The emperor must be inside now.
Thinking of this, she straightened her hair and brushed off the snowflakes and fallen leaves that had just touched the corners of her skirt, then raised her head and walked forward happily.
However, just as she was about to walk, a voice suddenly sounded from the side——
"stop!"
Si Muzhen turned her head to look, and saw a few people coming from another road, the leader was a young woman, followed by a few people dressed as court ladies.
Si Muzhen frowned.
She has gone through "thousands of difficulties and dangers", and finally approached the imperial study room, but was stopped here.
I was not reconciled, but there was nothing I could do.
After all, her status is not yet able to move freely in this palace, and the woman in front of her who is slowly walking in front of her, although she is only ordinary and beautiful, she is not a peerless beauty, but she is full of jewels and emeralds, and her body is full of silk. One can tell at a glance that it must be a certain concubine in the palace.
So, she could only stop.
The concubine walked up to her, sized her up from the corner of her eyes, and said arrogantly, "Who are you?"
"..."
Si Muzhen was also looking at her, but didn't answer right away.
At this time, a palace maid standing behind immediately said angrily: "You are so courageous, how dare you not answer the question that Concubine An asked you!"
It was none other than An Bin and Gao Yurong who came.
"Concubine An... Your Majesty?"
Hearing this title, Si Muzhen slightly raised her eyebrows.
Ever since she had seen the majesty of the imperial concubine, Si Muzhen tried to figure out the identities and origins of these concubines in the harem. After a moment of contemplation, she realized that this concubine An used to be a member of the Duke's mansion. After Wu Wan married into Prince Yan's mansion, she became a concubine. Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, she was able to be canonized as concubine An.
However, after so many years, she was just a Concubine An.
Knowing her identity, Si Muzhen bowed to her: "Greetings to Mrs. Concubine An, Minnv Si Muzhen."
"Si... Mu Zhen..."
Gao Yurong raised her eyebrows slightly.
This name is a bit unfamiliar to her, but this surname is not unfamiliar to her at all.
Moreover, it was no secret that the imperial concubine called her uncle's family members into the palace these days. Of course, it was just a child's business, they couldn't care about it, and they didn't bother to care about it.
However, this Si Muzhen actually came here.
As soon as Gao Yurong looked up, he saw the Imperial Study Room not far away.
A cold light flashed in her eyes, and she said, "Are you the younger sister of the imperial concubine?"
"Exactly."
"Did the imperial concubine let you into the palace?"
"Folk girl—"
"How did I hear that the imperial concubine let Miss Gu's family into the palace, but I didn't hear that other people can also enter the palace."
Sensing the other party's hostility, Si Muzhen lowered her head and said, "Minnv accompanied Gu Qiqing into the palace."
"oh?"
When Gao Yurong heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly.
However, she didn't speak immediately, but suddenly pointed to the grass beside her: "What is that?"
The palace maid behind her, Bai Xue, immediately went over and saw that it was a cat. The cat was frightened, and ran away along the corner of the wall with a meow.
Because of Princess Xinping, the emperor forbids people in the harem to keep cats. A while ago, many cats were kicked out, and some cats ran away and hid in the corner.
Seeing that the cat ran away, Gao Yurong sneered and said, "There are more and more irregular rules in this palace."
"..."
"Any cat or dog can come."
(end of this chapter)