Chapter 197 Entering the Palace Secretly
Cheng Gongjin's words were like a knife, tearing apart Mu Huaian's self-righteousness.
He wanted to acknowledge the child simply for Yu Qinghuan, but other men might not be willing to give in.
People in the capital call Mu Huaian "Young Master" when they see him, but as long as Duke Dingguo is still alive, he is a commoner and cannot even enter the palace. Just like now, watching his woman being brought into the palace, he can only come to him, his teacher, for help.
He can come to me for help today, but when I, his teacher, die in the future, who can he turn to for help?
Looking at Mu Huaian's obviously frustrated look, Cheng Gongjin pursed his lips. He wanted Mu Huaian to realize this: if a person does not have power, he can't move forward.
Mu Huaian's eyes darkened, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Please help me, teacher."
Cheng Gongjin didn't say anything, but just looked at Mu Huaian in front of him quietly, wanting to see when he would face reality.
But at this moment, he still didn't understand his good intentions, or perhaps he was simply deliberately avoiding them.
Mu Huaian's expression was gloomy, his hands clenched until his knuckles turned white, and he lowered his voice and begged him, "Teacher, please."
After all, he was his own nephew, so Cheng Gongjin couldn't bear to push him too hard. He said calmly, "I'll go to the palace tomorrow just to see her for you. If you have anything to pass on, give it to me before tonight."
Mu Huaian was immediately delighted, "Thank you, teacher. I will write a letter right away and ask you to pass it on to me tomorrow!"
Having said that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Cheng Gongjin called out to him, "Huai'an."
"The emperor is seriously ill, and the crown prince is about to ascend the throne. I can only help you temporarily. For the rest, you will have to fight for it yourself."
Mu Huaian remained silent, but his fists were clenched tightly under his sleeves.
He understood what his teacher meant. Without power, he couldn't even keep the woman he loved.
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At this time, in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.
The prince ordered Xie Zhili to reflect on his actions in his mansion for three days and not to attend court on the grounds that he had handled the case poorly.
Xie Zhili couldn't stay there. When he thought of Yu Qinghuan in the palace, he wanted to break into the palace and snatch her back. She was his woman, Xie Zhili's woman. Why should Xiao Jinghe snatch her away!
When Prince Rui was around, the Crown Prince lacked capable people to give him advice. In addition to being king and subject, they were also friends who met too late.
After reaching Jiuchongshan, he was promoted to the position of Dali Temple Minister and was given an important position.
When people in the court saw Xie Zhili, they would give him some face, but this was also because he was close to the prince.
But the one who wants to snatch people from him now is none other than Crown Prince Xiao Jinghe. Let alone being his friend, he's afraid that they can't even be his subjects.
As long as Xiao Jinghe wanted, killing a Dali Temple Minister would be as easy as killing an ant.
Xie Zhili thought, if hard tactics don't work, try soft tactics. However, the letter he sent to the prince for a chat in the palace was rejected by him personally. He was so angry that he locked himself in the study when he returned home. He couldn't understand why Yu Qinghuan fell in love with Xiao Jinghe!
That person has a bad temper and is stubborn. She demands people to serve her with great care. She is so overbearing towards the ministers around her, not to mention women... Is she crazy?
What concerned him even more was that he had no idea when Yu Qinghuan had hooked up with Xiao Jinghe!
When Xie Zhili thought that the two of them might be flirting with each other right under his nose, he became so angry that his eyes turned black. When he saw Yu Qinghuan, he would definitely catch this woman and ask her clearly.
If this woman dared to tell a lie, he would... he would arrest that girl Sang Ru, lock her up, torture her, and not give her any food.
Qing Zhui, who had been beaten with twenty boards and had a year's salary deducted, carefully knocked on the study door and walked in with a bowl of heat-clearing and calming soup freshly cooked in the small kitchen. Seeing his master's dark face, obviously sulking, he put down the bowl and said, "Master, how about I sneak into the palace tonight and steal the person out?"
At this time, Qing Zhui was determined to make up for his mistake.
Hearing this, Xie Zhili raised his eyes and glanced at him, "Do you think your life is too long?"
There are many experts in the palace. With Qing Zhui's limited ability, he might be killed by the Jinwu Guards before he finds the person.
Qing Zhui was speechless, blaming himself immensely. If he had been able to send the person back safely, the prince wouldn't have kidnapped anyone!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really something. He knows the relationship between his Second Master and the First Lady, but still wants to interfere. It's such a waste of his Second Master's wholehearted assistance and doing a lot of dirty work to help him secure the position of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
However, he didn't dare to express these complaints out loud.
Xie Zhili suddenly asked, "What is Xie Zhiwen doing?"
Qing Zhui was stunned for a moment, "Master has been staying at home these past few days. He hired a musician and has been practicing every day and night. He hasn't even left the yard."
Xie Zhili sneered, "That's all he has."
With Mu Huaian around, even if he practiced for ten years, it would be useless. Did he think that playing the piano well could make Yu Qinghuan change her mind?
If Yu Qinghuan had not been divorced, with the status of Ningyuan Hou's wife, he could have submitted a memorial to condemn the prince for abducting someone else's wife.
But now, there is nothing we can do, and we can’t see anyone. We can only wait like this. It’s really annoying.
I don’t know how that heartless woman is doing now. Is she having trouble eating or sleeping?
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"Girl, this is so pretty!"
Sang Ru picked up a hairpin that had just been delivered by a palace maid and placed it in front of Yu Qinghuan, who nodded repeatedly.
Both the master and the servant were dazzled. More than twenty palace maids filled the hall, each holding a tray filled with all kinds of gold and silver jewelry, silks and satins, all of which were fine items that could not be seen outside the palace on a normal day.
Just when the two were dazzled by the wealth before them, the chief eunuch brought people from the imperial kitchen to serve the meal. Twelve meat and vegetable dishes, a variety of sweets and cakes, and royal tribute fruits filled the entire table.
The eunuch smiled and said respectfully, "Young lady, please have your meal."
He had served His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for more than ten years, but this was the first time he saw His Royal Highness so attentive to a woman.
Yu Qinghuan sat there, slowly eating so much food on the table that she couldn't even finish it all.
Sang Ru wanted to help serve the dishes immediately, but several palace maids were serving by the side with chopsticks, picking up dishes for Yu Qinghuan accurately and putting them into the bowl.
"..." She, a personal maid, was useless in the palace and was bored to death.
The eunuch smiled and said, "If you feel bored, you can go to the Imperial Garden to relax. The flowers there are in full bloom."
The nobles in the palace usually like to go to the imperial garden to appreciate flowers and drink tea.
Yu Qinghuan responded perfunctorily and busied herself with eating the delicacy in front of her. After all, he was a chef from the palace, and he could even make ordinary vegetable leaves into such delicious food!
The people in this palace really know how to enjoy themselves.
Sang Ru was a little worried. Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was planning to use these things to slowly raise the girl until she would not want to leave the palace?
After all, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to
If that's the case... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's intentions are too sinister!
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