Chapter 013 Temporary Pass
Fu Yuqing nervously grabbed Xia Xue's sleeve.
Fu Yuqing: +1.
Can being nervous also be a plus?
Then I'll go back and try Chu Zhenxuan.
How could I make him nervous?
Fu Yuqing pushed Xia Xue.
Xia Xue frowned.
The maid looked around, came forward and bowed.
"Fourth Miss, you're back. The master was looking for you. Hey, why did you change your clothes? Where is the men's suit that you borrowed from the eldest master this morning? Who is this lady?" The maid spoke in a loud voice.
"I'll go change my clothes and then go see daddy. You can take the 'saliva fish' to the kitchen and process it as usual."
"Yes!" The maid saluted, bent down, took the "saliva fish" from Fu Yuqing's hand, turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Xia Xue pulled Fu Yuqing and walked in another direction.
They met several maids along the way, and they all bowed to Xia Xue when they saw her.
After calculating all the way, Xia Xue walked to the third room on the right, pushed the door open and went in, followed by Fu Yuqing.
Xia Xue closed the door, glanced out the window at the flying figure on the beam, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"To be on the safe side, let's stay here for a stick of incense before leaving!"
Seeing that she could speak, Fu Yuqing came over immediately. She had a lot of questions to ask.
"You can't really be Miss Li, right?"
"Of course not. In Kyoto, many maids of wealthy families are bought together from the same place, so many of the maids will have fellow villagers. It just so happens that one of my maids has fellow villagers in the Li Mansion."
This was the explanation Chu Zhenxuan gave her.
"By the way, I still don't know your name?"
"Fu Yuqing."
"The spring rain has just cleared up and the sun is shining brightly. A bird sings over the blossoming branches."
Fu Yuqing: .....
Fu Yuqing: The ancients are really annoying. They always make people feel uncultured.
Fu Yuqing: +1+1+1.
Fu Yuqing was embarrassed: "Is this Miss Li Si's room? How do you know which room Miss Li Si lives in?"
Xia Xue chuckled, "Count it, how many sentences did Hui'er say just now? How many questions did she ask?"
Fu Yuqing counted on her fingers, "Two sentences and three questions."
Xia Xue nodded. "Most buildings in Dongchu are built around the intersection of the diagonal lines of a square. According to custom, young ladies can only live in the east and west chambers, with single rooms in the east and double rooms in the west. Hui'er and I agreed that if it's the east, we'll say single sentences, if it's the west, we'll say double sentences, and as for which room it is, we'll ask a few questions. So Hui'er's two answers and three questions just now mean that Miss Li Si's chamber is in the third room of the west chamber."
Fu Yuqing:......
Fu Yuqing really didn't want to talk to the ancients anymore. It was too brain-burning and made her look uncultured.
Fu Yuqing: +1+1+1.
Xia Xue, this can earn you points!!!
It was the right person to be rescued. I will bring her back to the Prime Minister’s Mansion and confront her together with Chu Zhenxuan.
After a while, Xia Xue heard Xia Chun's voice.
"Miss, it's safe."
As the three of them reached the intersection, they saw a woman in a goose-yellow gauze skirt and a veil walking slowly towards them. She was followed by a maid holding a bottle of "Yuan's Saliva Fish" in her hand.
Fu Yuqing suddenly realized, "I finally understand why you can pretend to be her. She always wears a veil over her face, so when the servants saw you with a veil over your face, they thought you were their young lady."
Xia Xue gave her a look that said, "You finally got it." She then added:
"Miss Li Si lives a very regular life and is a well-known 'filial daughter'. Every day at noon she goes to Yuanji to buy 'saliva fish' for her father and returns home around 3:30. In particular, she is a concubine's daughter at home and has a low status, so when she meets other servants in the mansion, she just greets them out of courtesy, which reduces unnecessary trouble. But the most important thing is that she is about the same age and figure as me. I have searched all over Kyoto and only by pretending to be her can I get away with it."
This is also what Chu Zhenxuan said.
"But, did you foresee that you would meet me? No, who are you hiding from?"
Xia Xue smiled but said nothing.
"But Miss Li Si has become famous this time, so maybe she should thank you."
I borrowed Li Pingting's name to help myself. If Li Pingting needs help in the future, I must repay this favor.
In the pavilion in the middle of the lake in Yu Garden, the commander of the Jinyiwei was half-kneeling.
"I have confirmed that the lady in the portrait is Li Pingting, the fourth daughter of the Li family."
Yang Junyi shook the pot, picked out the old leaves of the Bamboo Leaf Green Tea, added some new leaves, and added some water.
The aroma of tea fills the air.
Filling his and Concubine Ying's tea bowls, he said slowly, "Repeat what she did again."
"The two entered Zhenxiang Pavilion first, and came out with their faces covered. Before and after entering, I was able to confirm that one of them was the young lady in the portrait. Then the two young ladies took a detour from Sifang Street to buy 'Yuanji Saliva Fish', and then entered the mansion from the back door. The servants of the Li mansion called the young lady, and then Miss Li took the rescued girl back to the room. When they met other servants on the way, they also greeted them. After confirmation, they entered the room of Miss Li Si."
"After entering the Li residence, did she take off her veil?"
The commander paused. "No."
"Did you see the face of the servant who spoke to the Li Mansion? Are you sure it is a servant of the Li Mansion?"
The commander's face turned pale, "No."
Yang Junyi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.
Concubine Ying stared at Yang Junyi. When did the emperor become so fond of laughing?
"In addition, I also found that someone other than us seemed to be following her."
"Have you found out who it is?"
"I sent someone to follow him, but he was thrown off. The opponent is an expert."
Yang Junyi nodded, "Call your people back, no need to check, go down."
The commander saluted and withdrew.
Concubine Ying stared at the small statue beside the tea table and smiled, "If the emperor has taken a liking to the girl from the Li family, why not just tell Sister Rong directly?"
"Oh? My beloved concubine also thinks this person is Miss Li?"
Concubine Ying paused holding the tea bowl, and the ingratiating smile froze on her face.
It seems that the emperor has fallen in love with the woman in the statue.
Concubine Ying put down the tea bowl and said, "Since the emperor likes it, I will go to ask Sister Rong."
Having said that, Concubine Ying went to get the small statue.
Of course, asking directly wouldn't work, so she could pretend to accidentally drop the statue and see Concubine Rong's reaction.
If this person is really Miss Li Si, that would be great.
Concubine Rong was in great favor, so how could she let her own sister enter the palace and steal her limelight?
Moreover, it was taboo for sisters from the same family to serve the emperor together. As one gained, the other lost. In addition, the Li family was at its peak, and if a younger sister from the Li family entered the palace, Concubine Rong would soon lose favor.
Yang Junyi glanced at her sideways, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Concubine Ying froze there, not daring to move.
After a while, Yang Junyi smiled evilly and put away the statue.
"If I want to ask Concubine Rong, I will ask her. Put away your cleverness."
After saying that, Yang Junyi waved his sleeves and left.
Concubine Ying stood up and leaned towards Yang Junyi's back. The smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she murmured, "No matter whether it is true or not, once we find out about the Li family, we can't investigate any further. If this woman who has made him so concerned is not Miss Li Si, she must not enter the palace."