Chapter 91 Where is Meng Mingshu?

Surprise flashed in Li Shen's eyes.

Meng Mingshu was originally testing the waters, but now she was certain.

It seemed that these two people had no connection in their previous life, but there were rumors that Prince Ning liked Zhao Zhiyuan.

Unexpectedly, they hooked up in this life.

Everything makes sense.

Zhao Zhiyuan was favored by the Queen Mother, and the Zhao family was also on the Queen Mother's side and was her confidant.

As the emperor deliberately concealed and interfered with her and Xiao Yan's whereabouts, other people in the capital might not know their exact locations.

But Zhao Zhiyuan might know.

Li Shen accurately avoided the secret guards and captured the mother and daughter.

Zhao Zhiyuan.

From the moment she met this woman, Meng Mingshu sensed danger.

Zhao Zhiyuan is like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark. If you are not careful, she will come out and bite you.

Now this hidden danger has come true.

Meng Mingshu clenched her palms. Even though she wanted to kill Zhao Zhiyuan again, she was powerless at the moment.

Everyone knows that the prince will be the next emperor.

It's like he has noble blood and holds power.

But only Meng Mingshu and Xiao Yan knew the truth.

The future emperor is not an emperor after all.

The prince is the prince, and the emperor is the emperor.

Even if the crown prince is the emperor's only son, being a crown prince is still the most difficult job.

Still unable to resist imperial power.

Only by truly sitting on the throne can one break free from being controlled by others.

At this moment, Meng Mingshu even felt a little regretful.

Perhaps she and Xiao Yan were too stubborn.

Talking about being together for life in the royal family is indeed no less than a foolish dream.

Meng Mingshu looked at Tuan'er's dirty and haggard face.

If I had known this would happen earlier, perhaps I should have asked Xiao Yan to agree to take a concubine.

It’s not like that anymore. Their family’s life and death are in the hands of others.

On the surface, the emperor was holding them in his hands, and secretly, Li Shen seized the opportunity of the emperor to deal with them and held her and Tuan'er's lives in his hands.

Meng Mingshu sighed.

She even felt that as long as Xiao Yan only had her in his heart, Xiao Yan's physical loyalty was not that important compared to the lives of their family.

After all, there is hope only when one is alive.

Meng Mingshu suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind. It was useless to think more now.

We can only pray that Xiao Yan and the royal family can rescue them.

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"How is it?"

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

The emperor looked at the trusted eunuch beside him.

The old eunuch knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I have fulfilled your mission. The Crown Prince has no doubts."

Xiao Yan went to the Lin family early this morning.

But the two did not meet, they were separated by a window.

First, he found a woman who had a body shape very similar to that of the Crown Princess, and then he found the palace maid who was good at ventriloquism.

In order to avoid any accidents that might expose the truth, everyone in the Lin family gave instructions several times.

Meng Mingshu's relatives even stopped her from appearing before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The most important thing is that palace maid, who imitated not only the voice, but also the tone and speaking habits very closely.

After all, before appearing before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this palace maid had practiced day and night for thousands of times.

He even personally supervises and corrects everything to achieve absolute perfection.

Even if Meng Mingshu herself came, she couldn't tell whether the voice was real or fake.

"You really don't have any doubts?"

The old eunuch nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think so. This palace maid doesn't say much."

Just use the excuse that we can't meet before marriage.

He imitated the little princess's crying a few more times.

The palace maid then took the opportunity to offer to take care of the little princess and persuade His Highness, as the wedding banquet would be held in a few days.

Only then did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agree to leave.

When the emperor heard such confident words, he finally felt relieved.

What you think about during the day, you dream about at night.

He was awakened at night by this incident for the past two days.

Every time she dreamed, Xiao Yan knew everything, went mad, stabbed Zhao Zhiyuan to death with a sword, and then committed suicide.

Most dreams are chaotic, distorted, and even illogical.

But the emperor was still worried about this.

The most important level has not yet been passed.

Only after enduring the wedding banquet could Xiao Yan consummate his marriage with those women and leave behind offspring.

The emperor was afraid that he could only truly breathe a sigh of relief.

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The prince's wedding would have taken a lot of time to prepare.

However, after Zhao Zhiyuan issued the imperial decree granting the marriage, the Ministry of Rites had already begun preparations for it.

So even though everything is urgent now, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department are not in a difficult situation.

On the day of the wedding, Zhao Zhiyuan was taken from the Lin family to the Eastern Palace, and everything was kept secret.

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"Let's go and attend the wedding banquet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Li Shen said casually, waving the folding fan in his hand.

Li Shen originally wanted to tell Meng Mingshu the news of the prince's wedding.

But in the end Li Shen still didn't say anything.

If Meng Mingshu knew about this and had another miscarriage, it would be self-defeating for him.

Only he knew that Xiao Yan's sweetheart was with him.

So there will be something exciting to watch in the East Palace tonight, and it will be quite exciting.

Li Shen was looking forward to Xiao Yan's reaction after he found out that the Crown Princess was not Meng Mingshu.

He was also very curious about who the emperor and the empress dowager had found to impersonate Meng Mingshu.

Is it possible to find a woman with a similar figure to Meng Mingshu in such a short time?

When he arrived at the palace gate, Li Shen was no matter how happy he was or how much malice he harbored.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he immediately looked honest, dull and stupid, with no sign of his ambition at all.

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"Yan'er, start worshipping heaven and earth."

The Queen Mother urged.

Xiao Yan knew very well how much the Empress Dowager hated Meng Mingshu.

Xiao Yan had felt something was wrong for the past few days, but he couldn't see Meng Mingshu and couldn't figure out what was wrong. He was afraid that his intuition was an illusion.

In addition, when the emperor agreed that day, he spoke sincerely.

Xiao Yan could only suppress his concerns.

When the sedan chair lifted the person up today, Xiao Yan realized that he had not been overthinking a few days ago.

Meng Mingshu doesn't like to move and can't endure hardship.

So Xiao Yan had hugged her countless times in the past, and he knew everything about Meng Mingshu better than anyone else.

Xiao Yan felt uncomfortable when he was hugged by this person today.

"etc!"

Xiao Yan reached out to lift the red veil.

He wanted to confirm whether the person under the veil was Meng Mingshu.

Zhao Zhiyuan's reaction was faster than her brain, and she subconsciously pressed down the veil.

"Your Highness, it's unlucky to lift your veil before you even get married!"

The old eunuch beside the emperor quickly knelt down to stop him.

Li Shen lowered his head, his hands clenched under his sleeves in excitement.

He knew that the most exciting part of the play was about to begin.

The obstruction at this time seems more like a guilty conscience.

Xiao Yan's face was gloomy and his heart sank.

He was faster than those who stepped forward to stop him, and stronger than Zhao Zhiyuan who was holding the veil tightly.

"Yan'er!"

"Don't lift it!"

The emperor's expression suddenly changed and he even stood up.

But it was still too late to stop it...

As the red veil was lifted, Zhao Zhiyuan's face appeared in front of everyone.

"Zhao Zhiyuan!?!"

“It’s you!”

Xiao Yan's eyes were bloodshot, and he turned to look at the emperor with a cold gaze:

"Where's my wife? Where's Meng Mingshu?"

"What did you do to her?"

When Li Shen heard Zhao Zhiyuan's name, he looked up in surprise.

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Good night, my darlings!