Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 204: The Eastern Palace Receives a Child

"Sooji, I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

Long Mohan's voice is sincere and touching, and can make the listeners feel distressed.

Ji Anni didn't know if she could trust him again, or if she could take his apology seriously.

Perhaps, this is the beginning of another lie?

That night, Ji Anni kept her eyes open, trying to stay conscious.

She could no longer sleep peacefully beside Long Mohan...

Even listening to such a sincere confession, it felt a bit harsh and hypocritical.

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Early the next morning, the Phoenix Carriage sent Ji Anni back to the Dong Congfei Palace.

It was so early that all the concubines in the palace were sleeping in their rooms, and the courtyard was so quiet that even the sound of the wind could be heard.

Ji Anni said goodbye to her father-in-law, pulled her clothes tight, and wrapped herself up tightly. Firstly, it was because the morning wind froze her bones, and secondly, she felt insecure. Only by wrapping herself in a few more layers could she calm down a little.

The eunuch probably also realized that something had happened between Ji Anni and the emperor last night, otherwise Ji Anni would not have looked so depressed and haggard, so he did not ask a word, and after sending Ji Anni to the door, he retreated respectfully.

The first thing Ji Anni did when she returned to her room was to fall into bed and sleep.

Only by lying in your own bed can you sleep peacefully and sweetly.

She was tired and sleepy. She hadn't slept all night, and her spirit was devastated. She felt dizzy when she walked, and she might faint at any time. Even the few steps from the door to the bedside just now almost cost her her life.

Sigh...serving in bed, isn't this torture? This time I finally came back intact, but what about next time...

Thinking of this, my head started to hurt so much it felt like it was going to split open.

Last night, I lay on a soft and big bed but couldn't close my eyes to sleep, while the emperor held Zhao Ji, whom he thought about day and night, but couldn't caress her - I don't know which of these two tortures is more torturous. I just hope that after the unpleasant experience last night, the emperor can banish me to the cold palace and stop trying to get close to me every few days.

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Ji Anni fell on the bed and slept in a daze for half an hour, when she suddenly heard a few knocks on the door.

Ah... it must be Hua Rong coming to deliver breakfast...

Oops, I really don't want to open my eyes, get out of bed and open the door...

Ji Anni rolled over on the bed. Although she was awakened by the knock on the door, she was unwilling to open her eyes. Fortunately, she forgot to close the door when she came back. Huarong pushed the door gently and it opened, saving her the trouble of getting out of bed.

"Empress, what's wrong with you?" Hua Rong asked worriedly.

Seeing Ji Annie lying half-dead on the bed, she hurriedly put down the tray in her hand and walked to the bedside to check on Ji Annie's condition.

Ji Anni turned over, hugged her aching head, and said painfully: "Nothing... I'm just sleepy and tired..."

"My queen, are you okay?" Hua Rong grabbed Ji Anni's shoulders and shook her gently. Suddenly, she found that Ji Anni's eye sockets were darker than a panda's. She was immediately shocked and asked hurriedly, "My queen, your eye circles are so dark... What happened last night?"

It's impossible to fight three hundred rounds all night long, right?

"Oh, don't mention it..." Ji Anni crawled into the quilt and refused to get up.

She didn't dare close her eyes last night and lay there with her eyes open the entire night. How could her eye sockets not be dark?

"Empress, it's getting late. You should get up quickly. You have plans for today." Hua Rong anxiously pulled Ji Anni out of the quilt, helped her sit on the edge of the bed, and tidied her hair and clothes.

"Arrangements? What arrangements?" Ji Anni's head was still dizzy, and even when she heard Hua Rong talking she could hear several echoes.

Hua Rong said, "My Lady, today is the day when Prince Ming will be studying at the Imperial Academy of Wenhua Academy. You can't miss it."

"What?" Ji Anni suddenly woke up. The three words "Prince Ming" were like thunder in her ears, waking her up abruptly.

Although I don't know what the "Wenhuayuan Imperial School" is, based on the word "study", I can infer that it should be a place where the Pope's descendants and nobles read and write.

Simply put, Wenhua Academy is a school for the nobility. As for Imperial Academy, that is probably an aristocratic class, right?

Hua Rong, like a shrewd and capable agent, had already arranged today's itinerary for Ji Anni. She reported in an orderly manner: "Madam, after breakfast, I will accompany you to the East Palace, and then go to Wenhua Courtyard with Prince Ming."

"Can we just go to Wenhuayuan with Prince Ming, oh no, Ming'er?"

If that were all, it would be relatively easy. Although I was seriously sleep deprived, I could bear with it and it would pass.

Unexpectedly, Hua Rong said, "Of course not. Madam, you still have to accompany Prince Ming to listen to the entrance ceremony."

"Entrance ceremony?" Ji Anni was stunned for a moment, and quickly translated between ancient and modern times in her mind.

I guess this "entrance ceremony" is the "opening ceremony" in the real world, right?

Oh no... Ji Annie scratched her head reflexively. Ever since she was a child, what she hated most was the opening ceremony.

The school principal, the director of political education, the head of grade, the head of class, and the head of subject all lined up in a row, each with a microphone, and each giving a 30-minute speech. This round of speaking took at least two or three hours, or at most half a day, and wasted like this.

If my guess is correct, this "entrance ceremony" must be similar to the "opening ceremony", which is nothing more than a few white-bearded old men giving a long and confusing speech, right?

Sigh... Ji Annie is not in a good mood today. What if she falls asleep while listening?

"My queen, stop dawdling and get ready quickly." Hua Rong hurriedly helped Ji Anni prepare toiletries.

Ji Anni sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing her eyes and yawning from time to time, and her mental state was very bad.

"Your Majesty." Hua Rong handed Ji Anni a wet wipe and said seriously, "Noble Concubine An will also be there today, you must not... don't..."

"Don't quarrel with her, okay? I get it." Ji Anni's ears were almost callused from hearing this. She took the wet wipes handed to her by Hua Rong and wiped it on her face a few times.

Concubine An is now the de facto "guardian" of Prince Ming. Although Ji Anni dislikes her very much, she will never quarrel with her in front of Prince Ming. Otherwise, it will leave a psychological shadow on Prince Ming.

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Under Hua Rong's tireless urging, Ji Anni finished her breakfast and got ready as quickly as possible.

She stepped out of the room in her most glamorous manner and walked towards the East Palace where Prince Ming was.

There were very few pedestrians on the road at that time. As I walked along, I only met a few eunuchs who were hard at work sweeping the fallen leaves on the roadside.

Those young eunuchs were very polite. When they saw Ji Anni, they all bowed their heads and greeted her with a smile.

Although Ji Anni was only a minor concubine, she was the mother of Prince Ming after all, and Prince Ming was Long Mohan's only child. Ji Anni was respected more than other concubines because of her son, and many ladies envied her for this.

As for the person involved, Ji Annie, both Long Mohan and Prince Ming are a knot in her heart.

Perhaps she was subconsciously a little afraid of meeting Prince Ming and Concubine An, so Ji Anni's steps were a little slow. If Hua Rong hadn't been urging her to hurry up, she would have spent another stick of incense on the road.

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As soon as she arrived outside the door of the East Palace, Ji Anni saw a palace maid with a haughty look waiting on the steps.

If Ji Anni remembered correctly, that was Concubine An's personal maid - Ningshuang.

Ningshuang came towards her, bowed respectfully, and said in a shrill voice, "Princess Zhao Congfei, the Queen has been waiting for you for a long time."

Although her attitude was respectful and polite, there was always a hint of harshness in her tone, as if she didn't think much of Ji Annie.

That's right, Ji Anni is a thorn in her master's side, and her contemptuous attitude towards her is understandable. Usually, she has Concubine An's support, so she must be a powerful maid in the harem. In four or five years, she might be the second Yan Niang in the palace. However, in terms of personality, Ji Anni still appreciates the hidden Yan Niang a little more.

Ningshuang led Ji Anni and Huarong into the East Palace.

They had just walked two steps along the corridor when they suddenly heard a clear voice from the front: "Mom!"