C78 (1/2)

The palace maid suddenly walked towards her and slightly bent her body.

While the pastries were being served, her red lips parted slightly.

”Godly Doctor Gu is currently very safe, I hope that you don't worry, and take good care of your own body.”

Hearing news about Gu Xiao, Qu Xue'er was suddenly shocked in her heart. A pair of disbelieving eyes looked towards the palace maid, but that palace maid didn't seem to be that big. To be more precise, it should be even smaller than her.

Her appearance was pretty, but Qu Xue'er was sure that she had a new face.

The people who were able to enter her palace were all carefully selected by her. She carefully guarded against a few outsiders, or the palace maid s that her concubines gifted to her.

The women of the palace had never been kind.

”Who are you?”

Qu Xue'er stared intently at the palace maid's face, being able to avoid the guards' line of sight and accurately find her, but when she got close he only gave her a message.

Not an enemy, but not necessarily a friend.

But palace maid did not have any intention of replying to her. After placing the pastries properly, she bowed and turned to leave.

”This servant has already delivered the pastries. princess, please take care of yourself.”

Qu Xue'er really wanted to use her own abilities to catch her, but she had not eaten anything these few days, and her body did not have much strength.

She stood up with all her might, feeling dizzy.

Seeing the only person who had news of them leaving, Qu Xue'er felt despair and pain.

The snow-white tidbit on the table lay quietly on the white plate, looking very exquisite.

Take care of yourself? Qu Xue'er carefully digested the words of the palace maid. She didn't know whether Gu Xiao was dead or alive, so how could she have the mind to take care of herself?

Qu Xue'er sat down on a chair and finally picked up one of them to try. Just as she ate the first mouthful, a small slip of paper was revealed.

With some vigilance, she looked around her surroundings. After confirming that there were no Dark Guard s in the chamber, she quickly took out the small slip of paper and placed it inside her sleeve.

”What? I'm hungry. Go and get me some food.”

Qu Xue'er said to the guard at the door, and when the guard heard him, she immediately saluted and ran out.

The princess was willing to eat, this was a good thing. Regardless of whether or not she had a good opinion of that brat, she had watched the princess grow up, and did not want the princess to suffer.

After separating from the most troublesome person, Qu Xue'er immediately unfolded the paper slip.

The handwriting was very beautiful, and it should have been that of a woman. However, to have such great ability and yet be willing to pass on a message to her, it was most likely from her mother's side.

Now that she had news, she didn't need to be as flustered as before. She needed to eat something in order to have the strength to deal with those hidden people.

If something were to happen to Gu Xiao, the Mountain Bandits wouldn't have a specific origin.

Qu Xue'er really didn't think that this would be an accident.

If what the palace maid said was true, and there was nothing wrong with Gu Xiao, with her ability and power, it would not be difficult to find him. What she needed to do now was take care of himself and protect himself.

The Queen Mother was grounded by the father now, and he wasn't raised in the palace. He didn't have any stable powers behind him, so those who fawned on him were only there for the love of the father.

Since the last time she knelt, it had been much quieter around her.

It had been a few days since he had come back, but very few people had come to her chamber. Occasionally, there would be one or two.

Qu Xue'er sighed, looks like she had to make a trip to the Cheng Ming Palace in the afternoon.

Inside the Cheng Ming Palace, Qu Yiyu felt a huge headache as he read the almost identical memorials that were sent up to him.