Chapter 196 (1/2)

”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.”