Chapter 241 The Emperor Leads Everyone to Catch an Adulterer
He stood outside the pavilion, adjusted his breathing, put on his best smile, gently pushed aside the straw curtain and walked into the pavilion.
As soon as he entered, he saw Queen Mother Jiang lying on the gauze and cloak. Hearing him come in, Queen Mother Jiang raised her eyes and looked at him seductively.
When he met that look, Mr. Zhao's heart was moved.
He thought to himself, no wonder when he asked Aunt Cui who the woman he would be serving tonight was, Aunt Cui refused to tell him.
Aunt Cui only vaguely said that he would know when he came and saw people -
Tsk, it turns out that the person he wanted to sleep with was the Empress Dowager. How could a servant like Madam Cui dare to say that?
He also remembered that Aunt Cui had told him to keep this a secret. After the incident, he had to say that he and the other party were in love with each other and couldn't help themselves. He must not expose the Empress Dowager...
The second young master Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly.
Now he understood what that meant.
Tonight, the Queen Mother summoned him to the garden to have an affair because she was attracted by his beauty. If this matter were spread, it would definitely damage the Queen Mother's reputation, so the Queen Mother asked Aunt Cui to tell him that after the incident, he must say that he and the Queen Mother were in love with each other, and absolutely must not let anyone know that it was the Queen Mother who couldn't stand the loneliness at her age and took the initiative to have an affair...
Thinking of this, the second son of Zhao hurriedly knelt down and crawled to the side of the empress dowager.
He held Queen Mother Jiang's fingers in his trembling hands and swore to the sky.
"Thank you for your high regard for me, Your Majesty. I will do my best to serve you tonight and make sure you are satisfied!"
"I swear to heaven that if this matter is discovered, I will never push all the problems onto you. I am a responsible man and I will definitely face it together with you. I will not leave you alone to face those terrible rumors!"
How could Queen Mother Jiang hear what the Second Master Zhao said at this moment?
Her Nanny Cui was always capable and the strong medicine she found was naturally extraordinary. At this moment, she just felt extremely uncomfortable all over and just wanted to be relieved. She had no consciousness at all.
So when her hands climbed onto Mr. Zhao's neck, he immediately lowered his body.
He worked extra hard, using all his skills, determined to serve the Empress Dowager well in exchange for wealth and glory for the rest of her life.
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At this moment, Shen Yuanwei was still walking slowly on the corridor far away from the garden.
She couldn't return to the banquet too quickly.
When she returned, the emperor would definitely ask the empress dowager and the two princes why they did not come back with her.
She also couldn't really go look for Xie Chengyun and Xie Congyuan.
The two children must have been led away by Madam Cui. If she went to look for the children, and Madam Cui saw her appearing safe and sound, she would definitely guess that it was Queen Mother Jiang who was being humiliated in the pavilion...
Nanny Cui is loyal to her master and will definitely rush to rescue him, which would be a disaster.
So, she was not in a hurry to go back. After walking for a while, she sat on the beauty's chair beside the corridor, holding her chin and looking at the moon in the sky, quietly waiting for time to pass.
Shen Yuanwei waited patiently for two quarters of an hour before slowly returning to the banquet.
As soon as she appeared, Xiao Lingzhao immediately stood up and walked forward to her, holding her fingers and warming them with his palms.
Xiao Lingzhao pretended to be worried, "Why did you take so long, huh?"
He looked behind Shen Yuanwei and asked, "Where are the Queen Mother and the First and Second Princes? Why did you come back alone?"
Shen Yuanwei pretended to be surprised.
"The eldest and second princes haven't come back yet?"
She quickly looked towards Xie Junlin and Queen Wei, a little anxious, "Your Majesty, Queen, haven't the eldest and second princes returned yet?"
Xie Junlin and Queen Wei looked at each other and their expressions became solemn.
They stood up at the same time.
"Didn't they go with you? Where are they? Why do you think they've come back?"
Shen Yuanwei's face turned pale in an instant.
She said anxiously.
"Earlier, I invited the Queen Mother to the back garden and tactfully told her about the Second Prince being scolded and crying by her. She said that she scolded the Second Prince because she hated me. She said that if I hadn't abandoned my husband and children, she wouldn't hate the Second Prince so much..."
"When the eldest and second princes heard the Queen Mother humiliating me so rudely, they were a little unhappy and wanted to argue with her. I was afraid that they were too young and might offend her, so I asked Madam Cui to take them to the garden to play for a while."
"Later, Aunt Cui came to the pavilion and served tea to me and the Queen Mother, and then left quickly. I thought Aunt Cui must have gone out to take care of the eldest and second princes, so I didn't worry about the children."
"But the Queen Mother and I sat in the pavilion for a long time and didn't hear any movement outside. I suddenly felt a little worried."
"I stood up and told the Queen Mother that I would go look for the two children first."
"The Queen Mother was also worried about the child, so she didn't make it difficult for me and let me go. But who knew that I searched the garden for a long time, and I searched the entire huge garden but couldn't find any trace of the child and Aunt Cui. I was a little anxious!"
"I guess the children felt that the weather was too cold, so they asked Aunt Cui to take them back to the banquet to warm up the charcoal fire in advance? So I hurried over here -"
When Xie Junlin heard this, his face turned extremely ugly.
Although he had Shen Yuanwei in his heart, he loved his child more. Now that he knew his child was missing, he was too worried. He couldn't help but look at Shen Yuanwei coldly and speak harshly!
"Shen Yuanwei! The Queen has raised children for four years without losing any of them, but you, their own mother, lost them just after you started taking care of them! They better be fine, otherwise..."
Xie Junlin took a deep breath and said nothing more.
He suppressed the anger and fear in his heart, waved his sleeves and shouted -
"Someone come!"
The next moment, the heavy vermilion door of the hall was pushed open by the guards.
A team of Dragon Scale Guards led by imperial guards rushed in and knelt down.
Xie Junlin said in a cold voice, "Quickly take people to the Imperial Garden to look for the whereabouts of the eldest and second princes. Be quick and be careful! Pay special attention to the ponds and lakes. It's freezing cold. If the eldest and second princes fall into the water, they will be in danger if you are slow!"
When the Dragon Scale Guards and the imperial guards heard that the eldest prince and the second prince were missing, they all panicked.
They did not dare to delay, so after bowing, they immediately stood up and ran to the back garden with torches.
Xie Junlin was no longer in the mood to drink and chat with the ministers.
His son is missing!
How can I have the mood to have fun?
He immediately walked to the door, "I'll go look for it too."
When the ministers heard this, they all stood up and followed.
The two princes are the emperor's lifeblood. Now that the princes are missing, the emperor is extremely anxious. They still dare to sit here motionless. They really don't want to work in this court anymore!
Then, everyone rushed to the back garden, shouting "First Prince" and "Second Prince".
For a moment, the place was bustling with noise.
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