Chapter 558: Take the initiative to serve the emperor
Did Dugu Liancheng recognize her?
Thinking of this possibility, Mu Ci touched his face and suddenly felt discouraged.
Yingchun and Sizhu reacted like that when they saw her. How could a shrewd person like Dugu Liancheng fail to recognize her?
If he recognized her but still deliberately ignored her, what was he planning?
She had been away from the harem for too long and thought of everything too simply, which was why she was now unable to advance or retreat. She was not fully prepared before entering the palace.
At this moment, Mu Ci knew that he must prepare for the worst.
It was already difficult to deal with Dugu Liancheng two years ago, let alone today two years later?
She felt that Dugu Liancheng must have recognized her, and this possibility was very high.
Mu Ci followed Dugu Liancheng with deep thoughts.
When Li Yu saw this scene, he was amazed: "This is the first time I have seen such an ignorant servant. He didn't know how to climb up to the emperor's dragon bed. How stupid!"
Seeing that he was filled with righteous indignation, Biyu said helplessly: "Why are you so anxious? The emperor does things in a measured way."
There must be something unique about the ditty that attracted the emperor to linger here. She felt that the emperor had something more to say.
And this palace maid is indeed interesting to look at. If you take a closer look, she even walks like the Queen Mother.
Is this probably the reason why the emperor lingers here?
"That's true. The emperor is interested in Xiaoqu, but he doesn't know when he will take action." Li Yu agreed.
It has been two years since the emperor took the initiative to approach a woman, and he would not miss her. Xiaoqu has some abilities.
"Just stop interfering." Biyu glared at Li Yu.
Li Yu glared back: "Don't you want to hug the little prince?"
Biyu choked for a while. She really hoped that Long Live Lord would have an heir soon. After all, it was a royal family. There was no shortage of women in the entire palace, but there was a shortage of women who could interest the emperor.
On that side, Mu Ci followed Dugu Liancheng to the soft couch.
She thought about it, and still felt that her attitude was better. After all, she ran away from the cold palace. If the emperor recognized her as Mu Ci, then she was absconding in fear of crime, and he would probably kill her with a stick.
Her family was still fine, but she was still reluctant to die.
She made a decision at that moment. Seeing that Dugu Liancheng wanted to go to bed to rest, she took the initiative to step forward and said: "Serve the emperor and undress him."
Dugu Liancheng didn't seem to expect that she would take the initiative. He glanced at her briefly and didn't rebuke her.
Li Yu, who was peeping, saw Mu Ci undressing Dugu Liancheng and couldn't help but sigh: "It's not hopelessly stupid."
He also knows that he takes the initiative to serve and is disciplined.
On the other side, Mu Ci pretended to be clumsy and helped Dugu Liancheng undress, hoping to confuse Dugu Liancheng.
Dugu Liancheng didn't scold her for being clumsy, and when it took her half an hour to undress him, he showed no sign of anger.
After serving, she stepped aside.
But Dugu Liancheng just sat in front of the bed and gave an order: "Xiao Qu'er, go find me a book."
Mu Ci's lips twitched when she heard the name "Xiao Qu'er".
Let her look for books. Where should she look for books?
Li Yu heard it not far away, and quickly found a book that the emperor usually liked to read, and handed it into Mu Ci's hand.
Mu Ci took the book and handed it to Dugu Liancheng, feeling like he was the messenger.
"Read it to me." Dugu Liancheng was lying on the soft couch and gave an order.
Mu Ci secretly looked at Dugu Liancheng.
His brows were clear and cold, his thin lips pursed slightly, and his long eyelashes cast a dark shadow under the light of the palace lantern. I don't know whether it was because the night was too gentle or because of his state of mind, but he didn't look as cold and hard as during the day, but more...
A little tenderness.
At this moment, Dugu Liancheng suddenly looked at her and met her eyes. She forgot to avoid them for a moment and met his gloomy eyes.
"Li Yu is right, you are indeed not smart." Dugu Liancheng seemed to sigh.
Mu Ci wondered whether Li Yu had said this? Or was there something behind his words, implying that she ran away from Chenxiang Palace and dared to appear in the harem. She had committed the crime of sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth, so she was not smart?
She quickly looked away, looked down at the book in her hand, and began
Li Yu stood at the door and took a peek. When he heard Mu Ci's mellow voice, he couldn't help but sigh: "Even the sound of reading is exactly the same as that of the Queen Mother."
No wonder the emperor can tolerate the approach of the little palace maid.
Biyu looked thoughtfully at the scene in front of her, and suddenly thought: "Isn't she the Queen Mother?"
Li Yu was shocked when he heard this: "How is it possible? The Queen Mother is still in Chenxiang Palace. How could the Queen Mother come out without the emperor's order?"
In addition, there were so many people guarding the place. How could Mu Ci, a weak woman, escape without alerting anyone?
"That's true." Biyu said calmly, still unable to dispel the doubts in her heart.
Xiaoqu was so similar to the Queen Mother, and the emperor was willing to get close to Xiaoqu, so she had such a ridiculous idea.
Maybe she should go to Chenxiang Palace tomorrow to see if the Queen Mother is okay.
"No, I'm going to Chenxiang Palace now." Li Yu finished speaking and walked away quickly.
Biyu couldn't laugh or cry for a moment and watched Li Yu go away.
Li Yu went to Chenxiang Palace as quickly as possible and asked the guards whether Mu Ci was okay in Chenxiang Palace.
"Everything is fine with the Queen Mother. By coincidence, Miss Sizhu also came and talked to the Queen Mother for a while."
The guard's words calmed Li Yu's mind.
He just poked Xiaoqu's forehead, more than once. As long as Xiaoqu is not the Queen Mother, it is not disrespectful.
With his mind at peace, he returned to Cuiwei Palace to serve.
But seeing that the emperor was already asleep, Xiaoqu was leaning on a stool nearby and taking a nap.
"This is..." Li Yu asked Biyu.
"Your Majesty, let Xiao Qu serve you nearby." Biyu looked at the sleeping Lord Long Live inside: "Your Majesty, you can have a good sleep tonight."
Li Yushen thought so.
Mu Ci had an uneasy sleep this time. She was used to living a comfortable life. Even when she became a palace maid after entering the palace, she had never sat like this for a whole night.
When she got up in the morning, she felt sore in her back and felt uncomfortable.
For several days in a row, Dugu Liancheng asked her to serve him nearby. She was only a palace maid, so there was no room for her to speak.
As time passed by, she became increasingly frustrated.
Dugu Liancheng never said anything to her, and even though she stayed with her all night, he would not say a word to her.
She couldn't guess what he was thinking.
She was particularly anxious because she didn't know what purpose Dugu Liancheng had.
She should not have entered the palace in the first place, but should have asked Dugu Lianyun to help her. However, this was her own business. What position did she have to ask Dugu Lianyun to help her?
Even Biyu could see Mu Ci's impatience, let alone Dugu Liancheng?
On this day, Dugu Lian went down to the city and came to Cuiwei Palace again...
