The eunuch in the cold palace: You get the Nine Yang Divine Skill right from the start!

The hour of Xu (7-9 PM).

Shen Mo appeared outside the Cold Palace with Xiao Yishu.

Perhaps not wanting to be outdone, she dressed exceptionally elegantly today, her clothes carefully chosen, and she exuded a faint rose fragrance.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!"

"Rise."

Xiao Yishu looked ahead and slowly stepped into the Cold Palace.

She held her head high, as proud as a peacock.

Shen Mo followed half a step behind her and whispered, "Yi Shu, you seem a little nervous."

Xiao Yishu immediately gave him a warning look. She was about to maintain this feeling when she met Liu Ruyan, but Shen Mo's words almost ruined her composure.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

A woman with disheveled hair ran over, but fortunately, the patrolling eunuchs caught her in time.

This woman was none other than Jiang Ningyue.

She cried out, her voice trembling, "Your Majesty! I will never oppose you again! Please, let me see His Majesty just once!"

Last night, when the emperor visited the Cold Palace, Xiao Xizi deliberately sent people to keep an eye on her, but she ran away as soon as he relaxed his vigilance.

Xiao Yishu said in a deep voice, "Your father has already confessed. According to the laws of the Great Qian Dynasty, his crimes are so serious that he wouldn't even be spared death ten times over. Don't you understand?"

Jiang Ningyue plopped down on the ground, her eyes gradually breaking down. Of course, she knew that the Jiang family was not clean.

Previously, the emperor turned a blind eye to her behavior entirely out of consideration for her.

But why the sudden change of heart? They show no regard for our past relationship.

Jiang Ningyue smiled bitterly and wept: "I can't understand it, I really can't understand it! In such a vast harem, is my Jiang family the only one who abuses the emperor's favor and commits all sorts of evil deeds? Why is it that I am the one who ends up like this?"

Xiao Yishu couldn't answer the question, so she shook her head and continued walking forward.

Shen Mo said to the two eunuchs, "Take them back to their quarters and keep a close watch on them!"

"Yes, sir!"

After walking for a while, Xiao Yishu whispered, "Shen Mo, I feel so cold!"

"I'll help you." Seeing that no one was around, Shen Mo took her hand and quietly sent in a wisp of Nine Yang True Qi.

"I feel that people's hearts are cold!"

Shen Mo was taken aback upon hearing this.

Xiao Yishu sighed softly, "She used to oppose me a lot when she was favored, but this time she was suddenly banished to the cold palace. Logically, I should be happy, but I only feel that human relationships are cold and indifferent."

Just like Jiang Ningyue said.

Among the young concubines in the harem, quite a few, relying on the emperor's favor, committed wrongdoings outside the palace, and the emperor usually turned a blind eye to them.

But once they turn against each other, they are like Jiang Ningyue, banished to the cold palace, with no regard for past affection.

"Compared to her, I am lucky. If I hadn't relied on my family, my fate wouldn't have been any better than hers."

Xiao Yishu looked at Shen Mo, "Besides, I still have you!"

Shen Mo suddenly felt a warmth in his heart. He realized that being trusted and relied upon by others was such a heartwarming thing.

Xiao Yishu may seem strong, but in reality, she is more fragile and prone to anxiety than the average woman.

unconsciously.

The two had arrived at courtyard number 18.

Liu Ruyan and Ning'er had already heard the news and were waiting at the door. Before they came, Shen Mo had sent someone to inform them in advance to avoid being accused of withholding information.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!" The aunt and niece bowed respectfully.

Xiao Yishu nodded: "No need for formalities, let's go inside and talk."

The group entered the house together.

Liu Ruyan poured hot tea for the two of them. After looking them over, Xiao Yishu praised, "Your place may be small, but it has everything you need. You look much better than usual. It's been many years since we last met, hasn't it?"

"A good mood naturally leads to a good complexion."

As Liu Ruyan answered, she glanced at Shen Mo out of the corner of her eye. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't be in such a good mood and looking so well.

At this moment, Xiao Yishu turned directly to Shen Mo and said, "This is all Shen Mo's doing!"

"Your Majesty..." Liu Ruyan immediately tensed up. Even though she knew that the other party was also a silent woman, she still felt as embarrassed as if she had been caught in the act.

"You don't need to call me 'Your Majesty' in private; we should address each other as sisters."

Xiao Yishu held Liu Ruyan's hand and whispered, "It's all that wicked eunuch's fault, the worst eunuch in the world, Eunuch Shen!"

"Eunuchs who aren't bad won't be loved by imperial concubines or empresses."

Shen Mo looked proud, but this only drew scornful remarks from both women.

Ning'er poked her cheek with her finger and said, "Little Mozi, your skin is thicker than a city wall!"

"If I remember correctly, your name is Ning'er, right?" Xiao Yishu looked at her, and Ning'er obediently replied, "Your Majesty has a good memory. My name is Ning'er."

"Please go and invite Li Zhaoxue over. It would be good for us sisters to get together."

"Okay!"

The two then started talking about topics between women, leaving Shen Mo aside. Shen Mo entertained himself while drinking tea, and seeing how naturally the two women got along, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon, Li Zhaoxue was brought over.

Xiao Yishu stood up and said warmly, "Sister Zhaoxue is here?"

"Your Majesty the Empress."

Li Zhaoxue stood there with an unnatural expression. No matter what, she was banished to the Cold Palace because of the Empress.

Even if what happened later had nothing to do with Xiao Yishu, it was still not an easy hurdle to overcome in her heart.

Xiao Yishu teased, "Little sister, are you still angry with me?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not."

Li Zhaoxue answered with a complicated expression.

Xiao Yishu smiled knowingly, poured a cup of hot tea, walked to her, raised the teacup high, and bowed, saying, "What I did before was wrong, sister. I'm offering you this tea as an apology!"

"Your Majesty...Sister!"

Li Zhaoxue excitedly accepted the cup of tea, and changed her form of address.

The fact that Empress Xiao Yishu served her tea as an apology showed the utmost sincerity.

Thus, the feud between the two gradually faded away.

"That's right." Xiao Yishu took her hand and said softly, "Since we are sisters, we should understand and tolerate each other, right, Ning'er?"

"Your Majesty, how could Ning'er possibly be worthy of being your sister?"

Ning'er's face flushed instantly. They were all at least imperial concubines, while she was just a lowly maid.

Xiao Yishu looked at Shen Mo, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Whether it's possible or not, doesn't it still depend on Eunuch Shen's decision?"

admire!

Shen Mo was speechless with admiration.

She had seen all of Xiao Yishu's methods: first, she cultivated a relationship with Liu Ruyan, then she lowered herself to apologize to Li Zhaoxue, and now she was handing the initiative over to herself.

The art of balancing power within the imperial harem was taken to its extreme.

Shen Mo put his arm around Ning'er's shoulder and said firmly, "It counts! Of course it counts!"

Ning'er buried her head in his chest in embarrassment, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. Xiao Mozi really didn't treat her differently; she was the same as everyone else.

Xiao Yishu suggested, "Today we sisters are gathered together, let's drink!"

"I'll go get it!"

Ning'er excitedly went to the corner to fetch the wine, and then found a lot of snacks to go with the wine.

The beauty is drunk, and each person has already had their cup filled.

Xiao Yishu raised her glass and said, "My dear sisters, I'd like to propose a toast to you all."

"No, we should toast our elder sister!"

"My sister has a heart of magnanimity that is beyond our reach."

Liu Ruyan and Li Zhaoxue both wanted to offer a toast, but Ning'er didn't participate; she was busy chewing peanuts.

Shen Mo coughed lightly, then shamelessly raised his glass and said, "How about we all toast me first? Think about it, if it weren't for me, would you all have the chance to get together and be sisters?"

The women rolled their eyes at him in unison.

But the next moment, without exception, they all drank the wine in their glasses, even if they were unwilling to admit it, they still agreed with Shen Mo's words in their hearts.

As Shen Mo finished his drink and smacked his lips, he peeled a peanut and popped it into his mouth. His gaze swept over the women, and a bold idea was born.