After seeing that everyone was so awkward, Gu Yunyao felt a little embarrassed. She was antsy on the chair and regretted coming to Chuxiu Palace at an improper time.

Concubine Xu perceived Gu Yunyao's passiveness. Her smile was pleasantly warm. She put the prince in the arms of Gu Yunyao and said gracefully,

"He wanted to see you yesterday. Coincidentally, you come today. He missed you very much. Hug him!"

The prince was just over one year and a half. He was chubby and pink. His two dewy eyes were like his mother very much.

Half lying in Gu Yunyao's arms, the little prince opened his rosy mouth and looked cheerful. His small and soft hands grasped a wisp of hair in front of Gu Yunyao's ear. He called her with a child's tone.

"Your Grace Yu, Your Grace Yu..."

Gu Yunyao was touched by him. She embraced him happily and kissed his cheeks.

Then the prince pointed at a place with his pink and tender hand. Gu Yunyao saw his hand and turned to Concubine Xu. She seemed to have a request.

Concubine Xu understood her and smiled. She nodded and said,

"Go."

Gu Yunyao walked towards the window with the prince. He looked at the oleander leaves which were moving with the wind outside the window with two curious eyes and giggled with a sense of pleasure.

Other concubines were touched by the warm scene, turned, and looked at them.

Meiren Li ate up the cakes and pastries in her hands. She followed the slender figure of Gu Yunyao which was hovering with envy, giggled and said,

"Hey, Your Grace Yu, you love children so much. Why not give birth to a baby for His Majesty?"

Her unintentional words made the faces of the concubines next to her change with embarrassment.

Gu Yunyao smiled while walking with the prince in her arms.

"Don't play with me. How could I be as lucky as Concubine Xu? In the future, I will be satisfied if your princes can call me Your Grace Yu."

After saying this, Gu Yunyao looked at the prince in her arms with a smile and walked towards the table.

Suddenly, she stumbled and lost balance. Her body leaned forward without control while the prince flew out of her arms immediately.

The screams were produced one after another. All concubines were greatly frightened.

At that urgent moment, Gu Yunxi kicked an empty chair beside the table with her feet, which slid towards Gu Yunyao. At the same time, Gu Yunxi moved forward a little with flexible moves and caught the prince in the air. She flipped quickly and forcefully and took a firm stand.

Gu Yunyao screamed and fell onto the chair. Fortunately, she was not hurt.

Everything happened just in the blink of an eye.

After everyone realized what had happened, Song Qin and the other two female slaves of the palace ran up to Gu Yunyao immediately. They helped their master up and massaged her chest and back.

Jinzhu and other people of Chuxiu Palace were busy with caring for Concubine Xu.

When Concubine Xu saw her baby flying out of Gu Yunyao's arms, she felt heartbroken and extremely nervous and slumped in the chair as if all of her strength had gone.

When she saw Gu Yunxi catch her son and deliver him to the pale nanny, she uttered a sigh of relief.

The little prince was frightened. When he came to the arms of the nanny, he cried loudly.

A Mother and her son were closely related. They had telepathy. When Concubine Xu heard her son crying, she stood up in a state of anxiety and approached his son to check if there was anything wrong. After she was sure that there was no problem, she asked the nanny to take the prince to the side palace hall.

After this thrilling moment, Cairen Zhao raised her eyebrows with anger. She looked at Gu Yunyao with cold eyes and said in a voice dripping with sarcasm,

"Though you have not become a mother, you should not be so careless when you were holding the prince. If the prince falls to the ground, won't you feel ashamed when you are facing His Majesty and Concubine Xu?"

After Gu Yunyao fetched her breath, she threw herself on Concubine Xu's knees immediately. She was in a panic and felt guilty with tears all over her face.

"Your Grace, I narrowly made a big mistake. I could not compensate the prince even if I die ten thousand times. I would like to accept your punishment without any complaint."

Under such circumstances, Concubine Xu did not want to blame her in public. Fortunately, the prince was safe and sound.

She gave a strained laugh and said,

"Do not mention it. Everything has passed. Please get up quickly."

At the table, Gu Yunjin was sitting silently and looked solemn. She was pondering the thrilling scene just now.

Gu Yunjin did not expect that the chief maid named Tu Muxue could perform Kung Fu.

Had she learned it?

Gu Yunxi appeared with another face. Gu Yunjin of course could not recognize her who was a female slave of the palace in purple clothes now. She was ever called "a pot for decocting herbal medicine" and "second wood" and bullied and oppressed by Gu Yunjin at will.

Gu Yunjin's doubtful eyes were moving quietly. When she saw Gu Yunxi, her eyes met Gu Yunxi's eyes which were as bright as the electric lamp.

Gu Yunjin was frightened by her cold and proud face and trembled slightly. She looked down with fear and avoided looking at her in her eyes.

However, she heard her somber and indifferent voice. Gu Yunxi was merciless.

"Jieyu Jin, why did you make Zhaoyi Yu stumble with your feet just now?"

"Oh my God, what’s the matter?"

"What is Madam Mu talking about?"

Other concubines began to whisper to each other.

Gu Yunjin's face changed. She was pop-eyed first. When she opened her mouth, she stood up from the chair with anger. Her beautiful eyes were filled with resentment and vicious and dim light.

"What are you talking about? Why do you get me wrong?"

Gu Yunjin miffed. She swung her handkerchief, put her hands on her hips, and clamored.

"Anyway, I am His Majesty's concubine and labeled as a rank-fourth Jieyu. You are just a chief maid. How could you talk nonsense here and do me wrong at will?"

Gu Yunxi lowered her voice and looked at her with cold and ferocious eyes. She was looking at Gu Yunjin's vicious face.

She saw clearly just now. When Gu Yunyao passed Gu Yunjin with Huanan Lin in her arms, Gu Yunjin stretched out her feet under her dress on the sly...

If Gu Yunxi did not use her kung fu in time, Gu Yunyao would make a big mistake. The prince would fall on the ground and Gu Yunyao would also be hurt.

Concubine Xu and her son were frightened. Other concubines were blaming Gu Yunyao. Gu Yunxi could not allow her elder sister to be treated unjustly.

Gu Yunjin felt terribly ashamed since she had served the devil and was exposed.

Though Gu Yunxi was a rank-fifth chief maid, she was still a female slave. However, she was a master and much higher than Gu Yunxi.

When she thought of this, Gu Yunjin ran up to Concubine Xu and began crying regardless of her image.

"Your Grace, you should be fair. I came here with other sisters to visit you. Zhaoyi Yu did not walk steadily. Why should I be responsible for her mistake? I will not be innocent even if I jump into the Yellow River. How could I have a face to see you and His Majesty in the future? Oh..."

Gu Yunxi was speechless for a moment. When she looked up and saw that Concubine Xu's face was horribly dark, she realized immediately that she was too crude and rash.

She slumped to her knees, nodded, and said,

"Pardon me, Your Grace..."

"Get up."

Concubine Xu interrupted Gu Yunxi. She was calm and indifferent.

"I did not ask you to kneel. Who else could ask you to kneel?"

She believed Madam Mu. She must have seen the sin that was not to be divulged with her sharp eyes.

Gu Yunxi’s eyelashes quivered because she was amazed. Then she stood up slowly.

There was a cold smile below Concubine Xu's indifferent and cold face. She grasped Gu Yunjin's white and tender hands and slapped the back of her hands. She looked at her with sharp and cold eyes and said,

"Do not say like this? You are a concubine of His Majesty and labeled as rank-fourth Jieyu. If His Majesty wants to see you, how could you refuse to see him? However, as the old saying goes, if you don't want people to know, you'd better not do it. If you serve the devil too many times, I am afraid that even His Majesty could not protect you!"

Gu Yunjin was speechless. The cold sweat kept rolling down her face.

Concubine Xu stood up slowly and looked at the concubines indifferently. She gave a flick of her long sleeve.

"It's getting late. I need to go to the side palace hall to see my son. So, you can go back. We can get together next time."

The concubines stood up, consoled Concubine Xu, and went away with resentment.

Gu Yunyao was the last one to leave Chuxiu Palace.

She narrowly made an awful blunder just now due to her carelessness. Though Concubine Xu did justice to her and her chief maid in public. She had done something wrong, so she needed to say sorry to Concubine Xu.

When she raised her head, she saw Concubine Xu lifting the curtain and walking out of the Main Hall. She thought that Concubine Xu must be complaining about her incompetence. So, she felt sad and walked out of Chuxiu Palace slowly supported by Song Qin.

Gu Yunxi quietly followed a few steps behind. Seeing her elder sister's sad and frail back, she felt heartbroken as if her heart had been punctured by a hard object.

She had a deep sigh and shook her head. There was great concern on her little face.