Chapter 370 Cannon Fodder Substitute & Cold Tyrant 13 (Two in One)

The palace door opened, and Chief Steward Gao, who was guarding outside the door, immediately turned around and saw Lin Zhi. He hurried over and called out "Madam," then looked inside the house, smiled respectfully and said, "It's getting late, Madam, please have dinner with His Majesty."

Lin Zhi shook her head, her face flushed: "I will go back first, His Majesty is in the palace, please go and serve him, eunuch."

Then she nodded slightly at him and walked towards Songzi.

Songzi, who had seen the empress a long time ago but did not dare to approach, hurried forward to support Linzhi, carefully and attentively, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Chief Steward Gao had not forgotten what he had just seen in the palace. He chased after her with a smile and told Songzi to serve the empress well. He then ordered several eunuchs to find a sedan chair to carry Linzhi back.

Lin Zhi had no choice but to listen. After all, she felt uncomfortable sitting stiffly for the entire afternoon, and it was quite far from the Imperial Garden to Cuiwei Palace.

With the help of Songzi, he immediately got on the sedan chair.
Chief Steward Gao escorted her to the door and watched her leave. He then hurried back to the imperial study, where he saw her sitting on the dragon chair with a rare relaxed look on her face. She smiled pleasingly and said, "Your Majesty, the queen has gone back. I asked a few eunuchs to find a sedan chair so that the queen would not be tired from walking."

Xiao Yuan glanced at him and knew that the old guy was trying to figure out his thoughts again, but he didn't mind: "Well, give her two more pieces of cloth and a few hairpins." Although he didn't understand Concubine Yi's purpose, he let him get some rare sleep, so he should still reward him.

Chief Steward Gao's eyes lit up. Sure enough, His Majesty treats the Empress specially! He promised to do it.

"Also, check the incense used by Concubine Yi."

His eyes were filled with deep thought, wondering what method Concubine Yi had used to not only know about his mother, but also most likely find out that he had a headache. A sneer appeared on his face, thinking that the Lin family's ambitions were really big!
Manager Gao was a little surprised, but he immediately responded and did it.

Outside the imperial study, Lu Rong and others watched Lin Zhi come out of the imperial study unharmed, with a smile on her face, as if she had not suffered any torture. They were shocked to see the chief eunuch treat her with great respect and speak to her with a smile on his face.

As a result, the next second, Chief Steward Gao waved his hand, and soon several eunuchs brought a chair and asked Lin Zhi to sit on it.

My mouth dropped open for a moment.

It was not until the eunuchs carried Lin Zhi to their front and passed by them that they came back to their senses from their shock and could not help shouting, "Empress!"

Lin Zhi raised her eyelids and glanced at them: "Yeah." She closed her eyes and rested.

Seeing that she had nothing else to say, the eunuchs continued to carry Lin Zhi back to the palace without stopping.

Lu Ru looked in the direction and it was obviously the road to Cuiwei Palace. Her eyes were full of surprise and complexity. She didn't know what Lin Zhi was doing inside.

They heard faint piano music before, but it stopped after a while and then there was no sound.

She was filled with doubts. What had she done? What was wrong with His Majesty today? Why didn't he punish her...

They all looked at each other and then followed.

Lin Zhi didn't say a word to them along the way.

Back at Cuiwei Palace, the eunuch put down the chair, and Songzi quickly moved a stool, and then prepared to help Linzhi down. Luru, who was standing behind him, rushed forward before him, smiled and helped Linzhi up: "Madam, I will help you down."

Songzi, who was pushed away, looked unhappy.

Lin Zhi glanced at her, said nothing, and got off the sedan chair.

He turned around to thank the eunuchs and was about to ask Songzi to give them some change as a reward. Lu Ru had already taken out her purse and gave them the reward: "Thank you for your hard work along the way." The eunuchs declined twice, but when they saw that Lin Zhi had no objection, they took the money with peace of mind and left quickly.

Lu Ru and Lu Rong came to support Lin Zhi from the left and right: "My Lady, please come into the house."

Lin Zhi looked at them indifferently but did not refuse. She was immediately surrounded by four palace maids and entered Cuiwei Palace.

Songzi, who was always overtaken, looked gloomy and followed silently behind. Seeing Lurong and others helping the empress into the palace, he was unwilling to give up, so he stood at the door and thought that Luru and others had stopped the empress from going to the imperial study just now, because they were afraid and did not follow.

He was the one who went there to serve.

The Queen will definitely have some resentment in her heart, and maybe she won't use them so much in the future. As long as he performs more and shows his face, I believe the Queen will definitely use him!

In the room, Lin Zhi sat down and drank the tea handed to her by Lu Ru under the gaze of four pairs of eyes.

Lu Rong was the most impatient: "Your Majesty, what did you do with His Majesty today? Chief Steward Gao actually asked someone to send you back." Thinking of the time in the Imperial Garden when His Majesty jumped into the lake to save Lin Zhi, she thought, is His Majesty really special to her?
The other three also looked at her curiously.

Lu Ru was afraid that she still minded that they didn't follow her: "We have been following the queen and waiting outside, thinking that if His Majesty gets angry, I can send a message to the outside of the palace to ask Miss to find a way to help you. I didn't expect that His Majesty is in a good mood today, and the queen is unharmed. It's really great."

This was not a very clever statement, but she was thick-skinned and looked sincere.

Lin Zhi pinched the lid of the teapot and blew gently on the tea. After taking a sip, she said, "Lu Ru is right. Your Majesty is indeed in a good mood today, so he asked me to play a few songs and accompanied Your Majesty to grind ink."

The truth was not told to them.

He looked at them and smiled: "However, His Majesty is not as difficult to approach as the rumors say. He has a good temper."

Several people were speechless. Is it normal for the emperor to kill people at any time?

Lu Rong: "Are you planning to sleep with His Majesty, Madam?"

After saying this, Linzhi and Luru both stopped what they were doing and were stared at by several people. Lurong stiffened her neck and said, "Last time, Your Majesty asked us to bless you with a long life. Now you have spent an afternoon together and His Majesty has asked someone to send you back. Does Your Majesty plan to give birth to His Majesty's children and keep them in the palace?" He stared at her closely.

Along the way, she was thinking that maybe Linzhi had this idea, so other concubines did not dare to send soup, but she did, and stayed for so long.

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Your Majesty has never stepped into the harem, let alone summoned concubines. I have never thought about sleeping with you. However, if a prince can be born, why not?"

"Now I am Consort Yi, and my sister has become a concubine in the palace. We each have our own place to go. If I can stay in the palace for a long time, you can naturally live for a long time too."

Looking at them: "Don't you think it's okay?"

The four of them were stunned, especially Lu Rong, Lu Qi, and Lu Zhu. The more they thought about it, the more they felt it was a good idea. If the Third Miss was favored by His Majesty, the Prince Rui's Mansion would not be in a hurry to get rid of them, and they would not have to worry about their lives. However, wouldn't the Third Miss take revenge on them?

"We are one. If I live, you can live too. Naturally, I will not treat you unfairly."

Hearing her words, Lu Rong and the other two were moved.

Lu Ru came out of the hall and let Song Zi, who was guarding the door, go in. After everyone entered the hall to receive their rewards, she looked at Song Zi inside and thanked her repeatedly. Thinking of what the third lady had just said, she said something to the palace maid beside her and went back to her room.

She wrote a letter in the room, sealed it, and then put it in her sleeve, planning to go to the imperial kitchen. The third lady actually wanted to rely on His Majesty, and repeatedly instigated Lu Rong and others to betray the lady. Lu Rong and the other two believed it and did not listen to her explanation at all.

She knew very well what the Third Young Lady was like in the mansion, but she didn't expect that she would change so much in just a few days. She had to remind the young lady. She had originally planned to write a letter in a few days, but she didn't expect that the Third Young Lady would bring soup to His Majesty today and stay in the imperial study for so long.

When she saw it just now, Lurong and the other two were very excited.

No, she wants to deliver the letter now.

It was just time for dinner, and she went to the imperial kitchen to get her meal.

When she left Cuiwei Palace, Lin Zhi looked at Lu Rong and the other two who were serving her and said, "Lu Ru has gone to the imperial kitchen. You can go down as well." Seeing Lu Rong opening her mouth to say something, she pretended not to see it and said, "By the way, I'm not asking you to take sides or betray me, but I think that for your own sake, it's better to keep the palace affairs a secret from me for the time being."

With a smile on his face, he said, "If you have made up your mind, you can come to me anytime."

Then he let a few people go down.

Lu Rong and the others were greatly confused and shocked by her words, and left in a daze.

She and Songzi were the only ones left in the hall. Linzhi supported her chin with her slender jade fingers and watched their backs as they left, hoping that they would not let her down. In addition to testing the emperor, she also wanted to get rid of Lu Ru.

Songzi looked at her hesitantly: "My Lady."

Lin Zhi then looked at him and smiled: "You have made a great contribution today. In addition to the reward just now, you will be in charge of the eunuchs in Cuiwei Palace in the future." This eunuch is quite smart. It just so happens that she is not having any luck with Lu Ru and the others, so she might as well promote someone else.

Songzi was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for your appreciation, my lady. I will go through fire and water for you in the future!"

He swore excitedly that just now he thought that the Empress had followed Lu Ru and others into the house and had forgotten about him, but he did not expect that the Empress would call him in to reward him and now make him the chief steward of Cuiwei Palace. He was just a eunuch who delivered messages before, but now he has made it.

Lin Zhi chuckled: "I just happen to have something to do. You go and keep an eye on Lu Ru. If you see her sending a letter outside the palace, intercept it. If you see Lu Rong, just observe and don't do anything." If Lu Rong doesn't have the courage, she will let her own people come.

Staring at Songzi, he could see how much loyalty he had just shown.

Songzi was stunned for a moment, then his expression became firm: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do it well!" This was the first time that Your Majesty asked him to do something, so naturally he had to do it well.

He retreated respectfully, asked where Lu Ru was going, and then left immediately.

Coincidentally, the eunuch who delivered the rewards arrived at this time. On the plate were a few pearly and emerald hairpins and a few pieces of cloth of excellent quality. After the palace maid informed him, he took the things into the hall.

Songzi became more and more excited. His Majesty must be very satisfied with the reward given to the Queen!
Thinking of the Queen's instructions, he thought to himself that he must stop Lu Ru.

Lin Zhi was surprised that Xiao Yuan would give her a reward. She took it with a smile, but she was not very happy in her heart. According to her understanding, the emperor would probably be more and more suspicious of her now, and the reward was just a casual tip.

Maybe he has checked her out already.

But he probably never thought that someone would be so bold as to exchange his concubine with the empress in the palace.

She looks similar to Lin Xiruo, and although her behavior has changed a bit, it would be difficult to find out the truth unless her flaws are huge.

The emperor will certainly be wary of her in the future.

But it doesn't matter. Anyway, she knew about his mother's affairs from the plot. Minister Lin and the male and female protagonists didn't know. His headache had been relieved by her fragrance this afternoon, and he slept for so long. Even if he had doubts, he would not stay away from her.

She can still continue with her strategy, and when there is progress, she will find a way to make the male and female protagonists create flaws.

The rewards were sent from the emperor's imperial study to Cuiwei Palace in Linzhi. A new batch of porcelain was replaced in Huifei's palace. Zhuangfei and Chenfei were also surprised, and the other concubines were even more shocked.

In the afternoon, Lin Zhi went to the imperial study and the news spread to the harem.

They were all surprised that Linzhi dared to take the initiative to find His Majesty. They waited with glee for Linzhi to be punished by the Emperor and come out with sad faces. But who would have thought that after waiting for an entire afternoon, Linzhi was not sent back to Cuiwei Palace by the eunuchs until the evening.

Or use a sedan chair.

Last time in the Imperial Garden, Lin Zhi was pushed into the lotus pond by Concubine Hui, and Your Majesty rescued her.

The concubines were shocked, wondering if His Majesty was interested in Concubine Yi. However, since they all knew His Majesty's personality and he didn't say anything later, they just thought that His Majesty just wanted to save someone on a whim.

But today, His Majesty not only did not throw Concubine Yi out like before, but the two of them stayed for so long, and when they left, they even let the eunuchs see them off. Now, he even gave them rewards. I was confused. Could it be that His Majesty was really interested in Concubine Yi? Or was he willing to get closer to the harem?

Everyone had their own ideas.

Only Concubine Hui cursed Lin Zhi while finding it unbelievable. Before, Lin Xieruo only had Prince Rui in her heart. Could it be that she really sided with His Majesty now?

The concubines in the harem were ready to take action after hearing the news, but people outside the palace were still unaware of this for the time being.

Lu Ru was heading towards the imperial kitchen. She was walking on a rather quiet road with a high palace wall next to her. She looked around and saw that there was no one around. She walked to the base of the wall and took out a loose brick with a hole in it. She took out the letter from her arms, stuffed it into the brick, and then closed the brick again.

"Lu Ru!" Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him.

She turned around in shock and saw Lu Rong standing behind her. She breathed a sigh of relief, but soon frowned: "You followed me?"

Especially when I looked back at the brick, fortunately there was no flaw.

Lu Rong stared at her: "The Queen asked you to go to the Imperial Kitchen to get dinner, what are you doing here?"

Lu Ru said casually: "The hairpin fell off, I'll go look for it. Okay, I'll go to the imperial kitchen first." She already knew that Lu Rong was probably being fooled by the Third Miss, so she didn't intend to say more.

As a result, as soon as she turned around, Lu Rong pulled her and said, "You wrote a letter to the young lady?" Lu Ru frowned and was about to refute, but Lu Rong glared at her and said, "Do you want to kill me?"

He pushed her away, walked to the wall, pulled out the brick, and took out the letter inside.

Lu Ru was shocked: "You really followed me! Give me the letter!" She reached out to snatch it, but Lu Rong ignored her and quickly tore it open to check. Then her mother's eyes were about to burst, and she turned her head to look at Lu Ru with hatred, "You really want us to die!"

Lu Ru took the opportunity to snatch the letter back: "I just told Miss about the Third Miss, how can I ask you to die?"

Lu Rong was filled with anger: "We all remember what the queen said, and you still want to lie to me." She turned around and shouted behind her, "What are you still standing there for? Do you want her to kill us?"

Luqi and Luzhu came out from not far away. The three of them ignored Luru's struggle, dragged her to an empty yard nearby, and closed the door.


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