"Thank you, Chief Steward Zhang."
Looking at Murong Xiao's smile that was almost beautiful to the heavens, Zhang Wei couldn't help but shiver. There was an extreme coldness in that smile.
Looking again, the other person's eyes were filled with the gentleness that only a woman could have.
Zhang Wei shook his head, shook off the inexplicable fear he had just felt, and smiled as he walked away with Murong.
Although neither the emperor nor the empress loved their prince, they never treated him harshly.
Murong Xiao was not unfamiliar with the Prince's Mansion. Although it was much smaller than the Marshal's Mansion, it was the largest compared to all the princes and the fifth prince who was about to be crowned king.
After winding through countless corridors, they finally arrived at the temporary accommodation arranged by Qian Yeming. This was a back garden in the Prince's Mansion, known as Tingfeng Pavilion. Beneath this attic lay a very secret, large secret passage. One section of the passage led directly to the secret cell, while another led to the largest waterside pavilion in the Prince's Mansion.
Just like the secret passage in the East Palace waterside pavilion, in a life-or-death situation, one can go directly through this secret passage to the waterside pavilion, enter the lake, and open a mechanism in the lake to reach the river in the imperial city.
Tingfeng Pavilion is an independent and secluded three-story attic in the Prince's Mansion. Although no one lives there on weekdays, it has already been decorated.
The soft quilt was embroidered with her favorite orchids, which made people want to lie on it.
"Crown Princess, I beg you to stay here in Tingfeng Pavilion for one night. This is Zhang Yu, the head steward of internal affairs. He will take care of everything for you. If there is anything that is not done well, please send someone to inform me. The guests have arrived, and I must rush over to greet them immediately."
Murong Xiao nodded quickly: "Go quickly, don't neglect the guests."
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess had already gone to the Crown Prince's Mansion outside the palace. After bidding farewell to the Emperor and the Empress, the ministers who were attending the wedding banquet immediately followed, fearing that any delay would make them late and upset the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
However, when the ministers, who had made all the preparations, drove their own carriages and brought countless gifts to the prince's residence, although a sumptuous banquet had been prepared, the personal guards informed them that the prince was extremely unwell and could not go out to greet them. He thanked everyone for their support and said they would express their gratitude when they felt better.
Although they knew that the prince was in poor health, only a few ministers knew that he would suffer from a cold on the first day of every month. Everyone tried their best to flatter him, but in the end it was all in vain.
Sitting at the banquet, the bride and groom were not present, only the steward of the Prince's Mansion was there. What were they doing sitting there?
After presenting the prepared gifts and registering them at the Prince's Mansion, everyone said goodbye and went to Prince Rui's Mansion.
Prince Rui's residence had already been prepared for a deserted wedding, but the Crown Prince fell ill, and all the ministers flocked to Prince Rui's residence. In an instant, the entire residence was packed with people, so crowded that there was no place to sit...
All in all, the entire wedding banquet was a mess.
After Zhang Wei left Tingfeng Pavilion to entertain guests and deal with the aftermath, Zhang Yu began to introduce himself.
He was Zhang Wei's cousin, so after the Prince's Mansion was completed, Zhang Yu also came with Zhang Wei. Because Zhang Wei had always managed Qian Yeming's East Palace well, Zhang Yu also benefited from it and became the head of the internal affairs of the Prince's Mansion.
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