Chapter 512 The Princess Who Was Widowed Early (5)

Gu Changfeng.

This was the name Song Weicheng had written on his palm.

Shi Yi was a little surprised. In the original owner's memory, Song Weicheng had nothing to do with Gu Changfeng in the abandoned palace. Or, was there something the original owner didn't understand at all?

"This is the first time, and probably the last time, that I'm bothering the princess."

Shi Yi felt a hard object on his palm. After hearing a slight gust of wind, Song Weicheng was no longer in the room.

Lan Yu, who was also not asleep, heard that the rain outside was getting heavier. He was about to get up and close the window when he saw a man in night clothes crawling out of the princess's yard.

Could he be a thief? Or an assassin?

He was about to push the door open and call for help, but then he thought that this man might not be the princess's lover.

He had just arrived at the princess's mansion. If he messed up something, his life might be ruined.

Tomorrow, he could test the princess.

Shi Yi was going to the palace to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager, and it would not be difficult to go to the abandoned palace at the same time, so she took this matter to heart.

What she had been thinking about all morning was not these two things, but the question that Lan Yu asked her when he sent her out of the mansion eagerly - Is the guard of the Princess's Mansion strict?

Is Lan Yu afraid of being hunted down by his enemies, or did he know something by accident?

She didn't stop thinking until she entered the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

"Shi Yi is here, come, bring up the new tribute melons from foreign countries." The Empress Dowager was gentle and kind to everyone in the palace, but Shi Yi, who knew her deeds, knew how cruel she actually was.

The Empress Dowager was just a foot-washing maid in the harem, and she was not considered beautiful. At that time, the harem of the late emperor was full of talented people. The queen was dignified and beautiful, and she was from a prominent family and was fair. The four concubines were beautiful and had their own strengths. The other concubines were either beautiful, noble, gentle, or scheming. She broke through the siege and won the favor of the late emperor. Since then, she has risen rapidly and even made the late emperor depose her several times.

Because of her low status, although the dethronement was unsuccessful, she successfully outlasted the late queen and became the new queen. The late emperor loved her and obeyed her in everything. Even for her son, he overcame all objections and deposed the legitimate son of the late queen. Unfortunately, her son was not blessed. He died of malaria only three days after becoming the crown prince.

The death of her only son was a great blow to her, but she quickly reacted and won over Concubine De, and joined forces with Concubine De's family to force the late emperor to make Concubine De's son the crown prince, who is today's Rui Emperor.

On the first day of Rui Emperor's reign, Concubine De, who was named the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, fell into the pool and died. She was the only one in power, controlling the entire harem.

"Grandmother loves her granddaughter so much, I really don't know how to repay her." Shi Yi half-knelt at her feet at her signal.

The Queen Mother gently stroked her hair, her eyes slightly sad, "You are very sweet, but I haven't seen you visit Grandmother in the palace many times."

If someone who didn't know the truth really thought that she was sad because of her granddaughter, Shi Yi, who had heard the gossip in the palace, knew that she was laying the groundwork for what she was going to say next. Shi Yi didn't say anything, waiting for her to continue:

"I heard that your father reprimanded you?"

The Queen Mother's armor was already attached to her scalp, Shi Yi still maintained her posture and said with some sobs: "My granddaughter believes that she has done nothing wrong. The death of my husband is not what I want. My granddaughter is also an ordinary person and has the right to be sad."

She has spies in the entire harem, even if she tells a lie, she will be exposed, so it is better to tell the truth.

The Queen Mother's armor gently rubbed her scalp, her eyes were as deep as a dry well, "You are still too young, look back at your age, and perhaps you will understand your father's painstaking efforts."

"Granddaughter knows her mistake." Fearing that her armor would hurt herself, Shi Yi used her cleverness to break away from her control when she saw the palace servants carrying melons.

"Grandmother is still the best to Shi Yi. Every time I come here, I can eat the rare good things in this world." She picked up the melon and ate it directly. As expected, she saw the Queen Mother's disdainful eyes for her, and hurriedly ate two more bites, making up her mind not to come here casually next time.

"Eat slowly, there are still plenty. Bring a few back later." The Queen Mother originally wanted to ask her about the important matter of establishing a crown prince, but seeing that she was so happy to eat a piece of melon, she intuitively felt that she would not be someone who understood the twists and turns of things, so she was ready to send her away with the melon.

This was exactly what Shi Yi wanted.

"Thank you, Grandmother. You are the second best person to me in the world." Shi Yi wiped the juice from her lips with her hand. She didn't look like a royal noble at all, which made her frown. After years of pampered life, she had forgotten that she was once a foot-washing maid who was beaten and scolded by others.

This was the first time Shi Yi stepped into the abandoned palace.

The abandoned palace was called the abandoned palace because it was filled with people and things abandoned by the palace. Shi

Yi almost fell down when she just stepped into the threshold of the abandoned palace. The stone under the threshold was sharp. Fortunately, she held the door by chance.

Looking around, the abandoned palace was full of dilapidated palaces. Half-human-high dead grass buried many window frames. Many walls were also eroded by the wind, revealing bamboo pieces inside. It was very desolate.

"Gu Changfeng." As she walked, she whispered the name of her younger brother, whom she had met once.

Compared with the rumors in the palace, she was more inclined to believe that Gu Changfeng was the biological son of Emperor Rui. After all, there is no man in this world who can tolerate his woman giving birth to another man's child and staying by his side. Although Gu Changfeng was in the abandoned palace, Emperor Rui never said in person that he was not his own offspring.

Gu Changfeng, who was burying a fire and roasting potatoes in the innermost corner, was startled when he heard someone calling him. He quickly covered the last bit of cigarette with mud and hid himself in a dilapidated barrel.

He was particularly afraid of seeing people. Because his existence seemed to be a mistake, everyone in the palace could beat and scold him at will.

Shi Yi finally found this place, but she didn't expect that the Gu Changfeng she saw this time was even more miserable than the first time she saw him.

He huddled up in a dilapidated barrel with his head in his arms, and his pair of crimson eyes were filled with complex emotions such as worry, fear, fear, and pain. Compared with the last time, he had new scars on his body.

Gu Changfeng thought it would be a palace servant, but he didn't expect it to be the woman in palace dress he had seen in the imperial garden. He was a little surprised, and stared at her with his legs hugged, wondering why she came.

"Are you cooking?" The smoke coming out of the corner gave Shi Yi a topic to talk to him about.

He looked at her cautiously but did not speak. Because the palace people who had heard his voice scolded him for having a voice worse than a pig's.

(End of this chapter)