Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 165 Fateful Supporting Role

The air in the dungeon was very damp, and the oppressive air was filled with the smell of rotten straw.

When she thought about Yun Zhen being locked up in such a place, Ji Anni felt extremely uncomfortable and whispered, "Yun Zhen, the jailers here are very nice. If you feel cold, just tell them and they will send you a blanket."

I don't know what to say. How did things develop to the point where there is no way out?

"My lady." Yun Zhen also calmed down and stopped yelling at Ji Anni. "Don't meddle in this matter. I'm afraid you'll get into trouble."

"Even if I do nothing, there will still be people throwing dirty water at me. What am I afraid of?"

When the red moon appeared on the execution ground today, at the most critical moment, Ji Anni chose to stay here. It seemed that from that moment on, she had already awakened. Since she decided to stay, she naturally knew what she would have to face in the future. The Queen Mother, the Emperor, Prince Ming, the four palaces, eight courtyards and thirty concubines, all of this could no longer be escaped by leaving this world.

"I feel so stupid." Ji Anni looked at him and said, "I originally thought that the emperor was the most powerful person in the palace, and that I could really avoid death if I got the golden medal of immunity from death. But today I realized that what does the emperor mean? The most powerful person in the palace is the empress dowager..."

"Your Highness." Yun Zhen interrupted Ji Anni, fearing that she would say something out of turn. "The gold medal given by the Emperor is useful, but you used it in the wrong place. You shouldn't have taken out the gold medal to add fuel to the fire when the Queen Mother was most angry, and you shouldn't have used the gold medal to save me. You should have kept it to save yourself in the future."

"Save me?" Ji Anni smiled bitterly and whispered, "If I die, no one will be sad, but if you die, Yun Zhen, Bao Niangniang will be sad, and I...I will be sad too."

It’s strange to say, when she was on the verge of life and death, Ji Anni actually felt that Yun Zhen’s life was more important than her own.

He blinked and his eyes became moist again. Fortunately, the light in the dungeon was very dim and no one would see his red eyes.

Ji Anni wiped her eyes and said, "It's useless to say these now. When the execution platform was struck by lightning, the sign was also buried in the rubble. From now on, I will never rely on a sign to save people. Yun Zhen, don't worry, although the sign is gone, I will find a way to get you out. Promise me, Yun Zhen, you must take good care of yourself, and don't think about taking all the blame alone... If you die, Empress Bao will lose all her support and won't live long... Even if not for yourself, for Empress Bao, you must survive well, and never have the idea of ​​committing suicide at any time... There will always be a way."

Although she knew that these were just some nice words of comfort, they left a heavy echo in Yun Zhen's heart.

The girl in front of me was obviously in a panic, but she was still trying her best to comfort others.

"My queen, don't confront the queen mother head-on, you will suffer." Yun Zhen whispered. He was most worried about Ji Anni. "You don't have to worry about how to rescue me. If you want to help me... help me go see Bao'er... comfort her, take care of her... she needs your care the most."

Ji Anni nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yun Zhen, don't worry, as long as I am here, Empress Bao will not lose a single hair."

This is a promise I made to Yun Zhen and to myself.

Although the other party still only has Concubine Baogui in his heart, it doesn’t matter, because the person he likes is Yun Zhen, who also loves Concubine Baogui.

She knew it better than anyone else that the most suitable person for Yun Zhen was Concubine Baogui, and the one who should be with Yun Zhen was still Concubine Baogui.

As long as I see them both happy, I will be satisfied.

In a story of three people, there is always one person who has to stand out as a supporting role.

As long as the story ends with a happy ending, it doesn’t matter whether you are a supporting role or not.

***

Only after watching Yun Zhen finish all the food did Ji Anni return to the right courtyard.

Too many things happened today. She was tired physically and mentally. Ji Anni didn't want to do anything and went to bed early. She thought she would toss and turn and have trouble falling asleep, but she was probably too tired. As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt heavy fatigue like a tidal wave, drowning Ji Anni in sleep.

When Ji Annie woke up, it was almost noon.

Oh no, I haven’t prepared food for Yun Zhen yet.

While quickly putting on his clothes, he called Hua Rong. After asking a few questions, he found out that Hua Rong had already gone to deliver food to Yun Zhen.

"Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" Ji Anni asked with some blame.

"Your Majesty is sleeping soundly, your servant noticed." Hua Rong said as she prepared water for Ji Anni to wash her face.

"Will the Queen Mother and the others still want to interrogate Yun Zhen?" Ji Anni was worried that she had slept for most of the day and didn't know what serious incident might have occurred.

Hua Rong shook her head and said, "The Queen Mother has not made any moves, and the matter seems to have calmed down. Although they are unwilling to release the Imperial Master now, they have lifted the ban on the West Palace. However... although the West Palace has been lifted, no one is seen entering or leaving. No one dares to visit Empress Bao, and Empress Bao herself will not go out."

"Where's Xiaoyao?"

"I didn't see anyone. He's probably still in the West Palace, but he must be feeling bad."

It was Xiaoyao who informed the Queen Mother. She became a witness. I don't know how she can face Concubine Baogui now. After this incident, she probably can't stay in the West Palace anymore. I don't know when the Queen Mother will transfer her away.

Ji Anni glanced at the peach blossom hairpin on the table that Concubine Baogui had given her, and suddenly decided, "Hua Rong, I want to go see Concubine Bao."

I thought Hua Rong would stop me like she did yesterday, but Hua Rong seemed to be prepared and said, "Your Highness, go if you want to. Since this is what you promised the Imperial Master yesterday, I know I can't stop you. But Your Highness, you are asking for trouble... The better you treat the Imperial Master and Empress Bao, the more painful it will be for you... The deeper you get into their story, the more painful it will be for you."

Hua Rong's words always seemed to see through Ji Anni.

It's painful, but you're already trapped and can't let go easily.

If I can exchange my own pain for the happiness of Yun Zhen and Baogui Fei, I don’t mind suffering at all.

As long as the three of them don’t suffer together in the end… As long as someone can get a perfect ending in the end, that’s enough.

***

Ji Anni came to the West Palace and did not see Xiaoyao. The person who led the way for them was a palace maid who looked unfamiliar.

Ji Anni asked the maid where Xiaoyao was. The maid didn't want to talk much, but from her expression, it could be seen that she was full of disgust towards Xiaoyao. I'm afraid it's not just this maid. Now everyone in the West Palace resents Xiaoyao for betraying Baogui Fei.

Until now, Ji Anni still finds it hard to accept the fact that Xiaoyao betrayed Concubine Baogui, because she still remembers the day when Xiaoyao caught up with her by the Qinglan River, kneeling down and begging her to find a way to make Yun Zhen leave.

At that time, Xiaoyao was thinking about Concubine Baogui wholeheartedly. Why did such a Xiaoyao suddenly change?

Ji Anni really wanted to meet Xiaoyao and ask her something.

Coming to the inner room and drawing aside the curtain, Ji Anni saw Concubine Baogui sitting by the window.

"Empress." Ji Anni called out.

Concubine Baogui did not respond at all, as if she didn't even know someone had come in, and her eyes were staring into the distance with lifeless eyes.

"Your Majesty." Ji Anni came to Concubine Baogui and found that Concubine Baogui's eyes were red and black. The red was because she had cried, and the black was because she didn't sleep well. Anyone who saw her haggard appearance would feel distressed.