Yun Zhen.

She still remembered the little Shunzi mentioned by Yun Zhen. Xiao Shunzi was the eunuch who drove the carriage for them on the first day of entering the palace. The eunuch looked very honest and didn't talk much. Yun Zhen also praised Xiao Shunzi for his kindness and loyalty.

So Ji Anni also had a good impression of Xiao Shunzi.

Hearing the word "injured" in Ji Anni's words, Yun Zhen's smile faded slightly, gradually becoming a little serious, and whispered: "My queen, I heard that you were hit by a poisoned arrow at the hunting meeting."

In fact, Ji Anni originally wanted to forget about the poison arrow for the time being and just talk to Yun Zhen about some happy trivial matters, but now that she heard Yun Zhen mention the poison arrow, she couldn't help but talk about it.

"Actually, I know who shot that poison arrow."

Hearing this, Yun Zhen was even more surprised and looked around, fearing that his next words would be heard by others.

At this time, they were walking by the Qinglan River. There were only flowers and river water around them, and no one was in sight. They could talk without worry, but Ji Anni still lowered her voice and said, "Although there is no definite evidence yet, I intuitively think that this must be Concubine An's conspiracy."

"Noble Concubine An..." Yun Zhen whispered and repeated Ji Anni's speculation, frowning slightly.

"Yun Zhen, do you think Concubine An is the murderer who cursed Zhao Ji?"

Yun Zhen didn't think much about it, and quickly shook his head, muttering to himself: "Concubine An should not be a monster. There is nothing suspicious about her origins. She is the niece of the Queen Mother and the daughter of the Prime Minister... It shouldn't be her."

"But she is very bad." Although they have not known each other for long, Ji Anni has already determined that Concubine An is a villain.

"Bad people are not necessarily monsters, and monsters are not necessarily bad. Sometimes monsters are inferior to humans, but sometimes, humans are not even as good as monsters." Yun Zhen sighed softly, like a tongue twister, his eyes filled with worry and concern.

The monster in the palace could not be found, which always troubled him.

After the poison arrow incident, he began to regret letting Ji Anni enter the palace and causing her to be involved in this sinister struggle.

"Yun Zhen, I hate Concubine An not because of what she did to me, but because she wanted to frame Concubine Baogui. She had someone shoot me with an arrow with the Bao family logo. If I hadn't broken the arrow feather in time, I'm afraid Concubine Baogui would have been wrongly accused this time." Ji Anni said as she handed the broken arrow feather to Yun Zhen for review. Although this thing can't prove that Concubine An is the murderer, it can prove that someone wants to frame Concubine Baogui.

Yun Zhen took the arrow feather and looked at it without saying much, because it was too early to draw a conclusion based on just a piece of broken feather.

"I will remind Concubine Bao when I have time, and ask her to be on guard against Concubine An's dirty tricks."

As soon as Ji Anni finished speaking, Yun Zhen nervously stopped her and said, "No need. Baogui Concubine knows Concubine An's personality and temper, and she doesn't need you to remind her. If you remind her like this, I'm afraid she will worry about it. She is weak to begin with, and I'm afraid she will worry about it and get sick again."

As soon as Concubine Baogui was mentioned, Yun Zhen's attitude immediately became very concerned.

Although Ji Anni kept telling herself not to care and that Yun Zhen should have cared about Concubine Baogui, for some reason, the slightly painful feeling deep in her heart could not be erased.

"Your Majesty." Seeing Ji Anni looking uneasy again, Yun Zhen was extremely worried and asked, "Your Majesty seems to be worried? I wonder if Yun Zhen can help you share your worries?"

"No, thank you." Ji Anni shook her head gently. She had too many things on her mind and didn't know where to start. She also didn't want to rely too much on Yun Zhen. The person Yun Zhen should care about the most should be Baogui Fei. She was strong and energetic, but Baogui Fei was different. Baogui Fei was just an ordinary weak woman who needed Yun Zhen's care and concern.

Ji Anni walked gloomily on the rest of the way.

The breeze beside the Qinglan River is refreshing and pleasant.

But Ji Anni's expression was full of worries and she looked worried.

Yun Zhen asked a few questions worriedly, but Ji Anni just managed to cope with it by putting on a forced smile.

Seeing that Ji Anni was unwilling to confess her true feelings, Yun Zhen did not ask any more questions.

The two of them returned to Concubine's Palace in this slightly awkward atmosphere.

It was still early and the concubines were still studying in Renhe Hall and had not returned yet.

Yun Zhen only sent Ji Anni to the door and warned her, "My queen, you must be more careful in the future. If you find anything unusual about the people around you, or sense any danger, tell me immediately, and I will do my best to help you."

Although it was just a simple sentence, it made Ji Annie feel warm in her heart.

It turns out that she is not fighting alone, Yun Zhen is also beside her, he is like her last resort. But until the last moment when she is forced into a desperate situation, Ji Anni does not want to rely on Yun Zhen, she believes that she has the ability to handle everything.

***

After waving goodbye to Yun Zhen, Ji Anni staggered towards her room.

She was so tired that she almost fainted. She hadn't eaten lunch, and there was no food in the room. If Yizhen was here, it would be great. At least Yizhen had a lot of local specialties to temporarily fill her stomach. Looking at the empty Concubine Hall, everyone went to the Renhe Hall for training. There was no one in sight, and of course it was impossible to find anyone to eat with.

Ji Anni sighed softly, held onto the wall, and weakly pushed open the door of her room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened a little, a high-pitched voice came from inside the house: "Why did you come back just now? You kept me waiting for so long!"

Oh my god... isn't this Princess Tianning's voice? Why is she just not willing to let me go?

Ji Anni felt so weak that she didn't even have the energy to look up. She didn't even bother to greet him. She said in an extremely impatient voice, "Princess... could you please ask the owner's opinion before entering someone else's room next time? I saw a living person sitting in the room when I opened the door. I didn't faint because I have a good psychological tolerance."

But as soon as she finished speaking, Ji Anni immediately smelled a strange smell.

It wasn't the sweet smell of food, but the strong bitter taste of medicine...

He sniffed hard and finally determined that the bitter smell was coming from the table in his room.

On the table, there was a bowl of unknown liquid that looked like medicine.