Chapter 102: False Imperial Decree
"Since we're here, of course we have to go over there." Chu Liuzheng kept peeking, searching for the target according to the system's description, and said, "But not now. Let's wait until the nobles leave before we go over there."
Perhaps with hope, Yuzhui regained some spirits. Seeing Chu Liuzheng looking towards Jinxiu Pavilion, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you looking at?"
Chu Liuzheng retracted his head and stared at Yuzhui's face. "I saw a maid who looked like you from the side. If you hadn't been with me, I would have thought that maid was you."
"really?"
Chu Liuzheng nodded and stepped back to make room. "If you don't believe me, look for yourself. It's the maid in the emerald blue jacket and skirt leaning against the railing on the second floor."
Yuzhui walked forward doubtfully and stuck his head out to take a look.
Her eyes wandered back and forth on the second floor of Jinxiu Pavilion, and she did see a maid wearing a turquoise jacket and skirt, but she was facing away from her and her face could not be seen.
Chu Liuzheng asked quietly, "Did you see that? She's the only one wearing blue."
"I can't see the face." Yuzhu had just finished speaking when she saw the maid turn around to get something, which happened to allow her to see her face.
She was stunned.
This face looks like the young A-niang in my memory.
When she entered the palace, her sister was only seven years old and had not yet fully grown. She had no idea what her fifteen-year-old sister looked like now.
But when she saw the maid's face, she suddenly felt that her sister should look like this.
She said in a trance: "I seem to see my sister."
Chu Liuzheng feigned surprise: "Why is your sister in the palace? You must have seen it wrong."
Yuzhui also felt that he had seen it wrong, but he couldn't help but stick his head out to look again.
This time, I saw the maid's profile.
They look alike from the front, and even more alike from the side.
His heart was pounding, and Yuzhui tried hard to open his dry eyes, wanting to see more clearly, more clearly.
[Oops! The Princess's wet nurse discovered us!]
Chu Liuzheng hurriedly nudged the jade pendant with his elbow, wanting to take her away.
[I've already seen the werewolf sister, so there's no need to rush to recognize her.]
It’s a pity that I didn’t succeed.
Aunt Liu had a gloomy face and stared at the two of them with scrutinizing eyes.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
No, it comes so quickly, will you flash?
"What are you two doing sneaking around here?"
"Madam, please allow me to report." Yuzhui stepped forward to block Chu Liuzheng behind her and bowed. "We are palace maids serving tea in front of the emperor. We have been ordered to come to the imperial garden to pick some red plum branches to put in the vase."
Although she spoke calmly, her palms were already covered in cold sweat because of the lie.
"Since you have come here on orders, why don't you go over there instead of snooping in here?" Nanny Liu didn't believe this at all and looked at the two of them suspiciously.
Yuzhui nervously shook his hands, his eyes wandering, "We..."
"We didn't know that Her Royal Highness the Princess was holding a banquet in Jinxiu Pavilion. We were worried that our sudden appearance would disturb the nobles' enjoyment, so we waited here." Chu Liuzheng took over the conversation and looked at Madam Liu with a smile, without a trace of panic on his face.
[For something as trivial as picking plum blossoms, Nanny Liu would most likely not seek verification from the tyrant, so she should be able to get away with it.]
When she smiled like this, Nanny Liu suddenly remembered, "Are you the maid who accompanied His Majesty to the Princess's residence that day?"
Unexpectedly, Madam Liu still remembered him. Chu Liuzheng nodded and said, "It's me. Madam Liu has a good memory."
Thinking of the day when Chu Liuzheng helped to scold the former prince consort many times, and also supported his own princess in time and comforted her, the corners of Liu Ma's lips slowly relaxed, and her face was not as stern as before.
"I didn't ask the girl's name that day. Her Royal Highness the Princess has always wanted to thank her."
"I don't deserve the Princess's thanks, Ma'am. Please don't embarrass me." Chu Liuzheng waved his hands. "My surname is Chu, and my given name is Liuzheng. Liu means flowing water, and Zheng means Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhengyu. Ma'am, just call me Liuzheng."
Nanny Liu was slightly stunned. She didn't even have to change her name when serving in the emperor's presence?
Seeing that Chu Liuzheng's hands were wrapped in gauze, she asked with concern: "What happened to the girl's hands?"
"I accidentally got burned." Chu Liuzheng hid his hand back in his cloak.
It seems the rumor about me causing trouble in Huaqing Palace isn't very widespread. Even Madam Liu doesn't know about it.
Chu Liuzheng had just finished thinking this when he heard Nanny Liu sigh, "So the young lady is the brave warrior who caused such a disturbance in Huaqing Palace."
[Oh no! I'm so happy too soon. Will everyone who sees me from now on sigh like this first?]
Thinking of that scene, Chu Liuzheng felt so embarrassed that his scalp went numb, and he could even carve out a palace on the spot.
However, Matron Liu looked her up and down with great interest, as if she wanted to find some "bravery" in her.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[How about you wait until I develop eight-pack abs before you watch?]
"Since the girl has injured her hand, why would His Majesty send her to pick plum blossoms?" Nanny Liu was not someone who could be easily fooled. Even though she had some good feelings for Chu Liuzheng, she would not let go of the flaws in Chu Liuzheng's words.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
That's a good question.
"Because..." Chu Liuzheng tried to shift the blame onto Manager Zhou, but just as he started, he heard a cold, jade-like voice, "What are you all doing standing here?"
When everyone heard the sound, they looked and saw a group of people walking slowly on the bluestone path. Leading them was Xiao Jingfan, who had just left court and changed into a dark casual suit.
Following him were the second prince of Western Xia, the third prince of Goryeo and others.
"Your Majesty, may you be well." Everyone knelt down in unison.
Yuzhui was worried that Chu Liuzheng would fall, so she reached out to help her.
"Everyone get up." Xiao Jingfan waved his hand and glanced sideways at Nanny Liu.
Nanny Liu bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty, the Princess is hosting a banquet in Jinxiu Pavilion. I discovered these two secretly spying there, so I came here to inquire about them."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuande glanced at Chu Liuzheng in surprise.
Why was this guy not resting in Nongyun Garden and running to the Imperial Garden in the freezing cold to peek at the Princess? It's not like he hasn't seen it before.
[God damn it, how did the tyrant come here at such a good time? If I continue asking questions like this, Yuzhui and I will definitely be charged with the serious crime of 'falsifying the imperial edict'.]
Chu Liuzheng secretly thought that he was unlucky. While thinking of a solution, he secretly winked at Yuzhu, telling him to stay calm.
Yuzhui bit the inside of his lip, suppressed his panic, lowered his head to look at the ground, and silently prayed for good luck.
But luck clearly wasn't on their side today. Xiao Jingfan didn't ask any further, but Nanny Liu continued, "I never thought it was a misunderstanding. The two girls were ordered by His Majesty to pick red plum branches, and they were waiting here to avoid disturbing the princesses."
Zhou Yuande was shocked when he heard this and looked at Chu Liuzheng and Yuzhui.
Your Majesty has never issued such an order. These two are so bold that they dare to forge the imperial edict. Do they think life is too comfortable?
【Ball finished!】
Chu Liuzheng wailed in his heart and didn't dare to look at Xiao Jingfan's expression.
Yuzhui was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her legs were trembling under her skirt. She secretly regretted using the excuse of "picking plum blossoms on orders". She was afraid that today she would implicate Liu Zheng and die with him.
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