"Really?" Zhong Mingwei's hands froze. He put the teacup back on the small table and looked up at Eunuch Xi. "After we go back, ask your master to make arrangements. I want to see Concubine Hui."
"Yes, I obey your command," Eunuch Xi bowed and said, "Then I will take my leave first.
"Go ahead." Zhong Mingwei waved his hand and said softly.
At that moment, Pang Yi left Eunuch Xi, and for a moment, only Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya were left in the room.
"Mingwei, is there any chance... to rescue Concubine Hui?" Mei Ya walked up to Zhong Mingwei and whispered, "Since His Majesty has not ordered the execution of Concubine Hui, do we still have a chance to rescue her?"
"Jinghui is responsible for the murder of the Fourth Prince. Although His Majesty has not sentenced her to death, he has certainly sent people to keep a close watch on her. Therefore, the hope of rescuing her... is very slim," Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice. After a pause, he continued, "I asked Zhao Ruhai to arrange for me to meet her, which is actually making things difficult for Zhao Ruhai."
"I thought we still had a chance to rescue her," Mei Ya said a little disappointedly, and suddenly raised her head, holding Zhong Mingwei's hand, and said anxiously, "Then when you see her, you must let her hold on. As long as you wait until you ascend the throne, she will be saved!"
Zhong Mingwei felt bad. Jinghui was now living a life worse than death. According to her personality, she was probably determined to die. It was unknown whether she could hold on until she could see him, not to mention that she insisted on waiting. Moreover, what could she wait for? This world was meaningless to her.
"Speak!" Mei Ya squeezed the man's hand and reminded him again, "Tell her to live well. When you ascend the throne, she will be free. She can find another lover and have children. She can also..." At this point, Mei Ya lowered her head and lowered her voice, "She can also go back to Mount Wutai. I know that the green lamp and ancient Buddha are cruel, but it is a place of sustenance after all."
"I know. I'll tell her." Zhong Mingwei curled his lips and stretched out his hands to hold the little girl in his arms. He rubbed the girl's hair gently with his chin and let out a long sigh after a while.
…
Prince Rong's Palace.
That night.
"What did you say?" Zhong Mingzheng suddenly sat up from the couch and looked at Ling Shian in disbelief. "You just said that the emperor ordered Concubine Hui to be sent to the laundry department as a slave?"
"Yes, it's absolutely true," Ling Shi'an bowed and said, "Early this morning, Jiang Bairen and Concubine Hui went to the Yangxin Palace to make trouble. No one knows what happened in the Yangxin Palace. However, after leaving the Yangxin Palace, Concubine Hui was sent directly to the laundry bureau by Zhao Ruhai, and His Majesty was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. He didn't wake up until the evening."
"Do you know what happened?" Zhong Mingzheng couldn't hide his excitement. "That bitch was so favored by the emperor. What shameful thing did she do to make the emperor so angry?"
"I don't know," Ling Shi'an said with an embarrassed look on his face. "Your Majesty has ordered a blockade of the news. No one knows what happened in the Yangxin Palace today except for Eunuch Zhao, Jiang Bairen, Concubine Hui, and Prince An who were present."
"What? Prince An is here too?" Zhong Mingzheng was stunned.
"Yes, Prince An entered the palace early this morning to report to His Majesty the murder of the Fourth Prince," Ling Shian said. "Not long after Prince An entered, Jiang Bairen and Concubine Hui came out to make a scene in the Yangxin Palace. Then His Majesty let Jiang Bairen and Concubine Hui go in together."
"Father, do you know the causes and consequences of the fourth prince's murder?" Zhong Mingzheng asked hurriedly. This was what he was most worried about.
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