Is she testing something, or does Prince Cheng not have any more tasks to assign to her?
After Wang Chenghai finished his reply, he suggested to Meng Qi, "Princess, why bother worrying about her? Why not just deal with it together like Ms. Zhang did? The information she dug out from the palace has already been sent to Prince Cheng, and we can't get it back. And you also said that after the last incident, I'm afraid the affairs between the princes have been exposed, and I'm afraid she won't be of any use in the future."
Meng Qi knew what Wang Chenghai meant, but she wanted to use his power to her advantage and finally catch him with something substantial. Meng Qi also had a feeling that there was another person in the palace, hiding in the dark and observing everything.
"Not yet. Ms. Li didn't take advantage of the opportunity last time because she also suspected Li Mancang. Just ask Wang Chenghai to keep an eye on Xiao Xizi. I think everyone is planning for the fifteenth palace banquet. Maybe she will get instructions from Prince Cheng's Mansion."
Yuan Dong replied, "Yes, Xiao Xizi caught a cold from the wind and has been lying in bed for several days. Wang Chenghai has specially sent someone to take care of him."
Meng Qi nodded and said, "Let's just leave him alone. All of Li Mancang's former relatives, no matter how close they were to him, will be sent to the farm. The prince will handle what to do after the New Year."
Meng Qi rubbed her forehead. Song Chengze had been right the other day. The situation in the court was changing rapidly, and both of them had to be extremely alert to deal with it. Therefore, she had to deal with these matters and people in the inner chamber as quickly as possible.
The palace banquet on New Year's Eve was quite ordinary, and the emperor didn't even invite the princes to stay with him to celebrate the New Year. The reason was that the emperor's headache had relapsed, and this time it was particularly severe.
It was the first time that Meng Qi saw the emperor having a headache. During the reunion dinner, the emperor looked pale, so Lu Chengbao gave him some medicine pills first.
However, the Emperor had to drink a cup of wine during the New Year, and soon he started to have a headache. Concubine Lian hurried forward to massage her, but it was useless. The Emperor even pulled Concubine Lian onto the footstool because of the headache.
The emperor covered his head and shook his body, supported by Lu Chengbao and Prince Cheng. Meng Qi looked at him, his eyes seemed to be sparking, red and frightening. She didn't dare to look, and when the emperor looked at her again, she quickly lowered her head.
I heard that the last time the emperor was ill, he ordered someone to dig out a little palace maid's eyes just because she looked at him a few more times.
After the imperial physician came in carrying the medicine box, the emperor waved his hand and asked everyone to go back. He also specifically instructed Song Chengze and Meng Qi to send Concubine Lian back to Qionghua Palace first to see if she had been hurt anywhere in the fall just now.
Although the emperor said so, none of the princes could really leave. For the time being, they sent their servants to send the children back to the mansion, and the rest stayed in Chengtian Hall and waited obediently. They had to know whether the emperor was safe or not.
Song Chengze and Meng Qi helped Concubine Lian up and returned to Qionghua Palace together.
Aunt Mo gently applied a handkerchief to Concubine Lian's ankle. Seeing Meng Qi's nervous expression, Concubine Lian smiled and said, "It's okay, it's really okay. You know, in this palace, you can't get by without some acting skills. After all these years, I still have a good grasp of this measure."
Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. Concubine Lian did this on purpose. Thinking of Song Chengze, who had just entered the Qionghua Palace with her, but someone came to report that someone had gone out looking for him and never returned, she thought for a moment and said, "Since Mother is fine, I think we should go to Chengtian Palace with the prince to guard it."
Concubine Lian nodded and said, "That's right, you can go find Lao Wu, and you don't have to come back. Just go directly. If the emperor is fine, and they return home, you can go back too and take the children to have fun."
After hearing this, Meng Qi stood up, saluted to Concubine Lian, and said a few auspicious words to wish Concubine Lian a happy new year in advance.
After leaving the main hall of Qionghua Palace, there was no one in the courtyard. Wang Chenghai followed him out and pointed to the back room of Qionghua Palace. "I saw the prince go there."
Meng Qi looked at the light coming from the back house and frowned, wondering whether to go over or ask Wang Chenghai to pass on the message.
"Where's Hu Changsheng?"
Wang Chenghai bent his waist and said, "He is at the gate with the servants who are going to see the prince."
"Who is the prince meeting?"
Wang Chenghai shook his head. "She was wearing a cloak. I didn't see her. She was a woman."
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