Shao Lecheng and Duan Gouqiong both got up very early. Seeing Ni Yueshan with dark circles under her eyes, Duan Gouqiong asked suspiciously: "Sister Yueshan, did you sneak out last night? Look at your dark circles..."
Ni Yueshan said helplessly, "It's just simple insomnia. Isn't it because your medicine made me sleep too long?"
Duan Gouqiong stuck out his tongue in shame and said nothing more.
Ni Yueshan looked at Shao Lecheng: "Did you go out last night?"
Shao Lecheng shook his head.
"The letter has been written, so shouldn't we ask Yi Wenxuan to show some sincerity, for example, to prove that the blueprints are indeed in the king's hands?"
"That makes sense." Ni Yueshan responded indifferently.
Afterwards, Duan Gouqiong finished eating and went upstairs. Ni Yueshan looked at Shao Lecheng and asked curiously, "I think you are very obsessed with the blueprints. You could have given up if you couldn't find them."
If a prince can't find what the emperor wants, the emperor will at most scold him for his poor performance, but he won't impose any severe punishment. There's no need for Shao Lecheng to take it so seriously!
"I really can't hide anything from you..." Shao Lecheng sighed and said, "It's just because the Imperial Noble Consort is dead, but she still enjoys the status of Imperial Noble Consort. Why?"
Ni Yueshan looked at him without saying anything.
"My father said that if I could help him find the third map and bring it back to him, he would make my mother an Imperial Consort and make the events of the past known to the world!"
His mother died unjustly, and even though the Imperial Concubine died, he felt it was not enough!
Ni Yueshan looked at him silently, feeling a little distressed. "Believe me, it will succeed!"
Shao Lecheng nodded, then he stood up and walked upstairs.
In the evening, Yi Wenxuan arrived as expected.
"How can we trust you when the other blueprint is in the hands of your father?"
Yi Wenxuan understood that she was doubting him. Yi Wenxuan raised a smile and walked into the room. He sat down without any hesitation.
"That's easy. Just pack up and follow me into the palace."
Ni Yueshan looked at him in confusion. He just smiled faintly. He had already thought of how to prove it.
Even after nightfall, the palace was still brightly lit, as if tireless. The king reveled every night with singing and dancing. The voices of women urging people to drink and the king's rough laughter reached everyone's ears.
Ni Yueshan met the rumored tyrant...
The king glanced down and saw that all the women were still dressed brightly and beautifully with delicate makeup, but they all lowered their heads, very scared, and it was impossible to see their faces clearly.
The nanny standing nearby, holding a cane in her hand, warned the women below, "Raise your heads, or I'll drag you down and execute you right now!"
The women were frightened and raised their heads.
The king laughed heartily upon seeing this, then he let go of the woman beside him and squinted his eyes as he looked ahead: "Come closer, I can't see clearly!"
The women walked closer as instructed. The king spoke wearily, "Why are all of them like this? They're getting worse every day."
"Your Majesty, no young woman in the city dares to go out now. Some are forced out of their homes! This is not like the selection of concubines, where everyone flocks to the palace, so..."
When the king heard this, he angrily threw the bronze cup in his hand to the ground, scaring the palace maid who was talking so much that she lowered her head.
The king stood up and his eyes fell on Yi Wenxuan, who was sitting at the table. "You've been back for quite some time now, so you should understand my preferences. Choose a woman for me tomorrow?"
The king smiled at him, but his eyes were extremely cold. No matter who was given this kind of task, they would avoid it. However, Yi Wenxuan stood up calmly and said, "I will not let you down, father."
The king showed a satisfied expression, and the palace servant standing beside him couldn't help but ask: "Then tonight..."
"Let the eldest prince choose for me!"
Yi Wenxuan remained calm and stood where he was. He then looked towards the women present. They all lowered their heads in fear. Yi Wenxuan said indifferently, "The third one."
When the king heard this, he looked curiously. The third girl was wearing a white long dress and standing among the women. There seemed to be nothing special about her.
"This woman has the most even figure and a fairly decent appearance. Father, you are blessed."
The king threw back his head and burst into laughter.
Yi Wenxuan sat down again, and the third woman was dragged away mercilessly. Ni Yueshan was standing behind Yi Wenxuan at this time, with a tightly locked brow. Is Yi Wenxuan a good person or a bad person? Does he sympathize with them?
Yi Wenxuan was sitting at the banquet, and seeing that the king seemed drunk, he stood up and said, "Father, I am too drunk to handle the wine, so I will go back first."
"Go back!"
Yi Wenxuan turned and left, and Ni Yueshan immediately followed. When they were alone, Ni Yueshan asked, "Didn't you ask me to confirm that the blueprints are in the king's hands?"
But what she saw were those innocent girls being sentenced to death!
Yi Wenxuan looked calm and said, "Don't worry!"
It was not until the second half of the night that the palace became quiet.
Yi Wenxuan flew up with Ni Yueshan. Ni Yueshan tugged at his clothes in surprise: "You...are you going to spy on your father?"
"How else can I prove it to you? Talk about the blueprints in front of him?"
Ni Yueshan was silent.
When the two landed on the roof, Yi Wenxuan lifted the tiles lightly and cautiously. His movements seemed very skilled. Did he do this often?
Under Ni Yueshan's surprised eyes, the position was chosen and the tiles were placed aside, so that the wide dragon bed below could be seen clearly.
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