At the same time, inside the NANOU's relay station.
Xuanyuan Zhan was not in a hurry to enter the Imperial Palace. He knew that entering the Imperial Palace now would be very inconvenient, so he found a place to rest inside the NANOU. Firstly, he did not want the comfortable days in the Imperial Palace to come soon, and secondly, he wanted to wait for the young lady from before.
He did not know why, ever since he parted ways with the lady, Xuanyuan Zhan kept tossing and turning, trying to recall the image of the lady from before, but no matter how he thought about it, he could not think of any leads, the headache made Xuanyuan Zhan feel extremely uncomfortable, he quietly laid on the bed, trying to calm his heart, but was unable to do so.
Xuanyuan Zhan felt that he had met the lady before. That kind of familiarity was extremely familiar, there were some strange scenes flashing across his mind, when Xuanyuan Zhan wanted to capture her, he couldn't help but feel confused, causing Xuanyuan Zhan to stop at the relay station. Xuanyuan Zhan believed that the girl must have passed by here.
Inside the Imperial Palace, Chu Dongao arranged for the two ladies to be placed in the "Crown Prince's Palace." Seeing the bustling and bustling hall in front of them, Feng Yu was shocked.
Although Feng Yu was internally shocked, she pretended to be indifferent on the surface, unlike how Xiao Xin's mood was written all over her face. From time to time, she would touch this on the side and look at that, just like a naughty student.
"Young master, is this where you usually live? I didn't expect you to have such an enviable background while being so ordinary. " Xiao Xin curiously asked Chu Dongao.
Chu Dongao chuckled, he wanted to answer Xiao Xin's question first, but Feng Yu had snatched it away first. Feng Yu hurriedly stepped forward to stop Xiao Xin's topic, and softly reminded him: "We're still in the Imperial Palace, so we can't address you as sir previously, but as your highness, we have to address you as Crown Prince!"
Hearing this, Xiao Xin realized her mistake and quickly stuck out her tongue at Feng Yu.
Of course, Chu Dongao had also heard Feng Yu's words and promptly advised, "It's alright, you can do whatever you want in the Crown Prince Palace. But as long as you leave the Palace, you must be careful with your words and actions."
"Young master Ao Dong …" Xiao Xin wanted to continue asking after hearing that, but she realized that her words were wrong and corrected herself: "Your Highness, how many days do we need to stay here? When will we be able to meet Xuanyuan Zhan? "
Hearing that, Chu Dongao chuckled twice, and explained: "Actually, I'm not called Ao Dong, my name is Chu Aotian, you guys can call me Ao Tian in the Son of Heaven Hall, as for staying for a few days, it'll depend on your mood, and I won't mind even if I lived for a few decades!"
"No, I hope that Your Highness can arrange a meeting with Xuanyuan Zhan as soon as possible so that we can leave as soon as possible. Feng Yu hurriedly stepped forward, not giving Chu Aotian the slightest opportunity to continue.
Chu Aotian nodded with a smile, but his anger was already on the rise, and he continued to speak with a smile on his face: "Since that's the case, I will have someone scout Xuanyuan Zhan's resting place, and if possible, I will arrange for all of you to meet him as soon as possible."
"Then this little girl will first thank Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Feng Yu bowed as if he understood something.
Helplessly, Chu Aotian waved his hands towards the palace maid beside him, and instructed: "Go and check which hall is resting in, and tell me right away. Go!" After he finished speaking, Chu Aotian raised his hand and said nothing more.
It was already late in the night when Chu Aotian had the servants prepare a feast to thank the two ladies for saving his life.
The palace maid who had just came out of the crown prince's hall did not follow Chu Aotian's instructions to investigate Xuanyuan Zhan's whereabouts. After Chu Aotian's earlier instructions, in the instant their gazes met, Chu Aotian revealed a thought-provoking expression. It was clear that Chu Aotian did not want the palace maid to find out where Xuanyuan Zhan was, at least not tonight!
The maid didn't stay idle either. She was careful that no one was around, so she went straight to the Crown Princess' room.
At this moment, in the princess' bedroom, a beautiful woman was lying lazily on the bed. Her charming eyes were quite elegant. Her fair skin was wrapped tightly around her oval face. Her delicate cheeks were captivating.
A pair of slender jade legs were bent over the bed, while her hands gracefully played with the dark purple grapes. From time to time, she would place the grapes on her cherry lips, which had just opened up to reveal her tender tongue. Swallowing the grapes in her hands, the eunuch by the side would occasionally gulp.
"Crown Princess, I have something to report!" The palace maid, who had just ran out of the Crown Prince's Palace, rushed to the Crown Princess' room and knelt down in the hall.
At this moment, the Crown Princess and the hall were blocked by a veil. It was unexpected to see the person's face clearly.
"Come in!" The Crown Princess was lazy.
When the palace maid heard this, she immediately knelt and entered the main hall.
Without waiting for the princess consort to ask, the palace maid hurriedly said, "Reporting to the princess, the crown prince has just returned to the Crown Prince Palace with two young girls. According to my knowledge, those two young girls saved his life, so he brought them into the palace."
The Crown Princess was not surprised. She hurriedly said, "What is there to be afraid of? Saving the Crown Prince's life is like saving the future king. It is only right that the Crown Prince wants to repay him!"
"Crown Princess, although the Crown Prince is grateful, but from what I see, those two women have evil intentions. One of them is trying her best to please the Crown Prince, while the other one is talking to the Crown Prince like he is some kind of person in a brothel. Those two look cheap, and it is clear that they are thinking of ways to stay by his side!"
Seeing that the princess consort was neither fast nor slow, the palace maid immediately became anxious. She purposely described Feng Yu and Xiao Xin as extremely unbearable, if she didn't make those two sound despicable and malicious, how could the imperial concubine possibly bestow rewards upon the palace maid?
As expected, after listening to the palace maid's report, the princess got up immediately. Her calm face turned to one of anger and indifference. All the eunuchs and maids around her kneeled down and shouted with all their might, "Please calm down, princess! Please calm down!"
Only the palace maid lowered her head and laughed. She was thinking about how the Crown Princess would reward her, but she didn't expect her to say coldly, "Is there anything else? If you report the truth to me, I will naturally reward you! "
Hearing that, the palace maid was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Those two women seemed to want to find someone in the palace, and seemed to be the Emperor of Xiao Country's Xuanyuan Zhan, but just now, the crown prince specifically ordered the little person to look for someone in front of the two of them, and then especially warned them not to bring news of Xuanyuan Zhan back to the crown prince's hall tonight. It seems like the crown prince is interested in the two women, and the crown prince's consort cannot tolerate this kind of thing!"
The Crown Princess was not angry. She laughed. She moved her long legs and moved forward a few steps. The ladies at the side held up her robe for her.
The Crown Princess put the robe on her body gracefully. She raised her arms, and suddenly, countless palace maids started to panic in front of her.
After a while, the Crown Princess showed up in front of the maid. She sneered and said, "Anything else?"
The palace maid thought that the Crown Princess would reward me enough. She then lowered her head and said, "No. Without the Crown Princess, I have come to inform the Crown Prince right away. I don't know what will happen after this!"
"At least you said something human!" The Crown Princess's voice became colder and colder. The palace maid, who was kneeling in front of her, was shocked.
"Crown Princess, what do you mean by this?" The palace maid was obviously frightened. She raised her head and looked at the Crown Princess in disbelief.
The Crown Princess's face turned colder and colder. She looked at the palace maid as if she was looking at a dead person. She spoke coldly, "Do you dare to fear the life of the Crown Prince? Do you think I'm being a bit too indulgent towards you servants? "Remember, you are just a servant."
The palace maid looked at the Crown Princess in disbelief. She had never thought that she would be treated in such a way.
"Someone, drag it out and kill him!" The Crown Princess didn't hesitate at all as she shouted to the guards at the door.
"Princess Consort, please spare me! Princess Consort, spare me!" As the palace maid pleaded and wailed, two burly guards led her out of the Crown Princess's chamber.
At the moment, the Crown Princess was smiling. She wasn't as reckless as she said. However, if she didn't get rid of these two girls, it would be hard to manage the harem in the future.
The Crown Princess's way of handling things was only known to those close to her. When the palace maid reported it to Ye Xiao, the eunuchs and palace maids noticed that she was furious and begged her forgiveness.
The Crown Princess didn't rush to meet Feng Yu and Xiao Xin. Instead, she suddenly had an idea and turned around, walking slowly towards the empress dowager's chambers behind her.
"Crown Prince, I say, do you think you can act like a Crown Prince? Look at the Xuanyuan Zhan in front of you, you can tell by his imposing manner that he is extraordinary with just one glance, and here he is looking at you, like the big brother of a neighbor, why are you being so close to the people!" Xiao Xin fearlessly poured all the good wine and delicacies in front of him in one go, and then spoke a few words.
Feng Yu immediately frowned at the side. She was very worried about Xiao Xin's situation, but she couldn't really go forward to stop him. After all, Chu Aotian hadn't said anything.
"You're right, but Xuanyuan Zhan has already become the emperor, and I am still a platform, what use do I have of him? If not, how can I have the opportunity to let you all drink with me in the Crown Prince Palace! " Chu Aotian was not angry at all, he only looked at Xiao Xin who was drunk, getting more and more cute, and wanted to tease her a little from time to time.
Feng Yu could not help but ask hurriedly, "Your Highness, why is there no news of Xuanyuan Zhan after so long? Is Xuanyuan Zhan not even in the palace? "
Hearing that, Chu Aotian borrowed the power of the alcohol to hurriedly say: "Look at you, Xiao Xin isn't as knowledgeable as before, this is the crown prince's hall, and is under my control, why are you still talking about the crown prince himself? Even if Xuanyuan Zhan isn't in the palace, can't you drink with me? I am repaying you for saving my life, how uninteresting! "
immediately started to blame himself. He didn't drink too much right now, and he also knew that Feng Yu was not stained with even half a drop of wine. If he didn't say that, Feng Yu would definitely not be so easy to deal with.
Hearing Chu Aotian's words, Feng Yu also realised that she did not understand the situation and hurriedly retreated, not saying half of the sentence.
"Chu Aotian, don't be so fierce towards Big Sister Feng Yu, or else Xiao Xin will fight it out with you!" Caution! When he saw Chu Aotian somewhat blame Feng Yu, and if it was from the bottom of his heart, it was unknown if he was drunk or not.
Seeing that, Chu Aotian immediately laughed out loud, "Hahaha!" He then said: "Seems like your tolerance for alcohol is good, do you dare to keep drinking with me?" With that, Chu Aotian placed the wine bowl in his hand in front of him.
Caution! Upon seeing this, he stepped forward to avoid Chu Aotian's bowl of wine, and vowed solemnly: "Fine, fine, who's afraid of you!" As soon as he finished his words, he raised his head and drained his cup.