Chapter 207 The stage

Shangguan Jing felt something strange when he heard this, but he also felt that if he escaped from Prince Wei's mansion this time, the first person the Prince would find would be the Prince.

The wise thing to do is to go to the palace.

"Thank you very much for this." Shangguan Jing said seriously.

Even though he knew that the prince had different thoughts about the Shangguan family, Shangguan Jing also knew that Qin Junyi had contributed to this.

"What's the relationship between you and me? Why are you thanking me?" Qin Junyi thought of Concubine Chen while he was talking. He asked tentatively, "Did I hear His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mention last time that Concubine Chen and General Shangguan are cousins?"

Shangguan Jing's expression was filled with caution. "Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tell you that?"

"A while ago, His Highness and I ran into the Second Prince in the Imperial Palace. Coincidentally, the Second Prince's husband is my Second Aunt's brother, so we talked about the Second Prince. His Highness also mentioned that Concubine Chen and General Shangguan have a special relationship. I asked curiously, and it turned out they were cousins."

Shangguan Jing's eyes flashed with a strange expression. He said, "We are cousins, but we haven't been in touch for so many years, so let's just forget about this relationship."

"I was wondering why Yao'er hadn't told me about this." Qin Junyi said with a look of astonishment: "So this relationship is very weak."

Shangguan Jing didn't continue the conversation and changed the subject: "During the time I was trapped in Prince Wei's Mansion, a lot of things happened in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion."

Otherwise, Qin Junyi would not have sent Shangguan Yao back to Longxi.

"A lot of things did happen." Qin Junyi was somewhat reluctant to recall what happened before.

Seeing this, Shangguan Jing lowered his eyes and listened to the sound of wind and snow outside. He didn't know whether it was because he had just escaped from Prince Wei's Mansion, but he still felt uneasy and nervous deep in his heart.

"Brother Shangguan, please take a rest first. I will call you when we arrive." Qin Junyi said.

Shangguan Jing nodded, leaned to one side and closed his eyes to rest.

——

At the beginning of the Zi hour, at the mansion of the Marquis of Yongyi.

Dongxue walked into the room with Fengshuang and walked towards Xie Rongying who was lying on the soft couch.

"Miss, I have delivered the last batch of silver charcoal to the Marquis's room." Dongxue said as she saw Xie Rongying stand up. She stepped forward to help Xie Rongying up and continued, "According to your instructions, those hidden items have been hidden in the Marquis's room."

Xie Rongying listened to the wind outside: "What time is it?"

"It's midnight." Dongxue said, then took a step back and stood aside.

Xie Rongying sighed slightly, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes. She said calmly, "When you went to the Marquis's room, what was Zhou doing and what was her attitude?"

"Mrs. Zhou thanked me, young lady, and said that the charcoal fire helped the Marquis' legs not hurt as much tonight." Dongxue frowned as she spoke. "But she also asked me, young lady, if you want to take care of the Marquis's mansion."

"What do you say?" Xie Rongying asked.

Dongxue lowered her eyes slightly and said truthfully, "My servant said that you are not capable of managing the affairs of the mansion now. Concubine Zhou and the Second Madam have to work together to manage the mansion."

"This Zhou family is always thinking about me taking over the mansion. Everyone knows what she's up to. But Zhou family also knows her position in the mansion. She can't be as strong as Jiang family, but she won't give up." Xie Rongying's tone was full of impatience as she spoke: "She's really like a fly. I can't kill it immediately, but it makes me sick.

"Qin Junyi should have succeeded."

Dongxue listened to Xie Rongying's hint and said, "Miss, nothing unexpected will happen, right?"

At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door. Dong Xue heard it and immediately went forward to open the door and said, "Gu Xun."

Gu Xun walked into the room with a letter in his hand. He walked to Xie Rongying and handed the letter to Xie Rongying with both hands.

"Luo Jin asked his subordinate to bring a letter to the master."

Xie Rongying thought that King Wei had already left Bian Jing but asked Luo Jin to stay in Bian Jing. It seemed that he really took what she had said before to heart.

"Luo Jin also asked a subordinate to convey a message to the master on behalf of the King of Wei." Gu Xun said, observing Xie Rongying's expression: "Luo Jin said that the Madam's fate this time is even with the Madam's plot against the Xie family."

"And Qin Junyi has already succeeded. He has taken Shangguan Jing away from the Prince of Wei's Mansion and is heading to the Imperial Palace."

Xie Rongying raised her eyebrows and looked at Gu Xun.

So, King Wei knew that the Empress Dowager's affairs were related to her?

Xie Rongying took the letter from Gu Xun and opened it.

Dongxue came forward and saw Xie Rongying quickly put the letter back into the envelope. She stepped forward and asked, "Miss, what did the King of Wei say?"

"They said that the palace is ready, and the rest depends on how I arrange things." As Xie Rongying spoke, she handed the envelope in her hand to Gu Xun.

After taking it, Gu Xun walked towards the small stove and threw the envelope in. The flames instantly shot up.

Xie Rongying continued, "The stage is ready, it's time for me to get started."

Dongxue and Guxun looked solemn.

Xie Rongying stood up and walked towards the desk. She took out about three or four envelopes from the drawer, looked at the words "Shangguan Yan" written on them, and a barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

——

The carriage was allowed to pass through Donghua Gate and headed towards the deep palace road.

Shangguan Jing felt uneasy along the way. Every time he opened his eyes and wanted to talk to Qin Junyi, he saw Qin Junyi closing his eyes in the dim light, as if he was planning something.

Until the carriage stopped, the coachman's voice was heard.

"Young Marquis Qin, we're here."

Qin Junyi opened his eyes and looked at Shangguan Jing: "Brother Shangguan, please."

Shangguan Jing's gaze lingered on Qin Junyi's face for a moment before he bent down and walked out of the carriage.

Despite the biting cold wind, the torches on the high walls on both sides were still swaying in the cold wind. After Qin Junyi got off the carriage, Shangguan Jing became more and more uneasy.

At this time, Shangguan Jing was thinking that it was probably because he had just come out of Prince Wei's Mansion and was going to see Emperor Ren De right after that, and he was nervous because of the Shangguan family's affairs.

"Brother Shangguan, why hasn't the emperor gone to bed yet at this time?" Shangguan Jing asked in confusion.

Qin Junyi smiled faintly: "You still have some weight in the eyes of the emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you can escape from the hands of the King of Wei, the emperor will want to see you."

"What is the emperor's attitude towards me falling into the hands of King Wei during this period?" Shangguan Jing asked.

Qin Junyi pondered for a moment and said, "The emperor is naturally worried about what the King of Wei might learn from you, but he also knows that Brother Shangguan will definitely not say much. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been particularly concerned about Brother Shangguan during his time in the hands of the King of Wei."

Shangguan Jing nodded upon hearing this, indicating that he understood.

The two of them didn't talk about anything else after that. After all, this was the deep palace, not the place for casual chatting.

Until you enter the Changle Palace.

Qin Junyi said, "Brother Shangguan, I'll take you here to freshen up first. After all, it's not appropriate for you to go see the emperor in this state."

The night was too dark and gloomy, and the light from the lantern made it difficult to see the words on the plaque clearly.

"Where is this place?" Shangguan Jing asked.

Qin Junyi smiled faintly: "The place where the Empress Chen is."