Detective Ghost Empress

The palanquin bearers carried Liu Hui Ying in the opposite direction from her palace, when Liu Hui Ying saw that they were carrying her somewhere else she could not help but frown. What were they doing, she was not locked in the cold palace for so long that they forgot where she lived right?

She opened her mouth to say something but before she could bring her objections up, Liu Hui Ying saw the palanquin bearers carrying her in a courtyard which was next to the Dragon courtyard where Zhai Tianyu lived. Her mount dropped as she looked at the gigantic and exquisitely built courtyard where begonias were blooming. The red flowers were a stark contrast against the white snow.

Liu Hui Ying swore as her mouth dropped. Quite literally. She did not expect that in three days she would get such a big surprise.

"Your majesty!" Concubine Chu who was waiting for Liu Hui Ying exclaimed loudly when she saw Liu Hui Ying arrive. Just earlier this afternoon in the court, his majesty announced that he would be gifting the Phoenix courtyard which had been renewed and renovated to Liu Hui Ying.

Though it brought a set of questions and objections, for the first time Concubine Chu saw Zhai Tianyu put his foot down and pass down his order so sternly. He said to the court that the reason he was handing the courtyard to Liu Hui Ying was not only because of the Liu family but also because she was wrongly imprisoned and was made to suffer for no reason.

This courtyard was a compensation to Liu Hui Ying in the words of Zhai Tianyu. Though he made it sound like he was doing it only because he did not want to be troubled by the Liu family, his decision still dissatisfied most of the people.

One of them was the Grand Empress Dowager who was so furious that smoke was literally coming out of her head.

She objected to the decision in the court saying that giving Liu Hui Ying the Phoenix Palace was equivalent to accepting her as the Empress when her position was unstable to which Empress Dowager smiled and said that Liu Hui Ying was the Empress even if everyone else refused to believe that she was one.

After that, there was a lot of drama and screeching and more screaming, Grand Empress Dowager even fainted because she was just so angry but that didn't change the decision that Zhai Tianyu came up with and though concubine Chu was not really involved with politics, she knew that many dynamics in the court might have changed with Liu Hui Ying becoming the owner of the Phoenix palace especially when she was kept in another courtyard for so long.

"You are here?" Liu Hui Ying looked at the woman in front of her who was smiling like a blossoming flower and asked, "Aren't you cold? Why did you not wait inside?"

Concubine Chu was touched when she saw that Liu Hui Ying was caring about her. She blinked her eyes and then said, "How could I, your majesty? You the owner of the courtyard were not present, so how could I enter your space without permission."

In fact, she would have loved to explore the courtyard where Liu Hui Ying would eat, live and sleep but Concubine Chu was not such a perverted woman. She would do so only when Liu Hui Ying brought her inside the courtyard which by the way was something that Concubine Chu wanted the most.

"You can enter the courtyard as you want, I will not get angry," Liu Hui Ying said to concubine Chu. She certainly wanted and needed some friends in this place or she would end up growing mold on her back if she was to stay inside her courtyard all day long.

Concubine Chu smiled with a beaming glint in her eyes. She was quite happy with Liu Hui Ying inviting her to the Phoenix courtyard. Doesn't that mean that the two of them were close? This was good as well.

However, Concubine Chu was a bit upset when she thought about how Zhai Tianyu was also noticing Liu Hui Ying. But then again Liu Hui Ying was so good there was no way Zhai Tianyu would not notice her.

But then again she was the first one who noticed how good Liu Hui Ying was, she deserved to be closest to Liu Hui Ying first!

"By the way, Your Majesty," the two women walked over to the phoenix courtyard as Concubine Chu suddenly spoke up, "Because of this matter, we couldn't see the play that we promised to see together. Would you like to come and see it?"

Only then did Liu Hui Ying realize that she had indeed forgotten the play which she was supposed to see with Concubine Chu. No better than saying that she forgot it was better to say that before she could go to Concubine Chu's courtyard she was pulled to the cold palace by the guards and Eunuch Li.

'Damn that old eunuch. He really caused me a lot of losses,' Liu Hui Ying thought sullenly. Her eyes flickered with a dangerous glint.

Eunuch Li who was heading back to his courtyard shivered as he looked left and right. His eyes were filled with terror as he had a feeling that something bad was heading towards him.
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"Dear heavens… let me off…" Eunuch Li muttered as he sneezed and walked over to the courtyard to change his clothes which were covered in mud and doused in water as snow stuck to the fabric when he fell on the snow again and again.

Liu Hui Ying on the other hand, had no idea that she had caused a shadow to be left on Eunuch Li's heart. She was walking side by side with Concubine Chu with a smile on her lips as she nodded and said, "I would love to watch the play if you do not mind my presence."

"How …how could I mind your presence? My courtyard will be blessed if you come, your majesty!" Concubine Chu exclaimed with a smile on her lips. A furious blush scattered over her cheeks.

Nanny Meng: "…." No…No, this can't be my eyes must be playing tricks.

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