Under the Baohe Palace, Gu Yunxi was also unpleased. She thought that she could successfully promote Sun Shengsheng with the help of the family banquet, but Gu Yunjin became the spotlight and overshadowed Sun Shengsheng.

It seemed that the situation was about to reverse again tonight...

Concubine Xu quietly turned her head with a ray of complaint in her eyes. She looked at Gu Yunxi from the side and then turned her head again. When Gu Yunxi noticed it, she hurriedly nodded, feeling restless.

Gu Yunjin on the platform was proud. She stood in front of the Emperor gracefully, and kept leaning and twisting. She looked around the Emperor's table in pretense.

In the eyes of the Emperor, only Gu Yunjin's graceful figure existed, which was half-covered and half-exposed. He could not notice Sun Shengsheng and other concubines.

Gu Yunjin took the opportunity to sit on the Emperor's couch, where Sun Shengsheng sat just now. She completely ignored the many staring expressions on and off the stage.

Empress Qian was angry and squeezed the golden wine vessel tightly with three fingers. All of her fingers lost blood and turned white due to the concave and convex carvings on the vessel.

She wanted to reprimand Gu Yunjin's misconduct on the spot. But seeing that the Emperor was excited and glad, she suppressed her anger and said nothing.

Whoever interrupted in this situation could only ask for trouble.

Gu Yunjin frowned at this time and was slightly anxious. She looked around and said softly,

"Oh, where is the golden pot lid?"

Emperor Jingxiao laughed jokingly,

"Yunjin, if you couldn't find it, I would really punish you for deceiving me."

"Your Majesty, let me see if you hide it."

Gu Yunjin stretched out her white and tender little hands as she spoke, and gently stroked the Emperor's chest and waistband at will. The Emperor was also pleased. He smiled and allowed her to touch him, with a pair of turbid eyes concentrating on her features. He asked from time to time,

"Is there, huh? No, right..."

Beside the couch, Empress Qian gritted her teeth. If the Emperor hadn't been there, she would have killed Gu Yunjin, the little bitch.

Sun Shengsheng stood there silently on the side, blushing and heart beating when seeing Gu Yunjin and the Emperor flirting with each other. Shy and resentful, she bowed her head and was about to cry.

Wan Yuyao noticed Empress Qian’s anger and Sun Shengsheng’s haste, and her red lips twitched with a vicious smile. She picked up the dishes, and gently chewed them in the mouth.

The whispers gradually started. All the concubines were sullen and resentful, thinking that Jieyu Jin had overdone, but she was favored by the Emperor.

Huanan Jiyan, the fourth princess, glued her eyes to the Emperor and Gu Yunjin. She angrily got up from the seat at the back of the east side, and led the maids out of the Baohe Palace.

Concubine Xu sighed helplessly. Then she turned slightly and said to Jinzhu and Gu Yunxi,

"I'm a little dizzy. Let's go to the side palace hall to rest."

When the three stepped out of the threshold of the main hall, Jinzhu put on a cloak with red Chinese roses for Concubine Xu. They got to the side palace hall after a while.

In the Spring Banquet, Concubine Xu was in danger and gave birth to Huanan Lin, the seventh prince, so she always had some feelings for this place.

At this moment, the side palace hall was cold, and there were only several eunuchs here.

Concubine Xu with her maids entered the hall, ordered hot tea, cakes and pastries, and sent the eunuchs out.

After a while, Gu Yunyao also arrived with her maid Zhiqi. Song Qin, the chief maid of the Xiaoye Chamber, was still in bed, so she couldn't accompany Gu Yunyao tonight.

After greeting each other, Gu Yunyao sat down.

Concubine Xu asked,

"Why do you come here? The banquet just started. Why not stay there for a moment?"

Gu Yunyao smiled,

"I saw you get out of the main hall, so I followed to accompany you."

Concubine Xu pursed her lips, smiled in gratitude and stopped talking. Her elegant and soft face turned gloomy with eyes filled with a deep smile and eyebrows dark and dull.

She was regarded as the calmest person among the concubines and always remained undisturbed neither by favor nor disgrace. It seemed that she was angry because of Gu Yunjin today.

At a young age, Zhiqi didn’t know taboos and said anything she wanted,

"Your Grace, Jieyu Jin overdid just now. She dared to flirt with His Majesty in public, and the Empress did not say anything."

Gu Yunyao immediately became sullen and scolded,

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhiqi was wronged and stopped talking.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xu smiled faintly,

"Who dared to speak up in that situation? The Empress also lost face. She wanted to promote the daughter of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to the upper position, but she did not expect that the Imperial Noble Concubine would also be prepared. Look, maybe it's not Sun Shengsheng's turn to sleep with His Majesty tomorrow."

After saying this, Concubine Xu's eyes flashed coldly. She turned to Gu Yunxi intentionally or unintentionally.

Gu Yunxi raised her eyes when understanding Concubine Xu's meaning, and looked down silently. Gu Yunxi kept thinking about something.

The night was as cool as water, and the autumn breeze lifted the curtain to make a "fluttering" sound.

Concubine Xu couldn't bear the cold, so she folded her arms and trembled slightly.

Jinzhu put on a cloak for Concubine Xu, and said worriedly,

"The material of this cloak is too thin. I am afraid that when the family banquet is over, Your Grace will catch a cold on the way back to the Palace."

Gu Yunxi said right away,

"Jinzhu, you accompany Your Grace, and I will return to the Palace to fetch a thick one."

Jinzhu smiled, "Thank you. The sapphire blue and white fleece is the best."

Gu Yunxi agreed and left the side palace hall.

When she was passing through the Main Hall, there was still filled with singing and dancing.

Gu Yunxi paused, and saw Emperor Jingxiao in the position and Gu Yunjin embraced by him. As early as when Concubine Xu came out of the Main Hall, Gu Yunjin pretentiously got the golden pot lid from the couch behind the Emperor, and made the Emperor indulge in pleasure. Gu Yunxi sighed and shook her head, and walked away quickly.

Gu Yunxi walked on the long, narrow, and dark path with a lantern, occasionally looking up at the ocean-wave-like palaces in the distance with the flying eaves and the delicate beasts squatting on it.

There was silver moonlight in the sky, shining thinly and diagonally.

Gu Yunxi suddenly felt ashamed, feeling sorry for Gu Yunyao.

Gu Yunyao had just regained the Emperor’s favor, but she sent Sun Shengsheng to the Emperor with some schemes.

However, she knew Gu Yunyao. The love of the Emperor was nothing but a beautiful scene in her eyes. She didn't want conflicts but stable life, so someone had to stand in front of her to resist the invisible shadow of the sword for her.

……

Gu Yunxi took the short cut and walked quickly, but she always felt something was swooshing behind her as if she had been being stared at by a few unkind eyes.

Oh, no. Did someone follow her?

Gu Yunxi frowned, and was nervous but not afraid. Anyhow, she could play Kung Fu, and she could just fight if something happened.

Slowly moving forward, she turned her head swiftly, seeing two shadows ten meters away behind her. They dressed like eunuchs and their faces were blurred by the moonlight.

Seeing Gu Yunxi stopped, they also immediately stopped and bowed their heads.

Gu Yunxi squinted vigilantly, turned around and blew out the lantern in one breath. She stepped up under the moonlight.

When passing by the bamboo forest, she leaned forward and jumped into the dark forest.

Gu Yunxi hid sideways behind a few bamboos and took a closer look. After a while, she saw the two black figures chasing her, and in the blink of an eye, they got into the bamboo forest.

Gu Yunxi raised her eyes in shock. The two were so good at body skills and visual abilities. There was no doubt that they did well in Kung Fu.

In that case...

Gu Yunxi made up her mind by herself, and waited for the opportunity to kick one person down when seeing the two getting closer to her.

The other raised his palm to Gu Yunxi's face. She leaned back, dodged the attack with a beautiful inverted bow. She instantly lifted her toe and kicked the man in the chin.

Along with the wailing, another four people jumped out of the bamboo forest to surround Gu Yunxi. They were all dressed up as eunuchs, and they looked strange.

Gu Yunxi was ruthless and vigilant for every move. She clenched steel-like fists tightly, and was immediately prepared to fight with the incoming.

Just after dozens of moves, one person suddenly shook the square veil, and a puff of smoke came out of it.

Gu Yunxi suddenly rolled her eyes and fell to the ground, falling into a coma after smelling it.

As the smoke cleared, the group of people pulled out the cotton wool from their nostrils. One of them untied a sack from his waist, and his accomplices stuffed Gu Yunxi into the sack.

A person laughed wickedly,

"Oh, can those rascals kiss her when seeing such a face?"

Another answered,

"Whatever, after all the errands are done. We have no other tasks. I'm a eunuch. Even if I'm not, when I see the woman in the sack, I'll have no improper thoughts!"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone laughed freely and gave a hand, helping the man pick up the sack and rush into the depths of the bamboo forest.

……

Lu Qiange walked alone on the empty palace road, seeing the splendid and magnificent palaces at night and feeling unconscious.

For more than a year, there was no news about the person he was looking for. It was another sad autumn season, and the cool breeze evoked a lot of heartaches.

In the darkness, a black figure drifted faintly at the other end of the corridor, then crossed the palace road, and ran into another path.

Lu Qiange could see it clearly with bright eyes.

It was late at night. Was he a thief in the Palace?

He had a habit. If he did anything, he must have done it well.

Due to the official suit, an inescapable sense of mission emerged from the bottom of his heart. Without a word, Lu Qiange hurriedly chased after with a blade.

Lu Qiange's levitation was excellent, and soon he caught up with the black figure.

"Stop! Who are you——"

The eunuch stopped in shock by the sudden shout behind him. When he raised his eyes, Lu Qiange had already blocked his way with a blade.

He was a eunuch!

Lu Qiange had already seen the person's clothes all the way he was chasing. At the same time, he noticed that the man was carrying an unusual sack on his back.

With a change of eyebrows, Lu Qiange's eyes flashed, sharp as a blade. He pointed forward with the blade,

"What's in your sack?!"

The eunuch's expression was cold. Seeing that Lu Qiange was just an imperial bodyguard of Honour Guards, he gradually felt relieved and cried sharply,

"Get out! I advise you to be on duty, just as if you haven't seen anything!"

Lu Qiange's face was awe-inspiring, and he took action with the blade.

The eunuch had indeed practiced Kung Fu. He was flexible and could avoid the attack agilely. He put down the sack and waved his sleeves to fight back.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of moves were made. The eunuch was punctured by the blade in several parts, and his facial features were in dire pain. With two moves, he grabbed a handful of muddy flowers on the corridor, threw it at Lu Qiange, and then fled.

Lu Qiange mistakenly thought that a hidden weapon had struck him, and only realized that he had been fooled after protecting his face. He didn't continue to chase that man.

Snoring angrily, he glanced at the sack on the ground, bent over, and opened the sack. He was shocked when he saw the head of a person exposed inside.

Confirming that the person was still alive, Lu Qiange sighed in relief. He looked carefully through the moonlight, and found that she was Tu Muxue from the Chuxiu Palace.

"How could it be her?"

Lu Qiange frowned slightly, thinking that she had only been taken away by the Imperial Ceremony Office a few days ago, and now she had been conspired by others. He no longer hesitated, squatted down to hold up her body, and patted her face with one hand,

"Hey! Tu Muxue, wake up! What's wrong with you!"

"Daredevil!"

Suddenly, there was a sudden cry from the corridor, which was crispy and ear-shattering.

Lu Qiange was amazed, and looked away, seeing a young girl standing there. With a head of shawl grows hair and a bun, she wore a light pink plum-petal-spattered cloak, and the hairpin ring was shiny and blurry with royal elegance under the moonlight.

Two maids carried lanterns around her, and her good looks were clearly reflected in the candlelight, especially her bright eyes, which were even more radiant in front of the fire.

Seeing Lu Qiange holding Gu Yunxi in his arms, the girl frowned and scolded,

"Bold servant! How dare you do evil in the Palace? It is a capital crime to rape maids in the Palace—"