Chapter 3415 The most powerful person besides the emperor
“My Lady…?”
Just as Nan Yan was lost in thought, she heard Concubine Yi's voice again. Nan Yan came back to her senses and saw Concubine Yi looking at her in confusion. She asked softly, "That batch of grain was not shipped to Nanjing to provide relief to the victims. Then where was it shipped to?"
Nan Yan thought about it and just smiled and said, "How would I know?"
Concubine Yi glanced at her.
After all, the two of them had been together for so many years, and in the past few years, they were the only two "old people" in the entire harem who were closest to each other. Concubine Yi knew from her expression that she knew it, but she just couldn't say it out loud. Concubine Yi also understood in her heart that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and that there were some matters of state that she shouldn't have asked about. The imperial concubine had such a privilege, which not everyone in the harem could have.
So she smiled faintly and said, "I am also confused. This kind of matter is not something we in the harem should be concerned about."
But he just said nothing more.
The two chatted for a while, and Nan Yan suddenly remembered and asked, "By the way, how is Yongping?"
Concubine Yi said, "She's fine. Her fever subsided last night. She drank some porridge this morning and is now more energetic. She even insisted on going out to play, but I didn't agree."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Children get sick quickly and go away quickly, so there's no need to lock her up. She's been sick all day, so it's good for her to go out and get some fresh air."
Concubine Yi said, "I understand."
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Oh, sister, where is the little monk from yesterday?"
"Mingxin?"
Nan Yan looked up at her and said, "He lives behind Yikun Palace. Why are you asking him?"
Concubine Yi smiled and said, "He, he was chanting sutras in Jianfu Palace yesterday, and I listened to him. I want him to go over there today as well."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Huh?"
No matter how well the monk Mingxin could chant, his ability was limited. Even if Concubine Yi wanted to listen to Buddhist scriptures, she couldn't just go to a little monk. But right now, she didn't have the energy to worry about anything else. Besides, Xinping had been imprisoned the previous night, and the monks at Da Ci'en Temple were also implicated in the incident. Now Mingxin was also living in the palace. If Zhu Feng ran into him, he might get angry again.
It would be better to let him go out.
So he said, "Okay, sister, take him over."
Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, Concubine Yi breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and bowed to Nan Yan. Nan Yan then asked someone to call Mingxin over and asked him to follow Concubine Yi.
Concubine Yi walked along the road with Mingxin. She turned back to look at him and said, "I heard that you once saved Princess Xinping?"
Ming Xin walked behind her, clasped his hands together, and said honestly: "His Majesty the Emperor has blessed you with divine grace. Your Highness will naturally escape danger and safety. Why would a humble monk need to save her?"
Concubine Yi smiled and said, "You are quite sensible."
Last night, Mingxin recited a few passages from the Heart Sutra, and Princess Yongping miraculously woke up. Concubine Yi was still somewhat grateful to him, but she couldn't show it outwardly. But now that she saw that he spoke reasonably and knew when to act, she began to have a better impression of this little monk. She thought that since Yongping had no other playmates in Jinling City, his company would help alleviate the child's loneliness.
So he said, "You should stay in the palace for the next few days and spend more time with Yongping. You monks are clean, so she won't have any trouble with other people."
Mingxin said, "Your Highness is now in the palace, so naturally no evil spirits can get close to him."
Concubine Yi smiled and took him into Jianfu Palace.
Princess Yongping was sick for a day, but she was a child after all, so she recovered quickly. After eating something, her energy came back and she insisted on going out for a look. The palace maids and eunuchs around her surrounded her and begged her not to go out to avoid catching a cold again. At this moment, Concubine Yi led Mingxin in.
Concubine Yi said, "Yongping, stop messing around."
Princess Yongping stopped carefully immediately, and suddenly saw Mingxin following behind Concubine Yi, and laughed happily: "Brother!"
Mingxin said: "Amitabha."
Concubine Yi glared at her and asked, "Are you disobeying again? What did mother tell you yesterday?"
Yongping stuck out his tongue, thought for a moment, and walked to Mingxin: "Little brother."
Mingxin also looked down at her and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are healed. I am really happy for you."
Yongping chuckled.
Concubine Yi asked again: "Why don't you lie down and rest?"
Yongping said, "My legs are numb from sleeping, I want to go out for a walk."
"No, you just happened to be."
"Mother..."
Yongping held her clothes and acted coquettishly. Seeing her daughter's well-behaved appearance, Concubine Yi's heart softened immediately. Looking at Yongping again, she found that she was indeed fine. She had been lying in bed for more than a day and could not fall asleep. She was so sleepy that she was exhausted.
So she reluctantly agreed, but still let Mingxin follow her, and asked other palace maids and eunuchs to serve her. She had taken care of Yongping for two days and was a little tired, so she stayed to rest.
Little Yongping happily took Mingxin out of Jianfu Palace.
Although Mingxin was young, he was very well behaved. He followed Yongping two or three steps behind, not too close nor too far. When he saw Yongping leading him to the back door, he asked, "Young Prince, where are you taking me?"
Yongping smiled and said, "Let's go find my sister."
Ming Xin asked, "Your sister? Doesn't the eldest princess live in Yikun Palace?"
Yongping hissed at him and then said, "My sister has been imprisoned in Yanchun Pavilion. I heard them tell Mother when I woke up this morning."
Mingxin was stunned for a moment.
No wonder I didn’t see Princess Xinping in Yiku Palace when I woke up early in the morning. It turned out that she was locked up.
But why was he locked up?
He was confused but didn't dare to ask too much, so he could only follow Princess Yongping to the back door, walk through a garden, and go out of the small door. Sure enough, he saw a three-story building in front of him, which was Yanchun Pavilion.
There were only a few windows in the attic, but the door was tightly closed. There were two eunuchs guarding the front and back doors. As soon as Yongping walked over, a tall figure walked up to her and saluted her. It was the eunuch Donghai.
He said, "Your Highness."
Yongping looked up and asked, "Donghai, where is my sister?"
Dong Hai smiled and said, "Your Highness, the eldest princess is being held captive in this building by the Emperor."
"I want to go in and see her!"
"That won't do. The Emperor said no one is allowed to go in and see."
After saying that, he added, "Not even the Imperial Concubine."
Although Yongping is young, he has a great idea in his little head, that is, the imperial concubine is the most powerful person besides his father. Since she cannot enter, he certainly cannot enter either.
She pouted a little aggrievedly: "Well, what if my sister is hungry?"
Dong Hai couldn't help but laugh and said softly, "Your Highness, are you still worried about this? No matter what, we servants can't let Your Highness go hungry."
After saying that, he sighed again.
"But the princess herself won't eat, and there's nothing we slaves can do."
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