"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Chen and Princess Ming have arrived."
"Let them in." Concubine Su sat up from the chaise longue, and seemed not surprised that Prince Chen came along.
"My lady, His Majesty has just issued an order, asking you not to send anything to His Royal Highness Prince Chen." The personal maid worriedly asked, "If His Majesty knew about this, would he be angry with you?"
Everyone in the palace knows that His Majesty may not be in a good mood recently. Five princes were stripped of their titles, some were beaten with sticks, and two princesses were also reprimanded. None of the concubines dared to plead with His Majesty, which shows how serious the matter was.
"Your Majesty just told me not to send something to my son, but he didn't tell me not to let him come to my place." Concubine Su said confidently, "When did I disobey your order?"
The personal maid remained silent because she had forgotten how much His Majesty loved the Queen, so “Your Highness came on his own initiative” did not mean “The Queen sent something”, no problem.
"My Lady." Jiuzhu walked in and saw Concubine Su, and quickened her pace: "It's been a while since we last met. Are you okay?"
"Everything is fine, but I miss you a little." Concubine Su pulled Jiuzhu to sit down: "Come, sit down and rest for a while. This time I come to the palace, I must stay for a few days before leaving, otherwise my life will be too difficult these days."
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Jiuzhu looked at Concubine Su worriedly.
"Alas." Concubine Su sighed softly, "Your Majesty has ordered me not to send anything to Zhangliu Palace for Du Qing. Ever since Your Majesty punished all the princes, everyone in the palace has been in danger, and the concubines have stopped moving around. I am alone in this lonely palace, and it is really lonely."
Xiangjuan, who came with Jiuzhu and King Chen, remained silent.
The concubines don’t move around?
The queen doesn't like to pay attention to them.
Don't let the Queen send things to Zhangliu Palace?
In fact, among the five princes, only their prince received the least punishment. She even suspected that His Majesty deducted His Highness' salary for half a year just because he didn't want His Highness to stand out too much among the other princes.
If the Empress doesn't send it, the Taiyang Palace can secretly send it.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Jiuzhu whispered, "I brought some silver to Your Highness before I entered the palace."
Concubine Su glanced at Prince Chen, and Prince Chen turned his head to look at the beams of the house.
"Did Du Qing accept it?"
"Your Highness is only willing to accept half." Jiuzhu whispered in Concubine Su's ear: "But don't worry, Your Majesty, I will give it to Your Highness after New Year's Eve. I have money now."
In addition to the monthly salary she receives from her mother, she also receives the salary from the county lady. She is truly a happy little rich woman.
Did you really accept it?
Concubine Su looked at her son in disbelief. He even had the nerve to take a little girl's money. Where was his face? Where is conscience?
"I have been persuading him for a long time, but he is only willing to accept half of it." Jiuzhu sighed: "My queen, how about you help me persuade his highness?"
"He's a grown man, how could he be short of money in the palace?" Concubine Su said, "If it were you, you shouldn't give him a penny."
"His Highness has never lacked money since he was young. How can he suffer such an injustice?" Jiuzhu did not agree with Concubine Su's statement. How painful it would be to suddenly lose something you were born with.
"Don't worry, I'm here, he won't really get wronged." The more Concubine Su looked at Ming Jiu, the more she liked him. "Besides, we girls can't be short of money. You love him, so you give him money. He loves you, so he's only willing to take half of your money, which is just right."
Prince Chen touched the bulging pouch on his waist and coughed dryly. He didn't feel sorry for Ming Xiaozhu, he just... couldn't bear to see her looking aggrieved and unhappy.
Outside Mingyue Palace, the Dragon Guards walked around the gate and turned to ask Liu Zhongbao, "Eunuch Liu, His Majesty really told me to ask respectfully. If the Imperial Concubine is willing to talk, she can talk. If she is not willing... you can't ask further questions?"
"Yes, Consul General Wang." Liu Zhongbao smiled: "Don't worry, I will accompany you to see the Imperial Concubine."
"Alright." Consul General Wang sighed helplessly. His Majesty was so kind to Concubine Su that he was reluctant to embarrass Concubine Su even if she was involved in such a big case.
If anyone ever says that Concubine Su is a witch, he will be the first to stand up and oppose it.
If Imperial Concubine Su was really a witch, considering how much His Majesty valued her, perhaps after he had established the country, she would have changed her surname to Su, and the other princes would not have had the chance to grow up that age.
There was an emperor in history who doted on a certain concubine. This concubine had been childless for many years. For her sake, the emperor was unwilling to have any children. In the end, the only child who survived was secretly raised by eunuchs and palace maids.
If there is a ranking among the evil concubines, Concubine Su would definitely be ranked last, not because she is unpopular, but because she is too kind.
"Eunuch Liu and the Chief of the Dragon Guard are asking for a meeting?" Imperial Concubine Su was very surprised. What did the Chief of the Dragon Guard want to see her for?
"Let them in."
"I greet the Imperial Concubine, His Royal Highness Prince Chen, and Princess Ming." Commander Wang entered the room and paid great respects to Imperial Concubine Su.
"General Wang, please take a seat. Eunuch Liu, please take a seat as well." Concubine Su raised her hand and asked the palace servants to bring tea and snacks. She got straight to the point and said, "General Wang, what is the matter with you coming to this palace?"
Consul Wang was still thinking about how to start the conversation, but he didn't expect Concubine Su to ask directly. He glanced at Jiuzhu who was sitting next to him. Jiuzhu was about to get up and find an excuse to leave.
"We are all family here." Concubine Su leaned lazily against the cushions: "If you have anything to say, just ask me directly."
Jiuzhu raised her little butt slightly, then sat back down.
Prince Chen stood up, walked to Jiuzhu and sat down, reaching out to take the fruit in front of her. Jiuzhu smiled and gave him the whole plate of fruit.
Prince Chen picked and chose, chose the largest fruit, peeled it, cut it in half, and handed one half to Jiuzhu's mouth.
Liu Zhongbao watched this scene with a smile, without hiding his closeness to Prince Chen.
"Then I will speak boldly." Commander Wang stood up and bowed: "Excuse me, Madam, when you accompanied the emperor to Lingzhou in the fifth year of Longfeng, did you plan to taste the food in the restaurant in Lingzhou City?"
After hearing what Consul Wang said, Jiuzhu lost her focus and accidentally bit Prince Chen's finger.
Prince Chen widened his eyes. Could it be that she was not a pig but a puppy?
She came back to her senses, looked down at the fingertips of the Prince, quickly took out her handkerchief, smiled at the Prince ingratiatingly, began to wipe his fingers, and whispered, "Your Highness, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
"You are worthy of your zodiac sign." Prince Chen picked up two fruits and said, "Now it's your turn to peel them for me."
"Yes." Concubine Su glanced at the two people who were whispering, then turned to look at Consul General Wang: "What's wrong?"
"Recently, I found out that there was an assassination attempt on the Empress and His Highness that year, but the assassination failed because the Empress and His Highness turned back to the dragon boat halfway." Consul Wang looked at Concubine Su and observed the expression on her face: "Does the Empress remember what made you change your plan halfway?"
Jiuzhu, who was peeling fruit with her head down, widened her eyes.
Someone wants to kill Her Majesty and His Highness? !
"What? Someone actually wants to assassinate me and my son?" It was obvious that Concubine Su's focus was on the first half of the story. Her expression changed lazily: "Have you found out who the assassin is from?"
Leader Wang: “…”
No, isn’t he the one who came to ask the Empress?
"Why, you don't want to say it?" Concubine Su stood up and said, "If you don't want to say it, I will ask His Majesty. I want to see who is so bold."
“Please calm down, Your Majesty!” Seeing that the Majesty was really planning to rush to Taiyang Palace, General Wang quickly said, “It’s not that I don’t want to reveal the person behind the scenes, but the matter has not been fully investigated yet, so I dare not speak rashly.”
"Then tell me who the person is now." Concubine Su sat back down, as if she was not the one who was angry just now: "I believe that even if I ask His Majesty today, His Majesty will still tell me. Don't you think so, Eunuch Liu?"
Eunuch Liu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, as long as you want to know, His Majesty will tell you. Even if His Majesty doesn't know, he will find out the truth and tell you."
Upon hearing this, General Wang immediately spoke up, "Your Majesty, we have now found that the mastermind behind this is the Zheng family, the maternal family of Concubine Ning."
"Zheng family?" Prince Chen sneered, "No wonder I always dislike them. It turns out they were the ones who made the mistake first."
Leader Wang: “…”
That's not the case. There aren't many people in the entire capital city that you like.
"Come on, summon Concubine Ning to see me." Concubine Su raised her hand to wave away General Wang: "You go down first, I will go to see His Majesty now."
"Your Majesty, don't you want to see Concubine Ning?" Xiangjuan hinted to Concubine Su with her eyes that Miss Ming was still here. Would it seem too harsh to punish Concubine Ning in front of the little girl?
"Du Qing, take Jiuzhu to your Zhangliu Palace courtyard for a walk." Concubine Su smiled gently and said, "I have something to see His Majesty."
When she wants to deal with someone, she never cares what others think of her.
But Jiuzhu is different. She is the one who will accompany her son throughout his life.
Prince Chen looked at Jiuzhu who was peeling fruit for a long time but only peeled one fruit: "Okay."
He pulled Jiuzhu out of Mingyue Palace and said, "Don't worry, my mother and I will not suffer any loss in the palace."
"But……"
"When all the adult princes and princesses are locked up in the palace, it will be the safest time." Prince Chen patted her forehead and said, "Don't worry, don't be afraid, I am here."
In the first few days after moving into the palace, several brothers got together to eat hot pot, not only to piss off Yun Yanze, but also because of their distrust of each other.
No one can be sure which meal will be eaten together, nor can they decide which pot of tea will be drunk together, so no one dares to tamper with the tea and food.
"Yes." Jiuzhu nodded gently, her eyes full of trust in King Chen: "I know that Your Highness has always been the most powerful."
Prince Chen snorted: "Of course."
Sun Caiyao came out of the yard and found that the palace servants of Zhangliu Palace were sweeping the floor and wiping the pillars. Even the weeds on the rockery rocks had been pulled out cleanly. Someone even broke off a few branches of red plum blossoms in full bloom and stuck them on leafless branches.
"What are they doing?" Sun Caiyao asked the palace maid beside her.
"Princess Princess, the palace maids are decorating the outer courtyard and the courtyard of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen." The palace maid saw someone bringing a beautiful shark gauze lantern and hanging it on the tree branch, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"There are still eight days until New Year's Eve. Are you decorating the yard so early?"
"Princess, it's not because of New Year's Eve." The maid whispered, "I heard that the county lord Ming was coming, and His Royal Highness Prince Chen specially arranged for someone to dress up."
Because Ming Jiuzhu is coming, the entire outer courtyard of Zhangliu Palace should be decorated with lights and decorations?
These palace maids in the harem actually obey the orders of Prince Chen so much?
Is Yun Duqing so bold, or is it because everyone in the harem knows that His Majesty loves him the most?
"Your Highness." Jiuzhu walked into the gate of Zhangliu Palace and saw the lights dancing in the wind: "What is that? It's so beautiful?"
"That's the mermaid lantern," said the King. "When it's lit at night, it looks as beautiful as a mermaid, so it got its name from that. Some people also say that the cloth used to make this lantern was woven by mermaids, so it got this name."
"Are there really mermaids in the world?" Jiuzhu was curious.
"No." Prince Chen flicked her forehead: "Don't dream."
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