Chapter 145 Isn’t a brothel a good place to hide people?
The next morning, after Xue Youli woke up, Banxia immediately came over to help her wash and change clothes.
"Master, why did you get up so early? Before the Emperor left, he specifically told us not to disturb your rest!"
Banxia put the basin of hot water on the shelf, then squeezed the towel until it was half dry and came over to wash Xue Youli's hands.
Xue Youli learned the whereabouts of the missing children from the Book of Heaven's Secrets. She couldn't wait any longer and wanted to tell Murong Che immediately.
She took the towel from Banxia and said, "I'll do it myself. You ask Ruyi to go to the kitchen and get some ginseng soup that the emperor likes to drink. I will send it to Zicheng Palace later."
Seeing that she was going to bring soup to the emperor, Banxia nodded hurriedly, "Okay! I will go and inform Ruyi right away!"
By the time Ruyi brought the ginseng soup back, Xue Youli had also finished washing up.
She asked Banxia to carry the food box and go to Zicheng Hall with her.
However, when she finished climbing the long stairs, she looked up and saw that someone was already standing at the door of the hall before her.
The other party was also holding a food box, and the maid beside him handed a heavy purse to Wang Defa, "Eunuch Wang, my queen is here to bring soup to the emperor. Please let him know."
Wang Defa pushed the purse back and said, "Empress Zhaoyi, the emperor specifically told me that no one is allowed to enter! Please go back first, and when the emperor is free, he will come to see you."
Yin Xuan'er originally didn't want to come, but during this autumn hunting trip, her father, Duke Shen, saw that Xue Youli was more favored than her, so he went to see her specially and talked to her for a long time.
Her father told her to fight for favor by any means necessary and never let the position of queen fall into the hands of others.
Under his pressure, Yin Xuan'er had no choice but to show her presence in front of Murong Che.
Who knew that she was stopped by Wang Defa before she even entered the door of Zicheng Hall.
After she heard what Wang Defa said, her face instantly turned cold, "You little dog slave, how dare you stand in my way?"
Wang Defa has been with Murong Che since he was a child and has always been able to read people's expressions.
Seeing Yin Xuan'er getting angry, he quickly bowed respectfully, "Empress Zhaoyi, I am just following your orders. Your Majesty has to deal with state affairs and entertain envoys from Nanzhao recently, so he is really overwhelmed..."
Before Wang Defa could finish his words, Yin Xuan'er said in a deep voice, "I know that Your Majesty is tired, so I personally cooked a nourishing soup for Your Majesty. This soup I worked hard to cook for several hours, and I must personally deliver it to Your Majesty!"
"Empress Zhaoyi, why don't you leave the soup here? When the emperor is done with his work, I will serve it to him."
Yin Xuan'er didn't have the patience to waste time talking to him. She frowned and said in a deep voice, "If this tonic soup gets cold, it won't taste good. Get out of here. I want to personally deliver the tonic soup to the emperor!"
As she said that, she pushed Wang Defa away and tried to force her way into Zicheng Palace.
However--
Just as she was about to break in, a man's cold questioning voice came from inside the hall, "Wang Defa, who is making a noise outside?"
"emperor……"
Before Wang Defa could finish his words, Yin Xuan'er responded, "Your Majesty, I know you are very busy with official duties, so I personally cooked some soup for you!"
Murong Che ignored her and scolded Wang Defa in a loud voice, "Wang Defa, didn't I tell you that unless it's an extremely urgent matter, no one is allowed to disturb me!"
Wang Defa glanced at Yin Xuan'er and said, "Your Majesty, I have told Yin Zhaoyi about this, but she insisted on giving you the tonic soup in person."
"I'm not thirsty, let her go."
Yin Xuan'er's face froze as she listened to the ruthless voice of the man in the hall, and she secretly clenched her hands in her sleeves.
She gritted her teeth and forced a smile into the palace, "Your Majesty, this tonic soup..."
"Take it back with you."
"……yes."
Yin Xuan'er had no choice but to shove the lunch box into Qing He's hand and said, "Let's go."
After she finished speaking, she flicked her sleeves and strode away.
Qinghe hurriedly chased after him with the food box.
Yin Xuan'er had not walked far when she ran into Xue Youli and his servant, who were also carrying food boxes.
She glanced at the food box in Banxia's hand and sneered, "Xue Fei, the emperor is busy with government affairs and does not allow anyone to disturb him. I advise you not to go there unless it is extremely urgent."
Xue Youli bowed to her and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Empress Zhaoyi. But now that I'm here, I'll let Eunuch Wang pass on the message."
Qing He watched her lead Ban Xia to the Zicheng Palace, turned her head to glance at Yin Xuan'er's expression, and snorted, "Master, since Concubine Xue doesn't know what's good for her, let her get away with it!"
Yin Xuan'er stood in front of the steps and was not in a hurry to leave. She seemed to be waiting to see Xue Youli's joke.
As soon as Xue Youli reached the entrance of the main hall, Wang Defa took the initiative to greet her, "Good luck to Concubine Xue."
Xue Youli explained her purpose to Wang Defa, "I heard that the emperor was busy with government affairs and didn't rest all morning. I came here specially to bring ginseng soup to the emperor."
She thought of what Yin Xuan'er had said just now, and added, "Besides that, I have something else to tell the emperor, and it's extremely urgent!"
Wang De smiled and replied, "Please wait a moment. I will go in and report."
"Okay, I'm here, Eunuch Lao."
Inside the main hall, Murong Che was sitting at the desk, reviewing memorials to the emperor.
Hearing the sound of the palace door opening, his eyebrows knitted slightly, and the wolf-hair brush in his hand paused slightly, "What happened? Yin Zhaoyi hasn't left yet?"
"Your Majesty, Yin Zhaoyi has gone back. Concubine Xue is here. She said she has something very important to tell you."
Murong Che put down the brush in his hand and said calmly, "Let her in."
"yes."
Wang Defa immediately walked to the door of the main hall and let Xue Youli enter the hall alone.
Not far away, Yin Xuan'er was waiting to see Xue Youli get into trouble, but she didn't expect Wang Defa to let Xue Youli go.
She was immediately furious, her shoulders shaking with anger. "Wang Defa kept saying that the emperor was busy and kept preventing me from entering the palace, but now he lets Xue Youli in! He is so bold that he dared to lie to me and say that the emperor doesn't see anyone!"
Qing He was so angry that she stamped her feet, "This little dog is going too far!"
Yin Xuan'er narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I will remember today's humiliation. One day, I will make him pay the price!"
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In the hall, Xue Youli walked up to Murong Che carrying ginseng soup and bowed, "Your Majesty has been working very hard recently, so I specially made ginseng soup for you."
Murong Che glanced at the food box in her hand and raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure you made this soup yourself?"
He still remembered clearly the pigeon soup she had claimed to have cooked herself. If it was really the soup she cooked herself, he would not drink it.
"Not... Are you sure? It was cooked by the chef in the kitchen, and I brought it here personally."
Murong Che smiled noncommittally, then changed the subject and said directly, "I am indeed very busy today. If you have nothing else to do, I will come to see you tonight."
"Something happened! Your Majesty, after I talked to you yesterday, I couldn't sleep all night. I thought about it all night and finally figured out where those missing children might be hidden!"
A sleepless night?
Then he called her several times last night but failed to wake her up?
Murong Che did not expose her, but followed her words and said, "What a coincidence, I also did not sleep all night, and I also thought of the hiding place of the missing child."
Xue Youli was slightly startled. She didn't expect that he was so concerned about this case. "Your Majesty, where do you think the missing child is hidden?"
Murong Che looked at her and analyzed seriously, "Previously, the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple used the inns, wine houses, tea houses and noodle shops in the capital as money houses. They searched all possible places. The only place they didn't search was Fireworks Street. Aren't the brothels on that street a good place to hide people?"