The maids from various palaces came one after another to pick up the people. Due to the extremely cold weather, the concubines had long been unwilling to stay in the Plum Garden any longer. When they saw someone come to pick them up at this moment, they all left one after another.

When Concubine Wen was leaving, she went to Chuxi Tong and said, "Liuhua, why haven't you left yet? Let me give you a piece of advice, it's better not to pay attention to such troublesome slaves."

Chu Qitong lowered her gaze respectfully and greeted Empress Wen with a courteous expression. From the corner of her eye, she glanced at Tian Mama, who was kneeling in the snow. Even though Tian Mama was kneeling, she still used her wide sleeves to cover the cat in her arms. Her red lips moved, but in the end, not a word was spoken. She followed behind Empress Wen and left the Plum Garden.

Chu Qitong and Empress Wen GuiFei left the Plum Garden together. Empress Wen GuiFei nodded gently at Chu Qitong and said, "This palace knows that Liu Hua is the most sensible one. Since that's the case, let's part ways here today."

After Empress Wen finished speaking, her gaze shifted to Li Luo and Ning Zhuangyan, who were standing on both sides of Chu Qitong. With a slightly serious tone, she said, "The road is slippery, be sure to support the princess carefully."

After hearing the responses from Luluo and Ning Zhuangyan, Empress Wen turned around and, supported by Zhi Jin, walked towards the direction of the Qingyu Palace. Meanwhile, Xiuhe was left behind to watch as Tian Mama punished someone by making them kneel.

After Noble Consort Wen had walked far away, Ning Zhuangyan suddenly leaned close to Chu Qitong's ear and asked in a low voice, "Huahua, do you want to see that Tian Mamazi?" Just now, Ning Zhuangyan had already noticed that Chu Qitong had some concern for Tian Mamazi, but she couldn't speak up because Noble Consort Wen was present.

Chu Qitong turned her head and glanced at Ning Zhuangyan. She nodded slightly and shook her head, saying, "Zhuangyan, let's go back first. Xiuhao is still here. If I really want to see Tian Mama, it's not too late to meet her another time."

After Chu Qitong finished speaking, Ning Zhuangyan chuckled softly. With a hint of disdain, she glanced toward the plum garden and said, "Just a mere servant girl. Knock her out, that's all. Huahua, tell me honestly, do you want to go? If you do, I'll take you there."

Remembering the unfinished words of Tian Mama, and the somewhat eager look in her eyes when she looked at her, Chu Qitong nodded in the end. She turned her head and said to Li Luo, "You can go back first. If Aze finishes school, let him have his meal first, no need to wait for me."

Li Luo looked at Chu Qitong's face, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes. In the end, she didn't say a word, but handed the red umbrella in her hand to Ning Zhuangyan, then turned around and ran towards the direction of Qiwu Palace under the heavy snowfall.

Ning Zhuangyan held up an umbrella for Chu Qitong and walked back to the Plum Garden, hand in hand. From a distance, Ning Zhuangyan spotted Xiuhao, the servant left behind by Empress Wen, sitting in the stone pavilion with her back facing this way, supporting her chin and staring at Tian Mama who was kneeling as punishment. Ning Zhuangyan smirked, not deliberately avoiding or slowing down the sound of her footsteps on the accumulated snow. When she was still ten meters away from Xiuhao, she casually plucked a branch and used her internal strength to throw it towards Xiuhao's direction.

The small branch hit Xiuhua's occiput squarely. Though seemingly lightweight, the branch actually knocked Xiuhua unconscious. Chu Qitong was astonished by Ning Zhuangyan's expression. She knew that the girl before her was a renowned female demon in the martial arts world, but didn't expect her martial arts skills to be so formidable.