Here, Chaoge successfully entered the palace under the cover of the Fourth Prince. He wanted the Fourth Prince to take him directly to see Xuanyuan Haocang, but the eunuch beside Xuanyuan Haocang went in and came out again, asking him to go back.
Hearing what the eunuch said, Chaoge reached out and twisted Xuanyuan Zhuyuan's lower back without hesitation. The sudden pain made Xuanyuan Zhuyuan's expression stiffen, and he hurriedly put on a smile again and gave Eunuch Wang a flattering smile.
"Eunuch Wang, can you help me put in a few good words in front of my father? I really have something important to do and I must see my father now."
As he was speaking, Xuanyuan Zhu Yuan had quietly stuffed a ten-liang gold ingot into Eunuch Wang's hand.
Feeling the size of the gold ingot, Eunuch Wang pushed it back into Xuanyuan Zhuyuan's hand without changing his expression, and shook his head, "Fourth Prince, His Majesty is discussing the war with several ministers overnight. Since His Majesty asked the Fourth Prince to go back, the Fourth Prince should not make the Emperor unhappy at this time. It's late at night, Fourth Prince, you should leave the palace early. I'll take my leave now."
After saying this, Eunuch Wang flicked the whisk in his hand and turned to walk into the bedroom.
Just as Chaoge was about to use her wood skills to open it and see what was inside, Xuanyuan Zhuyuan grabbed her impatiently and ran towards the yard outside the bedroom. He did not let go of Chaoge's hand until they came to a deserted place.
"You've seen that I, your fourth brother, am so useless. You're just unlucky. You wanted to see the emperor, but you found the fourth brother. In fact, the fourth brother doesn't dare to say a word in front of the emperor. No wonder the emperor didn't want to see the fourth brother even at this time."
Seeing the apology on Xuanyuan Zhuyuan's face, Chaoge folded her arms, glanced at the Fourth Prince speechlessly, her eyes full of disdain.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not very favored, and it's late at night, and the emperor doesn't want to see me. You can't blame me. For you, my fourth brother even used the palace card. Normally, we princes are not allowed to enter the palace at night!"
After hearing what Xuanyuan Zhuyuan said, Chaoge couldn't blame Xuanyuan Zhuyuan. Instead, he felt it was a bit strange. He frowned and looked gloomy.
"Since you are like this, then why do you think Xuanyuan Haocang still doesn't see you? He should know that you are going to the palace at night, and it must be something important. Don't you think Xuanyuan Haocang is a little strange?"
As they were talking, Chaoge also had some time to activate his wood-related skills and began to scan Xuanyuan Haocang's bedroom.
It would have been fine if he hadn't swept it, but as soon as he did, Chaoge's face suddenly darkened.
Because there was no sign of Xuanyuan Haocang in the huge bedroom at this time, she said that this eunuch Wang was a little strange.
Xuanyuan Zhuyuan was thinking about Chaoge's words, but before he could come up with any clue, Chaoge's voice spoke again.
"I think Xuanyuan Haocang might not be in this palace at all. If he and the ministers are discussing the war at this time, shouldn't they go to the imperial study? How could he summon people to his palace? By the way, did you know that he had a woman before, from Zhan Nanguo?"
After hearing what Chaoge said, Xuanyuan Zhuyuan didn't think about it anymore. Instead, he followed Chaoge's words and nodded in agreement. Unexpectedly, Chaoge mentioned Yan Xifeng who had been favored in the harem, which made the Fourth Prince, who was still a bit sloppy, suddenly look unhappy.
"I know. That woman's name is Yan Xifeng, right?"
Chaoge nodded, "Do you know which palace she lives in? Maybe Xuanyuan Haocang is with her now."
"How is that possible? That woman has disappeared a long time ago. Father secretly sent a lot of people to look for her, but he finally learned that she had returned to Zhan Nan Kingdom."
"You knew before that the woman was from the Nanyan family?"
Listening to Xuanyuan Zhuyuan's words, Chaoge became even more confused. After all, according to Gongsun Jue and the Nanyan family's years of searching for Yan Xifeng, if everyone in the harem of Xiling Kingdom knew that Yan Xifeng was the lost daughter of the Nanyan family, those concubines who were jealous of Yan Xifeng's favor would surely spread the news. But why was it that for so many years, the Nanyan family and Gongsun Jue didn't know that Yan Xifeng was in Xiling Kingdom?
"I don't know. It was only last year when this woman disappeared again that I found out when I accidentally saw my father questioning my mother. But this matter is probably only known to my father, my mother and I. I naturally dare not tell anyone else. Considering how much my father loves that woman, he would have killed me! Even now, I still don't understand what's so good about that woman. I have only seen her twice, and that's just me. I don't know why my father would even disregard the relationship between him and my mother for her."
Chaoge laughed sarcastically upon hearing this, "Perhaps this is how anger for beauty comes about. However, this time when Xuanyuan Haocang went to Cangnan Dynasty, he found that woman again. As far as I know, that woman has been brought back to Xiling Kingdom by Xuanyuan Haocang. Perhaps he didn't want the people of Zhannan Kingdom to know that Yan Xifeng had returned to Xiling, so he kept the news secret. Even you don't know."
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Zhuyuan couldn't help but open his mouth, his face full of surprise and speechlessness!
"Could it be that the emperor traveled thousands of miles again for that woman? Oh my god, I'm really going to collapse. The emperor is the emperor, how could he do this for a woman? We thought that the emperor was going to make friends with the Cangnan Dynasty and bring back the queen mother, and take me and my sister to the Cangnan Dynasty for marriage."
At this point, Xuanyuan Zhuyuan couldn't help but sneer, "It turns out that we were all deceived by father. A woman actually made father so furious. No wonder the queen's attitude towards father has been cold and indifferent over the years. Perhaps this is what mother can see clearly. She knows that father's heart is not on any woman in the harem. I think the reason why father and Beiping Lu joined forces to deal with Cangnan Dynasty this time is because of the existence of this woman. I really don't know what to say about father..."
"Okay, you can take your time to sigh. Just leave the palace. As for the meeting between you and me, if you don't want to bring about a fatal disaster, just shut up."
Xuanyuan Zhuyuan's pupils suddenly widened upon hearing this, and his eyes were filled with anxiety. "You, what do you want to do? Are you going to break into the harem alone? No, don't do that. If you are caught, with so many imperial guards and your identity as Princess Mo, what will happen? Besides, even if you reveal your identity now, the emperor will not buy it. After all, the emperor doesn't even take the queen mother seriously."
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