Chapter 59 Disappeared for a long time
Pei Jingchuan naturally heard Xu Qingyan's thoughts, and when he saw Pei Jinyu leave, he was definitely worried. So, he took advantage of no one's attention and quietly followed her out.
The Eighth Prince naturally knew that the Third Prince had deliberately spilled the wine on him, but today, on such an important occasion, he really couldn't continue to stay at the banquet wearing these soiled clothes.
Therefore, the Eighth Prince had no choice but to follow the palace maid to change into clean clothes.
As he followed the palace servant who led the way around the corridor and went to the side rooms, he remained alert the whole time. The palace servant also looked honest and said nothing, and he could not see any problems at all.
Pei Jinyu followed them quietly, and after Pei Jingchuan came out, he felt that he could not leave the banquet for too long, otherwise it would inevitably arouse suspicion, so after going out, he summoned his secret guard and asked him to follow and protect Pei Jinyu in secret.
"Eighth Prince, this is the changing area. Please wait inside first. Someone will bring the clothes to you shortly." The young eunuch stopped at the door of the wing room, bent down and made a gesture of invitation towards a wing room on the right.
After the young eunuch pushed the door open, the Eighth Prince stood at the door and looked inside. He saw that in the room, apart from some tables, chairs, screens and other items, there was only a bed in the inner room.
Moreover, there was no sandalwood burning in the house, and there was no strange smell. The Eighth Prince was puzzled, as he could not figure out the Third Prince's conspiracy. He thought it was behind the scenes, so he walked straight in.
However, what he didn't expect was that after he walked in, he was suddenly hit hard on the back of his neck. His eyes widened instantly, and then his body went limp and he fainted.
The one who knocked the Eighth Prince unconscious was not an ordinary eunuch, but the Third Prince's professional secret guard, so his skills were naturally much more powerful than those of ordinary people.
At this moment, Pei Jinyu secretly hid in the corner and witnessed with his own eyes the Eighth Prince being knocked unconscious on the ground. However, the eunuch at the door seemed to have heard nothing and just closed the door of the wing room silently.
When Pei Jinyu saw this scene, she covered her mouth in horror, thinking: This...what should I do! This is obviously a conspiracy! How can I save people?
Pei Jinyu was anxious outside for a while, looking around here and there, and finally found a small path next to it that could lead to the back of the house.
So Pei Jinyu quietly went around to the back of the house. Just as she was about to climb into the house through the window, a voice suddenly called her from behind.
"Miss, please wait a moment." Pei Jinyu turned around and saw a strange tall and thin man in black.
"You..." Pei Jinyu's eyes showed a hint of vigilance at this moment.
The man in black saw Pei Jinyu's fear and immediately explained to her: "Miss, I am the young master's man. The young master asked me to protect you. Please wait here. I will help you and rescue the people in there."
There are the Third Prince's secret guards inside. If Pei Jinyu were to go in rashly, he would definitely not be able to save anyone, but would put himself in danger.
Pei Jingchuan's secret guard would naturally not watch such a thing happen, so he appeared in time to stop it.
"Okay, then go and rescue the Eighth Prince for me as soon as possible. This damn Third Prince actually wants to harm him!" Pei Jinyu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that, and waited outside obediently.
The secret guard climbed in through the window nimbly. Pei Jinyu only heard a few sounds of fighting coming from inside. After just a quarter of an hour, the fighting sounds stopped. Then, the secret guard carried the eighth prince and climbed in front of Pei Jinyu through the window.
"Eighth Prince! Wake up! Wake up!" Pei Jinyu looked at the unconscious Eighth Prince and shook his body vigorously a few times.
"Miss, the Eighth Prince was knocked unconscious and then drugged. It is very dangerous here now. I will take you away first." The secret guard interrupted Pei Jinyu and reminded her.
Pei Jinyu didn't hesitate at all when he heard that. He followed the secret guards and took the eighth prince with him and left first.
On the other side, the banquet in the hall was about to end. Everyone was full and talking and laughing. The Third Prince couldn't help but glance at the empty seat next to him. The corner of his mouth curled up in a sinister smile, and then he looked at Concubine Chun beside the emperor.
Concubine Chun, the mother of the third prince, is also one of the four concubines today.
"Huh? The banquet is almost over, why did the Eighth Prince suddenly disappear?" Concubine Chun asked deliberately in a puzzled tone.
At this time, the emperor and empress who were sitting on the high throne, as well as the other concubines, heard this, and they couldn't help but look towards the eighth prince's position out of curiosity.
"The Eighth Prince seems to have been missing for a long time. At first I thought he just went out to relieve himself! How could he not come back for so long? Could he have lost his way in the palace?"
"Sister An Fei, what you said does make sense. The Eighth Prince just came back from his fiefdom and is unfamiliar with the palace. I'm sure he has never seen such a large occasion. Moreover, the palace is so big. I'm afraid he is not lost!"
"The Eighth Prince has been missing for such a long time at this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Even if it is a little against the rules, since he did not grow up in the capital, he has missed some rules."
When the other three concubines heard this, they also started talking.
But they each had a son, and they had all been jealous of the Eighth Prince's mother. After all, she had been the most favored concubine in the harem.
However, after hearing this, the queen frowned slightly and said in a cold voice: "You are all concubines in the harem. How did you learn from those gossipy women outside to talk about people behind their backs? We don't know the whole situation yet, so we should not comment on it. We should find out the truth first."
Concubine An was a little displeased when she heard this, and said, "Empress, you are wrong. The Eighth Prince has been missing for so long at the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet, and we are also concerned about him!"
The emperor listened to the concubines' discussion and glanced at the Eighth Prince's position. Then, his face gradually darkened and he shouted at them, "Enough!"
Then, he looked at the eunuch who was kneeling below with an unhappy look and asked, "Where is the Eighth Prince?"
The eunuch answered honestly, "Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince accidentally soiled his clothes while drinking just now. He went downstairs to change his clothes and has not been back for a long time."
The eunuch used such words on purpose, concealing the fact that it was the Sixth Prince who poured the wine on the Eighth Prince. He deliberately made people think that the Third Prince was so unpresentable that he could stain his clothes even when drinking, and he deliberately emphasized that he had not been back for a long time.
As expected, the Emperor originally disliked the Eighth Prince because of the difficult labor of his mother. Now, after hearing this, he was naturally even more dissatisfied with him.
So, the emperor ordered in a cold voice: "Come here, go and call the Eighth Prince to me!"
Over there, a palace maid immediately went down to look for the eighth prince.
In just half a quarter of an hour, the palace servant who had just gone to find the eighth prince was seen with an embarrassed look on his face. After returning, he walked in front of the emperor and whispered something to the emperor. Afterwards, the emperor's face became even uglier.
"He is so bold! Someone, take me to see it!" the emperor shouted angrily, and then stood up suddenly.
Seeing this, the queen and four concubines followed suit.
At this time, the Duke's wife realized that her daughter had been missing for a long time. She looked at the Duke and his family worriedly and said, "My husband, Jin Yu is missing too. Do you think something happened to her?"
Suddenly, the Duke's heart skipped a beat. Thinking of the missing Eighth Prince, he was startled. He quickly stood up and said to the Duke's wife, "Madam, let's go and take a look too!"
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