Chapter 60 How can I leave if I haven't finished copying the book? This is very important to me.
At that time, the emperor was afraid that the Rong family would become too powerful, so he set his sights on the deputy generals beside General Rong. At that time, General Rong had two deputy generals beside him, one was Zhou Junyuan, and the other was Liu Mingyue's father.
Liu Mingyue was confused and worried. Was her father's death related to this incident?
"Why didn't mother tell me about this before?" Like Chi Hongyuan and Liu Mingyue, it was the first time they knew that Zhou Junyuan was involved in the extermination of the Rong family.
Rong Yuer glanced at Chi Hongyuan with a complicated expression. The mother and son had been dependent on each other in the cold palace for many years. How could she not know the hardships and dangers her son had gone through over the years?
"Back then, the Rong family was raided, I was abandoned, and imprisoned in the cold palace with you. It was not easy to protect you and let you grow up in the cold palace. I originally planned to wait until you were more mature before telling you about this."
A trace of fatigue flashed across Rong Yuer's face. She wondered how she had managed to survive all these years in the cold palace. Sometimes she felt a little dazed when she thought about this question.
The Rong family made the emperor worried and afraid back then, so after she gave birth to the prince, the emperor couldn't wait to take action against the Rong family, because he was afraid that Chi Hongyuan would join forces with the Rong family to usurp the throne after he grew up.
In the early years, because Chi Hongyuan was young, there was no point in talking about old grudges. Although it was earlier than Rong Yuer's plan, her son could already stand on his own, so there was no harm in hiding it.
"Mother, now that I have grown up, I can protect you and will not let you live in such a precarious situation."
Chi Hongyuan held Rong Yuer's hand, squatted in front of the woman, and started to move with a loud bang.
The mother and son had a thousand things to say at this moment, but they didn't speak because there were outsiders around.
Liu Mingyue was still a little dazed, connecting the words of the deposed queen with what she knew in her previous life. Since Zhou Junyuan was involved in the case of the Rong family being exterminated, Zhou Junyuan's death in his previous life might have been the work of Chi Hongyuan.
So even if she didn't find Chi Hongyuan, he would take action, it was just a matter of time.
The cause and effect of everything is already predetermined.
While the people in the room were thinking about different things, Bai Ziyu had already written another prescription: "Two prescriptions, one for taking before meals, one for taking after meals. Your Highness and Your Majesty, please remember and don't take the wrong ones."
Bai Ziyu thought about it and decided to write a few words "before and after meals" on the prescription to avoid accidentally using the wrong medicine.
To proceed with the next plan, we must see whether the prescription written by Bai Ziyu is beneficial to Rong Yuer's condition, otherwise everything else is just empty talk. After the few of them agreed on the time for the next meeting and the preliminary plan that needed to be drawn up, Chi Hongyuan and Rong Yuer left first.
Although the mother and son have been in the cold palace for many years, they still have to be careful. Once they are exposed, all their hard work will be wasted. Given the emperor's cruelty, he will not show mercy if he finds that the prince and the deposed queen are restless under his nose.
On the flower stand in the lobby of Zui Xiang Lou, graceful dancers danced on tiptoe to the music. Their dance moves were light and graceful, yet bold and unrestrained. Cheers were heard frequently from downstairs, and some people even threw silver money onto the flower stand.
"You seem to be very leisurely and elegant today. Why aren't you in a hurry to go back?" Bai Ziyu didn't like crowded places. He propped up his chin and watched the graceful dancers in the stands with a lack of interest.
Liu Mingyue was eating the preserved fruits on the table. When she saw something interesting, she took out some silver and threw it onto the stage.
Bai Ziyu: "..."
"I see that the girls in Zui Xiang Lou dance very well. I've already given you the money, so why not sit down and watch for a while?" Her nonchalant look, coupled with her face, really made her look like a young dandy who has not learned his lessons well.
"They've all left, so what are we doing here? You came out today not only to discuss business, but also to have fun? Don't I know what you're like?"
Bai Ziyu drank the last glass of wine and did not ask the madam to bring more wine, which showed that he did not want to stay long.
Seeing the other party's intention to leave, Liu Mingyue gave her an apologetic smile, pointed at the girl who was still copying furiously, and said innocently: "How can you leave when you haven't finished copying the book? It's very important to me."
Liu Mingyue spread her hands helplessly. If she didn't copy out the ten female precepts quickly, the mistress might find other ways to torture her, such as assigning someone to watch her copying. That would be really uncomfortable.
Bai Ziyu just remembered that Liu Mingyue had asked someone to copy things for her. He felt helpless and said, "It's difficult for you to stay there. How is he?"
"What else can he do? He usually turns around and walks away when he sees me. But that's okay, I don't want to see him either." Liu Mingyue and Bai Ziyu were talking in words that only they could understand, and it was confusing to others.
"If I had known you would be in trouble today, I would have been better than you..." Bai Ziyu coughed and didn't say anything else.
Liu Mingyue thought he was just joking and didn't take his words to heart and continued watching the dancer.
The girl who was copying the women's rings in the corner had a sad face, but the guest was watching in the guest room. She dared not neglect it and could only endure the pain in her arms and insisted on copying.
After waiting for about an hour, Bai Ziyu began to yawn. Liu Mingyue didn't want him to keep waiting with her, so she got up and went to see how the girl was copying.
"Sir, I did not write a single word wrong as you said, please see." When the girl saw Liu Mingyue coming over, she showed her what she had written to Liu Mingyue with great trepidation.
Liu Mingyue counted and there were only three times.
"It seems I can't finish copying it today." Liu Mingyue held the three copies of the female ring and sighed to the sky.
Upon hearing this, the girl looked at Liu Mingyue in disbelief. It was clear that she had something to say, but she didn't say it.
Copying a document takes time in itself, let alone copying it ten times. I'm afraid I might just be able to finish it even if I copy it all night and into the next day.
Bai Ziyu saw the look in the girl's eyes that wanted to curse, and couldn't help but burst out laughing. If you didn't know, you would think Liu Mingyue was deliberately torturing people for fun. How could she go to a red-light district to have someone copy her female ring?
"This matter is very important to me. Please help me copy it ten times. These three hundred taels of silver are your reward. I will tell Miss Hong that this money is for you alone."
Liu Mingyue was generous and directly took out three hundred taels of silver and placed it on the table. The girl was a little resentful at first, but when she saw the three hundred taels of silver in front of her, her eyes lit up.
As if afraid that Liu Mingyue would regret it, he immediately put away the banknote. Three hundred taels to copy the book ten times is a sure win. "Yes! Sir, rest assured, I will definitely copy the book according to your instructions."
Looking at the girl's bright smile, Liu Mingyue nodded with satisfaction. It turned out that money really works.
"I will send someone to Zui Xiang Lou to pick it up tomorrow. Miss, after you finish copying and sorting it out, just give it to Miss Hong."
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