Chapter 79 Entering the Palace
The old lady was wondering why Concubine Ye wanted to see Chen Tang. The last time the second wife asked to see Concubine Ye, she used two oriental pearls to pave the way. The third wife looked at Chen Tang and asked, "Why did Concubine Ye want you to come to the palace?"
Chen Tang guessed but couldn't say, he just shook his head, "I don't know..."
She looked at the old lady and said, "Grandma, can I not enter the palace?"
The old lady also didn't want Chen Tang to enter the palace, fearing that Chen Tang would offend Concubine Ye. But how could she not go if Concubine Ye summoned her?
The old lady warned, "The palace is different from other places. You must be careful in what you say and do."
Chen Tang also knew that Concubine Ye wanted to see her, so she had no choice but to go. Even if she could avoid it on the first day, she couldn't avoid it on the fifteenth.
Not only did he have to go, but he was also afraid that Concubine Ye would have to wait for a long time, so he didn't dare to let her delay.
Chen Tang could only bite the bullet and get up, taking Ginkgo into the palace.
On this side, Chen Tang took a carriage to enter the palace, and on the other side, Chen Shan climbed over the wall to enter the Jingyang Palace, but there was no sign of Xie Guimo in the study, nor in the inner room. After asking the secret guards, he found out that Xie Guimo did not go home at all last night.
Chen Shan was so anxious. Concubine Ye was looking for Miss Shen Er because of the Prince of Changping. If Concubine Ye wanted to make things difficult for her, Miss Shen Er would not be able to resist. Where could he go until the master returned home?
Thinking of a place, Chen Shan quickly climbed over the wall and left the Jingyang Palace, heading straight to the place where Chen Tang got off the boat yesterday.
The boat stopped in the middle of the lake. Chen Shan jumped directly from the horse's back, tapped the surface of the lake, and got on the boat.
As soon as he got on the boat, Chen Qi heard the noise and came out of the boat. Seeing that it was Chen Shan, he asked, "Why are you here?"
"Where is my master?" Chen Shan asked.
"I'm in a bad mood. I drank a lot of wine last night and I'm drunk now," said Chen Qi.
When Chen Shan walked in, he saw wine jars all over the floor and Xie Guimo lying drunk on a small couch with a wine jug in his hand.
Chen Shan asked anxiously, "I drank so much, why didn't you stop me?"
As if he could stop her, Chen Qi asked, "What on earth did you come back for?"
After Shen Tang got off the boat yesterday, Chen Shan didn't know whether he still needed to escort Shen Tang back to the mansion, so he asked, "Do you still want me to protect Miss Shen Er?"
The gentleman had a gloomy face and Chen Shan didn't dare to listen to his answer and ran away like a flash.
He should wait until the master gives up and calls him back. Before that, he should follow the master's instructions and protect Miss Shen Er.
The two of them were talking quite loudly, and when Xie Guimo woke up he felt a splitting headache.
Seeing that he was awake, Chen Shan hurriedly said, "The master is awake, Concubine Ye has summoned Miss Shen to the palace..."
Xie Guimo asked, "She asked you to come to me?"
"……no."
Xie Guimo laughed angrily and looked at Chen Shan, "Do you think that I, your master, must have her?!"
Chen Shan knelt down and said, "I dare not."
"roll!"
Xie Guimo picked up the wine jug on the small table and poured the wine into his mouth.
Chen Shan didn't dare to persuade him anymore and got up and left.
Xie Guimo took two sips of wine and threw the wine jug on the ground in annoyance.
Then Chen Tang took a carriage into the palace, and when she arrived at the horse-drawn field, she got off the carriage. The palace maid waiting there led her to Changchun Palace where Concubine Ye lived.
In his previous life, Chen Tang had met Concubine Ye many times when he entered the palace with Princess Jingyang, but this was the first time he met Concubine Ye in this life.
The closer he got to Changchun Palace, the more uneasy Chen Tang became, and the faster his eyelids twitched.
She had experienced the cruelty of Concubine Ye in her previous life. It would be strange if Concubine Ye did not vent her anger on her because her nephew had a broken rib.
Chen Tang took a deep breath, not knowing why Concubine Ye wanted her to enter the palace, and followed the palace maid to Changchun Palace.
Inside the palace, Concubine Ye was sitting on the beauty couch drinking tea, she was dressed in a palace dress, so gorgeous that people dared not look at her closely. Concubine Ye's rank was only second to the Empress, but her appearance was the best in the harem. In the whole capital, except for Princess Jingyang, there was no one prettier than Concubine Ye.
Chen Tang only glanced at Concubine Ye, then lowered his eyes, stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Your servant greets Concubine Ye."
Concubine Ye's cold eyes fell on Shen Tang, "Raise your head."
Chen Tang could only look up obediently.
This was not the first time that Concubine Ye had met Chen Tang. After Chen Xian and Prince Jingyang got engaged, when Concubine Ye looked at Chen Xian, she also looked Chen Tang up and down. She also felt that Prince Xie had poor taste. It was obvious that Miss Shen Er was more beautiful, so why didn't he choose her? She also guessed that Prince Xie didn't like the prince's obsession with beauty, so he deliberately chose Chen Xian instead of her, who was not outstanding in appearance.
Chen Tang's eyes were clear, without any guilt or panic in them. Concubine Ye admired her a little bit. She knew the purpose of Chen Tang asking her to enter the palace, but she could still remain so calm.
Concubine Ye put down the teacup in her hand heavily, "How dare you hit my nephew from my mother's family?!"
Chen Tang lowered his head and did not respond.
She didn't say anything, and the nanny standing next to Concubine Ye shouted angrily, "The Concubine is talking to you!"
Chen Tang looked up, bewildered, "Is the Imperial Concubine speaking to this servant?"
Shen Tang acted so dumb that even he felt he had gone too far.
But she had no choice but to play dumb.
Does he want her to confess the identity of Xie Guimo?
In the Jokhang Temple, Xie Guimo kicked the Prince of Changping down the hillside in order to save her. Last night, Xie Guimo had no intention of doing anything to the Prince of Changping. It was the Prince of Changping who wanted to kill her that completely angered Xie Guimo and he kicked him into the lake. She could choose not to marry Xie Guimo, but she could not repay kindness with enmity and betray him.
She was wearing a mask last night. The Prince of Changping knew it was her, but there were no other witnesses except him. She refused to admit it, and Concubine Ye could do nothing to her.
As for the Jokhang Temple, Chen Tang didn't believe that Concubine Ye had the nerve to accuse her even though she knew her nephew intended to molest her.
Chen Tang was determined to play dumb to the end, as for offending Concubine Ye——
She should have offended her.
Concubine Ye didn't expect that Chen Tang would have the guts to play dumb with her, "No wonder he dared to hit the Marquis of Changping. Miss Shen didn't even take me seriously."
Chen Tang suddenly panicked, "I dare not, I just don't understand what the imperial concubine just said..."
Concubine Ye had no patience to deal with Shen Tang and asked directly, "Who was the masked man who visited the lanterns with you last night?!"
Chen Tang's face turned pale. "I went out of the house to view the lanterns last night, but I went there with my maid, not with any man. This concerns my reputation, so please be merciful, Your Majesty."
Concubine Ye didn't expect that when she called Chen Tang into the palace for questioning, Chen Tang dared to lie in front of her with his eyes open, "Do you know what will happen if you deceive me?"
Chen Tang said the same thing, "I dare not. I also heard about the incident last night when the Prince of Changping was kicked into the water. If I really believed that I was in cahoots with the masked man, the Changping Marquis's Mansion would have arrested me and taken me to the Dali Temple for strict interrogation."
If there is evidence, just let the Dali Temple arrest her. If there is no evidence, they will try to trick her into confessing just by relying on the power of the imperial concubine. She is not that weak.
Concubine Ye heard the hidden meaning in Chen Tang's words.
What a great Miss Shen Er!
Just for this calmness, I’m afraid there’s no one else like him in Kyoto.
Concubine Ye raised her lips, and her tone could not tell whether she was happy or angry. “It seems that the news is wrong. This palace has wrongly blamed Miss Shen Er.”
“Someone, send Miss Shen out of the palace.”
So she could get away with it?
It always feels so relaxing that it's a little unreal.
Concubine Ye was so cruel and difficult to deal with that she was even more difficult than ten second masters and second wives. Chen Tang did not dare to stay any longer and quickly stood up to leave.
Soon Chen Tang realized that her worries were not unnecessary. She and Concubine Ye were playing dumb and would end up in trouble.
Look, before she even left the bedroom, trouble happened.
When she went out, she happened to bump into Princess Cheng'an who was coming in with a porcelain bottle.
Clang.
The porcelain bottle in Princess Cheng'an's hand fell to the ground.
The debris flew and hit Chen Tang's ankle. Chen Tang cried out in pain, and Princess Cheng'an shouted in pain, "How do you walk?!"
"If you break the porcelain bottle given to me by my father, how many heads do you have left?!"
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