CHAPTER 304 (1): CONTINUOUSLY TAKING ADVANTAGE
Pei Anru tightened her fists. âThis officialâs daughter will go to the Palace Side Quarters now. Empress Dowager, please have a palace maid guide me there.â
Seeing how determined she looked, Pei Yaran waved her hand and called a palace maid over. âTake her to the Palace Side Quarters and immediately return. If you get held up for too long and get discovered, this Empress Dowager will not spare you.â
The palace maidâs heart skipped a beat before she nodded. âThis servant understands.â After that, she turned around and stretched her hand out. âYoung Miss Anru, please come with this servant.â
Pei Anru understood and started following the palace maid towards the Palace Side Quarters. The two walked very quickly, and soon disappeared from Pei Yaranâs view.
Things will definitely blow up now. No matter how Pei Qianhao reacts, he wonât be able to hide the news that he was at the Palace Side Quarters. When the court officials find out that the one who is currently controlling the politics of the court was found in such a place, they definitely wonât be pleased. With the Emperorâs young age, the Prince Regent represents the Emperor in politics. Someone with such influence must marry someone from a noble family. Even if it isnât me, it canât be a lowly maidservant like Su Xi-er!
When she thought of this, Pei Yaranâs eyes looked even more vicious. This Empress Dowager would have been willing to let you live if you had minded your own business; but Su Xi-er, you have thrown yourself onto the path to hell!
Meanwhile, Pei Qianhao was already inside the Palace Side Quarters. He walked down the familiar path to Su Xi-erâs room, but found that the door to her room was bolted shut when he tried to open it. None of the palace maids have the habit of bolting their doors; only a master would do so. These locks may as well be decorations for everyone else, but this little woman is trying to keep me away the moment sheâs returned to the imperial palace.
How can that little door bolt block me? Pei Qianhao put his right hand against the door and applied some force, causing some banging noises to echo into the room itself.
Su Xi-er, who was half-lying on her bed and fully dressed, immediately got up and put on her shoes. âWho is it?â
However, the only answer she received was continued banging noises on the door. If I donât open it, the noise will wake all the other palace maids up, including Old Maidservant Liu.
Sighing, Su Xi-er immediately began to walk towards the door. âPrince Hao, this servant knows that itâs you. Stop shaking the door.â She unlocked and slid the door open, revealing the cold and handsome face of Prince Hao.
Immediately, Pei Qianhao put his hand on Su Xi-erâs shoulder and walked into the room without talking.
Su Xi-er closed the door behind her before locking it again. She then turned and bowed. âPrince Hao, what do you need from this servant so late at night?â
âIf you know that is it already late, why havenât you undressed to sleep yet?â His gaze moved around Su Xi-er. It has only been a few hours but sheâs already changed into that grey-yellow Palace Side Quarters uniform. Is she wearing that grey Chinese bodice again too?
âPrince Hao, this servant thought that with your personality, thereâs a high chance you would be visiting. Because of this, this servant didnât undress yet, and was just laying down to rest. And I was right, you did come.â Su Xi-erâs spoke in a measured tone, her expression respectful.
She made all kinds of daring moves back in Nanzhao, but now that weâve returned to Beimin, sheâs become a servant again. Is she pretending because Iâm here, or is it because weâre in the imperial palace?
Pei Qianhao knitted his brows in displeasure. âCome here.â
Su Xi-er had heard these two words many times before. Itâs late at night, and weâre a man and woman all alone in this room. If he tries to do something inappropriate, I wonât be able to defend myself either. I definitely canât go over this time!