Chapter 347: The New Concubine in the Palace
At dinner time, Mu Junyan had not returned home yet.
It was Dong Mo who came to report that the master would be back later.
Gu Huan returned to the main courtyard and was about to take a bath when Dong Qing came in hurriedly.
Whispered in her ear: "There was a message from the kitchen that Yin Tao tampered with the snacks when she was making them."
Gu Huan's eyebrows jumped, "I know."
She guessed that Yin Tao would take action, but Mu Junyan refused.
She had been thinking all day about what reason she could find to separate Yin Tao and Yiyun, while also making the Queen's spies not suspicious and allowing them to continue their actions.
Before she could figure it out, Dong Mo came again and said that the master had gone to the study and would return after finishing his official business.
Gu Huan originally wanted to stand up and take a look to see if she should prepare food for him, but suddenly, an inexplicable feeling made her stop and she controlled her temper and waited.
Sure enough, an hour later, the maid serving at Wenhanxuan came running over with a grim look on her face.
Gu Huan listened to her calmly as she said that Yin Tao had brought snacks to the prince and had not come out for half an hour after going in.
Then, the prince came out and ordered people to carry away the dishevelled and dizzy Yin Tao.
"Where's the prince?"
"I went to the old lady's yard."
Gu Huan sighed secretly.
Her hard work last night was really worth it. Mu Junyan must feel disgusted too, right?
But he still acted according to the plan.
She forced herself to stand up and told Yun'er, "Let's go to the kitchen and make some light dishes that the prince likes."
When she rushed to the old lady's yard with the food box, a fierce quarrel broke out soon and the food boxes were thrown out.
Then the princess left in a hurry with red eyes, and the prince stayed in the side room of the study for the first time.
The prince ordered his men to clean the study room inside and out overnight. Perhaps the prince also hated Yin Tao for plotting against him?
After all, the prince and the princess are in perfect harmony and have a deep affection for each other, which everyone can see.
In a short time, the news spread throughout the palace, but most people did not believe it.
The prince has always been a man of integrity and does not care much for women.
Except for the princess, the prince has never looked at any other woman straight in the eye.
It must be that Yin Tao had done something tricky and given some shameful medicine.
But it looks like the die is cast.
Soon, the old lady personally ordered that Yin Tao be promoted to a concubine and a separate courtyard be set up for her to live in, which confirmed everyone's speculation.
Yin Tao was carried into a small independent courtyard in the backyard while she was in a daze.
Yiyun didn't know about the concubine's matter, and didn't know what had happened, so she quickly grabbed the maid who was packing for Yin Tao.
"What's going on?"
The maid had a cold face and a tone full of sarcasm: "Miss Yin Tao is so lucky to be used by her master. Look, the old lady has given her a concubine and allocated her an independent courtyard. We are here to take her to enjoy happiness."
Yiyun was stunned for a moment, "Where's the princess? Does she know?"
The maid shook her hand off and glared at her: "You two vixens, you just want to harm the princess, right? Our princess is fine! You don't need to worry about her."
A group of people left in a hurry, leaving Yiyun standing alone in the yard in a daze.
By the way, Yin Tao got the princess’ permission to make snacks that day. She has been very diligent these days. She goes to the kitchen to make snacks after dinner every day, saying that she wants to send them to the princess to taste.
That day she asked the owner of the bookstore for something. Did she use some tricks?
Just as Yiyun was wondering whether he should go to the princess to ask for clarification, he saw a man sneaking around with half of his head sticking out.
"who!"
Evian was startled.
Their small courtyard was a very remote courtyard in the northwest corner. Only servants came to clean and deliver food during the day, and there were no other servants to serve them.
At night, there was not even a ghost.
There wasn't even any lights hanging outside the low courtyard wall, which was quite creepy.
So she and Yin Tao would close the gate of the courtyard at night and they didn't dare to go out.
Just now a group of people left in a flash, Yiyun was not able to come back to his senses and forgot to close the gate of the courtyard.
Yiyun glanced nervously at the dog-beating stick placed at the foot of the wall.
"Miss Evian, it's me."
It's a girl's voice.
When the person walked into the yard and closed the door, the person was illuminated by the dim light in the yard and was revealed to be a girl in a coarse cloth dress.
She is not a servant in the palace.
"Who are you?"
The girl approached mysteriously, grabbed her and walked into the house. Yiyun was so scared that she wanted to scream, but she saw the girl touched the wooden hairpin on her head and pointed at Yiyun's hair.
Only then did Yiyun notice that her wooden hairpin was the same as the token given by the Queen, and she immediately understood who she was.
The two entered Evian's room.
The woman smiled and said, "It's so hard to see you. Last time I received the token, I found a way to get into the mansion and left a message for you. We agreed to meet the next night, but the young master found out. I thought we were all discovered, but luckily nothing happened. Fortunately, I got another chance to go into the mansion and give you flowers today. And it happened that something big happened in the mansion, so I took the opportunity to come here."
Yiyun pretended to be surprised: "Are you the Queen's man?"
"Yes. The shopkeeper said you need to find a place for communication in the mansion, so you come with me."
As she spoke, she pulled Yiyun outside, walked along the west wall in the dark for a quarter of an hour, and stopped under a pear tree.
"There's a hole here. Just put the hairpin in."
The woman pointed to the wooden hairpin on her head and said, "The one on my head is exactly the same as yours. We can exchange them in the cave when the time comes."
Yiyun reached out and touched it. The hole in the wall was big enough for about three fingers to fit in, just enough to hold two wooden hairpins.
"OK."
The woman looked around and said, "The palace has been more strictly controlled recently. I'm afraid I can't enter the palace as I please. We can just use this method to communicate from now on."
Evian nodded.
The woman suddenly smiled and said, "I didn't expect that prostitute was capable enough to actually capture the prince. But the shopkeeper told you not to tell her about this position. That prostitute is of humble origin and very ambitious. Be careful that she might betray you."
Evian hummed.
She was a little scared and hoped that the woman would leave quickly. If someone saw them, how would the show go on?
Fortunately, the woman was also a little scared and left in a hurry.
Yiyun hurried back to her own courtyard.
After a while, Yun'er came.
"The princess is calling you."
Evian's heart skipped a beat.
When I saw the princess, she was wearing a loose pink robe and reading a book leisurely.
Hearing her footsteps, he put down the book and waved at her with a smile.
Only then did Yiyun feel relieved, it seemed that Yin Tao had not succeeded.
Yiyun bowed: "Princess."
"Have a seat, I have good news for you."
Yiyun's eyes lit up: "Daddy... was he rescued?"
Gu Huan smiled and said, "Yes. We will arrive in Juzhou in two days. I was originally worried about how to let you and your daughter meet without disturbing Yin Tao, but who knew Yin Tao would take action."
Yiyun suddenly remembered this and asked quickly, "She didn't succeed, did she? It's all my fault. In fact, I noticed her movements but didn't report it to you in time."
"That's all right. We have people watching her every move."
Yiyun breathed a sigh of relief: "This servant is really worried."
Gu Huan changed the subject: "Did someone go to see you just now?"
Yiyun panicked for a moment, but then calmed down: "Yes, just now. It was the flower farmer from before. She pointed out a location and asked me to pass on the message. In addition, she also wore the same hairpin."
Gu Huan glanced at the hairpin on her head and said, "Let me see it."
Yiyun took off her hairpin and handed it over with both hands.
Gu Huan took a look at it and handed it to Sui'er: "Take it to the prince, and have someone draw it. Have the patrol battalion and the city guards conduct a strict inspection. If anyone is found carrying this hairpin, keep an eye on them."
Sui'er took it and ran quickly towards Wen Hanxuan.
Gu Huan nodded to Yun'er, and Yun'er turned and went into the inner room. After a while, she came out holding two new dresses and a wooden box.
"When your father arrives in Juzhou, dress yourself up and don't let him worry about you."
Yiyun's eyes welled up and she quickly took it, bowed, and thanked Gu Huan with a sob.
"It's not easy to be a woman in this world. Cherish the opportunities you have been given."
Yiyun nodded with tears in her eyes: "I can tell right from wrong. My father is also an upright official, otherwise, we would not be framed like this."
Gu Huan nodded: "We know."
A gleam of light flashed in Yiyun's tearful eyes. Did the prince and princess know that her father was a good official?
"Your citizenship deed should be in the hands of the queen. I will give you the good citizenship deed before you meet your father."
Yiyun was shocked: "Good citizen? Princess, are you saying that I can become a good citizen again?"
Once a criminal slave is sent to the Jiaofangsi, he will never have a chance to get out of jail. Even if a nobleman takes a fancy to him, he cannot redeem him. At most, he can be used as a domestic prostitute.
Yiyun was actually very scared that her father would think she was dirty.
"Of course, your father is a good official, so you are not a criminal slave. You don't want to make your father feel uneasy, right? When things are over, if you are willing to stay in Juzhou, I will buy you a yard. If you want to go back to your hometown, I will also help you arrange it. Or maybe the prince has arrangements too."
"My Lady Princess, you are the lifesaver of me and my father."
Yiyun couldn't hold back any longer and fell to her knees, crying.
Gu Huan felt a pang in her heart.
She knows best the suffering of a woman with nowhere to go.
Just like when she tried her best to break free from Mu An and rushed into the storm, she suddenly saw a ray of light in her desperate struggle.
It was Mu Junyan who gave her hope when she was most helpless.
She also wants to be a shining light for more people.
There shouldn't be so much injustice in this world.
Yun'er helped Yiyun up, and Yiyun was crying breathlessly.
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