I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

Jiang Xingkuo stood at the entrance of Huining Palace, hesitant. She bit her lower lip, her mind racing. In the end, she decided to go in and face everything, took a deep breath, and stepped into the entrance of the palace.

She thought that Concubine De would kick her out. After all, Concubine De's fall into the water made her the target of public criticism.

Unexpectedly, when Concubine De heard the servant's report, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she immediately asked her to come in and sit down.

"You came."

Defei's voice was still gentle. Although she was lying on the sickbed, she tried hard to support her body. She wanted to get out of bed several times to get close to her, but was stopped by the palace maid beside her.

Jiang Xingkuo felt complicated. Although he knew that he was not the one who did it, he still felt an indescribable sense of guilt.

She had no choice but to move the stool to the bedside and gently advised: "Madam Defei, you are not well yet, you should just lie down."

De Fei smiled like a flower, her eyes full of surprise, "I am very happy that you came to see me. Don't be so reserved, Furong, serve tea."

Jiang Xingkuo took the tea handed to him by Furong with surprise.

She couldn't understand why Concubine De was still so friendly to her, as if nothing had happened.

Did Concubine De know something, or was she intentionally hiding something?

"Your Majesty, I'm really sorry that this incident has caused you so much harm." Jiang Xingkuo put down the teacup and said in a low voice.

Defei shook her head gently. "It's not your fault. I know you won't hurt me. In fact, I'm worried about you. There's been a lot of unrest in the palace lately. You must be more careful."

Such a friendly attitude?

"Hmm?" Jiang Xingkuo was restless. "Did the queen hear any rumors?"

"No matter what the rumors are, Miss Jiang, you just need to follow your heart. Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. You are the only one who can be as frank and honest as you."

Concubine De lay in the bed, looking at Jiang Xingkuo with satisfaction.

Jiang Xingkuo was slightly startled, his cherry red lips slightly parted, stars flowing in his eyes, and even his surprise had a compelling beauty.

too weird.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I will pay attention to it." Jiang Xingkuo nodded. "It's just that... Madam doesn't seem to be sad..."

"Children... there will always be more. Don't worry, don't worry..." De Fei blinked and tucked the corner of the quilt awkwardly, "Yuehan."

"Miss?"

"My name is Chi Yuehan. You can call me Yue'er." Concubine De smiled sweetly.

Jiang Xingkuo's eyes widened, "Wha...what?"

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules." Furong at the side suddenly interrupted.

"Yes, yes, yes. It's against the rules." Jiang Xingkuo nodded quickly.

De Fei seemed to have thought of something and asked with great interest:

"Then... can you tell me about how you fought your way out of the encirclement of hundreds of imperial guards in Huining Palace and survived?"

“——Ah? What does this have to do with anything?” Jiang Xingkuo almost fell off the stool.

"Can't tell? That's right. After all, so many people died. It's unlucky."

Defei seemed a little disappointed. "Then - tell me how you saved Prince Jingnan from the brink of death?"

Jiang Xingkuo was full of questions, "Where did you hear that from..."

"It's being spread across the harem! It was Furong who told me this. I thought you looked like Zhong Kui, but your personality was worse than the King of Hell. I didn't expect you to be like this..." Defei said with a silly smile.

"Looks like Zhong Kui...his personality is worse than the King of Hell..." Jiang Xingkuo glanced at Furong suspiciously.

Furong smiled awkwardly, "I just thought I was telling you something to cheer you up, but you took it seriously..."

"By the way, do you still need chrysanthemums? Take some from my yard? I'll have someone prepare a basket for you right away..."

"No, no, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's just for use as a medicine inducer, not too much." Jiang Xingkuo held her down again.

This Concubine De... is too enthusiastic.

"Don't be polite to me! Tell me if you need anything!"

Jiang Xingkuo, who was full of suspicion, thanked him repeatedly, but felt that it was a bit strange, so he quickly said:

"Your Highness, it's getting late. Jiang Xingkuo has disturbed you today, please forgive me. I will take my leave now. I wish you a speedy recovery."

He stood up and was about to leave.

"So soon!" De Fei sat up suddenly, "Am I too annoying? Are you going back to sleep? So early? If you don't mind, why don't you sleep with me and we can have a night talk together?"

As he said this, he lifted the quilt and invited Jiang Xingkuo to come in.

Jiang Xingkuo was shocked and stepped back repeatedly.

Furong quickly held down the quilt and whispered through gritted teeth:

"My lady! This is against the rules!"

"Rules, rules, rules! Rules again!" Concubine De threw away the pillow in frustration.

"Will you come tomorrow? Remember to come often!"

Jiang Xingkuo forced a smile and hurried out.

Her voice came from behind:

"Furong! Send her away!"

"Oh oh! Walk slowly girl!"

Jiang Xingkuo gritted his teeth and slowed down his pace, but Furong quickly caught up with him.

She hesitated.

"…Is your queen really okay? Is she pretending to be cheerful to hide her sadness?"

"Thank you for your concern, young lady. Your Majesty has a simple personality and has been pampered since she was young. She has never suffered any hardship. But ever since she had morning sickness, she has been vomiting every day. She can't eat or sleep well, and she has lost a lot of weight. To be honest, your Majesty is now... much more relaxed."

Jiang Xingkuo nodded to show his understanding.

"Then your mother isn't angry with me..."

"Although the queen is simple-minded, she is not unreasonable. Previously, the queen's pregnancy was not yet stable, but it was widely publicized, which was already confusing... Now she has miscarried again. The queen just blamed her for being willful and always dismissing the palace maids. She stayed alone and no one was watching her, which led to the miscarriage. We servants were also punished by the queen. Fortunately, our queen took the responsibility for us, and we servants were able to save our lives..."

"So the Queen..."

"The Queen is the mother of the country, how could she be wrong?"

Jiang Xingkuo asked again tentatively, "Why didn't Xiao'e save your mother first..."

"To be honest with you, young lady, if it were me, I would also save my own mistress first."

"Uh..." Jiang Xingkuo was suddenly speechless.

"Miss, I will not see you off once you leave this palace. I have to go back to look after the queen. The queen cannot go out of bed recently. It would be the best if you could come and talk to the queen to relieve her boredom..."

As Furong continued to talk, Jiang Xingkuo felt relieved.

"Okay, I'll come over when I'm free."

Jiang Xingkuo walked lightly to the gate of Piyun Palace, but saw a group of people gathered at the gate.

"What's going on? What happened again?"

She pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.