Quick Wear: The soft cannon fodder turns into a heartthrob and seduce

After more than ten days, the imperial physician's prescription finally took effect, and it was said that the disease was no longer contagious.

Now, the scars remaining on Su Youbai's body have begun to scab over, and the wounds are particularly uncomfortable at this time. The imperial physician has instructed him not to scratch them.

But Su Youbai had amazing self-control and was able to endure it throughout.

Mu Zhou couldn't help but admire him.

That day, the imperial physician changed the last prescription. Just as the young eunuch was about to serve Su Youbai the medicine, he suddenly collapsed.

The medicinal soup was spilled on the hem of Su You's white robe.

Huang Qing was shocked. Upon seeing the red spots on the eunuch's arm, he immediately realized that the little eunuch had been infected and had developed a high fever.

He was so startled that he cried out "Oh dear!" and hurriedly ordered his men to carry him out so that the imperial physician could come and treat him quickly.

The medicine was all spilled, so Huang Qing had to personally oversee the brewing of the medicine, leaving Mu Zhou to do the changing.

She stepped forward to untie the belt around Su Youbai's waist, but the moment her hand touched him, Su Youbai pushed her away as if in a panic.

"I will do it myself."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Mu Zhou glanced at him furtively, then quietly retreated to the side.

Su Youbai stood in front of the screen with a frown on his face, looking rather unpleasant.

A daring lackey.

She actually reached out and started to undress him, going to any lengths to seduce him.

Ha, how could he let her have her way?

With a sullen face, Su Youbai draped his outer robe over the screen and then took off his inner garment, revealing his strong arms.

When he caught a glimpse of the bronze mirror out of the corner of his eye, his gaze faltered, and he saw Mu Zhou staring at him without any attempt to hide it.

Veins bulged on his forehead instantly, and he coldly rebuked:

"go out!"

Mu Zhou widened his eyes slightly in confusion, but still bowed and stepped back.

As the door closed, Su Youbai's chest heaved, a strange fire raging within him.

Simply outrageous.

That told me she was still up to no good.

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In the following days, Mu Zhou basically did not go into the palace.

Every time she approached, Eunuch Huang would take her things with a smile and say to her:

"Princess, please go outside and rest. You can leave it to me."

Mu Zhou didn't press the matter, but simply smiled and thanked him.

"Thank you, Steward Huang."

A few days later, Su Youbai's illness improved significantly, the ban on his bedchamber was lifted, and Mu Zhou was ready to return.

This time, all the palace maids and eunuchs who served, including Mu Zhou, received rewards.

But before Mu Zhou could even enjoy the reward, it was snatched away by Granny Li and the others.

"The county princess is low-key and simple, so she probably doesn't need these things."

She raised her chin and took the things without any hesitation.

Mu Zhou couldn't say a single "no" yet.

Granny Li played with the pair of gold bracelets inlaid with rubies, her face beaming with joy. After a while, she said:

"The Empress Dowager requests your presence. Princess, please come with me."

Upon arriving at Kangtai Palace, before even entering, the nanny serving the Empress Dowager coldly addressed her:

"You dare to dawdle and delay when the Empress Dowager requests your presence? Do you not take the Empress Dowager seriously? Qin Yansi disobeyed the imperial decree and led troops to rebel against the country. Are you going to do the same?"

This was a serious crime, so Mu Zhou naturally knelt down and begged for mercy.

So, it was only natural that they started the punishment of kneeling.

Mu Zhou knew that Granny Li was deliberately delaying the arrival time so that the Empress Dowager could use it as an excuse to punish her.

After all, she had served the Emperor well, so if he wanted to punish her, he would have to find a reason.

So she didn't explain.

Mu Zhou had been kneeling for a short while when she started coughing. She coughed so hard that she could hardly breathe, and finally coughed up a mouthful of blood before collapsing to the ground.

Everyone knew that she was sick every few days, so no one suspected anything.

When the old nanny heard the maid's report, she uttered a curse and ordered someone to carry her back to her quarters.

Back in the palace, the nanny said to the Empress Dowager:

"Your Majesty, that eldest daughter of the Mu family is truly delicate. She coughed up blood after kneeling for only a short while."

The Empress Dowager did not open her eyes, but turned the prayer beads in her hand:

"If I had known her body was like this, then tomorrow I would have her go to the small Buddhist hall to pray for the soldiers on the border and copy scriptures."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The old woman paused, then, remembering the one outside the palace, added:

"Your Majesty, that one on West Imperial Street..."

"Isn't she stubborn? Then continue the torture."

Speaking of Luo Mengyao, the Empress Dowager gripped the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand tightly.

Qin Yansi, that cunning scoundrel.

He actually dared to fool her.

She quickly found out what happened before Mu Zhou entered the palace that day, and immediately took Luo Mengyao away and locked her up.

The investigation easily revealed that Qin Yansi and Luo Mengyao had a close relationship in private.

In fact, this woman was even more important to Qin Yansi than Mu Zhou, his official fiancée.

Having lived most of her life, the Empress Dowager had seen all sorts of scheming and intrigue, and she instantly understood what was going on.

This is just a show for her, done on purpose.

She was angry, but she still needed Qin Yansi to fight the war, so she didn't do anything, just had someone watch over Luo Mengyao and let her go hungry for a few meals.

Anyway, no one knew that he was a member of the Empress Dowager's faction.

When news of Qin Yansi's treason reached her, she was furious.

Since becoming empress and ruling from behind the curtain for many years, the empress dowager had enjoyed smooth sailing and had never been deceived like this before.

In a fit of anger, he ordered his men to torture Luo Mengyao.

Luo Mengyao was also stubborn, still clamoring that she would make them pay when Qin Yansi came back.

Luo Mengyao, who was imprisoned, was unaware of Qin Yansi's treason.

The Empress Dowager decided to torture her severely to see what else she could get out of her.

With Luo Mengyao taking the lead, Mu Zhou's anger was greatly reduced.

Because in the Empress Dowager's eyes, she was just a brainless, foolish girl who was easily manipulated and delighted by others, and who knew who would kill her sooner or later.

But Luo Mengyao is different; she is the person Qin Yansi cherishes.

After Mu Zhou was carried back to his residence, he went all out and took the opportunity to take a nap.

Of course, in everyone's eyes, she had been unconscious for a day and a night.

In the latter half of the night, Mu Zhou got enough sleep and woke up.

She took a brick from behind the bed, took out a few golden melon seeds, and quietly went out.

She already knew the palace guards' shift changes, and taking advantage of a break, she went to the vicinity of the imperial kitchen, and finally came to a place and gently knocked on the window.

A moment later, a small opening appeared in the window, and a key was handed out.

Mu Zhou took it and placed two more golden melon seeds in the other person's palm.

She then took the key and went to the side hall of the imperial kitchen.

This palace is full of people who are highly skilled and daring, and who are willing to take risks for money.

For those at the bottom to get rich, there are many well-established channels.

For example, palace servants or concubines who made mistakes and were punished could exchange money for food at night if they could not openly eat good food.

This was told to her by Caiyun, whom Muzhou had saved before.

As for who was involved in the transaction, no one needs to know.

Mu Zhou quietly entered the side hall and saw a plate of fried meatballs and a vegetable bun on the table.

After she finished the steamed bun, she ate a few meatballs.

Finally, he wrapped the meatballs in oil paper and stuffed them into his bosom.

She secretly locked the door and returned the key.

On the way back, her steps were much lighter, sometimes hiding behind the artificial hill, sometimes crouching in front of the flower bed to avoid danger.

As she finally returned to her residence and carefully closed the door, a tall and slender figure slowly emerged from behind the pillar.