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"What are you talking about? When did I bully you?"

Jiujiu picks up her eyebrows and looks calmly at Princess Changle, who is upset and angry, "Didn't you whip me seriously? Didn't the loyal Empress call me to give a fair judgment? "

Changle points at Jiujiu, her expression changing into distortion by Jiujiu's defense, which directly reveals her bully and asks for her mother's support.

"How do you know the Empress should be fair to you? Even if I really whip you to die, my mother will…."

"Changle, shut up!"

Empress Xiao stops the last words of Changle. Jiujiu raises her eyes and directly meets with the Empress' ruthless eyesight.

Change is stupid and spoiled, but the Empress Xiao is not. She has been struggling in the Tiansheng palace for many years. She is not that easy to see through.

"Jiujiu, where did you go last night?" The Empress asks with gentle voice but callous eyes.

Jiujiu answers calmly, " I should beg your pardon, my royal Empress, actually I don't know, either. I just remember I met princess Changle before I fell asleep and met the seventh prince after waking. If you really want to know, please ask them."

After her explanation, Changle is almost drive crazy but stops again by the Empress' pitiless eyes.

Looking at Jiujiu, the Empress gives her a light smile, no revelation of any of her emotion.

Actually, the Empress once sent people to follow Qingqing when she went out of the palace, so she knows everything about the situation in the street. That's why she is not shocked by the modest manner of Jiujiu just now.

If not, according to her impression of Jiujiu, she would be surprised even she is experienced enough.

In fact, she dares to change the engagement, and takes Jiujiu's t.i.tle as a princess, just because Jiujiu's weakness and deception.      

But now, Jiujiu has changed, she even dares to challenge her!

As the empress of Tiansheng, she knows that Qingqing and Princess Changle intend to get rid of Jiujiu. She never hinders them, and even likes to help them when she knows that they have not succeeded.

But today, the Empress Xiao realizes that she can't kill her.           

If it is true, then let the poor girl live for a longer time. As an empress, she has ready plans to meet any situation. Even if Jiujiu has changed into a stronger, she can't change the fact that the empress is the most powerful person of Tiansheng, and she is just a humble orphan girl. An Empress of a country to a lonely girl without a family, it is too obvious who can win or lose.

"It seems to be a misunderstanding. If so, I'm tired to deal with your childish travail. Please withdraw."

 Is it that easy to let her go? Jiujiu picks up her eyebrows.

In a short time in the world, she has experienced lives and deaths, which is wonderful enough.

She is excited enough and tired enough. It is a better choice to avoid those evil people, and to have a good rest.

"Jiujiu asks for leave."

Jiujiu bows lazily, anyway. She doesn't understand the etiquette of this era. Empress Xiao doesn't seem to care about what she did, just smiles and nods to her. Looking at Princess Changle, she is almost going mad, but that has nothing to do with Jiujiu.

"I ask for leave, too."

As soon as Jiujiu comes to the gate of the palace, she hears the voice of Beiming Ting, and then she hears his footsteps approaching her.           

Now she is too tired to fight with him. So she strides out of the gate and steps forward quickly.           

However...

"Ouch!" Jiujiu slips and throws herself forward. Suddenly a sharp pain hits her leg, which almost makes her tumble to the ground.           

She looks really painful, reaches my out her hands to touch her leg, and she cannot help breathing again.

She has found that Jiujiu's body has hardly been beaten by Qingqing and Princess Changle before. So she uses a silver needle to relieve the pain. Now the relief effect is pa.s.sed, and it is really suffering.           

"It won't hurt until this time."           

The indifferent and cold voice sounds from behind, but Jiujiu does not move. When Beiming Ting notices Jiujiu's ignorance, there's a trace of anger flas.h.i.+ng across his face. He steps up to Jiujiu and frowns. "Ruan Jiujiu, I didn't think you could stand it."

"What the h.e.l.l are you talking about?"

Jiujiu scolds and quickly gives herself another needle. She knows that if she doesn't use any medicine for her leg, it would get worse. Now this needle could only make her feel better temporarily.           

She can't wait any longer. She has to leave the palace at once and find a safe and quiet place to recover herself.

By thinking of this, she directly disregards Beiming Ting who has been in front of her, and moves forward.            

"Ruan Jiujiu, this is the palace!" Beiming Ting's face darkens, he darts forward a few steps and stops her.           

Jiujiu frowns.

Seeing that she has not been intimidated by his threats, Beiming Ting thinks that maybe she could not understand his words: "This is the palace, the place of the Emperor, not Kyoto Street where you are free to do anything."

"Your Highness, please save it!" Jiujiu is really annoyed. She has to be cured immediately. It doesn't matter where she is. I am not your fiancée, please find Qingqing."

"Ruan Qingqing is…. Jiujiu, if you think you're better off by taking advantage at the moment, you are wrong." Beiming Ting really can't adapt to Jiujiu's att.i.tude towards him. This girl was his fiancée before and was taken away the t.i.tle and engagement by Qingqing. But she dares not resent him at all. She is usually cowardly to him when they occasionally meet. She is afraid of him. Why does she change to be so cruel and disgusted to him?

It seems how disgusting he is!           

Beiming Ting can't accept it!

"Ruan Jiujiu, don't pretend! It is nonsense. You should know the situation that someone wants you to die."           

"What's the point of not pretending?" Jiujiu would not give up when she sees Beiming Ting is not up to his goal. She gnashes her teeth and questions him.

Beiming Ting thinks that she has known what he means, he hums softly, and his face turns to the usual cold, almsgiving manner. "Today, I decide to give mercy on you because you are sort of interesting. If you ask for pardon, I can consider protecting you."           

"Excuse me, protecting me?" Jiujiu frowns coldly. Then she suddenly laughs laxatively. He looks at it puzzled. He says angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

"I am laughing that you really lack self-acknowledgement!" Jiujiu says, looking at the furious prince, who can not help but stare at her shockingly.           

At this time, several people come out of the Palace, lead by Mammy Liu, the most loyal and close maidservant of the Empress.            

Looking at Mammy Liu directly toward Jiujiu, Beiming Ting thinks it's certainly not a good thing for her to behave so urgently.           

Before he speaks, Mammy Liu rushes to Jiujiu, waves her hands and snaps, "Catch her for me!"