However, she completely ignored Xiaolan's obstruction and ran straight towards the palace gate. As expected, she was blocked by two guards with their swords. Then they said, "Empress, the Empress Dowager has ordered that you are not allowed to step out of the Empress Palace. Please don't make things difficult for us!"
Dongfang Yi frowned, snorted coldly, and roared loudly, "What if I insist on going out?!"
Her determined look made the two soldiers in front of her shiver involuntarily. Then they replied, "Empress, please don't make things difficult for us!"
But she didn't care about anything else. All she knew was that Helian Qi was in danger now and needed her. Since Nangong Liuyun had rushed over, God knows what else might happen.
Thinking of this, her eyes hardened, and she said coldly, "Then don't blame me for being impolite!"
After saying that, she took two steps back. After a running - up motion, she rushed towards them.
The two guards were obviously shocked by what was in front of them, but they instinctively put away their swords. After all, the Empress Dowager's order was for them to watch over the Empress, not to take her life.
After all, the Empress was of noble birth. If she got injured in any way, they would be punished.
Seeing an opening in front of her, Dongfang Yi took the opportunity to rush out.
Just as she was about to look up and praise herself for her cleverness, she saw a pair of embroidered shoes. Then she looked up and saw Concubine Chu with heavy makeup on her face.
"Yo, where did this mad dog come from?" Concubine Chu said mockingly, covering her mouth and giggling. Her whole demeanor was full of affectation.
Dongfang Yi had something important to do and didn't want to argue with her. She casually patted the dust off her body and was about to leave when she was suddenly stopped by the woman behind.
"Stop! Did I allow you to leave?!" she said coldly.
Her overbearing and arrogant look made Dongfang Yi want to turn around and tear the woman's mouth.
But she suppressed her anger and continued walking forward.
Seeing that Dongfang Yi dared to ignore her, Concubine Chu's expression froze for a moment. Then she couldn't hold back and roared, "Dongfang Yi, stop for me!"
Hearing that she directly called her by her name, Dongfang Yi knew that she was deliberately looking for trouble and there was no way to avoid it. So she turned around, raised her eyebrows, and said coldly, "There are so many flies recently. Their buzzing is giving me a headache."
The fly she was referring to was, of course, Concubine Chu.
Hearing that she dared to humiliate her like this, Concubine Chu couldn't help getting angry. Then she pointed at Dongfang Yi and scolded, "Dongfang Yi, who are you calling a fly? Don't you understand the rules?!"
"Rules?!" Dongfang Yi retorted, with a mocking smile on her lips. Then she continued, "I am the Empress. When did it become your turn, Concubine Chu, to talk about rules here? How presumptuous!"
After saying that, she took off the jade bracelet on her hand and threw it at the woman in front of her. It hit the woman's forehead. Although it didn't draw blood, it left a red mark.
Concubine Chu didn't expect to be hit like this. She was stunned for a moment. Then she shouted loudly, "She dared to throw something at me!"
The mocking smile on Dongfang Yi's lips deepened. She had long wanted to teach Concubine Chu a lesson, but unfortunately, she was weak and alone. Now there was no Donghua by her side, nor any handy weapon like the rosewood stool before.
Although she thought that slapping someone in the face was the most satisfying way to vent her anger, it was not convenient for her to get too close to Concubine Chu now. But she really wanted to teach her a lesson, so she thought of throwing the bracelet.
"She hit me!" Concubine Chu was still shouting. Then she waved her hand to signal the maids behind her. She stared at the woman in front of her without blinking and said, "Arrest her for me!"
As soon as Dongfang Yi heard this, she immediately ran away. She knew that if she was really arrested, it wouldn't be a good thing. So she dodged and hid. She was so flexible that four or five maids couldn't catch her.
But her physical strength was poor. After running for a while, she was out of breath and couldn't run anymore.
Concubine Chu on the side naturally saw her state. Then she ordered them, "Hurry up and catch her. Whoever catches her will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
Sure enough, people couldn't resist the temptation. As soon as she said this, the maids ran like they were injected with stimulants.
Dongfang Yi looked around. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she ran back to her Empress Palace.
The two guards were still standing outside the palace. Of course, they didn't dare to make a sound during the quarrel between the two ladies just now. Now that the Empress had come in, they let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that they had finally not lost the person they were supposed to watch over.
But the maids couldn't get in. Facing the two rather fierce - looking guards, they turned around and looked at the woman behind them with pleading eyes.
Seeing this, Concubine Chu stamped her foot on the ground, couldn't help saying "useless", and then walked over. She said to the two guards at the door, "You two slaves, let me in quickly."
After she finished speaking, no one paid any attention to her. This made her lose face. Then she grabbed the clothes of the man in front of her and said, "Let me in quickly. If you delay my important business, you'd better watch out for your life!"
Her words were spoken one by one with obvious threat. Only then did one of the guards reply, "Concubine Chu, please don't make things difficult for me. This is an order from the Empress Dowager. No one is allowed to enter. If you want to go in, you'd better report to the Empress Dowager!"
After hearing his words, the veins on Concubine Chu's forehead bulged. She didn't expect that she had no way to arrest Dongfang Yi. But now the Empress Dowager still had great power in the harem, so she couldn't afford to offend her.
Inside the palace, Dongfang Yi watched the woman outside who was furious because she couldn't catch her. A sneer involuntarily appeared on her lips. She thought that Concubine Chu was really like a peacock, always causing trouble for no reason and always coming to find fault with her.
But now she really had to thank this cold palace. With the guards guarding it, they couldn't get in at all. If she had really been arrested just now, according to Concubine Chu's personality, she would definitely not let her go easily.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help sighing. She thought that her plan to go and see Helian Qi seemed to be cancelled. Now she could only pray that the Empress Dowager would be tough enough so that Nangong the Second would have no other way.
At this time, outside the palace, Concubine Chu knew that she couldn't get in. The anger between her eyebrows was about to explode.