1049 Beauty is precious, but life is more precious
Seeing that the emperor was extremely angry, the Ninth Prince decided to take the opportunity to speak up, "Your Majesty, my Third Brother was kidnapped by me. I know I failed in my duty. I am sure that Your Majesty will give me a chance, and I will definitely make amends."
I thought that I couldn't find fault with the Ninth Prince for the Third Prince's disappearance, but I didn't expect the Ninth Prince to take the blame again. The Emperor immediately said, "I approve it."
To show his magnanimity, the emperor added: "I allow you to act at your own discretion. You have five days to find the person."
If the Ninth Prince is given enough power, then if he fails to find the person, he will have to bear a greater fault...
“I obey your command.” The Ninth Prince lowered his head, hiding the gleam in his eyes.
Two flowers bloom, each with its own beauty. While the Ninth Prince was playing tricks on the Emperor in the palace, Feng Qingchen was cared for by everyone in the Feng Mansion and enjoyed the warmth of being home.
The housekeeper knew Feng Qingchen would be back today, so she had the kitchen prepare Feng Qingchen's favorite dishes. Chun Hui and Qiu Hua also kept hot water ready, just waiting for Feng Qingchen to come back. Even the maid who swept the floor specially wiped the stone slab outside Feng Qingchen's courtyard. It was clearly the floor you stepped on, but it was so clean that it could be used as a mirror.
This is the taste of home. There is hot food as soon as you come back. No matter where you go, it is always lively and not lonely at all.
Compared to her previous life, the present is much better. In modern times, no matter how hard or tired she is outside, when she returns home, the food is always cold and the furniture is covered in dust. When she speaks a word, the only answer she gets is an echo...
"What a pity, Sixing hasn't come back yet." Feng Qingchen said with regret. As soon as she finished speaking, the housekeeper ran in happily and said, "Miss, Young Master Sun is here. Young Master Sun is back."
"Sixing is back?" Feng Qingchen's face lit up with joy, thinking that everything was going well today and whoever he wanted would come.
Sun Sixing ran in as soon as he got off his horse, and asked Feng Qingchen questions for a long time. He was relieved to learn that Feng Qingchen's injuries had healed. The master and disciple chatted lively and then went back to their rooms.
Feng Qingchen was happy and asked the housekeeper to prepare a banquet, including portions for the servants. The housekeeper happily went to buy the food. The Feng Mansion was extremely lively that night, and both the master and the servants were happy. Feng Qingchen and Sun Sixing both drank a few glasses.
Sun Sixing's alcohol tolerance is average, while Feng Qingchen's is okay. However, maybe because he was in a good mood today, Feng Qingchen drank a few glasses of wine, felt dizzy when the wind blew, and left the table early.
As long as she is here, these people can't make trouble.
After returning to the room and washing her face, Feng Qingchen went to the study. She looked at Tong Jue and Tong Yao and seemed to have something to say.
"Miss."
Feng Qingchen had just entered the study when Tong Jue and Tong Yao also came in.
"Sit down." Feng Qingchen rested her elbows on the table. The alcohol had come up, making her face red and indescribably gorgeous. Her eyes seemed to be filled with water waves, and when she raised her eyebrows, she was full of charm, making people's mouths dry and their tongues swell.
Tong Jue and Tong Yao had never seen Feng Qingchen like this before and were stunned. When they came to their senses, they found that they were staring at Feng Qingchen in a daze.
Tong Jue and Tong Yao lowered their heads in embarrassment. Feng Qingchen was slightly intoxicated and didn't pay attention to the two of them. He just took a sip of the strong tea and said, "Tell me, what happened recently?"
Only when they talked about business did Tong Jue and Tong Yao calm down. Tong Jue said first, "Miss, Imperial Noble Concubine Xie sends people to inquire about when you will be back every now and then. She also sent someone today and told you to get ready and be summoned to the palace tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? So urgent? Isn't it time for the Imperial Concubine to give birth? Is there something wrong with the baby?" Feng Qingchen admired Imperial Concubine Xie very much. Although things between them were not very pleasant at the beginning, Imperial Concubine Xie was a rare smart person, and Feng Qingchen liked dealing with her very much.
Leaving aside the Xie family, if Feng Qingchen wanted to find an ally in the palace, he hoped it would be Imperial Concubine Xie.
"Imperial Noble Concubine Xie is going to give birth in these few days. I heard from people in the palace that the Imperial Noble Concubine is quite worried. I would like to invite you to the palace to talk to her." Imperial Noble Concubine Xie kept Zhaoyan Palace under control so tightly that Tong Jue could not find any news about Zhaoyan Palace.
"I'll go to the palace tomorrow." Feng Qingchen nodded lazily.
There was no time to relax once she arrived at the imperial city. Feng Qingchen had been prepared for this, but she did not expect that she would not be able to rest for the entire day.
Tong Jue and Tong Yao also felt sorry for Feng Qingchen, but there were some things they couldn't leave unsaid. Tong Jue continued, "Miss, when City Lord Chu came into the city today, he happened to meet Uncle Nine and you. They were a step late, and I heard that Miss Chu Changhua of Chu City was very dissatisfied."
"Chu Changhua? What is she doing in Dongling?" Feng Qingchen frowned. She was a little woman and she really couldn't like the woman who had her eyes on the Ninth Prince.
"It is said that it was His Majesty's idea. He must be here for marriage. Yecheng is already in His Majesty's hands, and Lord Fu is here in person in Taicheng. Yuncheng is not strong enough and can only rely on Dongling. If Chucheng is taken, half of the nine cities will be in His Majesty's hands." After so much training, Tong Jue and Tong Yao have more knowledge than ordinary men.
"The emperor has a really big appetite." Feng Qingchen said sarcastically.
On the surface, the situation seems to be very good and extremely beneficial to the emperor, but Feng Qingchen has been with the Ninth Uncle for so long that he knows that things are not as simple as they seem.
It was still too early for the emperor to control Yecheng. As for Taicheng? Feng Qingchen knew the situation there best. Although Taicheng was seriously injured, with the few people Fu Lin had, it would be difficult for him to take Taicheng, even if Tai Shao agreed, the Ninth Prince would not agree.
Yuncheng, with the secret support of the Ninth Prince and the profits from the pregnancy-preserving medicine, will soon recover. As for Chucheng...if Chu Changhua was so easy to marry, she would have married him long ago.
Chu Changhua is by no means a weak woman who can be bullied by others.
Tong Jue and Tong Yao recounted what had happened in the capital when Feng Qingchen left. The one who was in the limelight in the palace was not the imperial concubine who was about to give birth, nor the pregnant concubines, but Concubine Su, who was the most favored by the emperor.
The most powerful person outside the palace is Lord Fu Linfu, who is trusted by the emperor and sent to Taicheng by the emperor. His biggest concern, of course, is the death of the Minister of Revenue in the hall to prove his innocence.
Feng Qingchen had a rough idea in his mind, so he sent Tong Jue and Tong Yao away, sat in the study for a while, and then went back to his room alone. Maybe he was really drunk, Feng Qingchen's steps were a little unsteady, stepping east and west, which made him look particularly cute...
The secret guard saw Feng Qingchen's slightly drunken and charming look in the faint moonlight, and it took him a long time to look away, feeling regretful in his heart...
Of course, it’s not a pity that Feng Qingchen already has a boyfriend, but the Ninth Prince didn’t come and didn’t see Feng Qingchen’s charming and charming appearance. If the Ninth Prince saw Feng Qingchen like this, he would probably immediately...
Ahem, Buddha said it cannot be explained.
The secret guards thought of the Ninth Prince's possessiveness and immediately closed their eyes and looked up at the sky...
Beauty is precious, but life is more precious!
Zuo An held the sword, turned over and continued to sleep. Tomorrow Feng Qingchen would go to the palace, and he would not be able to follow her. He could find something to do by himself...