After the founding of the People's Republic of China, she became a spirit and was punished, and

Xiyu walked towards the rockery, and through the cracks in the rocks, she could just see the people inside.

The nanny opened the small basket in her hand, revealing some exquisite pastries.

Three were stacked together and placed neatly.

"Your death was not caused by me. Please don't come to look for me again. I have been having nightmares lately and I can't even do ordinary errands."

"If you really can't let go of your resentment... please go find the person behind this. Don't make things difficult for me. I am just a servant. Sometimes I really can't help myself..."

She muttered softly, her voice so light that it was as if she was holding the sound in her mouth.

If it weren’t for Xiyu’s sharp ears, she might not have been able to hear it.

From what he said, it seemed that the servant had killed his master under duress and was feeling guilty.

Seeing how flustered he was, the nanny would probably not stay long.

Xiyu secretly memorized her appearance, and then winked at Nanny Su and Chunshi.

The three of them moved quietly, leaving the area where the rockery was and heading towards the imperial garden.

"Qixi?"

She called out softly in her heart, trying to connect the two of them, but nothing happened along the way.

Xiyu's ethereal call drifted away with the breeze, without any response.

Seeing Xiyu getting closer and closer to the lake, Nanny Su couldn't help but persuade her, "Fujin, you can't go any further. The lakeside is muddy and slippery. If you're not careful..."

Thinking of that possibility, her gray brows furrowed tightly together, and the wrinkles on her face became more obvious.

Xiyu lowered her head and looked at the close distance. There was no response until now, so she guessed that the little snake demon was not here at all.

"Then go back."

She turned around and headed towards East Third Office.

As evening approached, the sky darkened a little, and Chunshi went to find a candle to light the lantern in front of the door.

At this moment, there was no one guarding the bedroom door.

A light green shadow crawled along the crack in the wall and slowly got in through the crack in the door.

[Wow, wow, wow~ Little ginseng spirit~]

He saw the familiar figure leaning on the couch, and a feeling of grievance instantly surged in his heart.

But as a snake spirit, he has no tear glands.

Therefore, with this snake body, he had no way of shedding tears and could only feel aggrieved and sad.

The voice was somewhat familiar, yet also had a strange, childish tone.

Xiyu subconsciously raised her head from the book, feeling delighted.

At the same time, she gently closed the book and looked around calmly.

"Qixi? Is that you?"

She put the book down and asked softly using secret techniques, turning her head slightly, but she still couldn't catch sight of Qi Xi.

However, the room remained the same as usual, and the familiar snake shadow did not appear.

Could it be that... the little snake spirit is crying somewhere else?

This conjecture made her feel a little disappointed and she was unwilling to accept this possibility.

At this moment, a subtle voice came into Xiyu's ears again, [It's me, it's me, it's me! I'm right in front of you! ]

The voice was somewhat anxious and childish, sounding like a child of a few years old.

Qixi's slender body moved flexibly on the ground, forming a graceful S-shaped curve.

From time to time, he raised his head and looked towards Xiyu who was lying on the couch, as if trying to attract her attention.

In front of you?

Xiyu looked around, but could only hear his voice but could not see the snake.

She leaned against the window in confusion, blinking her big eyes and looking out.

There was nothing in the courtyard except the shady flowers and plants.

Xiyu got off the couch, quickly put on her shoes, and walked towards the door.

[No, no, no! Don't leave! I'm at your feet! ]

Qi Xi's voice became more urgent and closer, as if he was right next to her.

The light green figure on the ground dodged flexibly, barely avoiding the little ginseng spirit's feet.

But the next moment, the mauve night shoes pressed towards him again.

【Ah ah ah! ! ! 】

Hearing the scream, Xiyu subconsciously stopped and looked down at the ground.

A long light green strip was tightly attached to the edge of the slippers along the curve of the shoe, fitting perfectly and... not moving.

It’s over, it’s over. Did she get stepped on to death?

She subconsciously retracted her feet and moved to the side, then squatted down and hooked up the snake's body, which was only slightly thicker than a silver needle, with her fingers, and placed it in the palm of her hand. It felt cold.

Then he raised his hand, and his light brown eyes moved closer curiously, observing carefully.

At the same time, he stretched out his fingers and fiddled with it gently.

"Why did you become like this? Your voice is different too."

If it wasn't the wrong timing, she really wanted to say how cute she was.

Qi Xi was breathing rapidly, and the tip of his snake tail was gently raised to touch the vital point.

It was a close call, as he, a supervisor, almost got stuck here.

[I don’t know either, woooooo~~~]

Hearing the concerned inquiry, he wrapped his slender body around Xiyu's middle finger and cried with his mouth open.

[When I was rescuing people that day, I came back from the body of the eldest wife. As soon as I touched you, I suddenly realized that all the spiritual energy in my body had been drained away, leaving nothing.]

[There were too many people by the lake. I had no spiritual power and couldn't even change the shape of the bracelet. I had to hide in the lake. But I waited for several days and you didn't come to find me. I crawled all the way back and was almost trampled to death on the way. Woo woo woo ~]

As he said this, his voice revealed a sense of grievance, and his voice was immature and childish.

Xi Yu touched his smooth snake head soothingly, "How could such a thing happen when all his spiritual power was drained away in an instant?"

No wonder the spiritual power supporting her limbs disappeared, so this is the case...

'Now, can you still turn into a bracelet?'

she asked softly.

[No, I don't have any spiritual power now. I can't do anything except communicate with you. I'm just like an ordinary snake. Otherwise, I wouldn't have crawled all the way back. Woohoo——]

So sad!

As he spoke, he remembered the sad things again and burst into tears with his snake head tilted back.

"In this case, I can only keep you for the time being."

Xiyu raised her head, and her eyes searched the room under her long eyelashes.

Then she slowly walked to the dressing table and took out an empty jewelry box from the drawer. It was about the size of a palm and was more than enough to hold Qixi.

"In order to prevent others from finding you, I have no choice but to leave you here for now."

[I didn't expect that after practicing for thousands of years, I would return to live in a jewelry box. ]

Xiyu had sharp ears. She moved her left ear and detected the sound of steady footsteps approaching slowly outside.

"Yinzhen is back, you stay here for now."

She closed the jewelry box, not knowing whether the little snake spirit needed air now, so she left a gap for him to ventilate.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and they were already at the door. She hurriedly returned to the couch and sat down.

Because he was in a hurry, the shoes on his feet were not put in order and were thrown here and there on the ground.

When Yinzhen pushed the door open, he saw the young concubine looking up almost reflexively, her eyes trembling slightly as if she was a little flustered.

He calmly cast his gaze on the book that the young lady was holding upside down, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.