Mu Kexiang had just left. Empress Dowager Gao looked at the departing figure. Even though she was scolded, her momentum was not disturbed at all. Her phoenix eyes were slightly frowned. It seemed that she had really underestimated him. However, just now, he
But I told her some good news, and now she feels relieved. It seems that her choice was not wrong.
"Queen Mother, it's not good. Because the eldest princess is seriously ill, the queen, she..." Aunt Yulian suddenly ran in from outside, her face full of anxiety.
Raising her hands to rub her temples, Queen Mother Gao closed her eyes, her face full of impatience, "What's wrong with her, Queen?"
"The Queen sealed the Ninghe Palace of the eldest princess because she was afraid that the eldest princess's illness would spread to other people in the palace." Aunt Yulian stopped and lowered her head.
Queen Mother Gao suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Aunt Yulian with sharp eyes. Suddenly she sneered and said: "You are still that impatient, really out of character!"
"This sealing of the palace is a big deal, and the queen's move is really inappropriate." Aunt Yulian said in response, "What are you going to do, queen mother?"
Empress Dowager Gao snorted, "That's all, let her go. But the prince will definitely come to see his aunt. After all, last time when the late emperor punished him, it was the eldest princess who came forward to plead with the late emperor before letting him go.
free from punishment."
Nodding, Aunt Yulian continued: "Then shall we stop the prince? What should we do if the prince is infected with a serious disease in the past?"
"Stop it? My nephew sees it as a matter of course for the imperial aunt. Besides, these things are what the queen should worry about, so the Ai family doesn't have to worry about it. Moreover, the Ai family wants to see what kind of surprise the queen can bring to the Ai family this time.
!" Empress Dowager Gao looked forward with cold eyes. Perhaps she was tired, so she leaned on the cushion behind her, supported her head, and closed her eyes.
Aunt Yulian looked at Queen Mother Gao and nodded in her heart. It was time for the Queen to take on some important responsibilities. She could not let the Queen Mother worry about her for the rest of her life.
In front of Ninghe Palace,
"Bold slave, you dare to block this palace, get out of the way!" Mu Qingyuan shouted at the eunuch guarding the palace gate, and tried to rush in. He was resting in the palace, but he heard that the eldest princess was seriously ill, so he
He came here specifically to take a look. After all, his royal aunt was quite good to him. She once begged for him in front of his father, and she was an elder. If he cared about her, he would definitely win the respect of his subjects.
The eunuch quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was the Queen who said that no one should visit the eldest princess to avoid infecting the palace people."
"Mother?!" A trace of doubt flashed in Mu Qingyuan's eyes. Is this disease still contagious? He stopped and asked immediately, "Is the eldest princess's disease serious?"
"I don't know this, it's just the Queen's order..." the eunuch replied.
On the side, Eunuch Zhang said to Mu Qingyuan: "Your Highness, if the eldest princess is really seriously ill and you go there now, what should we do if she is infected with the disease? Let's go back to the palace."
Mu Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, glanced at the palace, frowned, and finally nodded, he ordered: "Let the imperial doctor take a good look at the eldest princess, use the best medicine, and make sure the eldest princess recovers.
"
"Follow His Majesty's will."
Mu Qingyuan nodded, frowned slightly, turned around and walked towards the way he came. However, before he could take a step, an oncoming palace man suddenly bumped into him, and he took a few steps back.
"You are so brave, you are so blind. Come on, pull her down and torture her." Eunuch Zhang shouted when he saw this, and then he turned to Mu Qingyuan, "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Mu Qingyuan frowned, looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Everything is fine in this palace, which palace are you from?"
"Back to Your Highness, this servant is from the eldest princess' palace. Because the eldest princess wants to eat something, but the royal chef here can't cook it, I have to go to the royal kitchen to have a look." The palace maid lowered her head and said.
Hearing this, a trace of suspicion flashed in Mu Qingyuan's eyes, "Didn't you say that the eldest princess couldn't come out if she got sick? Why did you come out?"
"Yes, I saw that the eldest princess has become very thin recently, so I risked my life to come out. Please forgive me, Your Highness!" After saying that, the maid knelt on the ground, but as soon as she finished speaking, she whispered to herself, "And the eldest princess's
The disease is not contagious at all.”
"You are outrageous. You dared to argue with His Highness the Crown Prince. Come on, pull her down!" Eunuch Zhang pointed at the maid and shouted. Several eunuchs immediately came over and tried to pull the maid away.
Mu Qingyuan raised his hand, "Slow down!" He looked at the palace maid, his eyes even more confused, but he still said, "You go back to serve the eldest princess first. If you have any requests, just ask the palace servants below to do it. You must make it
The eldest princess has taken good care of it."
"I thank you, Your Highness. I will take my leave first." The maid bowed, stood up, and walked directly towards Ninghe Palace.
He turned back and glanced at the palace maid. She had already entered. Mu Qingyuan held her hand tightly. The moment the palace maid bumped into him, she forced him to give him a note.
"You don't have to follow me!" Mu Qingyuan said, and walked straight ahead. When no one was around, he opened the note in his hand. There were only five words on it, 'The Queen wants to kill me'!
The queen mother wants to kill the emperor's aunt? Why?! Mu Qingyuan crumpled the note in his hand and looked ahead suspiciously. Although he knew that the relationship between the queen mother and the emperor's aunt was not good, he definitely did not go to the point of killing each other. And now
He is about to inherit the throne, and his mother should not cause trouble at this time. So this is someone setting up a trap? But what is his purpose? And the maid did indeed enter the palace of the emperor's aunt. In this way, all this he
He could only ask the emperor's aunt for confirmation. He threw the note in his hand into the lake and walked directly forward.
Night, dark clouds cover the moon
Due to the death of the emperor, the security of the entire palace has become even tighter. The imperial guards will patrol every quarter of an hour. In front of the gate of Ninghe Palace, a large group of imperial guards just left, and a black shadow jumped directly.
Climb the palace wall.
Ninghe Palace, inner hall
Huier stood in front of the window and looked outside. The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the moon in the sky was covered by dark clouds. She turned back to look at the woman sitting in front of the dressing table and said worriedly: "Elder Princess
, do you think the prince is really back?"
Today, Mu Xuening changed from her previous plain clothes. She was dressed in palace clothes, and her face was painted with makeup because she wanted to hide her pale face. She looked like she was going to attend a palace banquet.
Mu Xuening looked at the beautiful woman in the bronze mirror. She was combing her black hair. She had a slight smile on her face, and she looked happier than ever before.
"Elder Princess, what time is it? You are in the mood to dress up." Hui'er came over and couldn't help but say, she has been sitting in front of the bronze mirror from evening to now. Even if she is meeting the prince, she doesn't need to do this.
Moreover, the emperor has just passed away, so dressing up like this is not in line with the rules. The eldest princess should know it.
Putting down the jade comb in her hand, Mu Xuening turned around, looked at Hui'er, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, he will come. You can go down and rest first. You don't have to wait here anymore."
"Elder Princess... let me accompany you." Hui'er didn't know why, but looking at the woman smiling at him, she felt a sense of uneasiness in her heart, as if the smile was blurring, and she was getting further and further away from her.
.
Mu Xuening smiled and said: "Don't worry, the prince will not do anything to me. But if you are here, the prince must have many worries in his heart, and it is inconvenient to say many things. If you really can't sleep, why not go
Let me cook something delicious in the small kitchen. I haven't eaten for a long time and I'm a little hungry now."
"Yes, Princess, you haven't eaten anything all day long. I will prepare it for you right now." Hui'er felt relieved and said with a smile, and then went out.
Watching Hui'er go out, the smile on Mu Xuening's face gradually dissipated. She slowly got up, walked to the wall, and took down the picture scroll on the wall.
"Yuchen, I miss you so much!" Mu Xuening held the scroll with a sad look on her face. Tears fell unconsciously. The tears were stained with makeup and formed a river on her face, clear and bright.
However, at this moment, the window suddenly shook and a gust of cold wind poured into the house.
The candlelight flickered, and a dark figure suddenly appeared in the room, followed by a ray of silver light that pierced Mu Xuening.
Mu Xuening's eyes widened and she stepped back repeatedly, but her hands did not forget to hold the painting tightly in her arms. However, without paying attention, she suddenly bumped into the table and fell down beside it.
Looking back, Mu Xuening saw a man in black slashing at her with a long sword. Her expression changed and she shouted angrily: "Who are you? You dare to assassinate me? No, you are the Queen's man?" Oh no!
, her plan has not been implemented yet, she never thought that Gao Yueli would be so impatient.
The man in black remained unmoved, and the sharp blade in his hand fell.
Mu Xuening closed her eyes tightly, holding the painting in her hand tightly, but her heart gradually felt relieved, Yuchen! I am coming to accompany you. However, she did not feel any pain in her body, but she heard a muffled groan, and then
There was a "bang" and something fell to the ground.
Slowly opening her eyes, Mu Xuening saw a person lying on the ground. It was the man in black who was about to kill her just now. But why was there another person standing next to her? She slowly raised her head and looked at the person. Her eyes
Instantly widened!
"Yu Chen!" Mu Xuening stared blankly at the man standing in front of her. His face and clear outlines were exactly the same as Yu Chen's. She seemed like she couldn't believe it. She looked at the painting in her arms again and saw that he looked exactly the same!
"Yuchen, you're not dead!" Mu Xuening suddenly said with joy. She slowly stood up and wanted to walk towards the man in front of her. However, as soon as she took a step, she stopped. Although her facial features were similar, but her body was
This awe-inspiring murderous aura is something Yuchen doesn't have! She shook her head, "No, Yuchen is already dead. You are not Yuchen!"
Ji Lengxue put away her sword, glanced at Mu Xuening, frowned, and said indifferently: "I am indeed not Dugu Yuchen!"
"Yeah, if it's Yuchen, why is he holding a sword? What Yuchen doesn't like the most is killing people and bleeding." Mu Xuening looked at the scroll in her arms, and the smile appeared on her face again, "You and Yuchen
They look so similar, are you his child?! The person I saw last time was also you!" It's so similar.