Chapter 337: News Brought by Minghui
Chu Ci, standing at the palace gate, seemed to be under a spell. He stood there blankly, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
So why did she come to the palace this time?
Just to send someone into the palace with a legitimate reason?
But this is not right!
The emperor and the prince's surprised expressions at that time didn't seem fake, did they?
What kind of mystery is hidden here?
Chu Ci couldn't figure it out, so he just stared blankly at the majestic gate of the imperial palace for a long time. His thoughts were like a tangled mess and he couldn't make sense of them.
Until Fan Jingrui came to pick her up after finishing his shift.
"Madam, what are you thinking about?" Fan Jingrui's gentle voice sounded in her ears, bringing her back to reality from her deep thoughts.
"Husband, how did you know I entered the palace?" Chu Ci did not express her doubts immediately, but paused slightly, her eyes moved, and she cleverly changed the subject.
Fan Jingrui could clearly see that Chu Ci was not sincere, but he also glanced at the gate of the palace and chuckled: "My lady, how could you forget Jiang Li?"
Chu Ci then realized that he should have a personal maid by his side. However, because he was not used to having someone follow him, and Jiang Li had been trained as a secret guard, it was easy for him to ignore her.
Thinking of this, Chu Ci smiled slightly: "It was I who was confused."
Fan Jingrui rarely agreed, but solemnly took out an invitation from his pocket and handed it to Chu Ci, "Madam, would you like to take a look?"
"Someone sent this today. If you don't want to go, I'll help you refuse it!"
"An invitation? One for me alone?" Although Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui had been in Beijing for quite some time, because of her special experience of being adopted by a female doctor, the noble ladies in the capital had always been ashamed to deal with her.
Chu Ci knew this very well, but he didn't have the habit of trying to please someone who didn't want him to.
But I didn’t expect that an invitation would be delivered to my door now, and it was an invitation written by the Princess of Shu herself?
Chu Ci pondered for a moment, frowned slightly, and said with a slightly worried look: "If I refuse, the other party won't come to me, right?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Jingrui gently patted Chu Ci's hand, but said honestly: "It's hard to say."
"After all, the Princess of Shu holds a high status among the noble ladies of the capital. If we rashly refuse, her reaction will be unpredictable."
Chu Ci immediately understood what Fan Jingrui meant.
The smile on his face froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. He said with a firm look, "Forget it. This is also a good opportunity to get acquainted with the noble ladies of the capital."
"Just think of it as expanding the business for the future of the Women's College. The college is just starting out and needs support and help from all sides. Establishing connections with these noble ladies will definitely be beneficial to the college's development."
When Chu Ci said this, his tone and expression seemed as if he was ready to die heroically at any time, and it was even a bit tragic and resolute.
Princess Minghui, who was hiding in the shadows, could no longer hold back her laughter and walked out from the shadows, "Sister Yixin, I didn't expect that you would be afraid sometimes?"
"Minghui? Why are you here? Did you mess with this invitation?" Chu Ci's face was full of suspicion. He looked left and right. There was only Minghui around with a little girl who was about her age.
You know, ever since Minghui got into trouble, the King of Shu has been extremely concerned about Minghui's safety.
Normally, Minghui was surrounded by a group of guards, but it was rare to see her with only a little girl. "Minghui? Why are you here? Did you mess with the invitation?" Chu Ci asked suspiciously. He looked around and saw only Minghui and a little girl around her age.
You know, ever since Minghui got into trouble, the King of Shu has been extremely concerned about Minghui's safety.
Normally, Minghui is always surrounded by a group of guards. It is rare that she is only accompanied by a little girl today.
Princess Minghui didn't immediately explain the reason. She simply nodded gently, her expression filled with expectation and pleading. "It's me. I miss Sister Yixin. Can I... can I go back to the Fan Mansion with you and stay overnight?"
Seeing Chu Ci's hesitation, Princess Minghui quickly added, "Don't worry, Sister Yixin, my father knows my whereabouts. I told him before I left, and he agreed that I could come to see you."
Princess Minghui had completely blocked all the escape routes, so what could Chu Ci do? She sighed helplessly, a hint of compromise in her eyes, and said, "Okay, get in the car."
Chu Ci guessed that Minghui wanted to talk to her about something, but she didn't expect that the seriousness of the matter was far beyond her imagination.
"Minghui, what did you say? Say it again?" Chu Ci's voice unconsciously rose, his face full of disbelief.
"Sister Yixin, you heard it right. The remnants of the previous dynasty that Grandpa Emperor and Uncle Crown Prince have been trying every means to find are in the Prince of Shu's Mansion." Minghui sighed helplessly and repeated it again, her expression full of worry and tension.
Chu Ci was shocked, but more than that, he was deeply confused. "Why are you looking for me?"
"Since you can get out and even reach the gate of the imperial palace, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the palace, right?" Chu Ci frowned and stared at Minghui, eager to get an answer from her.
"The chrysanthemum viewing banquet in three days is a trap set by those people for Sister Yixin." Minghui did not hide it after hearing this, and told everything she knew like pouring out beans.
"I'm not sure about the details, but they seem to think you've disrupted some of their plans."
"They think that as long as they get rid of you, Sister Yixin, their plan will succeed."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but feel helpless and couldn't help but sigh that he was really too naive.
But they obviously underestimated themselves and overestimated their plans.
How could I be so easily tricked?
Wait, that's not right...
Chu Ci frowned, and suddenly turned his head, staring at Princess Minghui solemnly and seriously, his tone becoming particularly sharp: "Did you hear this yourself, or did your father tell you?"
Minghui is not an ordinary little girl; her mind is more mature than her peers.
Minghui paused slightly when Chu Ci pressed her question, a hint of hesitation flashing across her eyes before she quickly regained her composure. "I overheard the plan against Sister Yixin, and I came to you because my father agreed."
Speaking of this, a hint of fear flashed in Princess Minghui's eyes.
Her little hand eagerly tugged at Chu Ci's sleeve, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Sister Yixin, my father won't betray Grandpa Huang, right?"
Chu Ci knew what Princess Minghui was worried about, and patted the back of her hand gently, his tone gentle but firm.
"Don't worry, your father is not stupid. He knows what to do and what not to do, and he won't do anything foolish."
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