In addition to the main hall, Lingxu Hall has a side hall in the northeast and northwest, one slightly further away and the other right next to the main hall.
In the past, Dominic would occasionally go there, but she would just take a look and rarely stay overnight.
After entering the hall, she walked back and forth, and unexpectedly found Violet in the side hall next to it.
This is unexpected.
She clearly didn't even respond to her apology just now. Dominic thought she was still angry and would never get close to her unless it was necessary.
She stopped at the door and asked curiously, "Why are you running? Could it be that Mia is going to eat you?"
They obviously get along well on weekdays, so it can't be a show.
Violet was sorting out her daily necessities. She was probably used to this person coming and going without a trace, so she was not surprised to be spoken to. She was busy with her hands, and saw a mirror on the top of the shelf. She stood on tiptoe to take it down, but it seemed a little out of reach. She looked a little funny: "I didn't run away. I just guessed that she had something important to do with His Highness, and I didn't want to disturb her."
The black chain on her feet was a bit heavy, and it made crisp clinking sounds as she moved.
"It's nothing important." Dominic's attention was attracted by Xuan Lian. She frowned deeply and walked over to help her take down the mirror.
Because of his slender figure, he felt very relaxed.
"Thank you." Violet took it and placed the mirror on the bedside. During this time, Xuanlian was placed on the ground, but this person didn't seem to care.
Dominic recalled the scene she saw in the flower garden. She raised her hand and chopped the chain into pieces. "If you feel uncomfortable, just say so. Useless things should have been removed long ago."
This mysterious chain was originally prepared for being locked up in a cell. When she first asked Xuanmen for Violet, she had never thought of bringing the other party with her.
For several years, Dominic has been planting spies in Xuanmen and knows Violet's personality very well.
Such a proud person will never surrender.
Being put in a cell is to prevent escape and suicide.
Who would have thought that after they actually met, Violet was far beyond her imagination.
Not only did he cooperate obediently, he even took the initiative to approach her.
Dominic didn't know what her plan was, but she understood that this mysterious chain had lost its value.
She may be a bad person, but she is not such a beast that she doesn't know how to repay others.
Violet's attentive care for her when she was seriously injured was enough to make her take it seriously.
As for plotting something bad...they are both equally bad.
As if he didn't expect her to cut the chains, Violet was startled and turned to look at Dominic. The two looked at each other, but it was the other who looked away first.
For a moment, a strange atmosphere spread again.
As soon as Dominic looked away, she felt a little regretful. She was clearly in the right moment, so why was she showing weakness? People who didn't know her would think she had done something wrong.
Besides, even if she really did it, she would never avoid it.
Something is not right today, it is better to leave as soon as possible.
"Come out with me in a few days. You've been in Yuecheng for so long, but you're still unfamiliar with the place. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back and rest first. If you have any problems, just come to me." After Dominic finished speaking, she turned around and left, leaving Violet alone in the room.
Violet stood beside the bed, staring at her leaving back, and suddenly seemed to understand something.
"Could it be...she is trying to show her affection?"
This idea is extremely absurd, but it is not groundless.
Thinking carefully about what Dominic did today, I became more and more certain.
Invite her to stay, apologize to her, break the chains, and take her out for a trip.
Things that would have been impossible in the past have come together today.
It can't be wrong.
Violet couldn't help but curl her lips, and her heart couldn't stop heating up. It was warm, just like the bright sunlight outside. Originally, she thought the demon was unkind, but now it seems that he might be unexpectedly easy to talk to.
*
"Girl? Why are you here?"
As night fell, Violet entered the kitchen. Before she could be stunned by the dazzling array of ingredients, she saw someone she didn't expect.
"Lily? What a coincidence." Violet was surprised. Seeing her stir-frying the vegetables skillfully, she couldn't help but sniff it.
The fresh fragrance of vegetables entered her nostrils, mixed with the wheat aroma of pasta, which was very tempting. Even she, who had been fasting for a long time, was salivating.
Violet tilted her head and saw that it was a steamed dumpling, which had just been steamed and some golden soup had seeped out of the surface.
"So you can cook."
"Well, before I entered the palace, I often cooked, so I'm pretty good at it." Lily was a little embarrassed, "But there is a special imperial chef in the kitchen, and I don't cook on weekdays. But the imperial chef had to go out in the afternoon, so he asked me to do it."
Violet understood and nodded happily: "That's right, I wanted to take some ingredients back to study on my own. Since you are here, can you please teach me? I rarely cook on weekdays, so I am not familiar with these."
Dominic cooked a meal for her at noon, and showed her kindness in every way in the afternoon.
Violet was naturally not an unreasonable person, and planned to respond to Dominic with a meal she made herself.
It just so happened that Dominic was injured and she couldn't take the medicine on an empty stomach, so she needed to eat for the next month.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Lily nodded, not knowing what she was thinking of, her eyes twinkling, "Of course I can, but cooking is very tedious. If you don't mind, you can tell me what you want to eat. It just so happens that I'm cooking for everyone, so it's just a few more dishes, not a big deal."
If it were in the past, Violet would have agreed to her proposal. But not today. This meal represented her friendship and she couldn't let others do it for her no matter what.
She shook her head: "Let me do it. It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If you teach me today, I won't have to bother anyone else in the future."
After saying that, he suddenly seemed to realize something and said, "Sorry, it's really too much to ask. Why don't I go back and study it myself?"
As soon as the words fell, Lily hurriedly stopped him: "No need! Since the girl is so focused on studying, I can't say anything more. If you are not in a hurry, wait until I finish cooking these two dishes, okay?"
Violet nodded: "Thank you for your help. I will send some spiritual plants to your house later as a reward."
Lily moved very quickly, stir-frying two dishes at the same time without any panic, and finished in just a quarter of an hour.
"Miss, if you have not yet decided what dish you want to cook, I have a recipe here that I learned when I was a beginner. It is simple and easy to follow, and tastes good." Lily said as she took out a jade slip from her storage ring.
Violet was overjoyed, "Lily, you are really my lucky star."
*
Violet cooked four dishes in total, namely stir-fried bamboo shoots, braised fish belly, four-happiness meatballs and assorted tofu. As it was getting late, she felt embarrassed to continue disturbing him, so she didn't cook any more after finishing these dishes.
"That's it. Thanks for your help today."
Lily also nodded: "Four dishes, plus the soup made by the young lady, are enough for one person. Do you need me to help carry it over? It happens to be on the way."
Because she didn't want to reveal the fact that Dominic was injured, Violet only told Lily that these were her dinner.
"No, I can't bear to bother you any more. Leave the rest to me."
Seeing her resolute tone, Lily stopped trying to persuade her. She glanced at the soup she had just cooked and said with a smile, "In that case, I'll take my leave first."
Just now, while Violet was cooking, she had already tampered with the soup. If nothing unexpected happened, today would be the day this man died.
Even if she luckily didn't die, Lily wasn't worried.
She poisoned everyone's food, but the dosage was small and not fatal. When everyone in the palace was poisoned, she, as the head chef, could completely put the blame on the kitchen.
The royal chef who was responsible for cooking in the past suddenly left, leaving behind poisonous ingredients, and she was just a poor scapegoat.
What a perfect plan. Things will go as everyone thinks, and the so-called "murderer behind the scenes" will be found through her.
Lily hid her sinister sneer and slowly left the kitchen.
Violet didn't notice anything wrong with her. Seeing that it was getting late, she took the food and returned to Lingxu Palace.
When she returned, Dominic happened to be meditating and practicing qigong in the room.
Violet waited at the door for a while, and found that she didn't seem to notice this side, so she called softly: "Your Highness."
Just one sentence made that person open his eyes.
"What are you doing?" Dominic had actually noticed her a long time ago, but she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart and wanted to be alone for a while. She didn't expect someone to be so difficult to deal with.
She didn't even stop practicing her internal energy while speaking. Frost Violet looked into her cold eyes and always felt that there was something else she hadn't said, "I'm busy, please go away."
This won’t do. I specially asked someone for advice before making the meal today. How can I just give up like that?
Violet also pretended to be serious, with a stern face, and said righteously: "Your Highness, it's time to take medicine. I prepared some food to fill your stomach. It's hot and delicious."
It was so serious and solemn that I would have thought they were talking about something important if I hadn't known what they were saying.
The two ugly faces confronted each other for a while, and a laugh broke the deadlock.
Dominic asked in surprise: "I was so stern, why didn't I scare you?" As he spoke, he touched his face, as if he couldn't figure it out.
Violet thought about what happened today and couldn't help but frown: "I don't know, maybe Your Highness still needs to work hard."
Dominic glanced at her and said, "Slippery tongue."
Knowing that he couldn't continue practicing, he simply stopped and walked over to me, asking, "What's the dish? Did you make it yourself?"
She knew that Violet couldn't cook, but when she thought about how she had cooked for her today, she subconsciously thought that this was a way of repaying her.
I have to say, her intuition is indeed very accurate.
Seeing that she had guessed it, Violet did not hide it. She led her to the table and admitted generously: "Four dishes and one soup, and I didn't even bother anyone with the plating. Your Highness will understand after taking a bite that my comments today are very pertinent."
Dominic sneered: "Oh? You are so confident. I will try it and see if these dishes are worthy of the title of 'senior sister'."
As he spoke, he sat down, picked up some bamboo shoots, and started tasting the light vegetables.
Dominic seldom eats out, but she always asks someone to taste the food before each meal to avoid poisoning.
The reason why she was so defenseless today was not because she had forgotten, but because she remembered the scene of Violet healing her wounds.
If they really wanted to do it, there is no reason not to kill him when he was unconscious, but wait until now.
This is a thankless task and only a fool would do this.
But she didn't know that Violet didn't poison her, but had other idiots helping her.
Dominic had eaten bamboo shoots before and was surprised by their delicious taste. If these were really made by Violet, they would indeed be much better than her own.
But she was the demon king, how could she easily admit her shortcomings? After tasting the bamboo shoots, she pretended to be calm and tasted them one by one, thinking about how to find faults. Unexpectedly, when she was drinking the soup, she noticed something strange, her face darkened, and she sneered in her heart.
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