When Jiujiu asked the Third Prince if he wanted to be the Crown Prince, she didn't hide it from Little Guizi at all. Therefore, when Jiujiu asked him to follow the Third Prince, Little Guizi instantly knew what Jiujiu meant.
Nothing could make him reach the sky in one step more than following the future Emperor.
At this moment, when he heard Jiujiu ask about Qing Zi, Little Guizi immediately replied, "Your Highness, she has been trained."
"Since she has been trained, send her here tomorrow."
Thinking of the First Prince who seduced Qing Zi, Jiujiu raised the corner of her mouth, and her eyes instantly became cold.
Jiujiu tilted her head to look at the Third Prince and Xiao Guizi who were standing to the side. She stood up and walked towards the soft couch as she said, "From today onwards, you will stay by Chen Sang's side. If there is nothing else, you may leave."
After that, Jiujiu lay down on the soft couch, picked up the book she had just read halfway, and continued to read it by candlelight.
Hearing that Jiujiu asked him to follow the Third Prince, Little Guizi walked to the Third Prince and said, "Your Highness, it's late. It's time to rest."
The Third Prince stood there and looked at Jiujiu from afar. He pursed his lips and nodded, then walked to his palace.
The next day, Little Guizi sent Little Mozi, the little eunuch who replaced him, and Qing Zi.
If Qing Zi had been raised by Hua Xiangrong like a young lady from a rich family before, then now she was no different from the ordinary palace maids in the palace, and she might even be inferior to the palace maids in the palace.
Most of the palace maids in the palace came from poor families. After being trained, they had already accepted their fate. Occasionally, there were a few arrogant ones, but most of them were obedient and sensible.
But Qing Zi was not.
On the surface, Qing Zi was like a well-behaved and sensible rabbit. She looked gentle and harmless, but in fact, her eyes were always cold, like a hungry wolf that would bite you at any time. It could be seen that not only did Xiao Guizi's training not work, but it made Qing Zi hate herself even more.
Qing Zi really hated Jiujiu to death.
At that time, it was Jiujiu who said that although they were master and servant, they were like sisters. She had only kindly advised her, but she directly asked Xiao Guizi to train her.
Little Guizi was cruel and merciless, and he had countless ways to teach people, and most of them were insidious. Qing Zi, who had been spoiled by Hua Xiangrong since she was a child, had never seen such a mean. She had been taught a lesson in just a few days.
During those days when she was taught by Little Guizi, Qing Zi felt as if she was living in hell. Every day, she was in so much pain that she wished she was dead.
If it weren't for her hatred for Jiujiu, Qing Zi wouldn't have been able to make it through. As long as she persevered, she would be able to return to Jiujiu's side. When she thought that it was Jiujiu who caused her to be treated like this by Xiao Guizi, Qing Zi couldn't control the hatred in her heart and wanted to take revenge.
Jiujiu was naturally clear about Qing Zi's hatred for her.
However, Jiujiu had been pretending not to know. Every day, she let Qing Zi be busy and treated Qing Zi as before.
Next, Jiujiu summoned the Third Prince once every three or five days. The two of them had a meal together. The Third Prince reported his recent situation to Jiujiu, and Jiujiu gave the Third Prince some convenience. The rest depended on how determined the Third Prince was to be the Crown Prince.
Soon, it was the banquet where the First Prince seduced Qing Zi.
Since Concubine Li and Concubine De made a scene, Jiujiu basically kept the frequency of the Emperor coming to her for three or four days every month. The rest of the time, she let the Emperor favor the concubines who were not so favored before.
It was just that no matter how much the Emperor stirred up trouble in the inner palace, he did not go to Concubine De and Concubine Li's places. He did not even pass by their palaces.
Concubine De and Concubine Li were not like Jiujiu, who did not need to pay respects. During this period of time, they had heard quite a bit of sour words from the favored concubines. Concubine De and Concubine Li's hearts were filled with all sorts of discomfort.
Concubine De was older than Concubine Li, and her appearance could not compare to Concubine Li's. Perhaps she felt a bit better, but Concubine Li was completely unable to accept it.
There was only one Jiujiu. Even if she was older, because she had taken good care of herself, her appearance was much better than the majority of the imperial concubines in the inner palace. Watching those imperial concubines who could not compare to her in terms of appearance receive favor, while she remained alone in an empty room, Concubine Li was truly on the verge of dying from anger.
Because there was anger in her belly, the corners of Concubine Li's lips formed a series of blisters. When she opened her mouth, it hurt terribly, but she had to continue to pretend that she was fine and that she was fine. There was no need to mention how sullen she felt.
This time, the Empress was holding a flower-admiring banquet. Aside from the imperial concubines of the inner palace, there were also some wives and daughters of officials. A group of women sat together and chattered away. It was truly more noisy than 500 ducks.
Jiujiu was an Imperial Noble Concubine, and she sat at the highest point. Nobody paid any attention to her, and nobody could find any fault with her. As for Concubine De and Concubine Li, who had caused a ruckus in front of Jiujiu, because they had not seen the Emperor during this period of time, they did not dare oppose Jiujiu, who was in the limelight. They could only speak with the imperial concubines sitting at their sides.
Halfway through the banquet, Xiao Mozi leaned over to Jiujiu's side and said that the third prince was looking for her.
Hearing that the third prince was looking for her, Jiujiu blinked her eyes in confusion. She then said goodbye to the Empress and left.
Because she did not know why the third prince was looking for her, Jiujiu was worried that she would delay things, so she walked quickly.
Qing Zi's body was already rather delicate. After being in the sun for two hours, she was already feeling a little dizzy. Now that she was walking so quickly, she was no longer able to handle it and collapsed to the ground. It was clear that she had suffered a heat stroke.
Hearing the muffled sound of Qing Zi collapsing to the ground, Jiujiu stopped and looked at Qing Zi. After having Xiao Mozi find someone to keep an eye on Qing Zi, she left.
It was just that when Jiujiu left, Jiujiu had a hidden guard keep an eye on Qing Zi. She wanted to see just when the eldest prince had hooked up with Qing Zi.
Even though Jiujiu walked quickly, it was already a quarter of an hour later when she arrived at the palace.
Jiujiu's skin was like ice and her bones were like jade. Even after walking for such a long time, she still felt refreshed and did not sweat at all. However, the third prince was different. His face was bright red and dripping with sweat.
Jiujiu walked over and sat down on a stool. She picked up a cup and drank a mouthful of iced sour plum juice. Only then did she look at the third prince and ask, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Seeing that Jiujiu had asked him what was going on, the third prince instantly sat up straight and said, "Replying to Muhou, this son has received an errand and may be away for half a month. Because I have to leave immediately, this son has specially bid farewell to Muhou."
Because Xiao Guizi was by the third prince's side, and probably because he knew that he and Jiujiu were grasshoppers on the same rope, the third prince did not hide his actions from her. Thus, Jiujiu was well aware of what the third prince had done. However, Jiujiu did not expect that the third prince would have such methods and actually received an errand so quickly.
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