I insist

Chapter 120: Caught in the Act

Again?

Song Miqiu would not let her succeed, and directly reached out and placed the person on a relatively intact stool to the side.

"Please, let me see His Majesty one more time. If I can see him just once, I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold!"

"Okay, I'll make the contact right away, but you need to get some rest before that."

"Yes, I need to wash myself properly. I absolutely cannot let His Majesty see me in such a disheveled state."

The woman looked around and, finding the broken basin, gave an order to the palace maid in the corner without any politeness.

"It's you. Quickly fetch me water to wash up, and remember to put flower petals in it; His Majesty loves them the most..."

As if she had thought of something, a mocking smile appeared on Canfei's lips.

Because it wasn't very bright here, she assumed no one could see her, but Song Miqiu had seen everything.

Although she didn't know why Consort Chan was pretending, she didn't say it directly, but instead kept it to herself.

After waiting for a while, she found that the palace maid did not make any move. She was a little dissatisfied and raised her hand to hit her, but Song Miqiu stopped her first.

"If you don't rest now, your skin will get worse and you'll be prone to rashes. Why don't you rest for a while and do your grooming tomorrow?"

"It will cause a rash? That won't do."

Canfei kept repeating this sentence, and then curled up on the bed and stopped moving.

When the palace maid saw her like this, she wanted to turn around and leave, but Song Miqiu reached out and grabbed her again.

Such a pitiful person will probably never see the light of day again. I just hope this can make her feel a little better.

While combing her hair, Song Miqiu touched her brow bone and knew how beautiful she had been in her youth. He looked away with a hint of regret and glanced at the palace maid again.

"Please take good care of this poor person. By the way, she has injuries. If she doesn't go crazy, apply some medicine to her wounds, otherwise they will leave scars."

"Why are you so kind to her? She's just a concubine who's been banished to the cold palace."

Song Miqiu did not answer, but instead reached out and left a red mark on the other person's forehead before reciting a line from a TV series.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, who knows if this empress will have her day."

"what do you mean……"

Song Miqiu shook her head, then strode out of the Cold Palace and headed towards the most bustling area.

But just like a contrast, the more bustling the distance was, the more desolate this so-called cold palace seemed.

Although he felt sorry for the woman inside, Song Miqiu did not show any more kindness. Instead, he quickened his pace to avoid any further trouble.

But for some reason, the roads in this area are extremely complicated.

Despite her excellent sense of direction, she couldn't find her way out of the compound no matter what she tried.

It wasn't easy to change the scenery in front of me even slightly. I looked up at the bright moonlight and felt a sense of familiarity.

In a daze, Song Miqiu actually saw another face.

"This way."

Hearing that familiar voice, she turned her head sharply and saw a building that was even more familiar to her.

She's been here before.

But when, or rather, when was it not her, but the original owner of this body?

Unable to control herself, Song Miqiu walked towards the palace. When she came to her senses, her fingers had already touched the door in front of her, and she stared blankly ahead.

"Why don't we push it open and take a look?"

As this question arose, the palace doors, which should have been locked, were blown open by a gust of wind, as if inviting Song Miqiu in.

But as soon as she could see everything in front of her, a sharp pain shot through her head, and she leaned against the door frame.

Who exactly is that person?

Why am I here? And why am I having such a splitting headache?

Song Miqiu clutched her head in pain, only to see the ethereal man looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

Noticing the angle was slightly low, before she could even reach out her hand, the scene suddenly changed to a completely different view.

Although it was still the same man, he wasn't looking at her, but at the books on the table, as if some unsolvable problem was causing the fairy great worry.

The next moment, seemingly noticing Song Miqiu standing in front of the door, he raised his head and a smile appeared on his tightly pursed lips.

"You're here, why don't you come in?"

"My head... hurts so much."

"What's wrong? Why are you here?"

Song Miqiu didn't know what was wrong, but her head was throbbing more and more, as if something was about to burst out.

He reached out to grab those things, but a sharp pain shot through the back of his hand.

With difficulty, he blinked and realized that he had been laid flat on the ground, and standing next to him was the very prince who had asked him to participate in the competition.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with me?"

"You still ask me, Your Highness? Do you even know where you are? Since you dare to wander around the palace, I really don't know who gave you the guts."

Song Miqiu also sensed that something was wrong and wanted to apologize, but then she heard another unfamiliar voice.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, isn't it..."

"Follow."

His Highness ignored Song Miqiu's still somewhat pained appearance, waved his hand, and strode forward.

Sensing something was wrong, the other person suddenly slowed down and came in front of her.

Have you ever been to any of the cold palaces around here?

"The Cold Palace? I don't know about it, but I did go to a dilapidated courtyard, where there was a crazy woman."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince narrowed his eyes slightly, clearly wanting to ask something.

But Song Miqiu noticed this and naturally wouldn't wait for the other party to ask first; he opened his mouth first.

"The woman looked pitiful, so she gave him some medicine and then hurried on."

"But that woman was ungrateful and actually injured me. In a fit of anger, I ignored her and prepared to go back to the banquet. Who knew that I would end up in that courtyard after wandering around."

The biggest problem now is how to gloss over the situation that just happened.

What should she do? Pretend to be sick, or tell them there's a trap inside?

Song Miqiu thought neither of these options would work, so she could only raise her head and deliberately reveal her fake, cloudy eyes.

"I noticed that the building was slightly different from the Cold Palace, so I wanted to go in and take a look. But as soon as I opened the door, I felt dizzy."

"You'd better not go into that place carelessly, otherwise..."

The crown prince didn't continue speaking, but the way his eyes kept scanning Song Miqiu's neck made her realize that the thing carried the risk of beheading.

To convince people that she wouldn't go again, she could only pretend to be scared and shrink back.

But secretly, Song Miqiu still decided that the next time she came to "visit" Consort Can, she would definitely pass by again to see what was going on.

After thinking it all through, I looked up again and saw a brightly lit scene of singing and dancing.

She's back again.

The next moment, he was pressed to the ground by the Crown Prince.

"Father, please forgive me for being late."