Huaiyu nodded vigorously and sensibly.
"Don't worry, auntie, we won't say anything nonsense. You should go hide quickly and don't let anyone in the palace find you."
After Sina nodded, she took Xiaoling and quickly walked towards the backyard.
As they walked, Xiaoling couldn't help but ask:
"Nana, why do you say that the emperor's visit must be bad news?"
"Because Imperial Concubine Li is here, nothing good will happen when she's around."
"She is also related to the Chu people. If she dares to point fingers at us, we will identify her."
"It's useless. Didn't you hear what my sister said? The emperor has been bewitched by her so-called hallucinogenic pills. He won't believe us even if we tell him everything. Most importantly, even if we risk everything to perish with her, it will also implicate my sister, brother-in-law, and father."
Sina's words made Xiaoling quicken her pace in fear, as if she was afraid that someone would discover their whereabouts.
But just as they walked out of the garden and were about to go to the backyard, they found that it was already full of people from the palace. Concubine Li was walking towards the backyard with a group of servants.
Xina hurriedly pulled Xiaoling and said, "Mom, we can't go back."
"What should we do then?"
They hid in the porch, looking through the crack of the door at the people in the yard. Sina whispered:
"Let's go hide in the garden first. I don't think they can stay for long."
As she spoke, she pulled Xiaoling back to the back garden.
At this time, the Emperor was sitting in the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion, looking calmly at Leng Ming who was standing in the hall.
"You're not a child anymore, why do you always come here? You have no manners. It's disrespectful to others. I'll find you a marriage partner later."
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