Chapter 1330 The Concubine Should Not Be a Big Enemy (5)
Zhichun quickly called the patrolling guards over. The guards were frightened to see the third prince sitting alone on the rockery. Although this prince was not favored, he was the emperor's son after all. If something happened here, they who were responsible for patrolling would definitely be in trouble. Therefore, they hurried over to bring the third prince down and send him back to Wen Congyun Palace.
After Lu Shichu and the other guards took the third prince away, they did not stay. Zhichun returned to her and wiped the sweat off her face. She had walked very fast when she went to find the guards, and she was still breathing heavily.
Lu Shichu deliberately walked very slowly and asked her, "Zhichun, have you ever seen a palace maid passing by on the road?"
Zhichun quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I really didn't see a single palace servant. The people around the Third Prince are too arrogant."
Lu Shichu nodded and said, “They are indeed arrogant, but I don’t know how Wen Zhaorong will deal with them. If she still keeps them, it means that she doesn’t value her own sons at all.”
After these words came out, Zhichun and Zhixia were stunned for a while. Although Zhixia had heard from Lu Shichu that the Third Prince was left alone because of Wen Zhaorong, it was not easy to let this matter go. After all, as Lu Shichu said, if Wen Zhaorong did not punish the servants around the Third Prince, wouldn't it be a clear statement that these people's actions were ordered by her? Or did she want to be labeled as weak and incompetent, and unclear about punishment?
And if she severely punished those servants, wouldn't it make them feel disheartened? How could anyone be loyal to them in the future? No matter how you look at it, this is a dilemma! Zhixia thought belatedly and couldn't help looking at her master. Could it be that her master had already figured out the ins and outs of this and just stood by and watched?
Thinking of this, Zhixia suddenly felt admiration for Lu Shichuxin.
In fact, if Lu Shichu intervened in this matter, everyone's attention would only be attracted by the fact that "Concubine Lu saved the third prince". No one would pay attention to whether the palace servants around the third prince were punished. In this way, Wen Congyun could take advantage of the loophole to save these palace servants.
But now, Lu Shichu did not intervene. It was the guards who discovered the danger of the third prince being alone. So everyone's attention was completely focused on why the third prince was alone. Those palace servants who "neglected their duties" would definitely not be able to hide like in the original world's plot, and they would definitely be punished.
But this was Wen Congyun's fault and had nothing to do with Lu Shichu.
Lu Shichu arrived at the imperial garden and asked Zhichun and Zhixia to help her pick flowers. She planned to make some flower dew.
"Your Majesty, we have picked all the flowers. Isn't that a bad idea?" Zhichun said a little worriedly.
"We haven't picked all the flowers yet, so let's pick some evenly and don't push them to pick them all." Lu Shichu instructed. She made the flower dew for fun and of course she wouldn't pluck all the flowers out.
The two maids heaved a sigh of relief when they heard her say this.
While the master and his two servants were leisurely picking flowers in the imperial garden, Wen Congyun was not so leisurely. She never expected that things would become so serious!
Not only did Concubine Lu not step forward to show concern for the Third Prince herself, she also asked someone to call the patrolling guards over. As soon as the guards arrived, she knew that this matter would inevitably alarm the Emperor.
Especially when the guards brought the third prince back to her palace, she was so panicked that sweat broke out on her forehead.
Lu Shichu's previous guess was indeed correct. Wen Congyun was watching the third prince nearby, waiting for Lu Shichu to talk to the third prince. Then she would pretend to be a good mother who was anxiously looking for her son and appear in front of Lu Shichu, and then naturally establish a relationship with Lu Shichu.
However, Lu Shichu did not follow her routine and directly called the guards, which disrupted her calculations and left her unable to take care of herself. She could only run as fast as she could to her palace and must return before the guards arrived, otherwise she would not be able to cover up her lie.
On her way back, she had to be careful not to be discovered by anyone, and time was tight, so she was extremely nervous. When she finally got back to her palace before the guards, she was already out of breath, her hair was disheveled, her clothes were dirty, and she looked very embarrassed.
Just after changing into casual clothes and pretending to be unwell and just waking up, she heard the maid say that the guards had returned with the third prince and asked to see Wen Zhaorong.
Wen Zhaorong quickly winked at her trusted maid, who immediately stepped forward to hold her arm and said with concern: "Zhaorong, you are still ill, please walk slowly."
"Why was the Third Prince sent back by the guards?" Wen Congyun pretended to be anxious, his face pale, "No, something must have happened to the prince, I have to go and check it out quickly..."
Who wouldn’t think she is a good mother who cares for and loves her son?
"Wen Zhaorong," two guards brought the Third Prince in, saluted Wen Zhaorong, and then said directly, "I and my colleagues found the Third Prince sitting alone on the rockery on the way to the Imperial Garden. It was very dangerous. Strangely, there was no servant serving him at the time. If we hadn't found the Third Prince, he might have been in trouble. So please pay more attention to the Third Prince's affairs."
Although the guards were not high-ranking officials, they were responsible for the safety of the palace. They had to be trusted by the emperor and had strong abilities, so they were naturally arrogant. Although Wen Zhaorong was the emperor's concubine, she had a low rank and was not favored, so the guards were not very polite when speaking to her. After all, there was no need to please her.
"What? The prince is sitting alone on the rockery? Where are the servants around him? Prince, are you okay?" After hearing the guards' words, Wen Congyun's face turned pale and she staggered towards the third prince. She anxiously checked the third prince's body, just like a good mother who was worried about her son. The guards had no doubts at all.
"Mother, I'm fine." The third prince said with some doubt. He was only three years old and didn't know about his mother's plan. He also couldn't understand why everyone paid so much attention to him when he appeared on the rockery.
"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay!" Wen Congyun hugged her son, looking frightened. After a long while, she wiped her tears and said to the guards with great gratitude, "Today, thanks to you gentlemen, you brought the third prince back safely. Thank you very much, gentlemen."
After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply to the guards. How could the guards dare to accept her greeting? They quickly moved aside.
"The Third Prince is my life. If anything happens to him, I will not survive. You have really saved my life and my son's life. We don't know how to thank you..." Wen Congyun said with tears of gratitude. Suddenly, an idea came to her. Although she didn't win over Concubine Lu, it seems that there is nothing wrong with winning over these guards. Anyway, there are benefits and no disadvantages.
(End of this chapter)
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