Xia Chu sighed in his heart. He knew that Xiao Mubai had a lot of things to do while he was in prison and exiled, but he never thought that he would do so much.
Xiao Mubai nodded. Time was urgent at the moment, and there were still things he didn't have time to say. The top priority was to deal with the matter of Xiao Yanjun being appointed as the crown prince to supervise the country.
"It stands to reason that since my father asked me to check them out, I would naturally be wary of them. How could I get into trouble?" Xiao Mubai looked solemn.
The emperor is so scheming, how could he capsize in the gutter
"Yesterday, there was an explosion in Xishan. Admiral Huo had just been transferred, and there was a problem on the emperor's side!" Xia Chu had to connect these two things together.
After he finished speaking, his eyes lit up and he looked at Xiao Mubai.
"I just sent a letter instructing people in the palace to check on the current situation of Yu Yecheng and Eunuch Li." Xiao Mubai knew what he was going to say when he saw the look he cast.
Their eyes met, their minds connected, and they both thought of the same place.
At the moment, these two are the Emperor's personal advisors and are extremely critical.
Suddenly, Xia Chuyi slapped the bookcase: "I want to enter the palace."
"The situation is not clear yet. We cannot rush into the palace at this time. Once we find out the information and find out who the mother and son control, we will make careful arrangements before entering the palace." Xiao Mubai knew that he cared about Lan Yu. cherry.
Previously, Xia Chu was not worried about Lan Yuying being in Kunning Palace. It was because he had found out the emperor's attitude and ensured that Lan Yuying was fine, so he put it aside for the time being and allowed Lan Yuying to stay in the palace.
But now, the emperor is obviously in a bad situation, and it is impossible to protect Lan Yuying.
Concubine Qi had an open quarrel with Xiao Yanjun before, and Xiao Zimu's situation would not be much better.
These people are all in the palace, how can he rest assured.
Fortunately, Xiao Muhong stayed in Prince Mo's Mansion out of fun, which turned out to be a good thing now.
"It's not us, it's me who enters the palace." A hint of cunning flashed in Xia Chu's eyes.
"No, it's too dangerous." Xiao Mubai shook his head and rejected it without thinking.
"I can sneak into the palace disguised as a woman, and they won't notice. Compared with anyone else, this is the safest way." Xia Chu held his hand and spoke sincerely: "It is no longer a personal grudge, it is about the entire Xiao family. country. I will go into the palace to inquire about the situation, and you can contact the courtiers. Cooperation between inside and outside is the safest way."
Xiao Mubai was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Show me the gold seal I gave you and enter the palace through the west door. The gatekeeper Zeng Fengjia will take you in."
"Okay." Xia Chu responded, patted the back of his hand gently, then let go and turned to leave.
Xiao Mubai heard the sound of the door opening and couldn't help but raised his head and said to his back: "Be careful."
Xia Chu looked back and smiled at him, but the eye-catching disguise was still there, which made Xiao Mubai frightened and at the same time twitched the corner of his mouth and took a breath of cold air.
Xia Chu followed Xiao Mubai's method and went straight to the west door, and successfully entered the palace under the cover of Zeng Fengjia.
He could not enter Kunning Palace directly, and he had heard Xiao Muhong mention that Xiao Zimu was still ill. After much deliberation, he entered Yongxin Palace quietly.
Xia Chu couldn't enter the dormitory directly, so he kept an eye on Sha Ling, Concubine Qi's personal maid. Seeing her opportunity to be alone, he covered her mouth and pulled her to a secluded corner, showed Xiao Mubai's gold seal, and went straight to the point without any nonsense. Order: "I want to see the empress."
Sha Ling's eyes were wide open and she was waiting for an opportunity to shout. When she saw Jin Yin, she was stunned for a moment and then realized, asking him to wait for a moment to make arrangements.
Not long after, Sha Ling came back and took him into the bedroom.
Concubine Qi had already dismissed everyone around her. She didn't recognize Xia Chu, who was disguised in men's clothing, and asked him suspiciously: "What did His Highness King Mo want you to pass on?"
Seeing no one around, Xia Chu didn't have time to say hello, so he stepped forward and said to her: "Your Majesty, I am Chu'er. First, let Sha Ling bring me a set of maid's clothes to fill a basin of water. Then you can give me some cash." Silver, I’ll talk as I change.”
As soon as Concubine Qi heard his voice, she couldn't help but complain: "Why are you running into the palace at this moment? Why didn't Mu Bai stop you?"
Xia Chu put his hand on her wrist and said in an urgent tone: "Mother, everyone has come in. There is no time."
Concubine Qi pursed her lips, but still followed his instructions and asked Sha Ling to prepare.
Xia Chu asked: "What's going on in the palace now?"
Concubine Qi took a bag of cash from the dressing cabinet in the bedroom and put it on the table: "I don't know the specific situation. The news has been blocked by Concubine Li. She is now taking care of the emperor in Qingxin Palace and does not allow any People visit.”
When Concubine Qi said this, Shaling knocked on the door and came in, giving her clothes and water.
When Xia Chu saw her retreating, he started to change and asked: "King Yu has been appointed as the crown prince, does he have a seal and an edict?"
Concubine Qi frowned: "I have asked people to check this out. There is an edict but no seal. At that time, many ministers questioned whether the edict was written by the emperor himself, but it was an edict issued by Eunuch Li himself. …”
Xia Chu had already quickly changed into the maid's clothes, put away the coins on the table, and was holding a handful of water to wash her face: "Has Concubine Li come to embarrass you?"
Concubine Qi shook her head: "Is that possible? She is currently busy appeasing the ministers. She can win over those who can and suppress those who can. She can't spare any time to come to me for the time being."
Xia Chu felt at ease, and after washing her face, she comforted her: "Mu Hong happens to be in Prince Mo's Mansion, so I can worry less. Leave the rest to me and Mu Bai."
Seeing that she was about to go out, Concubine Qi grabbed her wrist and said, "Right now, the palace is controlled by mother and son. It's too dangerous for you to do this."
Xia Chu turned around and hugged Concubine Qi, and said lightly in her ear: "Don't worry, I'm still waiting to be your daughter-in-law."
Concubine Qi was surprised and happy when she heard this. Before she could sigh, Xia Chu had already left.
She left Yongxin Palace and walked all the way to the Royal Study. She wandered around the door twice, but didn't find the person she was looking for, so she changed her route to the prison yard.
All the young eunuchs from the various palaces in the prison courtyard were mixed in. Xia Chu casually pulled one of them at the door, skillfully stuffed a piece of silver in his hand and asked, "Is Xiao Yuanzi in there?"
The young man bit the silver in his hand and his eyes shone brightly: "You are there, can we call you over?"
Xia Chu gave him an approving look and handed him another ingot of silver.
The young eunuch said with a smile on his face: "Just wait."
Xia Chu lowered his head and waited outside. It was not uncommon for maids from various palaces to often come to the prison yard to inquire about news from the eunuchs.
Therefore, when Xia Chuhou was there, he did not attract anyone's attention.
Given the current situation in the palace, the eunuchs who serve the emperor are particularly popular.
Just today, several empresses from the palace sent people to inquire about Xiao Yuanzi...
(End of chapter)