I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 107 A Bloodbath Caused by a Packet of Snacks

Fei Xi shuddered and woke up from her dream. She touched her forehead and found that she was covered in sweat. She seemed to have dreamed about some things from her past life.

Recalling the fragments of memories left in her dream, she stared blankly into the darkness before her.

Scattered rays of light from outside filtered into the house, while the dark corners, untouched by the light, seemed to harbor some untouchable monster.

Feeling an unknown fear in her heart, Fei Xi's expression hardened as she suddenly realized something. Not only was she not afraid, but she also revealed a playful smile.

As if talking to herself, she curled up on the bed, a strange word escaping her lips with a smile and tilting her head:

"Interesting. If you're still not giving up, how about we make a bet?"

No one answered her in the quiet night. She yawned, lay back down, closed her eyes, and slept soundly through the night until dawn.

……

After serving Empress Wang her meal early in the morning, Aunt Qiuyue took four maids and went to the small storeroom.

With eyes scanning all directions, they spotted two young palace maids at the entrance of the west wing, each holding a food tray in one hand and covering their mouths with the other, seemingly chuckling to themselves.

Aunt Qiuyue gestured for the maids following her to be quiet, then quietly approached. She could hear a slightly mocking voice, seemingly laughing at the person still fast asleep inside the room.

"...You didn't see it, all the pastries in the cupboard looked soggy. I wouldn't eat them even if you gave them to me. This person has never seen good stuff before, and they're still hiding it away."

“I just called her, but she still won’t wake up. What if she wakes up later and complains that the breakfast we brought is cold? I don’t want to go back to the kitchen and see Grandpa Sun’s face.”

"Don't worry, just lie to her and say that's how the food in the palace is. Anyway, she can't tell the difference."

"presumptuous!"

Aunt Qiuyue's stern shout startled the two palace maids who were plotting something behind the scenes, causing them to immediately kneel down and beg for mercy.

Aunt Qiuyue stared at the two palace maids on the ground with unfriendly eyes. She knew that people in the palace always loved to flatter the powerful and belittle the weak.

The young maid inside was dressed simply. Although the Empress seemed to like her and kept her in the palace, these shrewd palace maids surely thought that the Empress was busy these days and might not remember her in the future.

Besides, the little girl looks like she can't get anything out of her, so these palace maids probably won't want to serve her. That's why she's trying to fool them and get by.

"How dare you! Miss Fei is a distinguished guest specially invited by Her Majesty. How can you be so disrespectful and presumptuous! You always slack off and cheat, and I've turned a blind eye because you're young and work hard. I never imagined you'd become so arrogant and ignorant. If I don't punish you properly today, I'm afraid you'll cause a huge disaster in the future, and it will even implicate me!" Aunt Qiuyue became angrier and angrier as she spoke. These little palace maids don't respect Her Majesty's guest now. Will they dare to do something disloyal tomorrow?

"Aunt, we are wronged! How could we not serve Her Majesty's distinguished guest with utmost care? This morning, as you instructed yesterday, I went to the Imperial Kitchen to fetch breakfast to prepare for Miss's washing and eating. But Miss was unwilling to get up, and we had no choice. We servants have always been dutiful and loyal to Her Majesty, and we dared not disturb our distinguished guest, which is why we stood waiting under the eaves. We have not done anything wrong, so why are you frightening us, Aunt? Is it possible that you cannot tolerate us?"

What a silver tongue!

Aunt Qiuyue was so angry that her blood boiled. She never expected that the little palace maid in front of her would dare to talk back to her like this.

According to this little palace maid, if she punishes them today, it will be because Qiu Yue is deliberately tormenting the little palace maids and cannot tolerate anyone.

Good morning, Auntie.

The door clicked open from the inside, and Fei Xi, dressed neatly, greeted Aunt Qiu Yue in a gentle voice before she came out.

"Thank you for speaking up for Fei Xi, Aunt. Fei Xi is new here and should not have disturbed Her Majesty the Empress. However, Fei Xi has had a difficult life since childhood and her fate is unusual. Her elders have always warned her that no matter where she stays, she must find something to weigh down her clothes. Once weighed down, she must not move them casually, otherwise there may be bloodshed."

"But this morning when Fei Xi got up, she found that the package she used to weigh down her clothes had been moved. I want to ask my two sisters on the floor, did you rummage through my things?"

"Miss! This...this servant didn't..."

"How dare you make such slanderous accusations, young lady!"

Upon hearing the woman in green's words, the two palace maids immediately sensed that something was wrong. The maid who had spoken out against Aunt Qiuyue stared directly at Fei Xi.

What bloodshed? Don't try to scare her without evidence!

“Aunt, Her Majesty is kind and benevolent, a model for all women. Fei Xi has heard many stories of Her Majesty’s kindness and compassion from among the common people. Fei Xi’s junior brother’s family is stationed on the border for the country, and they have personally received warm quilts from Her Majesty sent to the front lines. When Fei Xi visited her junior brother’s home, she was fortunate enough to see that precious quilt, which witnessed Her Majesty’s love for the people, being properly enshrined in the main hall.”

Fei Xi ignored the two maids on the ground, turned her head, and looked at Aunt Qiu Yue with admiration, her expression full of praise for the Empress.

Having served Empress Wang for decades, Aunt Qiuyue had met all sorts of people, but this was the first time she had ever heard such straightforward and sincere flattery.

Although Yu Yourong was pleased to hear this, Aunt Qiuyue couldn't help but shudder, her heart filled with doubts. One minute the little girl was talking about bloodshed, the next she was praising the Empress. What was she really up to?

"Your Majesty's kindness is a blessing to our nation. However, Fei Xi never expected that Your Majesty's benevolence would cause some people to waver and want to emulate Lü Fei's behavior of becoming a traitor who serves three masters."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Qiuyue's eyes instantly sharpened as she looked at the little girl in front of her. What did the little girl mean by those words?

Fei Xi seemed oblivious to Aunt Qiu Yue's gaze, her calm eyes sweeping over the two young palace maids glaring at her on the ground. Before the maids could understand the meaning behind her words and retort, she preemptively continued, her voice firm and resolute:

"Without rules, there can be no order; with reverence, one knows how to behave. Fei Xi originally thought that the palace rules were strict, and that her act of risking her life stemmed from the kindness of her elders, so she didn't publicize it. Who would have thought that someone would rummage through Fei Xi's carefully placed packages for no reason? This unruly behavior left Fei Xi completely baffled. Fei Xi just asked her two elder sisters, and you both denied touching her packages. Since your actions were not unintentional, then what are you trying to do by coming to my residence and rummaging through everything?"

"I'll venture a guess: tomorrow is His Majesty's birthday. Fei Xi is an outsider to the palace. If the Empress summons her to the palace at this time, and something happens on the birthday, and someone happens to find something in Fei Xi's room, not only will Fei Xi be unable to defend herself, but the Empress herself might also be maliciously slandered by some people... Aunt!"

Before Fei Xi could finish speaking, a figure on the ground suddenly pounced on her.

Having anticipated this, Fei Xi lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped backward, easily dodging the fatal pounce.

The little palace maid who lunged at Fei Xi seemed to hate her to the core. After failing in her first attack, she immediately attacked Fei Xi again.

Swift and elusive, Fei Xi reacted quickly, constantly changing positions, leaping and gliding. As she dodged, she called out loudly for Aunt Qiu Yue.

Aunt Qiuyue did not expect that the little palace maid who dared to talk back to her would also dare to hurt people in Kunning Palace, but she did not know martial arts, and the four little palace maids behind her were just ordinary people.

"Guards! Someone, capture the assassin!!!"

Just as Aunt Qiuyue was sweating profusely and calling for the guards to come to her rescue, a purple whirlwind flashed past in the corner of her eye.

The palace maid wasn't very skilled in martial arts, but her moves were extremely tricky and ruthless.

Fei Xi was a useless person who didn't know martial arts, and after spending several days calculating mahjong tiles, her body was already exhausted.

Moreover, being woken up early in the morning with an empty stomach would gradually cause the ethereal and mysterious steps to become somewhat unsustainable.

Before she knew it, her right arm was gripped so tightly by a palace maid that it bled profusely.

The palace maid's attack became even more ferocious after her initial success. Fei Xi endured the pain and hurriedly dodged, barely managing to avoid the Heaven-Splitting Strike. It seemed too late to dodge the next attack, the Black Tiger Heart-Piercing Strike...

Just as Tiger Claw was about to succeed, a fist struck like thunder, swiftly slamming Black Tiger against the palace wall.

"How can you be so troublesome!"

"No, you can't kill her..."

Fei Xi's face was pale, and she only managed to utter these words.

But the newcomer had no intention of pressing his advantage. After punching the palace maid away, he complained but obediently stepped forward to help Fei Xi up.

When the newcomer saw the wound on Fei Xi's right arm, his eyes blazed with rage. He was about to turn around and grind the person who injured her to dust when he heard her tell him not to kill anyone.

What is this woman thinking? If she's so compassionate, she might as well become a nun!

"Thank you for saving us, Prince Gu. Please spare one of them so that Your Majesty can interrogate them and find out who is behind this."

After explaining, Fei Xi gritted her teeth and endured the pain, taking out ointment from her bosom to apply the medicine to herself...

Suddenly, her hand was empty. Gu Mingfeng took the medicine pot from her hand, lowered his eyelids, and gently rolled up her sleeve, personally applying the medicine to her.