Lu Ningshuang broke free from the shackles and stroked his temples.

Ji Ruyang combed his hair neatly, not a single strand of hair hung down from his gauze hat.

Lu Ningshuang sighed tenderly:

"So Eunuch Ji is afraid of death?"

Ji Ruyang smiled kindly, "Who in this world is not afraid of death?"

"That's really a pity. I thought Eunuch Ji was very courageous!"

"The Second Miss is very courageous. I, of course, cannot compare to her. I am as timid as a mouse."

"Alright," Lu Ningshuang closed her eyes and fell back onto the dragon bed, with a brocade quilt with dragons and phoenixes wrapped around her waist. She lazily ordered, "Change my clothes."

"The slave obeys the order."

Ji Ruyang stood up, took small steps to get clean clothes, and then gently moved Lu Ningshuang to the bedside.

It was normal for servants in the palace to help their masters who were lazing in bed to get dressed.

If it is the second day after serving the emperor, the emperor has to pay respects to the imperial concubine. The emperor is basically too tired to open his eyes, so the palace servants need to change the clothes and dress up the naked emperor.

Lu Ningshuang's condition was much better, she just stayed in bed on purpose. Ji Ruyang was very skilled in serving people, and he changed her main clothes without disturbing her.

Then wash your face and comb your hair.

This requires Lu Ningshuang to sit down.

"Second Miss, you need to comb your hair next."

Ji Ruyang reminded her, and out of courtesy, he half-supported and half-carried Lu Ningshuang to the dressing table, and placed her on a rosewood waisted armchair with carved patterns and a velvet embroidered pillow.

He carefully supported the back of his head and leaned it against the edge of the chair, protecting his long black hair from falling from the back of the chair.

Then she picked up the gold-painted ivory comb from the dressing table and started to comb her hair slowly and gently from the ends.

Lu Ningshuang opened her eyes and saw his serious look.

She reached out to poke his arm, but he didn't respond. She then tried to pull at his clothes around his waist, but he remained unmoved.

Lu Ningshuang lowered her gaze to her waist, and he remained undisturbed, only stopping her ill-intentioned action at the last moment.

"Second Miss, please don't create an opportunity for His Majesty to send me to the Ministry of Prudence, okay?"

His smile was gentle and humble, and his eyes were bright and full of convincing power.

If it was Jing Shiyue, he should have shown disapproval as an elder, but then when he was treating her, she teased him, didn't she?

As if to say, "Is this okay now? Stop being naughty."

Lu Ningshuang poked his chest with her finger and smiled:

"When a confidant like you makes a mistake, you also send him to the Shenxingsi? Shouldn't there be a special agency for this?"

As long as she didn't cause any trouble, Ji Ruyang would let her do as she pleased.

She flexibly arranged her hair with both hands and sighed:

"Second Miss, are you trying to pry open the servant's mouth and get information about His Majesty's power?"

Lu Ningshuang moved her fingertips upwards, suddenly hooking her hand around his neck and pressing him towards her, resting her hand against his forehead, caressing his lips and whispering:

"You're wrong, Eunuch Ji. It's not this mouth I want to pry open..."

Ji Ruyang still had a smile on his face, but his eyes darkened for a rare moment.

"The second young lady is very thoughtful. She even wants to touch a eunuch."

"Very novel, isn't it?"

Lu Ningshuang closed her eyes and pressed her face against his. After asking a question in his ear, she suddenly let go and lazily slumped back in her chair.

Ji Ruyang put on her hairpins and earrings in front of the mirror, and asked with a subtle sarcasm:

"Don't you think your thoughts are offensive to a eunuch, Miss?"

"Does Eunuch Ji feel offended?"

Lu Ningshuang looked at him through the huge bronze mirror and saw that his expression was dull for a long time. Suddenly, he smiled and shook his head:

"The master has the power of life and death over the servant, how can it be offended?"

All his emotions were hidden deep in his heart, and it was difficult to see them from his eyes.

Ji Ruyang is the person that Lu Ningshuang finds the most difficult to understand.

Very fun and challenging!

"It's done. Miss, take a look. Are you satisfied?"

Ji Ruyang's hairstyle is like a princess, which not only makes her look girlish but also noble.

Why didn’t she wear the queen’s exclusive golden hairpin?

Because the three-liang golden phoenix hairpin was used by Lu Ningshuang to clean the soles of her shoes, even though there was no mud on the soles.

It took more than half an hour to wash and change clothes, plus some time before that. Lu Ningshuang rested her hand on Ji Ruyang's raised arm with regret, walked around in front of the mirror twice in her skirt, and said:

"See you tomorrow, Eunuch Ji."

……

At night, the returning bees and ants gathered under a desolate palace corridor, then split into countless groups and rushed out of the palace.

Along the way, some insects were awakened and joined the marching team in confusion.

"Buzzing..."

"Buzzing..."

The patrolling imperial guards passed by, drew their weapons and shouted:

"Who is where?!"

A man holding a lantern went into the bushes, when suddenly a group of hornets flew out and stung him, causing him to scream.

The companion quickly took off his cloak and waved it, chasing away the wasp and asked:

"are you OK?"

The captain asked everyone to stop being on guard and ordered:

"Come early tomorrow morning and find and remove the beehive to avoid hurting the nobles in the palace."

"Yes!"

After stinging a person, the hornet also flew out of the palace, contrary to its biological characteristics.

There were many insects setting out and joining, but many were also lost along the way.

Insects appeared all over the palace paths, causing the palace servants to mistakenly believe that there was an insect plague. A team led by the Imperial Medical Bureau and composed mainly of the Imperial Guards launched a vigorous insect extermination campaign in the palace.

Some people say that this is a warning from God because Your Majesty has lost his moral integrity.

Some people say that a catastrophe that occurs once every few hundred years is about to come and will destroy our world.

Some people say that someone is practicing witchcraft, and the disappearance of boys and girls over the years is evidence of this.

Some people also say that even in the imperial palace, people cut corners and suddenly they are extremely worried about people's livelihood issues.

There are different opinions.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion discovered the truth.

After running day and night, the surviving insects came to the Begonia Courtyard in small numbers and gathered under Mrs. Lu's window into a sentence:

【I am in the palace】

Mrs. Lu was horrified.

But when the stumbling bee fell to the ground and completed the mess, Mrs. Lu burst into tears.

Because that messy pile is [mother].

"Shuang'er, Shuang'er! I knew Shuang'er was not dead!"

Realizing the situation, she covered her mouth tightly and glanced around in fear and cruelty. She threatened Cuizhu, Hongxiu, and Nanny Zhu with her eyes, telling them not to reveal a single word!

After a long time, Mrs. Lu finally calmed down, lay down in bed and started pretending to be sick.

"Cuizhu, tell Master Junxiang and Lu Jie that I'm sick and quite seriously ill. Ask them to come visit me."

Not long after, Qin Junxiang and Lu Jie came in a hurry.

"Aunt, how are you?"

"Madam, I will call a doctor for you!"

Cuizhu followed Mrs. Lu's instructions, led them to the window, and whispered:

"Madam is not sick. Madam wants you to see this."

She revealed the concealed words.

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