Chapter 130 The Queen Mother went to Jingyang Palace
Cheng Jin closed her eyes tightly and ignored Chu Chengye's little movements.
After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Jin lifted the curtain and saw that the carriage had reached the outside of the palace.
After a while, the carriage stopped. Chu Chengye looked at Cheng Jin silently. Seeing that she had no intention of talking to him, he hesitated to say something but did not speak, and got off the carriage first.
After getting off the carriage, Chu Chengye stood in front of the carriage and stretched out his hand to Cheng Jin who was also about to get off.
Cheng Jin glanced at him, ignored Chu Chengye, and slowly walked down from the side.
Chu Chengye's hand stretched in the air was a little awkward.
He looked at his hand, closed his palm, and put it behind his back.
When the carriage stopped, a figure suddenly emerged from the shadows.
Cheng Jin took a closer look. Wasn't it Cui Zhu?
Cheng Jin hurried forward. Cui Zhu saluted Chu Chengye in a panic and said,
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother went to Jingyang Palace."
Cheng Jin was startled and glanced at Chu Chengye subconsciously. Chu Chengye nodded and told Cui Zhu to go and talk.
"It was probably in the afternoon after the queen left, and the queen mother sent someone to invite the queen. I told the queen mother that the queen was in Jingyang Palace according to the queen's instructions."
"I thought that was the end, but one stick of incense ago, Eunuch Wei suddenly came to tell me that the queen mother went to Jingyang Palace and asked me to wait for the emperor and the queen here, and said that I should return to Jingyang Palace immediately after seeing the emperor and the queen."
However, Cheng Jin had been in Jingyang Palace for half a day, and Xu Jilin knew about it immediately, which meant that her Chunhe Palace had been under Xu Jilin's surveillance for a long time.
Chu Chengye nodded after hearing Cuizhu's words and headed towards Jingyang Palace.
Cheng Jin followed Chu Chengye closely.
The road that Chu Chengye led was secretly built after he ascended the throne. This road leads directly from the outside of the palace to Jingyang Palace.
After a while, Chu Chengye arrived at the back door of Jingyang Palace.
Cheng Jin heard the voices of Wei An and Xu Jilin.
"Empress Dowager, the emperor is in the room with Rong Guifei at the moment. He specifically ordered not to disturb them. I dare not disobey the emperor's wishes."
Xu Jilin paused and said to Wei An, "I know that I have a plate of fruits in my palace. They look quite fresh. I thought Rong Guifei likes to eat them, so I sent them to her. You go and tell the emperor that I am here." Wei An was
so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks. Now who would he ask if he went in? There was no one in the room. Even if he went in, how could he tell Xu Jilin.
Xu Jilin smiled and nodded, "I'm here, I'm sure the emperor won't blame you. If the emperor asks, just say I forced you."
Xu Jilin had already said this, if he didn't go, it would be disobeying the empress dowager and it would be a guilty conscience. Wei An then lowered his head and responded, and walked towards the house with his head held high.
Wei An's two hands in his sleeves were clenched tightly together, and he walked step by step with difficulty.
Cheng Jin heard it clearly in the house.
If Xu Jilin knew that Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin were not in the palace, it was estimated that the palace would not be able to keep it secret.
The officials in the court would definitely seize this opportunity to impeach Cheng Jin. The emperor and others would not dare to blame them, so he would start with Cheng Jin.
Regardless of whether she left the palace or something else, the blame would be put on Cheng Jin, no matter how big or small. This seemed like they wanted to directly bring Cheng Jin down.
Xu Jilin had a gentle expression on her face, but her eyes were fixed on the dark room.
Xu Jilin had doubts since she sent someone to Cheng Jin's palace to inquire in the afternoon. Now that she has really come to see, this matter is almost certain.
Cheng Jin and Chu Chengye must not be in the palace.
Not to mention that there was no one outside the palace, only Wei An was guarding it. If Cheng Jin and Chu Chengye were in the palace, how could there be no sound at all?
Xu Jilin stared at Wei An's back, waiting for him to come out before going in to see with her own eyes that Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin were not in the palace.
Wei An walked into the house with great difficulty. Calculating the time, it was not time for Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin to come back.
His heart had already cooled down. He walked into the house without looking up, kneeling on the ground in a pretentious manner.
"Your Majesty, Ma..."
Chu Chengye's angry voice suddenly came from the bed: "Get out, what did I tell you? You are not allowed to come in and disturb me."
"Don't you want your dog life?"
Chu Chengye's voice was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough for Xu Jilin outside to hear.
Xu Jilin did hear it, and with a puzzled look on her face, she took a few steps forward.
It was indeed Chu Chengye's voice.
Xu Jilin still seemed a little unbelievable, but she heard Cheng Jin's slightly shy voice again.
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that no one should disturb us?"
"I am so scared."
Behind the curtain, Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin were sitting in the middle of the bed, and Cheng Jin was acting expressionlessly.
Chu Chengye pretended to hold Cheng Jin in his arms, and patted her back comfortingly, "Okay, okay, I will definitely punish him."
After Chu Chengye finished talking to Cheng Jin, he shouted to Wei An who was not far away:
"Go and get twenty strokes of the cane yourself, and then fine you one year's salary. Get out before I get angry!"
Wei An immediately knelt on the ground to thank him. Although he didn't know when Chu Chengye would come back, he felt relieved when he heard Chu Chengye's voice.
Chu Chengye said this to him just for Xu Jilin who was outside the door to see.
Wei An thought of Xu Jilin again, and spoke again hesitantly. But
Xu Jilin had already come in.
She didn't quite believe that Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin had been doing this kind of thing all day in Jingyang Palace.
Who was Wei An to Chu Chengye, and why did Chu Chengye suddenly punish Wei An like this?
It was just a show for her.
She would have to see it for herself to know whether it was true or not.
Xu Jilin said, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. I let him in."
Xu Jilin came in under the pretext of pleading for Wei An, but her eyes were looking at the two figures behind the curtain.
Chu Chengye pretended to be incredulous and leaned out from behind the curtain.
"Mother? Why are you here?"
Chu Chengye got off the bed, his face full of surprise.
He was only wearing an undershirt, as if it had been ripped open by someone. Chu Chengye's collar was wide open, and there was an eye-catching red mark on his neck. He really looked like he had just done something.
When Chu Chengye lifted the curtain, Xu Jilin saw Cheng Jin inside. Her shoulders were half exposed, and she hurriedly pulled her clothes up when she heard Xu Jilin's voice.
After seeing all this, Xu Jilin's breathing gradually became heavier.
She had been thinking all day about how to impeach Cheng Jin for leaving the palace with Chu Chengye, but she had planned everything, but ended up like this.
Chu Chengye walked up to Xu Jilin and was unusually embarrassed, and bowed to her.
"I didn't know it was the queen mother who came. I'm sorry to have kept her waiting for a long time."
Xu Jilin's expression was not good because she didn't see what she wanted to see. She pointed at Chu Chengye and then at Cheng Jin on the bed, and was so angry that she couldn't speak.