Chapter 148 Substitute
The chirping of cicadas in midsummer was crisp and melodious, but the Queen Mother was unable to see the Gu Master she wanted to meet.
He walked slowly in the yard where Bai Feng lived, checking for clues in the yard.
"He's gone. Did he hide? He reacted so quickly. He's really a tough guy."
She frowned slightly, touched the only remaining trace of the flower bed with her slender fingers, turned her head and asked.
"My dear, do you know what is planted in this flower bed?"
Xin Hongying said coldly, "It's the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass."
The Queen Mother was not familiar with the name. After thinking about it in her mind, her eyes suddenly widened.
"It's Wu Ni Xiang!"
"I never thought that I could see the sacred objects of Miaojiang in the palace."
"It's not easy to grow a Wu Ni Xiang. That mysterious Gu Master, could it be those old guys? How dare they appear next to me?"
The Queen Mother sneered.
"You are really old and confused. Do you think that with the emperor's support, I can't do anything to you?"
The Empress Dowager immediately ordered the Emperor to withdraw the guards who were patrolling outside the Weiyang Palace.
An imperial decree flew out from the palace to the prince's residence.
Compared to the restless days in the palace, Xin Mingzhe's life outside the palace was really great. He only had an idle position and did not have to attend court all day.
No matter what bloody storms occurred in the palace, they could not affect him.
There were revelry every night, extravagant banquets in the mansion, bright lights and wine, and singing girls singing non-stop.
He entertained countless young men like him, all of whom were playboys without any official positions. They only knew how to have fun and enjoy themselves because of the glory of their fathers. They were all fools.
There were lively laughter, poetry recitation, finger-guessing games, fiddling with crickets and bickering with each other, and no restraint at all, and the banquet was full of luxury and prosperity.
The eunuch who delivered messages from the palace looked so out of place walking around the banquet room.
Xin Mingzhe held the slightly curved wine pot with his slender, cold white hand and drank from it.
Three maids stood behind him, holding fans in their hands, fanning him, but they could not blow away the restlessness in his heart.
Xin Mingzhe has recently become obsessed with cricket fighting.
"Mighty General, come on!"
"Lost!"
He snorted, hugged the brothel girl tightly in his arms, and said boredly, "I lost again. It's so boring and uninteresting."
Xin Mingzhe lowered his head, looked through her to the person he was familiar with, and spoke to her coquettishly as he did in the past.
"Sister Ya, I lost."
His breathing was heavy and he could smell a strong smell of alcohol. The woman in his arms held her breath, feeling a little disgusted.
But she still held back and comforted him softly.
Xin Mingzhe was still a little unhappy.
He raised his arm high, tilting the jug in the pot so that the wine dripped vertically down like a small waterfall.
He aimed at the mighty general he had raised for some time and poured the water directly on his head, drowning him and his opponent who had defeated him in the jar.
When the dandies who were fawning over him saw this, they clapped their hands and laughed happily.
"Your Highness is well-drenched, that's how it should be..."
"Cricket fighting is boring. Let's play pot-tossing. It's fun."
The person who was fighting crickets with Xin Mingzhe was heartbroken and angry, but did not dare to say anything.
Xin Mingzhe arched his body in her arms and spoke in a coquettish tone, as if he was unaware of his own cruelty.
"It's not fun. I won't play it again."
The woman stiffened slightly, smiling as usual, and leaned over to whisper in his ear.
I don't know what she said, but Xin Mingzhe's eyes flashed with excitement, "Sister Ya, you are so mean."
He lifted her chin with his fingers and was about to kiss her.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
The eunuch's sharp and calm voice came to my ears, which was so abrupt and cutting in such a banquet.
Xin Mingzhe was feeling excited by the sounds around him and the whispers of the woman in his arms.
Xin Mingzhe was suddenly interrupted and his eyes were full of dissatisfaction. He turned his head, raised his handsome eyebrows, and glanced at the eunuch's face lightly.
"You are from the palace, why haven't I seen you before?"
The moment the eunuch who was delivering the message from the palace looked up, he was stunned and his pupils suddenly shrank.
He recognized at a glance that the woman in the prince's arms looked about 60% similar to the missing Concubine Yu.
Especially those eyes filled with autumn water...
There were many dirty things happening in the palace, which made him wonder in his heart whether the prince had fallen in love with the emperor's woman, his sister-in-law, and whether Concubine Yu was really missing?
With just a glance, the eunuch who delivered the message had already guessed countless thoughts in his mind.
He hurriedly brought the empress dowager's decree.
Xin Mingzhe was a little confused: "You said, my mother is looking for me?"
After Sister Qingya disappeared, I searched for her desperately but still had no news.
Xin Mingzhe was frustrated and drank to relieve his sorrow. He often used drinking and having fun to numb his inner pain, so he made a group of good friends.
As the hope of finding the source grew slimmer, the pain in his heart grew greater. He lost his appetite and would go looking for the slightest bit of news. Gradually, he began to feel despair.
While searching, he stumbled upon a brothel girl who looked a bit like his Concubine Yu, especially her eyes, except that she was wearing a veil.
He felt that his elegant sister had returned, redeemed the girl from the brothel, bought her into his house, and entertained her every night.
During this period of time, so many major events happened in the palace, but he was unaware of them.
"Ahem... I understand."
Xin Mingzhe waved his hand, the singing and dancing stopped, and the banquet ended because the flattering host was about to leave.
He felt a little embarrassed and left with the woman in his arms: "Wait for me to change my clothes before going to see my mother."
The eunuch who delivered the message smiled meaningfully, said nothing more, sipped his tea and waited quietly for the prince... to change his clothes!
The woman personally helped him change his clothes that smelled of alcohol, but it took them a long time to change clothes.
Xin Mingzhe touched the woman's face reluctantly: "Sister Qingya, wait for me to come back."
The woman nodded gently and watched him leave.
…
Everything remained the same in the palace.
Xin Mingzhe went straight to the Empress Dowager's Weiyang Palace. The guards guarding outside had already left.
He didn't know that the outside was heavily guarded inside and out.
Entering through the vermilion gate, Xin Mingzhe vaguely sensed a slight change.
The last time he came, there were many flowers and plants in the Weiyang Palace, but now they are all gone, not even a pot of lush and delicate plants can be seen.
The palace maids who used to surround her and serve her closely were quietly dismissed, leaving only one or two palace maids.
He didn't take these to heart, thinking about the promise the woman whispered in his ear.
Although he was in Weiyang Palace, his heart was already in his own mansion, thinking about his 'Sister Qingya'.
Xin Mingzhe was just thinking about it when he ran into his royal brother head-on. He swallowed guiltily and was startled.
He knelt hurriedly on the ground and saluted, stammering.
"See...your Majesty."
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