Chapter 021: The Queen Threatens
Su Lian was simple-minded, and he didn't know Xiao Qi's true intention of coming to Fengtian Pavilion, and thought that she was just being dispatched here.
However, Su Lian is simple, but Xiao Qi can't do without a lot of thought.
"Su Lian is smart, and he is not bad anywhere. Xiao Qi held Su Lian's hand and asked, "You just said that it was the queen who asked the flower bureau to send flowers to Mei Ji Niangniang?"
"That's right, it's the Queen's order. She's such a nice person, and she's kind to slaves......"
"Have you seen the queen?"
Xiao Qi was so nervous that his hands tightened unconsciously.
Sure enough, Su Lian said the answer she didn't want to hear the most.
"Well, that day, the queen called me to the Kunling Hall in the afternoon, saying that she would explain the matter of sending flowers to Mei Ji Niangniang, but she first praised me for a long time for the good chrysanthemum planting. I think it must have been Mama who told the queen about the green chrysanthemum, and the queen mother specially announced that I had gone over to reply. The queen still knows about your relationship with me, and said this, so that I have time to send a pot of green chrysanthemums to my sister, and my sister will be happy when she sees it. By the way, I also brought it, sister, is it good-looking?"
As he spoke, Su Lian took out a pot of green chrysanthemums from under the small tree in front of the door and sent it to Xiao Qi.
"It's beautiful, the flowers that have been researched by Su Lian are really beautiful. ”
Xiao Qi stroked the tender petals of the green chrysanthemum and forced a smile.
was praised by Xiao Qi, and Su Lian was very happy.
"Sister, I really envy you, serving by such a kind master. It's all because I didn't work hard at the time, as long as I worked a little harder, maybe I would be assigned to the Kunling Hall and be with my sister......"
Su Lian innocently fantasized about it, not noticing at all that Xiao Qi's face was getting whiter and whiter.
This night, Xiao Qi had insomnia.
The anxiety she had never felt before made it difficult for her to sleep.
Looking at the red fire on the charcoal basin and the emerald chrysanthemum next to the brazier, Xiao Qi's whole figure fell into the ice lake.
It's only been five days since she came here, and she hasn't handed over the answer sheet that the queen wants, so the queen can't bear it anymore and uses Su Lian as a threat......
The queen's eagerness illustrates the threat to her. If she had a chance to get close to Mei Ji on the first day of entering the Maple Heaven Pavilion, perhaps, she would not hesitate to do so.
Being able to use it in the future is Xiao Qi's biggest expectation in the past year.
She thought that the queen was the mistress of the Duan Palace, and if she could gain the queen's trust, she would be able to achieve her goal as soon as possible.
However, on second thought, the queen is a two-faced person, is it really worth entrusting her life?
If she uses it, can she really achieve what she wants?
The queen was born in an aristocratic family, the city is very deep, the methods are also very ruthless, and she has the credit for saving Xiao Yi back then, such a person can be the best partner or the most terrible enemy.
Today's Mei Ji, just like herself tomorrow, needs Xiao Yi's help to protect the Long family, so she is bound to go in two directions with the jealous queen.
When the time comes, the queen will do the same to herself.
Xiao Qi has never killed innocent people, and after a few days of observation, although this Meiji respects the queen on the surface and disdains it in her heart, she has not really reached the point where she must die.
If she wants to lose the lives of too many innocent people in order to save the Long family, what is the difference between her and Xiao Rui.
Su Lian's appearance reminded Xiao Qi even more that killing Meiji was not just her business.
Succeeded, Su Lian and she will be completely pinched by the queen, lucky, can escape responsibility, if unlucky, it is very likely that Mei Ji will be buried with her.
If it doesn't work, then Su Lian will become a fish on the queen's chopping board, Su Lian saved her life, Xiao Qi can't just use Su Lian as a bargaining chip in the hands of the queen.
After thinking about it, Xiao Qi never found a feasible way.
In a dilemma, she tossed and turned until dawn.
......
"It has been stewed for two hours, and it is easy to get out of the pot of sweet soup, this is the mother's favorite, pointing to it appetizing, but you are hairy and almost spilled. ”
When Xiao Qi came back from cleaning the yard, he saw Chun Yumin scolding a little slave loudly.
The little slave trembled, and his hands were wounded.
Just now she was in a hurry to serve the casserole, but she forgot that this casserole was stewed on the stove, so she went to get it directly.
The scorching temperature made her hand loosen and almost spilled the sweet soup.
Fortunately, the stove on the stove is a little deep, and the lid of the casserole is also covered, so the sweet soup does not spill out like that.
But this action frightened everyone.
You know, Mei Ji is depressed, but she can still use some of her favorite sweet soup. If the sweet soup is overturned, there must be trouble when you want to come to Mei Ji's side.
The slave's tears fell like beads.
"It's all the slave's fault, the slave must do a good job this time......"
The little slave girl walked over to the stove and wanted to continue serving the casserole. The casserole has been placed on the table of the stove by Chun Yumin, but for the little slave who has been burned, it is still very difficult to pick it up again.
If this continues, her hand will inevitably be injured again.
Xiao Qi put down the broom and walked over.
"Why don't I deliver it. ”
Everyone looked at Xiao Qi one after another.
"You?"
Xiao Qi explained: "Her hand is injured, and there is still a distance from here to the palace, I'm afraid that if she sends it again, something will go wrong." The slave maid used to be a tea slave, and her hands were not sensitive to the temperature of boiling water. ”
Chun Yumin hesitated for a moment, and Xiao Qi continued: "Mei Ji Niangniang's meal is important. ”
Chun Yumin looked at the little slave's hand, then looked at Xiao Qi, and easily picked up the casserole.
"Well, remember, Niangniang is not allowed to wait in front of you, put down the sweet soup and come out immediately, don't stay too long. ”
Xiao Qi responded: "Yes, the slave obeys." ”
As the food delivery team walked on the road, Xiao Qi gradually slowed down.
Originally, the work of delivering meals was done without slavery, but recently, because of Mei Ji's special situation, the palace people have been waiting for her. This morning, Mei Ji shouted that she had a headache again, saying that it was because the feng shui of Fengtian Pavilion was not good, so all the furnishings were repositioned, so the palace people couldn't take care of the kitchen.
In this way, the slave house got a chance to deliver food.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Xiao Qi stopped and hid behind a bush.
Making sure no one was looking, she opened the lid and slowly soaked her nails into the sweet soup.
Not far away, a figure slowly poked its head out from behind the wall, completely taking in her movements.
When the man saw her move, the corners of his lips curled in triumph.
"Sure enough, huh......"
Xiao Qi finished everything, closed the lid again, and picked up the casserole to catch up with the team.
At the same time, the man also secretly turned away.