Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 320: Bitch, What Have You Done to Me?

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Bitch, What Have You Done to Me?

Qi Yu had already made up her mind, but she did not hastily leave the Imperial Palace.

After leaving the Xuanruo Pavilion, she headed towards the direction of the Cold Palace.

The concubines in the harem were not many, and those banished to the Cold Palace were even fewer.

The one she was there to see was naturally An Ruoya, who had previously been tricked by the Empress and had fallen into such a pitiful state.

Before, An Ruoya had already resorted to some means and regained favor, although it was not as grand as when she was still the Noble Consort, it was still much better than that of ordinary concubines.

But she did not know how she offended the Empress, was reported to His Majesty, and ended up being sent to the Cold Palace.

In the palace, no other concubines had experienced such rises and falls as many times as An Ruoya had.

The Cold Palace was located in the most secluded northeast corner of the Imperial Palace, where even the eunuchs and palace maids usually would not come. Mentioning the two words ’Cold Palace’ was even more taboo.

Qi Yu, avoiding the patrolling palace attendants, walked briskly toward the Cold Palace.

All along the way, she didn’t see many people; even if someone from the palace had business, they would deliberately take a detour when passing by this place.

They would rather walk a few extra steps than let themselves be tainted with even the slightest breath of the Cold Palace.

It was evident how much the people in the palace detested those here.

Qi Yu stepped through the palace gate, only to see a plainly dressed nanny sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground.

Upon seeing her, the nanny hurriedly dropped the broom, knelt down, and said with a trembling voice, "This old servant greets Princess Qi!"

Qi Yu slightly raised her hand and spoke indifferently, "Rise."

It was not that she had any objection to the nanny, but those who had been sent to do chores in the Cold Palace generally had committed some mistakes.

Therefore, she did not dare to trust this seemingly kind nanny too easily.

After the nanny rose, she still bowed her body, not daring to look directly at her.

Qi Yu looked around casually and asked, apparently offhandedly, "Is Noble Person An here?"

The nanny spoke in a flattering tone, "Replying to Princess Qi, yes. She has just had her lunch and is currently resting in the hall."

Qi Yu sneered inwardly, thinking she was honest, but in the span of one sentence, all her craftiness had come out.

She nodded slightly, stepping past the nanny and walking towards the hall.

Behind her, the nanny stared at her departing figure with a sharp gleam in her eyes.

It was well known that the Prince Qi and the Virtuous Consort were very fond of this low-born princess. If she could ingratiate herself with Princess Qi, she could leave this ’ghostly’ place earlier.

Qi Yu was completely unaware of her thoughts and plans. She reached the main hall, looked inside, and did not see a single soul.

Could it be that the nanny had lied to her?

No sooner had this thought arisen than she dismissed it.

The nanny was already down on her luck in the Cold Palace, she would be more inclined to ingratiate herself than to purposely deceive her.

Qi Yu became more cautious as she slowly stepped into the palace that was emanating a slight chill.

As expected of the Cold Palace, even though the sun outside was hot enough to melt people, this place still somehow made one feel a trace of coldness.

Perhaps, it would be more accurate to say there was an eeriness in the air.

Qi Yu took a few more steps inside and got a clearer view of the furnishings.

The Cold Palace’s conditions could easily be described as crude; not only was it completely lacking in amenities, the corners of the walls were even broken.

Qi Yu was in the midst of examining her surroundings when she suddenly heard a voice, filled with deep resentment and hate, coming from behind her, "You wretched woman, what are you doing here? Haven’t you made my life miserable enough?"

The chill in An Ruoya’s eyes was even more piercing than the gloominess of this place. Qi Yu turned around and got a fright upon seeing her like this.

The person in front of her looked nothing like the pampered and charming Noble Consort An she remembered.

With disheveled hair and a sallow complexion, her long hair hung loose, and the old white dress she wore made her look just like a madwoman.

Not to mention, as soon as this person saw her, her face contorted with hatred, her eyes seemingly ready to pop out of their sockets.

Qi Yu took a step back and sneered, "It’s been a while, Noble Consort, your elegance is as remarkable as ever."

Upon hearing her words, An Ruoya’s eyes seemed to solidify with hate. Trembling all over, she raised her hand to choke Qi Yu, and she spat out venomously, "Wretch! I’m going to kill you!"

Qi Yu, calm and composed, took a silver needle from her sleeve and swiftly, precisely, and ruthlessly pricked her as she lunged forward.

In an instant, An Ruoya fell to the ground, unable to rise, her eyes seething with fury as she stared at Qi Yu, "What have you done to me, you wretch!"

Qi Yu leaned over slightly and waved the silver needle in front of her eyes.

Almost every time, she had to do this.

She had to admit, the action was indeed satisfying, allowing her to slowly savor the transformation of hatred in their eyes into fear.

An Ruoya, perturbed by the silver needle, started to crawl backwards in fear, "You... don’t come any closer!"

Having had her fill of enjoyment, Qi Yu snorted and put away the needle, then said to her, "Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you."

The remark was really quite shameless. An Ruoya cursed inwardly and said coldly, "If you have the guts, kill me then!"

One didn’t visit without a reason; she didn’t believe that Qi Yu would come all the way to the Cold Palace just to pay her a visit.

Qi Yu nodded slightly and smiled, "I indeed came to see you, but I also came to bring you a message."

"What message?" An Ruoya looked at her suspiciously, clearly not believing she could say anything pleasant.

Qi Yu innocently spread her hands and said, "You’ve been thrown into the Cold Palace, what trouble could I possibly want with you?"

An Ruoya begrudgingly believed her reasoning and scoffed, "Spit it out then!"

Every encounter with Qi Yu never ended well for her.

But Qi Yu wasn’t in a hurry to speak. Instead, she walked around the Cold Palace with her hands behind her back before finally saying, "The days in the Cold Palace must be hard to bear, right?"

An Ruoya was certain this person was doing this on purpose. She slammed the ground in anger and said through clenched teeth, "Easy for you to say when you’re not the one suffering!"

Qi Yu smiled, "Well, I don’t have to stay in the Cold Palace, so of course I wouldn’t know your pain."

"You!" An Ruoya glared at her uncontrollably, if it weren’t for the exhaustion from the silver needle, she would have already stood up and bitten this vile woman to death!

Qi Yu walked up to her, squatted down, and looked straight into her eyes that were filled with malice and hatred, then suddenly asked in a low voice, "Do you want to leave this place?"

"Nonsense!" An Ruoya turned her head away, gnashing her teeth.

If she hadn’t been outmatched by that wretched Empress, she would never have willingly stayed in the Cold Palace.

Qi Yu was pleased with her reaction. It seemed that no matter how much time passed or what adversities she faced,

An Ruoya was still the haughty and indiscreet Noble Consort An deep inside.

She slowly curved her lips, whispering as if murmuring, "I have a way to get you out of here."