The carriage gradually entered darkness.
Holding the bundle, Qin Shuang'er looked back at the palace that was getting farther and farther away, and finally burst into tears.
The imperial palace and the theater.
"I'm glad I've found the plank road! Why worry about not accomplishing my mission! Climb the cliffs! Descend the steep ridges! Prepare fire! Burn the enemy camp! Better than Deng Ai's crossing of Yinping!"
After the song was finished, applause broke out.
"Good! Good! Good!"
The emperor was so delighted to hear this song at the celebration banquet that he cheered several times. The Ministry of Rites was so happy that they hurried backstage and asked the troupe to prepare for an encore performance.
only--
"What? Shuang'er is missing?"
At the women's table, Concubine Yue had a worried look on her face, and her voice was so loud that it even drowned out the Empress Dowager's voice.
The Queen was immediately displeased and asked, "Noble Concubine Yue, what happened? Why are you so flustered?"
Noble Concubine Yue quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, Her Majesty the Queen, my sister is missing. I just sent people to look for her, but there is no news at all."
"Then we should send someone to look for him. The palace is so big, he might have gotten lost."
Just as the Queen finished speaking, she heard a lady at the banquet ask, "Where's Min'er? Where did Min'er go?"
When Concubine Yue heard that Qin Min had also disappeared, she knew that it was Qin Ji who had taken action. She knew that she could not wait any longer and hurriedly said, "Shuang'er has always been close to me. I am really worried that I can't find her now. I beg the Empress Dowager and the Empress to allow me to look for her myself."
After all, this was Concubine Yue's family affair. The Queen Mother was about to agree when Jiang Li unexpectedly spoke up, "There are many people here today, and Miss Qin is a woman. It would be bad if something happened. How about Concubine Yue and I look for her together?"
Hearing Jiang Li say this, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "Li'er is right. How about this? I'm tired of watching. I'm old and my body can't stand sitting for too long. Well, let's go and take a look together. You can just think of it as accompanying me for a walk."
"yes."
When everyone saw the Empress Dowager leave the table, the wives of officials all said that they felt uncomfortable after eating too much and wanted to walk around to digest the food. As a result, they unknowingly formed a large group.
This is exactly what Concubine Yue wants.
Hearing the noise coming from the theater, the palace maid who had just disappeared appeared in front of Changqing Palace again and quietly opened the lock on the door.
Afterwards, he headed towards the theater.
After they had taken two steps, they saw a palace maid hurrying over.
"In reply to your Majesty, I have been searching all the way and just heard some movement from Changqing Palace. Could Miss Shuang'er be resting there?"
The palace maid lowered her head, and Concubine Yue could not see her face clearly. However, after hearing what the palace maid said, Concubine Yue thought that this person must have been arranged in advance by Nanny Xin.
He secretly praised Qin Shuang'er in his heart. This girl actually knew to find a place not far from the stage.
"This girl, could it be that she drank too much at the palace banquet and went there to rest without telling anyone..." Concubine Yue said in a low voice.
Changqing Palace was originally an uninhabited side palace. The concubines would only go in to rest occasionally when they were tired from strolling around the garden.
Thinking it was close, everyone followed and went there.
only.
When he was about to reach the front of the temple, he heard an unbearable sound.
"How dare you!" The Queen Mother was immediately furious. "The Imperial Palace is a protected area. Who dares to commit adultery here? Someone, open the door!"
There were many unmarried women present, and their faces changed when they heard this.
When the guards kicked the door open, the empress dowager immediately asked Nanny Li to go in and take a look.
"ah!"
Nanny Li has followed the Empress Dowager since she was a child and has seen many of the dirty things in the harem. The Empress Dowager did not expect such a reaction.
"Mother, queen mother."
Seeing Nanny Li retreating trembling and looking at everyone nervously, Concubine Yue knew that the plan had been successful.
"What happened?"
Seeing that Nanny Li didn't speak for a long time, the Queen went in directly.
"Gu Yanheng! What are you doing!?"
How could Concubine Chen never have imagined that the person inside was actually her son?!
She looked at Concubine Yue in disbelief. Didn't she say she would attack Prince Jingling? What did this have to do with Heng'er?
When she hurried in, the scene in front of her almost made her faint.
After the previous incident, Gu Yanheng was already helpless in that aspect. However, the medicine that Concubine Yue gave to Qin Shuang'er was too strong. Therefore, under the double stimulation, he almost tortured the woman in front of him to death.
When Concubine Chen was trembling and asked the nanny beside her to turn over the woman whose bones had been broken, Concubine Chen fainted.
She never imagined that the woman was her niece, Song Yingying.
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When the Concubine Chen woke up, the Emperor and his ministers had already arrived.
"Your Majesty!" The concubine crawled off the couch and rushed to the emperor, but was kicked in the heart by the emperor. She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak for a long time.
As for Gu Yanheng, he was kneeling on the ground in a daze, his body already soaked. When the emperor came just now, he saw that he looked dazed and ordered people to pour cold water on him.
"Your Majesty, Heng'er must have been framed."
After recovering, Concubine Chen didn't dare to move forward. She just lay there crying, "Heng'er must have been drugged and framed to do such a shameful thing. He didn't do it on purpose!"
"Hmph!" The emperor didn't want to say a word now. He just sat there, waiting for Jiang Li to check Song Yingying's wound.
"emperor!"
Seeing Concubine Chen howling non-stop, the Queen also became angry. At today's celebration banquet, the Third Prince actually did such a thing in the harem. He was just like his mother and didn't take her, the Queen, seriously.
So, the Queen glanced at the head nanny beside her and scolded Concubine Chen, "That's enough! Nanny Ning, tell Concubine Chen what the imperial physician said when he took the Third Prince's pulse just now."
"In reply to your Majesty, the imperial physician said that the Third Prince did not appear to have been drugged, but rather was a little unconscious after being drunk."
As soon as Nanny Ning finished speaking, the emperor picked up the tea bowl beside him and smashed it hard at Gu Yanheng.
"I'll make you lose your mind! Evil son! Don't you know how magnanimous you are?! How dare you do such a shameful thing!"
"Your Majesty, Miss Song was indeed violated and now has fractures all over her body. Fortunately, her life is not in danger. I have already provided basic treatment for her. She needs to be taken good care of from now on."
When Jiang Li came out, the emperor said without a word, "Raise her, take good care of her. When she is well, the third prince will marry her as a concubine. What do you think, Noble Consort?"
Concubine Chen looked dazed at the moment. She knew very well what kind of person Song Yingying was, otherwise she would not have sent her to the general's mansion.
But now, if she doesn't agree, the emperor is afraid that he will take Heng'er's life! Taking a step back, it's a good thing that she was made a concubine. I think with her around, Song Yingying can't make much trouble no matter how unruly she is. It seems that the emperor still cares about her and still leaves room for Heng'er.
Therefore, he could only curl his lips and say, "Your Majesty is right. It is as it should be."
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