Hongli naturally heard it, but now that he was wrong in the first place, he could only suppress his anger, bowed and saluted, "Hongli pays his respects to the imperial concubine, may you be blessed."
"This palace is naturally auspicious, but Fourth Brother, what are you doing here? I heard that the emperor allowed you to leave the Chengqian Palace, but that was to let you go to the calligraphy class. Why did you come to the imperial pharmacy with this guard?
"
Hongli looked at Nian, who was adorned with jewels, and said, "The imperial concubine is so well-informed."
"I will definitely know what I should know, but Fourth Brother hasn't told me why I came here yet." Nian said with a smile.
At this time, Hong Sheng, who was following her, grinned and said, "Could it be that the fourth brother was so flustered that he even forgot the way to the study?"
Hongli smiled and said: "This time, Third Brother is really right. I really can't remember the way to the study at the moment. Can I ask Third Brother to show me the way?"
Hong Sheng didn't expect that he would climb up the pole, so he looked a little surprised, but then he smiled brightly, "Master Zhu has finished class, and it's useless for the fourth brother to go. It's better to talk to the third brother about your relationship with this person."
What are the guards doing? It’s impossible for him to get lost too if you get lost, right?”
"I got lost, and Leader Liu came here to get some medicine. We just happened to meet each other. How could I say it from the third brother's mouth? It's as if Leader Liu and I had colluded." Hongli would never admit Liu Hu's gang.
If you do things by yourself, once you say it, you will let it go. After all, you are a prince. No matter how angry they are, they will not be able to do anything for a while. But Liu Hu is different. He will definitely end up miserable.
"Hmph, if it wasn't for collusion, why did Liu Hu hide you behind him as soon as he saw us coming? Hongli, are you the only smart person in this world?"
"Third brother misunderstood, I never dared to think so." Hongli said calmly, he believed that as long as he did not admit it, Nian Guifei and the others would be unable to do anything to him.
After Nian took a deep look at the words "Imperial Pharmacy" on the top, he said calmly: "Brother Si, since you got here because you got lost, I will send someone to take you back to Chengqian Palace now. As for Liu Hu
…You didn’t take good care of Fourth Brother and let him get lost. Go to the Punishment Department to receive the punishment yourself.”
Still unable to escape the punishment, Liu Hu sighed inwardly and kowtowed: "Yes, I thank you for your grace."
Hongli heard this and said anxiously: "My dear concubine, this matter has nothing to do with Leader Liu. Please don't punish him."
"If you make mistakes, you should be punished, otherwise these slaves will forget who they are." After saying this, Nian stopped talking to him and asked Xiao Duozi to send Hongli back.
After they left, Hong Sheng said with a reluctant look on his face: "Mother, you let them go so easily?"
"Of course not." Nian stroked Hong Sheng's face and said, "Don't worry, E Niang has her own plan."
Even though Hongli was careful along the way, someone saw the trace and reported it to Nian. After getting the news, Nian immediately ordered someone to keep an eye on Hongli and find out why he could leave Chengqian Palace. He knew it was Yinzhen.
After agreeing, she was reluctant but had no choice. After all, she couldn't bear to betray Yinzhen's intention. Unexpectedly, the person who was watching Hongli came back and said that Hongli did not go to the study, but to the imperial pharmacy.
This made her interested, and she wanted to come over urgently. It happened that Hong Sheng had finished class, and she wanted to come with her, so she brought him here.
Nian raised his eyes lightly and saw Zhao Fang looking at the door. He moved in his heart and motioned to Lu Yi to help him over. There was a soft "thump" sound when the flowerpot-soled shoes stepped on the bluestone-paved steps. Every step
It was like a hammer hitting Zhao Fang's chest, making him panic and scared.
The sound of footsteps stopped after crossing the threshold. Before Nian could speak, Zhao Fang came up to him with a wrinkled smile and said flatteringly: "Old slave, I would like to say hello to the noble concubine and my third brother.
!" As he spoke, he looked at Nian carefully. Although the footsteps had stopped, he was still as uneasy as drumming.
Nian said "hmm", her phoenix eyes drooped slightly, she looked at the cautious Zhao Fang Manran and said: "Get up."
"Thank you for your grace." Zhao Fang climbed up on the cold ground and stood aside. Although he was an old man in the palace, he didn't dare to show off in front of Nian. What's more, he had something on his mind, so he naturally became more and more worried.
Be cautious.
After everyone in the Royal Pharmacy had bowed, Zhao Fang asked in a low voice, "Do you have something to give me when you come here today?"
"Why, can't you come here if you have nothing to do?" Although Nian was always smiling and her eyes were flying around, there was no smile at all.
When Zhao Fang heard this, he was very frightened and said quickly: "I don't dare, please calm down."
Nian smiled and said nothing, but Hong Zhou rolled his eyes and said deliberately: "Manager Zhao, why is the Fourth here looking for you?"
Zhao Fang was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that they had seen the scene where he was talking to his fourth brother just now? Thinking of this, Zhao Fang's legs went weak and he almost knelt down to beg for mercy. But when he thought about it, he felt something was wrong. Concubine Nian and the others were obviously him.
He showed up after a while after entering the Royal Pharmacy. How could he have seen what happened before?
He quickly raised his eyes and scanned Hong Sheng's face, and found that his eyes were flickering unsteadily, and he couldn't help but feel certain in his heart. It seemed that the third elder brother was tricking him, and he didn't really see anything; on the other hand, he was almost uneasy.
He was fooled.
Zhao Fang felt a wry smile in his heart. The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother were only ten-year-olds, but when it came to scheming, they were not inferior to him, an old man who had been in the palace for decades. It was really scary.
It only took a moment for these thoughts to pass through their minds. What Nian and the others saw was Zhao Fang's confused expression: "Fourth Brother, isn't he banned in Chengqian Palace? Why did he come to see this old slave?"
Hong Sheng's expression was slightly dull, but he said: "It's useless no matter how hard Mr. Zhao denies it, E Niang and I both saw you and your fourth brother talking."
Hearing this, Zhao Fang hurriedly knelt down and cried out, "The third elder brother is wronged. I really haven't seen the fourth elder brother today, but the leader Liu Hu and Liu who guarded the Chengqian Palace did come. He said that he has been here recently.
I have diarrhea and abdominal pain. I asked this old slave for some medicine to stop diarrhea."
"Have you really never seen the fourth child?" Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Hong Sheng couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Could it be that they were overthinking it and that the fourth child had never been to the Royal Pharmacy?
"If this old slave lies, let him..." Zhao Fang was deeply afraid that Hong Sheng would not believe him, so he said cruelly: "Let me cut off my descendants."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nian laughed loudly and said, "Why, is Mr. Zhao still looking forward to spreading the branches and continuing the incense?"