Chapter 29: The Cold and Arrogant Master is Actually a Great Enemy
Shi Li doesn't care that the Qi family has improper thoughts about her, but that doesn't mean others don't mind either.
After Xiao Jin heard what happened in Yuli Palace, he almost crushed the pen in his hand.
He was so concerned that his attention was focused on the Qi family, but he ignored the gaze of someone below him that suddenly turned cold.
"Wen Yu, help me keep an eye on the Qi family and Qi Hao." Taking a deep breath, Xiao Jin gritted his teeth and suppressed his murderous intent, and handed over this important matter to Lord Shao, whom he trusted the most.
"They dared to take advantage of An An, I must make them pay the price."
"Yes." Shao Quan lowered his head slightly, his face sunk into the shadows, making it impossible to see his expression.
Even without Xiao Jin's instructions, Shao Quan would keep a close eye on the Qi family.
Qi Rong was still the same as usual, showing up at Yuli Palace on time every day, even more punctual than other office workers.
She was not in a hurry, and Shi Li had nothing to say, so she just perfunctorily treated her every day.
From time to time, she asked Xiao Jin to give her a little hope to stabilize the Qi family.
But on this day, Qi Rong did not come, and Shi Li was waiting for the nanny from the Empress Dowager's palace in Yuli Palace.
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother hasn't seen you for many days and misses you very much. She wants you to go over there. Miss Qi has already gone there first."
Shi Li paused holding the teacup, raised her eyes and glanced at the nanny, "Then, I will leave right away."
Shi Li had already witnessed how much the Queen Mother disliked her the last time she went to Chang'an Palace.
Nowadays, anyone who shows you kindness for no reason is either a traitor or a thief.
Shi Li hesitated for a moment until Yueying walked in from outside.
"Don't worry, Princess. Just take care of it for a while." Yueying held her hand and encouraged with a smile.
Shi Li immediately felt relieved, straightened her back and stepped out of Yuli Palace with confidence.
The Queen Mother and Qi Rong had been waiting in Chang'an Palace for a long time.
As soon as Shi Li arrived, Qi Rong immediately came forward to greet her warmly, "The princess is finally here. The Queen Mother has been talking about you for a long time."
"I'm worried about disturbing the Empress Dowager's peace. If the Empress Dowager doesn't mind my noise, I can come to pay my respects every day." Shi Li was alert, but also didn't want to make things easy for others.
Sure enough, after she said this, she saw the empress dowager's mouth stiffen, obviously unwilling to face her every day.
Haha, seeing others feel uncomfortable, Shi Li felt much better.
"Princess, I specially asked someone to prepare kidney bean cake for you." Qi Rong acted as if she didn't hear the conversation. She eagerly pulled Shi Li to sit down and personally placed a piece of exquisite cake in front of her.
Shi Li told Qi Rong from the very beginning that she loved eating it the most.
Now that the pastries are right in front of her, given her personality, she will definitely eat them with relish.
Qi Rong felt that she already knew Shi Li very well. After all, they had been together day and night for more than a month. She knew that since she came so early, she must not have eaten yet.
"Thank you, Sister Rongrong!" Shi Li glanced at Qi Rong's hand, then looked up at the Queen Mother.
I have to say that the performances of these two people are somewhat obvious.
It seems that the level of palace fighting is really not high.
Shi Li sneered in her heart, made a surprised expression, and reached out to take the pastries on the plate.
However, when her hand touched the edge of the plate, she suddenly exerted great strength and pushed the plate hard.
Qi Rong was caught off guard at all, and the plate fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
“Oh my, my kidney bean cake!”
Shi Li didn't care about other people's reactions. She bent down with a look of regret and pretended to pick up the pastries that had fallen on the ground.
The Queen Mother and Qi Rong's faces turned pale, but seeing how nonchalant she was, they couldn't tell for a moment whether she did it intentionally or unintentionally.
"Princess, you can't eat things that have fallen on the ground." Yueying held back her laughter and blocked Shi Li's hand.
Shi Li looked at her, his slightly accelerated heartbeat calmed down, and he stood up and sighed.
"Sister Rongrong, do you have any kidney bean cakes?" She frowned and asked innocently.
In the Empress Dowager’s palace, there would naturally be kidney bean cakes.
But those were ordinary kidney bean cakes, which were naturally different from the ones with added ingredients that fell on the ground.
The Queen Mother endured the throbbing of her temples and winked at the nanny beside her.
The maid understood and stepped out with a smile, saying, "Princess, don't worry. I will ask someone to bring you another plate right away."
As he spoke, he walked over, squatted down very naturally and picked up the debris and pastries on the ground.
Shi Li: ...
Are you planning to take it back, put it on a new plate and send it to me? ? ?
I have to say, she guessed it right!
This is what the nanny, who was in cahoots with the Empress Dowager, thought.
However, just as Mammy picked up a piece of kidney bean cake, Yueying grabbed her wrist tightly.
"How can we let the nanny do such a thing? Let me do it." Yueying smiled gently, but the force with which she gripped the nanny's wrist did not allow her to break free.
"This..." Nanny didn't expect that there would be someone like Yueying by Shi Li's side, and she didn't know what to do for a moment.
Instead, the Queen Mother, who was sitting at the head of the table, reacted and scolded with a cold face, "How dare you! When has it ever been the turn of a palace maid to make decisions in my palace? Drag her away and beat her!"
These words completely wiped out the fake smile on Shi Li's face.
She narrowed her eyes and looked at the empress dowager. Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Jin's voice came from outside.
"I came to see who was so careless as to anger the Queen Mother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jin walked in from outside and glanced at Yueying first.
Even though the Queen Mother scolded her and threatened to drag her away to be beaten, Yueying did not show any fear on her face. After making eye contact with Xiao Jin, she withdrew her hand and slowly retreated behind Shi Li.
"Your Majesty..." A trace of panic flashed across the Queen Mother's eyes, and then she forced a smile and said, "Why did you come to my place today?"
Xiao Jin didn't answer, but walked to Shi Li without looking away and reached out to touch her head.
Shi Li's hair was messed up by him again.
But there were a lot of people here, so Shi Li decided to give him some face, so she held back and said nothing.
"If you want to eat some pastries, I'll have someone send them to Yuli Palace for you later." Xiao Jin withdrew his hand with satisfaction, his voice gentle.
Then, he looked at the Queen Mother. The smile on his face did not fade away, but became a little strange. "Just now, my guards caught an assassin. I was worried about the Queen Mother, so I came to take a look."
For some reason, the Queen Mother felt uneasy when she heard the word "assassin".
But Xiao Jin was right in front of her, so the Queen Mother could only answer calmly, "I'm sorry to have worried your Majesty, but I'm fine here, there are no assassins."
"Really?" Xiao Jin looked at the Queen Mother with a smile. His tone was gentle, but it made people sweat for no reason. "I am really worried. Let's search it again."
At this time, the people present realized what Xiao Jin was going to do.
He actually wanted to search the Chang'an Palace!