"She wandered outside the main hall for a while, wanting to go in but not daring to go in. Then she saw Aunt Fang coming out, and she went to greet her. The slaves were far away and couldn't hear what they said. But after a while, she
, the palace maid walked outside Huafang Hall."
Zhichun recalled the scene he saw at that time and replied like this.
Zhichun's answer surprised Lihua, but it seemed to be reasonable.
"I went to the main hall without entering. I only talked to Aunt Fang and then went out..."
Lihua sat in the hall, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, frowning and thinking about her intention.
When Xiao Shunzi saw this, she wanted to step forward to help, but she waved her hand to indicate no need.
Zhichun nodded: "That's right. The way she was wandering outside the main hall, the servant seemed to have encountered some difficulty. Master, is there really something wrong with you? Otherwise, why are you so hesitant?"
She knew very well that if her master wanted to pay attention to someone, he must have a special purpose, so she made this guess.
Lihua shook her head: "It's hard to say whether there is a problem or not. What she did seems to be normal, and it is not difficult to explain under normal circumstances."
He was lingering outside the main hall and did not dare to enter. Maybe the palace maid was busy, but she did not dare to go in and disturb the master during the lunch break, so she lingered outside.
And the matter may be something that needs to be reported to Aunt Fang, so he will greet Aunt Fang when he sees her coming out.
After talking to Aunt Fang, she walked out of Huafang Hall, so maybe she needed to go out to do what she wanted to do.
"Normally speaking, there is nothing wrong with acting like this. What's more, we don't know what happened to her or where she went after that. Maybe she had an errand."
Lihua analyzed this, and she felt that this was reasonable.
Zhichun couldn't help but feel regretful: "If I had known earlier, I would have quietly followed the servant girl out to see where the palace maid went, or I could ask Aunt Fang privately."
If there is a problem, she can follow the clues to investigate.
Lihua waved her hand: "I knew you had this idea when you and Qingji came back from making tea, but if it was like what I thought, not only would you not be able to follow her, you would have to stay away from her, let alone ask Aunt Fang.
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At that time, Zhichun had a strange look on her face when she came back from making tea. Lihua knew that she had something on her mind, so she calmly suppressed Zhichun.
Zhichun was shocked: "Master, why is this?"
Lihua did not answer, but asked: "Did she find you in the tea room?"
Zhichun was startled, thought about it carefully, and hesitated: "I'm not sure. The palace maid seemed to have glanced at the tea room intentionally or unintentionally, but I'm not sure if she saw me."
Lihua nodded to show that she understood.
It stands to reason that if this palace maid has a problem, she will definitely take action after seeing her appear here.
You must know that when the two of them chased each other in the Imperial Garden to Taiye Lake, in order to scare each other, Lihua confidently said that even if the other party concealed his appearance, there would be a way to recognize him in the future.
Therefore, given the cautious nature of the other party, one may be trying every means to test whether Lihua recognizes her, and the other may be reporting to his master anything that may expose him.
Lihua thought that the palace maid did not dare to test her in front of her easily, as the risk was too great.
Therefore, it is likely that the situation will be reported as soon as possible to the master behind the scenes to respond in advance to prevent Lihua from draining wages and not being able to notify the master behind the scenes in time.
According to Lihua's opinion, if the palace maid secretly went to the main hall or left the Huafang Hall in a sneaky way, either way would prove to be a big problem.
Going to the main hall means that Concubine Xie is highly suspected of being the mastermind behind the scenes; leaving the Huafang Hall means that the mastermind behind the scenes may be outside.
But she went to the main hall to find Aunt Fang and then left the Huafang Hall. This approach surprised Lihua.
But it seems explainable and seems normal and reasonable.
It's just that at this time, it would be too much drama for a handyman to serve as a palace maid, and it would be difficult to make people less suspicious.