The conscience of heaven and earth, I am a good citizen
The palace that used to be like an iron barrel now has its side door wide open, and carriages on three floors inside and three outside are gathered under the city wall.
The guards will check each person's pass at the door one by one. In addition to the invited persons on the pass, each person can only bring one additional accompanying person.
So Jiang Fu left Yang Cheng and the carriage outside the palace, and took Chen Jian'an into the palace under the guidance of the palace maid.
Other officials usually come as husband and wife or their wives bring their children to join in the fun. Jiang Fu, who brings servants, is really unique.
The imperial palace in southern Xinjiang is not big, not even one-tenth of the Forbidden City in Ming Xia.
Fortunately, the emperor here does not have so many palaces and six courtyards. There is only one queen and one concubine, so there is no need for such a big place to accommodate the concubines.
The palace maid took the two of them to the imperial garden and asked them to enjoy the flowers by themselves before the palace banquet began.
Jiang Fu nodded, took out a piece of silver from her arms and gave it to her as a thank you gift for leading the way. The palace maid did not expect her to be so generous, so she kindly reminded her:
"There are many people today, so please don't wander around. If you get lost, you can ask the palace staff to guide you.
In addition to the Imperial Garden, there are guards guarding the outside, so it would be bad if we accidentally hurt the two of them."
After saying that, she bowed and left. There was a lot to do at the banquet today, and she had other work to be busy with.
This is true. When Jiang Fu came along, she found that several intersections extending in all directions in the harem were guarded by several guards. It must be that someone had taken advantage of the Torch Festival to cause trouble before, so they were so on guard this time.
There were many guests in the Imperial Garden. The begonias and chrysanthemums in the garden were in bloom, and most of the people were admiring the flowers and feeding the fish.
Jiang Fu found a pavilion to sit down, and soon a palace maid brought tea.
She poured herself a cup of tea, picked up the teacup and asked Chen Jianan in a disguised manner:
"Have you found out clearly? Where are we going to find those flowers?"
Chen Jian'an had his hands behind his back, his back straight and his tall figure. He stood aside not like a boy, but more like a bodyguard.
"There is a cold palace in the northeast corner of the palace. It is a forbidden area in the palace and no one else is allowed in or out.
However, there has never been a deposed concubine in the history of Southern Xinjiang, so the Cold Palace is basically in vain. If the Holy Land of Southern Xinjiang is in the palace as Najie said, then it is very likely that it will be hidden in the Cold Palace."
Chen Jian'an guessed this based on the information he obtained.
Jiang Fu agreed with this. The palace is a big place, except for the cold palace like the cold palace. It is really not easy to hide a holy place in full view of the public.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go and take a look."
Having said that, it is not easy to sneak out in front of everyone, not to mention that as soon as Jiang Fu finished speaking, the imperial concubine came.
As the little eunuch said: 'The imperial concubine has arrived~'
When Jiang Fu heard the announcement, she sat back down on her buttocks that she had just raised. The master had arrived and she had to report if she wanted to leave. It would be too conspicuous to leave now.
The next moment, a woman wearing a purple gauze skirt and a dongzhu hair crown walked gracefully along the gravel path into the imperial garden.
She has a plump figure and skin as white as snow. The corners of her mouth are slightly raised. Even if she is not smiling, she is still smiling. Her pair of peach blossom eyes are like hooks. Just a gentle sweep can make people's bones go numb.
With such a good appearance, even Concubine Zhang Guifei, the most beautiful woman in Ming Xia, is inferior to her.
Both the purple and dong beads are things that only the queen can wear. Just looking at the imperial concubine's outfit, one can tell that her favor will make her even more favored and status in the harem than the queen.
Jiang Fu saw that many of the male guests present were secretly glancing at her, then turned to look at Chen Jian'an beside her.
But the old gentleman's eyes didn't glance at the imperial concubine at all. He stared at the rockery beside him, trying to figure out how to escape.
"Today is a good day. I hope everyone will relax. Your Majesty will come to have fun with you after handling the government affairs."
After the imperial concubine finished speaking, everyone nodded, accustomed to the imperial concubine's aura and speech as if she were the master of the harem.
It can be seen that she has not done this kind of overstepping once or twice.
"I heard your Majesty mention that a noble lady from Ming Xia came to see you today? Come out and show me how this Ming Xia woman is different from our southern Xinjiang woman."
As soon as the imperial concubine finished speaking, everyone started talking among themselves in whispers. Haven't they heard of any news about the visit of Ming Xia's envoys recently?
When Jiang Fu's name was called, she frowned slightly and stood up. She walked to the imperial concubine sitting on the right side of the throne and curtsied in front of her.
"My daughter Jiang Fu, please pay your respects to the noble concubine."
Jiang Fu's voice was clear and pleasant. The imperial concubine was good at everything, but she didn't have a good voice, so she felt a little displeased when she heard her voice.
"Raise your head, you Mingxia women are so shameless, you keep your head down and talk."
Jiang Fu rolled her eyes.
If I stare at you and salute, I will be punished with disrespect. Anyway, if Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror, he is not a human being inside and out.
She grinded her teeth, put on a polite smile on her face, and slowly raised her head.
Jiang Fu could already predict that the imperial concubine would definitely ridicule her for her arrogant, domineering and jealous temperament.
Forget it, just treat it as if you met a dog and bark at yourself, because you don't have the same experience as her.
But unexpectedly, the imperial concubine suddenly froze when she saw Jiang Fu's face, and then her eyes slowly widened as if she had seen something terrible.
Jiang Fu subconsciously touched her face. Although it wasn't as beautiful as hers, it wasn't so ugly that it was scary, right?
This expression is too much, you might as well make fun of yourself!
"It's Ah Feng, Ah Feng is back!"
The imperial concubine murmured with a horrified expression, and after speaking, she rolled her eyes and fainted.
The palace maid on the side quickly supported her, shouting for the imperial doctor, and helped her to the palace on the side.
Jiang Fu frowned. Because of the close distance, she heard her words clearly. She was wondering who A Feng was? But now was not the time to delve into this.
While the palace officials and guards were busy with the concubine, Jiang Fu winked at Chen Jian'an.
When the people around them were not paying attention, the two quietly dragged a palace maid and a eunuch behind the rockery, knocked them unconscious, put on their clothes, and passed by the imperial doctor who was rushing to the imperial garden.
go out.
The cold palace is easy to find, you just go in the right direction, and it seems that no one is wandering to that unlucky place with nothing to do, so there are not many guards around.
"What happened to the imperial concubine? Did you do anything to her?"
Jiang Fu's head was shaking like a rattle, and she quickly proved her innocence:
", she... probably was frightened and fainted by my domineering aura."
Chapter completed!