Yu Jinxi changed into plain and elegant clothes before going to the main hall. The person who came to the palace was a father-in-law. Because he had not been exposed to the sun all year round, his face was too white and tender. He didn't look like a living person, but more like a dead face. When I first saw it, it was extremely scary.
Qingti warned the people in the mansion as soon as she knew someone was coming from the palace, not allowing the old lady and Liu Ruyan to approach the main hall, so there was only one girl serving tea, and no one else gossiped around her father-in-law.
Seeing Yu Jinxi come out, the father-in-law said with a smile, "Mrs. Gu, we have come here to honor the empress of the palace and invite you to enter the palace. Are you ready?"
Oral instruction?
Yu Jinxi felt strange, but still smiled and said, "May I ask, father-in-law, which empress in the palace is it?"
The father-in-law smiled and said, "Madam, you will know it when you enter the palace."
Hearing this, Yu Jinxi glanced at Qingti.
Qingti understood immediately, walked towards her father-in-law, took a bag of silver and stuffed it into his arms, "Father-in-law, let's take this little bit of silver to drink tea."
"Hey, my family doesn't dare to accept this. Madam, please take it back." The father-in-law directly pushed the money back.
Seeing that he seemed to be in need of help, Yu Jinxi had no choice but to give up and asked again, "Eunuch, can I bring a maid into the palace with me? I'm a woman, so it's probably inconvenient for me to enter the palace alone..."
The father-in-law nodded, "Of course you can, but you can only bring one. The rules in the palace are strict, so don't be surprised."
"That's natural."
After listening to Yu Jinxi's words, Qingti hurried to the backyard to find Chunya.
Chunya is not only smart, but also knows some boxing and kicking skills. Moreover, she looks young and is not easily off guard.
After a while, Chun Ya came. When Yu Jinxi said that he would take her into the palace with him, the father-in-law looked at Chun Ya and nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, a carriage was ready outside the Gu family's door. When Gu Linqiao went out, Mrs. Qi also went out.
Yu Jinxi nodded slightly towards Mrs. Qi and didn't say much else.
Mrs. Qi looked at the two carriages leaving one after another strangely. She felt something was wrong, but Master Qi had not returned home yet, so she had no choice but to give up.
Chunya followed Yu Jinxi on the carriage entering the palace, and Yu Jinxi's eyebrows never relaxed during the journey.
Seeing this, Chunya asked, "Miss, don't you want to enter the palace?"
Yu Jinxi nodded. It was strange to have only oral instructions. This father-in-law didn't even tell which master in the palace had summoned him, which was even more deceitful.
She didn't know the people in the palace very well. If someone wanted to harm her, she wouldn't be able to hide.
"Miss, if you don't want to enter the palace, then you won't go."
Looking at Chun Ya's innocent little face, Yu Jinxi curled her lips helplessly, "This is the order from the palace. If I don't go, I will definitely be blamed."
"Is it in danger for you to enter the palace?"
"I don't even know who this father-in-law is. If he died in the palace, I probably wouldn't even be able to find the murderer. But if I don't go, there will probably be enough reasons to convict him!"
Chun Ya was shocked, how could there be such rogue things in this world?
Yu Jinxi sighed. Seeing that she was really sad, Chunya suggested, "What if the young lady is injured? Is it possible that I have to carry you into the palace?"
Yu Jinxi hesitated for a moment, "That shouldn't be possible!"
Chun Ya opened the window and asked Yu Jinxi, "Miss, if the carriage loses control and you fall off, you shouldn't be able to enter the palace, right?"
Yu Jinxi paused for a moment, and then said, "The injury needs to be serious, otherwise the fault will be exposed and the blame will still be on you!"
"Do you believe me?"
Seeing Chun Ya's serious look, Yu Jinxi nodded heavily, "I believe it!"
If he didn't believe her, Yu Jinxi wouldn't have taken her with him specially.
He originally expected her to manage time for him in the palace, but he didn't expect that she was so smart and had already thought of a solution on the way.
It was simple and direct, and much more effective than the escape methods she thought of.
At this time, Yu Jinxi was also lucky that their carriage was separated from the father-in-law who came from the palace, so it was more convenient for them to talk and do things.
If a nun came today, it might not be so easy to escape.
Chun Ya pulled out a silver hairpin from her bun, fiddled with it a few times, and it turned into a small hidden weapon.
Yu Jinxi looked straight at it, "What is this? Why is it so magical?"
Chunya immediately explained, "This is a hidden self-defense weapon that my master spent a lot of effort to make. It can save lives at critical moments."
Yu Jinxi said, "Your master is so kind to you."
"Master said that I am the most enlightened among the apprentices he has accepted over the years, so he is happy to teach me."
Chun Ya smiled at Yu Jinxi, "I have to thank Miss for this. If Miss didn't pull me out of the quagmire, I wouldn't have met such a good master."
Yu Jinxi touched her little face and said, "You have a good life, you deserve it!"
"Miss, I will make a thing like this for you later. I usually use it as a hairpin and no one can tell."
"That's what I meant."
After Chun Ya finished speaking, she leaned forward, and after looking at the right opportunity, she aimed the hidden weapon at the horse's leg.
Although Yu Jinxi was well prepared, when the horse went crazy, she was still knocked around, and was finally thrown out.
…
Qingti never dreamed that Yu Jinxi was fine when he went out. When he came back, he was carried back with blood on his face and scratches on his clothes.
Qingti quickly asked someone to carry her into the room. Mother Zhang and Aunt Qian had already gone in, so she stopped following her. Instead, she grabbed Chunya and asked, "What's going on? Why is the lady injured like this?"
Chun Ya was hit with a big bump on her head and her mouth was cut open. She cried vaguely to Qingti, "The carriage that the lady and I were riding in went crazy, and the lady fell out of the carriage. …”
The father-in-law was by his side, and when he heard Chunya crying, his originally doubtful expression became calmer.
Qingti became angry when she heard Chunya's words, and immediately shouted angrily, "Who prepared the carriage?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a person stood up. This person was Chunya's master.
When she saw him, Qingti had a flash of doubt in her eyes, but her father-in-law from the palace was standing beside her. She couldn't help but get angry. Her voice became more and more fierce and said, "How can a good horse go crazy? How do you do things?" Yes? If Miss has something wrong, can you afford to pay for it?"
"Come here, take him down and put him in the woodshed first."
Regardless of what the inside story is, Qingti will deal with it first.
The father-in-law also invited the doctor when he came, so he did not leave immediately, but waited in the main hall for the doctor's reply.
Chunya cried and said it hurt, and Qingti said with an impatient look, "Miss, you fell so badly, how can you still say it hurts with this little injury?"
Chun Ya cried louder.
Qingti said angrily, "Stop crying, I will take you to apply medicine."
After saying that, Qingti forcefully pulled Chun Ya away, as if she wanted to settle accounts with Qiu Hou.
