The little palace maid with a round bun opened the door, turned around and bowed respectfully to Shangguan Leng: "Master Imperial Master, the master has been waiting inside for a long time."

"National Preceptor, National Preceptor, please think twice!"

Seeing that he could not be persuaded, the eunuch in charge who had been following him suddenly became anxious and made random gestures at a loss.

It's a pity that Shangguan Leng didn't even pay attention and went straight in with the little palace maid. The eunuch in charge of Tuliu was filled with hatred and fear, so he put his head out and looked around, ready to look out.

Now that the matter has come to this, what else can he do! If someone finds out and the intention reaches the ears of the emperor, the Imperial Master will obviously be fine, but his little slave will have to be prepared to move his head![

There was only one oil lamp in the room, and the candlelight was dim. However, it was still clean, and the tables and chairs were not covered with heavy dust. A person was sitting next to the round table. Because there was no light behind him, he could not see clearly from Shangguan Leng's position.

"Xiaozhu, I have something to discuss with the Imperial Master in detail. Please step aside first."

Her soft and elegant voice was naturally charming, but indifferent and emotionless. There was neither happiness nor sadness.

The little palace maid stepped forward and picked out the stubby lamp core before she left.

The light gradually brightened. It was bright enough to clearly see the appearance of the person at the table. Shangguan Leng still remembered Xiang Xue's appearance when she was a child. She was very similar to Hu Fanji. Sure enough, they were mother and daughter.

However, as her face gradually grew longer over the past few years, it no longer looked like her. Both her temperament and appearance were very different. If Hu Fanji was born soft and charming, then Xiang Xue would look more like a delicate white lotus.

"I hope the Imperial Master won't be offended. I really can't get up to greet you in this state."

When Shangguan Leng heard the words, he looked around. His eyes, which were once as bright as autumn water, were only empty and without any energy. There was a heavy cotton blanket on his legs, and there was a vague smell of medicine in the room. If you smell it carefully, it is not difficult to distinguish.

It's cattail leaf, an ordinary herb specially used to relieve the severe pain caused by frost and cold in foot diseases.

This kind of medicine is easy to grow and has poor efficacy. Most people who have no money to seek medical treatment dig it from the mountains and use it. I didn't expect that it would also appear in the palace.

"Madam, why did it become like this?"

"Shangguan Imperial Master is indeed different from ordinary people. Seeing my appearance now, you are probably the only one who is willing to address me as Madam."

Hu Fanji twitched the corner of her mouth, half smiling but not smiling. There was no trace of resentment or ridicule in her words, not even a little bit of anger, which made Shangguan Leng vaguely feel that something was wrong.

When Xiang Xue left Dongling, one of the conditions was to protect Hu Fan Ji from death. She had already expected that a woman with no power and no favor from the emperor would be destined to have a hard time surviving in the palace. What's more, Fu Shuiyan was destined to have a hard time surviving in the court.

He hated the mother and daughter deeply. Given Xiangxue's difficult situation at that time, it was already very difficult to protect her biological mother.

It's a pity that Hu Fanji didn't understand her daughter's painstaking efforts, or she was too infatuated with the high-ranking person and power, so she still fell into the abyss of competition for favor and couldn't extricate herself. After all the mechanisms were exhausted, once she regretted it, she finally ended up with

He ends up blind and disabled.

People are so pathetic. It is only at this time that they can fully see their own insignificance and the truth of the matter. It is so hard to live a life that is worse than death. Being alone in Fanzhai Pavilion makes Hu Fanji figure it out.
Chapter completed!