Situ Yao said, "It's just an ordinary bracelet. Go back and behave yourself. Something big will happen soon. Don't run around anymore."
What else is going to happen?
Especially now that the Fifth Princess is in the temple on the mountain and hasn't come back yet, Concubine Bai and the Third Princess shouldn't have many roles during this period.
Just as Su Mengyan was trying to recall the recent events, Situ Yao suddenly said, "After a while, you can go to the mountain to accompany the Fifth Princess on my behalf."
"Your Highness?" Su Mengyan was ecstatic.
In the original novel, although the fifth princess is sometimes a little willful, she is still a very good person.
If he could leave Situ Yao and go to the Fifth Princess, he would definitely live a much more comfortable life than he does now.
Although she was ecstatic in her heart, Su Mengyan pretended to be reluctant on the surface: "Is there something wrong with my service? Why did His Highness send me away? I..."
She even choked up a bit when she spoke, which was very pitiful.
Situ Yao looked at her and didn't say anything for a long time.
Su Mengyan was still tearfully pretending to be pitiful. She looked at Situ Yao with tears in her eyes: "I have been following you, Your Highness. I have been everywhere and seen everything. I really can't bear to leave you..."
Situ Yao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that her feelings for him were so deep.
Originally, sending Su Mengyan away was the most gentle solution Situ Yao could think of.
There are not many people taking care of the Fifth Princess. If Su Mengyan is sent away and another "favored" concubine is trained by her side, everyone's attention will naturally shift away from Su Mengyan.
The woman on the bed this morning was actually a guard from Situ Yao's palace in disguise.
But Situ Yao had thought of everything else, but he didn't expect that Su Mengyan would be reluctant to leave him.
She was crying and sobbing, looking ridiculous and childish. Situ Yao couldn't help but snort coldly.
"But..." Su Mengyan felt that she had laid the groundwork for the situation. Glancing at Situ Yao's expression, which seemed quite good, she boldly continued, "But since it is His Highness's order, I will definitely..."
Situ Yao frowned, looking extremely displeased. He snorted coldly and looked Su Mengyan up and down before saying with disgust, "You're just a concubine. Are you really relying on my favor to lose your identity?"
Su Mengyan immediately covered her mouth and swallowed back all the words she was about to say.
Situ Yao chuckled again, seeming to be in a very good mood. "However, I didn't expect you to be so reluctant to leave me. In that case, forget it. I will send someone to the Fifth Princess, and you can stay in the East Palace and serve her."
Why is she so rude?
She had to show her loyalty and presence in front of Situ Yao, but now, her presence was enough and she couldn't leave! She didn't know how many times she slapped herself in her heart, but she could only pretend to be happy on the surface and said thankfully, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Su Mengyan's breakdown was manifested in her behavior. Recently, she was particularly rough when grinding ink for Situ Yao and didn't feel any pity at all.
Situ Yao didn't say anything, but the eunuch beside him was very distressed. He looked at Su Mengyan several times, thinking about whether to stop her. But seeing that Situ Yao didn't react, he could only sigh and hold back his breath.
"Su chooses the attendant."
Situ Yao suddenly spoke up, without even looking up, "If you keep going on, it's your hands that will get rubbed."
Su Mengyan was stunned for a moment, then noticed that the ink in her hand was almost gone. She coughed awkwardly, loosened her hand, and began to ramble, "It's all because of your heavenly handwriting that I got distracted. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Now Su Mengyan can say this level of flattery without changing her expression.
Situ Yao snorted lightly, not buying her tricks. After a while, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Remember, don't leave the East Palace in the next few days. No matter who summons you, just say that I won't let you go out."
This is a bit subtle.
Su Mengyan had a hunch that something big was about to happen, but she didn't think much about the deeper meaning of Situ Yao's words. She just nodded obediently and said, "Yes, Your Highness, don't worry. I will definitely not leave this East Palace for even a moment."
The more you know, the faster you die.
Nothing caused her to lose her life, but there were many things that made Concubine Bai uneasy.
Ever since she got the bracelet from Situ Yao, Concubine Bai has been feeling her heart beating violently for some reason, as if something bad was about to happen.
Soon, the premonition came true.
Originally, the emperor had clearly suppressed the matter of the former crown prince, and no ministers in the court dared to bring it up again, but recently the public has been stirring up interest in it again.
Rumors even reached the palace.
"Rumors are circulating that the late Crown Prince's death was suspicious, and many claim to have heard him repeatedly claiming his death was unjust. Some even say... that the perpetrators were someone within the palace, someone who aspired to ascend the throne. Furthermore, because of this... the Crown Prince encountered danger during his visit to the Imperial Mausoleum."
The little palace maid was trembling with fear as she was afraid that if she said something wrong, her life would be in vain.
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