It was precisely this appearance and temperament that made the person sitting above increasingly unhappy.
Ye Xinxin looked impatient. She stepped forward and glared at those people.
"Had enough of staring? If so, get out of here quickly. Who do you think you are?"
Hearing the slightly angry voice, the maids all wisely retreated.
Soon, only two people were left in the palace hall.
The woman curled her lips in disdain, as if mocking the person in front of her.
And indeed, when she opened her mouth, there was no politeness.
"What? So the thief wants to steal again? To avoid being discovered, you brought me here. Aren't you afraid that with so many people in the palace, if my presence is discovered, you won't be able to explain it to them?"
"Enough! That's not your concern, bitch! I'm going to learn the Graceful Swan Dance this time. I know you know everything. Quickly tell me how to dance it, or your aunt won't live."
The woman seemed to be tired of such words, and weariness appeared on her face.
"You've been threatening me with my aunt for so many years. She's old and full of diseases. I'm suddenly curious if she's still alive. Could it be that you and your disgusting parents killed her a long time ago? Your whole family are bloodsuckers."
As expected, these words earned her a slap.
"You're not qualified to question me. If you can make me shine in the dance, I promise you that you and your aunt will have a carefree life in the future. How about it?"
This time, the woman seemed to have an attitude of throwing caution to the wind and was not swayed by these words at all.
"You people have said this to me countless times over the years. I'd like to ask, now that you've become a noble concubine, why can't you just let me go? What else do you want from me?"
As she spoke, the woman's face became distorted, and her bright red fingernails seemed about to scratch the neck of the person in front of her the next moment.
Although she was the one making the conditions, at this moment, for some reason, Ye Xinxin suddenly felt an unprecedented fear.
She noticed her own fear and quickly suppressed that emotion.
"You! Who allowed you to talk to me like this? Ye Ranran, it seems you really don't want your bitch of an aunt to live."
Ye Ranran was used to such scenes and remained calm and cold: "Don't forget what you said. If I teach you the Graceful Swan Dance, you'll never trouble me again."
"Of course. Alright, I'll start learning tomorrow."
...
The state banquet soon began. That night, after Ye Xinxin finished dancing the Graceful Swan Dance, everyone present exclaimed in admiration.
It was precisely because of this dance that she won the emperor's favor and remained in favor for a long time.
Seeing that the emperor had been staying in Ye Xinxin's palace for several days, Shi Muyuan found it strange. Logically, after what had happened before, the young emperor shouldn't be so infatuated with one person in a short period of time, unless there was some secret.
Recently, her subordinates reported that Ye Xinxin and He Hui had been getting closer.
Could it be that that woman was planning to cause trouble again?
After being silent for so long, was she finally showing her true purpose?
"Xiao Xiao, send someone to find out what our Lady Hui has been up to lately."
"Yes."
However, the reply from her subordinate still disappointed her.
He Hui and the noble concubine had just been exchanging some gifts recently. They hadn't done anything else and hadn't made any requests. This really didn't seem like her.
She didn't seem like someone who was so content with nothing.
"Could they be doing something secretly?"
"No. By the way, Empress Dowager, I've recently found the noble concubine rather strange."
Shi Muyuan was puzzled. Ye Xinxin couldn't even hide her thoughts. What could be going on with her?
As if seeing what was on her mind, Xiao Xiao said word by word: "She shuts herself up in her bedroom during the day and never goes out. She only opens the door at night to welcome the emperor."
This was really too strange. Not only did she not show off, but she even stayed indoors all the time.
"Keep a close eye on these two people for me. If anything goes wrong, report it to me immediately."
"Yes."
On the other side.
At this moment, the person who had shut herself in the room was kicking the unconscious figure on the ground in boredom.
"Yo, why are you so weak? Didn't you learn martial arts before? Can't you even handle a bit of medicine?"
The person on the ground didn't respond. She curled her lips and picked up a dagger from the side.
"Do you really think I'm that kind - hearted? I've spent a great deal of effort to get you into the palace. This face of yours is useless anyway. All you do is act like a seductress to attract men. I just can't stand it. This is for your own good."
With a swift movement of her hand, a bloodstain appeared on Ye Ranran's face.
Seeing the once - beautiful face looking a bit more desolate, she felt extremely happy.
"This looks better. Sister is doing this for your own good, little sister."
When Ye Ranran woke up again, it was the pain on her face that woke her up.
She never expected that in this place full of people in the palace, Ye Xinxin would still attack her.
She touched the blood on her face and wasn't surprised. After making sure there was no one around, she took out a bottle of medicine from her body and poured it on. She would be ugly for a while again.
Ye Xinxin was really boring. She always used the same tricks. Didn't she ever get tired of it?
As she thought about it, the force in her hand unconsciously increased, and she wrinkled her face in pain.
"I won't keep enduring this. You'll pay the price."
When she didn't notice, a figure flashed across the roof.
Shi Muyuan received the news unexpectedly.
"An outsider can enter the palace silently. It seems the people at the palace gate should be replaced. The noble concubine has only been in the palace for a few days, and all her subordinates are so united. I'm even a bit envious."
"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. I'll go and check it out myself tomorrow."
"Don't wait until tomorrow. Finish today's business today. I'm actually quite interested in that mysterious woman."
"Shall we go now?"
"Yeah."
Just like this, Shi Muyuan led a group of people on a sudden raid. In Ye Xinxin's surprised look, they opened the door and saw the vigilant little hedgehog.
Without thinking, Ye Xinxin quickly stepped forward to block her with her body.
"Mother, you've come so suddenly. I don't have anything good here. There are only some novel things that the emperor had someone send over a few days ago. I wonder if mother is interested?"
"Indeed, I'm interested in novel things. But I'm more interested in the novel thing behind you."