Two quarters of an hour later, Wen Qingzhu carried the food box and returned to the outskirts of Leng Palace, avoiding everyone.
As expected, the little boy was still sitting there.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu coming over, he shouted anxiously: "Sister..."
Wen Qingzhu walked over and sat down side by side with him without any objection.
After opening the food box, there was a dish of roast chicken, a plate of soft and glutinous osmanthus cake, and a cup of clear soup at the bottom.
"Eat." Wen Qingzhu told the little boy not to be polite.
After hesitating for a long time, the little boy grabbed the roast chicken and started to devour it.
Wen Qingzhu felt very strange in his heart, who is this boy
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the little boy finished eating half of the roast chicken, kept half of it, and began to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
But he swallowed it too quickly and choked.
Wen Qingzhu hurriedly took out the clear soup and handed it to him, patting his back at the same time: "Slow down, no one will compete with you."
The little boy nodded gratefully and drank half a bowl of soup before feeling better.
Seeing that the little boy wanted to eat, Wen Qingzhu stopped him and said, "Wait for you to digest it for a while. If you eat too much at once, you will have a stomachache."
The little boy nodded blankly, put down the soup bowl, and moved his hands restlessly from left to right.
"What's your name?" Wen Qingzhu had quietly observed just now that he had not purified himself, so he was not the little eunuch in the palace.
The little boy scratched his head and hesitated for a long time: "Okay, okay, okay, it seems, yes, yes, it's called a dog, dog balls."
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu's face darkened, who named this!
But she quickly returned to normal, and after comforting him for a while, she pointed in the direction of Leng Palace: "Do you live over there?"
"Uh-huh, uh-huh." The little boy stammered.
Wen Qingzhu frowned: "Then how old are you?"
The little boy didn't seem to understand, so Wen Qingzhu explained,
The little boy clasped his fingers and said calmly: "Okay, it looks like it is five, five years old, no, no, it is six years old."
"What about your mother?" Wen Qingzhu asked him patiently.
But he saw that the little boy's mood was getting lower and lower: "Ah, Mom, I'm dead, I'm dead."
"Then who are you living with over there now?" Wen Qingzhu asked again.
"Qian, father-in-law Qian, is also dead." The little boy became even more depressed, "Just, just three, three months ago... He, he asked me, I, I, I, I, I, I should hide, hide, look for , find a person named, called the emperor, and say that I, I am, his son."
"What's your mother's name?" Wen Qingzhu began to look serious.
If he is really Jiang Yue's son, there must be traces to follow.
Wen Qingzhu took a detour and personally took him to the cold palace where he lived.
After searching in the cold palace, Wen Qingzhu discovered that he had been hiding in a cabinet in the woodshed.
Wen Qingzhu's heart sank.
Finally, under the leadership of Goudan, Wen Qingzhu went to the place where Goudan Niang lived.
Wen Qingzhu found a wooden hairpin and saw that it was sandalwood found only in the south.
The outside is coated with a layer of paint, and it looks like an ordinary wooden hairpin.
After she left the food, she let Goudan stay here first.
Goudan nodded, and Wen Qingzhu turned to leave.
But when he took the first step, his wrist was grabbed.
Wen Qingzhu sighed, slowly turned around, and touched the top of his head: "Don't worry, sister is true to her word. She will definitely come back to see you in two days at most."
"Yes." Goudan nodded reluctantly, then carried the food box and returned to the woodshed.
Wen Qingzhu walked outside and counted the hours in his mind.
The annual banquet begins with prescribing medicine.
Just as she was walking on the way out of Leng Palace for a while, the footsteps of a group of people suddenly appeared in front of her.
Wen Qingzhu was thinking about whether to avoid it when he heard Lu Lei's voice.
Just in time, Lu Lei led a dozen guards and directed them: "Go over there and have a look!"
Wen Qingzhu then shouted: "Master Lu!"
Lu Lei looked over when he heard the sound, his face was happy, and he ran over quickly.
"Miss Wen, I finally found you! Are you okay?"
As he spoke, Lu Lei looked her up and down.
Wen Qingzhu shook his head and hid Goudan's matter: "I was brought here by a palace maid. On the way, I noticed something was wrong and knocked her unconscious. I wanted to go out by myself, but I didn't go out for a long time."
"That's good! It scared me to death!" Lu Lei patted his chest in fear, "That palace maid was sent here by Princess Yijia, and she sent someone to squat on you over there. It was Princess Dejia who realized something was wrong and asked me to come and find her. You, luckily you're fine, just have to see the princess, it's hard to explain to Fu Lie."
Wen Qingzhu frowned when he mentioned Fu Lie.
Fu Lie has been away for more than a month, and he should be almost in the Youzhou area now.
Seeing her sudden change in mood, Lu Lei quickly covered his mouth: "Hug, I'm sorry."
Wen Qingzhu raised his head and said with a smile, "It's okay, just take me back."
When they were about to turn the corner, Wen Qingzhu noticed a gaze behind him.
She glanced sideways and saw a thin figure with half of his head sticking out.
When Wen Qingzhu saw this scene, he didn't know why he thought of his younger brother in his previous life.
After she was released after being imprisoned for a year, Mingxuan was also so thin and small, which made people feel distressed just by looking at him.
When leaving, Wen Qingzhu could still hear strange laughter and shouts.
It sounded very impressive. Wen Qingzhu really didn't know how Goudan grew up in that place.
Back at Wugutai, Wen Qingzhu went to Jiang Dejia and Concubine Hui and saluted.
"Sit down." Concubine Hui didn't ask a word and raised her hand to let her sit down.
After Wen Qingzhu sat down, he felt restless.
When the banquet started, Wen Qingzhu was still in a daze.
When the rewarder arrived, Wen Qingzhu didn't know yet.
Jiang Dejia then secretly pushed her elbow: "Miss Wen, Eunuch Fang is here."
Wen Qingzhu then raised his head and looked at Eunuch Fang in front of him.
Behind him, there were two little chamberlains standing.
Eunuch Fang asked the little chamberlain to bring the things up: "This is what His Majesty gave to Miss Wen. I heard that you have a younger brother in your family, so I gave you a pair of the four treasures of the study."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Wen Qingzhu stood up and knelt down to thank him.
After Eunuch Fang and others left, Jiang Dejia asked her in a low voice: "Did something happen over there in the cold palace just now?"
"No, I'm just a little scared." Wen Qingzhu was actually talking about Goudan. She was afraid that Goudan would be discovered and killed.
Jiang Dejia here thought she was frightened by the people in the Leng Palace, so she comforted her and said: "The concubines in the Leng Palace are all prisoners who have made mistakes. Although there are not many, there are always people who break out, so I didn't scare you." Bar?"
"Thank you for your concern, princess. It's okay." Wen Qingzhu had a good impression of Jiang Dejia.
Jiang Dejia saw that Wen Qingzhu looked better and thought that she had gone out with Fu Yu just now.
I really wanted to ask, but I felt abrupt.
Unexpectedly, Wen Qingzhu whispered to Jiang Dejia: "After I separated from Mr. Fu just now, I was taken to the Cold Palace and heard some strange noises. Does the princess know which concubines were imprisoned?"
"I don't know much about this." Jiang Dejia lowered his eyes and began to think carefully.
Concubine Hui heard it and said with a smile: "There are six concubines in total, Xu Meiren, Zhang Concubine, Liu Liangren, and three others."
"Are there only six?" Wen Qingzhu thought that Goudan's mother-in-law had died, so she asked one more question, "What about the ones who died in the cold palace?"
"In the past ten years, the emperor has not granted many concubines, and only these six have entered the cold palace. However, two of them, Feng Yi and the beauty Xu, passed away in the past few years."
Concubine Hui answered in detail, looking at Wen Qingzhu, feeling that something must have happened to her in the cold palace.
"Thank you, Madam, for clarifying the confusion. The voice I heard must be that of Zhang Bin or Liu Liangren." Wen Qingzhu noticed Concubine Hui's gaze and turned away to avoid it.
Looking up, I saw the emperor sitting on the majestic grain platform, with the concubine on the right and an empty seat on the left.
Wen Qingzhu knew that that was the position reserved for the queen.
Now that Jiang Yue has not appointed a new queen, Concubine Li has the highest status and can actually sit on the left.
But Jiang Yue didn't want to promote Concubine Li.
Looking up at the opposite side, Concubine Li's expression turned dark uncontrollably.
The expressions of Prince Ning and Jiang Yijia next to them were not much better.
On the other hand, the Wan concubine and her son on the other side looked natural.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the prince and others above them, and the atmosphere looked very solemn.
Especially the princess, whose face was covered with a thick layer of makeup, but could not hide the bruises under her eyes.
Wen Qingzhu looked away and sighed, raising his hand to drink the fruit wine on the table.
As soon as she picked up the cup, she smelled a faint fragrance.
Definitely not a wine scent.
Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly. Next to him, Jiang Dejia was also preparing to drink. When he saw her stop, he couldn't help but ask, "But you don't like the taste?"
After putting down the cup, Wen Qingzhu shook his head and glanced at Jiang Dejia's cup: "Is this wine delivered from the imperial kitchen?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Jiang Dejia also put down the cup.
Wen Qingzhu lifted the cup again, only to find Prince Ning looking across from him.
Seeing this, Wen Qingzhu thought, raised his sleeves, and poured the fruit wine into his sleeves.
Jiang Dejia sat next to her, thought for a moment, and made the same move.
When the dishes were served, Wen Qingzhu still noticed something strange.
Before she could pick up the chopsticks, Liang Pingshu suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Did you just drink this glass of wine?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled and made a strange mouth gesture.
Liang Pingshu understood clearly, looked at Jiang Dejia and Concubine Hui and said: "Princess and empress, if you are not hungry, you should try to eat as little as possible."
Concubine Hui nodded and thanked Liang Pingshu, then watched Liang Pingshu leave.
Since someone came to remind him, Wen Qingzhu simply stopped moving his chopsticks.
Looking at the palace meal in front of her, she felt it was a pity.
Such a good meal cannot be eaten.
After a while, after Jiang Yue and the civil and military officials drank, they began to let them eat freely.
Wen Qingzhu thought that Goudan and even roasted chicken were eaten with such relish.
Looking at the delicacies in front of me, I suddenly felt very depressed.
"Princess, I'm going out for a walk."
Jiang Dejia thought of what just happened and stood up: "Then I will go with you."
"Thank you so much, princess." Wen Qingzhu just wanted to know about the situation in the harem, so he could use Jiang Dejia's identity to go to the Hall of Records to check.
After the two people left the table, Liang Pingshu asked Lei Shuo next to her: "Should we follow? Qingzhu almost had an accident just now."
Lei Shuo was about to take a look at his mother when he saw that Lei Yan had already stood up: "Of course I have to go and have a look, Fu Lie is so precious to her!"
Lei Yan didn't care about the eyes of the Lei family and turned around and left.
Mrs. Lei San closed her eyes, took a breath, and said: "Shuo'er, let's go too, tonight -"
After looking at everyone present, Mrs. Lei San said in a very low voice: "There will be no peace."
Upon hearing this, Lei Shuo and Liang Pingshu stood up immediately.
But after they left, they found Lei Yan standing at the intersection scratching his head.
"Where are Qingzhu and the others?"
Lei Yan was about to cry but had no tears: "I don't know, why did the two of them walk so fast and disappear in a moment?"
After the three people agreed, they decided to go separate ways.
Unexpectedly, Wen Qingzhu and Jiang Dejia turned around and went to the clean room.
After Wen Qingzhu changed his clothes, he just walked to the door of the clean room next door and found that there was no movement at all inside.
She immediately realized something was wrong and looked back.
Just then I saw a slender bamboo tube poke through the window and reach in, and a puff of smoke began to drift in.