Helian Han's hands trembled from the heat, and he almost lost his grip on Wu Qing's clothes. When he saw his own hands, his eyes darkened.

When he walked in front of Wu Qing again, he looked at Wu Qing in the light and shadow, his mind was in chaos, and he felt that something was developing in a direction that was out of control.

Wu Qing put on her coat and walked away. Looking at her back, Helian Han shuddered inexplicably. This woman was too dangerous for him.

It was obvious that he admired Qian Xiuwei, the eldest daughter of the Qian family, so how could he be bewitched by her?

I also remembered talking about her with my brother in the East Warm Pavilion that day——

After the two of them had agreed that the emperor would accompany the master to the northern border to find a witch doctor, the emperor's brother mentioned Wu Qing again, "That palace maid surnamed Wu is not simple. She seems to know things that ordinary people cannot know."

Helian Han asked, "Is it someone not ordinary people know about? Is it the person the Grand Tutor mentioned?"

The emperor shook his head. "It's hard to say. The otherworldly spirits captured by the Grand Master were all spies from the Di Kingdom. This woman doesn't seem like one. She has no hostility towards me or your master, and she has helped us more than once. But everything she said happened before it happened. I was only observing her, so I didn't ask about her living in Xifeng Pavilion."

Helian Han had long suspected that Wu Qing was still living in Xifeng Pavilion with the tacit approval of his brother, and it turned out to be true. But he had not expected that this person might be a spirit from another world.

He closed his eyes. She had helped her brother and saved her seventh sister. Could there really be something wrong with her?

It seems so. When I face her, something always gets out of control, which is very unsafe.

Since she doesn't want to enter his palace and be his bedmate, then she should stay away from him before things get out of control. As long as he can't see this person, he will definitely be able to get out of this dangerous situation.

However, he had not thought about how to stay away from him. He just thought that since his royal brother was not around, he would not go to Desheng Hall.

Although he had appeared at the flower viewing party there once, he should go again. He decided to change his clothes and go again.

Helian Han took off his underwear, and the wet clothes slid across his abdomen. He suddenly thought of the day when she poked his abdominal muscles and pinched his arms...

Helian Han shook his head and threw the memory out of his mind.

The young eunuch helped wipe the water off his body and then helped him put on dry underwear.

Helian Han thought again of her almond-shaped eyes that looked at him with water just now. The corners of her eyes were a little red, probably because they were soaked in the water in the pool.

His eyes instantly overlapped with the ones she had when she cried out in pain that day... Stop!

He put down his arms irritably. The young eunuch, who was tying the belt around his waist, hurriedly reminded him, "Your Highness hasn't..."

"Go out!" He was not in the mood to go to the chrysanthemum viewing banquet.

The young eunuch bowed and retreated hurriedly.

Thinking that if he didn't go in, his mother would ask again, Helian Han took a deep breath, hastily tied the belt around him, put on his outer robe, and came out of the room. He said to the eunuchs waiting outside, "Go to the chrysanthemum viewing banquet and tell them to go home. Tell them that I have official business to attend to and let them go!"

He walked towards Desheng Hall, saying that he had to pretend to be busy, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to his mother.

Halfway through the journey, he thought of Wu Qing in Desheng Hall, and turned around to walk towards the Prime Minister's Office.

It wasn't a good idea to leave Wu Qing there. I couldn't avoid going there often. I asked her to stay somewhere else. After thinking about it... Zichen Palace was not bad.

The Purple Palace was originally the bedroom of emperors of all dynasties. Three years ago, due to a word from Gu Shixin, Helian Hao moved out of the bedroom. However, the regulations of the Purple Palace are still there, and all the conditions are excellent. It is a good idea to go there to recuperate.

At least that's what Helian Han thought.

He took another deep breath. He had heard that Qian Xiuwei, the eldest daughter of the Qian family, was on the stone painted boat. He clearly wanted to go over to verify something, but how come he met Wu Qing again? She was really evil.

You say she arranged it, right? There's no reason for her to be so capable. The palace staff can't be moved around at will, and who else could possibly help her fall into the water? Was it just a coincidence?

Helian Han waved his hand, and a secret guard jumped down from the roof of a nearby house, clasped his fists and saluted, but did not say a word, just waiting for Helian Han's instructions.

The accompanying eunuchs immediately lowered their heads, turned around, and stood facing the palace wall, acting out "I'm not here" with all their heart.

Helian Han said, "Go and find out who fell into the water today and why. Is there any connection with Wu Qing?"

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Wu Qing's dress was wet. She found a conspicuous place upstairs. From this angle, she waved to Lanyue Pavilion and He Cui should be able to see it.

He Cui not only received flowers for the servants, but also went to the side where flowers were distributed to the girls to receive a big one for Sister Wu Qing, and the shape of the flower was also beautiful.

She also thought that since they were going to wear it back in Desheng Hall anyway, and there was no need to worry about anyone seeing it there, the bigger one would definitely look better.

Besides, even if the two eunuchs saw it, they would think that it was too small for my sister. Now her things are all provided for her by the young lady.

But when he returned to Lanyue Tower, Wu Qing was gone.

He Cui first thought that Wu Qing had something urgent to do and would be back soon, but after waiting for a cup of tea, she still didn't see her. She became anxious, but she didn't dare to go far. What if she came back and didn't find her?

She could only look out each window to see where Wu Qing had gone. When she finally saw Wu Qing waving at her, she finally put her heart at ease. She carefully closed all the windows and went downstairs to look for Wu Qing.

Seeing that Wu Qing's clothes were wet, he became anxious again, "Sister, are you cold? Let's go back to this building and let me change my clothes for you!"

Wu Qing disagreed, "It's okay, just avoid people and walk back quickly."

They had to take a long detour to avoid people, and it took them an incense stick of time to finally return to Desheng Hall.

When they were almost at Desheng Hall, Wu Qing said, "Go in through the front door and help me open the auspicious door."

He Cui immediately understood. Wu Qing's outer robe was originally dry, but her inner clothes got wet as she walked along the way. It was indeed safer and less likely to see her if she went through the back door.

He Cui ran quickly in front, entered the yard from Deshengmen, and without stopping, crossed the yard from the side and walked towards Jixiangmen at the back.

There is no master in Desheng Hall now, so Su He transferred most of the people to the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, leaving only Qingmiao in the yard. After all, if Wu Qing was not transferred, who knows what might happen. In fact, this person was reserved for Miss Wu, but it was not said explicitly.

But Wu Qing was not in the yard either, so Qingmiao was alone and couldn't go back to her room to rest. After thinking about it, she hid in a corner of Meiwu.

Meiwu is originally a back-covered place with a blind spot that ordinary people cannot see, but can still observe the outside. Qingmiao has also come here to avoid laziness before.

Just when I was bored, I suddenly saw He Cui walking past in a hurry.

Qingmiao immediately followed from behind.

Not long after He Cui arrived at the auspicious gate, she saw Wu Qing coming over and hurriedly pushed the door open: "Sister, hurry up and change your clothes quickly. I feel cold just looking at you."

Wu Qing felt fine, but she was anxious at the moment and felt hot from walking.

Qingmiao looked at Wu Qing, whose clothes were half wet, and didn't understand what had happened. Seeing that the two of them had entered Xifeng Pavilion from Meiwu, he had no choice but to move to another place.

Soon Qing He came back and Qing Miao told her about the strange things she had seen today: "Wu Qing came back with her clothes half wet and half dry, and she even went out the back door. If you didn't know, you would think she had done something."

When Qinghe heard this, she felt something was wrong, so she found an excuse to come out of her room. After making sure that no one was around, she squatted under the window of Xifeng Pavilion.

Wu Qing and He Cui were busy getting some water in Xifeng Pavilion. It was not enough for them to take a bath. They just wiped their bodies and were busy getting dressed.

The two people in the room were just talking about which clothes to change into, and nothing else. Qinghe didn't hear anything and could only turn around and walk towards her residence in the west duty room.

At this moment, someone came outside Desheng Hall. It was Aunt Xu from Zichen Palace where she had stayed before.

It turned out that the Zichen Palace had received word from above that a first-class palace maid was being transferred there, and this aunt was here to pick her up.

Aunt Xu was wondering, the Zichen Palace sounded so grand, it was the emperor's bedroom, but the emperor hadn't been there for three years. Why would he transfer someone from the Desheng Palace where the emperor was currently staying, and a first-class maid at that? Did he offend someone?

It’s really hard to say. I need to go to Desheng Hall and ask someone.

Looking up, he saw an old acquaintance he could talk to: Qinghe. He quickly stepped forward and said, "It's Qinghe. I've been asked to bring someone with me. I've never heard of their name. I wonder which one is Wu Qing?"

Bring someone? Qing He immediately perked up. She keenly sensed something was wrong and spoke carefully, bowing first. "Greetings to Auntie! Wu Qing, why do you need Auntie to come and pick someone up? It's the same as if Qing He sent them over."

Although she didn't say anything, it made people feel that she knew about Aunt Xu's job.

Aunt Xu heard this and realized that Qinghe knew about Wu Qing's affairs. "That's not necessary. Just tell me which room she's on duty in and show me the way."

Originally, she just needed to ask which duty room she should go to, but now that she had said this, she could test the waters while leading the way.

"Wu Qing can't live in the duty room..." Qinghe said with a smile, and it was obvious that there was something else behind her words, but she couldn't say it.

This is quite new. If a palace maid doesn't live in the duty room, where else can she live? It's not surprising that Wu Qing is really in trouble. Although she thinks so in her heart, Aunt Xu's face doesn't show it at all. She said with a serious expression, as if she doesn't care about her master's affairs. "Really? I'm glad I met you and can lead the way. Otherwise, where would I find her?"

"Aunt, come with me." Qinghe turned around and took Aunt Xu to the main hall of Desheng Palace, deliberately slowing down her pace.

Aunt Xu's arrival to fetch Wu Qing was enough to indicate that she was sending Wu Qing to the Purple Palace. The Emperor wasn't in the palace, and they were transferring her there for no reason. I wonder who Wu Qing had offended.

I haven't heard of a downgrade... No, maybe it has been downgraded, but I don't know about it. "Did you take all Wu Qing's clothes with you?"

Wu Qing had just been given the clothes of a first-rank palace maid. If she didn't bring them with her, it meant she had to change to a lower-level one.

Qing He didn't expect Aunt Xu to say, "Take them all with you!"

That's because the rank hasn't been downgraded. It seems that the person Wu Qing offended wasn't cruel enough. If you want to take this opportunity to get rid of Wu Qing, you have to spend some money yourself.

Qing He had wanted Wu Qing dead for a long time. She had been planning to get on the dragon bed for so long, but she let Wu Qing get on it for no reason.

What's more, the Ninth Prince hadn't said a few words to her yet, so why was he talking to Wu Qing, and with a gentle expression that she had never seen before.

So she hated Wu Qing and had wanted Wu Qing dead for a long time.

She felt that her appearance was far superior to Wu Qing's, and she had planned her tactics for a long time, so how could she allow Wu Qing to act so recklessly?

"Aunt, Wu Qing is a scheming woman. She used tricks to climb onto the imperial throne. It was the Empress Dowager's idea to transfer her to the Zichen Palace. The Empress Dowager really couldn't stand her shameful methods. But the Emperor is still new to her, so the Empress Dowager wanted to keep her far away so that she can be handled more easily..." Qinghe's voice faded away as she spoke.

Aunt Xu was shocked when she heard this. Wu Qing was the emperor's woman? No matter what means she used, the bottom line was that she was close to the emperor. If this situation was not handled properly, how could the emperor let her go? Thinking of this, she shuddered.

Qing He saw what Aunt Xu was thinking and whispered, "It's still too early for the Emperor to return from his northern tour. The Empress Dowager wants to marry the woman off to a eunuch. When the Emperor returns, he'll say she was indecent and that's it. The Emperor can't blame anyone else."

So that's it... Aunt Xu was thinking about how to deal with this matter, after all, there really is a lustful person in Zichen Palace.

Things in Zichen Palace were secrets to outsiders, but not to Qinghe. She whispered, "Just think of it as my filial tribute to my father-in-law," and then slipped a piece of silver into Aunt Xu's hand. "You understand."

Aunt Xu thought that this was a reward from the Queen Mother to the person who did this, so she had no choice but to accept it and made up her mind.

Seeing that the silver was accepted, Qinghe blinked, "Aunt will understand when she sees the person. Eunuch Shi will definitely like it."

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Besides, the eunuch Shichen, who was in charge of the Purple Palace, was born with great strength and a rough appearance, so he was not fit to serve the emperor.

Usually, people without roots lack strength. This person not only still had a lot of strength after being purified, but also knew some martial arts. When he was eighteen or nineteen, he developed an unknown problem - lust.

Since he didn't have the courage to expose his affairs, he would just secretly bully the palace maids. If the palace maids' reputation was ruined, they would not be able to stay in the palace, so no one dared to expose his affairs.

A few years ago, the emperor took people hunting, and Shi Chen was serving the fourteenth prince and his entourage. On the way, they encountered a lone wolf. Relying on his strength and kung fu, he fought the wolf alone.

This was also a ruthless man. At that time, he held the wolf with both hands and used his head to push against the wolf's jaw. The wolf could not bite him, and he could not free his hands to hit the wolf, so he bit the wolf's throat.

In the end, the wolf didn't bite him, but he bit the wolf until it was bloody.

He was rewarded for saving someone that time and was promoted to the second rank eunuch in charge when he returned to the palace. Coincidentally, the old eunuchs in the Purple Palace had retired, so he was transferred to take charge of the emperor's bedroom at that time - the Purple Palace.

But not long after, the emperor moved out of his bedroom, and he became a eunuch guarding an empty palace.

If he was a peaceful and obedient man, it would not be difficult for him to find a partner given his status. However, he did not want to find a companion to live a peaceful life, but was simply lustful. His men really harmed several palace maids.

Unfortunately, all those he had harmed were intimidated by him and dared not speak out.

Some people, in order to have their own motives, found out about his whereabouts and offered themselves to him for his amusement.

Unfortunately, these dirty deeds were kept secret from the masters in the palace, and no one knew about them.

If anyone knew about this, he would have been beaten to death and thrown out of the palace.

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