Chapter 94 Something Happened
Northwest Palace
Qingyi was in a very happy mood. Although he had been busy all night, he had gained something. He thought that once Qingfeng came back from Xihua Prefecture and solved the jade theft case, he and Xiaoye would be able to leave the capital.
He hoped Xiaoye would take him to Xibei Wangcheng. Although he had no affection for the King of the Northwest, Xiaoye had said more than once that he loved Wangcheng the most. Because of Xiaoye's fondness for it, Qingyi was determined to visit Wangcheng. Furthermore, he had a sneaky idea: he wanted to sleep on Xiaoye's bed. The mere thought of it was intriguing.
"Mr. Qingyi, you are finally back!" Manager Lin greeted him warmly as he saw Qingyi.
"Uncle Lin, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm fine," Qing Yi said with a smile. He was an expert at interacting with people, always smiling before speaking, making people feel incredibly friendly. Of course, this presupposed that the other person wasn't someone he intuitively disliked.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back! The young prince hasn't returned home yet." Uncle Lin said.
"He went to the palace and will be back soon. Uncle Lin, could you please ask someone to prepare some food? I haven't had anything proper to eat since yesterday noon!" Qing Yi said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, Master Qingyi, please wait a moment. I will arrange it right away." Uncle Lin responded quickly.
"Don't be too anxious. Let's cook it first. We'll eat together when the little prince comes back." Qing Yi planned to go back to his room to catch up on his sleep and wait for Xiao Ye to come back so that they could have a lively meal together.
"Oh, the young prince might have already eaten in the palace. You'd better eat something first, don't go hungry. You are young now, and you don't think it's a big deal, but when you get older, all kinds of problems will come to you." As Chief Steward Lin gets older, his nagging habit becomes more and more obvious.
Qing Yi couldn't help but laugh after hearing this and said, "It won't take a while. But Chen Xiang, you can give me some to satisfy my craving first."
"The young prince has already instructed that the agarwood wine be kept for you to drink slowly. However, you can only drink one jar per day."
"He just likes to worry about things that don't work. This hero can drink a lot!" Qing Yi curled his lips. He actually limited the amount of alcohol he drank. Xiao Ye was really something.
"Master Qingyi, please return to your room and rest. I'll have someone bring you some wine," Chief Steward Lin said politely. The young prince was particularly attentive to this young man, and he had to be served with impeccable care. However, this free-spirited young man wasn't at all unpleasant, but rather possessed a rare purity.
Not long after Qing Yi returned to his room, Manager Lin sent over a jar of agarwood wine and a few plates of exquisite snacks. The person who delivered the gifts also specifically reminded Qing Yi to eat some snacks first, as drinking on an empty stomach was not good for the body.
Qing Yi drank some wine, and gradually fell into a daze. But suddenly, there was a burst of rapid banging on the door, "bang bang bang", as if it was going to break the door. Qing Yi was so scared that his whole body shuddered and he suddenly woke up from his sleep.
"Master Qingyi, open the door quickly, open the door quickly!" An urgent cry with a soft, crying tone came from outside the door.
"What's wrong?" Qing Yi was originally immersed in sleep. Hearing the shout, he jumped up from the bed and quickly opened the door in two steps.
Qingqing's face was full of anxiety, her eyes were red, and there were traces of tears on her face that she hadn't wiped away yet.
"What happened?" Qing Yi was shocked, his heart suddenly sank, and his face changed instantly.
"No... I didn't explain it clearly... I just said... the emperor summoned you to the palace immediately..." Before Qingqing could finish her words, Qingyi had already taken a step and walked out of the room like a gust of wind. A strong ominous premonition surged in his heart.
When I arrived at the front hall, the young eunuchs in the palace were pacing anxiously.
Qing Yi was extremely anxious. Without the eunuch leading him, he couldn't enter the palace at all. But the eunuch's pace was too slow. He didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the eunuch and, using his Qinggong skills, rushed towards the palace.
The wind whistled past his ears, making his clothes rustle, but Qing Yi was completely oblivious. He had only one thought in his mind: he had to get to the palace as soon as possible, because Xiao Ye was in trouble.
The imperial study in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Mei is here." Eunuch Chang bowed and reported.
"Come in."
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Mei bowed slightly with an elegant posture and a charming look in her eyes.
"Chen Yan stays, you all go down." The Emperor of Chu's eyes were stern and his voice was as cold as ice, which startled Concubine Mei and a bad premonition came to her mind.
"Mei'er, what is your relationship with Zhao Quan?" The Emperor of Chu seemed to have thrown his imperial dignity behind him. He stared at Concubine Mei and asked straight to the point.
"Ah, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Zhao Quan is my younger brother!" Concubine Mei was slightly startled, then she showed a gentle smile and answered softly.
"Brother? Isn't that incest?" The Emperor of Chu smiled disdainfully, his eyes full of disgust.
"Ah, Your Majesty, what are you saying? I don't understand." Mei Fei appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was turbulent. Could something have happened to Zhao Quan? She feigned composure, her hand unconsciously caressing her bulging belly.
"Since I asked, it means I know everything. Tell the truth." The Emperor of Chu spoke in a stern voice, staring at the woman he had doted on for two years.
"I... don't know. Your Majesty must not listen to what others say. I already have a son. Someone must be jealous and deliberately trying to murder me, so they made up this lie." Concubine Mei continued to defend herself, her voice trembling.
"Zhao Quan just came to assassinate me. Look at my neck and ears." The King of Chu sneered.
"He...he..." Mei Fei's eyes, which had been lowered, suddenly lifted up, filled with fear. She looked around and then looked at Emperor Chu. Did the Emperor know everything?
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