C249 (1/2)

In the evening, when I was half dead from exhaustion, I offered to rest, and at the same time called for the play to be performed at the Golden Lotus Palace. The female official who was serving me saw that I didn't look too good so she hurriedly went to the Agarwood Palace to ask for an order. Although there was a rule within the palace that strange men were not allowed to meet in private with their wives, right now, the person leading the six palaces was Fei Fei, and the most favored one was also Fei Chan. Now, everyone was saying that Lady Chan was blessed and carried a dragon son. Her son would definitely become the crown prince in the future, and the emperor often visited the Agarwood Palace. This made her even more glorious. Therefore, as long as she orders me to only say that she sympathizes with my longing for my homeland and allows me to meet with those from my homeland, Yue Ze and Bai Lin will have to enter my Golden Lotus Palace.

I did not ask them to sing, but sat them down to dinner with me. I dismissed the palace maids and told them to wait outside, because I wanted to discuss tomorrow's escape plan with Yueze. Yueze's plan was that when Yan Hua led the imperial concubines and the officials of the imperial harem to pay their respects tomorrow night, Bai Lin would come to meet me, and Yueze would bring me out of the palace.

I listened to their plan and felt a little worried. ”Since the imperial palace of the Cang Wu Empire is under heavy guard, how can I get out of here? ”The two of you are people of the palace, so you can accept my orders to leave, but I am still a person of the palace …”

Yue Ze said: ”We have our ways when the time comes.”

He and Bai Lin were both very secretive, and they didn't tell me the exact plan, which puzzled me. Just as he was about to inquire further, a voice suddenly came from outside the door. ”The emperor has arrived …”

I was shocked, Yan Hua is here!

According to the rules of the palace, he shouldn't have come to the Golden Lotus Palace today. I was shocked and immediately told Yue Ze and Bai Lin to retreat, because Yue Ze and Yan Hua knew each other. Although Yue Ze had changed his appearance, Yan Hua's eyes were so sharp that I was afraid that he would recognize Yue Ze.

As soon as the two of them left, Yan Hua entered the room. I quickly sat at the table, pretending to eat. When Yan Hua saw that I was eating the roasted chicken with relish, he was stunned for a moment. Then, a wry smile appeared in his eyes.

”It seems that you're in quite a good mood. I was overthinking it.” ”No,” he said.

I was a little taken aback... Worry? What was Yan Hua worrying about?

I asked him, ”What's wrong? Why should the emperor worry?”

Yan Hua said lightly, ”I thought that because you were unwilling to marry me, it would be because of this hunger strike.”

I was amazed. A hunger strike? What a joke! Yan Hua really doesn't understand me!

When I invited him to join me, he did not refuse, but sat down at the table.

Yan Hua laughed and said, ”You actually ate two roasted chicken, your appetite seems to be really good!”

I scratched my hair in embarrassment. Actually, there were three people eating, so they ate two. However, I didn't dare to say anything at this point. All I could do was play dumb.

Yan Hua raised his chopsticks and said, ”Let's eat together!”

I quickly picked up the bowl. After some thought, he felt that this wasn't appropriate. As Yan Hua's fiancee, she should at least be a little more polite to him, right? Therefore, I hurriedly lifted up my wine jug to pour him a cup of wine. But at this moment, I discovered that the wine in the jug was gone, probably because I drank it all while eating with Yueze.

I was about to call the maid in to serve the wine when Bai Lin came in from the door. She had her head down and was carrying a jug of wine in her hands, as if she were going to serve me. I was amazed, for she had put on a new dress for a lady, and her hair had changed, and she looked like a lady in a palace. ”When did she put on her disguise?