Chapter 13 I, Jiang Yingcheng, am smart!
Just after lunch, a eunuch hurried into the hall and whispered something in Changshun's ear.
Afterwards, Changshun whispered two words to Jiang Yanchuan in the same posture.
Jiang Yingcheng had sharp ears, but he only heard a few words like "Jinyiwei", "find out", and "report".
Then, Jiang Yingcheng saw Eunuch Changshun walk towards her with a smile after exchanging glances with her handsome father.
"Your Highness, let me take you out for a walk to digest your food, okay?"
Jiang Yingcheng glanced at her handsome father again and again, feeling a little hesitant.
She wanted to stay with her father a little longer.
But she also knew that her father had some political affairs to deal with, so she obediently extended her hand to Eunuch Changshun and walked out of the yard with him.
Lu Yao hurried into the palace and reported the news he had found to Emperor Mingze in a harsh voice.
"Your Majesty, I have found out that Master Liu Zhengqing..."
Lu Yao recited all the evidences. This man was so bold that he even thought selling power and titles was just one of his minor faults.
Lu Yao raised his head fearfully, expecting to see the emperor's furious face. However, he saw the man on the couch supporting his head with his hands, leaning on the table in a relaxed posture, with the corners of his lips even slightly raised, revealing a not-so-conspicuous smile.
Lu Yaohun's whole body shuddered violently.
Even more terrifying!
The young Jinyiwei commander walked out of the Lingyang Palace in a trance, and received three new missions in exchange for a piece of news:
Check whether Hu Hongyuan, the acting assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was sent to the study last night because he had no money to buy a bracelet for his wife;
To check whether Pu Yuanzhou, the Minister of Rites, had a mistress in Chunyin Lane;
Go check whether Zheng Zhixin from Dali went to the red-light district yesterday.
What the hell is going on?!
Since when did Emperor Ming Ze start to care about the private lives of his subjects? !
Lu Yao could hear the sound of heavy objects collapsing, which was the final sad sound of his shattered worldview.
At the same time, Eunuch Changshun took Jiang Yingcheng to digest the food slowly, and finally they came to a slightly desolate courtyard.
A cold wind started to blow, and in the wind were two faint sounds of a woman's sorrowful and gentle sobs.
Jiang Yingcheng shuddered suddenly.
"Uncle Changshun, we've come a long way." Jiang Yingcheng sounded aggrieved.
She did eat a little more at noon, but the meals in her father's palace were so rich. She had never seen so many dishes placed on the same table in her entire life. She only took a bite and her stomach became as hard as a stone.
But they had been walking for so long, and the food from lunch was almost completely digested, so she didn't want to go any further.
"Oh, look at my head," Changshun looked around in surprise, "I have walked here without realizing it."
Jiang Yingcheng was quickly hooked by her fishing-like acting skills.
Jiang Xiaoyu asked curiously: "Where is this place?"
Eunuch Changshun had a troubled look on his face, and seemed unwilling to say more to Jiang Yingcheng.
However, Jiang Yingcheng, who had already bitten the hook, did not want to get off the hook easily. She took out the small dessert prepared by Jiang Yanchuan from her front lapel and tried to bribe Grandpa Changshun: "This is for Uncle Changshun~"
Finally unable to bear it any longer, 007 suddenly spoke up: [High-end hunters often appear as prey.]
Jiang Yingcheng was confused: [What? ]
007: [......]
007 said helplessly: [This is the courtyard where the Seventh Prince's mother and concubine are. ]
Jiang Yingcheng was stunned for a moment, then raised his head suddenly, and sure enough, he saw the three big characters "Pinfangyuan" on the black plaque at the top of the gate.
She murmured in her heart: [Is this where the seventh brother and his mother live? ]
Moving his eyes downward, he saw the wooden door which was already showing a slight sign of decay.
The environment here is much worse than Zhuyunxuan where she and her mother live. At least their place looks like a place where normal people live.
Hearing the sadness in the little princess's voice, Eunuch Changshun teasingly took away the piece of dessert that the little princess was holding in her hand, cleared his throat, and answered: "This is Pinfang Garden where Lan Zhaorong is."
The seventh prince's mother was originally an ordinary maid in the Qianyang Palace. She took advantage of Emperor Mingze's drunkenness to climb onto the dragon bed and gave birth to a prince. Therefore, she had to be named Zhaorong after giving birth.
But because of this reason, they, mother and son, were bullied by other concubines and princes.
Even the palace maids in their courtyard were often negligent in their daily look-see.
After listening to the background summary given to her by 007, Jiang Yingcheng blinked twice slowly like a lazy tree: [Ah...]
For the ten thousandth time, 007 silently complained about the heavens that forcibly lowered his intelligence, making the task that should have been easily accomplished become so complicated.
Seeing that Jiang Yingcheng still hadn't reacted, 007 reminded him: "This is a good opportunity. I think you should sneak in and take a look."
After a pause, it added with more emphasis: [You go in alone.]
Jiang Yingcheng finally came to his senses: [Okay. ]
She raised her head and looked up at the eunuch Changshun with innocent eyes: "Uncle Changshun, shall we play hide-and-seek?"
Eunuch Changshun succeeded in catching fish, and he smiled and said, "Of course you can. Your Highness, do you want to catch it or hide it?"
Seeing that his plan was so easy to succeed, Jiang Yingcheng clenched his small hands into fists and said excitedly, "I want to catch him!"
She had thought it through. After all, Lan Zhaorong was her father's concubine. When they were hiding, they would definitely not enter each other's courtyard at will. And after they were hiding, they would not come out easily until she came to find them. This would give her enough time to sneak in and have a chat with her seventh brother's mother.
To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. If Seventh Brother’s mother likes her, Seventh Brother will slowly like her too!
She's such a planner!
007: Cangsang lights a cigarette.
I always feel that its mission this time is destined to be difficult from hell.
Eunuch Changshun readily agreed. While Jiang Yingcheng was counting against the wall, the accompanying palace maids dispersed, walked to a far place, each found a shelter, and secretly observed the little princess's actions.
Under the gazes of dozens of people, Jiang Yingcheng slowly turned around and looked around like a thief. When he didn't see the palace servants, he covered his mouth and laughed.
[Brother Tong, Brother Tong, look!] Jiang Yingcheng looked very proud, [I, Jiang Yingcheng, am smart!]
007: [...Come in quickly, smart guy.]
Jiang Yingcheng did not delay any longer after hearing this. He pushed open the door of Pinfangyuan quietly and walked in stealthily.
There was not a single eunuch or palace maid to be seen in the courtyard, only faint sounds could be heard coming from the main house.
It was the same sobbing sound I heard before.
Jiang Yingcheng's arms were covered with goose bumps: [Wuwuwu, Brother Tong, is there a ghost here...?]
Before 007 could answer, the sobbing inside suddenly stopped, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
The sound was muffled, like someone falling to the ground.
Jiang Yingcheng was stunned, no longer caring about his previous fear, and ran over with his short legs.