Hearing this, the middle-aged man became even more panicked. He hurriedly took out a crumpled letter and a jade pendant of excellent quality from his arms, and said: "I...I don't know. He only asked me to deliver the letter, and he said that he was
My lord, there is also a piece of jade. I said that if the emperor sees it, he will meet...me."
Wei Jingxuan saw the jade pendant with sharp eyes, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly whispered in Mingyu's ear: "Master, that jade pendant seems to be worn around the waist by the prince and I."
A look of surprise flashed across Mingyu's eyes, and she said sadly: "You mean... and the prince are still alive?"
"If this slave is not mistaken, he should have survived." After a moment of pause, Wei Jingxuan said hesitantly: "If you are alive with the prince, will it mean that...she is also alive?"
Although Wei Jingxuan did not clearly point out who "she" was, how could Mingyu not know, and her face immediately became extremely ugly. After thinking about it, she shook her head and said: "She doesn't know the nature of water, and she was washed away by the water. It stands to reason.
Said it was impossible to survive."
Wei Jingxuan whispered while staring outside: "But master, please don't forget that Prince He is missing with her. Maybe Prince He will be found."
Mingyu suddenly clenched his hands and said coldly: "According to what you say, is it really possible for her to be alive?"
At this time, the guard had already looked through the jade pendant. Although he did not recognize the jade pendant, when he heard the word "Prince", he thought of Hong Zhou and did not dare to neglect, saying: "You wait here, I will
Take the things in and ask."
Seeing the guard turning back, Wei Jingxuan said eagerly: "Master, what should we do now? If the imperial concubine is really with the prince, then..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mingyu had already walked up to the guard, pretending not to know: "Why doesn't that person leave?"
"Replying to the Queen, the man said that he was entrusted by someone to send a letter and a jade pendant. He also mentioned the word "Prince" in it. The servant suspected that it might be related to the Prince, so he was planning to ask Mr. Liu
, see if he has seen this jade pendant. If it is indeed owned by Prince He, then Prince He should still be alive." The Master Liu he mentioned was Liu Hu. With his status, he was not qualified to see Hongli directly.
.
Mingyu took the jade pendant from his hand, looked at it carefully, and said suspiciously: "Strange, I have never seen this jade pendant on Prince He."
The guard said in surprise: "Not with the prince? That would be strange. How about I ask him again?"
Mingyu's eyes flashed slightly and said: "No need, please give the letter and jade pendant to me. I will take them to King Yu's Palace to give to the emperor. The emperor knows best whether these things belong to the prince."
Seeing what she said, the guard did not dare to neglect and quickly handed the thing over. After Mingyu took it, he took Wei Jingxuan away. After leaving the guard's sight, Wei Jingxuan couldn't help but said: "Master, do you really want to give it to the emperor?
?If there is really news about the imperial concubine here, it will be very detrimental to us."
"I know it well." Saying this, Mingyu turned around and no longer went to King Yu's Palace. Instead, she went to Rongyue Residence where she lived. Once inside, she ordered Ji You to close the door.
He opened all the doors and windows, and then opened the letter that he had been holding tightly in his hands.
His eyes passed over the crumpled piece of letter paper. After reading it, Mingyu crumpled the letter paper into a ball and threw it on the ground. He said bitterly: "That bitch is really not dead!"
Ji You didn't understand why and said: "Master, what happened? Who is not dead?"
Mingyu said with a gloomy face: "Besides Nala Xianyue, who else?!"
When Ji You was stunned, Wei Jingxuan had already picked up the letter from the ground. The letter was indeed written by Hong Zhou. He said that after he found Xianyue in the water that day, he was unable to bring her up because of exhaustion and the strong current of the river.
, but he was also washed downstream and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he was already in a remote farmhouse.
He was injured, but because he had been soaked in the water for a long time and caught cold, he was so weak that he could not walk for the time being. He was also afraid that Hongli would miss him, so he asked the farmer to send a letter on his behalf to reassure Hongli. In addition, Xianyue was also rescued with him.
However, Xianyue's cold was worse than him, and she had been in a fever and coma. Even drinking the herbs picked by the farmers did not help. She had to take her back to the palace as soon as possible and ask the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Wei Jingxuan said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that the imperial concubine was so lucky, and this didn't even kill her."
Mingyu gritted his teeth and said: "They say that good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years. It's true at all!"
Ji Youyi read the letter and said with a frown, "What should we do now? Give this letter to the emperor?"
Mingyu pursed her lips and said nothing. She was unwilling to let Xia Yue come back, but she couldn't hide this kind of thing for a while. Even if she intercepted this letter, Hong Zhou would let her know again.
People sent letters here, and even came to the palace in person after he recovered from his illness; and the guard was also an insider, so he might tell Liu Hu about it.
The more Mingyu thought about it, the more irritated she became. She slapped the table hatefully and said in a cold voice: "Nala Xianyue has done all the evil things, but God has kept her alive. She is really blind!"
Wei Jingxuan's eyes turned and said: "Master, I remember that Mr. Fuhacha is also here during this southern tour, right?"
Mingyu said impatiently: "Yes, why do you ask this for no reason?"
Wei Jingxuan smiled slightly and said something that shocked Mingyu, "Since God won't accept the imperial concubine, why doesn't the master accept her herself?"
Mingyu frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
"This servant knows that the master does not want the imperial concubine to return, so she intercepted this letter first. However, the interception of the letter can only be concealed for a while at most, and cannot conceal anything; and after the prince and the prince recover from illness, the emperor will know that the master has
By intercepting the letter and concealing this matter, the Emperor will become even more dissatisfied with his master."
Mingyu nodded and said: "Yes, this is what bothers me right now. Speaking of which, it's all because of the prince's troubles. If he didn't go down to the river to save him, Na La Xianyue would have died long ago, so what would I do?
No need to be so upset."
Wei Jingxuan lowered her eyes and said: "Actually, there is no way to solve this matter. I wonder if the master is willing to do it?"
Mingyu perked up and quickly urged: "Tell me, what's the solution?"
"At this moment, apart from the guard, the only people who know about the incident with the prince are the peasant family. As long as they are all dead, this matter will naturally not be spread to the emperor's ears, don't you think?"
"You want me to kill someone and silence you?" As soon as he finished speaking, Mingyu shook his head and said, "It's useless. Even if you kill them, you and the prince will come back sooner or later, but I will bear a few lives in vain."
[Author's digression]: There should be another chapter later. You can read it tomorrow.