Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 215: The Demon-Suppressing Shrine

Prince Ming grew up in the Qi Palace, without slaves to serve him, so he was much more self-reliant than other nobles. Although he was dressed, his hair was covered with weeds, as if he had been struck by lightning. Hua Rong led him to the dressing table, and Prince Ming saw his reflection in the mirror with weeds all over his head, and he screamed in fright.

"Prince Ming, how did you sleep last night? Why did your hair become like this?" Hua Rong picked up the wooden comb and carefully combed Prince Ming's hair.

"Wu..." Prince Ming lowered his head embarrassedly.

Ji Anni turned her head away and stuck out her tongue. "I'm sorry, Ming'er. It's urgent. I have to mess up your hair..."

"Prince Ming, did you sleep well last night?" Hua Rong was worried about Prince Ming's health.

If a sick prince of Ming was sent back to the East Palace, he would inevitably be ridiculed by Concubine An.

"Yes." Prince Ming nodded energetically. Seeing his energetic appearance, Hua Rong was relieved.

"Mother." Prince Ming turned his head and looked at Ji Anni and asked, "Can I go back a few days later? I want to live with you."

It seems that Prince Ming is really sick with missing his mother and is unwilling to give up a glimmer of hope. Even if Ji Anni agrees, Concubine An will definitely not agree. It is a great favor for Concubine An to let Prince Ming stay here for a day, and Ji Anni dare not ask for more.

She had no choice but to ruthlessly reject Prince Ming's expectations and said flatly, "No, didn't Mother make an appointment with Concubine An yesterday? I must send you back today."

"But, but..." Prince Ming was reluctant to leave and seemed to want to continue pestering.

Ji Anni told him the interests involved: "Tomorrow, if you don't go back obediently, it will be very difficult for your mother to pick you up to play in the Concubine Palace next time." As the saying goes, "If you borrow, you must return; it will not be difficult to borrow again."

Alas... "borrowing" a son is like borrowing money, it requires some skills, otherwise you won’t be able to "borrow" it.

After hearing what Ji Annie said, Prince Ming understood her difficulties and stopped pestering her.

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After breakfast, Ji Anni sent Prince Ming back to the East Palace as agreed. She did not meet Concubine An directly, but handed Prince Ming to the maid Ningshuang who came out to greet him. When Prince Ming was led away by Ningshuang, he looked back at Ji Anni every three steps.

Ji Anni stood there and waved to him until Prince Ming disappeared, then she sighed and left.

She was both reluctant and worried. She was reluctant to send Prince Ming to someone else to take care of him, and she was worried that Prince Ming's identity would be exposed. She wondered if she could ask the emperor to keep Prince Ming by her side.

Hua Rong's idea coincided with Ji Anni's, and she suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you go and ask the emperor to allow you to raise Prince Ming."

Hearing this, Ji Anni let out a long sigh.

How could Hua Rong know that she had already made the emperor very unhappy that night, so how could she dare to make any more demands on him? Besides, if the emperor really had a way to entrust Prince Ming to her care, he would have done it long ago. Why would he delay until now?

"Your Highness, as long as Prince Ming insists on living with you, I believe the Queen Mother and Concubine An will allow him to do so. The biggest problem now is that Prince Ming is too well behaved. Even if he misses you, he keeps it to himself and doesn't make a fuss. That's why everyone thinks he's living well in the East Palace. As long as Prince Ming makes a fuss, maybe he'll come back to you, Your Highness."

What he said was true, but Ji Annie couldn't use Prince Ming to act out a farce of coquettishness.

She felt that the current Prince Ming was a very good person, sensible, concerned about the overall situation, and would not cause trouble for herself. If she asked Prince Ming to cry and report Concubine An to the emperor, it would not only have a bad psychological impact on Prince Ming, but also...wasn't it a bit too despicable?

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After sending Prince Ming back to the East Palace, Ji Anni returned to the East Concubine Palace.

Hua Rong followed Ji Anni all the way. As a personal maid, she was just doing her duty, but Ji Anni wanted some private space, so she sent Hua Rong away on the pretext of "catching up on sleep".

Ji Anni didn't sleep well these past two days, so when she said she wanted to "catch up on some sleep", Hua Rong naturally believed it.

Actually, Ji Anni didn't want to "catch up on sleep", but wanted to go back and clean up the room, especially the white hair left by Prince Ming on the bed. If those white hairs were discovered by the careful Hua Rong, she would definitely be thoroughly interrogated from beginning to end.

Back in her room, Ji Anni spread out the quilt and carefully picked out the white hair one by one.

Suddenly, she realized a very important problem.

If Prince Ming was a fox, then what was Zhao Ji who gave birth to Prince Ming?

Is Zhao Ji also a fox?

Impossible, impossible, if Zhaoji was also a fox, I would have discovered it long ago. Didn't I eat Yizhen's wine-filled candy yesterday? But I didn't turn into a fox like Prince Ming, so Zhaoji and foxes should have nothing to do with each other.

So why did Prince Ming turn into a fox? Was he possessed by a demon?

After thinking about it, I still think that the most likely possibility is that I am possessed.

It’s a pity that Yun Zhen is not around, otherwise I could ask him to help get rid of the monster.

Thinking of this, Ji Anni sighed sadly again. Yun Zhen, Yun Zhen, will I never see you again...

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After picking out all the white hair left on the quilt and sheets, Ji Annie was so tired that her back and waist ached, so she jumped out of bed to do some stretching exercises.

The window of her room was open. Looking out the window, across the yard, she could see Shui Furong's room diagonally opposite.

Coincidentally, as soon as Ji Anni raised her eyes, she saw Shui Furong closing the door and walking out.

Shui Furong walked in a hurry and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It’s really strange. With her temper as a spoiled young lady, how could she go out without a palace maid accompanying her?

Ji Anni suddenly remembered what Yizhen said, saying that Shui Furong often went to Xian Palace recently...

Could it be that Shui Furong was going to meet that Imperial Concubine Yu?

Ji Anni's body reacted faster than her brain and she took practical action immediately.

When she came to her senses, she had already started following Shui Furong.

Although I know that "stalking" is not a very decent behavior, I can't care less about it now because of the urgent situation.

Firstly, Shui Furong was not very alert, and secondly, Ji Anni's tracking skills were pretty good, so Shui Furong didn't notice her even after following her for more than ten minutes. Seeing Shui Furong walking further and further away, Ji Anni's heart was pounding with nervousness.

Although she didn't know where Xian Palace was, she saw that the surroundings were becoming increasingly desolate, and she guessed that this must be the way to Xian Palace.

After walking forward for a while, she followed Shui Furong into a bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest was lush and green, towering into the sky. The lush branches and leaves blocked out the sun, so there was not much sunlight even in broad daylight. Sometimes the cold wind blew, making the bamboo leaves rustle, which made the place even more eerie.

Ji Anni was a little scared, and subconsciously quickened her pace, following Shui Furong more closely.

Unexpectedly, she got too close and was discovered by Shui Furong.

"Who is it?" Shui Furong turned her head and shouted, scaring Ji Anni so much that she almost fell down.

There are bamboos all around, so no one can hide.

Ji Anni didn't have the confidence that she was thinner than Zhuzi, so she simply stopped hiding and stood there waiting for Shui Furong to interrogate her.

"Why are you following me?" Shui Furong frowned, looking a little angry.

"How could I follow you? Are you the only one who can walk this road? We just happened to be going along the same route..."

Ji Anni made a random excuse, but Shui Furong didn't believe it and warned her, "If you follow me again, don't blame me for being rude."

"Hmph, who wants to follow you?" Since she had been discovered by Shui Furong, there was no need for Ji Anni to follow her anymore.

She turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, a sinister and terrifying whimpering suddenly came from not far away.

“Wuwu…wuwu…”

The sound was mixed with the rustling of bamboo leaves and could not be heard clearly.

I just vaguely felt that it was like a woman's plaintive cry.

Ji Anni swallowed her saliva in fear, turned her head and looked in the direction of the crying sound, and saw a half-meter-high stone tablet standing next to the bamboo forest.

Three faded red characters were neatly engraved on the stone tablet: Demon-Suppressing Temple.