Chapter 55

Tang Mitang paused, and suddenly remembered that Zhou Qiuyu was temporarily in charge of the country. She quickly put away her anxiety and sadness, and said with a calm smile: "The emperor sent me back to get some clothes. The weather is getting colder and I can't stand it anymore."

"Indeed, the Emperor's birthday is in five days. He always keeps things simple. I wonder how he wants to celebrate this year?" The concubine said with a smile, a gleam in her eyes. Tang Mi was too inexperienced, and her smile was uglier than crying! Did something happen to the Emperor?

"Birthday? The emperor is still in the temple. In addition, there was a severe drought before, so the emperor probably won't hold a big celebration. Just follow his arrangements!" Tang Mitang said with a smile.

"Is there anything else the Concubine wants to say? I still need to help the Emperor get something!" Tang Mitang didn't want to argue any further. She always felt that the Concubine was like an old fox, calculating at every turn. It would be best for her to leave quickly.

They must not know that Zhou Xuanqing is not in Nanshan Temple. He was impulsive and should have waited for Chang Xi to come back instead of coming to the palace.

"It's okay, go ahead! Bring a cloak for the emperor, the wind is too strong these days~" The concubine smiled and left.

Ha! There's definitely a problem. Logically, it's been so long, no matter how severe the drought was, it should have been resolved by now, right? Why hasn't the prince returned yet? Has something happened to him?

The concubine returned to the palace and summoned someone, saying, "Go to Nanshan Temple and see if the emperor is here!"

"Yes." The maid retreated.

The concubine grabbed the Buddhist beads and couldn't help but squeeze them hard. It was interesting, the emperor's weakness was always Zhou Erlan...

If the Emperor is not here, how can I not take advantage of such a good opportunity? Yu'er governs the country, so let him continue to govern it!

Tang Mitang pretended to take a few pieces of clothes from the Daming Palace and went to her own small pharmacy, only to find that the shelves were empty and many medicines were gone.

There was a letter under the medicine jar, addressed personally by Tang Mitang.

Tang Mitang quickly picked it up. Only Zhou Xuanqing could write such a chic handwriting, not to mention the three words "Tang Mitang".

"Tang, I'm sorry for taking the medicine without permission. I'll return it to you later. Don't worry about these trivial matters inside and outside the palace. Go to Xianlu Valley to play with your master for a few days and come back in a month. I promise that no one will bully you from now on. Be good~"

The few short words on the paper seemed to transform into Zhou Xuanqing's voice, lingering in Tang Mitang's brain.

Tears fell on the paper, staining the ink words. Tang Mitang quickly wiped them with her hand, folded the paper, put it back into the envelope and stuffed it into her arms.

This bastard, where has he been?

Tang Mitang returned to Nanshan Temple and waited for a day before she saw Chang Xi coming.

"Changxi!"

"My dear sister, why are you standing here? Look at your body covered with dew. What if you catch a cold?" Chang Xi patted the dew off Tang Mitang's body and pushed her into the house.

"Chang Xi, where is the emperor?" Tang Mitang asked with a stiff face as he was pushed away.

Hearing this, Chang Xi paused, pushed her into the house, and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is going to solve some problems..."

"What's the problem?"

"It's just... some grudges, they'll be back after a while..."

Tang Mitang felt something was wrong in Chang Xi's voice, and when he saw that he was about to leave, he turned around, grabbed him, and sprinkled a handful of muscle softening powder on him.

"Why are you crying? Did the emperor go to find Cheng Zhixuan?"

Chang Xi fell to the ground weakly, looked at Tang Mitang's anxious face, closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.

"Hey! Chang Xi, what happened to the emperor? Speak!"

Tang Mitang said this, shaking Chang Xi's body.

"Don't ask, dear sister. If the emperor hasn't told you, don't ask!"

"What do you mean don't ask? How can I not ask!"

"It's nothing serious. The prince is missing. Your Majesty, go look for him and come back when you find him! We'll just stay in Nanshan Temple and don't let anyone find out that your Majesty is gone!"

"Come back as soon as you find it? Then why did she ask me to go back to Xianlu Valley!" Tang Mitang was very angry that Chang Xi didn't say anything, so she took out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth.

The medicine has not been tested yet, so I don’t know how effective it is, but I have to try it anyway.

"Ouch! My dear sister, what did you give me to eat? Why did it melt in my mouth? No, it can't be something..." Chang Xi howled, and suddenly paused. His eyes suddenly became blurred, and he couldn't help but burst into tears when he looked at Tang Mitang.

"Your Majesty! You're back! Great! I was so scared! You're no longer immune to all poisons, and you had to find that villain Cheng Zhixuan. It was clearly a trap. That villain took advantage of your weakness! Your Majesty... No, who are you? You're not..."

Chang Xi suddenly woke up and saw that the person in front of him was Tang Mitang. He wondered if he had just said anything nonsense.

"Chang Xi, where is the emperor?"

Chang Xi looked at Tang Mitang without saying a word, closed his eyes, stuck out his tongue, and fainted.

Tang Mitang stood up and said in a cold voice, "The Crown Prince went to the southwest to provide disaster relief. If he is missing, he must be in that area. The Emperor is either in the west or the south. I will look for him one by one."

Tang Mitang said and left.

"Tang Mi! Good sister! Ouch~" The emperor said that Tang Mi Tang was not allowed to participate!

Chang Xi lay on the ground, watching Tang Mitang's receding figure, and wanted to cry even more. How could these women be so disobedient!

Southern City.

Zhou Xuanqing and Mu Tou prepared for five days, and finally took advantage of the evening when everyone was having dinner together in the city lord's mansion and sneaked into the secret passage.

As soon as the two entered the secret passage, they were blocked by hidden arrows. The entire secret passage was filled with poison powder. Fortunately, both of them had taken medicine, otherwise they would have been crippled as soon as they came down.

"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous. Let's go back and make some plans." Mu Tou said hesitantly, shielding Zhou Xuanqing from the poisonous needles spitting out from the wall. The Emperor had left all his shadow guards in the Imperial City to prevent any mischief. Coming here alone, wasn't he hoping to die with Cheng Zhixuan?