Sensing her impending outburst of anger, Bai Su'er wore a mocking look on her face.
"Am I wrong? Get out of here quickly. Don't get in my way."
Hearing this, Concubine Rui took a deep breath and finally couldn't hold it back anymore.
"If you really don't believe it, sister, why don't you go and see for yourself?"
After saying that, she flung her sleeves and left.
Bai Su'er stood there, deep in thought. Seeing Concubine Rui's expression just now, it seemed that she wasn't lying. Could it be that this was really true?
She would never tolerate anyone betraying the late emperor. That person had to die.
Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed across her eyes. She changed her clothes and rushed out of the cold palace in a hurry.
The cold palace was just a decoration to her. The late emperor had never thought of using the cold palace to confine her. Moreover, before he passed away, he left her a jade token for self - protection.
Back then, if the Shi family hadn't forced their daughter into that position, she wouldn't have been separated from the late emperor for so many years.
She could give up her position, and she could also kill all those who betrayed the late emperor for him.
Bai Su'er walked on the palace path and pretended to be curious as she inquired.
"Sisters, I've just entered the palace recently. I heard that the Empress Dowager brought a man back recently. I wonder who that man is?"
Those maids were obviously fond of gossip. "You're really lucky. That man was brought back by the Empress Dowager today. Now he's leading the imperial chefs to the imperial kitchen. I heard that he even slapped Lord Liang in the face in front of everyone. As for their relationship, I'm sure you can figure it out even without me telling you."
The aura around Bai Su'er grew colder and colder. She had a martial arts background, and normal people didn't dare to look her in the eye in this state.
The maids didn't know what they had said to offend her. They all shrank their necks.
"Then we'll leave first."
After the maids left, Bai Su'er decided to go to the imperial kitchen to find out the truth.
She used her lightness kung fu and arrived there soon. At this moment, the room was bustling with activity.
Yun Heng hadn't said a word since he started. Half an hour had passed, and he had served several dishes. But none of the people dared to step forward.
Those dishes looked and smelled delicious. They swallowed their saliva, feeling an urge to taste them.
Lord Liang gave them a glance.
"You're really useless. They're just a few dishes. Can't you make them yourself? Or are you admitting that your cooking skills after all these years are not as good as that of a male favorite?"
"My lord, I think this man must have some skills. Otherwise, the Empress Dowager wouldn't have taken a fancy to him. Maybe the reason the Empress Dowager summoned him this time is really to let him exchange cooking skills with us."
Lord Liang definitely didn't believe it.
"It's ridiculous. The Empress Dowager has been blinded by him. Are you all stupid too?"
At this time, the imperial chefs didn't dare to say another word, for fear of being scolded again.
Bai Su'er was just on the roof, and she didn't miss a single word they said.
"Fine. I gave the position of the Empress Dowager to you, but now you want to use this position to keep a male favorite, staining the late emperor's reputation. Then don't blame me."
She turned around neatly and flew quickly in one direction.
Shi Muyuan didn't know that danger was approaching at this moment. She more or less knew that the imperial chefs must look down on Yun Heng. She was just afraid that a conflict would break out between the two sides, and it would be difficult for them to clean up the mess.
Xiao Xiao beside her quickly comforted her. "Empress Dowager, you should trust the person you've taken a fancy to. He must be outstanding. Just by looking at him, Young Master Yun doesn't seem like someone who can be easily bullied."
"Sigh, it all depends on his own ability. If he can't even deal with those old guys, he can't stay by my side."
Just as she finished speaking, a sharp shout came. Then, before anyone could see clearly, a bright sword was about to approach Shi Muyuan.
Fortunately, Xiao Xiao was beside her. She directly protected Shi Muyuan behind her, took out the soft sword in her sleeve, and started fighting with the man.
When she saw that the person in front of her was a maid in maid's clothes, Shi Muyuan frowned.
"In such a huge imperial palace, there are actually spies sneaking in. It seems that the guards don't know how to strengthen their vigilance at all."
Xiao Xiao kept circling with Bai Su'er. Their martial arts skills were on a par. She felt a bit confused. "You should be someone from the palace. Who on earth are you? How dare you come and assassinate the Empress Dowager? Aren't you afraid of losing your life?"
"Humph, this so - called Empress Dowager actually dares to keep a male favorite. Where does she put the late emperor? It's only been a short time since the late emperor passed away, and she's already busy cuckolding him. Is she really that desperate?"
It turned out that she was a die - hard fan of the late emperor. Shi Muyuan felt puzzled. "I've never done such a thing. If you want to frame someone, there's always a pretext. People like you only seem to know how to distort the truth and play dirty tricks behind others' backs."
Hearing this, Bai Su'er simply tore off the mask on her face. While Xiao Xiao wasn't paying attention, she broke through her defense and rushed straight towards her target.
No one had expected that the former empress, who had been staying in the cold palace all the time, would come out to cause trouble at this time.
By the time they came to their senses, the sword glinting with cold light was already about to approach Shi Muyuan.
Shi Muyuan was so scared that she closed her eyes. She hadn't done anything yet, let alone keeping a male favorite. She had found out the identity of the former empress from the original owner's memory.
She thought to herself that this was why an ordinary little maid would be so hostile to her.
When facing this sword, she suddenly wasn't afraid anymore. She neither dodged nor moved. She just stood there stupidly, which made the others very anxious.
Seeing this, Bai Su'er suddenly felt regretful. She retracted the sword and said angrily, "Are you stupid? In such a dangerous situation, you don't even dodge. Aren't you afraid that I'll really kill you?"
Shi Muyuan curled her lips slightly. "I believe the former empress won't."
"What makes you think so? Don't forget that we both liked and served the same man. Even if I kill you out of a moment of anger, it's reasonable."
When Bai Su'er stopped, Xiao Xiao had already led several shadow guards to guard around. If their master hadn't told them not to act rashly, Bai Su'er would probably have been captured by now.
Shi Muyuan sighed helplessly and waved her hand, telling everyone else to retreat.
"I don't want anyone to spread what happened today. Even if the emperor asks, you can't say a word. You can go now."
"Yes."
In the blink of an eye, only Xiao Xiao and Ze who were reluctant to leave remained in the room.
"Your Majesty, please let us guard you. Only in this way can we feel at ease."
"Okay, Xiao Xiao, serve tea to the former empress."