The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

Fang Kexin was stunned at first, then tried to quickly adjust her shocked expression and pretend to be calm.

But the slight trembling of fingertips still revealed the true emotions.

The arrogant look in his eyes flickered for a moment, as if he wanted to escape but had nowhere to hide.

She suddenly stood up and walked forward, grabbing Li Xuansheng's sleeve tightly, her angry voice trembling.

"You know it, don't you?"

Fang Kexin's dealings with Zhao Ning have always been kept secret.

Whenever she and Zhao Ning had a secret meeting, they chose Mingjing Hall instead of her own palace. She ordered people to pave a small path in the backyard of Cining Palace, leading directly to the backyard of Mingjing Hall, so that the two could meet at any time.

What's more, Zhao Ning was extremely cautious when entering and leaving the palace. He always went through the corner gate for transporting goods, which was very concealed.

She couldn't believe it. How did Li Xuansheng know about such a secret meeting?!

Did he come here today specifically to warn us?

Or maybe he didn't know the truth and was just testing the waters?

Fang Kexin was unable to judge any useful information from Li Xuansheng's hypocritical smile. She stared at the curve of his mouth, and the more she looked, the more meaningful it seemed to her.

"I only know that it is my duty to care for your health. I hope you take care of yourself."

Li Xuansheng deliberately emphasized the word "phoenix body", which seemed particularly abrupt in his usually cold tone.

After saying this, he completely ignored Fang Kexin's panic-stricken appearance, lifted up his sleeve that she was holding, stood up and walked out of the Cining Palace.

……

Inside Yinglan Pavilion.

Another person who was also tired last night was Lu Qingqing, who had been tossing and turning all night.

The night watch outside Mingjing Hall lasted from yesterday's Xu hour to this morning's Mao hour. Add to that the series of things that happened, such as sneaking into the hall to investigate and being caught by the black-clothed man, and Lu Qingqing was exhausted. After returning to the bedroom, he fell asleep and slept until the afternoon.

At this time, the sunlight slanted into the hall, and the golden beams climbed up Lu Qingqing's delicate sleeping face inch by inch.

This morning, Erxi saw her coming back from her night shift with a tired face. Although Lu Qingqing did not give any instructions, the master and servant understood each other tacitly.

In order to maintain peace and quiet, Erxi drove the other palace servants out of the bedroom, created the most comfortable sleeping environment for Lu Qingqing, and allowed her to sleep peacefully.

In a daze, Lu Qingqing felt the sunlight shining into her eyes, and then she slowly woke up from her sleep.

The small hands like water scallion rubbed the sleepy eyes, and the voice was still a little hoarse after just waking up, "Erxi, what time is it?"

When Lu Qingqing was sleeping, Erxi had been waiting outside the warm room. Suddenly, when she heard the young lady asking a question, she ran to Lu Qingqing's bed happily.

"My dear, have a good sleep. It is already 3:45 pm. Although it is past lunch time, I am worried that you will be hungry when you wake up, so I have specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite hawthorn pot cake. Would you like to try it?"

Erxi knew that Lu Qingqing had been tired all night, and now he was most worried about her health. Such a charming and weak lady, not only did she stay up all night, but she still had nothing to eat in the afternoon, her body really couldn't take it.

Lu Qingqing looked at Erxi, her heart deeply moved.

When she lived in modern life, people always thought she was an iron lady who dared to think and act, and always silently took on the most difficult things in life.

Over time, her relatives and friends seemed to have forgotten that she was just a soft girl who also needed care and love.

Even she herself would subconsciously ignore the desire in her heart to be cared for and taken care of.

But here, she met Erxi, who cared about her feelings the most in her life. Although Sanpang was also loyal to her, he was not as considerate as Erxi, a girl.

Girls helping girls, this was the first time that the phrase took shape in Lu Qingqing's mind.

When she was first appointed as an official girl, Erxi explained to her the twists and turns of the struggles among the concubines in the harem.

When Concubine Shu made things difficult for her, Erxi asked Concubine Xian to help her out of her predicament.

She secretly switched places with the palace maid on night watch last night, and it was Erxi who helped her to calm Xiaotao down to ensure that the plan was foolproof.

The bond between master and servant is even stronger than that between sisters.

Lu Qingqing sat up from the couch and put her arms around Erxi's waist, "You have helped me a lot, thank you."

Erxi was startled by Lu Qingqing's sudden action. She had been instilled with the idea of ​​master-servant hierarchy since she was a child, and had never seen a master who was so good to her. She was surprised and happy, and she began to stutter when she spoke.

"My lady... My lady, you are too kind. This is what I should do... I am willing to serve you!"

Tears welled up in Erxi's eyes.

Lu Qingqing raised her equally sparkling eyes, and the two smiled at each other, with a tacit trust and understanding in their hearts that needed no words.

However, what Lu Qingqing was most concerned about was not her hungry stomach. Before she was full and satisfied, she had something more important to confirm.

She had confirmed with her own eyes the close relationship between the Zhao family and the Queen Mother, but she had no idea about the identity of the man in black that night.

However, she clearly remembered the man's heroic and sharp features, which were very familiar, as well as the faint sweet earthy fragrance.

She called Sanpang and ordered him to quickly check the list of people who entered and left the palace yesterday.

Sanpang made many friends in the palace and was quite wild. Soon he handed the list to Lu Qingqing.

In addition to several ministers who were often summoned to the Qianqing Palace for meetings, there was another person whose name was particularly eye-catching.

Prince Jing.

Lu Qingqing knew that this was Li Xuansheng's only biological brother, born of the same mother.

Thinking of this, the heroic features of the man in black gradually became clear in her mind, overlapping with her impression of Li Xuansheng.

picture!so similar!

As for the identity of the man in black, she already had an answer in her mind.

But she changed her mind and thought again, there must be more than just the two of them with such heroic eyes and brows. If she made a mistake and her identity was later revealed by the real man in black, it would be very bad.

She needs more information before she can confirm further.

Now the only clue left is that sweet fragrance.

Since she could smell an earthy aroma, it meant that she must have smelled it in the palace before.

But where exactly?

Lu Qingqing thought for a long time and finally set his target on Li Xuansheng.

She was sure that she had smelled this sweet fragrance on Li Xuansheng. He was the only person with whom she had had physical intimacy. She would definitely not mistake the scent she smelled when they were affectionate and affectionate!

She had to go to Li Xuansheng to confirm it again immediately!

He ate a few bites of the hawthorn pot cake, then immediately called Erxi to bring the food box and rushed to the Qianqing Palace.

When she arrived, she was stopped outside the door by He Qing.

"Eunuch Qing, I'm here to pay my respects to the Emperor. Could you please pass me on?"

He Qing looked a little embarrassed, but with a smile on his face, he explained hesitantly, "Mr. Lu, the virtuous concubine just went in not long ago. I'm afraid you will have to wait for a while."

Although Concubine Xian was a concubine of high status, He Qing could clearly see that the Emperor loved Concubine Lu.

Although she is still a noble lady now, if she continues to be favored by the emperor and has a prince or princess in the future, it will be just around the corner for her to be made a consort.

Therefore, he never dared to neglect Lu Qingqing and could only try to persuade her to come back with kind words.

However, Lu Qingqing didn't mind the virtuous concubine accompanying the emperor at all. When she came today, she even wanted to just smell it and leave.

Lu Qingqing is not interested in a man who has been used by others, even if he is the emperor.