Chapter 60 Part 2 — Do you want to see whats underneath this jade mask? (1/2)

”Reporting back to Imperial Consort Ji Niang Niang. Out of the whole Palace, only the East Palace's Crown Prince raises a small fox. His Royal Highness even held the little fox to the Six Floor Pill Tower today.”

”The Crown Prince?” Imperial Consort Ji's eyes narrowed but she did not speak. Hearing some sneaking in, her mood became better when she saw it was Ji Yunxue, ”Xue-er, what is it?”

Seeing Ji Yunxue's face full of anxiousness, Imperial Consort Ji frowned. Who had made her baby sister so worried?

”Big sister, Xue-er has something to beg of you you.” When Ji Yunxue heard the report from the guards outside, not only was she worried about the little fox, but also worried that her sister would be opposed to Nan Gongyin because of this incident.

”You should investigate more thoroughly, are you certain that the Huo Yi Gra.s.s was stolen by the little fox? If it really was the little fox, then pleading big sister to allow Xue-er to go to the East Palace, and tell this to His Royal Highness. Xue-er believes that if it is true, then His Highness, the Crown Prince will surely let the fox hand over the Huo Yi Gra.s.s.”

Imperial Consort Ji's beautiful eyes flashed, ”Xue-er, have you settled for the East Palace Crown Prince?”

Ji Yunxue's delicate face instantly blushed. It was as beautiful as the flowers in full bloom.

Imperial Consort Ji covered her mouth with her hand and softly laughed, ”Our familt's Xue-er has finally grown up, a sweetheart moreover.”

”Big sister” Ji Yunxue's feelings being noticed by Imperial Consort Ji made her shy and embarra.s.sed, she softly whined, ”you mustn't tease Xue-er.”

”Okay, okay, won't tease you anymore.” Imperial Consort Ji smiled and walked towards Ji Yunxue, ”Since my little sister has opened up and told me, big sister can promise you. But, Xue-er should know how important the Huo Yi Gra.s.s is to big sister, so you must get it back.”

”But big sister, what if the Huo Yi Gra.s.s wasn't stolen by the little fox…”

”Xue-er, you can be rest a.s.sured that the big sister will not slander that little fox. Big sister already knows that it was the little fox who had stolen it, there are solid evidence.”

Ji Yunxue thought of the peach blossom paw prints in the medicine field, then of Imperial Consort Ji's firm eyes. Could it be that the the little fox really stole the Huo Yi Gra.s.s?

After Ji Yunxue left, an old lady walked out from behind Imperial Consort Ji.

”Miss, do you want to help the Xue brat¹ with the East Palace's Crown Prince?”

The old maid was the dowry maid when Imperial Consort Ji entered the Palace. She had accompanied Imperial Consort Ji since she was a child, and she even grew up from her milk. Their relationship was almost like mother and daughter. The old lady used to call her, Miss, even now when she entered the Palace, the old lady didn't change her method of addressing her.

”I heard that the appearance of the East Palace's Crown Prince is the best in the world. The woman who had seen him won't ever think about rice and tea², becoming mesmerized forever.” Imperial Consort Ji's eyes shimmered with brilliance and continued, ”If Xue-er married him, it might benefit Ben Gong.”

The old maid frowned, and with a low voice, she said, ”Could it be that Imperial Consort Ji Niang Niang is ready to help the Crown Prince get the throne?”

Imperial Consort Ji's mouth curved into a smile, ”That depends if Nan Gongyin is interesting or not? The Emperor is getting old after all, it is…”

”Miss, you must be thirsty, this old slave shall pour you a cup of water.”

Only when the old maid interrupted Imperial Consort Ji, did she realise that she had misspoken, but what about it? She was already pregnant with brother Han's child, could it be that she still had to make the child recognize the Old Emperor as his father?

No, she couldn't bear it anymore. The person she loved was brother Han. She wanted to be with brother Han.'

Now that the little fox knew that the Jin Pill was on the sixth floor, she wasn't in much of a hurry. She followed Nan Gongyin back, and ate a full meal. She was prepared to sleep well, to regain her focus to get to the sixth floor.

Just when the little fox was about to sleep, Nan Gongyin had finished bathing. He walked towards her, hands holding onto a half dried ink painting.