Even the master and his wife of the Yuan family didn't know about this matter, for fear that they would be frightened. Fu Zhiyu just told them that he still had something to tell his two uncles, and his mother also asked him to bring gifts and letters, so it would take a little longer to tell them.
But no one expected that he brought the Royal Concubine Yun with him alive.
By the time they finished talking, it was already a little late. Fu Zhiyu took the opportunity to stuff his reluctant mother into the carriage. According to the arrangement, the Yuan family had sent back a large pile of furs, which were piled in the carriage, right where they were just now.
When the palace guards lifted the curtain as usual, they saw Prince Zhao admiring a piece of snow-white fox skin. Next to him was a pile of furs of various colors. They were not piled neatly like when he went out, but rather a bit messy.
However, it was not up to a guard to decide whether it was random or not. He just gave the carriage a perfunctory look as before and let it go.
Imperial Concubine Yun finally returned to the palace without any danger. In the Liuli Palace, her trusted maid Caiyan covered for her and only said that the Imperial Concubine was not feeling well and had to lie down for a while. She finally relaxed when she saw her master coming back.
"Nothing happened?"
Fu Zhiyu asked this question out of habit. Seeing that the Liuli Palace was now peaceful, he knew that nothing had happened.
"It was almost an accident," Cai Yan patted her chest with lingering fear, "For some reason, the banquet was not going well. It was said that a general got drunk and talked nonsense, which made the emperor unhappy. He smashed his wine glass on the spot and prepared to leave.
The Emperor must be feeling depressed, so he wanted to come to the Glazed Palace to get some fresh air. The eunuchs came running to report the news, asking the palace to make good preparations because the master was very angry and needed to be more careful.
When I heard this, I was so anxious that I was thinking about how to delay the time. But the emperor didn't come no matter how long I waited. I asked Xiao Dezi to go over and ask about it a while ago, and found out that the emperor had to ask someone to persuade him to go back halfway. The banquet is still going on, so he probably won't come tonight."
Although Fu Zhiyu was prepared for unexpected events, he had not expected this to happen. Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
Imperial Concubine Yun also breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a while, she asked curiously, "The emperor is so stubborn. Who can persuade him to go back?"
Cai Yan said, "It's the imperial guard Xie Ke, the young master of General Xie's mansion. I heard that the emperor thinks highly of him recently and listens to his words. He is now a big celebrity in the palace."
Imperial Concubine Yun had known this name for a long time. She couldn't help but look at it like she was her own son, and sure enough, she saw Fu Zhiyu frowning again.
What more can he do
Fu Zhiyu was very thorough and well prepared for this. If someone else came suddenly, Caiyan could fend them off and just say they had gone to bed and would not see him. If the emperor came, Mingdao would keep track of the news. The banquet was far from the Liuli Palace and it was dark, so Mingdao would set up cold arrows on the side of the path in advance. It didn't matter if they were injured or not, but after this incident, Emperor Qingyuan was very vigilant, and the banquet happened to invite military generals stationed in various places. He had a lot of thoughts in his mind, so he probably wouldn't have the heart to come to the Liuli Palace at that time.
There are many ways to disrupt the emperor's plans, and it is not difficult to delay him for a while.
Royal Concubine Yun looked at his expression with some doubts in her heart. Logically speaking, Xie Ke was also her savior and he helped Liuli Palace again, so why did Xiaobao seem to hate him
Xiaobao is a gentle person. If he can be so annoying, there must be something wrong with that person.
While she was thinking, she glanced at him again, but heard Fu Zhiyu immediately start to change the subject.
"It's getting late, mother, you should go to bed early," Fu Zhiyu said softly, "I'm tired too, and very sleepy."
After taking care of his mother, he turned around and went back to his bedroom. Yuan Mingdao was reading a book at the desk. When he saw him come in, he hurried over, took Fu Zhiyu's hand and asked him to sit down.
"Are you tired after your trip, Master?" he asked with concern. "I have prepared a bowl of almond milk, warming it on the stove. Drink it, and you will sleep better at night."
Fu Zhiyu felt soft in his heart when he saw him, he stroked his hair and said "OK". Yuan Mingdao was like a soft and obedient little animal to him, very considerate, as if all the unhappy things were over in an instant.
After showering and cleaning up, he sat on his bed relaxingly while drinking sweet and fragrant almond milk. His other hand casually placed his hand and touched a hard and cold object on the bed.
It was a blood jade box like the last time.
Xie Ke can't come in now, so he will lose the box.
Recently, there have been a few more slaves in the Glass Palace. I wonder which one he has managed to get to put this thing on his bed.
As Fu Zhiyu thought about it, he put the bowl of almond juice aside, reached out to wipe off the sweet stains on his lips, and then picked up the box. He originally wanted to throw it away directly, but when he thought about what happened today, he hesitated.
Was it a coincidence that Xie Ke advised the emperor, or did he really know that his mother was not in the Liuli Palace
There was nothing wrong with the palace guards. Fu Zhiyu had experienced their inspection methods several times and knew that there would basically be no problems there.
He was mainly worried that the emperor or someone else would suddenly visit the Glass Palace, or that other servants in the palace would discover that the master of the palace had disappeared inexplicably and they would be caught.
There are so many servants in the Liuli Palace. Except for Caiyan and Caimei, the maids who married with my mother, no one else can be trusted. What's more, there are spies planted by the crown prince and the third prince.
Now there should be one more spy.
Fu Zhiyu stared at the box for a long time, and finally reached out and opened it.
There was nothing inside except a note. This time, there were more words on the note. It said: Did you have fun with your mother in Yuan Mansion? I also prepared gifts for the two uncles of the Yuan family and have sent them over. Zhiyu, you can do whatever you want in the future. Don't worry, I will protect you.
Fu Zhiyu's face suddenly turned cold. Xie Ke really knew that his mother had gone out, but no one else noticed. Why did he know
He quickly burned the note, and like last time, placed the jade box in the secret compartment beside the bed, then fell down on the bed, tossing and turning for a long time without falling asleep.
Xie Ke stretched his hand too far, and stretched it too fast. Playing again, he really performed better than in the last life. Perhaps, the original plot blocked his performance last time, otherwise the plot would not have spent ten years on this part of his.
He thought of the escape that he had discussed with his two uncles. In fact, the royal family was nothing. Although it was tight, it was not without loopholes. It was not difficult to find a loophole, just like today. As long as he gave it his all, there was hope of success.
Only Xie Ke is the biggest destabilizing factor and is destined to be his biggest enemy in this life.
In the same night, Xie Ke was at the emperor's banquet, but his mood was completely different from Fu Zhiyu's. In front of so many generals, he drank so many glasses of wine that his face turned red.
"You are really young and promising!" The cavalry general stationed in the north was one of the highest-ranking generals at the banquet. He patted his shoulder vigorously and said with a burp, "You are nineteen years old this year... Are you married? Come! I am familiar with General Xie. Let me introduce you to a few girls! Tell me, which girl do you like? Just say it boldly and I will snatch her away for you!"
"No," Xie Ke was only a little drunk, but his mind was still clear, "I have someone I like, and I only want to marry him."
You don't need to rob him, Xie Ke thought silently, what kind of a good trick is robbing? The person robbed will run away. He wants to lock Zhiyu slowly like a spider weaving a web, lock him tightly, and he will belong to him forever, and he will never escape again.
The general was so drunk that he didn't hear Xie Ke's words clearly. He fell to the ground with a silly smile, muttering: "When I was your age, I had already married! This is the girl I have set my eyes on for a long time, hehe..."
Xie Ke hated the smell of alcohol on him and moved away from him unnoticeably. It must be said that he felt somewhat unhappy and jealous after hearing this.
I also have a favorite treasure. I fell in love with it in my previous life.
I wonder if he has seen the note
Xie Ke couldn't help but recall Zhiyu's face again. The last time he saw him, he was so pretty and cute. That must be the cutest face in the world. He was cute when he was angry and when he was indifferent. He liked it very much no matter how he looked at it.
After Zhi Yuqi ran away, he regretted that he shouldn't have been so reckless, but he really couldn't help himself at that time.
Haven't seen him for so long...
In his previous life, when Zhiyu was his age, he just wanted to avoid him and focus on his mission. Later, he became a little serious, but Zhiyu had already grown up.
He had indeed missed Zhiyu's youth perfectly, and missed the opportunity to protect his lover's innocent and somewhat childish character, which made him suffer a lot and smooth out his edges before he could grow up. Whenever Xie Ke thought of this, he regretted it and wished he could go back and kill his past self.
So it happened again, God knows how happy Xie Ke was. That was Zhiyu when he was young, a little baby that he didn't know how to spoil. He still had some baby fat on his face, and he was soft when kissed, and his eyes were round and big. Except for the fact that he particularly hated himself because he remembered those things in the past, he became a real and pure boy again, and dared to do anything.
The only thing he could do was to try his best to protect Zhiyu.
I also want to marry Zhiyu one day, he thought with some anticipation.
This banquet was originally very boring, but Xie Ke felt happy because of this momentary association. When he returned to the yard in the evening, he had a smile on his face.
But as soon as he entered the yard, his smile disappeared.
"Why are you here?"
Shen Yang stood in the yard, turned around and looked at Xie Ke, and said, "Why do you always smell of alcohol every time I come to see you? Zhiyu doesn't like drunkards."
"Did you call him Zhiyu? You should call him Prince Zhao." Xie Ke sneered, not wanting to look at him, and went into the hall alone. Nong Yu made a pot of tea and brought it up. He drank a few bowls for himself before continuing, "If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out."
Xie Ke was sure that, including himself, there were four people who had memories of their previous lives. But he was the only one who could fully confirm this. Zhiyu had seen Shen Yang very few times, and so had Yuan Mingdao. The two of them probably couldn't be completely sure that Shen Yang had been reborn, and perhaps they hadn't even thought about it. After all, Shen Yang's performance so far was normal, and it was useless to stop him at Fengyue Tower and Qionglin Banquet, and they didn't even say a few words.
As for Shen Yang, he didn't realize that Zhiyu had also been reborn, and he didn't even know that Zhiyu's stupidity was just pretend.
Xie Ke didn't want to expose this point. He looked at Shen Yang who was sitting opposite him and raised his eyebrows with a sense of superiority.
"The cheating in the imperial examination should be confirmed tomorrow according to the arrangement of the prince, right? You don't stop it, but you have the leisure to sit here with me?" In addition to thinking in his heart, Xie Ke did not forget to mock him, "Don't forget, you are now a sixth-rank editor of the Hanlin Academy, not the prime minister. If you are thrown into prison, don't ask me to save you."
Shen Yang smiled slightly, not panicking at all, and said: "I also ask you to worry less, being an editor in the Hanlin Academy is too boring. This is an opportunity prepared for me. If I don't attract the emperor's attention first, how can I play the trick of suppressing before promoting?"
The author has something to say: Imperial Concubine Yun looks at Xie Ke → Xiaobao has a very good temper but she really hates him. There must be something wrong with this person.
Zhiyu looks at Xie Ke → The biggest obstacle in my life
Yuan Mingdao looks at Xie Ke → I have to find a chance to get rid of him one day
Shen Yang looks at Xie Ke → Old dog
Ajin is really hard to use. I edited a few words at around 7 o'clock last night, and now I realize that my little theater has also been edited orz I'm so angry