Therefore, this time, no matter how hard His Majesty Li Er tries to persuade Su Chen to stay, Su Chen will never stay again!
"Okay, it's getting late. I'm going to go back first. I'll take that little girl with me."
With that said, Su Chen pointed at Mei Niang waiting behind his seat.
"Um?"
Seeing that Su Chen wanted to take Mei Niang away, His Majesty Li Er became confused.
Why is Su Chen always so interested in this little girl who is a concubine of the Wu family?
Is there any hidden secret in this?
Seemingly sensing His Majesty Li Er's thoughts, Su Chen said: "Your Majesty, don't think too much. I took her back simply to accept her as a maid."
Originally, it was okay for Su Chen not to say anything, but now that he said this, it suddenly seemed that there was no silver in this place. His Majesty Li Er directly confirmed the suspicion in his heart!
However, although Li Erbi was very confused about this, he did not refuse Su Chen and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, you can take whoever you want."
After saying that, His Majesty Li Er had already made a plan in his mind, and was ready to have someone investigate Mei Niang to see if this little girl really had any unknown past.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Su Chen didn't pay any more courtesy to His Majesty Li Er. After receiving the response, he stopped staying and walked directly towards his seat.
"Mei Niang, let's go home."
After casually greeting several officials, Su Chen ignored the suspicion, directly took Mei Niang's little hand, and left the Manna Hall while everyone was dumbfounded.
"Who is that woman? She is so close to the Protector!"
"Quick! Go and inquire about all the connections for me. I must get all the information about the woman next year before noon next year!"
"If I'm not mistaken, she should be a palace maid. Although she is very beautiful, how did she gain the favor of the Lord Protector?
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…
For a time, the ministers in the hall were no longer interested in feasting and feasting, and all their attention was focused on the identities of Su Chen and Mei Niang.
Naturally, Su Chen didn't want to know what happened next, and he didn't bother to know.
While the ministers were making various guesses about Mei Niang's identity, some of the palace maids standing beside them had already turned pale, as if they were in an ice cave!
The ministers didn't understand the "little character" Mei Niang, but they understood her beyond measure!
Because they had participated in the suppression of Mei Niang!
As early as the moment Mei Niang followed Su Chen and appeared in Ganlu Hall, they had already noticed her.
At first, they thought they had seen the wrong person, but when Mei Niang gradually appeared in the light.
They knew she was really a beautiful girl!
Coupled with some rumors that had been circulated before, they were completely panicked and scared!
A long time ago, Mei Niang said that she was appointed by the Protector to be Princess Changle's personal maid.
At that time, they were only half-convinced, thinking that Mei Niang was making things up out of vanity, which was not uncommon in the palace.
Later, they got the exact information about Aunt Ma, which proved that Mei Niang was not an abandoned girl with no identity background, and it was impossible for her to win the favor of a high-ranking person like the Protector of the Country.
As a result, everyone began to bully Mei Niang unscrupulously, trying to strangle this little girl with an overly stunning appearance in the palace...
However, now they were listening to the big shots discussing the relationship between Mei Niang and the Protector, and they were completely frightened!
Regret!
The reason why they can appear at today's banquet is all thanks to Aunt Ma!
In the world of palace ladies, there are naturally some small groups.
Among them, the small group of Ma Ma is undoubtedly the strongest.
Therefore, in today's banquet, Aunt Ma arranged the largest number of maids. This is a symbol of status and ability.
It's a pity that just because these people have colluded with Mama Ma, they are destined to have no good end!
All the current situations tell them one answer, that is, Mei Niang is really taken a liking to by the Protector, and not just in an ordinary way!
One can imagine how the maids who have oppressed Mei Niang will be treated in the palace from now on. You can imagine!
Now, there is only one thought in their minds, and that is to quickly find Aunt Ma after the banquet!
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Su Chen's carriage had quietly left Chang'an City, running towards Wannian County in the dark night.
Inside the carriage.
Looking at Su Chen who was concentrating with his eyes closed, Mei Niang felt very complicated in her heart: joy, anxiety, fear...
After secretly glancing at Su Chen for a while, she turned her gaze out the window.
Mei Niang was so familiar with this section of the route that she had only walked for the second time.
She still remembered that the last time she passed this route was with Queen Changsun.
At that time, as soon as she heard that she was going to meet the legendary Lord Protector, Mei Niang felt nervous.
She never imagined that not long after now, she would actually have the opportunity to embark on this route, still with that man...
"These days, you must have heard about the fact that portraits of door gods are posted in the palace, right?"
Just when Mei Niang was filled with emotions, Su Chen, who had been resting, suddenly made a sound.
Mei Niang suddenly came back to her senses, but she saw that Su Chen was still concentrating with his eyes closed, not being disturbed by the outside world.
"Back to the young master, Mei Niang has heard a little bit about this."
Mei Niang replied honestly.
"Tell me everything you know."
Su Chen said, his tone full of doubt.
"yes."
Mei Niang nodded slightly, and then continued: "Since the young master cured your majesty's sleeping problem not long ago, the news spread in the palace that posting the young master's portrait can ward off evil spirits, which attracted a lot of concubines and concubines.
The prince’s imitation.”
"Later, even some servants with higher status began to secretly post portraits of the young master on their doors, hoping to ward off evil spirits."
After listening to Mei Niang's words, Su Chen was no longer calm, opened his eyes, and continued to ask: "Then what do the portraits they posted on the door look like?"
Mei Niang replied: "It's just an ordinary portrait of the young master, roughly the same in appearance."
"okay, I get it."
Su Chen didn't speak, he just raised his hands and rubbed his temples with a headache, not to mention how uncomfortable he felt.
Based on Mei Niang's words, he already roughly knew what happened, and it was pretty much what he had expected.
In this regard, he originally thought of countermeasures, such as saying that this portrait can only be used by the emperor. In this case, the people in the palace will definitely remove the portrait consciously. Is it possible that they still dare to compete with the emperor for privileges?
