No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 578 A Chess Piece?
The queen's dormitory was not far behind Bai Jingrong's palace, and closer to Ji Zhan's palace.

Next to her palace, there are two rows of palaces, where the concubines and wives of the harem live.

In the entire Qi nationality palace, only the queen mother and queen are eligible to live in independent palaces with gardens.The other concubines and wives, no matter how favored they are, still live in the small two-story building next to the queen's bedroom.

The difference is that some people have a big place, while others really only have a small room.

Luo Junyao walked by with his things, and couldn't help looking at the two rows of white buildings.

At this time, there was no one there, and it was very quiet and solemn.

Seeing this, the maid who guided her thought she hadn't seen these before entering the palace, so she said, "That's the residence of the ladies. At this time, the ladies are all in the queen's palace, so there are no people there."

Luo Junyao asked curiously: "Madams, apart from paying their respects to the queen, can they just stay there?"

The maid gave her a strange look, and said, "You can still go to the garden in front."

"Wouldn't that be boring." The garden isn't very big either.

Of course, in Luo Junyao's eyes, even the imperial garden of the Dasheng Palace is not very big.After a few visits, it still feels boring.

"You don't have to do anything to eat and drink, and you can go to the garden to play, what's wrong?" The maid couldn't help but said, "It's much better than us waiters, right? If you are a good wife at home, you will often have The family members came to the palace to visit and send some things, but those who were brought over..."

Luo Jun understood that those who were given as gifts were naturally inferior to those noble ladies of the Qi clan.

Without the support of the family, life is naturally much more difficult.

However, in the eyes of the maids in the palace, it is much more comfortable to be served than to be served.

Luo Junyao thought of Zhu'er, Princess Yuzhu of Wumo City.

Although the spies said that she had a good life in the palace, it was still sad for such a little girl who was used to freedom to be sent to this unfamiliar palace.

Luo Junyao followed the maid all the way into the queen's palace, and sure enough the hall was full of women from Ji Zhan's palace.

Luo Jun shook his head and glanced over, and soon saw Zhu'er sitting at the back of the crowd.

She doesn't look bad, but the smile on her face is faint, which doesn't look real.

Even though the eyes of the women in the entire hall fell on Luo Junyao who walked in, Zhu'er just glanced at it calmly, then lowered her eyes and ignored her.

"Chuchu has seen the Queen."

The queen looked at the girl in front of her with a complicated expression.

"Chuchu, there's no need to be too polite. Mother asked you to come here, but what's the matter?"

Luo Jun shook the box in his hand, and said: "The Empress Dowager ordered Chu Chu to send it to the Empress."

The queen was a little surprised. The queen mother would send someone to deliver something to her?
The queen mother used to be very kind to her daughter-in-law. After all, her family background can really help Ji Zhan a lot, but that's all.

In the past, the king was obedient to the queen mother, even if the queen mother was an outsider, she would not be weak in the slightest when facing the queen's daughter-in-law with a prominent background.

On the contrary, after Ji Zhan succeeded to the throne, the relationship between mother and son took a turn for the worse, and the queen mother naturally disliked her daughter-in-law.

The queen was born in the noble family of the Qi clan, even though she had been with Bai Jingrong's mother and son for several years, she still couldn't understand Bai Jingrong at all.

The queen mother is an outsider, and she managed to support her son to inherit the throne. It is time for the mother and son to work together to consolidate the throne and power.Why did the mother and son have a quarrel before the position of the king was firmly established?

From the queen's point of view, Bai Jingrong's move was somewhat disregarding the overall situation.If she were the queen mother instead, what would she not bear for her son?
After all, the queen still wants to look after her husband, so she is actually somewhat dissatisfied with Bai Jingrong, the queen mother.

"What did the queen mother send?" asked the queen.

Others also looked curiously at the box in Luo Jun's hand. Everyone knew the relationship between the Queen and the Queen Mother.Today, the queen mother suddenly gave the queen something, which always makes people feel a little strange.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Chu Chu doesn't know."

The queen was not embarrassed, and motioned to the maid next to her to take the box and open it.

When I opened the box, I saw a golden dagger inside.

The sheath is made of gold, and the scabbard is inlaid with gorgeous gems, which looks gorgeous and dazzling.

Even the aristocratic ladies of the Qi nationality with extraordinary backgrounds couldn't help but marvel a few times when they saw it.

Luo Junyao was puzzled, why did Bai Jingrong send a dagger to the queen?

Luo Jun looked at the queen without any sign of shaking, but saw that the queen's face was stiff for a moment, and the hand hanging by her side was tightly clenched into a fist.Luo Junyao clearly saw that the queen's hands trembled, and then quickly grabbed the hem of her clothes.

But it was only a moment, and even the concubine who sat closest to the queen didn't notice it.

Everyone praised the queen mother for loving the queen one after another, and they were willing to give such a valuable dagger to the queen.

The queen was smiling, as if nothing had happened at that moment just now, she put down the dagger and said to Luo Jun, "Thank you, Miss Chuchu, for coming to see you off in person, please thank mother for me, and I will go to thank you in person later."

Luo Jun shook his head in agreement, the queen didn't say much, she just sent Luo Junyao and the concubines out by saying that she was tired.

Everyone had no choice but to get up and leave. Other than the door, there were people who complained jokingly.

Luo Junyao felt that the queen might not be in the mood to appreciate the dagger at this time.

"Ah?! I'm sorry!" Luo Junyao looked at Zhu'er who bumped into her body in surprise.

Zhu'er was still some distance away from her when she just went out, but now she bumped into her suddenly, presumably it was not because of her carelessness.

Luo Jun shook his head and looked over, and sure enough, he saw a woman from the Qi nationality looking at the two of them provocatively a few steps away.

Luo Junyao frowned slightly and was about to speak, but Zhu'er tugged at his sleeve.

Zhu'er shook her head at her, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I accidentally bumped into Miss Chuchu."

Seeing her cautious appearance, Luo Junyao felt a little sad.

"Is this madam... also just entered the palace?"

Pearl nodded, not wanting to say anything more.He apologized to Luo Junyao again, and left in a hurry.

When she was far away, the woman from the Qi tribe came over, chuckled beside Luo Junyao and said, "She, like Miss Chuchu, has just entered the palace recently. I heard she is some kind of princess, What's the use? It's just a plaything her father gave the king."

Luo Junyao saw that the woman didn't speak, but the woman became more complacent, raised her eyebrows and said: "Miss Chuchu has much better luck than her. She is obviously a slave girl, but now she seems to be a princess. She is obviously a princess, but she has become a plaything."

Luo Junyao suddenly asked, "What about Madam?"

"What?" The woman was taken aback.

Luo Jun said slowly and honestly: "Obviously they are also the same noble girls of the Qi clan, some will be queens, and some will be concubines."

These words obviously touched the woman's pain, as soon as her expression changed, she raised her hand and was about to hit Luo Junyao.

Luo Junyao grabbed her wrist first, "Ma'am, the Empress Dowager told me that you wish the Empress Dowager would die, is it true? I heard that she is your own sister."

The woman's face was instantly livid, she glared at Luo Jun with hatred, turned around and left.

Looking at her leaving back, Luo Junyao sighed helplessly.

Misfortune fell from heaven.

Luo Junyao didn't know that his every move in the queen's palace was reported to Bai Jingrong.

But even if she knew, she wouldn't care, she is Chu Chu now.

After returning to Bai Jingrong Palace, Yunchang immediately stopped her.

"Your Majesty summons you."

"Thank you, Aunt Yunchang." Luo Jun smiled cutely and sweetly, but Yunchang didn't appreciate it, and turned away with a cold snort.

Bai Jingrong took a look at Luo Jun who came in and said softly, "You're back? How is the queen's palace?"

Luo Junyao said respectfully: "Go back to Madam, Madam Queen asked her servants to thank Madam for her, and then come here to thank Madam in person."

"Thank you?" Bai Jingrong snorted softly, "Do you think she likes the gift I gave?"

Luo Junyao hesitated for a moment before saying: "The empress looks very happy, but..."

"But what?"

"I seem to see something wrong with the Queen's eyes for a moment, as if trying to endure some emotion." Luo Junyao said: "It's just that the time is too short, and I don't dare to stare at the Queen's lady, and I'm not sure."

"Afterwards, the empress sent all the wives out with me. This servant thought... Maybe the dagger that the empress gave her was not an ordinary gift?"

Bai Jingrong sized her up, and after a while, he chuckled lightly and said, "She's a smart girl, with good eyes. Come here, sit down and drink tea with me."

"Thank you madam."

Luo Junyao obediently sat down on the opposite side, and looked at Bai Jingrong only to find that her complexion was not very good, and a thin layer of powder was applied on her face.

"Your Majesty...didn't sleep well last night?" Luo Junyao asked softly.

Bai Jingrong sighed lightly, and said, "It's true that I didn't sleep well, and I feel a little bored."

"Can Chuchu relieve my mother's worries?" Luo Junyao asked with concern.

Bai Jingrong looked at her and said, "You little girl, what can you do for me?"

"I don't seem to be able to help your mother, but... Your mother is so powerful, will there still be many troubles?" Luo Jun shook his face with doubts.

Bai Jingrong reached out and tapped her eyebrows and said: "This is not something that a smart girl can ask. How can a person live in this world without worries?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "If I have beautiful clothes and delicious food every day, and I am safe and sound, I will have no worries."

Bai Jingrong sighed, "Peace and safety, that's not easy?"

Luo Jun shook his head and drank his tea. Bai Jingrong didn't really want a girl as smart and powerful as her to be his heir.

As for Bai Jingrong's worries, Bai Jingrong left the palace last night, probably to see that King Chaqin.

Looks like the conversation didn't go well.

No wonder she was upset, her son was disobedient, and her new partner was not going well.Enemies inside and outside the Qi clan were all staring at her. If it were her, Luo Junyao felt that she would lose her hair every day due to anxiety.

"Yun Chang told me just now that Ah Rong went to see you?" Bai Jingrong said softly, "What did he tell you?"

Luo Jun shook his drooping eyelashes and whispered, "Your Highness Ji Rong, said... the king, the king will want to marry me, or... kill me, let me be more careful."

"Oh?" Bai Jingrong said meaningfully, "Then, do you think Ah Zhan will marry you or kill you?"

Luo Junyao said with some fear: "Probably, kill, kill me? How can the king like me, and that day..."

"Are you afraid?" Bai Jingrong asked.

Luo Jun shook his head and looked at Bai Jingrong pitifully.

Bai Jingrong stretched out his hand and patted the back of her hand, saying: "Don't be afraid, with me here, no one in this palace would dare to kill you."

"Thanks, thank you, ma'am." That's right, I don't believe it.

Bai Jingrong sighed and said: "My son is really disobedient. If he wants to marry you, I can rest assured. Although you seem to be a bit smart and courageous, you are still young. Life is hard. If Ah Zhan is willing to take care of you, I will feel relieved."

"..." You are so worried, if I am really just Chu Chu, I will think you are really my mother.

Luo Junyao sighed in his heart, Bai Jingrong's thoughts were really beyond the comprehension of normal people.

She is not even sure what Bai Jingrong wants to do now. It would be a joke to say that she really wants to train her.If he wanted to use her to deal with Ji Zhan, it seemed a bit unnecessary.There are many ways to deal with Ji Zhan, there is no need to train a newcomer, and it is a newcomer who has been hostile to Ji Zhan from the beginning.

It can't be... Bai Jingrong wants to be the empress dowager, so he needs someone to give birth to her grandson, right?

It's a joke, Ji Zhan's own throne may not be secure yet, and there is no way to help the young master to the throne at this time.

The Qi people don't have as many ancestral rules as in the Central Plains, and the king's adult brothers are more likely to succeed to the throne than their underage sons.

and so……

Is it just deliberately used to confuse the public?
Attract Ji Zhan and Ji Rong's attention to her so that Bai Jingrong can do things secretly?
In this way, her chess piece is probably a short-term consumable, and Bai Jingrong really doesn't care much about her safety.If she died, maybe Bai Jingrong could take the opportunity to have a fight with Ji Zhan.

Luo Junyao instantly felt that his situation was very unsafe.

"What's wrong?" Bai Jingrong looked at her with a smile and said softly.

"No, I'm just a little scared." Luo Junyao said in a low voice.

What a beauty, but it's a pity that she's a snake.

In the middle of the night, Luo Junyao sat alone in the room in a daze.

The life in the palace is actually quite boring. The lights are turned off early and everywhere, and you can't just walk around at will.

It was actually not too late at this time, but the entire palace had already fallen into silence and darkness, only a few times the lights were still on.

Luo Junyao casually put away the books on the table, ready to get up to rest.As soon as he turned around, he was almost taken aback.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and a person slipped in.

The hidden weapon in Luo Jun Yao's hand almost shot, but he stopped abruptly when he saw the figure of the man clearly.

Luo Jun raised his hand and knocked out the candle on the table, then pulled down the felt curtain on the window, and then flew into the arms of the visitor.

"Why are you here? This palace is very dangerous." Luo Junyao whispered.

Xie Yan patted her vest lightly and said, "Don't worry, it's fine."

Luo Jun said: "Bai Jingrong usually has at least three first-class masters in this palace." Although compared with Qu Fang and Qu Tiange, his strength should not be underestimated.

In the past few days in the palace, Luo Junyao did nothing.

At least she had figured out the deployment of the guards in Bai Jingrong Palace, and was about to go back for a stroll, but unexpectedly, Xie Yan came into the palace.

Xie Yan said: "There is only one in the palace now."

"Bai Jingrong left the palace again?" Luo Junyao immediately understood.

Usually those three masters are hidden in the palace and are on standby at any time, but if Bai Jingrong wants to go out, someone will accompany him.

Xie Yan pulled her into the inner room, first lit the candlestick in the inner room, looked around and said: "It seems that Bai Jingrong treats you well."

In the palace of the Qi nationality, many concubines and wives could not meet such living conditions.

Luo Jun smiled and said: "That's natural, if she wants to use me as a pawn, she must give me some benefits?"

Xie Yan looked down at her, "I'm not happy staying outside, so I came to the palace to be her pawn?"

Luo Jun rolled his eyes, "At least I didn't let her really be your mother-in-law."

Xie Yan slowly raised his hand, Luo Junyao thought he was about to make a move and wanted to get out of the way, but Xie Yan just stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek, "Shaking is really powerful."

He said it with a bit of gnashing of teeth, it can be seen that being Bai Jingrong's son-in-law is quite stressful even for the Dasheng Regent.

"I was wrong." Luo Junyao raised one hand to make an oath, "I will never make my own claims again."

Xie Yan sighed helplessly, took her back into his arms and said, "I know you won't take risks at will, and you will enter the palace, you know it well."

Luo Junyao nodded and said, "Since you want to deal with Ji Zhan and Bai Jingrong, it's always better to have someone in the palace respond." They don't have time to spend a long time in the royal court of the Qi clan, so Xie Yan must not take action, but once he does It will be a fatal blow.

"It seems that Bai Jingrong really can't tolerate Ji Zhan as a son, but it doesn't seem like he will be replaced by Ji Rong." Luo Junyao said in a low voice, "I haven't found out yet what she wants to do."

Xie Yan said softly: "I'm afraid she is in a dilemma now. King Chaqin is not a vegetarian either. This is our opportunity."

"Do you need me to do anything?" Luo Junyao asked.

Xie Yan pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Bai Jingrong is absolutely unable to gain a foothold in the Qi clan by herself, and it is impossible for her to place all her chips on King Chaqin."

Luo Jun shook his head, "So you suspect that she has another collaborator?"

Xie Yan nodded and said, "This person can only be from the royal family of the Qi clan."

"I will find out." Luo Jun shook his head and replied.

Xie Yan lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "It's hard work."

Luo Jun smiled and said: "I just said that I still have some use in entering the palace. What are you going to do with King Chaqin? If he really cooperates with Bai Jingrong, will he betray us?"

Xie Yan shook his head and said, "It's not that he wants to cooperate with Bai Jingrong, he just wants to have both. Don't pay attention to him, he won't do such a stupid thing. It won't do him any good to betray us at this time."

"Okay." Luo Jun shook his head and replied, she always believed what Xie Yan said.

(End of this chapter)