97, lead the way
"Thank you!" Xu Shu nodded, and then put a purse on the palace maid. The purse was a small silver ingot of five taels. She was very generous in her move, but she couldn't help but be unprivileged in the palace. If she was careless, she would be laughed at.
The palace maid did not refuse and stuffed her purse into her sleeves, making her attitude even more attentive, "Please, Miss!"
Wenzhao Palace is a distance from Cining Palace. The palace maid takes Xu Shu through one corridor after another, passing by one palace after another locked door. Suddenly, the door of a palace in front opened. A middle-aged woman who looked like an aunt in charge walked out. When she saw Xu Shu and her group, she pointed to the leading palace maid and said, "Come here and do a favor!"
The palace maid quickly walked up and said with a pleasing look on her face, "Auntie, I have some errands on me!"
The aunt frowned and her eyes turned, and glanced at the palace maid impatiently, pinched her waist and said with a sarcasm, "Even the Empress can't even scream you, right? Which palace slave are you? What a big air!"
The palace maid looked back at Xu Shu and the master and servant in embarrassment, and then explained to the arrogant aunt even more humbly, "This is a distinguished guest who is here to go to the birthday party of the Empress Dowager. I have to take them to the Cining Palace, which is really undespite!"
The aunt snorted, "Cining Palace is right in front of you, and you will arrive just by walking to the end. When you reach the door, someone will naturally lead them in. Is it necessary for you? You just want to stay lazy!"
The palace maid looked at Xu Shu for help, but listened to Xu Shu, "Since Cining Palace is not far away, let's go over by ourselves, I'm lucky!"
The aunt proudly pulled the palace maid away, and the palace gate closed again with a "bang". Traxue looked at the plaque with the words "Qiu Diyuan" written on it.
"Which empress lives in Qiudiyuan? The people who serve around him are so angry!"
There are only a few empresses in the palace who have their own palaces, but Xu Shu doesn't remember which one lives in Qiudiyuan. "Maybe it is a newly favored concubine!"
"Yes!" Taxue Leran. The more the identity and status the Empress is, the more friendly she is. Only those newly promoted young and energetic palace concubines will be so arrogant, and the people around her will naturally be arrogant.
Xu Shu walked forward a while, turned around a door, but found that she had reached a dead end.
"Miss, there is no road left! Didn't that aunt say she could reach Cining Palace by walking straight?" Wan Feng was puzzled.
Xu Shu's heart tightened and suddenly had an ominous premonition. She immediately grabbed Wanfeng's hand and said, "Go away!"
After walking two steps, he heard the corner gate that had just turned closed with a bang - the road ahead was blocked, and a proud female voice sounded with mockery, "Where is Miss Xu Jiu going in such a hurry? This palace is so big and there are so many roads, and it will be fatal to take the wrong path!"
It was a strange voice that I had never heard before, but the person who came knew Xu Shu's identity and spoke strangely. Obviously, the person who came was not kind, Xu Shu didn't dare to be careless. Listening to the sound of the rings and pendants on her body and the incense used for the ceremonial guards that opened the way, a concubine who was named the beauty at that time leaned over and bowed down, "The beauty is blessed and rich!"
"Although you are blind, you can't see anything. I just said one thing, but you still know that I am a beauty. It's true that I'm very smart!" The beauty recalled what she said, and was sure that she had never said the information that exposed her identity. She looked around and still couldn't see where her identity was leaked.
Although this beauty was saying something praising Xu Shu, she gritted her teeth and was full of hatred, as if she had a deep hatred with Xu Shu.
Xu Shu thought about the beauty's purpose and refused to answer the conversation. The beauty didn't ask her to get up, and she didn't dare to straighten her body. Her already thin body, but after bent for a moment, her legs began to tremble.
But the beauty deliberately made things difficult for her. She stood three feet away from Xu Shu, looking at Xu Shu condescendingly, and refused to ask her to get up. "There are words among the people that are premature and wise, and Miss Xu Jiu is famous for her young age, which is probably not a sign of longevity!"
This is cursing that Xu Shu had died early! Xu Shu heard this but did not move at all, without any disturbance.
Wan Feng felt uneasy and glared at the beauty fiercely. However, the beauty looked at Xu Shu intently. The expression in her eyes gradually became vicious. She pulled off the cloth tape covering Xu Shu's face, "Although such a beautiful face is blind and flawed, I still feel pity for her! It's a pity to die..."
Xu Shu still ignored her words, and the beauty in front of her could not hold back. She repeatedly angered Xu Shu, but she did not expect Xu Shu to take the bait and looked willing to be humiliated! As long as Xu Shu spoke out of any dissatisfaction or disrespect, she immediately had a reason to kill Xu Shu, but Xu Shu remained silent, leaving her no reason to do it.
But how could it be so cheap Xu Shu! It was Xu Shu who caused her to fall out of favor! It was Xu Shu who caused her family to be destroyed! It was Xu Shu! It was all because of Xu Shu! All the misfortunes she encountered were thanks to Xu Shu! She wanted Xu Shu to repay her twice!
The beauty's eyes were full of hostility. She pinched Xu Shu's chin and pinched Xu Shu's face with her sharp nails. Red marks immediately appeared.
"It makes people angry when you look like this!" The more the beauty's subordinates tried, the harder Xu Shu's face as big as a palm changed shape as she squeezed it hard, leaving purple marks on her fair skin.
The beauty shook her hand hard, and Xu Shu couldn't stand and fell to the ground. Her elbow hit the hard bluestone slab. Xu Shu frowned in pain, and even felt it was difficult to move her legs, so she simply didn't have to struggle to stand up.
"You said you are a blind man, staying at home honestly, why are you doing when you run out?" The beauty suddenly stepped forward and raised her foot, stepping on Xu Shu's ankle.
Just as he was about to step on it, the follower beside him suddenly whispered, "Be careful, beauties, don't leave any words!"
The beauty sneered, "Then she still has life to sue her!"
At this time, something suddenly fell from Taxue's body, and it made a sound. The beauty paused under her feet and looked at it when she heard the sound. It seemed like a book, so she signaled the servant to pick up the book on the ground and put it on, and her feet also loosened.
The title of the book is a string of strange characters. The beauty did not know any of them, but she didn't want to be exposed in front of Xu Shu, so she pretended to be mysterious and said, "I didn't expect Miss Xu Jiu to bring such a book. Do you want to make you erudite?"
From the beginning of the book falling, Xu Shu knew that Taxue wanted to rescue her. She wanted to shock the beauty in front of her in the name of the Empress Dowager. She couldn't bear to let Taxue's intention be. Xu Shu was blessed again and took the opportunity to stand up and move her sore legs. "This "Lotus Sutra" is a gift from the master who asked her daughter to present to the Empress Dowager!"
It was something to be given to the Empress Dowager! The beauty paused and the gilded armor scraped on the paper was quietly taken back.
Chapter completed!