As soon as Mingwei stood up, Madam Bolinghou asked.
Ming slightly bowed and replied with a bit of embarrassment: "I drank too much honey water and wanted to change my clothes. The imperial concubine was here just now and I was embarrassed, so..."
Mrs. Bolinghou smiled and nodded: "Be careful, don't go wrong." She also asked her maid to go with her.
Mrs. Bolinghou was not careless, but she had made up her mind to run away, and how could a maid see through it.
After entering the royal room, he winked at Duofu and quietly climbed out of the window.
The maids who accompanied them and the palace servants who were waiting here didn't notice anything unusual at all, so they passed away in confusion.
...
The personal attendant accompanied Concubine Pei back, and while helping her change, she complained: "How can these little palace ladies learn the rules? They have already come to serve you, and they are still so careless. It means that the empress has a good temper, otherwise she would be indispensable.
Stop it."
Concubine Pei gathered her clothes and said lightly: "Why worry about such a small thing? It just so happens that I'm tired, so I'll rest for a while and you'll call me again later."
"Yes." The palace attendants stopped talking wisely and withdrew one by one.
When everyone was gone, Concubine Pei opened her sleeves and held an inconspicuous ball of paper between her exposed fingers.
She slowly unfolded it and her eyes froze.
There were only four words written on the ball of paper.
See you at the Moon Pavilion.
Concubine Pei's hands shook and she could hardly hold the paper ball.
Wangyue Pavilion is a small pavilion in the back garden of Taiyuan Palace. It is surrounded by trees and is very remote and quiet.
I made an appointment there, thinking that I would avoid being noticed.
Under normal circumstances, Concubine Pei would just ignore it when she saw something like this.
She knew very well that she was the favorite of the Sixth Palace, and in the eyes of the concubines in the harem, she was a bright target. The Pei family was indifferent, and the only thing she could control was the emperor's favor.
Therefore, no matter how others provoke her, as long as she does not do unnecessary things, she will not lose the emperor's trust.
However, she couldn't ignore this paper ball.
Because she recognized the handwriting on it.
That was the past that appeared in her dreams countless nights but could not be retrieved.
King of Yongxi.
How could a person who has been dead for more than 20 years have his handwriting appear here?
And it was passed to her through a little palace maid?
Concubine Pei tried her best to suppress her rapid breathing.
She knew that this matter was full of doubts.
King Yongxi has been dead for more than twenty years, and someone clearly used his handwriting to lure him out deliberately.
If you can't tell whether the person is malicious or well-intentioned, it's best to sit back and pretend it never happened.
But she couldn't help but think about it, what if this person was closely related to King Yongxi? Would she miss important news?
She even had a ridiculous idea.
Could it be that he is not dead yet?
Reason told her that this was impossible, because she had personally experienced the massacre, and only four people left alive in the end. Master **, Fu Jin, her, and the newly born Yang Shu.
But she couldn't help but think, maybe there was something wrong in this? After all, she didn't collect the body in person. Maybe someone misidentified the body in the tragic situation at that time?
Concubine Pei was restless.
He stood up for a while, took two steps, and then sat down again.
Don't be impulsive, she advised herself. The emperor has become more gloomy in the past two years. If he goes wrong, the forbearance of the past twenty years will be in vain. Even if he is really alive, it is not a good time to meet him now.
But...
She finally stood up suddenly.
No, now that she knows the news, how can she endure it any longer? Even if this is a trap, she must see what happens!
Concubine Pei opened the back window and climbed up carefully on the round stool.
When her figure left the apse, the prince immediately received the news.
"She really went?"
"yes."
The prince showed a hearty smile and was very proud of himself.
"As expected, it seems that this matter is absolutely true!"
Concubine Pei is such a stable person. If she were not Princess Yongxi, she would only be confused when she saw the note. How could she follow it easily?
"His Highness is really clever and has come up with such a good idea. It is difficult for others to find the handwriting of King Yongxi, but there are old things preserved in the East Palace. He just asked someone to write a copy of the note, so that the truth could not be hidden."
The compliments of the guards made the prince even more proud. He turned around and said, "Let's go! Now that the imperial concubine has been tricked, we should move on to the next step."
...
King Xin was following behind them. Seeing the prince turning around, he couldn't figure out his intention for a while.
Just as he was considering whether to hide, the prince who was walking quickly saw the hem of his clothes.
"Second brother?"
King Xin put on a gentle smile and walked out from the corner: "So the eldest brother is here. The younger brother drank too much and was a little bored, so he went out for a walk. Could it be that the eldest brother is too?"
He responded quickly and gave the reason first, but then told the prince that it was difficult to answer the question.
The prince was silent for a moment, thinking that King Xin had scolded him so much, but his face showed a hint of drunkenness. He stumbled deliberately and said, "What else? You know that Gu Yi has always been a heavy drinker." After a pause, he smiled as if mockingly,
"Second brother, are you really walking around casually instead of following me?"
King Xin's tone became more gentle: "How could it be? It's really just a coincidence."
"Haha, I can't believe what you are saying now." The prince looked at him sideways, showing a half-drunk look, and his tone turned sad, "I really don't know how our brothers became like this. After more than 20 years of relationship, in the end
It is not as attractive as the throne. Second brother, tell me the truth, have you never regarded Gu as your elder brother?"
King Xin couldn't figure out his way for a while and didn't know how to answer: "Brother..."
The prince grabbed his sleeve, pretended to be drunk, and started to cry: "You still know how to call me eldest brother! Second brother, I'm so sad! For more than 20 years, we studied together, got into trouble together, and were scolded by our father."
, is it all fake in the end? Is our relationship really not as important as the throne?"
Although the two sides have been incompatible with each other for a long time, King Xin has never let go of his superficial skills. When he heard what he said, he quickly denied it: "Brother, you misunderstood..."
But the prince pulled him away and staggered to the other side: "Look, you don't tell the truth now! But Gu still can't let go! Second brother, let's talk about it. Is it really irreversible? Back then, Gu promised
, we brothers share wealth... Second brother, look, the moonlight is so beautiful today, it's been a long time since we admired the moon together..."
"Brother..."
Based on his intuition, King Xin did not believe the prince. His Royal Highness the prince did not have much talent, but he was a narrow-minded master. When he discovered his ambition, he never gave him a good look.
But he couldn't understand the prince's intention of doing this, and it was hard to fall out.
After all, he is neither the direct descendant nor the elder. Compared with the prince, he only has the advantage of having a good reputation. If he turns against the prince at will, it will be difficult to fight in the future.
King Xin winked at his bodyguard, but his bodyguard was grabbed by the prince's bodyguard, and was accidentally dragged away by the "drunk" prince. (To be continued)