Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 306 Destined

"Xiao Zhao, when can you return to Concubine Palace..." Yizhen sighed as she applied medicine to Ji Anni, "Now even Concubine Shui is free, when can you return to Concubine Palace?"

After Ji Anni left, she felt very lonely in the Concubine Palace. When she had nothing to do, she would go to the imperial kitchen to help cook to kill time.

Recently, the legend of monsters in the palace has been very popular, and various versions have been circulated. Monsters of all shapes and sizes are dancing around, and it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. Maybe it's just a figment of the imagination. Everyone is scared of monsters, so their nerves have become tense. No matter what they see, they are suspicious and think it is a monster.

"Xiao Zhao, to be honest, I'm a little scared. I wonder how many monsters are hiding in this palace..." Yizhen was a little afraid of ghosts and gods. She was so scared when she heard that someone had died in the room where she lived. Now that there are rumors of monsters everywhere in the palace, she must have been worried and unable to sleep at night. Looking at her dark eye sockets, you can tell that she hasn't slept well for many days.

Ji Anni comforted her, "Don't worry, in fact, monsters won't harm people randomly. Isn't it often said that 'if you don't do bad things, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door'? As long as you have a clear conscience, you don't have to be afraid of any monsters coming to your door."

"That's true..." Yizhen still frowned and looked exhausted. There were few friends in the palace who could talk to her. Now it was not easy for her to meet Ji Anni. She had no one to talk to. All her worries were weighed down in her heart, becoming heavier and heavier, and she was about to be crushed.

"By the way, Yizhen, I heard that Yanniang is missing, right?" Ji Anni was very concerned about Yanniang's whereabouts. She always felt that Yanniang would not give up Xuelan so easily and would definitely find a way to return to the palace to find her. I wonder if the evil-avoiding gossip on the window can resist Yanniang, the powerful fox demon.

Speaking of Yanniang, Yizhen's brows furrowed even more tightly, "She disappeared, and disappeared without leaving any trace..."

To those who didn't know the inside story, it was incredible that Yan Niang, a living person, disappeared without leaving any trace. But Ji Anni, who knew Yan Niang's true identity, was mentally prepared. She thought that it would be difficult for Yan Niang to return to the palace as Yan Niang. Maybe she could only sneak in from the lax guard of the city wall in the form of a fox.

Yizhen said fearfully, "Xiao Zhao, now everyone in the Concubine Palace says that Yan Niang was eaten by the fox demon queen..."

"Eat it?!" Ji Anni almost bit her tongue, wondering who spread the rumor, it was really too sensational.

Yizhen thought Ji Anni's panic was due to fear, so she continued, "Everyone says that the fox goddess in the Demon Temple has awakened, and her ghost is wandering around the palace. If she is hungry, she will open her mouth to eat people, and Yan Niang is the first person she ate..."

Yizhen spoke in a serious manner, as if she had seen the fox demon eat Yan Niang with her own eyes.

Ji Anni waved her hands and said, "Yizhen, these are just rumors, meant to confuse people, don't believe them."

"I don't want to believe it either, but... but Xiao Zhao, how could Yanniang disappear, a living person?"

"This..." Ji Anni was stumped.

"In short, Yan Niang's disappearance must be related to the seal of the Demon-Suppressing Temple." Yizhen concluded firmly.

This is true. Ji Anni did not refute and nodded subconsciously.

"Xiao Zhao... They say that monsters like to appear in places with strong yin energy. People have died in the concubine's palace. I'm really scared..."

"Don't worry, that happened three years ago." Ji Anni patted the back of Yizhen's hand.

As they talked, the medicine was already applied. Ji Anni pulled her collar up, and Yizhen stared straight ahead, muttering to herself, "But if we talk about the heaviest yin energy, the West Palace is probably the heaviest..."

The murder in the East Concubine Palace happened three years ago. If there was any wronged soul, it would have been reincarnated long ago. But the West Palace...

Two people had died within this month. One was Xiaoyao, and the other was Concubine Baogui. After just a few days, the ownerless West Palace turned into a wasteland with dead branches and scattered bird feathers. It was so eerie and terrifying that it seemed like a second demon-suppressing temple.

"Xiao Zhao, it seems that Concubine Shui Cong was made a noble concubine by the Emperor and moved to the West Palace, right?"

"Yes, I just left this morning." Talking about this, Ji Anni felt a little lonely.

"West Palace..." Yizhen murmured these three words, her eyes becoming increasingly profound, as if she was lost in deep thought.

"What's wrong?" Yizhen tilted her head and looked at her in confusion.

"No, nothing, I just suddenly remembered something my mother told me..." Yizhen said faintly, "She said that I am destined to be in conflict with the West. I can't live in a room facing west, and I can't get close to anything related to the West."

Ji Anni still remembered that when Yizhen first entered the palace, she refused to exchange rooms with Shui Furong on this ground, which aroused Shui Furong's ambition. In Ji Anni's view, "clash with the west" was just a superstitious prophecy, but in Yizhen's view, it was a warning in life and the key to decision. She regarded these four words as an oracle and abided by them, not daring to violate them in the slightest.

Ji Anni comforted her, "Yizhen, these things are true if you believe them, and false if you don't. Don't take them too seriously."

Yizhen shook her head and said softly, "I just suddenly feel a little worried... I wonder if Shui Congfei is my destined nemesis..."

There had been some unpleasant things between Yizhen and Shui Furong. Although Shui Furong had written a letter to apologize, the letter was destroyed by Yizhen. Ji Anni never dared to mention this in front of Yizhen, pretending that she knew nothing.

But Ji Anni knew clearly in her heart that judging from Yizhen's act of destroying the letter, Yizhen had not forgiven Shui Furong at all.

But Ji Anni didn't blame Yizhen, because Shui Furong's behavior of snatching the room and the palace maid was indeed very excessive. He just wanted to use a perfunctory letter to make peace with Yizhen. Isn't it too easy for him? Ji Anni always hoped that Shui Furong could sincerely apologize to Yizhen. At that time, the virtuous and sensible Yizhen would definitely forgive him.

But now, any little thing happening around Shui Furong would make Yizhen, who had a prejudice against Shui Furong, think the worst of it.

Shui Furong had just been named a noble concubine and moved to the West Palace, which made Yizhen even more uneasy. She always felt that fate was constantly hinting to her that Shui Furong was a disaster destined for her.

Seeing Yizhen's expression becoming more and more solemn, Ji Anni gently pushed her and comforted her, "Yizhen, you think too much. Didn't Concubine Baogui live in the West Palace before? Isn't Concubine Bao your nemesis? After all, Concubine Bao should be your benefactor, right? So, those words about fate are just self-defeating and self-troubled. You don't have to take them too seriously. Shui Furong is actually a good person. When I get out of here, I will introduce you two to each other, how about it?"

"No, no... Don't do that..." Yizhen waved her hands repeatedly. When she saw Shui Furong, she stuttered and couldn't speak clearly. There was no way they could be friends.

Three days ago, Yizhen came to Wenhua Court to visit Ji Anni, but Ji Anni was taken by the emperor to visit the sick Prince Ming. Yizhen wanted to leave without seeing Ji Anni, but Shui Furong, who was unwilling to be lonely, asked her a lot of questions about Princess Tianning.

Yizhen secretly complained about it, wishing she could become mute like Die'er, so Shui Furong wouldn't ask her questions. From that moment on, Yizhen knew that she could never become friends with Shui Furong.

Yizhen shifted her gaze to Ji Anni's face, smiled slightly and said: "Xiao Zhao, you are enough for me as a friend... As long as I can be with you, I will be satisfied..."

Yizhen has long regarded Ji Anni as her only spiritual sustenance. As long as she can have Ji Anni as a friend, she would be willing to give up the opportunity to talk to everyone else.

Although Ji Anni was grateful for Yizhen's kindness, she felt that Yizhen's obsession with her was not a good thing.

"By the way, Yizhen, when you came to Taoyuan, did you pass by the Chuxue Lecture Hall?" If Ji Anni remembered correctly, the Chuxue Lecture Hall was the only way to Taoyuan. Even if you didn't pass through the lecture hall directly, you should be able to hear the sound of reading in the lecture hall.

Yizhen nodded and said, "I passed by, what happened?"

"Will the lecture hall open as usual today?" Ji Annie asked worriedly.

Seeing Yizhen nodded again, Ji Anni finally felt relieved and said, "That's good. As long as the lecture hall opens as usual, it means that the prince is not absent and is attending class in good health."

After hearing this, Yizhen said with some embarrassment: "Xiao Zhao... I'm telling you the truth, don't worry."

"What's wrong?" Ji Anni was startled by Yizhen's serious expression.

"As far as I know, Prince Ming's anorexia seems to have not been cured yet. Recently, the imperial kitchen has prepared a variety of dishes specifically for him, but most of them have been returned unopened..." Yizhen said worriedly.

Ji Anni asked loudly in surprise: "Has he not eaten anything these days?"

Yizhen said, "He ate, but very little. Concubine An was very anxious, but she didn't want to alarm the emperor, so she ordered the imperial kitchen to make dishes that suit the taste of Prince Ming. But the worry is that no matter what is cooked, Prince Ming will not eat much. The chef has been so anxious that his hair is almost white..."

Yizhen and the chef of the imperial kitchen are from the same hometown. In her spare time, she often goes to the imperial kitchen to help, so she knows these news that should have been kept secret. In fact, many of the meals sent to Prince Ming in the past few days are Yizhen's craftsmanship, but Prince Ming still eats very little. For this reason, Yizhen is also very anxious. She came here to visit Ji Anni today, in fact, there is another purpose, which is to ask Ji Anni what Prince Ming likes to eat.

"Xiao Zhao, you are the mother of Prince Ming. What do you think we should do now? What does Prince Ming like to eat?" Yizhen's brows were squeezed together in a frown.

Ji Anni started to wonder, what happened to Prince Ming? What did he want to eat? She was also a fake mother, and she didn't know what her precious son's taste was...

As I was thinking about it, suddenly an idea came to my mind. I remembered that Prince Ming once said that he liked to eat the shortbread he made himself.

"Yizhen... can you make shortbread?" Ji Anni grabbed Yizhen's hand and asked.