The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

While she was lost in thought, Lan Ying had already opened the door of the wing room: "We're here. This will be your residence from now on."

Xue Zhiyi stepped in and saw that the place was not spacious, not even one-third the size of Jiangxuexuan, but it was bright and ventilated. The room was well-equipped, and there was a low couch by the window with a cherry wood desk on it. Looking out the window from here, one could catch a glimpse of the sky at the four corners of Jianzhang Palace.

However, there were many more high-quality white porcelain ornaments in the room. White porcelain was expensive. Even though the palace was luxurious, Xue Zhiyi was just a servant after all. These objects were probably too gorgeous for her.

"Lan Ying." Xue Zhiyi called her, "Who arranged this room for me?"

Lan Ying just held her hands up. Although she was a few inches shorter than her, she held her chin high when looking at her, looking down on her inexplicably.

Although she smiled, she looked unfriendly: "I arranged it, but the palace is not like your home. We come to the palace to serve, not to be served. Of course, it is not as comfortable as your home."

Xue Zhiyi suddenly smiled and said, "You arranged it very well. What else can I find wrong with it?"

As she spoke, she took out some golden barley from her purse and handed it to Jingchun first, then to Lanying: "Please take care of me in the future."

The expression on Lan Ying's face changed immediately, and the look in her eyes as she stared at Xue Zhiyi became extremely fierce.

Xue Zhiyi is... treating her like a servant!

But Xue Zhiyi happened to be the Royal Attendant, and his status was higher than hers, so it was reasonable for him to reward her.

However, Lan Ying must be unhappy to be reminded of the difference in status like this.

But Xue Zhiyi seemed not to notice and continued to hand over the handful of golden corn with a friendly look, as if he really didn't notice her emotions at all.

She smiled coldly: "No need."

Xue Zhiyi heard this and did not force it. He could only put away the golden croissant with regret: "Lan Ying is also a straightforward person. If you need anything from me in the future, just ask."

"You're being too polite. Zhiyi should focus more on yourself."

Although Lan Ying was smiling when she said this, she was thinking hatefully in her heart: This idiot is so proud now, and he thinks how long he can stay in Jianzhang Palace!

Not knowing what she was thinking, Lan Ying suddenly asked, "I heard that your father is the Minister of Revenue?"

The court was changing rapidly, and the news always spread quickly. How could Lan Ying not know about the Xue family's misfortune? She was humiliated by Xue Zhiyi for no reason, and she didn't want to swallow this breath.

Xue Zhiyi heard this, but she did not show any sadness. She smiled and said, "Something went wrong back then. I am not of the Shangshu Mansion bloodline."

Lan Ying was stunned. It was obvious that she was not aware of this matter yet. So she looked at Xue Zhiyi with even more contempt: How could such a lowly person from who knows where be worthy of being above her? How hateful!

She was still smiling, but the smile did not reach her eyes: "No matter whether you have Xue family blood flowing in your veins, after all, you were also pampered in the past, so naturally you are more pampered than others. In the future in Jianzhang Palace, I hope you can curb your arrogance and avoid causing trouble."

Xue Zhiyi said calmly, "Lan Ying has a noble bearing, so she must be from a distinguished family."

Speaking of this, Lan Ying raised her chin even higher: "My father is the Minister of the Dali Temple."

Xue Zhiyi smiled suddenly, "I am just a daughter of the Shangshu Mansion in name only, but you, Lanying, are the daughter of the Dali Temple Minister. I guess you are even more delicate. I don't know how to get rid of my arrogance. From now on, I will just follow Lanying's words and deeds."

"You..." Lan Ying choked.

Xue Zhiyi just smiled, and it seemed like the most ordinary courtesy and small talk, but it left Lan Ying speechless for a moment.

Xue Zhiyi could only sigh that she was such an easy target for villains. As soon as she walked into the gate of Jianzhang Palace, someone started to make trouble for her.

"Two...two sisters!" Jing Chun naturally noticed the tension between the two, and she hurriedly advised: "Two sisters, we are all from the same palace, and we will be sisters from now on. We should support each other, right?"

Facing Jingchun, Xue Zhiyi's expression became much kinder: "What Jingchun said makes sense. People who cause trouble for no reason will probably be hard to tolerate by the palace rules. Lanying entered the palace earlier, so she should understand this principle better, right?"

Lan Ying had not expected Xue Zhiyi to be such a silver-tongued person. She snorted coldly: "I won't bother with you. Now that you have settled down, you should go to see the Queen Mother as soon as possible, so as not to let the Queen Mother think that you are still a proud lady from a high family even though your family has fallen into poverty."

Xue Zhiyi said calmly: "Thanks for the reminder."

With a cold snort, Lan Ying turned and left.

But Jingchun seemed to be hesitant to speak. Just as he was about to say something, he was pulled away by Lanying.

Looking at the direction where Lan Ying left, Xue Zhiyi could still hear her voice: "The last time she came to Jianzhang Palace, she caused a lot of trouble. Now she is sharp-tongued and very restless! The Queen Mother will be tired of such people sooner or later!"

……

Xue Zhiyi had time to prepare himself, so he went outside the main hall to pay his respects to the empress dowager.

At this moment, a young eunuch came running over in a hurry and told Xue Zhiyi to shut up when he was about to speak.

The young eunuch looked young and childish, with a hint of cleverness. He put his finger on his lips and hushed, then whispered, "Shut up!"

Xue Zhiyi was startled, and then he saw the little eunuch glanced in the direction of the main hall, and then almost said with a breath: "Good sister, the Queen Mother is sleeping, why are you here now? The Queen Mother has a light sleep, your shouting will definitely wake her up!"

But Xue Zhiyi frowned and looked towards the main hall.

Didn’t Huo Wuyou just go over to pay his respects?

The young eunuch seemed to have seen through Xue Zhiyi's thoughts. He said, "As soon as the Marquis of Lin'an arrived, the Queen Mother said she was tired and asked the Marquis to leave first."

After that, he winked at Xue Zhiyi again and said, "My name is Chuizhu. The Marquis told me to remind my sister more often."

"Marquis of Lin'an?" Xue Zhiyi also replied in a breathy voice.

Although Lan Ying was not a kind person, she could not guarantee that Chuizhu was really helping her.

If the empress dowager was asleep at this moment, she certainly could not go to disturb her. But if she was awake, and she listened to Chuizhu's words and delayed paying her respects, she was afraid that the impression she made on the empress dowager would be greatly reduced.

But Chuizhu raised her head and smiled: "The Marquis and I have a very good relationship. In addition to asking me to take care of you, my sister, he also asked me to remind you that you should keep the things he gave you safely. If you don't understand anything in Jianzhang Palace in the future, just ask me Chuizhu!"

Xue Zhiyi clutched the hair ribbon at the bottom of his sleeve. He had just talked to Lan Ying and the others and had not had time to hide the things properly in the house, so they were still on his body.

But after hearing Chuizhu say this, she finally believed his words and smiled slightly: "Thank you, Chuizhu."

Compared to Lan Ying, who was not very friendly to her and urged her to come and pay a visit to the Queen Mother, Chuizhu's words were obviously more credible.

But Chuizhu waved her hand and said, "Why are you being polite? Sister, just wait here."