Chapter 723 Cooperation - Helping Each Other
"Husband, where are you going?"
Princess Chuxia had lived with Lu Hexuan for so long that she naturally sensed something was wrong with him. Seeing him walk out without saying a word, she quickly asked him what was wrong.
But all that awaited her was silent silence.
Pushing open the hidden door behind the bookshelf, Lu Hexuan finally took out the long-sealed wooden box again after many years.
Carefully wiping away the dust from the wooden box, Lu Hexuan took out a scroll painting from it.
"After all these years, I finally have the face to see you."
After Lu Hexuan finished speaking, he unfolded the painting. The painting depicted a man with a tall and upright figure, but there seemed to be burn marks on his face, making it difficult to see clearly.
When Lu Hexuan's eyes met the person in the painting, a tear uncontrollably streamed down his face.
A grown man, standing seven feet tall, burst into tears at the drop of a hat, clutching a painting and weeping so bitterly. Seeing this, the shadowy figure in the darkness couldn't help but become curious about the painting.
At that time in the palace, the emperor was slightly displeased when he learned that Lu Hexuan had asked for leave.
He had just agreed to come to court to help me the day before yesterday, but he wanted to quit after only one day. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
"Have someone tell the wise prince that I must see him at the morning court."
At the emperor's command, the old eunuch dared not delay and quickly stepped back, replying, "Yes."
After hurrying out of the palace gates, the old eunuch looked at the sky, which was already brightening, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
It is said that the human heart is unpredictable, and the heart of an emperor is even more unfathomable.
Even though he had served the emperor for decades, he still couldn't figure out the emperor's sudden change of heart.
Looking back over the years, the emperor had taken many measures against the virtuous prince, fearing that one day this younger brother might harbor rebellious intentions and become a threat to him.
But now that the wise prince has settled down and shown his intention to be a leisurely prince, the emperor wants to involve him in the court.
The old eunuch turned around and beckoned to a young eunuch guarding the door, who quickly came over with his head bowed.
"Go to the Prince Xian's residence and bring him to the main hall before the morning court session ends."
"The Prince Xian's residence! Master, by the time we make this round trip, even if the Prince Xian arrives, the morning court session will probably be over by then!"
The young eunuch was originally the old eunuch's newly accepted apprentice. Seeing that the emperor's health was not as good as before, the old eunuch thought of personally training an apprentice so that he could enjoy his old age in peace.
This kid was actually quite clever to have around, but who would have thought that with the emperor still inside, he would dare to say such things.
The old eunuch quickly glanced around and, seeing that no one except the master and his apprentice was paying attention, whispered a reminder: "Even if there's no time, we have to go. We must bring the Prince Xian here. His Majesty is here, so we don't need to worry about anything else."
The young eunuch now understood that whether or not he could bring the person back on time was one thing, and whether or not he would go to bring him back at all was another.
As long as they bring the person in accordance with the emperor's wishes, the master and his disciple can then wash their hands of the matter.
"Master, rest assured, your disciple will go right away."
The young eunuch rushed out in a hurry.
The old eunuch wanted to say a few more words, but seeing the young eunuch run off, he had to swallow his words.
The wise prince locked himself in his study and refused to see anyone. Princess Chuxia was extremely anxious when she saw him.
She tried knocking on the door several times, hoping the wise prince would open it, but after knocking for a long time, she received no response from him.
Princess Chuxia was worried that something might happen to Prince Xian, so she became furious and directly told her maid, "Find a few more men and break down this door for me."
Princess Chuxia has never acted according to the rules, especially since the matter involves Lu Hexuan.
"No!"
Just as the maid turned to look for the person, a woman's cold voice came from behind.
Princess Chuxia recognized the voice. She looked in the direction from which the voice came and saw Wuyin, dressed as a maid in the royal palace, slowly walking towards her.
"Who are you?"
Princess Chuxia couldn't recall where she had seen Wuyin before, but she did remember what Wuyin looked like.
Wuyin bowed to Princess Chuxia and replied, "I am Madam Yun's personal maid. I am here on Madam's orders to prevent the Princess from doing anything foolish at a critical moment."
Princess Chuxia immediately became wary upon hearing that Wuyin was Gu Shuyan's person.
Although she was grateful to Gu Shuyan for reminding her to bring back Consort Yun's memorial tablet, it did not mean that she would allow Gu Shuyan to send her people to infiltrate the Prince's mansion.
Moreover, she had promised Gu Shuyan that she would grant her a request. In addition, Lu Hexuan had been nagging her about it quite a bit, to the point that Princess Chuxia was now hesitant to trust Gu Shuyan easily.
“Your Highness need not worry. I only entered the Prince’s residence yesterday. Moreover, the Prince’s affairs seem to be more important at the moment. If Your Highness trusts my lady, please do as I say.”
Wuyin noticed Princess Chuxia's concerns and quickly brought up Lu Hexuan.
Sure enough, Princess Chuxia's expression softened a bit after Lu Hexuan was mentioned.
Even so, Princess Chuxia could not completely trust Wuyin.
Just as Princess Chuxia was hesitating, a servant rushed in and reported, "Your Highness, someone from the palace has come and says that Your Highness needs to attend court."
"Didn't Your Highness send someone to request leave? Why is Your Highness still being asked to attend court?"
"I don't know."
The servant was just a gatekeeper; how would he know about matters like whether the prince would ask for leave or not? Besides, the eunuch who came from there looked like someone to be trifled with, so naturally he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Princess Chuxia, seeing the servant's timid appearance, asked impatiently, "Where is that person? Did he come in?"
When asked, the servant finally understood. He nodded and hurriedly replied, "Coming, coming. We're probably almost at the second gate now."
The second gate is a small gate connecting the front yard and the study. Once you enter the second gate, you will arrive here in no time.
Upon hearing this, Princess Chuxia was completely flustered and paced anxiously in circles.
Seeing this, Wuyin remained silent, simply waiting for Princess Chuxia to beg him herself.
As expected, after circling around a few times, Princess Chuxia gritted her teeth, disregarding whether Gu Shuyan had any other schemes, and looked directly at Wuyin.
Time was of the essence. Wuyin knew that they didn't have much time left. After receiving a look from Princess Chuxia, Wuyin immediately climbed through the window and opened the door from the inside.
Then Princess Chuxia hurriedly led her maid into the study and closed the door again from the inside.
Hearing someone break in, Lu Hexuan finally reacted. He quickly folded up the unfolded scroll and put it back in its original place.
Then he asked the person outside, "What happened?"
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