Outside the Changsheng Palace, Wei Shuyi hesitated for a long time and decided to give it a try.
Who was the person Xie Yanci asked her to bring back?
It would be great if we could do it easily with the help of King Lian.
"Miss Min?" Xiao Zhuozi, holding a pile of clothes in his hands, called out to her as he passed by. "Are you here to see the Emperor?"
"Yes, I didn't see your master at the door. Is the emperor not back yet?"
"Well! On weekdays, if the ladies don't come to see me, the master is always waiting inside!" At last, Xiao Zhuozi blinked, "Do you need me to inform you?"
Wei Shuyi habitually touched his waist: Oh no! I left in a hurry and didn't let Jing An and the others follow me, and I didn't even bring the small change for rewards!
"Master Min, no need! I'm just a handyman, how can I deserve the treatment of a master? Just remember me from now on!"
After Xiao Zhuozi finished speaking, he entered the Hall of Longevity.
After a while, Eunuch Yang came out with a smile and said, "My Lady Min, the Emperor wants you to come in!"
Wei Shuyi passed by them and could still hear that shrill voice from afar—
"You little bastard! Don't break the rules and spread rumors anymore! Do you hear me?!"
"Yes, yes, Master, I know I was wrong!"
She silently remembered Xiao Zhuozi's kindness, walked around the screen and came before the emperor.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May your Highness live long and happily."
"But have you thought it through?"
"I want to know who the emperor has indicated," she answered carefully. "If my ability is limited and I can't find the person, but I rashly agree to it in advance, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Xie Yanci put down the memorial and shook his head helplessly: "You are always so sharp-tongued. I ask one question and you can answer ten questions. Do you not trust me and are worried that I will set a trap for you?"
She knelt down hurriedly: "I dare not!"
"It's better to be cautious in this palace."
He lifted his shirt and walked towards her.
As usual, he extended his right hand to let her use it to stand up.
Wei Shuyi lowered his eyes and said nothing nervously.
He chuckled with satisfaction: "I rarely see you like this, you are quite cute and naive."
"emperor?"
"Bring your sick friend to the palace. This is my request."
It's not difficult. But it's also difficult.
Because that person was most likely a descendant of a criminal, she couldn't bring him into the palace. She temporarily found a so-called "close friend" to replace him, but she was afraid that he would be taken away for questioning and exposed.
Xie Yanci noticed her embarrassment: "Why? Don't want to?"
"I dare not, but... that girl is seriously ill and may not recover for a while. I cannot stay in the palace for a long time, and if I rashly bring her to the palace, if she spreads her illness to other nobles, it will be my fault!"
"Yeah, that's true."
The emperor nodded seriously, as if agreeing with her idea.
Then he smiled and said, "The last thing Yonghua Palace lacks is palaces. I will let her live alone somewhere else and send the imperial physician to treat her. That way... no one will find fault with Yao'er."
She still couldn't get used to the new name bestowed by the emperor. Every time she heard it, she thought he was calling someone else.
Since he had made the decision, she had no choice but to accept it and express her gratitude.
"Yang Mingrui." "The servant is here!"
"Arrange a carriage to take Consort Min to Prince Lian's palace. Remember, it must be a fast horse!"
So, after a brief bumpy ride, Wei Shuyi arrived at the palace smoothly.
The one who came to greet her was the housekeeper: "Min Xuanshi, please wait a moment! The prince is out meeting guests today and will be back later."
"good."
She returned to the small courtyard where she had lived before. The furnishings in the house were the same as before, unchanged. There was no dust on it, indicating that someone came to clean it regularly.
"Min Xuanshi, please wait here. If you have any instructions, you can call the servants outside."
"clear."
The housekeeper closed the door and left.
Wei Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief and prayed secretly that the person who was really sick was not his brother, so that he could hide it from the suspicious emperor.
However, things always go against one's wishes.
Xie Yanqing got the news and quickly returned to the palace.
"You are only a low-ranking concubine now. How did you persuade the emperor to allow you to leave the palace?"
"Your Highness, it was you who sent someone to tell me that the child was ill. In that case, I must find a way to return. Whether I am at the end of the line or not is not a big deal."
He clapped his hands and smiled: "Good, good! With such ambition, you are worthy of being the one chosen by the king!"
"So, is this true or false? Is he okay?"
"Follow me to the study, and you will know for sure."
Wei Shuyi knew there was a secret passage there, so he quickly followed him out.
She was really afraid that when she opened the door, she would see her brother who was beyond help! There were not many relatives left in the Wei family, and she had to protect them!
Xie Yanqing stopped outside the door, turned sideways and motioned her to come forward: "Go ahead."
"good."
Wei Shuyi was the first to push the door open and walk in. Lying on the couch was a maid with her hair tied up in two buns!
Her lips were pale, and there were bruises under her eyes. She curled up in the quilt and shivered. Beads of sweat were oozing from her forehead, and she looked extremely painful!
"The prince asked me to come back because...she is sick?"
"The messenger wasn't clever, and didn't explain clearly—" Xie Yanqing leaned back in his chair, teasing her deliberately. "I thought that when you were recuperating in the palace, she was by your side, and she had some affection for you. Now that she's sick, she should have let you know. I didn't expect Consort Min to be so loyal and righteous that she even came back specially!"
After hearing this praise, Wei Shuyi felt mixed emotions.
I don't know if he was deliberately playing a prank on her or if there was another reason. Even if I take a step back, Feng Mian is safe, which is a good thing.
She simply sat down and reached out to touch the maid's cheek: "It's so hot! What's wrong? Has the prince asked a doctor to see it?"
"This girl is afraid of bitter medicine and doesn't want the doctor to come."
"That won't do!" Wei Shuyi wiped the maid's sweat with a handkerchief, worried. "When I was a child, I saw someone die from a persistent high fever. If Your Highness cares about human life, then..."
Xie Yanqing suddenly grabbed her hand, looked up at the roof, and made a gesture to keep quiet.
Several dark figures suddenly leaped up from all sides, and she could clearly hear the sound of their swords striking. After a while, the movement gradually subsided, and the tense atmosphere in the room finally eased.
"Is someone watching the prince?"
"Heh... not necessarily! I stayed at home obediently and didn't provoke anyone! But as soon as you arrived, the tail appeared. Tell me, who is this person staring at?"
Wei Shuyi’s first reaction was the unpredictable emperor.
He let her go back home, could this be his intention?
Xie Yanqing activated the mechanism again and pulled her wrist into the secret passage—
"Look carefully, this is the person I really want you to meet!"
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