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Xiyu led Chunshi in and happened to hear Yunran telling the Queen Mother a folk story. There was also a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere in the story.

If there was any pause, the Queen Mother would urge him on anxiously.

There was a hint of surprise in her eyes. She didn't expect that the Queen Mother would be like this when she was with Xiao Qi.

Xiyu placed the food box on the table and bowed, "May the Royal Madam be blessed with good health. I am sorry that your granddaughter-in-law is late."

The Queen Mother smiled and waved her hands, "Hurry up and get up, you are not late at all, it is this girl who came too early and disturbed my sleep."

As she said this, she gently tapped Yun Ran's forehead with her fingertips. She really didn't look angry at all.

"It was the Queen Mother herself who said that we should go to bed early and get up early. Xiao Qi will of course supervise you and won't let you stay up late secretly reading the storybook."

Yun Ran walked towards Xi Yu, took her arm and sat down with her, and said with a sweet laugh, "Did Fourth Sister-in-law say so?"

Xiyu smiled with her eyes curved, but did not answer her question, "You have so many lawsuits on your head that I am almost overwhelmed by the difficulty of judging you."

The atmosphere in the room was extremely harmonious. It was time for breakfast and the three of them sat down at the table.

The two men surrounded the empress dowager, one on the left and one on the right, and tried every way to make her happy.

The palace maids came in one after another and began to serve the meal.

She waved at Chun Shi, then took out the crystal bag of crab roe and shrimp from the food box and placed it in front of the two of them.

"This bun was just developed by me and the chef in the small kitchen. The skin is soft, smooth and transparent, and the inside is fragrant and chewy."

As she spoke, Xiyu moved closer to the two of them and whispered, "No one else in the palace has eaten yet."

The Queen Mother understood what the youngsters meant and knew that they were thinking about her, so she smiled happily.

Once someone tasted the food in Xiyu's small kitchen, many concubines and princes' wives would come to her and ask for the recipe.

The Third Lady once felt that the food cooked in her own kitchen tasted different, so she stayed in her courtyard for several meals.

Although Yun Ran knew that there were many more delicious foods in the palace when she returned this time, it was the first time she ate food from her small kitchen.

My taste buds were instantly amazed.

She ate with relish, stuffing her mouth full like a little squirrel.

Although there is a rule in the palace: don't talk while eating or sleeping, it seems that no one really follows this rule.

Because of the presence of these two lively guys, the breakfast time for the three of them was extended a lot.

After dinner, the three of them leaned directly on the couch and took turns telling stories.

There are ordinary folk love stories, eerie ghost stories, and stories about mountain spirits and ghosts practicing...

There is no doubt that the last category of stories were all told by Xiyu, and they were all things she had seen or heard over the past thousand years, guaranteed to be authentic.

"Legend has it that on a rainy night, a woodcutter went up the mountain to chop wood and was on his way home. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. He had no choice but to hide in a dilapidated temple and used the firewood on his body to light a bonfire to keep warm.

The tattered temple door was shattered in the wind, and waves of wolf howling could be heard in the distance..."

As Xiyu was talking, he imitated the howl of a wolf to create an atmosphere that made the two of them unconsciously engage in the conversation.

"Suddenly, a flash of lightning split the night sky, illuminating the entire ruined temple, and the bonfire beside it was blown out by the wind without anyone knowing.

The woodcutter was horrified to find that a huge shadow appeared on the wall.

He was so frightened that he was shaking all over and holding the axe tightly in his hand.

But the black shadow disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the ethereal singing of a woman came from not far away, making people intoxicated and immersed in it.

There was a deafening thunder in the sky, and suddenly a beautiful woman appeared at the entrance of the temple. She was wearing a long white dress and looked like a fairy..."

Xiyu hummed a song with a sly smile on her lips.

"The next morning, the dark clouds dispersed and the sky was clear and cloudless.

The woodcutter was found dead in the temple, and no one knew what happened the night before? "

Yun Ran huddled up in a ball hugging the quilt, the type of person who was both timid and loved to listen.

"I won't tell you anymore, I'm afraid you'll be scared." Xiyu smiled playfully.

Seeing that she was being laughed at, Yun Ran blushed and hurriedly changed the subject, finding someone who was even more timid than her, "If you told this story to Concubine Hui, she would definitely be so scared that she wouldn't dare to sleep at night."

However, Xiyu did not have the opportunity to tell Concubine Hui, but was brought by Yun Ran to tell it several times in Yonghe Palace.

Ever since he knew that the two of them had become close friends, Yun Ran had always taken her to the Cining Palace or Yonghe Palace to talk and chat. If he was in the mood, he would even take the initiative to tell her some stories.

This went on for nearly twenty days, and Xiyu felt that all the stories in his mind were almost drained out.

When she woke up one morning, Xiyu unexpectedly discovered that she had raised Defei's favorability to 5% by telling stories. It was truly an unexpected gain.

It really was not in vain that all her time and effort were wasted.

Outside the window, raindrops were dripping on the doors and windows. The palace had been shrouded in drizzle for several days.

Xiyu felt a little unhappy because she hadn't seen the sun for a long time.

"Fujin, Master Jingtai has sent a letter in."

During breakfast, Xia Ying hurried in and placed a very thick letter on the table.

Normally, the two of them rarely contacted each other unless it was necessary. Suddenly, such a thick letter came to her. Her intuition told her that the content of the letter contained clues related to ten years ago.

Xiyu removed the beeswax on top, took out the letter inside, and read it word by word.

The letter recorded the list of eunuchs and palace maids who were released from the palace in the 26th year of Kangxi's reign, as well as a list of some people who entered the palace that year.

No wonder it's so thick.

She continued reading. Her fourth brother said in the letter that he had found several people who knew the inside story among those who left the palace, and that what one of them said was somewhat different from what was recorded in the files of that year. He had sent people to do further investigation, and if there was any result, he would send another letter to the palace.

At the end of the letter, Jingtai said that he could try starting with the concubines in the harem.

Concubines in the harem... Xiyu supported her chin with both hands and closed her eyes to think.

There are concubines who have been in the palace for more than ten years, which is not too many, but not too few either, and their positions are not low.

Just as she put the received letter in the drawer, Gao Wuyong came to Danruoju with Yinzhen's letter.

What was sent back these days was just a simple letter. I heard that when they arrived at the Huaihe River Basin, there was a flood in the area due to continuous rainfall. The disaster affected Huai'an, Bengbu, Haozhou and other places, causing countless casualties.

The heavy rain continued for days and there was no sign of stopping.

For several days, everyone was busy dredging the river and providing relief to the victims, and they did not dare to slack off for even a moment.

The Crown Prince was acting as regent, and the atmosphere in the court became increasingly solemn; even the harem could sense the low pressure.

The Queen Mother ordered everyone in the harem to reduce expenses and to help her husband and son who were on a southern tour.