First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Concubine Mei was horrified and looked at Su Jixiang, who was kneeling on the ground, in disbelief.

Without giving it a second thought, she turned around and grabbed Su Jixiang's hand, "Let's go together!" Su Jixiang hadn't given up on her just now, and now that Xuanwu Gate was right in front of her, she couldn't give up on Su Jixiang!

Tears welled up in Su Jixiang's eyes. She raised her knife and cut off the arrow shaft that had pierced her calf muscle. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard Concubine Mei scream. She looked back and saw that the five soldiers had seen her fall to the ground and had already chased after her. They now knew that what Su Jixiang had sprinkled was not poison but pepper, and they clamored to kill Su Jixiang.

Su Jixiang dodged two slashes and even slashed one of them with her backhand, but she was no match for four people with her own fists, let alone five people. In addition, she had a leg injury and fell to the ground. Mei Fei came to help in a panic, but she didn't know martial arts and was slapped aside by someone.

Su Jixiang watched as a soldier was about to chop down at her with a knife. She dodged the attacks of two other people, but she obviously could not dodge the attack of this man.

At the critical moment, a feather arrow flew through the air and hit the man directly between the eyebrows. The man fell to the ground without even a grunt.

Then several feather arrows attacked at the same time, knocking down all the people who were besieging Su Jixiang.

The arrow had a red shaft and white tail feathers, a style that Su Jixiang had seen before!

is it him?

She looked in the direction where the arrow came from, and saw that in front of the Xuanwu Gate not far away, she had been surrounded by a large number of black-armored soldiers. The dark armor looked even deeper and darker in the night and the firelight, like a ghost suddenly appearing in the dark night. The black clouds destroyed the city, and the darkness was as heavy as a mountain.

On the large flags fluttering in the wind were embroidered the words "Huainan", "Fengtian" and "Black Tiger" respectively.

It was the Fengtian Army of the King of Huainan! The elite of the Fengtian Army, the Black Tiger Army, had finally entered the palace!

Their arrival meant that the palace and the world would change hands, and the era of the Daxie Dynasty belonging to Emperor Jing was finally coming to an end.

"Those who cause trouble will be killed without mercy!" The first one in the Black Tiger Army was a white warhorse, on which sat a tall man, towering like a jade. In his right hand was a bow and arrow, and it was he who shot the arrow that saved Su Jixiang just now! "All the old people in Emperor Jing's palace will be detained, and the lord will decide! Those who commit rapism and looting will be executed!" He spoke coldly, and the blood-red cloak behind him fluttered in the wind.

In the light of the fire, his face was half light and half dark, and his features were more distinct. It was a face that was unforgettable. The pair of peach blossom eyes under his sword-like eyebrows, which should have been sparkling with brightness, were filled with frost. His gaze slowly swept over Concubine Mei and fell on Su Jixiang. "Take her away!" He pointed his longbow and said in a cold voice.

Su Jixiang and Mei Fei were taken into custody just like that!

They were first imprisoned in the main hall of Changliu Palace along with other palace maids and eunuchs.

Concubine Mei was afraid of being recognized, so she could only lower her head and hide in a corner with Su Jixiang. Fortunately, Su Jixiang had smeared her face with dust before, and now everyone was in a panic and everyone was busy with their own affairs. For a while, no one came over to care about which palace Concubine Mei and Su Jixiang were from before.

Su Jixiang simply checked her leg. Although she was hit by an arrow, it was only in the muscle. She pulled out the arrow with pain and bandaged her wound with clothes.

Su Jixiang had just bandaged his own and Concubine Mei's wounds when the door of Changliu Palace was pushed open from the outside. "Is there anyone from the imperial kitchen?" a soldier shouted at the door.

Although the entire Changliu Palace was filled with eunuchs and palace maids from the imperial palace, no one dared to make a sound; it was as silent as death.

No one dared to step forward at this time. Who knows what is waiting outside!

"Me!" Su Jixiang pulled Mei Fei up. "The two of us!"

Concubine Mei lowered her head as low as she could, her heart beating like a drum, for fear of being recognized.

Fortunately, there were no lights in the hall. Although it was just getting dark, only the two palace lanterns hanging at the door were lit. The light cast in was so dim that almost nothing could be seen and only human figures could be vaguely distinguished.

Su Jixiang pushed the crowd aside and pulled Concubine Mei out. The soldier looked the two people up and down with a torch, and seeing that they were two thin and short eunuchs, he couldn't help but look at them with a bit of contempt.

"Follow me!" he shouted. "Don't play tricks. Otherwise, you will lose your head!"

Walking all the way from Changliu Palace to the imperial kitchen, although Su Jixiang kept his head down, he took in all the surrounding situations.

The fire had been mostly put out, with only a few spots still smoking. Soldiers were checking the remaining flames to prevent them from reviving, and others were searching the rooms to see if there were any palace maids or rebel troops hiding inside. In short, everything seemed very well organized compared to before.

Su Jixiang and Mei Fei were brought to the imperial kitchen, where many firemen were already busy. Buns were being steamed on the steamer, and white steam was already coming out. The air was full of the smell of human life, and it seemed like two different worlds compared to the ruins outside.

"Are these two the eunuchs from the imperial kitchen?" A tall fireman with an apron around his waist looked at Su Jixiang and Mei Fei. "How come they are born like little chicks! Sun Laoliu, are you sure?"

"Who knows, maybe people in the palace like this!" Sun Laoliu, the soldier who brought Su Jixiang and Concubine Mei, laughed maliciously.

"Come here! Do you know how to do this?" He took a basin and threw it in front of Su Jixiang and Mei Fei.

It is a pot of snow swallow's nest.

"Yes!" Su Jixiang nodded quickly. "I have worked in the imperial kitchen for many years and learned from the imperial chef, Chef Wu. I know a thing or two about various cuisines and local snacks."

"He's quite clever. Okay, you handle this!" The fireman nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Su Jixiang was quite clever. Then he looked at Mei Fei who was hiding behind Su Jixiang and said, "You help him!"

Su Jixiang quickly pulled Mei Fei and carried the basin to an empty corner.

"Just remove the impurities and fluff inside the bird's nest." Su Jixiang said to Concubine Mei in a low voice.

While the two men were processing the bird's nest, Su Jixiang stole a glance into the imperial kitchen.

The door of the warehouse had been opened, and the delicacies from land and sea were carried out and placed on the table. Several firemen stood in front of the pile of ingredients, scratching their heads.

"What are these?" someone asked. "Boss, do you know them? Are they valuable?"

"I don't know a thing! If these things are not valuable, how can the emperor keep them in the warehouse?" The tall fireman glared, and then set his eyes on Su Jixiang who was squatting in the corner to process bird's nests. "You! Come here!" He called Su Jixiang over, "Tell me, what are these?"

Although they were firemen, they were all peasants and it was a great fortune for them to eat a piece of meat on a normal day. Naturally, they were not familiar with the various dry goods and ingredients stored in the warehouse of the imperial kitchen.