Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1493: Chapter 1490: Rescuing from a Predicament

He squinted his eyes and asked, “So it’s Miss Chu.”

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she ignored Li Chun’er, whose proud face stiffened, a flash of anger in her eyes.

Chu Ziluo’s eyes were filled with pure innocence, and she shyly nodded, “Ziluo greets Consort Jieyu and the beauty.”

“Ziluo rarely enters the palace, so Consort Jieyu does not know me. I cannot compare to Ms. Li who is favored. Without Ms. Li leading the way, Ziluo would not even dare step out of Dowager Empress’s Cining Palace, afraid of breaking etiquette and offending the nobles.”

Deng Jieyu looked at the simple smiling girl in front of her, feeling a bit suspicious.

Is this person truly innocent or just pretending?

Regardless of her doubts, she could not continue to ignore Li Chun’er, or she would truly offend someone.

“Miss Li and Miss Chu, you both came to visit the Dowager Empress. How is the Dowager Empress’s health today?” Deng Jieyu shifted her tone, as if her earlier hostility towards Chu Ziluo did not exist.

Li Chun’er, though not very warm, spoke confidently, “The Dowager Empress is well and will definitely recover.”

“This palace thinks the same,” Deng Jieyu covered her mouth and smiled, “I wonder if Miss Chu minds if this palace joins you to cut plum blossoms to express our sentiments to the Dowager Empress.”

“This maiden dares not interfere with the noble lady’s matters,” Chu Ziluo said earnestly, her smile making her appear exceptionally sincere.

Deng Jieyu insinuated, “Miss Chu indeed is delicately raised in the boudoir. This palace was merely joking with you.”

Standing beside, Li Chun’er’s eyes glimmered, unexpectedly finding that Deng Jieyu also disliked Chu Ziluo. With someone to help her deal with the other, she was very pleased, naturally standing by to watch the show.

Deng Jieyu, understanding Li Chun’er’s meaning after probing, was even happier and straightened her chest, specifically making things difficult for Chu Ziluo.

Chu Ziluo, knowing she could not avoid it, decisively chose to temporarily dodge, crouching to salute, “It’s this maiden’s inability to speak, making the noble lady laugh.”

“Meeting here indeed is fate, but this palace sees that Miss Chu seems unwilling to be with this palace. Forget it, the plum blossoms over there are in full bloom and the Dowager Empress likes them the most. Miss Chu, please go and pick them.”

Where Deng Jieyu pointed was by the Lotus Pond, where the ground was wet. Walking over, one feared one’s shoes would get wet. She clearly found a random reason to trouble her.

Chu Ziluo merely glanced silently, then agreed.

“Yes.”

She lifted her foot and walked towards the plum tree by the Lotus Pond.

Liuye and the several maidservants exchanged a glance, deciding to help their young miss complete this task. The palace ladies were unreliable; after all, they dared not openly offend Deng Jieyu.

If they dared, they would have spoken up long ago.

The several maidservants were indignant but did not act rashly, considering Deng Jieyu’s status was high in the palace since she bore the Fifth Imperial Son.

Deng Jieyu’s eyes flashed with glee seeing Chu Ziluo going over. Knowing that Old Madame Huo entered the palace with Madam Chu, she held anger towards the Chu family. Just being a family of a third-grade Vice Minister, they dared to plot against Duke Zheng? She would not show them mercy, or everyone would think she was easy to bully.

At this moment.

A young man in an ink-colored brocade robe appeared, followed by two attendants.

“P-Prince Rong.”

A sharp-eyed palace lady recognized him and quickly knelt down to salute.

Deng Jieyu, Concubine Tan, and Li Chun’er all looked over.

Li Chongjin’s gaze was as cold as ever.

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