Furthermore, Zhao mama had been silenced. It was a matter of life and death, which meant that there was more to this than meets the eye. Combined with Zhao mama's previous master, Concubine Liu, it was very likely that Concubine Shun was involved. It was best to avoid it for the sake of safety.
Before boarding the sedan, Consort Mu suddenly turned around and asked Noble Concubine Ning, "Younger sister, do you really not know what was in that bottle?"
Noble Concubine Ning was supported by someone and appeared extremely frail. She said, "This concubine knows the severity of the matter. That note alone caused this concubine to be unable to sleep at night. How would I dare to investigate that bottle?"
"Is that so?"
Noble Concubine Ning bent her knees. "Farewell, Noble Consort Mu."
Just as they passed Changding Palace, a palace maid caught up to them. "Noble Consort Mu, Noble Consort Mu —"
Ziying scolded, "Who is this impudent person who dares to block the Noble Consort's sedan?"
Upon closer inspection, it was Zhe Man, who served Concubine Jing. She hurriedly ran over and bowed. "Noble Consort Mu, Noble Consort An has begun to move. Please hurry over."
Consort Mu instinctively wanted to refuse, but Zhe Man beat her to it. "Noble Consort Mu, the matters of Changding Palace shouldn't have bothered you, but now that you have the final say in all matters of the palace, I dare not not report it."
Consort Mu was actually a bit uncomfortable with Noble Consort An. They were both pregnant around the same time, but because Concubine Jing had an uncle named Qin Buxun, she was able to keep her child. On the other hand, not only did she not have a child, she would never be able to have one in the future. How could she not be angry?
"This consort understands. This consort will go immediately."
The eunuch in front of the sedan flicked his horsetail whisk. "Set off. Prepare the sedan for Spring Return Hall —"
Noble Consort Ning lifted the curtain of the sedan and lowered her eyes in thought. She called Little Baozi from her palace and said, "Wait here. Come back after Noble Consort An gives birth."
"Yes." Noble Consort Lan behind her gave the same order.
At this time, in the Yongle Palace, Liang Yu-an personally led several eunuchs to carry a large box to Zhao Ronghua as a gift. Zhao Ronghua looked at the box, she already knew what it was, but at this moment, she didn't feel any joy of having her wish fulfilled. Instead, she was very calm.
Liang Yu-an saw that she didn't speak for a long time and could only remind her: "Niang niang, His Majesty said that this is the reward you wanted. Should I put it here or help you carry it somewhere?"
Zhao Ronghua smiled sweetly, extremely beautiful and charming, and said, "Carry it back, I don't want this reward anymore. What, in any case, I still have the right to return this untouched item, right?"
Liang Yu-an quickly came back to his senses and asked, "What does Your Highness want? This Old Slave can report back to His Majesty."
Zhao Ronghua looked outside, as if she could see the world outside the palace walls, and said, "I don't want to be Ronghua, and I don't want to be Jo Cang-il, but I like Jianjia very much. In the future, I will be Jianjia."
Liang Yu-an said, "Old Slave understands. This Old Slave will go back to report to His Majesty." Finished speaking, he led the eunuchs back.
Zhu Dan didn't understand and asked, "You worked so hard for so many years. Wasn't it for Jiu gongzi? Now, His Majesty doesn't mind grass growing on his head and allows you to have a male companion in private. Are you still being unreasonable or what?"
Zhao Ronghua smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, I just suddenly thought it through and felt that I was very stupid in the past. I wasted so many years for a man who didn't even belong to me. Although I don't regret it, I don't want to continue being so stupid. I don't want to live for anyone else in the future. I only want to live for myself."
Zhu Dan was silent, or rather, she didn't know what to say. As a "Raccoon", she had been taught to be loyal to the Monarch since she was young, but she had never thought about living for herself and what kind of life she could lead.
"Zhu Dan," Zhao Ronghua smiled at her, "You will follow Bai Suyan in the future. Be steady." Zhu Dan didn't say anything. She just walked in front of her and solemnly bowed.
So that night, when Bai Suyan left the palace in a low-key manner, there was an extra person. She was dressed in purple, her long hair was loosely tied, and a pair of red phoenix eyes were bright, "My name is Jianjia, and I am here to help Your Highness."
Bai Suyan stilled at first, then said smoothly, "I thank Miss Jianjia first."
Jianjia smiled and said, "I wonder if Your Highness can still carry a spear to the battlefield now?"
Bai Suyan looked at her hands. Yes, in the past four years, because she had infiltrated the Mu Family and then mixed in the affairs of the imperial harem, she had long abandoned her martial arts. If she went to the battlefield like this, would she help or be a burden?
Seeming to see her worry, Jianjia said, "Why don't you take this opportunity to think about whether you want to return to the battlefield or stay in the imperial harem? If you stay in the imperial harem, you are fine now. As an emperor, he will never allow two people who can threaten his life to exist."
Bai Suyan was silent. This was a woman's sorrow. She had lived like this for thousands of years. No matter how strong and independent this woman was, there would always be people behind her back who said that Empress Lu was just lucky to marry Liu Bang, and that Wu Zetian was just relying on filial piety to seize her son's throne.
For example, she often heard some of the soldiers say behind her back, "No matter how powerful this woman is, it is useless. In the end, she will still have to marry and have children. She will be locked up at home. For the sake of the marshal and the young marshal, they will call her general. Who will take her seriously? In the future, no man will want her, and they will force people like us to marry her."
She was angry and indignant, but there was nothing she could do. This was because there were too many men who had such thoughts. The law could not punish the majority. She could not catch all the men who had such thoughts and whip them. Moreover, most of the women had such thoughts as well. Ha, why would a woman make things difficult for another woman?
Jianjia saw that she was silent for a long time, so she said, "It just so happens that the journey to Gunzhou is long. You should think about it carefully."
Unexpectedly, they did not travel alone. Instead, they followed the army of the King of Bliss. Bai Suyan smiled bitterly to herself. It seemed that even if she wanted to choose the battlefield, His Majesty would not let her directly participate in the military decisions. Even if she insisted on joining, the King of Bliss was the best candidate to control her.
Because they were using the name "Raccoon," they soon met the King of Bliss, Luo Shuang Yong. The two of them bowed to greet each other. Luo Shuang Yong and Luoshuang Yong were brothers from the same mother, so they looked very similar. However, Luo Shuang Yong was much more mature as an emperor, while Luo Shuang Yong was much more lively.
"Did my elder brother send you to me?"
Jianjia saw that Bai Suyan did not want to speak, so she took the initiative to step forward and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, this subordinate is Jianjia, and this is Xia Zhi." This time, Bai Suyan was still wearing Xia Zhi's appearance on this journey.
"Xia Zhi?" Luo Shuang Yong could not help but look at Bai Suyan again. "Since that is the case, you will follow this king's cavalry team to Gunzhou tonight."
"Yes."
After that, Bai Suyan did not have time to think about other things. She finally felt the price of practicing the bone-shrinking skill. Her foundation had been completely destroyed by the medicine. Now, she had only ridden for four hours, but she was almost at the back of the team. She was so tired that she could not speak. Her vision was turning black, and there was a sweet taste in her throat.
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