Chen Fengxu let out a breath and looked out the window. He saw a few birds landing on the branches, then fluttering their wings and flying away. The entire Caiyue Palace was silent except for Jiang Xianyue beside his ears. A low choking sound.

She had tried her best to restrain herself.

Since entering the palace, he has been cautious in everything and has been tense all the time. Regardless of food, clothing, housing or transportation, there is a possibility of being murdered by others. When he sees Ming Jin, he has to force a smile. There are countless maids and attendants around him, but there is no A person is someone she can talk to.

Her world seemed to be isolated by the palace wall. At a glance, she could only see the tall and solid palace wall, sealing all her expectations in this small palace. There were many people coming and going every day. There were many, but Jiang Xianyue felt that there was no one in the Caiyue Palace. Apart from her, there was only her own shadow here.

And here comes Shen Fengxu.

She didn't say anything, she didn't even say a word to comfort Jiang Xianyue, and she even made it clear that the fact was so desperate that it was almost suffocating.

"There is no turning back for you."

"The only thing you can do now is to die here, and then the entire Yi'an Bo Mansion will be buried with you."

What she said was so cold and heartless.

But Jiang Xiuyue could no longer hold back her emotions. Her heavily made-up face was mottled with tears, and a mixture of rouge and gouache was smeared on her face, leaving no trace of dignity or grace. .

"Cousin Xiangyue, please don't cry..." Shen Fengxu comforted her softly, "Zhucui will be back soon. If she asks, how will you answer?"

Jiang Xiuyue turned her head, bit her lip gently, and said, "No matter what, I am her master."

"Do you know what the background of this Zhucui is?" Shen Fengxu asked.

She always felt that there was something wrong with this Zhucui. Even if she wanted to be loyal to Jiang Xiuyue, there was no need to use such an almost controlling method, and the previous catastrophes that were about to happen to Jiang Xiuyue would not be possible. With one exception, Zhu Cui discovered them all, which was quite a coincidence. However, Shen Fengxu was not from the harem and did not know more about the relevant situation.

Jiang Xianyue frowned slightly and said: "Before, she was the maid who guarded the palace in Caiyue Palace. After I moved into Caiyue Palace, she was promoted to a higher rank and became the maid in charge of Caiyue Palace. "

"Were you in Caiyue Palace before?" Chen Fengxu thought for a moment and then said, "Cousin, you appeared in Caiyue Palace for no reason. Since she is guarding the palace, there is no reason why she doesn't know."

"I know, I have also investigated it. That night when I was in Caiyue Palace... other palace maids were guarding the palace. Zhu Cui was not there that day. I have already investigated it."

Investigation? Chen Fengxu had some hesitation in his heart. Jiang Xiuyue was not as stupid as she seemed, but this investigation...? There was no one available around her. Can the words of those maids be trusted? But at the moment, Jiang Xiuyue was thinking Already very frightened, Shen Fengxu just opened his mouth but did not say anything.

After a slight silence, Shen Fengxu said: "Cousin Xiangyue, no matter what, this Zhucui is not your personal maid. You can't trust her completely. You can ask her, but no matter what kind of thing it is, you have to do it yourself. Decide not to believe what others say."

Jiang Xiuyue lowered her head, her eyes were heavy and her voice was low: "I don't know..."

"It would be a pity if you died in an unknown way." Shen Fengxu sighed and said, "Don't you want to see what Shen Yulou did all this for?"

Hearing the words Shen Yulou, Jiang Xiuyue turned her head, slowly clenched her fingers, and said only a few words, but it seemed to spit out from the gap between her lips: "I won't die here so easily."

"It's naturally the best thing for my cousin to think so." Chen Fengxu smiled slightly, "But if my cousin wants to gain a foothold in the palace, she can't rely on herself alone."

The implication is that Jiang Xiangyue is allowed to compete for favor. In the harem, only the emperor's favor is the foundation for success. A woman who cannot be favored will not be favored in the harem, no matter how high her family background or position is. It's also useless.

The two were talking when they suddenly heard footsteps. They thought it was Zhucui who had come back from outside the palace, but Jiang Xiuyue was now disheveled and her face was mottled. Although Jiang Xiuyue was Zhucui's master, Shen Fengxu was I don't want to be discovered by Zhucui.

There must be other people behind Zhucui, but Shen Fengxu couldn't figure out for a while, who would be interested in Jiang Xiuyue? How could he place such a person next to Jiang Xiuyue?

Jiang Xianyue's entry into the palace was unexpected and offended many of the concubines. Although she was favored by Ming Jin for a few days, her kindness was like running water, and it only lasted a moment. Ming Jin never came again after she was named Xiaoyi. Passed Caiyue Palace.

Shen Fengxu believed that if she were a concubine in the harem, someone like Jiang Xiuyue would not be of much use, because Jiang Xiuyue would most likely die in the palace, even if she did not die at the hands of others. During this period in the palace, he gradually became discouraged and finally committed suicide.

But there is no point in saying more now. This is not the time to think about this.

Shen Fengxu then pulled Jiang Xianyue towards the inner room: "Come in with me first."

…

After Zhucui changed her clothes, she walked towards Caiyue Palace, but before she could enter, a figure rushed up and knocked Zhucui to the ground.

Zhucui suddenly became angry, but before she could speak, the person who bumped into her shouted loudly: "What's wrong with you? Don't you have eyes when you walk? I'm a big living person walking here. , you can still bump into me? What a bad luck!"

Zhucui raised her eyes and looked at that person. The person standing in front of her was also a maidservant. She was the maidservant who had been with Shen Fengxu just now. If she remembered correctly, the person in front of her should be called Dansha.

She calmed down and said, "I didn't hit you, you hit me."

Dansha said irrationally: "You don't have eyes, and you still blame me for hitting you? Looking at what you are wearing, you look like a dog, but I didn't expect you to be an unreasonable shrew!"

Zhucui choked in one breath.

Who is the shrew?

No matter how you look at it, he must be the arrogant person in front of you.

But Zhucui has always been a reasonable and well-behaved girl. She took a deep breath, bowed, and said: "Yes, it was Zhucui who was wrong. Now I apologize to the girl."

After she said that, she stepped towards the palace.

But Dansha came up in one stride and stopped in front of Zhucui again.

"Who told you to leave! Why are you leaving so fast? It's such an icy and snowy environment, and you just rushed over and bumped into me. Do you want me to die here?" Dansha snorted coldly, "Just apologizing is not enough. .”

Zhucui forced a smile: "The girl said, what should we do?"

There was unknown anger rising in her heart, but she still maintained a decent smile.

Dan Sha frowned, and couldn't help but secretly feel that Zhu Cui was scary, but he still said unreasonably: "You hit me and didn't tell me, and also made all my clothes dirty. You have to compensate me, my clothes are not cheap." !”

Without saying a word, Zhucui took out some fine jewelry from her waist, put it in Cinsha's hand, and said with a smile: "Let these girls sell them for money."

It was probably because Zhu Cui was too soft, which made Dansha feel troubled for a moment. But thinking of Chen Fengxu's instructions, she calmed down and knocked the jewelry in Zhu Cui's hand to the ground, saying: "Who I don’t care about these tattered things anymore.”

Otherwise, she is a lady! It was just because of Shen Fengxu's instructions to block Zhucui from the door, so she had to take this step.

But Dansha initially thought that she would have a big quarrel with Zhucui, but Zhucui's behavior was uncharacteristic, which made Dansha feel a little strange. Although Zhucui looked at her with a smile, there seemed to be some obscure and deep emotions hidden in his eyes. .

Like a cold poisonous snake, it is waiting for an opportunity to move. Once it finds an opportunity, it can kill it with one strike.

Zhucui bent down and picked up the jewelry that had been knocked off by the cinnabar one by one, and said: "Since the girl is not satisfied, I will compensate the girl later. Now I have to go to Caiyue Palace to serve Xiaoyi."

"Is there a need for a clumsy person like you around Xiaoyi? Besides, Xiaoyi and our Junjun are cousins. Why are you joining in the fun when the Junjun is in the palace?" Dansha frowned.

Zhucui still smiled: "Please make way, miss. The maid wants to go in and serve Xiaoyi."

"No, you need to clarify the matter first!" Dansha said coldly, blocking Zhucui's way and not letting Zhucui leave.

The expression on Zhu Cui's face gradually became colder, but the smile still did not dissipate. It looked more and more weird and unsettling. Dan Sha felt an inexplicable chill in her heart. She had never been scared by others before, but only The expression on Zhucui's face is frightening. It's not that Cinsha is timid, it just looks too scary.

Zhucui's smile remained the same, but with a hint of coldness: "Miss, please wait a moment, I will go to Caiyue Palace to serve Xiaoyi."

After saying that, he walked towards Caiyue Palace. Dansha was momentarily stunned by Zhu Cui's expression and did not react. By the time he reacted, Zhu Cui had already walked towards the palace.

Cinsha was in a hurry to catch up.

But when they both entered the hall, they found that the hall was empty. Neither Shen Fengxu nor Jiang Xianyue were here. However, there were still clouds of mist swirling around in the teacups on the table. Obviously, the two of them had just returned. it's here.

Dansha knew the location of Shen Fengxu and Jiang Xianyue, but Dansha would not tell Zhucui. He just stood there and looked at Zhucui. Zhucui looked around and finally laid his eyes on Dansha.

Zhucui asked: "Where did Xiaoyi go?"

Dansha said calmly: "I'm not Jiang Xiaoyi's maid, how do I know where Xiaoyi has gone?"

"Where did Xiaoyi go?!" Zhucui gritted his teeth and asked coldly.

Dansha sneered and looked at Zhucui without any fear: "I told you, I'm not Xiaoyi's maid. If you can't find Xiaoyi, why do you ask me?"

Although she was restrained by Zhu Cui just now, it was only for a moment. Now when she looked at Zhu Cui again, she no longer had any fear. Her eyes were clear, looking directly at Zhu Cui, even more so than Zhu Cui. Aggressive.

Zhucui turned her head.

She also knew that the Dansha in front of her was an out-and-out shrew, and there was no point in arguing with her. The top priority was to find Jiang Xiuyue.

But it's not hard to find.

Jiang Xiuyue didn't go to any secret place with Shen Fengxu, they were just in Jiang Xiuyue's bedroom.

At this time, Jiang Xiuyue sat in front of the dressing mirror, and Shen Fengxu stood next to Jiang Xiuyue, dressing Jiang Xiuyue. Shen Fengxu was very careful, with gentle and delicate movements, and slowly groomed Jiang Xiuyue. Smooth long hair.

When Zhucui came in, he saw this scene.

Neither Shen Fengxu nor Jiang Xianyue seemed to notice Zhucui coming in, and they were just chatting to themselves.

"I see that the jewelry my cousin has here are all rare treasures." Chen Fengxu smiled slightly and said, "Not to mention anything else, just this jade crown with gold and jade southern beads is priceless. It’s a good thing.”

As she was talking, Zhucui walked in, bowed to the two of them, and then said: "Minhe Junjun is right, this jade crown was given to Xiaoyi by the emperor himself. Such a precious thing, other None of the concubines have it, even the sensitive concubine has never had such a gift."

Every word she said was reminding Jiang Xianyue that she was now Emperor Mingjin's and had to accept such a fate.

But what Shen Fengxu noticed was another detail, the Min concubine mentioned by Zhu Cui.

Min Bin was the one who Ming Jin turned over that day, but when Ming Jin was on his way to Min Bin's palace, he stopped at Cai Yue Palace. There were so many concubines in the palace, and Zhu Cui would not be unreasonable. Mention Min Bin.

Chen Fengxu turned to look at Zhucui and said, "Since you mentioned Minbin, do you seem to know Minbin very well?"

These words were quite dangerous, but Zhucui smiled slightly and responded: "My maid was a palace maid in Caiyue Hall before. Caiyue Hall is very close to the residence of Empress Minbin, so I have heard a lot about it." Something about Concubine Min."

Shen Fengxu glanced at Jiang Xiuyue.

But Jiang Xianyue shook her head slightly.

Since entering the palace, she has never seen any concubines, or rather, Jiang Xianyue has never seen any other concubines except those who came to visit her.

According to the rules of the palace, the concubine had to go to see the queen after going to bed. However, since Jiang Xianyue entered the palace, the queen announced that she was ill every day, did not see anyone, and was exempted from daily visits. Greetings.

Therefore, to this day, Jiang Xianyue has never seen Queen Hu and other concubines.

Chen Fengxu smiled softly and said: "In that case, you might as well talk about things related to Empress Minbin. Xiaoyi will naturally want to meet Empress Minbin in the future, so it would be better to get to know her better."
Chapter completed!