The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)

Chapter 236 - Cake

Late at night.

A dark shadow flashed out from Jing Fei's palace and made its way to the place where the criminal slaves were held.

Before long, Lin Shi's personal maid, Bi Yun, was brought out.

"Change into this eunuch's outfit. Tomorrow morning, you'll go out with the carts that are buying supplies and head west toward the city. Your cousin will be waiting for you at the bookstore at the end of the alley in the west of the city."

"Thank you, Eunuch! Thank you! I owe my life to Her Highness's rescue today; her great kindness is something I will never forget!"

Bi Yun's face lit up with joy as she took the pouch handed to her, hurriedly expressing her gratitude.

"From now on, forget about Her Highness entirely. You escaped on your own. As for the rest, I will handle it."

"Yes, yes, I understand!" Bi Yun nodded.

The eunuch looked around before beckoning her, "Follow me. I'll take you to a place where you can wait. Someone will come to pick you up in the early morning."

The two of them walked farther away until they reached a secluded part of the palace walls.

At that moment, the eunuch suddenly turned around, covered Bi Yun's mouth, and twisted her neck.

Bi Yun didn't even have time to make a sound before she lost her breath.

The next day, the patrolling Imperial Guards discovered her.

They concluded that she had tried to climb over the wall using a pile of debris but lost her footing and fell, breaking her neck.

In the pouch she clutched were jewelry pieces that belonged to Lin Xiuyi when she was alive—several pairs of high-quality earrings and a pair of jade bracelets.

As for how she escaped, no one pursued the matter.

Now that the Empress had been harmed, the palace was tense, and the steward overseeing the criminal slaves feared being implicated, so he secretly suppressed the incident.

In any case, Bi Yun was Lin Shi's personal maid, and she was destined to die.

It's inevitable to die, whether early or late.

This matter quietly passed without anyone knowing.

After the Empress was injured, Ning Chen didn't enter the harem again during this time.

Aside from visiting the Empress at Fengxi Palace every couple of days, he spent the rest of his time in Jiuchen Palace reviewing memorials and meeting with officials.

It wasn't until October that he returned to the harem.

He first went to see Su Jieyu, who was pregnant.

Though she wasn't favored, after all, she was carrying his child.

However, that night, he didn't stay at Feihong Pavilion and instead went to Yi Xiuyuan's Courtyard to spend the night.

After resting for two days at Yi Xiuyuan's Courtyard, he went for lunch with Shu Fei, Jing Fei, and Wang Xiuyi, essentially checking in on all the pregnant consorts.

This was the benefit of having offspring; the Emperor would always go to see them.

Previously, Jing Fei had not been within the Emperor's range of visits, but now, with the Second Prince to raise, she could properly meet the Emperor alone.

After going around like this, it had been several days since he had entered the harem.

It seemed he had only come to see the children.