Mingyu said in surprise: "Although I don't know much about Zhong Qi, I have heard you say that he is a sixth-grade Lan Ling guard. Why is it bad?"
Concubine Zhe said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, you don't know. It's true that Zhong Qi is a sixth-grade bodyguard, but at the same time, he is also a gambler. Every time he has money, he immediately goes to the gambling house. That's it.
In the span of more than a month, he took and lost all the dowry that I had given Liu Ye."
Mingyu exclaimed in shock: "Is there such a thing?"
"I was also shocked when I heard this. I originally thought that Liu Yemeng would get a good home with the emperor's marriage, but I didn't expect it to be like this. If I had known about Zhong Qi's character earlier, I would have said
Nothing will make Liu Ye marry her, but it's too late to say anything now." Concubine Zhe pretended.
Pretending to be wiping her tears, she secretly winked at Xiao Qizi, who understood, bowed to Mingyu and said, "I'd like to express my gratitude to you, my servant, I also found out something when I went this time. It turns out that Zhong Qi once
He once had a wife, but he was addicted to gambling and even used his wife to be pledged to a gambling house."
Mingyu shook his head repeatedly, "I didn't expect that this person's character would be so bad. It would be really miserable for Liu Ye to marry him. But... with his character, how could the emperor order a marriage?"
Xiao Qizi rolled his eyes and said: "I heard that Concubine Xian suggested the marriage to the emperor, and she also sent Qi Kuan to the guard camp. Logically speaking, Zhong Qi is such a gambler, and the guard
Someone in the camp should know about it, but I don’t know why, but the emperor finally decreed the marriage."
What Mingyu disliked the most was hearing Xiayue's name. She immediately frowned and said, "Is it related to Concubine Xian?"
"I'm not sure, but the information I got from the inquiry is indeed true." As soon as Xiao Qizi finished speaking, Concubine Zhe took over and said, "I remember that your empress said that your younger brother is now working as a servant in the guard camp.
He might know something."
During this time, Concubine Zhe has been trying to find out how Xianyue knew Zhong Qi's true personality. She obviously gave Zhong Qi a lot of money and asked him to shut up the mouths of the guards. Logically speaking, no one should leak the news.
That's right. After some inquiring, I found out that a guard had spoken to Qi Kuan alone. This man was the queen's younger brother Fu Heng, and he was one of the only people who confiscated Zhong Qi's money, so the biggest problem was
Maybe it's him.
Mingyu nodded and said: "Fu Heng, right? After I return, I will send him a message to Kunning Palace to ask about this matter. The most important thing now is Liu Ye. She..."
Concubine Zhe sighed and said: "What else can she do? It's a done deal and nothing can be changed. The most I can do is let Xiao Qizi go and see more and quietly send some money. It's all my fault that I didn't find out Zhong Qi at that time.
, I thought that the person the emperor would marry me to would definitely be good, but now that it has turned out like this, I feel sorry for Liu Ye every time I think about it."
Mingyu comforted: "Don't blame yourself too much. You don't want to end up like this. I will find out the whole story."
Concubine Zhe nodded in agreement and was about to move forward when she suddenly exclaimed: "Hey, isn't that the second elder brother? He is here too?"
"Yong Lian?" Mingyu looked in the direction of Concubine Zhe's finger. Sure enough, she saw a corner of her robe flashing past, but she couldn't confirm whether it was Yong Lian. She didn't care and just smiled: "This child always likes to go around.
He was running around and refused to listen to anything he said, just like a little monkey."
Concubine Zhe looked hesitant and said: "Your Majesty, that road... seems to be going to Yanxi Palace. Could it be that Second Brother..."
Just as Concubine Zhe was mid-sentence, Mingyu interrupted: "Impossible, Yonglian has already understood who Concubine Xian is, so he will look for her again."
"But this road..." Concubine Zhe changed the subject and said, "Why don't I accompany my concubine to go there and take a look?"
Although Mingyu felt that Yonglian would not go to Yanxi Palace, looking at that road, she still felt a little unsure. After thinking for a long time, she agreed with Concubine Zhe and went that way.
In a small pavilion near the Yanxi Palace, Yonglian was sitting in a chair holding Kaixin in his arms, staring unblinkingly at a transparent fish tank placed on the stone table, in which several goldfish were swimming leisurely.
Yong Lian looked at it for a long time, then raised his head excitedly and said, "Auntie, is this the glass brought as tribute from the West? You can see it very clearly, as if there is nothing blocking it. It's really magical!"
Xianyue looked at Yonglian tenderly and said, "Do you like it very much? How about giving it to you?"
Yong Lian was just about to say yes when he suddenly remembered something and shook his head repeatedly: "I don't want it anymore, otherwise I won't be able to answer the Queen's question about the origin of this fish tank." Saying this, he reluctantly said.
: "Auntie, it's getting late, I should go back. Tomorrow, can you bring this fish tank out and let me have a look?"
Xianyue stroked Yonglian's head and said dotingly: "As long as you want to see it, I will bring it to you every day."
"Auntie, you treat me so well." Yonglian happily threw herself into Xianyue's arms and acted coquettishly. After a while, she reluctantly left her arms, "Auntie, I'm leaving. I'll see you again tomorrow."
Xianyue nodded and warned: "Go ahead, remember to dust off your clothes, and don't bring happy hair into Kunning Palace."
"Yes." Yonglian responded, lowered his head and caressed Happy for a while and was about to hand it to Xianyue, when he accidentally caught a glimpse of the figure standing outside the pavilion from the corner of his eye, and his whole body suddenly became extremely stiff.
Mingyu stared at Yonglian with a livid face. She never thought that Yonglian was actually with Xianyue and looked so close to her.
"Emperor...Emperor's mother!" When these three people spat out from Yong Lian's mouth, Xianyue was startled and turned around in a hurry, only to see Mingyu and Concubine Zhe standing outside the pavilion. For a moment, she also
Somewhat panicked.
Mingyu walked into the pavilion with a livid face, turning a blind eye to Xianyue who was bowing her knees and saluting. She only stared at the frightened Yonglian and gritted her teeth and said, "What did you promise me?"
Yong Lian came to his senses and hurriedly knelt down and said: "I know my mistake, please ask the emperor..."
Mingyu interrupted him with a cold voice, "I don't want to listen to this now. I just want to ask you what you promised me back then. Tell me!"
Yong Lian gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "My son... I promised the Emperor that I would never make you angry again, nor would I go to the Yanxi Palace. I would... I would honor the Emperor's mother well."
"What about the result? Did you do it?" Faced with Mingyu's question, Yonglian became more and more panicked and couldn't even speak. Xianyue couldn't bear him to do this and said: "Queen Qi, my concubine..."
Just as Xianyue was halfway through speaking, she was interrupted by Mingyu's sharp shout, "Shut up, I didn't ask you anything."
Xianyue had no choice but to swallow the words on her lips, bowed her head and stepped aside. On the other side, under Mingyu's gaze, Yonglian said tremblingly: "I know my mistake, please forgive me!"