Who is the white moonlight these days? We are just following the plot

When Sakura was mentioned, Ji Xingyao's heart was suddenly touched.

Sakura is dead.

Ji Xingyao's throat tightened and he couldn't speak, so he just handed over the imperial concubine's palace card.

Tao Xi took the palace card and examined it carefully, confirming that it was correct before she let down her guard.

"Miss Taoxi, the Queen sent me here today to see the Prince regarding an important matter. May I ask if the Prince is in the palace?"

Tao Xi shook her head: "The prince is out."

In the afternoon, King Ruiping took Master Huang to the princess's tomb and has not returned yet.

"Then, I'll wait for him here." Ji Xingyao had to see Li Heng today no matter what.

After confirming that she was the Imperial Concubine's maid, Tao Xi immediately changed her attitude: "Sister Ling'er, please come in."

"No, I'll just wait outside." Ji Xingyao didn't want to go in.

"Hey, come on in. Besides me, there's only my cooking mother-in-law in the house. Sister Ling'er is here to chat with me and relieve my boredom."

Tao Xi enthusiastically took Ji Xingyao's hand and pulled her into the house without saying anything.

Half a year later, Ji Xingyao returned to the Ruiping Palace where she had lived for three years.

Nothing in the mansion seemed to have changed at all: the stone carvings in the courtyard, the bamboo forest beside the corridor, the blue bricks and red pillars, every frame and every second was exactly as she remembered.

When she arrived at the villa, Ji Xingyao felt more and more strange as she walked. It was too quiet. Along the way, she didn't meet anyone except Tao Xi.

There was no housekeeper, nanny, or servant to be seen.

"Miss Taoxi, why don't you meet other people?"

"Oh, didn't I tell you before that there are only my mother-in-law and I in the house?" Tao Xi said indifferently.

It is really strange that there are only two people left in the huge Ruiping Palace.

They crossed the back garden and came to the servants' yard.

"Sister, please sit down for a while. I'll make you some tea."

Without waiting for Ji Xingyao to refuse, Tao Xi walked away with a cheerful pace.

On weekdays, she couldn't even find someone to talk to, so she was so happy that a sister of the same age came.

Since the death of the princess, Taoxi has not heard from the royal concubine for a long time. Taking this opportunity, Taoxi has a lot to ask Ling'er.

When Taoxi came back, she not only brought hot tea, but also some fruits and candied fruits.

She affectionately pulled Ji Xingyao to sit down, and the two of them ate and chatted.

"Sister Ling'er, is the Imperial Concubine's belly getting bigger now?"

"Yeah." He walked like a duck, swaying from side to side, which was very cute.

Tao Xi supported her chin with both hands and made a wish to the heavens: "May the Queen give birth to a little prince safely."

Ji Xingyao smiled: "What if it's a princess?"

"Then I wish the little princess to be as beautiful as you."

"When I return to the palace, I will convey your blessings to the Queen."

"Thank you so much, Sister Ling'er."

They talked a lot, mostly Tao Xi asked questions and Ji Xingyao answered.

Time passed quickly. Tao Xi looked at the setting sun in the sky, and the smile on her face faded with the sunset.

She lowered her eyes: "My princess has always wanted a child, but things don't go as planned..."

Tao Xi had blamed herself countless times. The fertility soup she received from Lady Li was the culprit that harmed the princess. So, was she also an accomplice in killing the princess?

"Taoxi, why do you think so? These have nothing to do with you. It's not your fault."

Ji Xingyao didn't expect that after she left, Tao Xi fell into deep self-blame and couldn't get out of it.

Talking about the princess, Tao Xi's face was filled with sadness. She whispered, "I miss my princess so much."

Tao Xi's fragile and sad appearance made Ji Xingyao feel distressed. She hugged Tao Xi and comforted her softly, "Perhaps, the princess has returned home and is living a happy and fulfilling life."

Tao Xi thought of the parallel world that Huang Dashi talked about. Perhaps, just as Sister Ling'er said, her mother was living a healthy and happy life in the parallel world.

She stopped sobbing and sniffed: "Sister Ling'er, you smell like my mother."

"Ah... this..." Ji Xingyao had never felt that she had any unique smell. Perhaps Tao Xi had been serving her personally for a long time, so she could smell smells that others could not detect.