Chapter 1016 - 877: Your Majesty, this old servant will help you only up to here.

Secretly thinking: Your Majesty! The next move is up to you! If you can’t seize such a good opportunity, there’s nothing us old servants can do!

Nanny Xiao thought this, then coldly snorted at Xie Pan’Er kneeling on the ground, deliberately revealing a vicious expression.

"You made a mistake, so of course the Empress Dowager wants to punish you. Last night, a heavy snow fell, directly blocking the paths in the palace. The Empress Dowager wants to go out, but fears slipping, so you’ll sweep all the snow in the palace..."

"Nanny!"

Just as Nanny Xiao’s words reached a critical point, the familiar voice of the Emperor sounded at her ear!

Nanny Xiao quickly turned her head to look at the Emperor upon hearing his voice, feigning surprise and said: "Why is Your Majesty here?"

After asking, she continued speaking to herself: "Ah, look at this old servant’s mind. Yesterday, Miss Ning’Er came to the palace to see the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager thought that since Your Majesty was young, you were close to Miss Ning’Er, so she kept her for a short stay at Wanhua Palace. Presumably, Your Majesty is here to see Miss Ning’Er!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ning’Er was overjoyed and quickly continued Nanny Xiao’s words.

"Yes indeed! Nanny speaks the truth, cousin the Emperor came to see Ning’Er. Look, here are the pastries the Emperor brought for Ning’Er!"

Nanny Xiao: "..." Is this really the case?

Emperor: "..." It seems I never said such a thing!

Eunuch Ling: "..." Oh no, it seems the Empress Dowager also favors this Xiao Ning’Er, wanting her to be the Empress. I must find a way to curry favor with this little mistress in the future!

Thinking this, Eunuch Ling heard the Emperor’s voice.

"Is Nanny here to deliver a decree from my mother?"

Nanny Xiao: "..." Is Your Majesty taking the hint now?

"It’s to convey the Empress Dowager’s meaning!"

The Empress Dowager’s meaning can be a decree or just a passing comment!

"Have you finished speaking?" The Emperor’s face was already showing some displeasure.

Seeing this, Nanny Xiao thought the force shouldn’t be too strong, so she said: "I’ve said it all."

"Then Nanny may withdraw!"

After saying this, he hurriedly ran to Xie Pan’Er, bent over, and personally helped Xie Pan’Er up, asking in haste: "Are you okay?"

Xie Pan’Er shook her head, "I’m fine!"

"You say you’re fine, look at your knees, they’re all wet."

After saying this, the Emperor bent down and lifted Xie Pan’Er horizontally, carrying her to the room.

This scene stunned Nanny Xiao.

Xiao Ning’Er was even more dumbfounded.

Eunuch Ling: "..." It seems I need to curry favor not just with Xiao Ning’Er, but with this Xie Pan’Er too!

"Cousin the Emperor!" Xiao Ning’Er murmured softly, then looked towards Nanny Xiao, only to see Nanny Xiao’s quickly departing figure!

"How could this happen?

How could cousin the Emperor be carrying a palace maid?"

She murmured lowly to herself.

From beside her, Eunuch Ling’s sycophantic voice said: "Oh my, Miss, this Miss Xie is not just any palace maid, she is Miss Xie, the eldest lady of the Xie Family, the beautiful elder sister of Chang Rongshun and Princess Shunhe, whom they love dearly and take everywhere. Yesterday, when Princess Shunhe entered the palace to pay respects, she came along. Later, she got sand in her eyes, and by the grace of the Empress Dowager and Princess Lianchun, she stayed in the palace."

As the Emperor’s personal eunuch, Eunuch Ling had many ears and eyes in the palace. People actively reported things to him, so he was well-informed and explained everything in one breath.

Xiao Ning’Er clenched the food box tightly, her veins popping out.

"Xie Pan’Er! So it’s her!"

At this moment, Xiao Ning’Er remembered that she had indeed seen Xie Pan’Er at the Palace Banquet during the Double Ninth Festival. She just thought the other was a maid from the Ji Family, so she didn’t pay attention!

Now thinking back, Xie Pan’Er not only appeared at the Palace Banquet during the Double Ninth Festival, but also seemed to have appeared at Qixia Temple!

Qixia Temple?

Xiao Ning’Er naturally thought of Xiaosuisui’s apprenticeship ceremony, and the destroyed Great Hero Hall and Mingwu Building of Qixia Temple!

Thinking of this, she took big steps towards the direction where the Emperor had just carried Xie Pan’Er.

Sure enough, she didn’t walk long before she heard the Emperor’s voice from inside the room.

"Actually, those pastries were meant for you. On the way, I encountered cousin Ning’Er, who insisted they were for her. She took them away before I could explain."

Xie Pan’Er was changing clothes inside, while the Emperor spoke outside.

A screen separated the two of them. In such circumstances, the Emperor should have left the room, considering the separation between men and women.

However, due to this time when the Emperor left the palace, Xiaosuisui clubbed Xie Pan’Er over the head, and they traveled outside for several months, sometimes neglecting such matters.

Thus at this moment, neither of them thought to maintain the separation.

Outside, Xiao Ning’Er, hearing the Emperor’s words, grew anxious. What does cousin the Emperor mean by this?

Could he like this Xie Pan’Er and not herself?

How could that be?

She aspired to become the Empress! How could she let this Xie Pan’Er seize the opportunity?

With this thought, she charged into Xie Pan’Er’s room. Once inside, she saw Xie Pan’Er taking clothes down from the screen one by one, clearly changing clothes!

And the Emperor stood outside the screen, talking to Xie Pan’Er.

"Adulterous couple!"

Xiao Ning’Er rushed in, saw this scene, her brain immediately swelled with anger, pointing at the Emperor and Xie Pan’Er, shouting loudly!

Xie Pan’Er froze while dressing, her mind buzzing!

The Emperor was stunned, angrily shouting at Xiao Ning’Er: "Who are you calling an adulterous couple?"