074 “Drunken Bones (Guyan 1v1 High H)” Evil Spirit

The honor guard suddenly became a mess, shouting in panic that there was a ghost. Yan Zhaozhao’s ears moved slightly, and she sensitively caught the word “ghost”.She straightened her back immediately, put one hand on the handle of the chair of the honor guard, turned around suddenly, and looked in the direction of their eyes.

The round and bright moon has been covered by a layer of clouds, hazy and exuding an extremely weak light.The thick darkness completely covered the roof tiles. When I looked up, it was completely black and there was nothing there.

A gust of cool wind blew by, bringing with it a chill.On normal days, it would only feel unusually cool, but after hearing that there was a ghost here, I felt that this gust of wind was extremely eerie and made people feel uneasy.

The Queen Mother also heard the sound coming from behind. She turned the prayer beads for a moment, but did not look back. Her expression did not change at all, and she still looked as calm as someone in a high position.”What’s the fuss?!” Seeing the guard of honor stopped in the middle of the palace road, the servants looked around, as if they truly believed that there was a ghost here and didn’t dare to move.The Queen Mother suddenly slapped her palm on the handle of the chair of the ceremonial guard, and the Buddha beads hit the solid wood chair with a crisp sound.”Now even the Ai family can’t control you, right?”

After a long while, the ghostly figure was no longer seen, and all the slaves and maids calmed down a little. Seeing the Queen Mother’s thunderous rage, their hearts suddenly lifted, and they hurriedly ran to the Queen Mother and knelt down in front of her.”Empress Dowager, please calm down! The servants didn’t mean to disturb Feng Jia, it’s just that… a ghost suddenly appeared on the roof. This is what caused the chaos. Please forgive me, Empress Dowager!”

The second-class maid in the Queen Mother’s palace who was the first to reply was embroidering paintings.She usually performed well as an errand in Shoukang Palace, and the Queen Mother often asked her to serve in the palace. For this reason, she dared to say these words in front of the Queen Mother at this moment.

After hearing Guiying’s words, the Queen Mother still looked calm, as if she had never believed this nonsense.”Ghost?” Xiu Hua was panicked and did not hear the coldness in the Queen Mother’s tone. He thought the Queen Mother believed it and nodded repeatedly.The Queen Mother’s eyes suddenly turned cold, “Absurd!”

The Queen Mother’s majestic voice made the kneeling palace maids and servants shake their shoulders and feel their legs soften.”The harem must not speak of strange powers and chaos. Where do ghosts come from in this world! You are the only one who is suspicious!”

The palace road was long and quiet. Due to the deep night, the palace road was completely deserted. Only a group of them were still stranded on the palace road.There were only a few palace lanterns burning on the palace road, which seemed even more lonely in the dark palace road. For no reason, Yan Zhaozhao looked at the long and dark palace road ahead, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, as if something was hiding in the darkness and staring at them.

She wanted to leave the place quickly, so she tried to persuade her: “Mother, maybe I saw it wrong late at night. It’s not early now…”

“Ah–that, that–”

As if she was going to slap Yan Zhaozhao in the face, before she could finish her words, a chill suddenly flashed across her neck. Before she could turn around, she saw the kneeling palace maids and servants softening their bodies, their expressions even more frightened, pointing their fingertips in the direction behind her, shouting, “Ghost–”

Yan Zhaozhao’s body suddenly froze, her fingertips felt slightly cold, and she held her breath and did not dare to look back, for fear of seeing the ghost they were talking about.The Queen Mother frowned, but when she turned around she didn’t see anything. She was so angry that she turned around and opened her mouth, wanting to drag down each of these unscrupulous slaves to be tortured with a stick.

As soon as I turned my head, I saw a white shadow suddenly floating in the air in front of me without any roof tiles. It was very fast and fleeting. In the blink of an eye, the white shadow disappeared before my eyes and could not be found again.

Even though she had been so calm just now, the Queen Mother still couldn’t hide her panic when she saw with her own eyes the ghost that the slaves were talking about. Her face was a little pale, but she didn’t want to show her timidity in front of others. She pretended to be calm and said: “I don’t say anything about my strange powers! Everyone, get up and drive back to Shoukang Palace!”

Yan Zhaozhao also felt some fear in her heart. Now that the Queen Mother was speaking, she hurriedly called to the servants carrying the ceremonial guard beside her, “Get up and return to the palace quickly.”

All the slaves were frightened, and it was even more gloomy in this desolate palace road.None of them dared to stay here any longer. The servants raised their ceremonial guard and hurriedly walked through the palace passage like the wind blowing under their feet. The palace maids walking in the back hugged each other and walked quickly forward. They were all reciting Buddhist scriptures silently in their hearts, looking at the ground and no longer daring to look around.

After passing the palace passage and walking forward, you can see the chambers of the concubines one after another. More and more palace lanterns are lit, and it is no longer as scary and eerie as before.

The servants carrying the ceremonial guard and the maids accompanying behind also breathed a small sigh of relief. Seeing the Queen Mother holding the prayer beads in front of her with a calm expression on her face, everyone tacitly kept silent and did not dare to say another word about the ghost they just saw.

After the incident just now, the Queen Mother still felt fear in her heart, and the thoughts that arose about bringing the Emperor and Empress together were extinguished.When the ceremonial guard was about to arrive at Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother said to Yan Zhaozhao: “We are tired of mourning the family today. We will discuss the emperor’s affairs later.”

Yan Zhaozhao was overjoyed, she pursed her lips and tried her best not to raise them, pretending to be calm and said: “Congratulations to my queen.”

After watching the Empress Dowager’s honor guard leave, the servants carried her honor guard and headed towards Fengyi Palace.At this moment, Yan Zhaozhao exhaled a breath of turbid air, and her body that had been upright relaxed completely, and she pressed her tired temples with her fingertips.

After returning to Fengyi Palace, Yan Zhaozhao asked everyone serving in the palace to go down and rest as usual.Most of these people were spies sent by others, and she could never trust them. She didn’t want to see them when they were in the palace, leaving only Biluo in the palace to serve them.

After running around for a day, Yan Zhaozhao was already a little tired. She sat in front of the dressing table and asked Bi Luo to remove the queen’s phoenix crown and other heavy accessories for her.She closed her eyes lightly, remembering what happened on the palace road just now, and said softly: “Remember to instruct them not to say a word about what happened on the palace road just now, and let them keep their mouths shut.”

Although the Queen Mother also saw the ghost, it would be impossible for her to admit that she saw the ghost.If word of what had happened just now spread, the Queen Mother would only accuse her of improper management of the harem, which would not be a good outcome at all.

“My servant understands, don’t worry, your Majesty.” Bi Luo carefully combed her hair for her. After taking off all the phoenix crowns and gold hairpins on her head, she couldn’t help but asked softly, “My Majesty… weren’t you afraid of the ghost just now?”

Yan Zhaozhao raised her hands to cover her neck and twisted it, and the soreness and tightness relaxed a little.”I feel that people with evil intentions are far more terrifying than those ghosts and gods.” Now, she felt lucky in her heart. Fortunately, the appearance of the ghost on the palace road saved her from the disaster of having to be in the same room with the emperor.”Besides, is a ghost that can appear so blatantly in front of everyone really a ghost?”

Bi Luo didn’t understand, but seeing that her wife was so tired, she couldn’t bear to ask any more questions. She said softly, “I’ll prepare some hot water for you. I’ll take a dip and you’ll be able to sleep more peacefully later.”

Yan Zhaozhao finally agreed, and soon Bi Luo was ready to help her to the bathtub in the back room.She took off her similarly cumbersome clothes and stepped into the tub naked.The moment the warm water touched her skin, she felt relaxed all over her body, as if every inch of her pores were comfortably open. Feeling the temperature carefully, the fatigue in her body also instantly dissipated.

Not long after, the water in the tub began to get colder. Yan Zhaozhao closed her eyes and leaned against the edge of the tub, her red lips lightly parted, “Bi Luo, get some more hot water.”

Bi Luo, who was staying outside the door, heard the words and responded, “Yes.”

After a while, the door was pushed open, and there was a heavier sound of footsteps, but Yan Zhaozhao was immersed in the comfortable hot water and did not notice anything wrong.

The sound of running water passed by her ears, and the hot water was added to the bathtub, making Yan Zhaozhao sigh in relief. Her cheeks were tinged with heat and flushed, her lips were red, and a few strands of black hair were wetted with water and stuck to her face. Her whole body was like a charming water demon emerging from the water, so beautiful that people couldn’t take their eyes away.

“Empress…”

A low and familiar voice suddenly sounded, and Yan Zhaozhao suddenly opened her eyes, and saw a man neatly dressed standing next to the tub, with a smile on his lips, and his eyes were full of dark lust.

“Thank you Ci Yan…” Yan Zhaozhao subconsciously called his name, “You… why are you here?”

Xie Ciyan didn’t answer, and he put his big palm deep into the tub and gently fiddled with the hot water, looking directly into her wet eyes, with deeper lust in his eyes.He asked, “Is this temperature still comfortable?”