As soon as Xia Miaoyuan heard the word "secret", he immediately became interested.
[Really? Is that the one you mentioned a while ago?]
[The Queen Mother's Secret? I want to see it!]
[What about meeting a mysterious person? Maybe he's from the Crown Prince of Liang's side.]
While the Fifth Prince was wondering what was going on with the Crown Prince of Liang, he opened the wicker bookcase and put Xia Miaoyuan inside.
"Sister, please don't make any noise. Be good and let your fifth brother take you out." After saying that, the fifth prince closed the lid of the box.
Xia Miaoyuan sat in the bookcase, looking at the fifth prince with her big eyes blinking, and nodded seriously.
The fifth prince carried the book box on his back, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and slipped to a dilapidated corner in the backyard.
He struggled to pull away the weeds in the corner of the wall, and an old dog hole appeared before his eyes.
"Hold on tight, sister."
As the fifth prince spoke, he lay down and slowly crawled out of the dog hole.
Xia Miaoyuan felt dizzy and suddenly fell into the bookcase. She hurriedly stretched out her two little hands from the bookcase and held tightly to the edge of the box.
Thank God, it only lasted for a short while before the Fifth Prince stood up and she was able to sit properly again.
The fifth prince trotted all the way to Shoukang Palace.
The palace maids in Shoukang Palace looked at the Fifth Prince in surprise.
"Where has the Fifth Prince been playing pranks? Why is he covered in dirt and has grass on his head?"
The palace maid Mei'er grabbed the fifth prince and said.
Mei'er was a maid in Shoukang Palace and was very familiar with the Fifth Prince.
"Hehe..." The fifth prince looked down at himself, seeing how dirty he was. He scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Fifth Prince, please come with me to change your clothes first. It will be disrespectful to meet the Empress Dowager like this." Mei'er said, pulling the Fifth Prince's sleeve and walking towards the back hall of Shoukang Palace.
"Okay, okay..." The fifth prince agreed obediently.
Mei'er took the fifth prince to a side room, found him a set of clean clothes, and brought him a basin of water for washing his face.
"Mei'er, I can change by myself. Go get me some tea and snacks. I'm a little hungry." The fifth prince slowly put down the book box and instructed Mei'er.
Mei'er turned her head and smiled secretly. She thought the Fifth Prince was shy and deliberately sent her away. She agreed and left.
The fifth prince quickly changed into clean clothes, picked up his bookcase, opened the door a crack, and looked out.
Seeing that there was no one outside, he ran out quickly.
He tiptoed through a small door and slipped into the bedroom where the Empress Dowager lived.
As it was getting dark, there were only a few palace servants busy walking around in Shoukang Palace.
[Hasn't it arrived yet? Hasn't it arrived yet? Where should we go to see it?]
Xia Miaoyuan had been in the book box for a long time and couldn't help feeling a little irritated.
The fifth prince reached out and patted Shuxiang gently a few times, then lowered his voice and said, "Sister, hold on a little longer."
"Fifth Prince, are you looking for the Empress Dowager?" Suddenly a gentle female voice came, startling the Fifth Prince.
I saw the palace maid Jin'er holding an empty tray and walking out of the hall.
"The Empress Dowager is not here. She is bathing. After bathing, it is time to go to bed. If the Fifth Prince has no urgent matters, he can come back tomorrow."
The Fifth Prince was momentarily flustered. He stammered, "I...I...I just wanted to come to Shoukang Palace to pick some crabapple blossoms. The master in the main hall asked us to make dried flower bookmarks."
"I just finished picking flowers and I'm a little thirsty. I want to come to the temple to find some tea to drink."
The fifth prince deliberately put on his usual mischievous expression.
"Then Your Highness, please wait here for a moment. I will make tea for you." Jin'er said, bowed and walked out.
Seeing that there was no one in the bedroom, the Fifth Prince quickly walked to a large carved wardrobe, opened it, took the bookcase off his body, put it inside, and then stepped in.
Then he gently closed the wardrobe door from the inside.
It was dark in the wardrobe, and the bright candlelight in the bedroom was faintly shining through the gaps in the carvings.
With the help of the dim light, the fifth prince opened the lid of the bookcase, and Xia Miaoyuan's round little head popped out.
ćIām dying of suffocation! ć
Xia Miaoyuan stretched his arms, turned his head and moved around.
The Fifth Prince immediately made a silencing gesture to her, "Sister, don't make any noise or move. Just wait here obediently."
Xia Miaoyuan nodded sensibly, sat down obediently, and looked out through the carved gaps on the wardrobe.
Jin'er walked in with a cup of tea: "Fifth Prince, Fifth Prince?"
She called out to the Fifth Prince with a puzzled look on her face, but there was no one in the bedroom.
At this time, Mei'er also walked in: "Sister Jin'er, have you seen the Fifth Prince? He just said he was thirsty and hungry and asked me to get him something to eat and drink, but I can't find him anymore."
Jin'er handed the teacup in her hand to Mei'er and pouted at the cup, "Look, I'm the same as you."
"Just now I saw him enter the bedroom and asked him what he wanted. He said he came to Shoukang Palace to pick some crabapples, which would be useful. He also said he was thirsty and wanted some tea."
"I brought the tea and he disappeared again."
Mei'er's eyebrows twitched, and she suddenly realized, "I see. He must have been impatient for us to serve tea, so he ran back to Fuyang Palace. We don't need to worry about him. The sooner he leaves, the better."
As the two palace maids were talking, several eunuchs and palace maids came in one after another, bringing fruits, snacks and flowers into the bedroom, as if they were arranging something.
[From the looks of it, it seems like he really wants to meet someone.]
Xia Miaoyuan's big eyes were fixed on the fruits and snacks, and his saliva flowed involuntarily.
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