Chapter 123: Know What’s Missing Now
Gu Zhaozhao straightened her back, and as soon as she could no longer see Xun Qianmian’s figure, she quickly took out the talisman paper from her shoulder bag.
Her small mouth moved constantly, and the talisman paper caught fire.
She quickly threw the talisman paper onto the table.
Watching the flames burning, Rong Zhan looked sideways in confusion, “Zhaozhao, what is this?”
Gu Zhaozhao looked at the talisman paper with a firm gaze, not moving at all, “Looking for bugs.”
Rong Zhan: ???
“Looking for what?”
But until the talisman paper was burnt out, the food on the table still didn’t change.
Instead, the fragrance of the dishes became stronger.
Gu Zhaozhao scratched her head, “Could it really just be eating?”
Xun Qianmian had already walked back with a bowl of hot soup.
“Your Majesty, this was made by your concubine herself, with fresh osmanthus added, making it more delicious than before.”
She lowered her eyes and looked at the ashes on the table, just hooking the corner of her mouth, without saying anything.
The palace maid beside her immediately stepped forward and cleaned it up.
Everything seemed as if nothing had happened, and Xun Qianmian always had a gentle smile, which made Gu Zhaozhao feel a bit confused.
She looked up at Rong Zhan, blinked, and shrugged her shoulders, meaning she hadn’t found any problems either.
Xun Qianmian began to add dishes for the father and daughter, “This is braised phoenix claws, this is Tai Chi shrimp…”
Seeing the things piled up in the plate, the little milk bun’s saliva had already overflowed.
Too hungry! Can’t help it!
“Daddy, Zhaozhao wants to eat.”
After telling Rong Zhan at the end, Gu Zhaozhao finally picked up a big shrimp and stuffed it into her mouth.
The wonderful taste spread in her mouth, and the hungry little milk bun could no longer hold back and began to eat heartily.
Xun Qianmian picked up a glass of wine and smiled as she handed it to Rong Zhan, “Your Majesty, your concubine toasts you, thanking you for your care and concern over these twenty years.”
Rong Zhan’s phoenix eyes flashed brightly, and his slender palm reached out and slowly grasped the cup.
After a slight pause, he drank it all in one gulp.
“Qianmian, you and I have known each other since you were twelve, and I still remember what you were like when you first entered the palace, cautious, and only dared to yield in everything you did.”
Xun Qianmian paused slightly while holding the wine pot, the smile on her face becoming somewhat meaningful.
A faint sadness slipped by, but soon she returned to that standard smile,
“Your Majesty remembers so clearly, I’ve almost forgotten how long it’s been.”
From the moment the Witch Clan was destroyed, she came to the Stars and Moon, she was no longer who she was.
All she should have was hatred, revenge, and the revival of the Witch Clan was what she should do.
The rest, she was not worthy of talking about.
Rong Zhan’s thin lips curved into a smile, and his slender fingers gently tapped the table.
He suddenly looked up, and his expression suddenly became serious, “Qianmian, I have never asked you about what happened before you came to the palace. Today, can you tell me?”
Xun Qianmian ate the food slowly, and from time to time, she also added two chopsticks for the little ball.
Her eyes flickered, and she slowly said, “Has Your Majesty ever heard of the Liuyun Witch Clan?”
Now that she had said this, a person like Xun Qianmian of course already knew Rong Zhan’s suspicion of her.
In fact, she had already guessed it since the last time in Cining Palace.
She was afraid that she couldn’t hide it from Rong Zhan.
He had been deeply scheming since he was a child, never standing out in front of the old emperor, always being the most calm prince.
Otherwise, how could the old emperor pass the throne to him.
So she simply was frank, anyway, tonight was also the last night.
Rong Zhan’s hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped, “Liuyun Witch Clan? The tribe that is good at using Gu worms?”
He sneered softly, “I remember, of course. When the late Emperor was in power, the Witch Clan was the vanguard of the Liuyun troops, and many of my Stars and Moon soldiers died on their witchcraft.
But so what, in the final analysis, they were all evil, and weren’t they beheaded by the late Emperor and their leaders, destroying the entire Witch Clan, causing Liuyun to be greatly damaged, and from then on, they were defeated again and again.”
Xun Qianmian lowered her head and sneered, “Your Majesty is right, the Witch Clan is accustomed to witchcraft. If it weren’t for a traitor within, I’m afraid that Stars and Moon wouldn’t be the scene it is today.”
She looked up, and a sly light flashed through her eyes, “Your concubine also happened to meet the old members of the Witch Clan on the run. I occasionally heard them talking about it, as for your concubine, I’m just a civilian affected by the war.”
Gu Zhaozhao was holding a big chicken leg and listened attentively.
How did she hear Daddy and the Wicked Madam talking about bugs just now?
The little milk bun immediately thought of those dense and disgusting worms.
Suddenly, the chicken leg in her hand didn’t smell good anymore.
She quickly threw it to the side and used the handkerchief to wipe her small mouth.
Oh my, what a disgrace, how could she eat so many things from the Wicked Madam.
Rong Zhan didn’t say a word during this meal.
And Xun Qianmian was also drinking glass after glass of wine, and her face was now completely red.
The atmosphere was depressing to the extreme.
Gu Zhaozhao pulled Rong Zhan’s sleeve with her small hands, “Daddy, Zhaozhao is full.”
Rong Zhan got up and hugged the little milk bun back into his arms.
“Your Majesty!”
Before they had walked two steps, they were stopped by Xun Qianmian.
Xun Qianmian staggered to her feet, “Your Majesty, you haven’t wished your concubine a happy birthday yet, in previous years you would always stay the night.”
Rong Zhan did not turn his head, “Qianmian, you are drunk.”
After that, he strode away.
When passing the courtyard, Gu Zhaozhao saw those palace maids with their heads bowed again.
She scratched her cheeks with her small hands, what exactly were they missing?
Looking at the figure that was going away, Xun Qianmian’s smile gradually became crazy.
She slowly came to the courtyard, looking at the red lanterns hanging in the courtyard, the smile on her lips was ghostly and evil,
“Rong Zhan, Rong Zhan, you are still so indifferent, you imprisoned the woman who loved you the most in the Cold Palace without asking, and now it’s the same with me, your childhood sweetheart.”
She suddenly opened her arms and laughed wildly, “Rong Zhan, I want your whole clan to pay with their lives! Today I will show you what is truly evil!”
She picked up the hammer that she had prepared long ago and walked step by step towards the back hall room.
The hammer scraped across the ground, creating sparks, and Xun Qianmian tore off the jade piece blocking her eyes.
That eye that had been dead was now glowing red.
She stood in front of four or five black porcelain jars with a smile, and her eyebrows jumped, “Here we go!”
With a bang, the porcelain jars were smashed, and countless black small worms crawled out.
There were a few more sounds, and in the blink of an eye, several porcelain jars had completely shattered.
The worms filled the ground of Morning Clouds Palace, looking like a layer of black, plush carpet.
They quickly surged outwards, and the numerous palace maids with their heads bowed in the courtyard suddenly shivered and followed behind, swaying towards the doorway.
Rong Zhan sat in the sedan chair, and Gu Zhaozhao, who was exquisite and translucent, sat on his thigh.
The little milk bun was still thinking about the palace maids of Morning Clouds Palace just now, and her two faint little eyebrows were also knitted into a knot.
Bai Muxue’s big head suddenly poked in from the window of the sedan chair, “Zhaozhao, I feel something’s wrong tonight.”
At the moment she saw Bai Muxue, Gu Zhaozhao’s big eyes lit up,
“Oh, I know what’s missing, the aura of living people, and souls!”
