Chapter 355 Where is my senior brother?
"I knew that my father is the best to me!" Princess Mingzhu burst into laughter. "Although my mother is always indifferent to me, having my father is enough for me!"
The emperor gently stroked Princess Mingzhu's cheek and said, "The love I didn't get when I was a child, I will definitely let Mingzhu get it."
Princess Mingzhu acted coquettishly for a while before going back.
"Someone come!"
Gao Sui walked in, "What does the emperor want?"
"Concubine Xuan Shu is here to see me."
"I obey your command."
Gao Sui had just taken two steps when the emperor changed his mind and said, "Forget it, I'll go there myself!"
The imperial carriage arrived at Rongjing Palace.
Gao Sui was about to report it when the emperor stopped him.
Concubine Shu was sitting by the window looking at the roses. When the emperor entered the courtyard, Concubine Shu had not yet recovered from her lonely look. She just stood up and bowed.
"My dear, the roses in your yard are blooming even better."
"Yes, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."
After the emperor entered the room, Concubine Shu asked a few questions about the emperor's injuries, and the emperor started the conversation.
"If my beloved concubine feels lonely, please spend more time with Mingzhu. Although she is extremely intelligent and not like a child, she is only two years old after all, and she is sick now."
"Your Majesty also thinks Mingzhu isn't like a child?" Concubine Shu smiled. "She's just over two years old, but she speaks like an adult. Sometimes, I really don't know how to treat her."
"That's not a flaw." The emperor looked around. "When my beloved concubine gave birth to Mingzhu, which nurse was with her in the delivery room?"
"Your Majesty, it's you." A maid in her fifties knelt down.
"Let me ask you, how did you deal with the child who died that year?"
"Why is Your Majesty asking this question again?" Concubine Shu frowned and asked, "Didn't you promise me before that you would never mention this matter again?"
"I always feel uneasy."
"What is the Emperor worried about?"
"I am worried that the evil star is cunning and has deceived me and my beloved concubine. In fact, she is not dead at all."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report this," the old nanny said. "When the child died, Your Majesty was worried that she was a misfortune and would bring misfortune to Your Majesty. So she ordered this old servant to take her out of the palace and throw her as far away as possible. This old servant did as she was told."
Upon hearing this, the emperor looked at Concubine Shu with emotion and gently held her hand.
"Where did you end up throwing her?"
The old nanny recalled, "After leaving the palace, I had intended to escort her out of the capital. However, I stumbled upon a carriage leaving the capital, saying it was going to some remote place. I thought the remote place was far enough away that even if there was a disaster, it wouldn't affect the emperor, so I secretly stuffed the wooden box into that carriage."
The emperor's expression changed.
Borderland?
Isn’t Heihe Village a border area?
Could it be that the person from Heihe Village is really...
The emperor asked anxiously, "Did you hear clearly where it is?"
"I didn't hear clearly what the emperor said."
"Do you know whose carriage that is?"
"I know a few words. There's a 'Zhou' character on the carriage. I also heard someone saying, 'Listen to the Marquis and don't make him angry.'"
"Mr. Zhou..." The emperor quickly concluded, "It's Zhou Huaining."
"Gao Sui, draft an imperial decree to summon Zhou Huaining back to the capital!"
The imperial carriage left in a hurry.
The old nanny stood beside Concubine Shu and whispered, "Thank goodness the Empress had me prepare this explanation long ago. The Emperor not only didn't blame her, but was actually very touched."
Concubine Shu looked into the distance with a dim gaze, "I never thought she would actually survive."
"I, this old servant, also find it incredible. That child's magic weapon was clearly taken away by this person in the palace. He was only left with a trace of life at that time. I didn't expect that not only did he survive, but he also brought prosperity to Heihe Village. He is truly a lucky star..."
Concubine Shu glanced at her, and the nanny lowered her head. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I was so excited when I thought that the child was your biological child that I couldn't control my mouth."
"Although she was born to me, she is his bloodline." Concubine Shu closed her eyes to hide the deep disgust in them.
The old nanny said, "The Emperor suddenly investigated this matter today. I guess that person in the palace has lost his patience and wants to use the Emperor to get rid of the person from Heihe Village."
"Isn't this perfect?" Concubine Shu said expressionlessly, "When the Emperor finds out that he personally eliminated the lucky star and held the one in his palm as the unlucky star, what kind of expression will he have? I'm quite looking forward to it."
The old nanny suddenly remembered something, "Madam, the second young master mentioned a cute little baby in Heihe Village when he came to the palace last time. She's about the same age as this one in the palace. Could that be her?"
"Now that I think about it, it should be." Concubine Shu said lightly.
"How adorable is she? I really want to see it with my own eyes." The old nanny showed a worried look on her face. "The emperor will definitely try every possible way to deal with her next. I hope she can turn this danger into a blessing."
Concubine Shu did not respond and sat by the window to look at the roses.
…
After receiving the imperial edict, Zhou Huaining hurried back to the capital.
A few days later, Zhou Huaining returned from the capital. He did not even go to the county government office and went straight to Heihe Village.
The guests of Heihe Village have returned, and the villagers are busy making money again.
Zhou Huaining went straight to Ye Yanshun and said, "Where's my senior brother? I have something urgent to discuss with him!"
Ye Yanshun was busy calculating the bills, "Let's ask my dad."
Zhou Huaining came to the Ye family.
Ye Buwei is obviously not good at lying.
"Your senior brother is in the mountains, and the fruit trees are infested with insects."
Zhou Huaining exclaimed, "On the mountain again? Why are the fruit trees still infested with insects?"
"Well, last time it was the apple trees that were infested, and this time it's the peach trees."
Zhou Huaining was suspicious, but Ye Buwei had a face that disdained lying, so he believed it.
"Uncle, please let Brother go down the mountain. The Emperor has summoned him to the capital."
Ye Buwei was silent for a while.
As expected, once you tell a lie, you will have to cover it up with countless lies.
"The Master is no longer an official. Why did the Emperor summon him to the capital?"
"It's about a little baby in a carriage." Zhou Huaining took a sip of tea and said, "Uncle, don't ask me anymore. You don't know about this."
Ye Buwei's expression instantly turned serious. "The emperor asked the little baby in the carriage why?"
"I don't know either." Zhou Huaining said nonchalantly, "But the emperor's attitude is very strange. He seems to be particularly concerned about the baby. I don't know what happened to the baby that Senior Brother picked up that year..."
"Hey, why did you suddenly become so cold?"
Zhou Huaining touched his arm.
"Uncle, do you feel suddenly cold?"
Zhou Huaining glanced at Ye Buwei and suddenly realized that this uncle, who seemed to have nothing special except his outstanding appearance, had nothing special about him.
At this moment, his whole body exuded a strange aura that kept strangers away, and his eyes were like a long-forgotten sword that had just been unsheathed, so cold that it made people tremble with fear.
"Uncle...you...you...what's wrong?" Zhou Huaining started to tremble uncontrollably.
"I...I...did I say something wrong?"
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