Chapter 45 Who sent the message?
When Emperor Yongping left the cold palace, Concubine Xian was walking towards the cold palace from Yu's study.
At this time, Concubine Xian was extremely worried.
As soon as she arrived at Yu's study, she heard that Emperor Yongping had gone to the cold palace, and she thought that maybe what she had been planning for many days had come true.
She should be happy, after all, her little son now has one less rival.
But it was not a good time to go to Emperor Yongping and "explain the truth" about his younger son.
After all, he had just been cuckolded, so he must be very angry.
Alas, if I had known this would happen, I should not have done this today.
"Concubine Xian, are you going to rush to the cold palace to rescue someone?"
Concubine Xian was so troubled that she didn't even notice the dragon chariot being carried by a dozen people coming towards her.
On the contrary, she was frightened by Emperor Yongping's words.
"Ah? Ah...I have seen the emperor before."
"I have seen the emperor."
Concubine Xian reacted and quickly saluted, but she didn't hear clearly what Emperor Yongping had just said.
Prince Ning, who was following beside her, heard every word.
Something happened in the cold palace. Is it related to his mother?
Emperor Yongping's dragon chariot did not stop. He just glared at Concubine Xian, then turned around and continued moving forward.
"Ze'er, your father is very angry right now, what should we do about your brother's matter?"
Concubine Xian looked at the receding dragon chariot, still thinking about her youngest son.
It was unclear whether she didn't notice the glare Emperor Yongping gave her or he simply didn't think of herself as being imprisoned in the cold palace.
"Mother, Father just asked you if you want to rush to the cold palace to rescue someone? But something happened in the cold palace?"
Prince Ning was calmer than Concubine Xian, and he didn't want to talk about Prince Huai in front of Emperor Yongping at all.
Therefore, his focus is different from that of Concubine Xian.
"What? He said that I was going to the cold palace to save someone? What does the cold palace have to do with me? And why would I go to the cold palace to save someone?"
Concubine Xian asked three questions in surprise.
The expression on his face showed surprise and doubt.
As soon as Prince Ning saw it, he felt that this matter had absolutely something to do with her.
Who knows his own mother better than him?
"I don't know either. Why don't I go with you to take a look? We need to find out why our father said that just now.
The emperor is angry right now. If we were to mention my brother to him, we might end up making things worse."
Prince Ning hoped that the matter in the cold palace would distract from the matter of Concubine Xian wanting to take him to see the emperor, so of course he would accompany her to find out what was going on.
"I will never go to a place like the cold palace. It's unlucky."
However, Concubine Xian didn't listen to him at all. She turned around and walked towards Yu's study.
Prince Ning didn't say much, he just followed.
Emperor Yongping returned to Yu's study and sat down by the charcoal stove behind Yu's desk to keep warm.
Just as I felt warm, I heard the guards outside the palace trying to stop Concubine Xian.
"Empress Xianfei, the emperor is currently attending to government affairs. He told you to go to the cold palace first and then decide whether to come to the study to see him."
Ever since the incident with the Queen that night, the guards standing guard outside Yu's study have been much more diligent than before.
Emperor Yongping ordered that no one should be allowed in, and they would stop them at all costs.
"I don't need to go to the cold palace. I want to see the emperor. Please get out of my way."
Although Concubine Xian is old, she was a well-known arrogant and domineering lady among the noble ladies in the capital when she was young.
The kind of person who can take someone's life if they disagree with him.
"My Lady, please do not embarrass me. I will obey the Emperor's orders. If you want to see the Emperor again after returning from the cold palace, I will definitely pass on the message for you."
Several guards stood side by side on the steps, leaving no gap at all.
Prince Ning was standing nearby, and he felt somewhat embarrassed watching this.
"Mother, how about I accompany you to the cold palace to take a look?"
Prince Ning actually wanted to leave the palace and return to his own residence.
But he knew that Concubine Xian would definitely not agree.
I had no choice but to patiently accompany her as she went through the troubles in the palace.
After several rounds of entanglement with the guards, Concubine Xian found that there was no possibility of entering Prince Yu's study, so she had to listen to Prince Ning's advice.
The two of them spoke in silence along the way and soon arrived at the cold palace.
"Ah~ Aunt, save me. Do you know who my aunt is? How dare you torture me? When my aunt comes, I will make sure that you will never be able to work in this palace again..."
When the whip fell, there was a dull sound, which was obviously the sound of hitting flesh.
But it had no effect, the man continued shouting.
"Ze'er, why does this voice sound familiar?"
As soon as Concubine Xian entered the cold palace gate, she stopped.
"Mother, I can't tell who it is."
Prince Ning actually recognized the man's voice, but he didn't want to say it.
Because even if he said it, Concubine Xian would not believe it, and would even scold him for not wishing well for his own people.
"Stop hitting me. I've already told you that I came to the palace because my aunt asked me to see her. It was also someone in the palace who brought me here. I was drugged, so... why don't you believe me?"
Zhang Yongmou was grimacing after being beaten, and he was actually a little confused in his heart.
This morning, he did enter the palace after receiving a letter from Concubine Xian.
But when I woke up, why was I in the cold palace?
And he was also hit by that drug.
Otherwise, no matter how dissolute he is, he would not dare to have any thoughts about the abandoned concubine in the cold palace.
"Ze'er, is that your cousin's voice?"
Concubine Xian confirmed that she was familiar with the voice. Who else could it be but her nephew from her mother's side?
No wonder Emperor Yongping didn't see her.
It turned out that... it meant that her family had caused trouble and brought it to the palace.
But the person she should have sent to the cold palace today was Prince Shou, how come it turned out to be her nephew from her mother's side?
"My son sounds a bit like him, but it can't be him. He can't enter the palace without your token."
Prince Ning said very honestly.
After hearing what he said, Concubine Xian quickly walked to the door of the side hall where the sound came from.
The guards were guarding the door, but they did not stop her when they saw her coming.
After all, the person in the room had said several times that Concubine Xian was his aunt, and they knew Concubine Xian, so there was no need to make things difficult for her.
"Stop it! Who gave you the courage to beat someone like this?"
Concubine Xian didn't need to look at his face, she could recognize that this man was indeed her nephew from her mother's side just by looking at his figure.
"Aunt, you are finally here. Please tell them that you asked someone to call me into the palace. I have done nothing wrong, aunt."
Zhang Yongmou is already thirty years old, which is not an exaggeration to say that he is middle-aged in this era.
But when he saw Concubine Xian, he burst into tears.
"You guys go down first. I have something to ask you."
Concubine Xian did not respond to Zhang Yongmou's words, but wanted to send the imperial guards away to ask about the reason.
The guards didn't say much and all retreated out of the door.
"Tell me, why did you enter the palace today?"
Concubine Xian asked the palace maid beside her to help Zhang Yongmou loosen the rope tied around his arm before she began to question him.
"Aunt, didn't you send a message early in the morning? You also left me a token to enter the palace, otherwise how could I enter the palace?"
Zhang Yongmou widened his lifeless eyes in surprise, and was so frightened that his heart almost stopped beating.
He is just a playboy, not a fool.
Entering the palace without permission and flirting with concubines, either of these could cost him his life.
"Don't talk nonsense. When did I send you a message? What is the token? Take it out and show it to me."
Concubine Xian's mind was becoming increasingly confused at this moment.
She might have Mercury retrograde today, and nothing goes smoothly from morning to night.
"It's your jade pendant, Auntie. I still have it with me. Eh? Where's the jade pendant? I showed it to the guards when I entered the palace."
Zhang Yongmou searched himself from inside to outside, but couldn't find the jade pendant he mentioned.
As for the letter that Concubine Xian sent him, it had been destroyed long ago.
"Tell me the truth. Why are you in the cold palace? What did you do to anger the emperor?"
Concubine Xian was so confused that she couldn't make sense of what was going on.
When she was young, she was considered the most capable concubine in the palace, as evidenced by the fact that she was able to give birth to two princes and raise them successfully.
Could it be that she hadn't been involved in palace fighting for a long time and her skills were not so good, which led to the unfavorable start today?
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