Chapter 1139: The Game (To the book friend "Xuehua's reward plus the second chapter")
"Why would he bother with the daily record now? I've asked a young eunuch to go get him..."
Manbao's face turned pale. He grabbed him and said, "Which eunuch? You told him to go and call, and he went to call? He has received an imperial decree and cannot leave his post without permission."
Bai Erlang was startled, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. He swallowed and shook his head, "No, that's not right. He said he was going to call Bai Shan and asked me for a token."
Manbao asked: "What token?"
"Jade pendant, our jade pendant."
Manbao then looked down at the jade pendant hanging around his waist. This was a gift from Old Madam Liu to the three of them during the Chinese New Year last year. Each of them had one, and they were of the same style, except for the names engraved inside.
Manbao's mind raced, thinking of what Koko had said, about the palace servant who passed the note to the Fifth Prince in the main hall, and that palace servant was very close to Gu Zhong...
Manbao suppressed his panic and asked Keke: "Keke, can you help me find that little eunuch? See where he went?"
Koko was already looking for it, but, "Host, I don't know what that little eunuch looks like."
"Then let's go find Bai Shan. Look for him along the way from here to Bai Shan. If he takes something, he will definitely go find Bai Shan. Even if there is a suspect, we can find him and stop him..."
"It's too late," Koko interrupted her and said, "Host, he is with Bai Shan now."
Manbao's face changed, then he let go of Bai Erlang and turned to look at Li Yunfeng who was still struggling.
Mingda also felt something was wrong and asked Bai Erlang, "What are you talking about, little eunuch?"
Bai Jilang's lips trembled and he said nothing.
Yin Huo ran over breathlessly, clutching his chest and asked, "What's wrong?"
Manbao withdrew his gaze, gently pushed Mingda aside, and said to Yin Huo, "Take Bai Er out of the palace."
Bai Erlang was unwilling with tears in his eyes, "Zhou Ba!"
Manbao swallowed and whispered, "Go back to the master and Grandmother Liu, and tell them that today is a great day. Ministers from the court and even the heads of various aristocratic families are here."
Bai Erlang: "But..." Didn't they agree last night that today wasn't a good time? After all, it was the Queen Mother's birthday. If they made a scene, not only would they suffer, but the Queen Mother might also take pity on the King of Yizhou, and if she pleaded for mercy, the Emperor would be in trouble.
Manbao reached out and took off the jade pendant from her waist and hung it on his waist. She then handed him the palace entry and exit badge that she had been keeping in her arms and whispered, "Let's go."
Mingda, standing nearby, couldn't hear what she said to Bai Erlang, but he heard what she said to Yin Huo. He couldn't help but wonder, "Are you going to leave the palace now?"
Manbao turned around and said to Mingda, "Princess Mingda, please ask someone to escort these two out of the palace."
Mingda glanced at Bai Erlang and Yin Huo, then at her. After a long silence, she said, "Wait a moment." She extended her hand to call over the palace servants who had been watching from afar. One of them immediately came running forward. She said, "Go and bring my sedan chair and take the two young masters to the palace gate."
"Yes." The palace maid responded and left.
Manbao then looked at Li Yunfeng again. This place was too far away from the main hall. No matter how she ran, she obviously couldn't stop Bai Shan.
Sure enough, at this moment, Koko whispered in her mind: "The emperor called Bai Shan to the palace."
Bai Shan had already eaten up the two steamed buns that Manbao had stuffed into his mouth. He was sitting at his seat and trying his best to take notes. From his position he could have an overall view of the whole place, so he knew that Manbao and the others had gone out, and he also knew that Bai Er and the others had followed them out.
He wasn't too worried about them.
After all, Manbao has been in the palace for some time and gets along well with the princesses. It seems that he will not cause trouble. Bai Er has Yin Huo, and he is also steady. The fifth prince and the sixth prince are at most a little playful and will not conflict with Bai Er.
So he was not too worried, but he received a note and a jade pendant from the eunuch.
The jade pendant belonged to Bai Erlang, but he hesitated and refused to believe it.
It was possible that Bai Erlang, that idiot, had his jade pendant stolen by someone while he was playing, but the note that was delivered was not small, but the words on it were very small. It recorded in detail the process of the conflict between Manbao and the others and Princess Yunfeng, as well as the words that Bai Erlang said.
Manbao and Bai Erlang were indeed capable of such a thing. According to the paper, Manbao had sent Bai Erlang away, and now he was bearing the wrath of Princess Yunfeng alone...
The young eunuch hadn't left yet. Seeing Bai Shan quickly scanned the words on the note but remained unmoved, he leaned over and whispered, "Master Bai, Doctor Zhou and Second Master Bai are waiting for you to save them."
Bai Shan raised his head and looked at him. Their eyes met. The young eunuch lowered his head and slowly retreated.
The attendant beside them noticed their movements and couldn't help but frown. However, he was a historian and should not interfere with anything that happened. He just needed to record it truthfully.
But seeing that Bai Shan was just a teenager, he couldn't help but remind him in a low voice: "His Majesty asked you to remember history, so just remember it honestly."
Bai Shan crumpled the note in his hand into a ball and stuffed it into his arms, holding the jade pendant in his hand for a long time without saying a word.
His heart felt like it was on fire. He was afraid that this was a trap, but he was also afraid that this was the truth. If either of them stepped into it, or not, it could cost someone's life.
Bai Shan's mind quickly flashed through what was written on the note, and he thought carefully about what happened after entering the palace today. Thinking of how the Fifth Prince suddenly dragged him out to show up, and almost reluctantly confronted the King of Yizhou, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was afraid that the truth was true, and the trap was also true.
He looked up at the joyful hall. At that moment, Prince Xin'an was toasting the Queen Mother with a toast, and was pouring out compliments like they were free. The Queen Mother was very happy and took this opportunity to reward him with many things.
Bai Shan's tears suddenly welled up, and his tears fell drop by drop, landing on the book, blurring the words he had just written. The attendant beside him caught a glimpse and was startled. He was about to remind him to restrain himself, but he saw that he still sobbed loudly...
Qi Ju Lang paused, and when he saw him put down the pen, he knew that he did it on purpose. He opened his mouth and lowered his head, pretending not to see.
The Queen Mother had just finished talking to Prince Xin'an, and everyone in the hall followed suit to praise Prince Xin'an. It was only then that the conversation came to an end, and the music had not yet started again, so it was time for silence.
Although Bai Shan's sobs were not loud, they were loud enough for the emperor, empress, queen mother, crown prince, King Yizhou and others who were not far away to hear.
The prince was puzzled and turned to look. When he saw Bai Shan, he frowned slightly. He was about to ask the palace servants to take him away for shelter when he heard Gu Zhong's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, "How dare you! What are you doing? Why don't you leave now?"
The emperor put down his wine glass and asked, "What's going on?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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