On the surface, she was protecting her master, but in fact, she was suspected of overstepping her master. Even if Xiaodie did something wrong, she, who was also a slave, would not be able to teach her a lesson, but she went out of her way to teach Xiaodie on behalf of her master.

"Yes, Concubine Wan." Xiaodie responded aggrievedly.

"Yes, Concubine Wan." Xiao Zi responded calmly, but there was an imperceptible sinister smile flashing at the corner of her mouth.

Ye Wange walked to the table, sat down and said, "Xiao Zi, go and prepare some water. I want to take a bath."

"Yes, Concubine Wan." Xiao Zi went down respectfully.

Sitting there and looking around the room, he looked at the furnishings carefully, then withdrew his gaze and said to Xiaodie, "Rearrange the cabinet and throw away the useless things. Put my clothes and baggage in the vase."

Throw away the flowers and change the incense in this room." She ordered Xiaodie.

Looking at the brand-new furnishings in front of her, even the flowers in the vase were still wet with morning dew, Xiaodie didn't understand why Ye Wange asked her to replace them. She was confused, but she still acted as follows

I did what my master asked me to do, but I just thought it was because the master didn't like it.

Xiaodie thought it was because Ye Wange didn't like the existing things. In fact, Ye Wange was afraid that people would tamper with these things. If he put some poison in the corners of the cabinet or tampered with the incense, he would be poisoned and sick at worst, or even die.

No guarantee, it’s better to be careful in everything.

Xiaodie checked the cabinet again according to Ye Wange's instructions, threw away the incense being used in the room, and replaced the flowers and water in the vase.

Ye Wange walked to the curtain and rummaged around to check it. She didn't find anything unusual, so she sat on the stool and rested.

Xiao Zi, who had just taken a breath and prepared the bath water according to her instructions, came in and said, "Concubine Wan, the bath water is ready for you. Master, please take a bath!"

Ye Wange raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Zi in front of her. Those sharp eyes seemed to see through the secret in her heart. The slave did not dare to look at the master. Although Xiao Zi lowered her eyebrows, Ye Wange's eyes were as sharp as arrows.

She could still feel his gaze.

The sharp gaze shone on her body, pricking her like thousands of thorns. Xiao Zi felt uncomfortable all over, her body was tense, and beads of sweat appeared on her palms.

"Concubine Wan." Seeing Ye Wange staring at her without moving, she bravely called out in an urging tone.

Ye Wange saw Xiao Zi's guilty conscience and restlessness in her eyes. She stood up slowly, looked at Xiao Zi with an unnatural expression with burning eyes and snorted from her nose, "Yeah."

The sharp eyes made Xiao Zi feel confused. She didn't understand why Ye Wange was different after entering the palace. When she was at the Prime Minister's Mansion, she was very nice to her, even saying loud words to her.

Never had it.

"You wait outside, Xiaodie comes in and waits for me to take a bath." Ye Wange ordered.

"Yes." Xiao Zi responded and stopped.

Xiaodie followed Ye Wange into the house. She closed the door and turned around to walk to the bath bucket with jasmine essential oil. She put her hand into the bucket to test the water temperature. The water temperature was just right for comfort. She turned around and said, "Concubine Wan."

, the water temperature is just right, neither cold nor hot.”

Standing there, looking at the steaming wooden barrel, and seeing the faint scent of moli flowers emanating from the barrel, she raised a narrow smile at the corner of her mouth.

Slowly walking into the bathtub, with a "bah" sound, she picked up a small wooden bucket with cold water on the ground and poured it over her head.

"Empress" Xiaodie, who was standing on the edge of the barrel, was splashed with cold water. The little bits of cold water penetrated her skin through her clothes, and she suddenly felt a chill.

Seeing Ye Wange being drenched in cold water from head to toe, she was stunned for a long time without regaining consciousness. When she regained consciousness, she said worriedly, "Madam, take off your clothes quickly. You can soak in warm water. Be careful of catching a cold."

.”

Ye Wange looked at Xiaodie, whose clothes were splashed with water and were slightly wet, "No, you can take off your clothes and wash them in!"

"Your Majesty, I don't dare." Xiaodie thought she had done something wrong, and her knees immediately collapsed.

Looking at Xiaodie kneeling on the ground, Ye Wange felt sad, and tears welled up in her eyes.

The palace gate is deep and dangerous, and now only the little slave kneeling on the ground depends on himself.

Reaching out to help Xiaodie up from the ground, she looked at Xiaodie who lowered his head and looked like he had made a mistake, "Don't be nervous, you didn't do anything wrong?

I don't mean to punish you either.

I asked you to take a shower because the clothes on your body were sprayed wet."

Xiaodie raised her head and looked at Ye Wange with a smile on her childish face, "Thank you for caring so much for me. I'm strong and won't get sick. Please take a bath quickly!"

A few warm words made Ye Wange's eyes moister. She looked at Xiaodie in front of her, "Xiaodie, how many years have you been with me?"

"Three years." Xiaodie thought for a while and replied.

Ye Wange frowned after hearing this. Xiaodie is fifteen years old this year. He has been with her for three years and has been waiting for her since he was twelve years old.

Now that she is sixteen years old, compared with this girl who is one year younger than herself, she is really a little ashamed. At the same age, she can only reach out for clothes and open her mouth for food, but the little girl in front of her has been making a living on her own for many years.

"How am I treating you?" she asked.

"Okay!" She glanced at Ye Wange and replied simply.

"What's a good idea?"

"When we were in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Miss never punished us and even rewarded us with the leftover cakes."

Ye Wange frowned after hearing this. This girl was content with just these little favors.

"Your Majesty, it's better to change your clothes and take a shower! To avoid catching a cold!" Xiaodie was worried about Ye Wange, and after she finished speaking, she urged.

Ye Wange shook her head, stretched out her hand to hold Xiaodie's wrist and pulled her to the back corner. She stretched out her hand to make a silent movement. This action immediately made Xiaodie, who was about to speak, reach out to cover her mouth.

"Xiaodie, you and my master and servant are destined to be together. This deep palace is not as simple as the Prime Minister's Palace. The relationship between the emperor's family is complicated. Everyone has their own thoughts and schemes, and each one is doing it for their own benefit."

Carefully calculated.

The Crown Princess is protected by her aunt, the Queen, so she can enjoy the shade under the big tree. Concubine Hui is the one who is close to the Crown Prince, and she and the Crown Princess are like sisters. No one will make things difficult for them here. But I am different, neither

The prince's sweetheart doesn't have a strong backer like the queen, so I'm afraid life in this deep palace will be difficult..." As she spoke, her throat was choked with sobs and she couldn't continue.

The few words of bitter words made Xiaodie stunned for a moment, which made her eyes become astringent. The little girl looked at the crystal liquid in her master's red eyes. She sniffed and said, "Don't worry, I don't care about this palace."

If there are any monsters, ghosts, snakes or gods, I will protect you."

Listening to her childish words of loyalty, Ye Wange smiled, "Don't worry, I won't let others hurt you. From now on, you will be my sister and my relative. I will protect you. We want

To gain a foothold here, the first thing you need to do is protect yourself."

Xiaodie nodded confusedly after hearing this. She didn't know anything, but as long as the empress asked her to do it, she would definitely do it well.

The master and the servant chatted in the room for a while, until Ye Wange sneezed and confirmed that he was sick, and then changed into clean clothes and came out.

Lying on the bed, waiting for night to fall, waiting for the arrival of His Highness the Crown Prince. In her memory, ever since she entered the Crown Prince's womb, the Crown Prince had stayed in her curtains every night, neglecting the Crown Princess and Concubine Hui. In the previous life, she thought The prince had true feelings for her, but she didn't know it was the prince and Concubine Hui's plan until she was thrown into the prison.

The prince does not like the sick princess, and the prince likes Shen Ruhui, but the battle for the prince in the East Palace is fierce, and the prince needs the support of many ministers. Although the prince's party does not have the support of loyal ministers like Shen Liang, she Shen Liang His own strength was too weak, so the prince wanted to win over the powerful ministers in the court.

The father of the Crown Princess is General Cao Hu. Of course, Cao Hu will support the Crown Prince to ascend the throne. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, her daughter will sit in the back seat. The father of the concubine Hui Concubine Shen Ruhui is a royal censor, and all of them are powerful in the government and the public. Together with his father, the prime minister, the prince's strength is strong enough, and ascending to the throne is tantamount to winning.

The battle in the East Palace is fierce, but my father has always remained neutral and has not sided with any of the princes. On the surface, the prince is the best candidate to succeed the throne. Privately, the battles between the palaces and factions are fierce. Nangong Ao wants to gain his identity. Because of the support of the prime minister's father, he brought her into the palace and made her a concubine.

Nangong Ao used her to gain his father's support and worked hard. After bringing her to the palace, he pampered her every night. Everyone in the government and the public knew that the Crown Prince doted on the Prime Minister's daughter.

In the previous life, her father was very pleased to hear this and fully supported Nangong Ao in ascending to the throne. In this life, she would never let him be a spear wielder or use herself as a sharp arrow.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Ye Wange, who was lying weakly on the bed, immediately got down from the bed when he heard his father-in-law's sharp announcement.

The door was pushed open, and Nangong Ao walked in. With a wave of his hand, Zhang Fugui, the noble father-in-law who was following behind him, ordered, "All of you, please step aside. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, will stay at Concubine Wan's place tonight. You will be well served by me."

"Yes!" The palace maids and eunuchs all responded and left.

"I respectfully welcome His Highness the Crown Prince." Ye Wange saluted Nangong Ao.

"No courtesy." Nangong Ao's black eyes were fixed on Ye Wange.

She stood up and gently raised her head to look at Nangong Ao, "Your Highness, I am infected with wind and cold. I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep with you. Please punish me, Your Highness." She said softly.

Nangong Ao looked at her and reached out to lift her chin. Her face, which was stained red due to illness, fell into his dark eyes. The finger that hooked her chin gently lifted up, and her whole face Zhang's face was raised, and he pinched her chin with his thumb and forefinger. "Concubine Wan caught a cold just after entering the palace?" he asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Ye Wange's chin was lifted by him, and his head was tilted back, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Is there any doctor Xuan?"

"no."
Chapter completed!