Chapter 8

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Feng Qing wrapped herself in a cloak and curled up in a corner of the pavilion. Holding the purse in her hand tightly, she said to herself, "We will go back. One day, we will go back to our south Tang Dynasty." She told herself every day, but without him by her side, every step she took was extremely difficult. She didn't know if she could last until the day she could go back. After a day's work, she curled up in the pavilion and soon fell asleep too. She felt a little hot when she took a deep breath. When she looked up, she found that the man in black in the morning had already squatted in front of her. "You again?" Feng Jingyi raised her eyebrows in anger. The man got up and sat down at the stone table, poured a glass of wine with one hand, and said, "I was thinking that you might come, and you really came." Feng Jingyi didn't bother to answer him. She pulled on her cloak and closed her eyes, continuing to sleep. "Dare to sleep just like that? Don't you feel too comfortable with me?" The man laughed in a low voice and said meaningfully. "If you really had such thoughts, you wouldn't have let me off in the Southern Tang Empire," Feng Jingyi said with her eyes closed. This kind of arrogant man liked to play the cat-and-mouse game to occupy her body and heart, so he played the cat-and-mouse game with her like this. Even if he really wanted to do something to her, her current status could do nothing to him. The man drank a glass of wine and looked at the woman who closed her eyes for rest. "Does Guandang Palace have a place for you to sleep?" "Yes, but I'm going to collect fresh dew and washed face for your noble imperial concubine here." Feng Jingyi said without opening her eyes. "Don't you want to leave that place?" The man asked with a smile. "Don't you just want me to hook up with you after talking so much?" Feng Jingyi snorted. She really didn't understand. There were many women who were more beautiful than her in the entire country of Grand Xia. With this man's power and status, he could do anything but stare at her as a little palace maid. "Follow me, at least you don't have to hide here every day to sleep. What's wrong with that?" The man held his head with one hand and looked at her with a smile. "I like it, so you don't have to worry about it." Feng Jingyi refused. The man finished the wine, got up and squatted in front of her, his voice soft but cold, "Susu, not everyone in the palace can tolerate you as I do, understand?" Feng Lanxiu opened her eyes and looked straight at him. She sneered and said, "Should I thank you for your appreciation?" "My patience is limited as well. If I come back after a month, you'll still be the same. I don't mind greeting your father or your friends. In the Grand Xia, it won't be too hard for me to make them live or die." The man reached out to smooth her hair, which had been blown about by the wind, then stood up and disappeared into the night. Feng Xueyi gritted her teeth. She really hated the feeling of being controlled by others. Fu Jinfeng was already a headache for her, and this person was pushing her step by step. How could she go on in the future? ###Chapter18,Low Breath The annual autumn hunt of the Grand Xia had arrived. Qinfang went out of the palace to serve Jing'an's companion. The man in black didn't show up, which made Feng Jingyi feel a little relieved. However, the Emperor of the Grand Xia had left the palace for the Autumn Hunt. Imperial Concubine Fu Jinhuang didn't have to court the Emperor's favor and began to play with her. Other than staying by the lotus pond to collect dew for her to wash her face at night, she had to wipe the floor of the court clean every day, or perhaps, she hadn't given her food for a day or two... Feng Jingyi could only endure it. She knew that she had no ability to resist her right now. These difficulties might be unbearable, but compared to her and her younger brother's sixteen years of life in the cold palace of the South Tang Dynasty, it was nothing. When she was unable to kill her opponents, the only thing she could do was to endure and wait. That was why she was able to defeat the four royal uncles who held great power at one stroke at the age of 16,allowing Feng Jing to take the throne. She didn't come to the imperial palace to compete with Fu Jinfeng. Her real enemy was the Xia Emperor who was high above them. The person who used to take her head at all costs often wondered what kind of expression that person would have if he knew that the person he was going to kill was right in front of her eyes. Feng Xueyi finished cleaning the floor. Every step she took was as painful as being cut by a knife. When she returned to the kitchen, it was already time for dinner. She thought that since she had no food to eat today, she would have to worry about how to solve the problem of eating by herself today. "It seems that you've been busy for a long time today. These are rewarded to you by the Honored Consort Ya. Eat them!" The palace maid Qiu Yue, who was in charge of the affairs, said in a strange voice. Then two palace maids raised their hands and put the leftovers and steamed buns directly on the ground. "Thank you, Your Grace. Thank you, Aunt Qiuyue." Feng Xueyi lowered her head and picked up the things from the ground, as if she were very grateful to her. "Finish it quickly. Go to the backyard and clean up all the ceremonial barrels. Your Majesty loves to clean them. Let others worry about them, so I specially ask you to do them." Qiuyue snorted arrogantly. She did not hate this person, but the Empress did not like this person, so they could not let her live a comfortable life. "Yes, I'll go after eating," Feng Lanxiu answered with her head lowered. Aunt Qiu Yue saw that her passive look was boring, so she took her away. Feng Jing washed her hands and took the steamed buns to the courtyard to sunbath while peeling off the soiled steamed buns. This was her lunch today. Although it was a little dirty, it was much better than the one she left in the palace of the Southern Tang when she was a child. While she was eating, someone came over quietly. Feng Lanxiu looked up alertly and found that it was Qinxue from the Palace of Beauty Ning. It was Qinfang's sworn sister. "Why are you here again?" Qinxue took the cold steamed bun from her hand and handed over the food box she brought over. "This is warm for you." Feng Jingyi knew that she couldn't refuse, so she had to take it. "What if you come here and be discovered by Beauty Ning?" "You accompanied the Empress to admire chrysanthemums. You won't return to the palace in a short time." Qin Xue said. Then she took out the medicine and put it on her pants. "Miss Mo said that Shangguan Yangyu is also asking about you. Why don't you try to get out of the palace?" Feng Jingyi painfully compressed her lips. She was afraid that Lord Shangguan didn't know that the person who died for the country in Jinling City was her daughter, and she, who lived as Shangguan Susu, was the one who deserved to die. ###Chapter19,Insinuation The month of the Autumn Hunt passed in the blink of an eye. Everyone in the palace was busy welcoming the Emperor back to the palace. Feng Jingyi also had a headache how to deal with that troublesome man. Fu Jinfeng made things difficult for her over and over again, but she didn't find any evidence of her. Gradually, she lost her interest. So in the early morning, when she just returned to the Guanqi Palace from the Bihua Pavilion, she was captured by a group of people from the palace. "The flying phoenix golden hairpin given by His Majesty disappeared. Yesterday, you cleaned up Her Grace's palace. Did you steal it?" Qiuyue asked sternly. Feng Jingyi raised her head and looked at Fu Jinhuang, who was leisurely sipping tea on the seat. It seemed that... she was going to put her to death. "I didn't." "You were the only one who went to Concubine De's bedroom and touched her dresser yesterday. Who else could it be besides you?" Qiu Yue snorted. Fu Jin Huang's expression did not ripple as she sipped a mouthful of tea. She spoke in a faint voice, "Since this mouth of yours is not telling the truth, let's just slap your mouth until she tells you the truth." Feng Jingyi gritted her teeth. Qiuyue had already slapped her, and her mouth was full of the smell of blood. "I don't know how I've offended you. You're going to make things difficult for me again and again, Your Grace." Feng Xueyi looked at Fu Jinyan, who was sitting on the main seat. She could tolerate her repeated difficulties, but there was always a limit to her tolerance. Fu Jinfeng looked at her coldly, "You didn't offend me, but... your eyes are really annoying." While speaking, Feng Jingyi had already been slapped a few times by Qiuyue. Fu Jin Huang raised her hand slightly and made people stop. She walked up and grabbed hold of her jawbone. She stared coldly into her eyes and said, "This pair of eyes of yours really resembles hers too much. If you really were her, then that would be great." Feng Jingyi looked at her with unwillingness and fear in her eyes, but there was no doubt about this person. "However, it doesn't matter whether or not you are. If I kill anyone who looks like her, Gu Wei, you will definitely die under my hands." Fu Jinhuang shook off her hands in disgust as she spoke and said coldly, "Send them to the Punishment Department." "I didn't steal your things. Why should you send me to the Punishment Department?" Feng Qianyi asked, unwilling to give up. Fu Jinrong turned her head indifferently and said, "I said that you stole something, and you stole it. Someone just found it in your room." Feng Jingyi gritted her teeth but had nothing to say. She really could do such a bad thing. However, what kind of place was the Department of Punishment? No one who had entered the Department of Punishment had ever been able to come out alive. If she had entered the Department of Punishment, how would she have survived before coming back? "What are you waiting for? Take this b***h to the Department of Punishments," Qiu Yue instructed the palace servant. They were about to step forward when Qin Xue ran in from outside and kowtowed repeatedly to Fu Jinfeng, "Your Highness, Susu did not steal your life. It was me who stole it. When I came to look for her, I stole it from your bedroom. At that time, I was afraid that it would be discovered, so I hid it in Susu's room." Fu Jinfeng turned around and glanced coldly at the little palace maid who was kowtowing and begging for mercy. "Since you're his accomplice, I'll let you interrogate him." Since someone was trying to court death, there was no reason for her not to complete it. ###Chapter20, Respect When night fell, the dark and damp prison cell of the Punishment Department gave off a disgusting smell. The rat also crawled out of the cave and moved, running around Feng Jingyi from time to time.
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