The next day, after finishing the morning court session, Yuwen Zheng changed into a very ordinary set of clothes.
Ah Li was woken up by Yuwen Zheng pinching her nose, "Wake up, I'm taking you out of the palace for a stroll today."
Ah Li opened her eyes in confusion. Was she about to leave the palace?
Seeing Ah Li's silly look after just waking up, Yuwen Zheng carried her to the dressing table and personally styled her hair, even giving her a married woman's hair ornament.
Qiu Gu and the others did not come in; everything for Ah Li was taken care of by Yuwen Zheng.
Finally, Ahri's legs gave way and Yuwen Zheng carried her out.
Outside Yongning Palace, Yuwen Zheng had an inconspicuous carriage brought over to wait.
Throughout the journey, Ah Li's feet never touched the ground, and she was even carried onto the carriage.
Once they were in the carriage, Ah Li pinched Yuwen Zheng's arm and fell asleep in his arms, muttering, "Wake me up when we leave the palace."
Yuwen Zheng chuckled softly. He had made such a grand spectacle today to let people know that he doted on the Imperial Concubine.
As a result, all this person did was sleep.
Yuwen Zheng thought to himself, "If I had known, I would have stayed with her in Yongning Palace today, and we could have done some activities together sometimes."
However, when he thought about how he had ordered someone to investigate the family affairs of Grand Tutor Tong, he realized that the man in front of him had not had a good life in his early years.
So he wanted to do something to cheer her up.
Yuwen Zheng didn't tease Ah Li any further. He held her securely and then picked up a book to read.
After the carriage left the palace, the bustling sounds of people coming and going on the street could be faintly heard, and Ah Li also woke up.
Yuwen Zheng prepared almond milk, which was still warm, as well as other pastries, and let Ali eat them first.
When the carriage stopped, Yuwen Zheng got off and led Ah Li down.
After Ah Li got off the carriage, Yuwen Zheng whispered in her ear, "Outside the palace, you call me husband, and I'll call you wife. Don't let it slip."
Ah Li blinked and replied, "Yes, husband."
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Zheng kissed Ah Li on the cheek and called out, "Wife."
The head eunuch and Qiu Gu had already led a group of people and were waiting in front.
Ah Li then looked up at the grand restaurant in front of her and said, "My husband just brought me out to eat today?"
Yuwen Zheng pulled out a fan from somewhere and said, "No, after we finish eating, I'm going to take my wife to listen to music and watch a play."
Ah Li covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Then I will follow my husband today, wherever he goes, I will go."
Not far away, a woman dressed in coarse linen clothes stood quietly to the side, watching Ah Li and Yuwen Zheng's harmonious and beautiful appearance.
This person is Tong Jiajia. She has covered her face with many black and gray dots and made her skin look very dull. Most people would not recognize her at all.
There was another person beside Tong Jiajia, a tall and imposing man, who asked, "Do you recognize those two from earlier?"
Tong Jiajia didn't answer. Instead, she glanced subtly at her stomach. She was pregnant, and it was the man in front of her.
Not long after leaving the palace, she was knocked unconscious, and when she woke up, this man was beside her.
She only found out afterward that the man had been tricked and drugged, and his men had captured her to use as an antidote.
Once the deed was done, it wasn't long before Tong Jiajia discovered she was pregnant.
However, the man's identity was a mystery, and she dared not confide in him. At the same time, she was also worried about her younger sister in the palace.
Therefore, she could only disguise herself as ordinary and would occasionally send messages to the palace, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Imperial Concubine.
However, once she was actually outside the palace, she realized that it was very easy for people inside the palace to see people outside; they only needed to send someone to summon them.
For those outside the palace to see those inside, it was extremely difficult.
Those who did not yet have official status would be driven away before they even reached the palace gates.
Seeing that Tong Jiajia did not answer, the man asked, "Where are you going next?"
Tong Jiajia knew that if she wanted to see Ah Li privately, she would need the help of the person in front of her, so she said, "I want to talk to that woman from earlier, can you help me?"
The man stared at Tong Jiajia and said, "Okay."
"Thanks."
There is no need for thanks between us.
Just as the man was about to reach out and touch Tong Jiajia, she dodged away.
The man smiled bitterly, but still said, "Then I'll go make the arrangements."
"etc."
Tong Jiajia called out, then took out a jade pendant and said, "Wear this, she'll recognize you."
The man carefully took the jade pendant and said, "Okay."
Inside the restaurant, Yuwen Zheng had already arranged for a private room to be reserved and for fine wine and food to be prepared.
However, before Ahri could even start eating, a group of men in black suddenly burst in through the door and windows.
Their target was clear: Ahri.
However, Yuwen Zheng was no weakling in martial arts, and a number of experts dressed in black outfits suddenly appeared. They were clearly Yuwen Zheng's men, and Ah Li herself was being closely protected by Qiu Gu and others.
Those men in black couldn't get close to Ahri anytime soon, and they didn't intend to harm her.
Ah Li felt something was wrong. She was a concubine, not the emperor. Why were they arresting her?
However, when a man in black suddenly revealed the jade pendant hanging from his waist, Ah Li stepped back, moving away from the place where Qiu Gu and the others could protect her.
Because Ah Li recognized the jade pendant, she also knew that these people were sent by Tong Jiajia.
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