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"I know I matter." Zuo Ying smiled, "However, it's not important enough for him to take the risk of keeping your brother to this day." Empress, your brother has survived to this day, not because of me, but because of Ling Zu's influence in the imperial court. ”

Empress Li's eyes were slightly round, and then the light trembled, and her shoulders that were straight because of nervousness gradually relaxed, "If this palace walks out of Yongning Palace like this...... In case something happens to him, brother......"

"Could it be that if you die here, the situation will be more optimistic?" Zuo Ying's tone became cold, and the hand holding the knife shook slightly, reminding the other party that she had no bargaining capital.

"Good! Hongu go! Empress Li didn't dare to say more, "As long as you don't hurt this palace, this palace will leave Yongning Palace immediately." ”

Zuo Ying slowly took away the hand holding the knife, and said with a shallow smile: "Don't send it." ”

As soon as Empress Li felt that the blade was far away from her neck, she hurriedly got up from the ground, staggered towards the door of the study, threw herself on the attendant who came to greet her with open arms, and walked out in embarrassment surrounded by everyone.

Scarlet Feather hurriedly walked to Zuo Ying's side and held her shoulders, and as soon as she said the word "princess", Zuo Ying smiled and said calmly: "I'm fine, don't worry." ”

She stretched out her hands and pressed them on Scarlet Feather's ribs and chest a few times, knowing that her ribs were not broken, and then held Scarlet Feather, which was a head taller than her, and still had blood stains, and looked carefully to make sure that her chin was not dislocated, but only that her lips were cracked and the corners of her mouth were swollen.

Although she didn't ask a word, Zuo Ying's actions still made Scarlet Feather's eyes inadvertently reveal a complicated expression.

The people in Yongning Palace only know that Scarlet Feather's singing voice is like a heavenly sound, but very few people remember Scarlet Feather's martial arts. The princess thought that such a slender and beautiful girl dancing with a knife and a gun was a rude and unsightly thing, and there was nothing to look at, and she was very disgusted by this matter, and when Scarlet Feather came to defend her, she scolded Scarlet Feather, and Scarlet Feather did not dare to show her martial arts from then on.

And today's Zuo Ying not only came forward to protect Scarlet Feather, but also showed concern for her injury, Scarlet Feather couldn't believe that it was true. "The person who beats me is slapping me in the face!" Zuo Ying's cruel words were extremely hot in Scarlet Feather's heart, and it made her heart warm.

At this moment, several heads poked into the door of the study.

Scarlet Feather greeted him vigilantly, and it was a group of palace people and guards from Yongning Palace who poured into the study. One by one, their clothes were torn and their hair was messy, and they knelt down and cried when they came to Zuo Ying.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, the villain is too late to save the car, please ask Her Royal Highness the Princess for forgiveness!"

"The people brought by the queen are extremely vicious, and they have injured us ......"

"Our failure to protect Her Royal Highness from bullying is a deserving death......

These clumsy acting skills are really not enough to entertain people's eyes, but what happened just now is obviously a signal that the princess is in danger and the future is precarious, so the performance that takes care of the princess's face is already very dedicated.

Zuo Ying didn't bother to look down at them, "What lunch did you just say you prepared for me?" ”

A well-behaved palace maid hurriedly responded: "Yes, the slave maid will go and present lunch to the princess." The palace guards all took the opportunity to withdraw.

Zuo Ying glanced at the burden that had just rolled down in the corner of the room, and Scarlet Feather walked over quickly, picked up the burden that had been scattered, and held it in front of Zuo Ying.

Zuo Ying took the things and put them on the only desk in the room that was still "sound in all fours", and sat down at the back of the desk: "Yu'er, have you seen anything new and interesting when you left the palace this time?" ”

Scarlet Feather's mood seemed to quickly return to a mirror-like calm, and there was a hint of apology in her gentle voice: "The slave is negligent...... After leaving the palace, the slave and maid were bent on looking for a blacksmith shop with a good reputation in Xifang, and did not linger among foreign merchants in the East Market, so they did not see anything new. ”

Seeing that Zuo Ying looked at her and didn't interrupt, she continued: "According to the princess's instructions, the slave maid handed over the drawings to the seven blacksmith shops for production, gave them five times the salary, and asked them to rush to make them overnight. At noon today, all the workpieces have been recovered, except for the half-olive-shaped object, the craftsman said that it is very difficult to make, and it will take a long time to polish and make, so now only five pieces have been driven out, and the other slaves and maids have already instructed the craftsmen to continue to make them. When the slave maid wanted to enter the palace from Beihua Gate with the token, she was stopped by the guards, saying that the token in the slave maid's hand was fake; The slave and maid entered the city through the Xiping Gate, but they were also met with the same obstruction; Then the same is true of Nanchang Gate. Just as I was trying to find a way to send things into the palace, a guard took the initiative to find me and let me clear the palace, so I didn't come back to see the princess until this time. ”

"It seems that the security at the palace gate has been strengthened recently, and Lord Wei Chi is really worthy of praise." Zuo Ying's cheeks showed dimples, "You have done what I have to do, go back to the room to rest first, and I will have someone send you fifty taels of silver in a while." As for the credit for driving out the queen just now, I have another reward. ”

"It is the honor of the slave to do things for the princess. The princess's reward cannot be accepted by the slave and maid. Perhaps she didn't expect Zuo Ying to end the conversation so quickly, and Scarlet Feather had a chance to continue: "The slave maid still has something to tell." ”

"Huh?" Zuo Ying raised her eyebrows.

Scarlet Feather recalled: "This time outside the palace, I don't know if it's because the slave is too careful, and I always feel that someone is secretly following along the way." When the slave and maid received the workpiece, they also asked several blacksmiths, and they all mentioned that unknown people had inquired about the slave and maid's entrustment. ”

"Huh? Why is that? Zuo Ying held her chin, like a child who asked if she didn't understand.

"The slave doesn't know. Slaves and foolish people dare not speculate. Scarlet Feather lowered her eyebrows.

"Hmm. It's none of your business. Zuo Ying's eyes never left this person who was like a stream of autumn water from beginning to end, "By the way, when I passed by Shanhaiyuan today, I heard that a few antelopes from Xirong who paid tribute were sick and did not eat or drink, and the palace people there were preparing to send them out of the palace to avoid spreading the disease in the palace." ”

Scarlet Feather let out a low sigh and raised her head, showing a rare hint of panic, even when facing the group of evil slaves just now.

"However, I told them not to rush to abandon the antelope, because the alien species are not easy to take care of, but they should do their best. If I am terminally ill in the womb, I hope that others will not throw me away as a dead person so early. Zuo Ying smiled and continued: "The fifty taels of silver that were rewarded to you, since you are not willing to accept it, I will not force you." I know that you usually like to go to Shanhaiyuan, and in a moment I will send someone to send the fifty taels of silver there, and I will say that you gave it to the antelope for healing. ”

Zuo Ying saw that Scarlet Feather's slightly widened eyes revealed a complex and rich expression that she had never seen in her impression—stunned, confused, and grateful, but these emotions were like a few timid fish inadvertently stirring the surface of the water and sinking quickly.

"Thank you, Princess Ende." When Scarlet Feather kowtowed to thank him, he had already returned to his unhappy appearance.

Zuo Ying watched Scarlet Feather leave the study respectfully, before pouring out the pile of artifacts that had been made by the blacksmith from the leather pouch. The pile of silver and shiny metal all fell on the desk with a "clatter".

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