Yao Jiaer glared at Deng Sui angrily, her tassel earrings shaking a bit, just like her thoughts at this moment. Clenching her fists, holding back the resentment in her heart, she walked briskly to the

Yin Lingyue's side.

"Cousin, you are pregnant and it is difficult to work hard. It is getting late. Jia'er will send you back to the palace to rest."

The angrier she felt, the calmer Yin Lingyue's expression became. She stood up slowly without saying a word and only nodded lightly to Yao Jia'er.

The two sisters walked out of the main hall of Jiade Palace one after another.

Zhou Yunji fell to the ground, her bright expression just now gone, and the cold sweat on her forehead didn't dare to break out until now.

"Thank you, Meiren Zhou." Meishu bowed to her respectfully: "If Meiren Zhou hadn't spoken for me today, I'm afraid this matter wouldn't have been so easy."

"It's good that you know." Zhou Yunji raised her head and looked at Mei Shu. "If you don't restrain your temper, you may kill yourself and implicate Deng Guiren. Deng Guiren entered the palace with the status of a nobleman, and he didn't know how to attract it.

You don't have to hold a lot of grudges, but you still want to show off and cause trouble, are you afraid that others won't be able to hold you back?"

Originally, Mei Shu was fearless, but what happened this time really shocked her.

In a moment of life and death, she almost became a soul killed by the sword, how could she not be afraid. This fear naturally made her restrain herself. "What the beauty taught me is that in the past, it was the slaves who thought things simply."

Only then did Deng Sui let go of his worries. His back was already soaked. "Meishu, I have said many times that the palace is no better than the palace. You can let us do whatever we want and do it according to our temper. You don't believe it."

, this time, I really escaped death, and I will never be so reckless and willful again."

"No." Meishu nodded with tears in her eyes: "Thank you very much, Miss, for saving my life today."

"That's all." Deng Sui waved his hand at her: "You are also shocked. Go take a hot bath and have a good rest. If you have anything to say, you might as well talk about it tomorrow."

"No." Mei Shu kowtowed to Deng Sui and then withdrew with tears in her eyes.

At that time, Tuozhen had already prepared hot tea and brought it in.

Deng Sui said gently: "Thank you, Sister Zhou, for rescuing the situation. But why did I bother to do this? I am undoubtedly at odds with that Yin nobleman. I am afraid that my sister will have a hard time in the palace from now on."

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Yunji smiled indifferently: "If I didn't do this, wouldn't she let me go? Since everyone on the left and right is dead, why should I tell her to feel comfortable."

I picked up the tea and took a sip. It was not very hot.

Zhou Yunji simply raised her neck and drank the whole glass of water, then sighed and said: "I have entrusted my life and Bao'er's life to your hands, Guiren Deng. No matter what, you can't ask me to lose. I

You can lose, but Bao'er can't. Sir, do you understand what I mean?"

Deng Sui naturally understood, but there was no way she could express her suffering.

She never entered the palace willingly. It was just to take into account her uncle's expectations and the safety of her mother. Now the emperor knows something about her and King Qinghe. If she is not careful, her end will be worse than that of the Zhou family who offended Yin Guiren.

Much worse.

"Why doesn't the noble man speak?" Zhou Yunji felt uneasy. "Is it because you are simply not confident in contending with that Yin noble man?"

"I'm afraid that Sister Zhou will be angry and bet on the wrong treasure." Deng Sui looked at her with some guilt: "The Yin family is behind noble Yin. And my mother is also the daughter of the Yin family. If I want to be an enemy of the Yin family

, I’m afraid that it will break my mother’s heart and make enemies of Deng’s family, which will affect my whole body.”

Zhou Yunji wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

But even if I don't say it, I feel panic-stricken. "Deng Guiren, let me call you Sister Deng. Sister, you take care of the Yin family, but her daughter of the Yin family, will she ever take care of you? Anything else.

Don’t talk about it, just talk about what happened today. If His Majesty hadn’t been protecting you, would they have let you go because of your Yin family bloodline?”

Zhou Yunji sighed repeatedly: "What I say is not to save myself, but to encourage you to fight with the Yin nobles. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. When you are in the middle of right and wrong, even if you have no intention of harming others, you are in a

Your position is already a threat to others. If you don't fight for it or tease it, you will ultimately be at the mercy of others. Mr. Deng, please think about it carefully and see if what I say is unreasonable!"

Her words did make sense. Deng Sui nodded repeatedly: "That's what Sister Zhou said."

"Perhaps I am the one who understands Sister Deng best in this harem." Zhou Yunji smiled bitterly: "It's not that I am bragging. When I first entered the harem, I never thought about competing with anyone. But it was also because I was young and energetic.

, I did a lot of outstanding things. Especially when I was pregnant, I spent a lot of effort to keep my child. It is precisely because of this that I was noticed and remembered in my heart, and I felt that if I didn’t

It's a pity to use my talent. I was instigated to do that in the Imperial Garden. That day, my sister, you were tolerant and not only did you not argue with me, but you also didn't seek to make things difficult for me. Even if I'm not smart, I still understand.

What is good and what is evil? But good and evil come second. If you can't protect yourself and the people around you, then this kindness will have no meaning. My sister, your current state of mind is probably the same as before.

My sister still needs to think clearly about how I should choose."

"Thank you, sister, for your advice." Deng Sui felt that her words were frank and reasonable. She must have endured the hardships of staying in the palace for these years. "It's getting late, sister, go back early and rest."

Let’s discuss the matter in the long run.”

"That's okay." Zhou Yunji also spent a lot of effort, and she really felt exhausted physically and mentally at this time. "I have to go back and stay with Bao'er. In fact... to put it bluntly, if they hadn't used their claws to

I reached out to Bao'er, no matter how they bully me, I won't resist. In this life, after entering the palace, I know that there is no long-lasting love between husband and wife. If they stay together until they grow old, there may be just such a daughter. She

It's the flesh that fell off my body, it's my life. If my mother's family and my people knew that I was not good enough, I'm afraid they would abandon me right away. The only thing that can warm my heart is mine.

Daughter. Deng Guiren, to tell you the truth, I can do anything for her and I am not afraid of anything. This is also the strength that supports me to live until now."

I don't know if he was overly concerned, but Deng Sui always felt that there was something in Zhou Yunji's words. That meant that she didn't care about her friendship with the emperor at all, or about favors and status. Maybe, there was someone else living in her heart who entered the palace.

Helpless, unable to reverse it after all, I can only protect my daughter, and I just want to live by my daughter.

"I listened to what my sister said." Deng Sui nodded to her gently: "Don't worry, sister, I will do my best to protect the princess like my sister."

"Thank you." Zhou Yunji wiped away her tears and left in a hurry.

Tuo Xian came over and helped Deng Sui up: "My lord, you are very tired today. I have prepared hot water for you to bathe in to relieve your fatigue. You should rest as soon as possible after that. Tomorrow we will prepare for Empress Dowager Dou's death."

"

"Yes." Deng Sui nodded: "We really can't delay it any longer."

She actually didn't want to care about anything or hear anything. It would be best if she could just sleep quietly.

For several days, Deng Sui did not see the emperor. Because she was tired and had many things to do, she did not even go to Yongle Palace.

Seeing that this day was the death anniversary of Queen Mother Dou, she received a secret letter in the early morning.

She had never seen the handwriting on the letter, but the content really shocked her.

"What's wrong, noble lady?" Tuo Zhen saw that her face was not good, so he couldn't help but express some concern. "Is there something going on in the house? Or..."

"This secret letter states that on the surface, my uncle is loyal to His Majesty, but in fact he is secretly colluding with the Dou family." Deng Sui's heart beat very fast. "He also told me not to mess with Dou.

The Queen Mother must pay homage to the Queen Mother, otherwise someone in the court will definitely impeach the Deng family, and the charge is colluding with rebel officials and conspiring to rebel..."

"How is this possible?" Tuo Zhen firmly refused to believe that the Deng family would be so confused: "If this is true, when His Majesty pulled out the Dou family, he would not have been able to easily bypass his party members, the Deng family. It is a noble family,

Not only have I not been involved in it, but I have not suffered any trouble, but I am still thriving. I really don’t understand the purpose of this letter.”

Deng Sui didn't dare to believe anything without evidence, and he didn't dare not to believe it. "Let's not talk about this person's intention for the moment, just talk about today's memorial ceremony. You asked people to keep an eye on it. How are the preparations now?"

Tuo Zhen thought as he said: "This servant follows the noble's instructions and everything is done according to the palace rules. Although Queen Mother Dou has many faults, after all, she has worked hard to raise your majesty. Although your majesty hates the Dou family, she still deserves the honor of the queen mother.

, it must be difficult for His Majesty to let go of the love between mother and son. However, I am not sure that doing so will please His Majesty."

"Since this matter is handled in accordance with palace regulations, there is nothing wrong with it." Deng Sui frowned: "Go and incinerate this informant letter. Don't leave any traces."

Sirou hurriedly stepped forward and took the silk: "I'll go right now, slave."

"My lord, I would like to see An Gu who is with your lord Yin." Gong Tai stood outside the door and informed him respectfully.

"Let him come in." Yin Lingyue winked.

Sirou quickly put away the piece of silk.

"This servant pays homage to Mr. Deng, and the noble man will be happy forever." An Gu gave a grand ceremony.

"Pingsheng." Deng Sui looked at him with a deep eyebrow: "You are coming here at this time, but what's wrong with Mr. Yin?"

"To your Majesty, today is the birth of Empress Dowager Dou. Because your Majesty is pregnant, there will be many inconveniences. I would also like to ask Your Majesty Deng to accompany Your Majesty to the Zi Palace of Empress Dowager Dou to pay homage." An Gu lowered his head and reported.

Of course, he just stated these words and did not mean to discuss it at all.

"Tell Yin Guiren, please rest assured." Deng Sui also understood that Yin Guiren deliberately did not attend. It seems that something will really happen today. Deng Sui felt very uneasy.

"Slave, please retire." An Gu withdrew at the right time, the glint of pride in his eyes clearly visible to Tuo Zhen.

"My lord, you are not feeling well anyway. You have been sick these days. Why don't we just refuse to go to pay homage to you?" Tuoyan thought to himself that this was not a solution. He was just afraid that Deng Guiren would not agree.

.

Sure enough, Deng Sui shook his head: "Your Majesty has already entrusted this matter to me to handle, and it would be too inappropriate to refuse it now. Besides, if others really put their efforts and want to play some conspiracy, they can't just avoid it by being lazy.

It’s almost time.”

Deng Sui looked out the window, took a deep breath and stood up slowly: "Please, come with me to change into plain clothes. Then we will go to Zi Palace to wait for His Majesty to come to pay homage."

"No." Tuoyan couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

Meishu has been feeling sorry for what happened yesterday. She didn't have much energy to accompany the lady and wait on her this day.

Deng Sui was afraid that her wild thoughts would cause trouble again, so he left Sirou with him and took care of the affairs in the palace. He only asked Tuozhen to accompany her and hurried to Zi Palace.

With respect in mind, and it was still early in the day, Deng Sui and his party went there on foot and did not take a chariot.

Halfway through, Qinghe King Liu Qing blocked her way. This made Deng Sui feel even more irritable.

"Deng Guiren."

"King Qinghe is polite."

In front of the slave, the two people still maintained proper etiquette when meeting.
To be continued...