Chapter 70 Sister, Fifth Brother will take you to see a big secret

Xia Miaoyuan immediately became interested when she heard the word "secret".

[Really? Is it the one you mentioned a while ago?]

[The Queen Mother's secret? I want to see it!]

[What do you mean by meeting a mysterious person? Maybe it's someone from the side of the Crown Prince of Liang.]

While the Fifth Prince was wondering what was going on with the Crown Prince of Liang, he opened the rattan bookcase and put Xia Miaoyuan in it.

"Sister, don't make any noise. Be good. Fifth Brother will take you out." After saying that, the Fifth Prince closed the lid of the box.

Xia Miaoyuan sat in the bookcase, looking at the Fifth Prince with her big eyes flickering, and nodded seriously.

The Fifth Prince carried the bookcase on his back, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and slipped to a dilapidated corner of the backyard.

He struggled to pull away the weeds in the corner of the wall, and an old dog hole appeared in front of him.

"Sister, hold on tight."

The fifth prince said, and he lay down, crawled out of the dog hole slowly.

Xia Miaoyuan felt dizzy, and suddenly fell into the bookcase. She stretched out her two small hands from the bookcase in panic and grabbed the edge of the box tightly.

Thank God, fortunately, after only a short while, the fifth prince stood up and she was able to sit properly again.

The fifth prince trotted all the way to Shoukang Palace.

The palace maids in Shoukang Palace looked at the fifth prince in surprise.

"Where did the fifth prince go to play pranks? Why are you covered in dirt and there are grass leaves on your head?"

The palace maid Mei'er held the fifth prince and said.

Mei'er was a maid in Shoukang Palace and was very familiar with the Fifth Prince.

"Hehe..." The Fifth Prince looked down at his body, which was dirty, and he rubbed his head in embarrassment.

"Fifth Prince, go with me to change clothes first. It will be rude to see the Empress Dowager like this." Mei'er said, pulling the Fifth Prince's sleeve and walking towards the back hall of Shoukang Palace.

"Okay, okay..." The Fifth Prince agreed obediently.

Mei'er took the Fifth Prince to a private room, found him a set of clean clothes, and brought him a basin of water for washing his face.

"Mei'er, I can change by myself. Go get me some tea and snacks. I'm a little hungry." The Fifth Prince slowly put down the bookcase and instructed Mei'er.

Mei'er turned her head and smiled secretly. She thought the Fifth Prince was shy and deliberately sent her away. She agreed and left.

The fifth prince quickly changed into clean clothes, carried the bookcase on his back, opened a crack in the door, and looked out.

Seeing no one outside, he quickly ran out.

He tiptoed through a small door and slipped into the bedroom where the empress dowager lived.

Because it was getting dark, there were only a few palace servants walking around busy in Shoukang Palace.

[Haven't we arrived yet? Haven't we arrived yet? Where are we going to see?]

Xia Miaoyuan stayed in the bookcase for a long time and couldn't help feeling a little irritable.

The fifth prince stretched out his hand and patted the bookcase lightly a few times, and said in a low voice: "Sister, hold on a little longer."

"Is the fifth prince looking for the empress dowager?" Suddenly a soft female voice came over, scaring the fifth prince.

The maid Jin'er was seen holding an empty tray and heading out of the palace.

"The Queen Mother is not here. She is bathing. She will go to bed after bathing. If there is no urgent matter, you can come back tomorrow."

The Fifth Prince was a little flustered for a moment, and he stammered, "I... I... I just want to come to Shoukang Palace to pick some crabapple flowers. The master of the Grand Hall asked us to make dried flower bookmarks." "

I just picked the flowers and I'm a little thirsty. I want to come to the palace to find some tea to drink."

The Fifth Prince deliberately put on his usual naughty look.

"Then Your Highness, please wait here for a while, I'll make you some tea." Jin'er said, bowed and retreated.

Seeing that no one was in the bedroom, the fifth prince quickly walked to a large carved wardrobe, opened it, took the bookcase off his body, put it inside, and walked in.

Then, he gently closed the door of the wardrobe from the inside.

It was dark inside the wardrobe, and the bright candlelight in the bedroom shone through the gaps in the carvings.

With the weak light, the fifth prince opened the lid of the bookcase, and Xia Miaoyuan's round little head popped out.

[I'm dying of suffocation!]

Xia Miaoyuan stretched his arms, turned his head, and moved around.

The Fifth Prince immediately made a gesture to silence her: "Sister, don't make any noise or move, just wait here obediently."

Xia Miaoyuan nodded sensibly, sat down obediently, and looked out through the carved gaps on the wardrobe.

Jin'er came in with a cup of tea: "Fifth Prince, Fifth Prince?"

She called the Fifth Prince with a puzzled look on her face, but there was no one in the bedroom.

At this time, Mei'er also walked in: "Sister Jin'er, have you seen the fifth prince? Just now he said he was thirsty and hungry, and asked me to get him something to eat and drink, but I couldn't find him."

Jin'er handed the teacup in her hand to Mei'er, and pouted at the teacup, "Look, I'm the same as you."

"Just now I saw him enter the bedroom, and asked him what he wanted. He said he came to Shoukang Palace to pick some crabapples, which were useful. He said he was thirsty and wanted to drink tea."

"I brought tea, and he disappeared again."

Mei'er's eyebrows jumped, and she suddenly realized: "I know, he must have been impatient for us to serve tea, and ran back to Fuyang Palace. We don't need to worry about him, it's better for him to leave as soon as possible." As

the two palace maids talked, several eunuchs and palace maids came in one after another, carrying fruits, snacks, and flowers to the bedroom, as if they were arranging something.

[It looks like she really wants to meet someone. ]

Xia Miaoyuan's big eyes stared at the fruits and snacks, and his saliva flowed down involuntarily.

The two waited patiently in the closet, but the empress dowager didn't come.

[Why is the old woman so slow in taking a bath? ]

[Did she go for a SPA after taking a bath? ]

Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Afraid?

What is the fear of death?

The fifth prince was puzzled.

Xia Miaoyuan's eyelids were already fighting, and she was about to fall asleep.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came.

The fifth prince gently shook Xia Miaoyuan's arm and whispered, "Sister, wake up."

Xia Miaoyuan looked up and saw the empress dowager walking in slowly in a Su Fang-colored brocade nightgown. The nightgown was embroidered with gorgeous peonies, and the cuffs were decorated with small pearls, which was very luxurious.

[Wow, I didn't expect that the old woman seemed dignified, conservative and stubborn on the surface, but was so unrestrained in private? ! ]

Xia Miaoyuan's eyes widened in surprise.

[Wearing such a charming nightgown to meet guests, could it be a lover? ]

The fifth prince was also really surprised to see the empress dowager dressed like this.

Meanwhile, Kunning Palace and Fuyang Palace were in chaos.

The nanny found that the little princess and the fifth prince were missing at the same time, and she hurriedly called for help.

At first, everyone thought that the fifth prince was holding the little princess in a corner of the palace, but the people in the palace searched Kunning Palace inside and out, but couldn't find the two children.

The queen sent people to Fuyang Palace to ask Concubine Shu whether the fifth prince came here with his sister. Concubine Shu looked confused.

A group of people searched Fuyang Palace from top to bottom, but still found nothing.