Xin Ya was stunned when Xia Chu glanced at her. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xiao Zimu next to her, nodding his head, and immediately said "yes" and retreated.
Xiao Zimu reached out to take the meal she brought out from the food box, and said to her warmly: "What A Chu said is that I will no longer indulge."
Only then did Xia Chu remember that he still didn't know why he was depressed. Just when he was about to ask, he saw that he had finally regained some energy.
When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.
Now that he figured it out, she shouldn't ask about those things.
While Xiao Zimu was eating, Xia Chu analyzed the current situation in the palace in detail.
When Xiao Zimu heard that he was going to be in harmony with Xiao Mubai, he pursed his lips and said after a moment of silence: "There is a maid next to the concubine, whom the second brother has arranged a long time ago. If there is a need to spread the news, she may be able to help."
Xia Chu shook his head and smiled: "No need."
Xiao Zimu lowered his eyes to eat and said no more.
After the meal was finished, when Xia Chu was putting the leftovers and dishes into the food box, Xin Ya also returned to Yongning Hall. While taking the food box from Xia Chu, he also reported back dejectedly: "The Imperial Physician Xiang has been dismissed. After investigation, he was temporarily placed under house arrest in Taiyuan Hospital. Empress Li Fei took Yuan Guangyi out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and resumed his post as envoy of the hospital."
Xia Chu waved his hand and asked him to go down.
Xiang Chengfang should be safe for the time being, but just getting to know the emperor's physical condition from him might not be possible.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Zimu asked with concern when he saw her frowning.
Xia Chu raised her eyebrows, not wanting to worry him, and then changed the topic with him and continued to discuss who in the palace was loyal to the emperor and could be roped in.
She stayed in Yongning Hall until Xushi, and saw the willow branches above the moon before she stood up and left.
Xiao Zimu walked her to the door, then hesitantly asked, "Should I ask Xin Ya to help you prepare a room?"
"No, it may not be convenient for you to have Concubine Li arrange for you. On the contrary, Concubine Qi is much more relaxed for the time being. I have already asked her to stay in the room." Xia Chu stood there and looked at him, like a branch of water. The flowers bloom and fall quietly in the wind.
Xiao Zimu looked startled. It turned out that her relationship with Concubine Qi was already so good...
"I'm leaving, you have to be more careful." Xia Chu pursed her lips, but still reminded: "There may be a palace change at any time."
Xiao Zimu looked at her for a moment, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "I know, you have to be more careful."
Xia Chu curved her lips and smiled, her bright eyes and white teeth as bright as the stars.
The rising light arc made Xiao Zimu lose his mind, until Xin Ya whispered from the side: "Your Highness, the young master is gone."
Xiao Zimu just came back to his senses, calmed his expression and solemnly confessed to Xin Ya: "Her identity as a woman must not be revealed."
After Xiao Zimu finished speaking, he returned to the house. Little did he know that Xin Ya outside the house had stiffened into a fossil. His body was frozen in place, but his mind was exploding.
Master, aren't you a man disguised as a woman
What is woman's identity...
For God's sake...
When Xia Chu left Yongning Palace, she went straight to Ci'an Palace. She jumped in easily from her old place and found that not only was there no one guarding outside, but the palace was already empty, and there was not even a palace guard to guard it.
At the beginning of summer, I stood in an empty palace. Ci'an Palace was bathed in the moonlight. The desolation of the day had faded away, and it actually had a bit of the majesty of the past.
She leaned on a tree outside the palace and counted countless stars before she saw a figure hurried over in the distance.
Xia Chu squinted to see if there was anyone following him, until the door creaked open, Xiao Yuanzi's head popped out, and then his thin body squeezed into the crack of the door. Xia Chu didn't see anyone else behind him. Appearing, he swept off the branches, appeared behind him quietly, and patted him gently.
Xiao Yuanzi was startled and almost screamed. Xia Chu quickly reached out and covered his mouth.
Xiao Yuanzi struggled to see the person in the moonlight, motioned for her to let go, and then asked hesitantly: "Little Marquis, is he...?"
"Not dead." Xia Chu stopped what he had not finished, then raised his eyebrows and said, "How can I save the emperor if he is dead?"
Xiaoyuanzi's eyes widened with a look of surprise: "Not only are you not dead? You also know?"
Xia Chu took him to the palace, where the cold wind was blowing without any protection, it was really biting.
Who would have thought that Xiao Yuanzi would not go in when he reached the entrance of the palace. Xia Chu recalled that he had scared him so much before that he laughed and sat down on the steps and said to him: "I don't know the details. I won't let you go." Let me ask you."
Xiao Yuanzi sighed: "The situation in the palace is over. If the young prince is still alive, just hide his identity and run away."
Xia Chu's face turned solemn: "I originally praised you as a loyal, clever and intelligent person. How come you know how to accept your fate when disaster strikes?"
Xiao Yuanzi smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, what can we do? Most of the people in the palace have been replaced by their people. When you came to see me during the day, the person next to you was from the palace of Concubine Li, named Xiao Xizi. You followed me all day today."
Xia Chu thought about it for a while, and realized that a little father-in-law like Xiao Yuanzi, who was supposed to adapt to the situation, had nothing to do with his family and country. It was really not easy for him to come out and meet him at this moment.
Therefore, Xia Chu's words softened: "You don't have to worry. Our master will try to save the emperor. You just need to tell me something. Even if you can't save him, things have really changed in this palace. It won’t hurt you.”
But Xiao Yuanzi stood up with an angry look on his face: "I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death. If the young marquis can really save the emperor, I will be considered worthy of death."
Xia Chu looked stunned, but he didn't expect that a young eunuch could be so bloody, so loyal and protective of his master.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die." She laughed and pulled him to sit down again: "How is the emperor's situation now?"
Xiao Yuanzi shook off her hand unwillingly at first, but when she asked about business, he calmly replied: "The emperor went to Kunning Palace last night and stayed in a side hall for a long time. Then he met Thorn, there was blood all over the ground when we rushed there, and Concubine Li happened to come to the Queen to deliver cakes, so she sent people to surround Kunning Palace, and the Queen was also placed under house arrest."
The smile on Xia Chu's face froze instantly: "Concubine Li didn't do it?"
Xiaoyuanzi shook her head: "No, she held a banquet at that time and invited many ladies to the Jade Palace. She said that it was King Yu's wedding and she was very happy."
Xia Chu frowned and wondered: "Then how did it come so timely?"
Xiao Yuanzi answered: "I said I was here to deliver a dessert to the Queen, and I happened to catch up with such an incident. At that time, the Emperor entered the side hall alone and pushed us back far away. We don't know what happened in the hall specifically. Know."
Xia Chu tilted her head and looked at him: "In that case, why are you so jealous of Concubine Li's people?"
Xiaoyuanzi sighed: "Who is sincere and who is fake? We father-in-laws who are used to judging people's faces know best..."
(End of chapter)