Chapter 046: Secret Conversation in the Study (1)

Shui Tao just turned around, and before he stepped out of the door of the dormitory, he was called back by Ai Duoer again: "Forget it, it will take a day or two to wait for my father to enter the palace soon. Now you go and prepare a carriage at once, and the palace will go out of the palace yourself."

When Shui Tao heard this, his voice trembled and asked weakly: "Niangniang, under what name is it registered in the Imperial Horse Division?"

Although the harem of Yuan Chu did not stipulate that the concubines were not allowed to leave the palace, anyone who wanted to go out of the palace with a carriage must be registered in detail with the Imperial Horse Division for verification.

"Do you still want this palace to teach you? Now can't you even find a name to leave the palace? Isn't this palace too loose for you on weekdays, so that you don't know what to do now! Ai Duoer was already suppressing a wave of anger, and she was about to vent, but the peach just happened to bump into it. Suddenly, he smashed a vase close to him.

"Mother, mother, mother! The slave knows that it is wrong, and the slave and the maid will go to prepare the car for the mother" Shui Tao almost cried and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy, and even trembled and got up and walked quickly outside.

Until he walked out of the door, Shui Tao could still feel his fast-beating heart. Sometimes she really can't figure out that she has been with her mother since she was a child. Before the mother had not entered the palace, it was not the time of the concubine, although there was also a time to punish the subordinates, but at that time, the young lady in the prime minister's mansion never lost her temper, and always maintained the appearance of a young lady.

But since entering the palace, Shui Tao has gradually found that her young lady has changed and has become very scary, especially in the last year. She didn't dare to call her mother a young lady anymore, and she became terrified when she served the young lady on weekdays.

Shui Tao really quickly prepared the carriage to leave the palace, and Ai Duoer had already changed into the palace dress of the concubine and got into the carriage with the support of another palace maid.

The carriage galloped out of the palace. Half an hour later, we arrived at Jin'an Street, where the mansions of famous nobles in Kyoto are gathered. Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a mansion on Jin'an Street. The two huge stone lions suddenly make people feel a huge sense of majesty, and a huge plaque inlaid with gold is hung on the upper part of the vermilion lacquer gate, with the word "Ai Fu" written on it.

If you look closely. The plaque is still very new, apparently only recently hung up. This Ai Mansion is where Ai Gaoyi's mansion is located. As for this plaque, it will be so, and it is also because of Ai Gaoyi's demotion.

Originally, the words "Prime Minister's Mansion" were hung high there, but since Ai Gaoyi was demoted, this plaque is bound to be inappropriate to hang there. However, after listening to the pleas of the ministers, the emperor "remembered" that Lord Ai had worked hard, so he was specially given the ability to continue to live in the original mansion and changed the "Prime Minister's Mansion" to "Ai Mansion".

Otherwise, it would be impossible to live in such a realm with the official position of an imperial historian.

Ador glanced at the plaque before entering, and felt an inexplicable disgust in her heart. Although a plaque has no essential effect on their Ai clan. But it is also a stain on the glorious family history of Ai.

"The slave greets the concubine!" The moment I saw Ador's carriage stop in front of the mansion, the four guards guarding the gate of Ai's mansion had already knelt on the ground respectfully. When Ador entered the door, she saluted in unison.

"Get up." After saying a few words, Ador walked inside.

She came suddenly today, and it was normal for no one to greet her in front of the house. She knew since she was a child that her father spent most of his time in the study, so she went straight to the study.

As soon as he walked to the main hall, Ai Wen, the housekeeper of Ai Mansion, hurriedly came out to greet him.

"The old slave has seen the eldest lady!" Ai Wen can be regarded as a housekeeper in the Ai family for a lifetime, and he was given the surname Ai because of his loyalty, and his status in the entire Ai Mansion is extremely high. Ador was even more watched by him.

"Uncle Wen is polite. Hurry up, please." The moment Evan knelt down, Ador immediately helped Evan to the end. For Aven, she has always come to see her as a family member.

When I was a child, my dad checked his learning results regularly. I haven't seen anyone all the time. The one who really took care of himself growing up was Uncle Wen and his nurse Gui Niang. It's a pity that Gui Niang was blessed and passed away due to illness two years ago.

"My dad is in the study?" After Ai Duoer helped Uncle Wen up, she asked directly.

"Yes, the master is in the study." Uncle Wen nodded and said, and immediately added a sentence after the words fell, "But it seems that I have been discussing the matter all the time, and I ordered not to let people disturb me."

"It's okay, I'll take a look. Uncle Wen doesn't have to worry about me, if you have something, just go and get busy! This is my home. Uncle Wen doesn't have to worry." Ai Duo'er frowned slightly when she heard this, but she still smiled and said to Uncle Wen.

Procedure? It's with the ministers. Or is it a counselor in the house? No matter what it is for, now my side has burned my eyebrows. Where can you wait.

Thinking of this, Ador hurried towards the study. The study room in Aifu has always been an important place, and it is generally not allowed to enter without permission. But I have had the privilege of being able to go in and out of the study at any time since I was a child.

For a woman, such a privilege is not only in Aifu, but also in most official palaces, it is a great power. At the very least, it reflects its status in the Ai family.

When I got to the door of the study, there were really guards there. Seeing that Ai Duoer wanted to go in, he wanted to report it, but Ai Duo raised his hand to stop him.

Because the moment Ador stood outside the door, she heard a voice, a voice that shocked her and even couldn't believe it.

"Xiangye is preparing. For a while longer" there was an intermittent sound coming from inside. [,! Because the voice was not loud, Ador didn't really hear it, but she was still sure of the voice.

Qiao Qi! It would be Qiao Qi's voice!

Wasn't he put to death after that witchcraft incident? How can it still be alive? And now it's still in my own home!

Ador is in a state of her own thoughts, and she doesn't want the people inside to have discovered her.

"What people!" Qiao Qi, who was dressed in black and masked in a black scarf, suddenly opened the door of the study.

Even with her face covered, Ai Duoer still recognized this person at a glance as Qiao Qi, because no matter how a person is disguised, he will not change the feeling he gives people, especially Qiao Qi.

"Concubine Niangniang?" Qiao Qi obviously didn't expect that the person standing outside the door would actually be Ai Duoer, and after being taken aback, he immediately knelt down and bowed.

Although Ai Duoer was frightened by Qiao Qi's sudden opening of the door, she didn't lose her temper much. Ignoring Qiao Qi, who was kneeling in front of him, he stepped into the study, looked directly into Ai Gaoyi's eyes, and asked in disbelief, "Dad, why is he still alive?" Why in your study? Do you know what kind of crime it would be if the emperor knew about it?"

Ai Gaoyi looked at Ai Duoer, his brows furrowed, and he did not rush to answer Ai Duoer's question, but waved his hand to Qiao Qi, who was kneeling there, and motioned for him to go down first.

Qiao Qi didn't say anything, stood up and bowed to Ai Gaoyi, then exited the study and closed the door.

"Duo'er, why are you here? Is there something going on?" Ai Gaoyi looked at Ai Duoer and asked lightly. Since her daughter entered the palace, she rarely returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion without notification.

"Dad, you haven't answered my previous question, why is he here? Shouldn't he have been put to death?" Ai Duoer went up directly, stood in front of Ai Gaoyi's eyes and asked.

"He's still useful to me, so he can't just die." Ai Gaoyi looked at such Ai Duoer, with a trace of impatience in his eyes, and replied coldly.

"Dad, but he's a death row inmate! If the emperor knows, it will be a serious crime! "What Ai Duoer is thinking about now is how to strengthen her position, this kind of felony of exchanging prisoners for death row prisoners, if it is discovered, her future will really be ruined.

"Dad, now that your daughter's position as queen has been snatched away, why are you still doing such a foolish thing! What do you want your daughter to do? Ai Duoer was already in a mess by the queen's incident, and her heart was depressed, and now she met Qiao Qi again, which made her even more angry.

Looking at Ai Duoer like this, Ai Gaoyi still can't bear it after all. After all, this daughter has had high hopes for her since she was a child, and Duo'er has never let him down.

Whether it is in planning or courage, this daughter is not inferior to any man, and she is more than ten times stronger than her two sons, but the only thing that makes him dissatisfied is that Duo'er is just a woman after all. Although she has not forgotten the Ai family for a moment, and she thinks about the Ai family everywhere, she also loves the emperor wholeheartedly and protects the interests of the emperor.

"Queen? It may not be difficult to ascend to the position of queen, but whether you can protect that position is the most difficult. If there is no emperor one day, then how can she be the queen! Ai Gaoyi looked at Ai Duoer with a sad and anxious look, and finally said lightly.

Hearing Ai Gaoyi's evil, Ai Duoer didn't seem to react at once. Until she reacted, her eyes were wide open, and she looked at Ai Gaoyi with panic and suspicion, as if she couldn't believe what she had heard.

"Daddy, what do you mean by that?" Ador finally mustered up the courage to ask cautiously.

"Duo'er, what has Dad been doing all these years, with your cleverness, you can't not have noticed it at all. The Long Clan has been sitting on the country for hundreds of years, and it's time for this country to change masters." Ai Gaoyi slowly walked behind the desk, and as he spoke, he slowly sat down on the chair behind the desk. It looked like he was really sitting on a dragon chair at the moment.

At this moment, Ai Duoer really believes that she is not wrong in what she heard, her father is really rebellious! (To be continued) R752