Chapter 687 Peeping into the Palace

Si Linglong did not say who would make the decision, but asked about the reason first, which even Madam Yu Enbo did not expect.

Fortunately, He Changsun had been explained before, so he didn't ask for help. He just said, "I don't know. I just walked there accidentally and ran into that monster... He Yuanzun."

Si Linglong looked at the boy in front of her who was about ten years old. After all, he was still young and not calm enough to lie. She became more and more certain of her guess and her tone became more and more relaxed.

"Baohua Hall and Chonghua Hall are not very close, so it's not easy to find your way there. Although today is New Year's Eve, there are many palace people on the road. I'll ask you whether you found your way there on purpose or just walked there by accident. You can answer after you've made up your mind."

When He Changsun heard Si Linglong's words, he inevitably showed a little panic on his face, and subconsciously looked at Madam Yu Enbo who was standing beside him.

Si Linglong did not wait for Madam Yu Enbo to speak, but turned around and told Shu Hong, "Take someone to ask the palace guards on duty if anyone has seen the young master of the He family."

As soon as Si Linglong said this, He Changsun couldn't hold back any longer.

Just as Si Linglong thought, it was his first time entering the palace. Even though he knew the Baohua Palace, he didn't know how to get there. Naturally, he asked the palace maids on the way. If he asked, his lie would be exposed.

After all, he was still young, and He Changsun immediately started crying and yelling,

"I, it's not me, it's my aunt. My aunt said He Yuanzun might be there, so she asked me to go and look for him secretly. It's none of my business..."

Even though he was spoiled at home, he was not an ignorant child after all. He naturally knew that the palace was different from home, so he dared not act like a spoiled brat in front of Si Linglong.

As soon as he said this, Mrs. Yu Enbo beside him shuddered, and Si Linglong glanced at her coldly with her almond-shaped eyes and asked her,

"Madam Yu Enbo, do you know that snooping into the palace is a serious crime?"

Mrs. Yu Enbo originally wanted to fool her, but she didn't expect that the moment she opened her mouth, she would be spying on the palace. She was stunned and her body went limp. She kowtowed to Si Linglong in a hurry. Even though she looked down on this Concubine Lang, she knew that her status was not as good as hers, not to mention that she was caught plotting against the royal family.

"Empress Lang, this is all a misunderstanding. How dare I do such a thing? I heard about the story of the Imperial Master, and it was very similar to my half-brother who had been missing for two years. I wanted to confirm whether my brother was still alive, so I had no choice but to come up with this method. I have no intention of offending the palace."

What Mrs. Yu Enbo said is actually pretty much the same.

Just a month ago, the He family heard that the emperor had appointed a new imperial teacher and valued him very much, even allowing him to live in the Baohua Palace in the palace.

The national teacher had white skin and hair, but a young face. I also heard that the national teacher's name was Yuan Zun.

The He family immediately suspected the illegitimate son of the second wife who had disappeared two years ago.

The He family is a well-known divination family in Beijing, so all the heads of the family have served as officials in Qintian Prison.

When He Yuanzun was born, his whole body was white, even his hair was white. In addition, his concubine mother died of dystocia when he was born. His family regarded him as an ominous monster and were going to drown him directly, but the old lady ordered him to be kept.

Even though we raise them at home, we only give them food to eat, and sometimes we don’t even get much.

He Yuanzun has been ridiculed and bullied by his brothers and sisters from the next room since he was a child.

Mrs. Yu Enbo was the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family and luckily caught Yu Enbo's eye and was able to marry into the royal family. After her marriage, she no longer paid attention to the monster kept by the second wife.

However, two years ago, the old grandfather passed away, and the only person in the family who could protect He Yuanzun was gone. Several families discussed it and claimed that the old grandfather loved He Yuanzun and actually planned to let him go down to accompany and serve the old grandfather.

Mrs. Yu Enbo didn't know what her father and uncles did, but when the news came out, it was said that He Yuanzun had followed the old man.

However, there was no funeral and not even a body was found. He Yuanzun disappeared for no apparent reason.

The He family just thought he was dead and paid no more attention to it.

Until a year ago, my family accidentally heard the name of Master Yuanzun. That man also had white hair, and since no one had ever seen him before, no one took him seriously.

As a result, a month ago, the emperor directly appointed this mage as the imperial teacher and even moved him into the Baohua Palace. Although the He family had officials, they did not have many opportunities to enter the palace. But the more rumors they heard about this imperial teacher, the more panicked they became. They all wondered whether this imperial teacher was He Yuanzun who was supposed to be dead.

So there was this peek into the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

Mrs. Yu Enbo was thinking that since He Changsun had met He Yuanzun before and he was not very old, she could bring him into the palace to attend the banquet as a child and then let him sneak out to take a look. If he was discovered, he could say that he had gone out for some fresh air and walked there by mistake. Since he was just a child, no one would care.

But I never thought that a conflict would break out there, and Concubine Lang actually started to argue with a child!