I insist

Chapter 409: Picking Up a Beauty

"I'll take care of it right away."

"Remember to be careful. If people find out it was me, you'll be sorry."

The enchantress's voice was melodious and delicate, yet it made the palace maid feel nervous, causing her to shrink into a ball.

But in the next instant, he immediately rushed out again.

Meanwhile, servants who had already begun delivering meals were carrying food boxes with different markings and walking briskly forward.

There were no problems along the way, but just as they were being taken to the Imperial Hospital, someone suddenly took away Song Miqiu's portion.

"What are you doing? If people find out I've done a poor job, they'll..."

"Who do you think I am, you dog slave, open your eyes wide!"

The young eunuch stared wide-eyed at the other person, only then realizing that the person in front of him was actually a guard under the Seventh Prince. He immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.

He kowtowed several times before being driven away.

"Wait, even though you've left?"

"Please forgive me, sir. I was truly blind to your greatness. Please forgive me."

"Bring the things in."

At first, the servants didn't understand what it meant and stood there dumbfounded for a while before finally raising their heads to look at the guards.

Seeing his appearance, the other person was even more dissatisfied and almost kicked the food box over.

Fortunately, she remembered the Seventh Prince's instructions and finally managed to hold back and finish saying the sentence.

"Give the contents of this food box to Lord Song, and as for this one, just feed it to any dog."

"Yes, thank you for sparing my life, sir."

Upon hearing the eunuch's strange words, the guard merely adjusted his sword slightly, turned around, and left.

Liuli, who had been waiting outside to see Song Miqiu make a fool of himself, waited for a long time but still couldn't hear a single word.

Unable to resist the urge to go and find out more, but worried about being discovered by someone with ulterior motives, he could only hide in a corner and slowly move towards the imperial kitchen.

The earlier bustle had died down, and only a few eunuchs remained, cleaning up.

"Miss Liuli, why did you come over? Is something the matter?"

"I was a little hungry and wanted to come and see if there was anything left to eat."

The young eunuch, naturally aware of Liuli's identity, dared not neglect her and quickly handed over the extra pastries.

Smelling the sweet aroma, she did feel a bit hungry, so she didn't refuse and put the food directly into her mouth.

Sweet but not cloying, it melts in your mouth.

Liuli nodded in satisfaction, then looked away and carried the plate of pastries outside.

After walking about ten steps, suddenly another hand reached out and covered his mouth and nose, and he fell silent instantly.

When she opened her eyes again and saw the bright yellow curtains, her face darkened, and she immediately realized where she was.

Who did this? Why didn't she notice? And why was she even sent directly to the emperor's bed?

Before Liuli could figure out what was going on, she heard the commotion outside and immediately understood what might happen next.

He struggled to prop himself up, trying to move, but found himself unable to move at all. Even the supporting arm had lost its strength, and he collapsed onto the bed.

This completely cleared his muddled mind, and he stared intently at the bright yellow blanket in front of him.

She didn't offend many people, and even fewer were able to get in here, so there were only two candidates left.

One is a wicked concubine, and the other is Song Miqiu, whom we are planning to poison today.

Although it's still unknown who it is, what difference does it make who gets revenge? The two are now on the same side.

Having figured this out, Liuli's expression grew increasingly grim. After a long while, she let out a sigh and glared fiercely ahead.

However, this state of mind was not entirely clear; in fact, it began to feel somewhat confused.

"wrong……"

Liuli uttered this softly, then turned her body, attempting to crawl under the bed to destroy everything.

But that body, controlled by drugs, used up all its strength just by turning over.

Knowing there was no way to escape it, she resignedly lowered her head and let out a sigh after a long while.

"What a cruel twist of fate! But once I find out who you really are, I will definitely make you..."

"Your Majesty, the concubine who will be serving you today is already waiting in the room."

"Take a bath and change your clothes first."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch merely responded with a sound and then followed the emperor to another room.

When she returned to the room, Liuli was completely red-faced and her eyes were full of tears. She didn't care who the person in front of her was and immediately clung to him.

The emperor, naturally, did not refuse the beauty's initiative and quickly pulled her into his arms to enjoy the spring night.

The next day.

When Song Miqiu saw the glass left in the palace, along with the respectful palace maids and eunuchs, he was completely stunned.

Didn't we agree to protect Yu Huailin? Why did you suddenly hand him over to the Emperor?

Completely baffled as to what was going on, Song Miqiu could only stare blankly at Liuli.

Noticing her gaze, Liuli quickly looked over, only to find that the gaze had disappeared.

Who was standing there just now?

"There seemed to be no one there just now. Could it be that Her Majesty misperceived?"

Upon hearing this, Liuli's expression changed slightly, and the next moment she raised her hand and slapped the palace maid across the face.

Since it's impossible to predict what the other party is thinking, being beaten like this is actually a good thing for everyone, since it lets them know the empress's temper.

After all, compared to a slap, the punishment of being caned is far more terrifying.

“Nanny, please calm down. We’ll go find the guard right away. He’ll definitely know who it is.”

"Hurry up and go."

Whoever it is, that person must be yesterday's prisoner.

As Liuli thought that she could never be with Yu Huailin again, her face grew increasingly grim, but a smile appeared on her face the moment she looked up.

"I'm still a bit tired. Tell me when you've investigated and found out. Don't bother me at other times."

"Yes."

The group quickly helped Liuli to bed before cautiously standing in a corner, watching the guards who had run off to find someone.

On the other side...

Song Miqiu looked ahead for a long time before letting out a sigh and looking at Ming Taicheng beside her.

"You must know something, why don't you tell me?"

"There are some things it's better not to know."

She wasn't interested in anything else; she just wanted to know how this man had abandoned Yu Huailin and gone to the Emperor's bed.

But after asking several people, none of them were willing to answer, and her interest waned somewhat.

Just as she was about to give up, she suddenly overheard a palace maid from some unknown palace talking about how the emperor had favored Liuli the day before.

"I heard that the emperor found that beauty in the courtyard?"

"Pick one up? If it's that easy to pick one up, pick one up for my family."

Song Miqiu shared the same thought, and even couldn't help but chuckle when she heard the other party's naive words.