"Relying on Favor as Queen (Rebirth)"/Wu Fan

The palace where Mu Huai lived was called Quyun Palace, which was very close to Donghua Gate. A short walk through this gate was the Jiazheng Hall, where civil and military officials went to pay homage to the emperor.

Rong Xi didn't have many personal belongings to pack, so he followed Mu Huai's eunuch Shun Fu into Quyun Palace before the time came.

Shunfu was nearly sixty years old, and his eyebrows and hair were all gray. His body did not look very healthy, but his back was straight when he walked.

Shunfu led Rong Xi to briefly visit the various sights of Quyun Palace.

Although the scenery of Fuyu Palace where Yu Zhaorong lived was quiet and unique, it was far from the palace where Mu Huai lived.

Quyun Palace has double-eaves verandahs and majestic carved walls.

With the light and shadow of dusk and twilight, the painted caisson inside looks even more exquisite.

Rong Xi remembered that there were five ridged beasts in Yu Zhaorong's palace, but there were seven ridged beasts in Quyun Palace.

There are two less than those in the emperor's bedroom, but in the palace, apart from Quyun Palace, there are only seven spine beasts in the queen's bedroom. From the details, it is enough to see that Mu Zhen is particularly fond of his fourth son Mu Huai.

Prefer favors.

Rong Xi followed Shunfu silently as he passed by the white jade stone bridge over the blue pool in the palace courtyard.

The koi in the pond are colorful under the sunlight, and the surrounding trees are lush and exude a quiet fragrance.

The scenery as far as the eye can see is extremely luxurious.

This Quyun Palace actually built a tower according to the situation, and just now Rong Xi saw Mu Huai sitting on it.

He watched the sunset slowly sinking from the turret of the Forbidden City wall, while Rong Xi was quietly looking up at him.

Although there were several attendants standing behind Mu Huai, they were still far away from him.

He was sitting alone on the tower, defiant and outstanding.

Rong Xi had just arrived here, but Mu Huai hadn't let her get close to serve him yet.

The old eunuch Shun Fu had a kind attitude. After leading Rong Xi to see the scenery of Quyun Palace, he said in a gentle voice: "Miss Rong, have a good rest tonight. I will arrange for you to work for His Highness tomorrow. Your salary will be as before."

Yu Zhaorong will be given twice as much as Yu Zhaorong. As for the residence... I heard that Miss Rong lived alone when she was in Furong Palace, so I specially made a room so that Miss Rong could live more quietly."

Rong Xi blinked after hearing this and replied: "Thank you so much, father-in-law."

She didn't expect to come to serve Mu Huai. Not only did her salary double, but the place she lived in was much better than before.

Just now when I was walking with Shunfu, Shunfu asked her to ask her questions, and he would answer them in detail.

Rong Xi asked Shunfu about something in a subtle way. She learned from Shunfu that he was already quite young when he followed Mu Huai's biological mother, Concubine Yin Xian, and Shunfu was not in good health at that time.

However, Concubine Yin Xian was kind and kept Shunfu in the palace, and Shunfu became loyal to their mother and son.

The fact that Concubine Yin Xian and the palace officials were burned to death still makes everyone in the palace sigh with regret.

Later, Emperor Mu Zhen sent people to renovate the burned palace. Every year on Concubine Yin Xian's memorial day, he would go there in person to pay homage to the deceased beauty alone.

Since that disaster happened, Mu Huai only trusted Shunfu.

Shunfu always wanted to serve Mu Huai until he died, but his body became increasingly useless. The doctor checked his pulse a while ago and solemnly said that he would not die soon.

He is now taking medicine to keep his spirits up and maintain his physical strength, so that he can survive day by day.

In this way, Mu Huai naturally did not want Shunfu to serve him in the palace anymore. He ordered someone to build a house outside the palace and wanted Shunfu to leave the palace to rest and recuperate.

But he couldn't find anyone who could serve Mu Huai for him, so Shunfu was worried.

Therefore, Shunfu looked around for suitable palace people, and finally felt that Rong Xi could be used.

After Yu Zhaorong died, he told Lu Shi that he wanted to transfer her to Quyun Palace.

Rong Xi originally thought that Mu Huai wanted her to serve him because he wanted to compare with Mu Qian.

But after listening to what Shun Fu said, she realized that Mu Huai and Mu Qian fought over her because they trusted Shun Fu's vision.

Before returning to the living room, Shunfu saw that Rong Xi was about to speak but hesitated, so he said gently: "Miss Rong, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Rong Xi thought for a moment.

After a long while, I decided to ask the question that was pressing in my heart.

——"I would like to ask, why did the maid who served His Highness die before?"

After finishing speaking, Shunfu was silent for a moment, and his expression was no longer as amiable as before.

The golden-tailed swimming fish jumped out of the water and sank to the bottom of the pond.

Rong Xi felt bad.

But this matter still needs to be asked. After finding out why those little palace ladies were killed, she can pay attention to Mu Huai's taboos and avoid offending him.

Shunfu's tone was calm and he finally said: "Don't worry, Miss Rong, His Highness will not take your life easily. But there is one thing that Miss Rong needs to understand. Now that you have entered this Quyun Palace, your life is entirely up to His Highness."

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——"Life or death is up to him."

Shunfu paused slightly and added another sentence.

Eunuch Shunfu did not tell the palace ladies why they were killed, but instead said something like this.

Rong Xi understood clearly in his heart, how could it be so easy to double his salary?

It seems that from today on, her head will be tied to her waist at all times.

Rong Xi suppressed his increasingly fast heartbeat, tried his best to keep his expression calm, and respectfully replied: "I know, thank you for informing me, father-in-law."

******

The new moon is thin, the clouds are treacherous, and the night is dark and gloomy.

Before leaving, Shunfu's tone returned to his former gentleness. After coughing several times, he asked Rong Xi to go back and rest.

Before going to bed, Rong Xi would check the surroundings. Seeing no one around, he finally closed the window with confidence, removed his mediocre face, and restored his beautiful appearance.

She lay quietly on the bed and closed her eyes.

Serving Mu Huai more or less filled Rong Xi with fear.

What Shunfu meant implicitly was that he would still be in the palace this month to observe whether she could serve her well enough to make Mu Huai feel comfortable.

Now that she has become Mu Huai's maid, she will definitely serve him attentively.

But if Mu Huai feels that she is not what he wants, will she end up like those little palace maids, whose stiff bodies were carried out of the gorgeous Quyun Palace?

That’s all.

Rong Xi breathed a sigh of relief and turned over again.

Drowsiness gradually rose up, and she comforted herself in her heart while covering her face with a quilt.

Life and death have destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven.

Now that you are here, why do you want to do so much?

Because he has experienced many changes since he was a child, Rong Xi's rule of survival is that no matter what happens, he must sleep well every night.

If she wants to live a better life and save a small life in her position, she must be alert in broad daylight and not dare to be slack or sleepy.

It was a good night's sleep. Although she was worried that Mu Huai would kill her, Rong Xi still slept soundly last night.

After she quickly covered her face, it was still dark.

After she sat quietly in the room for two-quarters of an hour, Shunfu finally brought a young eunuch here, and also brought a piece of lotus leaf red bean cake for Rong Xi to eat that morning.

Rong Xi used the soft and glutinous red bean cake and saw that Shunfu's face turned blue and looked sicker than yesterday, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.

She always kept in mind that when living in the palace, there were some things that she shouldn't ask too much about.

After she quickly finished the red bean cake, Shunfu led her to the dormitory where Mu Huai lived.

On the way there, Shunfu asked Rong Xi: "Do girls tie men's hair?"

Rong Xi nodded: "Yes."

When Yu Zhaorong was alive, most of her hair, clothes, and makeup were done by her alone. Although she was better at hairpins for women, she also learned how to style a few men's hair.

Shunfu nodded approvingly: "Well, you will be the one to tie His Highness's hair this morning."

Rong Xi should be.

Shunfu couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw that Rong Xi was still young and in his prime, but his words and deeds were mature.

After Mu Huai turned thirteen, he had always been his close attendant.

After all these years, Mu Huai has never been served closely by a woman.

He didn't know if the palace maid in front of him could satisfy him.

The incense burner in the bedroom was burning incense, and Rong Xi followed Shunfu into the inner room where Mu Huai lived.

Mu Huai will soon go to the Hanlin Academy to study, and now he is sitting in front of the bronze mirror.

Rong Xi saw him in the mirror with his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and the ink spread behind him, which made his facial features deep, proud, and handsome.

Seeing Rong Xi here, Mu Huai raised his eyes and took a look at her figure in the mirror.

Then he closed his eyes again without saying a word.

Rong Xi experienced firsthand what it meant to be self-defeating without anger.

She stood firmly on the spot and looked at Shunfu.
Chapter completed!