Chapter 196

"I can't do it. I'm getting tired," Zhuang Youyi leaned against the wall and took a breath. "We almost lifted the whole side hall. But we still haven't found anything."

"I'll tell you." Jiang Jinwen was also gasping for breath. "Imperial concubine Jing lived here. Next door is Prince Chun's house. There is definitely a problem. I guarantee that there is a secret road to the palace. It's convenient for imperial concubine and Prince chun to meet from time to time."

"What you said is reasonable." Zhuang Youyi bowed her head and thought, "but is there such a deep love between their mother and son? Are you sure there is a secret way through? Are you sure that imperial concubine Jing dares to have an affair outside the palace? It's a big crime against the rules of the palace."

"I'm talking nonsense about the secret way." seeing Zhuang Youyi get angry again. Jiang Jinwen quickly explained, "but there is definitely a problem here. Don't you want to know what the problem is?"

"It's no use trying to know." Zhuang Youyi sighed helplessly. "I want to know where we can find this place?"

"Why don't I ask Yin Yin to poke the crane's eyes again. Then we look for the mechanism with the sound of the gear turning."

Zhuang Youyi clapped her hands and said, "this is a good idea."

"Yinyin," Jiang Jinwen shouted at the door. "Go and poke the crane in the eye again."

Yin Yin nodded and hurried over.

Jiang Jinwen sat down and drank tea. "Then we just have to wait for the sound from that eye now.

Zhuang Youyi pulled her lips and asked, "did you know Prince Chun before they had an engagement?"

"I've met several times. But I don't have any feelings," Jiang Jinwen smiled bitterly. "I haven't even met the emperor. Can't I go into the palace and be a concubine? We can't decide many things."

Yin Yin ran over in a panic and said in a trembling voice, "madam, something bad has happened."

Jiang Jinwen almost spewed out a mouthful of tea. "You shouldn't have damaged the crane with a poke."

"No," Zhuang Youyi said nervously. "The crane is very precious."

"No," Yin Yin swallowed and said in a clear voice, "the emperor is coming."

"Emperor?" Zhuang Youyi was stunned. "What's the emperor doing here?"

Jiang Jinwen was also incredible. "Aren't you an empty shell? The emperor won't let you sleep."

"It's impossible. My father clearly said I didn't need to sleep," Zhuang Youyi continued. "Where is the emperor now?"

"The slaves didn't dare to stop him. He came in all the way, and Linlang was delaying."

"No," Jiang Jinwen pushed her body. "You must go out quickly, or the emperor will know. I don't even have to leak."

Zhuang Youyi looked at her nervously, "what do you do?"

"Empress, you have to go out too. The emperor has seen the maidservant."

"Ah?" Jiang Jinwen murmured, "am I going to see the emperor in this situation?"

Meng Qianzhong followed Linlang into the main hall and said strangely, "why didn't you see concubine Qi come out? What happened to her?"

"Empress Qi was a little nervous when she saw the emperor for the first time, so..." she turned her eyes. "She is dressing up in the back. She will come out soon. Drink tea first, Emperor."

"Still dressed?" Meng Qianchong raised his eyebrows. "I didn't think about it carefully. I should say it in advance."

Linlang respectfully said, "no, it's the improper preparation of the slaves that prevented the emperor and the empress from meeting as soon as possible."

"It's not incense. What's early or not," Meng Qianzhong said to Chen Wanqian. "Did the two women go to Donghua palace to incense?"

"Not yet. The servant will arrange it right away."

"Well, you remember to ask them to go. You can't break the rules," Meng Qianzhong thought. "Soon it will be the memorial day of the former queen. The day of entering the palace is so close. Let the two empresses pass at the memorial day."

Linlang saw the figure of imperial concubine Qi coming out of the side hall from a distance and hurriedly replied, "emperor, the empress is dressed up."

Meng Qianzhong looked at it and said with a smile, "your mother's dressing place was originally built in the side hall."

Linlang moved her lips awkwardly, "my mother... I'm used to it in the house."

"But there seem to be two concubines," Meng Qianzhong narrowed his eyes slightly. "Who is concubine Qi with? It seems that someone came earlier than me."

Lin Lang straightened her neck and said, "that's... That's min Jieyu. When she first arrived, she talked to her mother."

"It's really fate. It seems that I don't have to go to Zhongcui Palace tomorrow," Meng Qianzhong said with a soft smile. "It seems that Jieyu's illness has been cured, and I don't have to worry about her illness."

Chen Wanqian said dumbly, "it's two different things to see min Jieyu in Penglai hall and Zhong Cui palace. The emperor still has to go there tomorrow, otherwise Jieyu will think otherwise. Besides, how can she have seen it in other empress's palace."

"Well," Meng Qianzhong still couldn't resist the old eunuch, "I'll go to the head office."

Under the night sky with the bright moon hanging high, Zhuang Youyi walked over step by step and sighed heavily in her heart. The emperor had an agreement with her father and just put her in the palace for refuge. Did the emperor want her to sleep today? She was quite resistant to this matter and hoped to use some excuse to let the emperor go away quickly.

"What are you nervous about?" Jiang Jinwen touched her sweaty palm below.

"What my father said to me," Zhuang Youyi seems to hide a rabbit in her chest, "I'm afraid the emperor will let me sleep."

"Why? There are so many concubines in the harem. He can't force you to sleep," Jiang Jinwen said thoughtfully for a moment. "Moreover, your father has told him not to let you do these things. He can't break his promise. If he does, the general won't fight for the Emperor. Do you think the emperor will do so?"

Zhuang Youyi still couldn't let go. She took her hand and said, "but I'm still afraid. You said he's so late. What are you doing here?"

Jiang Jinwen smiled and said, "it's just dinner. You don't have to think too much. When another Emperor sees me here, he can't do anything to you in front of me."

Zhuang Youyi nodded and said, "if the emperor has any bad ideas, you must help me."

Jiang Jinwen actually wondered why she resisted the emperor so much. "Do you hate the emperor so much? It seems that you don't like being with him very much. Do you still want to go out of the palace and marry other men? It's impossible." she suddenly stopped and looked at her with suspicious eyes. "Don't you still want to be with Prince Chun? You're too infatuated."

"There's nothing to think about in the palace. Can't I imagine for myself," Zhuang Youyi said angrily. "If I don't see Prince Chun all my life, I'll die in the palace. Anyway, I don't want to be with the emperor."

Jiang Jinwen looked at her helplessly. "You are also powerful. I don't know how many people are eager to enter the palace. You come in as a concubine, and there are many complaints."

"If anyone can change with me, I must be duty bound," Zhuang Youyi said with a bitter smile. "I'd better spend the evening."

"Concubine Qi and minjieyu finally came," Meng Qianzhong took a sip of tea calmly. "I thought I couldn't eat tonight's dinner, but I saw you."

Zhuang Youyi quickly saluted him, but she was stunned when she looked up. This was the first time she saw the emperor. He was so similar to Prince Chun, but he was more domineering than him. No wonder he was not the emperor's opponent in those years, whether it was seizing the line or rebellion. It turned out that there were still many gaps between people, even the compatriots and brothers born by imperial concubine Jing, After all, she grew up with different mothers, and the emperor around the queen should be different.

"Concubine Qi seems to be very interested in me," Meng Qianzhong smiled. "Why, do you think I'm not good-looking when you meet for the first time?"

Jiang Jinwen also noticed the high similarity between the emperor and Prince Chun, hurriedly pushed the body of imperial concubine tuiqi, Yingying saluted and said, "my concubine min Jieyu, see the emperor."

"Is Jieyu well," Meng Qianzhong nodded and motioned her to get up. "I've been thinking of going to Zhongcui palace to see you."

"My concubine, thank you for your concern," Jiang Jinwen smiled. "My concubine's body is all right."

"That's good," Meng Qianzhong smiled at concubine Qi. "I don't know when it's time to have dinner. Do I have to say something?"

Linlang an agitator hurriedly asked the palace people to set a table for a banquet, for fear that the emperor would be angry and send them all away.

Zhuang Youyi bit her lip and said, "my concubine didn't know the emperor would come, so she went to the side hall with Jieyu."

"So you went to play," Meng Qianzhong said with a smile. "No wonder you came out of the side hall. I thought you were dressing up in the side hall."

"Ah?" Zhuang Youyi was stunned. Seeing that Linlang winked at her, she knew that they had not discussed, and hurriedly explained, "in fact, Jieyu and I were dressed up, that is..."

Jiang Jinwen's heart was in a mess. They looked tired. Even their hair bun was a little loose. It was like a dressed person. They had to say to the emperor, "in fact, we didn't know the emperor came until we played, so we just dressed up in a hurry. Please forgive the emperor."

"So it is," Meng Qianzhong asked with great interest, "what are you playing?"

Jiang Jinwen didn't expect that he would ask one sentence after another, so she had to make it up one sentence after another, "just playing ball and so on..."

Zhuang Youyi's eyelids jumped. This lie was not made up. It was either exposed by the emperor or laughed at by the emperor.

"Play the ball?" Meng Qianzhong was stunned and said with a laugh. "You really have leisure. It seems that you are really tired. After playing the ball, you should replenish your physical strength. Let's have dinner soon."

Linlang and Yinyin brought up the dishes hurriedly prepared in the small kitchen one by one. They secretly hinted that the master should never throw himself into the net again. Zhuang Youyi and Jiang Jinwen saw that the Emperor didn't mean to continue questioning, so they hurried to the table after a ceremony.

"The relationship between general Zhuang and Lord Jiang is not very good," Meng Qianzhong smiled and picked up his chopsticks, "but seeing you so harmonious, it seems that your temperament is not like your father."