Chapter 244 Lin Xiaoyue Enters the Palace Again
If Lin Xiaoyue didn't have the space to carry her, she wouldn't know where to land. There were so many fleeing rats that she was afraid of stepping on them!
After passing the first and second courtyards, Lin Xiaoyue finally arrived at the third courtyard. If the owner and boss of the Fengshou Grain Shop were not here, she would have suspected that these two people were driven away by rats?
However, Lin Xiaoyue still saw the shopkeeper and the boss in the Buddhist temple.
I saw Shopkeeper Jin kneeling on the ground, allowing the boss to whip him. During this time, a rat even crawled onto Shopkeeper Jin's body, but Shopkeeper Jin did not waver at all.
Finally, the boss got tired of beating them, threw away the whip and said, "This grain is very important, more important than our store! Go check right now. If any store suddenly receives a large amount of goods, or if any store suddenly sells off their goods, they are all suspects! Also, go to the city gate and see what they eat every day! I don't believe they can eat white rice and steamed buns every day!"
Shopkeeper Jin immediately responded, "Yes, I'll go right away!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt something was wrong. Why was food more important than shops? Although many refugees had fled, Yangming Town was not suffering from famine. Ordinary families also had food stored!
Why did the owner of Fengshou Grain Store say this?
So, Lin Xiaoyue gave up the idea of following Manager Jin. She decided to stay and see what this boss was up to.
The owner of the Fengshou Grain Shop didn't know that someone was following him. He returned to his study and started writing a letter. After finishing the letter, he whistled.
A man in black suddenly appeared in the study. The boss handed the sealed letter to the man in black, and the man in black left with the letter.
During this period, Lin Xiaoyue had already seen the contents of the letter clearly. The letter was written to Emperor Liang. It roughly stated that the grain stored by Fengshou Grain Store for Emperor Liang was stolen, and Fengshou Grain Store might no longer be safe. The letter also mentioned that a large number of refugees had poured into Yangming Town. Now Yangming Town was short of food, and Emperor Liang could take advantage of this time to take action and eliminate Liang Jingyao.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't want the man in black to deliver the letter to Emperor Liang, so she chased him all the way out of Yangming Town.
You won’t know until you chase it, and you’ll be shocked when you do!
It turned out that there was a secret passage from Yangming Town to the capital, which was directly connected to the territory of Jianghu Ling in the capital. The man in black arrived at the gate of Jianghu Ling's mansion, and then circled back and forth before entering the streets of the capital.
So, Lin Xiaoyue also went to Beijing in this way!
The man in black did not enter the palace via the normal route, but instead flew over the eaves and walls and shuttled through the streets and alleys. However, the space could carry Lin Xiaoyue to run, but it could not carry Lin Xiaoyue to fly!
So just when Lin Xiaoyue was about to lose the man in black, she cleverly pulled out the wooden hairpin and shot a poison needle directly at the man in black. The man in black felt the unusual sound and wanted to dodge, but was still hit by a poison needle.
The man in black was originally avoiding the crowd, so he fell from the roof and landed in an alley with few people. Lin Xiaoyue directly took the letter from the man in black and left.
However, she did not return to Yangming Town immediately.
I finally came to the capital, and I had to go to the palace to get some food back, otherwise my trip would have been in vain!
In the palace, Emperor Liang has been very fond of Queen Pearl recently, and she stays in Jinxiu Palace almost every night. Queen Pearl has suddenly become the object of the most envy and jealousy in the harem. The concubines in other palaces originally looked down on Queen Pearl who came from a small country, but now they are also trying their best to run to Jinxiu Palace, hoping to get some glory and show their faces more in front of Emperor Liang.
So when Lin Xiaoyue used the space to become invisible and entered the palace, it was just when the concubines of the palace went to pay their respects to Queen Pearl. Seeing so many women dressed in fancy clothes going to the Jinxiu Palace, Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but think of the princess of Yumu Kingdom that Emperor Liang had just married. She wondered what this princess looked like. So, curiously, she followed.
As soon as she entered Jinxiu Palace, Lin Xiaoyue saw a beautiful woman with red lips, white teeth, and bright eyes sitting in the main hall. Could this be the princess of Yumu Kingdom? The princess looked quite old. Although her pretty face lacked the dignity and majesty of a queen, she also did not have the childishness of a young girl. Her eyes, in particular, showed sophistication and shrewdness, and a little bit of fatigue.
Lin Xiaoyue found it interesting. Seeing that it was a bit early, she found a corner in the main hall to lean against. There were so many concubines coming to pay their respects that all the available seats were occupied.
After everyone was seated, Queen Pearl said, "Sisters, you are all elders in the palace, so there is no need to come here every day to pay your respects. If you have nothing to do, please go back and rest."
People started to whisper in the hall, and everyone looked at each other. In fact, the purpose of everyone sitting here coming to Jinxiu Palace was to see the emperor. Now that they can't even see the shadow of the emperor, who would be willing to stay?
Just as some people were eager to leave, a concubine covered her mouth and laughed, "Empress, I heard that when you married into the palace, it took a whole day to carry your dowry. Why don't you show it to the sisters? Let everyone take a look?"
Queen Pearl's face looked unnatural for a moment. The dowry the king gave her was indeed not small, but not as much as this woman said. Was this woman trying to stir up trouble?
"What's your name? Which palace are you from?" Queen Pearl was not in a hurry to answer. She wanted to find out who this woman was first.
The concubine stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am the Left Prime Minister's niece, Imperial Concubine Yu. The Emperor and I grew up together as childhood sweethearts!"
Before entering the palace, Queen Pearl had some understanding of the people around Emperor Liang, such as the Left Prime Minister. He was Emperor Liang's uncle, held great power in the court, and was deeply trusted by Emperor Liang. However, he was beheaded by Liang Jingyao not long ago, so the power of the Left Prime Minister's faction was instantly disintegrated by other forces.
Humph, a concubine without any family power to rely on, even if she and the emperor were childhood sweethearts, so what? If the emperor really liked her, why didn't he make her the empress? She really doesn't know her own weight, yet she speaks so arrogantly here. I wonder who gave her the courage!
Queen Pearl refused without hesitation, "Oh, I see. But my trousseau is not ready yet, so it is not convenient for you to see it for the time being."
Concubine Yu refused to give up and insisted, "Isn't that perfect? While the sisters are here, we can help Her Majesty organize the storehouse. Could it be that Her Majesty is worried about us?"
Queen Pearl's expression suddenly turned icy cold. She clutched her stomach and cried, "Ouch! My stomach hurts! Slap my mother-in-law! Call the imperial physician! Sisters, please step aside. We'll talk tomorrow."
Imperial Concubine Yu was unwilling to leave. She stepped forward, grasped Queen Pearl's wrist, and said, "Your Majesty, Yu'er has learned some medical skills. Why don't you let Yu'er take a look at you?"
Queen Pearl shoved Concubine Yu away and said in a deep voice, "How dare you! Come, drag Concubine Yu out and give her fifty lashes!"
Just as Concubine Yu was being dragged out by the guards, Emperor Liang suddenly appeared in the main hall, "Stop!"
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