Chapter 18: The Magician's Hand

  "You'd better say less, whatever others say, it's still the Empress Dowager who gave it to the Emperor."

  "What's the big deal, there are many beauties in the palace, but only a few can become consorts. The Emperor rarely spends the night in the Beauty Institute, and last night he came here to give great face to the Empress Dowager."

  "It's also true that although she won't be favored, once she enters the palace, she'll have no worries about food and drink. In any case, it's better than when she was a prostitute."

  "Right, right."

  How detestable! I angrily pushed open the door, "Bang" a sound, the door slammed against the wooden board and bounced back, then stopped weakly.

  Under the sunset, the little palace maidens looked at me with a surprised face.

  I flung my hand out, pointing outside the wall: "Scram!"

  The little palace maidens came back to their senses, some were frightened, some were disdainful, some were anxious, and some were contemptuous.

  "Hey, you're just a low-class beauty, still an unknown quantity, calling you a beauty is giving you face, but your current level isn't even as high as ours, what makes you yell at us?"

  "It's just us sisters, don't mind her, let's serve her or it's her good fortune."

  "Cuihe, Chunlan, never mind, she's also a mistress."

  Two little palace maids rolled their eyes at me, great. I strode forward, raised my hand and slapped them down without any courtesy.

  "Ah!" Cui He was so frightened that she covered her face with her hands. I sneered: "I didn't hit you."

  "Nothing? Nothing." Cuihe touched her face, and Chunlan beside her widened her eyes in surprise.

  I crossed my arms over my chest, and sneered coldly: "No matter what my background was before, but now I am your master. You must serve me, if you don't want to, you can leave. To be honest, I find you all displeasing to the eye, every single one of you is a young lady from a good family, running into the palace to become a maid. Still daydreaming about being favored by the emperor and rising to prominence overnight."

  The little palace maidens were all shocked, their faces pale and wan.

  I pointed at Cui He's head: "What's on your head?"

  "Ah?" Cuihe was stunned for a moment. Everyone looked up at Cuihe's head and immediately changed color.

  "Cuihe! How did the hairpin that Her Majesty the Empress bestowed upon Piaopiao end up on your head?"

  "Cui He, you're courting death! You even dare to steal Master's things!"

  "Take it down quickly." The palace maids hastily removed the hairpin, and I stood with a slight smile on my lips.

  "Floating, floating master." Cui He trembled with fear as she held the hairpin high in front of me. I took it back and played with it leisurely in my hand: "Your hands are not clean, you're not allowed to set foot in Qingxiang Courtyard again."

  "Injustice! I'm innocent! I didn't steal! I didn't steal!"

  "How did it end up on your head?"

  "Slave, slave..." Cuihe's face turned red with anxiety as she looked at the other person. The other palace maids naturally chose to keep a low profile and lowered their heads.

  "Hmph." I snorted and turned around.

  "Master, I really didn't! Really didn't, if the empress finds out that I stole from her, I'll definitely die... I'll die..." She knelt down with a thud behind me. I slightly turned my face and looked down at her: "I won't say you stole anything. You can go, all of you, I don't need you." After finishing speaking, I didn't look at them again until they left in a flurry.

  Repeating the action of looking at my own hands, it turns out that this is a magical hand, with flexible joints, skilled techniques, quick movements and confusing small actions. In the blink of an eye, the hairpin has been inserted into the hair between the emerald lotus, what else can I do with these two hands?

  Magician's hand... Can I do everything Liu Qian did? Can I also make magic happen on my own hands?

  The tea cups on the stone table were reflected in his eyes, and he casually picked out three of them. The white porcelain tea cups had blue-green floral patterns, which were different from each other, just right as a mark.

  I took off my earrings and put them in one of the cups, and my hands had already made the corresponding moves on the cup to confuse people. I was shocked, my whole body stunned, my eyes wide with wonder. I, I, I had actually become a magician! Not only my hands, but even my brain would automatically tell me what to do next.

  Exciting, too exciting! I've become a magician! No way, I can't let them know I still have this ultimate skill. When necessary, I'll still rely on it to save my life.

  Suddenly, a faint sound of footsteps came from beside my ear. I quickly picked up the cup and put on my earrings. I found that my fingers were empty, so I had to wear more rings and bangles that could reflect light - they were necessary props for a magician.

  Someone hastily walked to my side, put down a meal basket, I looked up at her, it was Xiaotao, one of the four palace maids, she didn't leave and even brought me dinner.

  "The slave has brought Master Piao's dinner." She quickly took out the dishes and I looked at her, "Why didn't you leave?"

  Xiao Tao's hand paused for a moment before continuing: "Not to deceive Master Feng, I was sent by the Empress Dowager to take care of you."

  "So it is."

  "The queen has a new decree, the queen hopes that you can please the emperor." Little Peach stood respectfully in front of me, I raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

  Xiao Tao blinked her eyes, looking a bit embarrassed.

  I smiled: "If you don't tell me the reason clearly, how can I know how to cater to the emperor and please him? The emperor is not a lustful person, but rather powerless."

  Xiao Tao thought for a moment and said, "I understand. Previously, the Emperor was too attentive to the Empress Dowager, which made the Queen Mother very worried. Then she met Piaopiao, and felt that she was very clever, so the Queen Mother told me to tell Piaopiao not to worry, just to please the Emperor and let him shift his attention away from the Empress Dowager as soon as possible."

  "Oh?" It turns out that the queen was using me to divert Xuan Yuan Yifei's attention from Feng Qingya. Heh, Xuan Yuan Yifei noticed Feng Qingya also because of me.

  "Got it." Unexpectedly, we both complicated things. I and Xuan Yuan Yifei both entered the misunderstanding zone. We all thought that Feng Xueyin wanted to plant a trusted aide beside Xuan Yuan Yifei, but in the end, it was the simplest goal - to divert Xuan Yuan Yifei's attention from Feng Qingya.

  "Your Majesty, Your Highness!" Little Peach almost shouted out in surprise, she quickly knelt down. I quickly stood up, but my shoulders were pressed down by someone, and a voice followed: "It seems that We have arrived just in time."

  Xuanyuan Yifei brushed past me, bringing with him that faintly fragrant scent on his body.

  "Go down." Xuan Yuan Yifei dismissed Little Peach, then sat across from me with his hands in his sleeves. Suddenly, I felt a cool breeze, and even the steaming hot food had lost its heat. It was just as well, since it was so hot outside that we couldn't eat hot dishes or rice anyway.

  Xuanyuan Yifei sat silently across from me, motionless. The distance between us was so close, yet he felt very far away.

  "Did you get the zither?" I broke the terrible silence, Xuan Yuan Yifei nodded, and I put my heart at ease. Then I said, "The empress just wanted to let Piaopiao attract the emperor's attention away from Furen, so Piaopiao is not the empress's confidant. Hehe, if she were a real confidant, she probably wouldn't be so blatant."

  "Hmm? You seem to know a lot."

  His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly lowered his face, after which the surroundings fell silent once again.

  "Hmm..." Xuan Yuan Yifei let out another laugh, just like the one that night, with a hint of inexplicable joy.

  "Is His Majesty pleased?" I asked.

  Xuanyuan Yifei slightly opened his eyes, which were always drooping, and glanced at the four dishes and one soup on the table: "Serve me lunch."

  "Huh?" Blinking his eyes, Xuan Yuan Yifei shouldn't be asking me to feed him dinner, right?

  If I were to follow my usual temper, I would absolutely refuse. This Xuan Yuan Yi Fei is capable and has his own hands and feet, yet he still wants me to feed him! However, never mind, I'm just a guest in someone else's home.

  Holding a rice bowl and sitting beside Xuan Yuan Yifei, a blue light flashed in his eyes, reflecting the gemstone ring. This ring is great, absolutely reflective.

  "Do you like this ring?" someone asked, and I nodded immediately: "I like it very much."

  "Take it." Someone picked it up and handed it in front of me, I immediately threw down the rice bowl and took it in my hand, starting to admire it against the sunset. What a great thing! How can there be such a big blue sapphire? The craftsmanship is amazing, this world has such cutting-edge technology?

  "It's you after all."

  "Huh?"

  "Haven't you come to serve me lunch yet?!"

  "Oh, yes, yes, thank you, Your Majesty." I happily put on the ring, and not only would I feed him, but I'd even be willing to bathe him. Huh? When did I become so cheap? But Xuan Yuan Yifei is different, he's handsome, his skin is great, if I were to bathe him, touching that smooth and tender skin... Ah, I'm such a lustful woman, ahahahaha."

  Today, I saw that the monthly ticket exceeded 100, and the additional update will be presented around noon tomorrow. Similarly, when the monthly ticket reaches 200, two additional updates will be delivered at noon on the second and third days, making it two updates a day.