Chapter 244 Catching an adulterer
The palace maid took Gu Huan to a palace room in a secluded corner of the West Second Palace.
"Madam Mu, I just happen to have a new set of third-grade palace dress that will be just right for your size."
Gu Huan was overjoyed: "That's great."
The maid asked attentively, "Do you need my help?"
Gu Huan smiled and said, "It's okay, I can do it myself, you go ahead and do your work."
The celebration on the first day of March was so lively and there were too many people wanting to come in, so the women were not allowed to bring their maids and attendants, and the people serving inside were all palace maids, eunuchs and guards.
The maid was very grateful: "Madam Mu, you are so kind. Please come in."
Gu Huan pushed the door open and walked in. The room was exquisitely decorated and filled with incense.
Behind the screen was still a bed, and there were three clothes hangers, each with a brand new palace dress hanging on it.
The door closed, and Gu Huan quickly took out a pill from her purse and swallowed it.
Gu Huan felt that the incense was very strong and smelled very uncomfortable. She quickly took out a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, took out a small white bottle from her purse, poured out a black pill and put it into her mouth.
There were footsteps outside.
Gu Huan leaned over the crack in the door and looked out. It was Jiang Ruoxi.
The person following her was the palace maid from before.
Jiang Ruoxi asked in a low voice: "Did she go in?"
"He went in. I am watching him, so he didn't come out."
Jiang Ruoxi curled her lips: "Ha, my body has gone limp a long time ago, I can't get up."
She walked to the door and put her ear to the crack of the door to listen. She heard a slight moan from inside. She was delighted and sneered, "Bitch, you'll be in trouble later."
Pushing open the door of the next room, he instructed the maid, "In two quarters of an hour, go find my second sister-in-law and ask her to bring the women to watch the fun."
The maid pursed her lips and smiled: "I know."
Quarter of an hour later, Qian Peiqin and a group of female relatives came over here chatting and laughing.
Qian Peiqin smiled and said, "Ruoxi said she had something good to show us, and she insisted that we come over now. We don't even know what surprise she has for us."
Yuan Jieying looked helpless: "Ruoxi is just naughty."
"The Queen just said that the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. We can go take a look before His Majesty comes."
Qian Peiqin: "Okay, let's ask Ruoxi to go with us later and see what surprises she has for us."
Suddenly, Zhao Yuxuan and Zhao Yuwen accompanied Prince Pingan, Duke Jingguo and several marquises, followed by several princes who were preparing for the dragon boat race, Duke Jingguo's eldest son Sun Chongyang, and several officials of the second rank and above. Everyone walked over while talking.
This is the only way to get to the dragon boat parking area by Jinming Lake.
Qian Peiqin was very happy and thought the more people there were, the better.
If the little bitch made a fool of herself in front of this large group of royal relatives and top dignitaries, she and the Mu family would be completely finished.
If the little bitch doesn't commit suicide, she should be sentenced to death in a pig cage!
Seeing that they were about to turn, Qian Peiqin hurried forward and saluted with a smile.
"I greet the prince, Duke Jingguo, all the princes and all the lords."
The men then all looked towards the women and greeted each other.
King Ping An: “What are you doing here?”
Qian Peiqin smiled and said, "Father, it was Sister Ruoxi who said there was something interesting and asked us to come over to see what was going on."
King Ping An felt unhappy seeing her smiling so happily. She had just lost her husband not long ago, and she was the wife of a guilty minister. Not only did she come here to show off in such gorgeous clothes, but she also stopped him, making him embarrassed as well.
And dare to smile so brightly.
When Qian Peiqin saw his dark face, she suddenly realized that she was too happy and quickly stopped smiling.
"Why are you all gathered here?"
Everyone turned around when they heard the voice and saw the queen coming over with a group of concubines and noble ladies.
Zhao Chufei supported the Queen, and Zhao Cuizhu supported Concubine Jiang as they walked side by side.
Everyone greeted each other again.
The originally spacious open space was suddenly filled with people.
Qian Peiqin was very happy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
The Queen smiled and said, "It will take another half an hour for His Majesty to arrive. Seeing that everyone is sitting there doing nothing, I decided to ask them to go and see the cherry blossoms together. Prince Anping, are you going to accompany the princes to the dragon boat?"
Prince Anping: "Your Majesty, yes, this prince, Duke Jingguo, and all the dukes and ministers want to cheer for the princes."
"That's great. The princes must perform well today."
The princes bowed and said, "We will definitely live up to your expectations."
Seeing that the two groups of people were about to leave, Qian Peiqin quickly pretended to prick up her ears and listen: "Hey, why is there a strange sound? Can you hear it?"
Everyone paused. They had just been talking, and there were so many people that even if everyone spoke in a low voice, it was still noisy enough.
Hearing Qian Peiqin say this, people's natural curiosity was aroused. There was silence for a moment, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
Qian Peiqin looked at the two closed rooms in front of her, wondering which one Gu Huan had entered.
He simply walked closer to listen to the sound and identify it, saying, "It seems to be coming from the room. What a strange sound."
At this time, the people standing in the front also heard it, and their faces changed drastically.
Isn’t this the sound of love?
Moreover, the noise was getting louder and louder, and seemed to be getting more intense.
The expressions of the young men were all very interesting, while the faces of the older men were gloomy. However, it was not easy to leave at this moment, after all, the queen was still there.
The women were all stunned, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into in front of a large group of men.
The ladies' faces suddenly turned red with shame, and many of them began to step back, preparing to leave quietly.
The queen's face darkened: "Who is so presumptuous! How dare you do such an inappropriate thing here!"
Imperial Concubine Jiang sneered and ordered the maid beside her: "Go open the door and see who is so bold!"
The queen glanced at the group of men and said, "Let the eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting handle it. Let's go to see the cherry blossoms so as not to pollute our eyes."
Imperial Concubine Jiang laughed heartily: "Your Majesty, you are the one who hosted today's banquet. Do you want to get away with it after something like this happened? Isn't that inappropriate?"
The queen's face darkened and she was about to speak.
Qian Peiqin rushed straight to the room where the sound came from and raised her hand to push the door.
The door of the next room was suddenly pushed open.
Gu Huan walked out and was suddenly startled to see a large group of people standing in front of her.
He quickly bowed to the Queen: "Queen, why are you all gathered here?"
Qian Peiqin was stunned: "Why did you come out?"
She suddenly looked at the door in front of her. If Gu Huan was next door, then who was in this room?
Gu Huan looked bewildered: "My skirt was soiled by County Lady Jiang, come over and change. Weren't you there just now? Why are you pretending not to know?"
Suddenly, a high-pitched moaning sound was heard from the room, accompanied by the woman shouting: Brother, no, brother, stop it.
Qian Peiqin's face turned pale, and she quickly withdrew her hand that was on the door as if it had been scalded.
Everyone's faces were colorful.
How could Prince Anping, Qian Peiqin, Yuan Jieying and Concubine Jiang not recognize the voice of the woman in the room?
It's obviously Jiang Ruoxi!
Qian Peiqin quickly turned around and ran to the queen: "Queen, let's go see the cherry blossoms."
Concubine Jiang came back to her senses and quickly said, "Yes, yes, let's go see the cherry blossoms."
Prince Anping was trembling all over. If he had a sword with him, he would have wanted to kill everyone present!
The Queen raised her eyebrows and said, "I think Imperial Concubine Jiang is absolutely right. I am the host of today's ceremony. If anything goes wrong, I will be blamed."
Without waiting for their response, the Queen shouted, "Go open the door and see who is so bold as to disrupt the ceremony!"
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