QT: TPE Chapter 11.1

Chun Hua, the maid beside Xu Lingyi, had already been sent back to the Xu family when Xu Lingyi left Xu Xiang behind.

That was all for this day.

She didn’t intend to let anyone else know what she was going to do, not even Chun Hua.

She guessed that Xu Xiang might have had an accidental relationship with His Majesty, so if she were to replace Xu Xiang, she couldn’t have too many people around her.

So even after spending some time together and discovering that Xu Xiang was not a good person, Xu Lingyi still kept her. She didn’t need Xu Xiang to be a good person at all.

She only needed to get an opportunity from Xu Xiang.

In fact, Xu Xiang was unaware that she was being watched every day. Xu Lingyi was aware of her every move.

The Xu family has always had many excellent guards. Their family rose to prominence through military achievements since their ancestors, and the Xu family’s guards are all veterans of the battlefield. They are experienced, agile, and no less skilled than the imperial guards.

Xu Lingyi hired two guards to follow Xu Xiang. The guards around her were all her trusted confidants, who had been with her since childhood.

Xu Xiang’s incident happened very suddenly, but it was indeed very close to Xu Lingyi.

The guards following Xu Xiang immediately returned to Xu Lingyi’s residence.

Xu Lingyi had instructed that if Xu Xiang encountered any accidents, the guards should inform her immediately.

But she didn’t expect that Xu Xiang would give her an extra helping hand.

Actually, even if Xu Xiang hadn’t said that, Xu Lingyi would have taken the initiative to bring people over.

She would seize this opportunity to enter the palace.

But things turned out much better than she had planned.

Soon, Eunuch Zhang found the place.

To Eunuch Zhang’s surprise, the young lady the peasant woman had mentioned was actually General Xu’s daughter.

He had met Xu Lingyi before; after all, she was a young lady from a high-class family.

Now, Eunuch Zhang was in a dilemma, because this was General Xu’s daughter.

Xu Lingyi also feigned surprise.

“Eunuch Zhang, what are you doing here?”

Eunuch Zhang said briefly, “Miss Xu, His Majesty has been drugged and needs a woman to counteract its effects.”

“Does Miss have any other maids here?”

Xu Lingyi’s face paled slightly, and her voice trembled.

“Because I came to the temple for arduous practice, I only brought one maid. The maid’s mother was sick, so she went home tonight. I didn’t bring anyone else with me.”

As soon as Xu Lingyi finished speaking, the Emperor grabbed her hand tightly.

The Emperor was somewhat delirious at this moment, but his body was burning hot.

“Miss Xu, His Majesty is now…” Eunuch Zhang pretended to be extremely troubled.

The Xu family guards naturally dared not step forward to stop the people from the palace.

Xu Lingyi’s hand was then seized by the Emperor.

Xu Lingyi looked very troubled. She seemed to be struggling, with tears in her eyes, but finally seemed to have made a decision.

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty is in trouble, and I am your subject… It is my duty to do so.”

She still forced herself to nod.

Eunuch Zhang let out a huge sigh of relief that Xu Lingyi understood the situation. If she agreed on her own, it was thousands of times better than him forcing her to consent.

This was the best outcome.

Although the Xu family is powerful, their master is His Majesty, who is the supreme ruler.

As subjects of His Majesty, it is only natural for the Xu family to make contributions.

It was just Xu Lingyi’s bad luck that she had to encounter something like this here, of all places.

It would have been better if it hadn’t happened. But if she encountered such a situation, and she didn’t help His Majesty, that would mean failing to fulfill one’s duty as a subject, and His Majesty might harbor resentment toward the Xu family after he woke up.

Miss Xu made the right choice, though in reality, she had no choice at all.

***

Although Xu Lingyi was happy to be able to enter the palace, she dared not show it on her face.

After all, she had not only entered the palace, but also saved the Emperor.

She had been living in this desolate Lingguang Temple for the past few months, without going home or being able to stay with her mother. But at this moment, she felt that her effort had finally paid off.

Her plan succeeded.

 

 

 

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