When Chu Chi heard Zhao Jie's words, she thought she heard it wrong. She paused slightly and said, "Your Majesty, what did you say?" Zhao Jie held Chu Chi's hand tightly and said, "I want to marry you and promise you the throne." Chu Chi said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. If you marry me, it will cause criticism in the court. My mother is the nanny of the little princess. If you marry me as your queen, I don't know how the court will talk about the regent and Princess Qi." !” Zhao Jie was extremely angry and said: "I gave you the position of the Lord of the Sixth Palace, but what you are thinking about is that you are afraid of causing criticism to the Prince Regent and Princess Qi?" Zhao Jie was so angry that he laughed, "Princess Qi is so lucky to have such a loyal person like you. I know that my sincerity is better than feeding a dog!" Chu Chi held Zhao Jie's hand instead and said: "Your Majesty, I don't want to betray your sincerity. I just don't want to cause turmoil in the court because of my servant, and I don't want to cause a disagreement between you and the Queen Mother. You want to marry me as your queen." The Queen Mother will definitely not agree." "I'm really happy that you made me your concubine. I know you have me in your heart, but the position of queen... I really can't afford it." Zhao Jie leaned close to Chu Chi's pink lips and said, "If I say you can afford it, you can afford it." Chu Chi was full of panic, but the sudden fierce kiss made Chu Chi gradually lose his panic. She just indulged herself in this blissful state where only she and Zhao Jie were.
…… In a lakeside garden on the outskirts of Shengjing. When Chu Yan saw Chu Liuli coming back from the palace, he said, "How could your majesty send back the beautiful ladies for no reason? He is already seventeen, and he should be anxious to seize power. How could he send all the beautiful ladies out of the palace at this time?" Woolen cloth?" "It must be because of that vixen Chu Chi." When Chu Yan heard the word Chu Chi, he frowned slightly and said, "Who are you talking about?" Chu Liuli said: "It's Chu Chi, the female officer in the Shangfu Bureau. I heard your Majesty say with my own ears last night that he has a lot of affection for her. His Majesty must have sent us beautiful girls back because of her. Then Chu Chi is not worthy at all. I have asked about it. Chu Chi’s mother is the nanny of the regent’s daughter. She was previously a slave born in the Qi family, and her slave status was only removed when she got married. With Chu Chi’s humble background, there is no way I don't deserve to stay with His Majesty. " Chu Yan waved his hand and said to Chu Liuli: "Go back." Chu Liuli said: "Uncle, can I still enter the palace and become a concubine?" Chu Yan said to Ning Wei on the side: "You take Liuli to the Queen Mother's Palace tomorrow. The Queen Mother will never allow the daughter of a slave of the Qi family to become the queen." "Yes, husband." Ning Wei responded. Chu Yan looked at the palace, then slowly looked back. …… At dawn, Queen Mother Zhou met Ning Wei and Chu Liuli who came to see them. Empress Dowager Zhou was extremely satisfied with Chu Liuli being her daughter-in-law. After Ning Wei and Chu Liuli saluted, Queen Mother Zhou called Chu Liuli to her side and said, "Come and sit next to Aijia. There are only two days left until the draft. When the time comes..." Chu Liuli said: "The Queen Mother, don't you know that Your Majesty has canceled the draft?" Empress Dowager Zhou really didn't know that she was not sensitive to outside news in her palace. She was also clueless about such a big event: "What? What is the emperor doing? How come he said he won't choose in the draft? ?” Chu Liuli said: "It's not because of Chu Chi. Your Majesty may have been fascinated by Chu Chi. The Qi family is really capable. They have designed a beauty trap around your Majesty long ago..."
Empress Dowager Zhou was stunned and said: "Chu Chi? Is that the little female official who Qi Yuning arranged to join the Shang Palace Bureau? How could she captivate His Majesty's mind? Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Ai family saw that Chu Chi was an honest and obedient person. of." Chu Liuli whispered: "Empress Dowager, I sincerely do your Majesty's good and don't dare to lie. I saw with my own eyes that Your Majesty came out of Chuchi's bedroom late at night." Empress Dowager Zhou squeezed the Buddhist beads in her hand tightly, patted the table beside her angrily and said, "Someone, go and call Chu Chi." The Empress Dowager Zhou waited for a long time before the chamberlain came to report: "Madam, Chu Shangfu is not in the Shang Palace Bureau. I found out that Chu Shangfu went to the Taiji Hall yesterday and never came out again." Queen Mother Zhou stood up angrily and said, "Let's go to Tai Chi Hall." When Chu Chi woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and there was no warmth around her. As soon as she stood up, she heard Eunuch Xu's voice coming from outside. "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the Tai Chi Palace without permission!" "Can't the Aijia also do it?" Empress Dowager Zhou pushed the door angrily and went in. She saw Chu Chi, who had long hair hanging down her head and was still sleeping on the dragon chair. Chu Chi's exposed collarbone was stained with marks. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Zhou narrowed her eyes slightly. "The Ai family always thought you were an honest person, but unexpectedly you turned out to be a vixen. Is it you who tricked His Majesty into giving up the draft?" The Empress Dowager Zhou walked up to Chu Chi and ordered the nanny beside her: "Chu Chi is disrespectful to the Ai family and spreads the Ai family's will. She will be driven out of the palace and will never be allowed to return to Shengjing." The mothers around Queen Mother Zhou stepped forward to drag Chu Chi. Chu Chilian put on her clothes, walked to the Queen Mother Zhou, knelt down and said, "The Queen Mother." Empress Dowager Zhou lowered her eyes and looked at Chu Chi and said: "Qi Yuning's tricks are too good, but the Ai family is too unprepared to let her place a fox like you with His Majesty. You'd better leave Shengjing immediately and honestly, otherwise I'll be sad." I will not spare your life..." Chu Chi knew from the bottom of his heart how difficult it would be for Zhao Jie to make her the queen. Even Queen Mother Zhou would not be able to pass this test. Chu Chi whispered: "Empress Dowager, I don't want to cause you to be at odds with Your Majesty and your Majesty because of me..." Empress Dowager Zhou fiddled with the prayer beads in her hand and ordered: "Hurry and drag her out of Shengjing City, don't let her One step into Shengjing City." When Chu Chi wanted to persuade Queen Mother Zhou not to have a quarrel with His Majesty, she had already been covered by a handkerchief by Queen Mother Zhou's nun. Unexpectedly, Chu Chi fell into a drowsy sleep because there was some drug in the handkerchief. . Chu Chi only had one thought, he just hoped that Zhao Jie could come earlier. Chu Chi woke up with a jolt. She saw that the mother-in-law beside the Queen Mother was no longer in front of her. After she got up from the donkey cart, she realized that she was on the mountain, and the leaves were falling in early winter. A group of men in black appeared in front of her, led by Chu Liuli. Chu Liuli held a knife in his hand and said, "You alone dare to snatch my position as queen. Don't you know that I, Chu Liuli, am the only eldest lady of the Chu family? Your Majesty actually sent me out of the palace because of you." Yes, I will definitely repay you for this humiliation." When Chu Chi saw this, she immediately grabbed the knife in Chu Liuli's hand. She didn't want to die. Her younger brothers and sisters were not married yet, and she still had to help her mother take care of her younger brothers and sisters. Also, Zhao Jie wanted to grant her the position of queen, and Chu Chi did not want to die, which made Zhao Jie sad. But Chu Chi, who had just been drugged, tried her best to grab the knife, but she couldn't muster the strength. During the struggle, she fainted. Chu Liuli put a knife against Chu Chi's face and said: "You are a despicable person, but you are worthy of fighting with me! Now I will scratch your face for humiliating me." Chu Liuli's knife fell on Chu Chi's face, and she immediately bled. However, she was pulled away by two burly secret guards just after she struck the knife. Chu Yan rushed to the post on horseback. Seeing Chu Chi who was bleeding from the side but still unconscious, he held Chu Chi in his arms: "Chi'er, Chi'er?" Chu Yan glared at Chu Liuli and said, "What did you do to her?"
Chu Liuli was originally afraid of Chu Yan, so she whispered: "Uncle, uncle, this Chu Chi..." Chu Yan picked up Chu Chi. Seeing the one-inch scar on Chu Chi's face, he ordered his subordinates: "Put a hundred cuts on Chu Liuli's face." "Uncle, uncle...I am your niece, you..." Chu Yan ignored the crying Chu Liuli and carried Chu Chi into his carriage. Eunuch Xu was full of anxiety outside the Zichen Palace. Inside, His Majesty, the Regent, Prince Qi, and the two prime ministers were discussing important court matters, but Miss Chuchi over there had been taken away by the Queen Mother's people. Eunuch Xu stiffened his head and went inside: "Your Majesty..." Zhao Jie frowned and said, "If you have any important matters, I'll report them later." Eunuch Xu said: "Yes, it was Chu Shangfu who was given by the Queen Mother..." Qi Yuan asked: "Chu Chi? What happened to her?" Zhao Jie stood up and said, "I still have something important to do. We will discuss this later." Lu Ze did not stop Zhao Jie. Seeing Zhao Jie's panic, Lu Ze sighed. Qi Yuan asked Lu Zedao: "Isn't Chuchi the eldest daughter of Ali? What will the Queen Mother do to her?" Lu Ze said: "Your Majesty wants to make Chuchi your queen." Qi Yuan frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense?" However, Zhao Jie rushed to the Tai Chi Palace without stopping, and received the news that the nun beside the Queen Mother had taken Chu Chi out of the palace. Zhao Jie even called Chu Qing and led the palace guards to pursue him. But after chasing him out like this, he only found the nuns beside the Queen Mother. Zhao Jie asked in a deep voice: "Where did you take Chuchi?" The leader said: "Your Majesty, Chu Chi has left Shengjing City." Zhao Jie asked the nuns: "Where did you take Chuchi? If you don't tell me, I will destroy all nine of your tribes!" The nuns then panicked and said, "After we took Miss Chu Chi out of the city, we handed them over to Miss Chu Liuli and left. We don't know where they went." Zhao Jie and Chu Qing rode out of Shengjing City with whips raised. Zhao Jie and his guards searched through the checkpoints for a long time, but there was no trace of Chu Chi. …… Listening to the sound of dripping water, Chu Chi slowly woke up. In front of her was a white marble bed, which was extremely luxurious. She could recognize at a glance in the Shangfu Bureau that the bed curtain was the best Yunyansha. The charcoal fire burning in the room is also the best agarwood charcoal. Only His Majesty can use this agarwood charcoal in the palace, and he can only use a few pieces a day. But here is a basin full of it. Chu Chi looked at the screen. There was a vague figure of a man behind the screen. She said defensively: "Who are you?" The man behind the screen said with guilt in his tone: "You will live here to recuperate, and you will be fed, clothed and served by maids."
Chu Chi heard the man's voice sound slightly familiar, "Who are you? What do you want to do by bringing me here? Are you from Chu Liuli?"