Although Dongfang Yi tried to conceal the news of Concubine Dong's attempt to assassinate the queen in the queen's palace last night, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Early the next morning, the news spread like wildfire in the palace.
Concubine Chu was sitting on a grand master's chair in her bedroom, sipping tea when she heard the news. After listening, a triumphant smile curled up on her lips.
Sure enough, everything was as she had expected. After her words yesterday, Concubine Dong finally couldn't control herself and took a dagger to kill someone.
In this way, everyone's attention would be focused on her. As long as she had the protection of the Empress Dowager, she had nothing to fear.
Thinking of this, she stood up, tidied her dress, and walked out of the palace.
On the other side, Dongfang Yi had just woken up. Last night had been extremely eventful. Helian Qi had accompanied her until midnight. Now that she was awake, she still felt a splitting headache. So she sat up, rubbing her head.
At this time, Donghua walked in. Seeing the woman on the couch wake up, she walked over and said, "Your Majesty, you're finally awake. Concubine Shu has been waiting in the outer hall for a long time!"
"She's here?!" She couldn't help asking rhetorically. She didn't expect an old acquaintance to come and visit her.
Then she wanted to throw off the quilt and get out of bed, but felt a sharp pain in her arm. She couldn't help crying out in pain.
"Ouch... It hurts so much!"
"Your Majesty, I'd better bandage your wound first before you go out." Donghua said with some concern.
But Dongfang Yi shook her head, then stood up and walked out. She had heard that Concubine Shu had come to visit her when she was in a coma but hadn't been able to see her. So how could she let her wait any longer now?
When she reached the outer hall, she saw the petite woman sitting on the grand master's chair. She was wearing a peach - colored cross - collared long dress. Her face was still cute and playful, but she didn't smile as much.
"Your Majesty, you're finally awake!" She immediately stood up with teary eyes, and there seemed to be a lot of grievances in her eyes.
Dongfang Yi couldn't help scraping the bridge of her nose and said, "Are you acting like a little rabbit now? Your eyes are all red."
Concubine Shu realized she was being teased and immediately turned her head away. Then she said, "Your servant isn't!"
"Haha, I made you worry. I'm really sorry." Dongfang Yi said with a smile when she saw that Concubine Shu's mood had improved.
But she suddenly seemed to think of something and said, "Your Majesty, your servant has heard. That Concubine Dong is really a bad person! It's so damn bold of her to try to assassinate you in the middle of the night. Your servant is really...!"
When she said this, she clenched her fists tightly, her eyes were wide open, and even her eyebrows were knitted together. It looked quite comical.
Dongfang Yi couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this. Then she said, "Okay, okay. I've taken care of her. There's nothing to worry about."
Just then, Xiaolan ran in from outside the palace. Then she respectfully said to Dongfang Yi, "Your Majesty, the Emperor wants you to go to the Qianqing Palace."
"Oh? Do you know what it's about?" She couldn't help asking with a raised eyebrow.
Xiaolan scratched her head as if trying to recall. Then, as if she had thought of something, she replied, "Oh, yes, yes. It seems that someone from the Su family outside the palace has come or something."
"It's Su Luo!" Dongfang Yi couldn't help shouting. In the capital, the only Su family that could be summoned to the palace was surely Su Luo's family. She didn't expect that after hearing the news of their approaching wedding yesterday, they would come today.
Concubine Shu beside her naturally noticed the anticipation in the woman beside her. So she bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, then your servant will leave first. As long as I see that you're safe, that's good. Your servant will come to visit you another day."
Dongfang Yi nodded at her. After watching her back completely leave the queen's palace, she told Donghua to quickly help her dress up and then rushed to the Qianqing Palace.
They arrived there in less than a quarter of an hour. As soon as they opened the palace door, they heard a clear barking of a dog. Looking closely, they found Xiaoweiba standing not far away.
"Wow! It's Xiaoweiba!" She couldn't help exclaiming. Then she bent down and held out her hand.
Xiaoweiba hadn't seen its master for a long time. Now seeing a slightly unfamiliar woman waving at it, it hesitated for a while. It wasn't until it sniffed hard with its nose that it seemed to have discovered something and rushed over, jumping into her arms and happily licking her with its tongue.
It tickled Dongfang Yi, so she turned her head and looked at Helian Qi sitting on the highest seat.
At this time, Helian Qi was looking at her with a beaming smile. Then he said, "Okay, Dong'er, take a look who's here."
She shifted her gaze and only then saw Su Luo and Rong Yi sitting on the chairs beside. After seeing them, she put Xiaoweiba on the ground and ran over.
"Su Luo, I heard that you..." She looked at the two of them teasingly, with an ambiguous look in her eyes.
It made Su Luo a bit embarrassed. She lowered her head, but her ears turned red. Then she whispered, "Your Majesty, Su Luo... Su Luo..."
She stammered and couldn't say a complete sentence. Dongfang Yi didn't expect that Su Luo, who used to be as carefree as a little overlord, had now become so shy.
"Your Majesty, please stop teasing Luoluo. She's a girl with a thin skin. Let your servant tell you, your servant is getting married. It's set for the 15th of next month with Su Luo." Rong Yi beside her said with a smile, bowing his hands. His eyes were curved into a crescent, and he looked like a handsome young man.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, okay. Our Su Luo has a thin skin!" Dongfang Yi replied, emphasizing the words "thin skin" very strongly, as if deliberately trying to make her even more shy. After all, anyone who had seen Su Luo's previous appearance would surely think that she had nothing to do with the words "thin skin".
"Okay, Dong'er, come to me." Helian Qi sitting on the highest seat couldn't stand it anymore. Then he called out.
Dongfang Yi then picked up Xiaoweiba, who was wagging its tail on the ground, and ran to sit beside Helian Qi.
"Your Majesty, your servant came to the palace not only to send Xiaoweiba to Her Majesty but also to invite you to attend your servant's and Luoluo's wedding." Rong Yi continued. Su Luo beside him also looked full of expectation.
After hearing this, Dongfang Yi frowned deeply, as if she had some concerns. She looked at the man beside her.
Helian Qi also looked back at her and then asked, "What's wrong? If you want to go, then I..."
"We can't go!"