Seeing Xuan Bao's obedient avoidance, the Empress Dowager immediately gave up her doubts. Involving the secrets of the palace would not do any good to her or the Ding'an Hou Mansion, but would only cause trouble.
"Mother, Xuan Bao is not an ordinary little baby, she is the little uncle of Imperial Master Yin Qin." The emperor reminded.
The Queen Mother's heart trembled: "Xuanbao, stay."
Okay! A light flashed in Xuan Bao's eyes. What the little doll was waiting for was to retain her and turn her passivity into an initiative. She didn't want to get involved now, it was someone who asked her to get involved.
In the space, the veteran Taoist master wailed, "Oh no," he made a bet with Little Cunbao on whether he could successfully catch a big fish by throwing this bait. Now it seems that not only did the fish take the bait, but two of them caught the bait as soon as he took the bait.
Forget it, he has never won a bet with Xuan Bao anyway. He has lived in vain for countless years. He is indeed not as good as a little kid when it comes to spying on people. After understanding this, the experienced master is relieved.
Slowly turning around, the little doll looked wary: "Auntie, do you have anything else to say?"
"Come here, let's have a nice chat." The Queen Mother waved to Xuan Bao.
Turning around and coming to where her uncle was, Xuan Bao slowly climbed onto the chair. She succeeded in making them both laugh, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed.
"Xuanbao, was your name given to you by your experienced Taoist master?" the Queen Mother suddenly asked.
"Well, I am from the Xuan generation, and Xuanhui, the master of Senior Nephew Yinqin, is my senior brother."
"Master Xuanhui once heard the national master talk about it in the Aijia family. Your old Taoist master should be the master he said he was." The Queen Mother looked at Xuanbao and said, "You are a lucky child."
Xuan Bao grinned: "My aunt is right, the old Taoist master said that I am not only a blessed child, but also a gifted child. I am born with Taoism and have a great fate."
"Your grandfather told you about your identity, but because of your age, Ai Jia was half-believing it before." The Empress Dowager's eyes fell on the piece of paper, "But now she is believing it."
The emperor couldn't wait to ask: "Xuan Bao, do these words of the Imperial Master predict the future of my princes?"
"Uncle, look at that piece of paper. It's yellowed. It was written by Senior Nephew Yinqin many years ago. As for whether it corresponds to several princes, that depends on what you think."
"Your Majesty, the National Master's prediction is extremely accurate." The Queen Mother agreed with what was written on the piece of paper.
Dongfang Shun was the legitimate son of the Central Palace, and his succession to the throne was justifiable, and he was the best candidate for the crown prince in the eyes of the Queen Mother.
The emperor had different ideas, because the eldest prince Dongfang Yao was so outstanding that he surpassed Dongfang Shun in every aspect, so he was very confused whether to establish a direct descendant or an elder.
"Senior Nephew Yin Qin leaked too many secrets, so he left at such a young age." Xuan Bao said to himself with emotion.
The seemingly unintentional words of a little kid shocked the emperor's heart. Yes, not a single word of what Imperial Master Yin Qin said was a lie, that is, he said that Dongfang Yao, whom he was optimistic about, would make the world unstable.
The Emperor was silent for a long time, and the Queen Mother looked at Xuan Bao playing with her fingers, smiling and remaining silent.
"Xuan Bao, how does this matter have anything to do with the forbidden area in the palace? Did the Imperial Master or your old Taoist master talk about it?"
Hearing the emperor's question, Xuan Bao raised his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, I don't know either, but maybe I can go and have a look."
"You want to go to a forbidden area? No." The Queen Mother immediately refused.
"I didn't see it, so I can't tell you why." Xuan Bao jumped down from the chair, "Anyway, I listen to my aunt and uncle on this matter. You can discuss it carefully. After all, it is about the country, not a little kid like me.
I can figure it out.”
After saying this, the little doll bowed and saluted: "Xuan Bao excuses himself."
Seeing that Xuan Bao was about to cross the threshold, she suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "Auntie, please don't go near the waterside these days. If uncle wants to go there, it's best to bring Eunuch Fu with him. Stay away from Dongfang Yao. There's no chance of meeting him."
Good thing."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Bao walked away in a clean and tidy manner. Mr. Laifu and Aunt Wen, who were waiting at the door, lowered their heads slightly and looked at their noses and hearts.
The two of them secretly lamented that the Lord of Baoning County was too daring to speak out. No one else but her dared to step on the eldest prince in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor without any scruples.
"Mother?" The emperor turned to the Queen Mother in confusion.
The Queen Mother sighed again and stood up: "Follow the Ai family into the inner room. It's time to tell you about the forbidden area."
It wasn't until Xuan Bao walked out of Tai'an Palace and saw Dong Xue and Xia Yu that she remembered that she entered the palace in Dongfang Shun's carriage.
"It's done, we have to go back." Xuan Bao said dejectedly.
Dong Xue and Xia Yu stepped forward and held Xuan Bao's hands. They both laughed and said, "If the county master is tired, we will take turns holding him."
"Forget it, let's go first."
Although she only entered the palace once, Xuan Bao's memory was amazing, and all the palace passages she walked were recorded in her little mind.
When passing outside Yi Le Palace again, Xuan Bao stopped.
Last time I only glanced at it but my mother took me away. This time I can take a closer look.
Seeing Xuan Bao stop and look carefully, Dong Xue and Xia Yu followed suit.
"Every palace in the palace is very unique, and this palace is indescribably beautiful." Xia Yu said with emotion.
"The exterior is so exquisite, it should be beautiful on the inside." Dongxue expressed her feelings.
Yes, different from the styles of other palaces in the palace, this palace does look very exquisite. It has some Jiangnan style if you look closely, which is very nice, but it is a bit out of tune with the style of other buildings in the palace.
"County Lord, Baoning County Lord." A voice called from behind.
Xuan Bao and the two maids looked in the direction of the sound and saw Aunt Wen coming in a hurry with a group of people.
"Mammy, who are you?" Xuan Bao hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
"My servant was negligent. I just remembered that His Highness brought you into the palace. I was afraid it would be troublesome to go back, so I specially informed the Empress Dowager to see you off."
"Thank you, Aunt Wen." Xuan Bao bowed as a junior.
Aunt Wen hurriedly stepped forward to help Xuan Bao up: "My Lord, you don't have to be polite, I'm going to break this slave."
"Why don't you, grandma, accompany me for a while?" Xuan Bao glanced behind him as he spoke.
Seeing that Nanny Wen understood this, she turned around and signaled the maid and eunuch carrying the limp palace maid to retreat further.
Xuan Bao chatted with Nanny Wen and walked slowly towards the palace gate: "Nanny, do you know when Yile Palace was built?"
After being stunned for a moment, Nanny Wen lowered her voice: "County Master, that's a forbidden area in the palace."
"I didn't inquire about anything, we were just chatting."
Aunt Wen thought about it, Xuan Bao didn't ask about anything at all, he was just asking about the origin of Yi Le Palace.
After decades in the palace, Nanny Wen knew a lot about the affairs in the palace. She lowered her voice and started talking.
Xuan Bao just listened to the story. It turned out that the Yile Palace was the former emperor's palace where the golden house hid his beauties. Originally, there lived a beauty from the south of the Yangtze River who was later named Yi Fei. This Jiangnan style palace was specially built for her.
