The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Xue Jinhua's hand, which had been tightly covering her mouth, gradually loosened. She gasped for breath, and at this moment, a deep voice came into her ears: "Huahua, I'm so sorry. I was so worried that you would suddenly make a sound and expose us, so I had to cover your mouth."

Hearing this familiar voice, Xue Jinhua calmed down and responded softly: "Your Highness, I naturally know it's you."

After hearing this, Ling Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Qing Yi told me that you were coming here. I was very worried that something might happen to you, so I just found an excuse and rushed over."

"Fortunately, I really came here." Thinking of the dangerous situation that might have just occurred, Ling Yan couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If the thrilling scene just now was unfortunately noticed by Xue Laosi, it would probably lead to unpredictable consequences.

At this moment, Xue Jinhua's heart was filled with doubts and confusion. She frowned and murmured to herself, "Fourth Brother is just a minister. This is a heavily guarded imperial palace. Why would he risk coming here? Isn't he afraid of being discovered by others?"

You know, even though the Xue family is extremely powerful, this is after all the inner court of the palace.

Once someone finds out that Xue Lao Si is having a private meeting with the empress in the harem, or even just a palace maid...it will definitely not be a good thing for the entire Xue family.

The head of the Xue family is a dignified national teacher, and his status is extremely noble.

On weekdays, relying on his identity and status as the Imperial Master, it has become commonplace for him to enter and leave the palace freely.

What's more, his current position is already extremely powerful.

The emperor has fallen ill and is bedridden. Even if some people in the court are dissatisfied with or have objections to his behavior, who would dare to say a word at such a critical moment?

After all, who would dare to go against the powerful imperial master?

Only then did Xue Jinhua suddenly realize and finally understand the reason.

However, the doubts in her heart were not dispelled by this - who was the person who had just met with the Xue family boss in private? With full of curiosity, Xue Jinhua couldn't help but ask softly.

Ling Yan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Now that our father is unconscious, if a concubine in the harem could not bear the loneliness and had a secret meeting with someone at this time, she would have committed an unforgivable capital crime."

At this point, Ling Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "It's just that this is the cold palace, which has been abandoned for a long time. I was in a hurry just now, so I didn't see who that person was. But don't worry, since this scandal has already begun, it will definitely happen again. One day, we will definitely catch him."

After hearing Ling Yan's words, Xue Jinhua nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Not long after, the two of them went to the Yangxin Palace together.

When they arrived at the Yangxin Palace, they found that the emperor was still in a coma with no signs of waking up.

What surprised Xue Jinhua even more was that she did not see the Imperial Concubine when she came this time. Even the usually favored Imperial Concubine Jing was not here.

This is really strange. On weekdays, these two people always rush to get close to the emperor, wishing to let everyone know how loyal they are to the emperor.

But look at it again now?

The emperor is just unconscious, but these two have already started to back down?

Just as Xue Jinhua was secretly wondering whether one of these two people was the one who appeared in the cold palace, the Imperial Master and Xue Laosi suddenly appeared here.

The Imperial Master narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out his slender fingers and calculated lightly, then said: "Although the emperor is still in a coma, his luck is still there. It is only a matter of time before he wakes up."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a reassurance pill falling into everyone's hearts, and their originally restless hearts instantly calmed down.

At this time, Xue Jinhua kept her head down, while Ling Yan was talking with the national teacher.

She already wanted to reduce her presence to a minimum, hoping that others would not notice her.

However, things did not go as she wished... Even so, she could still clearly feel the gazes falling on her like thorns in her back.

Finally, unable to suppress her curiosity, Xue Jinhua slowly raised her head.

In an instant, her eyes collided directly with Xue Laosi's without any preparation.

At that moment, she only felt her heart tremble violently, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand.

But she quickly came to her senses, pretending to be calm and not noticing the subtle fluctuation in his eyes. Then she lowered her head again as if nothing had happened.

"The Emperor is seriously ill now, and Your Highness the Crown Prince should take care of his health." The Imperial Master's voice with a hint of concern came again, but to Xue Jinhua, it just felt extremely boring.

She lowered her head in boredom, her eyes falling on her toes, as if there was something attractive there.

"Your Excellency the Imperial Master is absolutely right. However, as long as my father doesn't wake up, I will not be able to sleep or eat well for the whole day..." The Crown Prince's tone was full of worry. He and the Imperial Master continued the seemingly polite but actually unoriginal conversation.

But Xue Jinhua's mind had already drifted far away.

Finally, after a long wait, their polite conversation finally ended.

Only after they all slowly left the room and confirmed that they had left did Xue Jinhua breathe a long sigh of relief.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned his head, looked at Xue Jinhua gently and said, "Huahua, go and rest for a while, leave this to me." Hearing this, Xue Jinhua's heart warmed. After all, she had not had a good rest in this palace during this period of time.

So, she stopped being pretentious and replied with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."

Then he turned around and followed the man in blue to walk out the door.

Along the way, Xue Jinhua felt much more relaxed, but curiosity still drove her to ask, "Qingyi, where did Concubine Jing and Concubine Gui go at night?"

Qingyi nodded slightly and replied softly: "The Imperial Concubine stayed here to look after the Emperor during the day, and only left when this servant arrived."

"As for Concubine Jing..." Having said this, Qingyi paused slightly, as if hesitating whether to continue.

But she still said softly, "Ever since the Empress Dowager embarrassed her in public, she hasn't seen Concubine Jing since."

Everyone secretly wondered whether the once beloved Concubine Jing would fall out of favor in the palace.

Let’s talk about Concubine Jing. She is usually deeply in love and devoted to the emperor, but now it seems that this deep love cannot withstand the test of such storms.

Thinking back to the past, she was so favored by the emperor.

Thinking about it this way, there is indeed some suspicion about these two people.

After all, in this deep inner palace, power and desire are intertwined, and human hearts are hard to predict. But on second thought, there are too many people involved in such a huge palace, so it shouldn't be just the two of them who are suspects?

Perhaps, there are more unknown secrets hidden behind this magnificent palace.

At this moment, a familiar voice called out: "Sister..."

However, when Xue Jinhua heard the call, she did not pause at all, but instead quickened her pace and rushed out of the palace.

"Xue Jinhua!" Seeing that his sister had no reaction, Xue Laosi couldn't help but raise his voice and shouted again.

But no matter how he shouted, Xue Jinhua's figure kept moving farther and farther away, until finally disappearing completely from his sight.

Looking at the end of the road that was already empty, Xue Lao Si couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking to himself: "Could it really not be her?"

But if it wasn't Xue Jinhua, why would they be so similar? The similarity in those subtle details was simply unbelievable.

However, he also knew very well that when a person is unconscious or subconscious, his behavior and performance are often the most real and cannot be disguised at all.

So, who is playing a key role in this complicated situation? The mystery becomes more and more confusing...

The reason why he called out Xue Jinhua's name directly in front of the Crown Princess was that he actually had his own plans deep in his heart.

He thought of taking advantage of the moment when the Crown Princess was least prepared and observing whether she would inadvertently reveal some flaws when she had no sense of guard at all.

However, what was surprising was that, just at that moment, the Crown Princess acted as if nothing had happened, and remained calm and composed...

"Brother, what's going on here?" Xue Lao Si asked suspiciously, "She is clearly my sister, how did she become the Crown Princess? What is the unknown secret behind this?"

Boss Xue shook his head repeatedly, his face looking somewhat gloomy and solemn: "To be honest, until now, I still cannot make a definite conclusion as to whether she is our sister or not. But in any case, in order to avoid any mistakes, the relevant matters over there must be handled properly at an accelerated pace. When the time is right, no matter who she is, she must die in the end."

Hearing this, Xue Laosi nodded reluctantly, but the doubts in his heart were still not completely eliminated.

After all, in his opinion, his sister had done nothing wrong at all, and even he himself felt that his elder brother's behavior was a bit inhumane.

At this moment, Boss Xue's originally low voice slowly rang out: "Fourth brother, I have always believed that you are a clear-headed and sensible person." Although his words were calm, they contained a kind of pressure that was difficult to ignore.

However, facing the questioning of Boss Xue, Xue Lao Si kept his lips tightly closed and said nothing.

At this moment, Boss Xue's voice was obviously filled with anger: "Who should be blamed for this? Is the responsibility all on me?"

Then, he pressed on, "You know, when we did all these things, which one did we not get your consent in advance? How come it's my fault now?"

At this point, Boss Xue paused, then stared at Boss Xue and continued word by word, "Could it be that you have rebellious thoughts in your heart and want to betray our Xue family?"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Xue Laosi's heart.

He was suddenly startled, and a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead in an instant. He quickly explained: "Brother, calm down. I know I was wrong. I was just blinded by lard for a moment. Please..."

Hearing Xue Lao Si's words of apology, Xue Lao Da's expression eased a little. He sighed slightly, interrupted him, and said earnestly: "Fourth brother, you occasionally make mistakes, I can still forgive you, but I don't want such a mistake to happen again, do you understand?"

Xue Laosi nodded repeatedly and responded in fear and trepidation: "Don't worry, brother. I will be careful with my words and actions in the future and will never make the same mistake again." As he spoke, he unconsciously raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his palm.

Then, Boss Xue continued in a slow voice: "Look, the second and third brothers, as well as Qing'er, all of them disobeyed orders and acted recklessly, and ended up with such a miserable end."

"Fourth brother, if you don't want to repeat their mistakes, then it's best to follow the original plan honestly."

"Yes." Along with this brief and firm response, Boss Xue slowly turned the wheelchair under him. The wheels made a slight friction sound, as if drawing a lonely arc in the silent air.

As the wheelchair gradually moved away, only a slightly lonely figure was left behind, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Looking at the direction where Boss Xue left, Old Fourth Xue couldn't help but feel an indescribable unwillingness in his heart.

Even though I heard what my brother said, what can I do? Didn't my second brother, third brother and Qing'er still have a tragic end?

Thinking of this, Xue Laosi couldn't help but cast his gaze towards his open palm.

The crisscross lines on his palms seem to foreshadow his life path full of unknowns and variables.

He thought to himself: Is it really true that only by becoming like his younger sister who has always been rebellious and never listened to anyone's orders, can he gradually break free from the shackles of fate and rewrite his own life chapter?

The sky spread out like a huge piece of black satin, dotted with stars.

However, this seemingly peaceful and tranquil night sky could not calm the turmoil in Xue Laosi's heart.

He stared at the endless darkness in front of him for a long time, and the confusion in his heart became more and more intense, as if he was shrouded in a thick fog, making it difficult for him to find the direction to move forward.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye it was the next night.

The moon hangs in the sky, casting a cool light.

At this moment, Xue Jinhua received a message from Qingyi who hurried over: "Crown Princess, the Fourth Master will stay in the palace tonight."

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, revealing a barely perceptible look.

She whispered, "Keep a close eye on me. If there is any movement, come and report to me immediately."

After saying that, Qing Yi took the order and left, blending into the night and quickly disappearing.

Just as the words fell, Ling Yan's men came hurriedly to deliver the message: "Crown Princess, there is a situation!" Upon hearing the news, Xue Jinhua's heart moved slightly, and she immediately nodded to indicate that she understood.

Then she acted quickly and quickly dressed herself up as an ordinary palace maid.

After everything was ready, she quietly followed Xue Laosi on the way to the cold palace.

Perhaps because of the thrilling experience of being discovered in the cold palace, Xue Jinhua was more cautious and alert this time.

Along the way, she always kept a low profile and did not dare to be careless.

Xue Laosi, who was walking in front, seemed to have the same idea. He walked very lightly, as if afraid of attracting attention.

Finally, we arrived at the cold palace.

However, after entering the cold palace, Xue Laosi did not run straight to the room. Instead, he turned around and walked towards the yard.

Wandering back and forth in the yard.

One circle, two circles... He turned several times, as if he was carefully observing whether there was anything unusual around him.