Chapter 53: Everyone in the Palace is Looking for Su Tan
The cold wind blew his hair, Su Tan held a lamp in his hand, and the light of the lamp flickered in his eyes.
"Prince Yu and Zhao Yu have prepared such a wonderful show for me. So, I have to continue with this show."
Zhao Yu and Prince Yu tried their best to watch the scene of catching the adulterer.
How can we succeed if we don’t fulfill their wishes?
On the deserted palace road, Su Tan's eyes flashed with coldness, and her voice was filled with a hint of chill, "I think in a while, someone will be waiting to catch you in adultery."
"Zhao Yu has long admired His Royal Highness Prince Yu. Today, he was hanging out with others in a secluded place. Seeing that His Royal Highness Prince Yu was alone, he immediately became malicious. What do you think, Your Royal Highness Prince Chen?"
Lu Zhiheng's fanning hand suddenly froze.
He looked at Su Tan with a ghostly look, doubting his ears, "What did you say?"
Prince Yu and Zhao Yu?
How could she think of that!
Su Tan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Zhiheng, "Your Highness, do you dare not?"
"That's fine."
"I can do it myself."
Lu Zhiheng was shocked at first, then amazed, but now he still had a hint of interest in the excitement that was about to happen. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Who said I don't dare?"
He waved the fan in his hand and said slowly, "No wonder Fourth Brother wanted to marry the daughter of the Shen family in the past, but after An An was born, he became particularly cold and indifferent to the daughter of the Shen family, and even ignored his own child."
"He doted on Bai Lingling, yet he easily took her life. I never understood why Fourth Brother's behavior was so disjointed."
The more Lu Zhiheng spoke, the higher his tone became, as if he had inadvertently grasped the truth.
"So it turns out that he's a homosexual, and everything before was just an act. Now that makes sense."
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"Sir, everything is done."
A young eunuch walked to Zhao Yu with his head lowered and said something in a low voice.
Zhao Yu curled the corners of his lips, and maliciousness grew in his eyes, "I'll go and take a look."
He saw how proud Su Tan was before.
Now, he had to see with his own eyes how she fell into hell.
Zhao Yu walked towards the familiar palace path. The north wind blew the corners of his robe, and his face turned gloomy. "Brother Tingchen is kind-hearted and soft-hearted. He is willing to let a lowly person like Su Tan succeed. I am different from him."
He wanted Song Tingchen to see with his own eyes how dirty and promiscuous Su Tan was.
What a lady from a famous family, what a Princess Jiayi appointed by Emperor Qinglong, she is nothing but a prostitute who can be slept with by anyone!
"Su Tan, someone like you is not worthy of Brother Tingchen."
"Since you have already left the capital, you should not come back."
He would never let Su Tan influence Song Tingchen.
Not just her, no woman can do that.
Zhao Yu was strolling leisurely in the garden, the north wind was howling. Just as he was about to move forward, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck. Zhao Yu's body suddenly softened and he lost consciousness.
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The Empress, Gu Mingzhu, and several other ladies of high rank were chatting about family matters. Seeing that the time was almost up, she suddenly smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Old Lady Chen of the Jian'an Marquis's Mansion has been strangely ill recently. I wonder if she's been possessed by the same evil spirit as Princess Zhaoyang."
"County Lady Jiayi is highly skilled in magic and can exorcise evil spirits. Why not ask her to go and see Old Lady Chen at the Marquis of Jian'an's mansion?"
The Queen smiled and said to her personal maid beside her, "This matter cannot be sloppy. Go and invite Princess Jiayi over. I will explain everything to her in detail."
The maid lowered her head and retreated.
Gu Mingzhu clenched the handkerchief in her hand, not knowing how Tan'er was doing.
I just hope she is safe.
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"Your Majesty! Princess Jiayi is missing!"
The palace maid hurried over to report and gave the queen a look.
The Queen stood up, her brows furrowed. "Why did she suddenly disappear? Could she have left the palace?"
One of the ladies said, "How could it be? The Second Young Master's wife is still here."
"Even if County Lord Jiayi wants to leave the palace first, he will send someone to inform us."
Gu Mingzhu tightened her fingers, calmed her expression, and forced a smile.
"Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell. I will take my leave now."
"Second Young Master, please bear with it for now. We can't find anyone here, and it's freezing cold. What if Princess Jiayi falls somewhere and no one finds her? What will happen tomorrow?"
The Queen nodded, and then heard the palace maid say, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Yu is also missing."
Whether Prince Yu would meet or not was part of the plan, and the Queen showed an anxious expression at the right time.
"Jin'er is such a worrying child. I told him not to run around, but now he's causing me so much trouble."
The Queen called out a group of people's names and said, "You guys, go find Prince Yu."
She then casually instructed her personal maid to call in a group of palace servants, "As for you, follow me to look for Princess Jiayi."
Gu Mingzhu clenched her hands into fists, "Your Majesty, I will just go and look for Tan'er. There is no need to mobilize so many people."
The Queen flatly refused, "No, it won't do. Jin'er is tough, that's all, but if something happens to this girl, Princess Jiayi, I'm afraid even the Emperor, not to mention me, will blame himself in his dreams for not taking good care of Duke Dingguo's beloved daughter."
"Yes, Madam Second Young Master, let's go look for it together."
Several people came forward and held Gu Mingzhu's arms on both sides while talking to each other.
Gu Mingzhu couldn't move, her heart pounding wildly.
For now, we can only take one step at a time and wait and see how things develop.
The Queen began to look for someone with great fanfare.
This even alarmed Emperor Qinglong.
Emperor Qinglong narrowed his eyes slightly, and a ripple appeared in his eyes.
However, Song Tingchen suddenly looked tense, and said to Emperor Qinglong: "Your Majesty, I have something to attend to, so I will take my leave first."
Emperor Qinglong looked at him and said nothing more. He just waved his hand to signal him to leave.
As soon as he left the table, Song Tingchen went out and saw Liu Qingyin who looked panicked.
Liu Qingyin walked with lotus steps, her face full of concern.
"Brother Tingchen, I heard that Sister Su Tan is missing."
"Right now, the Empress is leading people throughout the palace to search for him."
Song Tingchen walked quickly and didn't listen to her carefully. Liu Qingyin clenched her fingers and could only catch up with him, holding up her skirt and panting.
"Brother Tingchen, His Royal Highness Prince Yu is also missing."
Song Tingchen suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her, "What did you say, Prince Yu?"
Liu Qingyin bit her lip and said, "Yes, I heard that after the Queen found out, she just randomly found a few people to look for His Royal Highness Prince Yu, but she was very anxious to find Sister Su Tan."
"Could it be——"
Seeing that he was about to speed up again, Liu Qingyin bit her lip and said the last words.
"Could it be that the Empress has received some news that the Emperor intends to allow Sister Su Tan to enter the palace?"
"Ridiculous!" Song Tingchen looked at Liu Qingyin with a frosty face. For the first time, his gentle expression faded away, and there was even a hint of reprimand in his voice.
"Don't ever say that again!"
How could the emperor allow Su Tan into the harem? This is simply ridiculous.
In terms of age, the emperor could have been Su Tan’s father long ago.
What's more, the emperor would not do such a ridiculous thing.
"I won't tell you, Brother Tingchen, don't be angry."
Seeing Song Tingchen getting angry, Liu Qingyin immediately changed her words.
"Sister Su Tan and His Royal Highness Prince Yu disappeared at the same time. Do you think Sister Su Tan is currently with His Royal Highness Prince Yu?"
Seeing Song Tingchen's brows furrowed even more, Liu Qingyin said, "Brother Tingchen, what I mean is that His Royal Highness Prince Yu is having difficulty walking now, and perhaps he wants to ask Sister Su Tan if there's any suitable mystical technique that can heal his leg."
"But looking at His Royal Highness Prince Yu's expression today, I always feel that he may have other thoughts about Sister Su Tan. After all, Sister Su Tan is very beautiful, so it's not surprising that His Royal Highness Prince Yu would be attracted to her."
There was one more thing Liu Qingyin didn't say.
That is, Prince Yu and Su Tan were both divorced.
It is a pot with a lid.
Song Tingchen's expression became increasingly tense.
Prince Yu wants to marry Su Tan?
This is also ridiculous.
But - Su Tan is good at fortune-telling, and it is possible that Prince Yu really has some thoughts on this.
He said in a cold voice: "Qingyin, don't talk nonsense about things that don't exist. Be careful of the harm caused by your words."
The corners of Liu Qingyin's lips curled up slightly.
But there was an apologetic look on his face.
"I'm sorry, Brother Tingchen. I won't mention this again."
"Let's go find Sister Su Tan first."
It just so happened that she also wanted to see how lively Su Tan was.
Although Liu Qingyin was the daughter of a merchant, her family was never short of money. Her father had many concubines and aunts, and she had extensive experience in domestic fighting since she was a child.
From what happened today, she could tell at a glance that something must have happened to Su Tan.
Su Tan was pampered like a treasure, and even though he was good at fortune-telling, he was not good at guessing people's hearts. He couldn't even beat her, let alone the queen or concubines who were more cunning.
There was a hint of smile in Liu Qingyin's eyes.
Just wait and see, Prince Yu will definitely be with Su Tan today. No matter whether she is doing it voluntarily or forced, she will be caught in public!
This is the first instinct developed after years of house fighting.
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Liu Qingyin followed the crowd and walked all the way to a side hall where few people went.
"Your Majesty, I haven't looked around here yet, and I don't know if Princess Jiayi is here."
The queen's face seemed a little tired, but there was a glimmer in her eyes.
"Since we've searched everywhere except here, let's look for it here."
The maid bowed and said, "Yes."
She was about to step forward when a blushing voice suddenly came.
The faces of the ladies present instantly became colorful.
The queen's face suddenly turned pale. "Where did this sound come from?"
The maid pointed ahead with a blushing face, "It seems to be there."
"Knock the door open for me!"
"I want to see who is so shameless as to do such a shameless thing in the palace!"
Gu Mingzhu actually breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.
Although she didn't know where Su Tan had gone, she felt at this moment that the person inside was definitely not Su Tan.
Before entering the palace, she gave Su Tan some pills that could remove aphrodisiacs.
"This... His Royal Highness Prince Yu and Sister Su Tan disappeared at the same time, and now... the people inside, could it be Sister Su Tan and His Royal Highness Prince Yu..."
Liu Qingyin held the handkerchief in her hand, having already guessed what would happen next, and couldn't help but say something.
Gu Mingzhu's eyes turned cold, and she stepped forward and slapped Liu Qingyin in the face.
"Try to defile Tan'er in such an unclean way again!"
Tears welled up in Liu Qingyin's eyes. She never expected that Gu Mingzhu was also a crazy woman who actually beat people in public. She looked at Song Tingchen with a wronged look, asking for help.
"Brother Song..."
In the past, at this time, Song Tingchen would definitely stand up for her.
But at this moment, he didn't have the slightest intention of helping her out. Instead, he glanced at her with a cold look.
"Madam Second Young Master, you're treating the palace like the Su family's backyard. The Empress hasn't even said anything yet, and you're the first to start beating people up."
There was no expression on Gu Mingzhu's face. She just glanced at the lady who was speaking, then looked away and apologized to the queen in a calm tone.
"Your Majesty, I was impulsive."
"However, Liu Qingyin, with just one word, casually slandered the innocence of two people. I think she deserves a beating, but I am just stepping into her shoes. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
The queen smiled, and the maid beside her immediately stepped forward and slapped Liu Qingyin in the face again.
"How dare you speak nonsense in front of the Empress!"
Liu Qingyin bit her lip and felt that the Queen's move was just to make the fire burn more fiercely.
Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she gritted her teeth and said, "What if the person inside is really Sister Su Tan? Otherwise, why are she and His Highness Prince Yu not here?"
The queen turned around and ordered someone to break down the door.
But at this moment, a cold female voice was heard.
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