Chapter 214 She Must Have Her Own Difficulties
Yu Qinghuan stood up, looked around, and walked to the door of the hall, but didn't see anyone.
She turned around and asked Sang Ru, "Where's Caizhi?"
Sang Ru: "Since she is the spy arranged by Lord Cheng, I thought I would let her go to the side hall at night so she doesn't have to come here to serve."
Yu Qinghuan was silent for a long time. No wonder she didn't see Caizhi. "Why did you ask her to go to the side hall?"
Sang Ru: "If we go to the side hall, we won't run into the Crown Prince staying the night, and then Lord Cheng won't know."
As she said this, she looked smug. Who could be as careful as she was?
Seeing her expression of seeking praise, Yu Qinghuan almost vomited blood.
Well, it was all in vain.
However, what she didn't know was that Cheng Gongjin had been an official in the court for more than ten years, and there were more than just Caizhi as spies in the palace.
Caizhi was arranged to go to a side hall, and other spies sent the news out of the palace.
After learning that Yu Qinghuan had separated from herself, Cheng Gongjin dressed up and went to find the prince. His eyes changed slightly, and he picked up a pen and painted on the rice paper on the table.
"What else?"
The subordinate added: "During this period, the Crown Prince summoned Xie Zhili, the Minister of Justice."
Cheng Gongjin obviously didn't care.
Subordinates: "Madam Yu waited until midnight, and was then taken back by the Crown Prince."
Cheng Gongjin unconsciously tightened his grip on the pen, but quickly returned to normal. His expression remained calm, but the tip of his pen sketched on the paper with unusually gentle movements.
The emperor is seriously ill now, but Xiao Jinghe wants to hold a grand flower-viewing banquet, simply for Prince Rui who is far away in Chuzhou.
The prince's move will certainly arouse dissatisfaction among the ministers and will even bring him infamy. Prince Rui controls the Chuzhou army. If he is ambitious, he will certainly not miss this opportunity to march into the capital to attack, accuse the prince of regicide, and ascend the throne naturally.
Although this plan is good, it will be useless if King Rui does not fall for it.
"Send someone to Chuzhou to inform them that they must help Prince Rui enter the capital."
The subordinates immediately understood that the master wanted to get rid of Prince Rui and the old emperor and help the prince ascend the throne.
His eyes instantly became sore. After nearly three years... the master could finally avenge himself and the young master!
The room was quiet, and Cheng Gongjin was still painting.
A graceful figure gradually emerged on the drawing paper. She was wearing a palace maid's dress, with her eyes slightly raised and smiling, and she had a bit of seductive charm, and she was extremely bright and beautiful.
His brushstrokes were extremely delicate, even the slightest strand of hair on the woman's temple was carefully depicted.
Until the last stroke, it was replaced with cinnabar and fell on the slightly parted lips, as if intoxicating words were about to be uttered in the next second.
Cheng Gongjin put down his brush, leaned back slightly, and stared at the person in the painting. His eyes were rarely filled with emotion, and gradually became a little absent-minded.
The subordinates at the table took a quick look and were stunned. Why was it Madam Yu again... Could it be that the lord is interested in Madam Yu?
He was secretly shocked, but this Madam Yu was the young master's sweetheart.
Just as Cheng Gongjin was about to pick up the painting and put it aside, he suddenly felt a sharp tightness in his chest. His internal organs felt like they were hit hard by a heavy hammer, and he was gripped by severe colic.
His face suddenly turned pale, he pressed his chest tightly with one hand, his body moved forward uncontrollably, and he subconsciously supported himself on the table with his other hand.
"puff--!"
"grown ups!"
A mouthful of blood gushed out without warning, splashing onto the drawing paper. The eye-catching bloodstains stained the delicate face in the painting, which was still wet, making it particularly glaring.
His face was pale, but his eyes gradually became warm, and it was almost over.
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The flower-viewing banquet in the palace was prepared very quickly. During the period, Xiao Jinghe ordered people to select the materials and headwear and send them to Yu Qinghuan for selection.
They are all made of excellent materials and are dazzling to look at.
Yu Qinghuan randomly selected a piece of purple material and a beaded headpiece. She was not keen on these banquets and rarely attended them.
When they were in the Yu family, Li only took Yu Zhilan out for banquets. Later, when she married into the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, she became a widow without even attending any banquets and never left the house.
She didn't know what the etiquette was for the banquets in the palace. She was just about to ask Sang Ru to go out and find out, to make sure they didn't break any taboos or offend any nobles.
However, Xiao Jinghe was obviously thoughtful and sent a capable and experienced palace maid to tell her about the current situation in the palace.
The crown prince was born to the queen, but died of illness a few years ago.
The person with the highest rank in the palace now is Concubine Chen, Chen Niao's aunt, who is in charge of the six palaces, but is not favored by the emperor and has no children.
The emperor had always favored Concubine Shu, and Prince Rui was born to Concubine Shu. However, after Prince Rui met with an accident at Jiuchong Mountain, Concubine Shu kept claiming to be ill.
The emperor is seriously ill, and the prince is firmly in the East Palace. Now the prince has the final say in the court and the harem.
Therefore, with Xiao Jinghe's protection, even if Yu Qinghuan threw a tantrum at the banquet and offended everyone in the harem, nothing would happen to her.
His unstinting love would move even the most hard-hearted person.
Yu Qinghuan, however, spent her days eating and sleeping until the day of the flower-viewing banquet, when she was surrounded by palace servants helping her wash and dress up. Each and every one of them wanted to make her look prettier and please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
After finishing her makeup, Yu Qinghuan wore a purple palace dress made by the Shangyi Bureau and a pearl-studded headpiece. She went to the Imperial Garden for a flower viewing banquet surrounded by palace servants.
Yu Qinghuan was naturally beautiful, and in her outfit today she looked like a goddess. Everyone who recognized her at the banquet was shocked. They felt that Yu had become even more beautiful after being divorced. No wonder she could be so bewitching to the prince.
Mu Huaian followed Cheng Gongjin into the palace for a banquet. The moment he saw Yu Qinghuan, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
She looked in very good spirits and probably had not suffered any injustice in the palace. His uneasy heart finally calmed down.
Just as he was about to walk over, he saw another person appear next to Yu Qinghuan.
In full view of everyone, the man took Yu Qinghuan's hand without any hesitation and pulled her to sit next to him, with a doting smile on his face.
I don't know what he said, but Yu Qinghuan smiled, his drooping eyebrows slightly curved, without any trace of reluctance or coercion.
The natural calmness and intimacy between the two of them made Mu Huaian's legs stiffen and he stopped in his tracks.
Cheng Gongjin glanced at him from behind and said, "I said, she volunteered."
Mu Huaian slowly clenched his fists, and the soreness quickly spread from his throat to his entire chest, instantly corroding his limbs and bones.
His throat rolled with difficulty and he tasted an indescribable bitterness.
impossible.
Yu Qinghuan must have her own difficulties. She wouldn't be so close to Xiao Jinghe for no reason.
This thought made him feel better for a short while.
Cheng Gongjin didn't miss his reaction and asked in a deep voice, "Now that you've seen it, do you still want to take the person away?"
Mu Huaian suppressed the bitterness in his heart, turned around, clenched his fists, and looked at Cheng Gongjin with a firm gaze, his expression unquestionable and resolute, "She must have her own difficulties."
Hearing this, Cheng Gongjin, who was usually indifferent, let out a very light laugh.
It seemed as if he was laughing at Mu Huaian in front of him, who was so stupid.
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