Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 166 The Mantis Uses Its Arms as a Chariot

Faint light filtered in from the window, but it could not dispel the thick gloom that enveloped the room.

Concubine Baogui turned her gaze to Ji Anni, and her hollow eyes had lost all their former brilliance. They became like two stones embedded in her eye sockets, without any life at all.

Ji Anni's throat choked and she felt indescribable heartache.

If Yun Zhen saw Concubine Baogui in this state, he would be so upset.

Ji Anni sat down next to Concubine Baogui, tightly holding the peach blossom jade hairpin that Concubine Baogui had given her, so tightly that she almost broke it. She pursed her lips tightly, unable to say anything. Facing the haggard and sad Concubine Baogui in front of her, she didn't know what to say to truly comfort her, and perhaps it was useless to say anything.

Concubine Baogui slowly lowered her head.

From Concubine Baogui's action, Ji Anni could almost foresee that her next words would be to ask her to leave.

Before Concubine Baogui could speak, Ji Anni grabbed Concubine Baogui's hand and handed the hairpin that was clenched with sweat to Concubine Baogui.

Concubine Baogui was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Ji Anni.

She didn't even look at what Ji Anni stuffed into her hand, because she didn't need to look at it at all, she knew what it was just by touching it. It was the hairpin that Yun Zhen gave her when she entered the palace ten years ago. It was also the first day Ji Anni entered the palace. She gave it to Ji Anni in front of Yun Zhen.

She didn't expect that Ji Anni would return the hairpin at this time.

Ji Anni held Concubine Baogui's hand tightly and helped her hold the hairpin tightly.

She said nothing, she couldn't say anything, countless broken words were swirling in her mind, but she couldn't spell out a complete sentence. But it didn't matter, she thought Baogui Fei would understand.

Even if she said nothing, when she felt the slight trembling of Concubine Baogui's hands, she knew that Concubine Baogui understood.

The hairpin is a light oath, a distant and beautiful memory, and a yearning for the outside of the palace and an inseparable attachment.

Baoguifei's eyes finally regained their spirit, and gradually changed from two black, dull stones to a deep pool.

The water in the pond sparkled in my eyes, as if it would overflow at any time.

"My queen..." Ji Anni finally spoke after a lot of determination, "Don't worry, everything will be fine, Yun Zhen will definitely be able to get through this safely... You have to treat yourself well, otherwise when Yun Zhen comes to see you, he will be sad to see that you have lost weight..."

Just when she reached this point, Concubine Baogui closed her eyes and two lines of tears rolled down.

I don't know how long Baoguifei has been sitting here today. It seems that her body can't move at all. I can only see tears flowing down her cheeks, but I can't see any other movements, just like water flowing down the face of a wooden statue.

Just as Ji Anni was about to wipe away Concubine Baogui's tears, she suddenly saw Concubine Baogui turning her face away.

"I don't need it anymore..." The dry voice didn't sound like it came from Guibao Concubine's mouth at all. It was as rough as sawing a piece of wood. Guibao Concubine put the hairpin on the table and walked to the bed with legs as soft as cotton. "I don't need it anymore."

"My lady," looking at her back, Ji Anni frowned even more tightly, "Don't lock yourself in the house, the sun is shining outside, how about I accompany you to walk around in the yard?"

"No..." Guibao Concubine refused without thinking, buried her head in the pillow and said, "I don't want to go out... Everyone is looking at me... Looking at my belly, saying that my child is not the emperor's... I don't want to go out..."

"Your Highness." Ji Anni heard that something was wrong with this, and hurriedly came behind Concubine Baogui, holding her shoulders and asked, "Did the Queen Mother say something yesterday?"

Ji Anni heard from Hua Rong that the Queen Mother sealed the West Palace for a day yesterday, and only a few people had seen Concubine Baogui. Concubine Baogui had such wild thoughts, and they must have said something.

"My lady, don't bother with them. If anyone dares to say anything nonsense, I will slap them in the face."

Ji Anni wanted to help Concubine Baogui up from the bed, but failed after several attempts.

Baoguifei's body was soft, but heavy. She pushed Ji Anni away and said, "Zhaofei, don't worry about me...it will implicate you too. Xiaoyao, send Zhaofei back...Xiaoyao, Xiaoyao?"

After shouting a few times and hearing no one answer, I suddenly realized that Xiaoyao was no longer by my side, and my tears flowed faster.

Ji Anni rushed over and hugged her, and was about to burst into tears. She shouted hoarsely: "My queen, my queen... don't be like this... Yun Zhen will come back, Xiao Yao will come back too... Don't be too sad, it won't be good for them if you are sad."

"No, I don't want them to come back. I don't know how to face them... I don't want to see anyone, and I don't want to hear anyone's voice."

"My queen, you can't do this. You can't just not see anyone..." Ji Anni grabbed Baoguifei's hand and subconsciously used ruthless force, "I know you are afraid of seeing people, afraid of hearing other people's gossip, and I know how uncomfortable you are now... But you can't escape. Since it has happened, since it has become like this, you can't deceive yourself as if nothing has happened... If someone says something bad about you, you should refute them, and if someone glares at you, you should glare back. If you hide in the house like this and don't go out, the rumors outside will become more and more powerful... If you don't even uphold justice for yourself and you give in easily, who else do you expect to speak for you? Who else do you expect to sympathize with you, help you, and pity you?"

"No...no..." Guigui Fei didn't want to hear anything at all. She covered her ears tightly and shook her head desperately.

Every word Ji Anni said was like a sharp knife, piercing her ears. She would never be as strong as Ji Anni.

Ji Annie is like an iron shield. She dares to stand up and block any weapons, arrows or spears without feeling any pain. But she is like a flower. It looks beautiful when it blooms, but will wilt if you pinch it in your hands a few times. If it is thrown on the ground and stepped on a few times, it will immediately turn into a pile of mud.

"Your Highness, if I were the Emperor, I would immediately order you to be protected and no one is allowed to hurt you. But I am not the Emperor, and there is really very little I can do to help you... If you can't stand up on your own, no one can help you... I can't help you at all, Your Highness, I don't have the strength to help you, Your Highness."

"That's enough, Soji, that's enough... Get out of here, I don't want to hear anything, I don't want to see you..."

"My Lady!"

Ji Anni wanted to say more, but someone suddenly grabbed her shoulder. When she turned around, it was Hua Rong.

Hua Rong looked a little nervous. While pulling Ji Anni out, she said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, Concubine An is here. Let's go."

"Noble Concubine An?" Ji Anni was stunned, and her mind really went blank for a moment at that moment.

"My lady, there is no time to explain. Let's go."

When Hua Rong said this, Ji Anni had already heard the voice of a palace maid greeting Concubine An from the corridor across half the courtyard.

Hua Rong tried her best to pull Ji Anni in the opposite direction, but Ji Anni waved her hand and shook Hua Rong off and rushed back.

Although I don't know the purpose of Concubine An's visit, when I see the dozen or so ferocious-looking palace maids and nannies following her from afar, I know they have ill intentions.

How can the current Concubine Baogui withstand the provocation of Concubine An?

Ji Anni was afraid that if Concubine Baogui were provoked a few more times, she would really hang herself.

How could she leave at this moment? Ji Anni pushed away Hua Rong who tried to stop her and rushed straight towards Concubine An.

"Empress!" Hua Rong couldn't stop him no matter how hard she tried. She was so anxious that she could hardly speak. She could only follow after him.

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About twenty or thirty steps away from Concubine Baogui's room, Ji Anni blocked Concubine An's way alone.

Concubine An laughed sarcastically and said, "Oh, what a coincidence, sister Zhaoji is also here to visit Concubine Baogui?"

"An Ruoxuan, what are you doing here!"

Ji Anni no longer cared about etiquette. She called her by her name and grabbed Concubine An's hand and pulled her out.

The group of palace maids brought by Concubine An came up rudely and surrounded Ji Anni. Ji Anni could neither go in nor back out. A group of people blocked the corridor and almost burst it.

Relying on the fact that she had more people, Concubine An didn't take Ji Anni seriously at all. She shook her hand away and snorted, "That's weird. Is it that only my sister can come, but I can't?"

Ji Anni pointed at Concubine An's hypocritical face and cursed, "An Ruoxuan, stop pretending here. You don't find it disgusting, but I do. I warn you to be sensible and get out of here before I take action."

"You are so good, Concubine Zhao. Is this how the Imperial Concubine talks to the Imperial Concubine?" The smile on Concubine An's face began to fade.

Ji Anni said, "I have never considered you a noble concubine, nor have I ever considered myself an imperial concubine. Don't use your status to pressure me. I won't take it. I'll say this first. If you dare to take another step forward today, don't cry and say that I bullied you."

Ji Anni's finger had already pointed at Concubine An's face, and she wished she could poke a hole in that hypocritical face.