As soon as An Kesen stepped outside, he ran into Yi Er, who was holding food. After An Kesen approached, Yi Er looked at him and asked, "Commander An, would you like some?"
"eat."
Looking at the meat bun, An Kesen felt satisfied; he had been starving for ages!
However, there was a hint of curiosity in her gaze as she looked at Yi Er. The man who had been bothering Yi Er last night...
"By the way, Yi Er, how is your master's health lately?"
Yi Er nodded. "It's alright, what's wrong?"
An Kesen looked a little awkward. "I just wanted to ask, is it true that the prince likes men?"
Yi Er nodded again, "It's true, Master said it himself. Commander An wants to recommend a few men to my master?"
Ankesen shook his head. "No, the Regent is so dignified and upright that ordinary people are not worthy of him."
Yi Er's tone was filled with pride, "Of course, I should stand shoulder to shoulder with my master."
Ankesen: "...That's right, I'll go take care of my work now."
A man who stands shoulder to shoulder with the Regent?
The person he could think of right now was his master, the current emperor.
Yi Er watched An Kesen leave, a slight smirk playing on his lips. After taking a bite of his steamed bun, he saw the person standing outside the Prince's mansion...
The steamed buns in my hand were so startled that they fell to the ground.
"Holy crap!!!"
Is this guy just going to keep going? I've already said he doesn't like men, but he insists he'll never give up on pursuing me...
"Ning Sheng, I've already told you, I don't like you, I don't like men!!!! Do you understand?"
Courtesan Ning Sheng blinked her foxy eyes, "You like women, right? What if I were a woman? Would you look at me more often?"
Yi Er looked at him, then imagined him as a woman, her gaze falling on his chest before she couldn't help but look away.
"Love is something that requires mutual affection, you know? I like her, and she likes me, it's not unrequited love. This kind of feeling will put pressure on yourself and others and cause negative emotions, you know?"
Ning Sheng smiled with delight, "I understand."
She still needs to do some things using her identity as a courtesan. Once she's done, she'll revert to her female identity and then pursue Yi Er relentlessly.
However, she didn't expect that Yi Er would actually be on duty at the Regent's Palace...
Then how could that woman from that day be Yi Er's master?
Does the Regent have a queen and concubines?
After watching the person leave, Yi Er turned and went into the Prince's mansion. Then he thought for a moment, "Now that everyone knows his identity, what about the master's identity? How should I explain that?"
We can't let rumors spread that the regent has a penchant for cross-dressing...
We're doomed.
Go and tell the master about this.
Murong Jin looked at him and said, "Didn't you know that the Regent has many cousins?"
Yi Er: "..."
………
"There's been no movement from the Prince's residence, Your Majesty. That girl you mentioned, how come she's so mysterious? Every time, we manage to lose track of her, and we can't even find her whereabouts."
Di Junlan: "Are you sure you lost them near the Regent's Palace?"
"This is your bodyguard reporting."
Emperor Lan: "..."
"Does he have any other women in his household?"
An Kesen shook his head. "The female guards have all gone on missions. There isn't a single maid in the manor. The Regent's cousin isn't in the manor either. Only his cousin stays there occasionally. He's out on business the rest of the time."
If there wasn't a single woman there, then how could she have disappeared near the Regent's Palace?
"Your Majesty, is that woman really the one you're looking for? What if she isn't?"
Di Junlan glanced down at the memorial in his hand. He wasn't sure either; he could only rely on the jade pendant he had given her before to judge what she looked like now. He didn't know either…
As for whether he would mistake her for someone else... he wouldn't recognize her without meeting her. He had never forgotten the earnest look in those eyes, especially when she smiled, which brought a ray of light to his gloomy life...
Suddenly, the image of Murong Jin's eyes appeared in Di Junlan's mind. He shook his head, wondering why he suddenly thought of Murong Jin.
"By the way, is there any news among the officials? Especially about a certain young lady, has she entered the palace?"
Ankesen compiled a list of all the girls who entered the palace that day. "There were a few, but none of them remembered whether they had been to the harem. There were even two who said they had been to the harem..."
Emperor Junlan hummed in agreement.
We'll go out another day and see if it's the person he's looking for. "Where's the jade pendant?"
"No, some people even said they lost a jade pendant when they were young. I wonder if it's the jade pendant Your Majesty is looking for."
Ankesen thought for a moment, "However, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone is lying and trying to enter the palace. After all, this is a very important matter for His Majesty. It is not hard to suspect that someone wants to impersonate that girl and enter the palace."
Emperor Junlan: "Investigate thoroughly."
"yes."
"Also, ask the late emperor's former concubines, especially those in the palaces near where I used to live, if anyone knows any of the girls from back then."
Ankerson: "Okay."
There are currently only two imperial concubines in the harem. Both of them did not leave the harem after the late emperor's death. They are both aloof and indifferent, and do not participate in any matters. Therefore, Emperor Junlan kept them in this time.
As for the other concubines, they all went to their fiefdoms with their children. Whether they live or die is no longer Emperor Junlan's concern, since it wasn't his arrangement.
Chengyi Palace.
"Your Highness, these are the fruits we picked today."
A woman dressed in casual clothes lay on a recliner, her face rosy, with a beautiful face, red lips and white teeth. Although she was over fifty years old, her face had few wrinkles. "Any fun things to do outside today?"
A palace maid standing nearby said, "Your Majesty, I heard that His Majesty is looking for a woman."
"Oh? He has a girl he likes?"
She didn't participate in palace intrigue or any kind of defection. She even helped Emperor Junlan before, so she didn't die, wasn't exiled, and wasn't forced to be buried alive with him.
Palace maid: "I don't know, but I heard it was a girl who saved him thirteen years ago. She appeared in the harem, so His Majesty is investigating this matter recently."
A look of longing crossed the woman's face. "Thirteen years ago? By the way, where is the Regent? How is he now?"
She heard that the child had gone to Mongolia and had been guarding the border for two years without returning. Before joining the army, the child would come to visit her every year. Since joining the army, he hasn't had time to go to the palace. She heard that he even vomited blood last time...
Palace maid: "The Regent has returned, but he hasn't fully recovered and is resting at his residence. His Majesty hasn't allowed the Regent to attend court since the day he was poisoned."
"That's fine too." Although the Regent didn't visit her often, each visit was the happiest time for her, a plan that began when she dressed the young Regent up as a girl...
She has no children of her own, but now she really likes her little girl.
Thinking back to when the regent was twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a girl's dress and with that cold face... I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The palace maid knew that she missed the Regent. Although they hadn't spent much time together, only the Regent would come to visit the Empress.
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