Chapter 165: Encounter
Hearing the movement, Tang Jingchen suddenly exploded, dragging Zhao Luzhu to quickly turn to the back of the bushes, his body was extremely low, and his face was almost buried on the ground.
Zhao Luzhu was just naΓ―ve, innocent and ignorant, but not stupid, she immediately followed Tang Jingchen's example to hide herself, and was so careful that she almost held her breath.
Through the gap in the bushes, Tang Jingchen saw two people walking not far away, it was actually the emperor and the king of Jiangnan, she was taken aback, her breathing was a lot heavier, and she quickly covered her mouth and nose to force herself to relax.
"The Queen Mother's hand is getting longer and longer, and she actually let her martial arts nephew go to the Northwest Army as a deputy commander, it's really ......" The emperor didn't continue, but the gloomy coldness in his voice was something Tang Jingchen had never heard before.
King Jiangnan still looked cynical, with a pair of peach blossom eyes with a smile rather than a smile, "The queen mother is always the biological mother of the imperial brother, this move is nothing more than wanting to get more benefits for his family while he is alive, the imperial brother does not have to worry." β
"It would be nice if that was the case." The emperor's voice was deep, "I'm afraidβ"
"Who's there?!" King Jiangnan suddenly spoke, his momentum changed in an instant, and he was no longer the cynical image, a pair of peach blossom eyes that always seemed to be smiling became sharp and cold, like a leopard that saw its prey.
Tang Jingchen held her breath and closed her eyes stiffly, thinking about how to explain to the emperor why she appeared here at night and was wearing a palace maid's clothes.
Zhao Luzhu stood up tremblingly, her whole body trembled so badly that she couldn't speak, "You-who are you, why-why did you break into this Qingrun Garden late at night?" β
Tang Jingchen knew at this time that the garden was called Qingrun Garden, although she had been in the palace for ten years, she rarely came out to hang out, even if she occasionally walked in the core area of the imperial garden, she didn't know the name of many courtyards in the palace.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, but his tone was gentle, "You are the palace maid here?" β
Zhao Luzhu nodded, "I'...... It's not me, it's the slave maid, the slave and the maid are in charge of cleaning this place, and the grandmother said, no one will come to this garden at night, how can you show up, and...... And ......"
"And what?" probably thought that the little palace maid in front of him was very interesting, and the emperor had a smile on his lips.
King Jiangnan's mind was not on Zhao Luzhu, his eyes were fixed on the bushes where Tang Jingchen was hiding, obviously he had found that there was another person inside, but for some reason, he didn't tell the emperor, nor did he go in to arrest people.
Zhao Luzhu lowered her head and said very unconfidently: "The chief manager said that there should be no other man in the palace except for the eunuchs. β
She plucked up her courage again, "Go quickly, I won't tell anyone, I will not see you." β
When the emperor saw that she was talking funny and behaving cutely, his heart moved, and he wanted to tease her, and said with a smile: "Since there shouldn't be other men in the palace, if you find out, we should report to you that the chief manager is the grandmother, why do you want to let us go?" β
The man smiled before meeting, and Zhao Luzhu was a little bolder, "I don't think you are like a bad person, you may have come here unintentionally, the rules in the palace are big, if you are discovered, I am afraid that you will die." β
"You also know that there are big rules in the palace, it's really not easy." The emperor couldn't help but sneer, "Then tell me, why don't we look like bad people?" β
Zhao Luzhu bit her lower lip and lowered her head, slightly lifted her eyelids to look at the emperor, her face was frightened and helpless, which made people feel pity, and the emperor's eyes became deeper and deeper.
Seeing this, King Jiangnan shook his head, slowly paced to Tang Jingchen's hiding place, separated from her by a bush, and whispered to himself, "This little girl's creation is here, I don't know if I will regret missing the opportunity." β
Tang Jingchen's heart was shocked, his words had a deep meaning, as if he was saying it to himself, he had already discovered himself.
The thought was quickly turning in her mind, when the king of Jiangnan said this, he obviously regarded himself as the palace maid of Qingrunyuan, and he didn't plan to tell the emperor that there was still a person hiding here, no matter what this person thought in his heart, at least he didn't have to explain it to the emperor.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Tang Jingchen's breathing was more free, not as careful as Fang Cai.
King Jiangnan's keen hearing immediately noticed it, and a smile crossed his eyes, thinking that this palace was really interesting.
Zhao Luzhu was bent on driving the two men who suddenly appeared out of Qingrun Garden, and said to the emperor: "It's not early, you better go out quickly, I should go back to the room to rest after cleaning the garden." β
The emperor asked her, "What is your name, how long have you been in the palace, and have you been working here on an errand?" β
"Huh?" Zhao Luzhu didn't seem to expect a man to ask this question, so she said: "My name is Zhao Luzhu, and I am a newly picked palace maid, and I have been on an errand in Qingrun Garden since I entered the palace. β
After saying that, she frowned again, annoyed by her behavior, and stomped her foot and said, "Why did I answer your question, you didn't even tell me who you are." β
Tang Jingchen lamented in his heart, but he couldn't blame Zhao Luzhu, the emperor never liked to wear a dragon robe in his leisure time except when necessary, just like now, he wore a moon-white robe, and he didn't wear a crown on his head, he only wore a hosta with his long hair in a bun, and a green jade moire belt around his waist, so he couldn't see his identity.
As for the king of Jiangnan, he is dressed like a bully of any family, but people who don't know him will definitely not recognize him as a prince when they see him.
The emperor smiled again, and instead of answering Zhao Luzhu's question, he said, "Luzhu, can you ask your chief lady a question for me?" β
"Okay."
Zhao Luzhu agreed in a daze, and then said as if she had suddenly reacted: "You have to tell me what the problem is before I can judge whether to help you ask, although the chief manager is kind, but she doesn't answer any questions she asks, she is the manager." β
The emperor tried to hold back his laughter, and bent down slightly to close to her ear, "You ask the chief manager, how many men can there be in the palace besides the eunuchs, and who is the man who calls himself me." β
The man's breath sprayed in his ears, a little itchy, Zhao Luzhu only felt flustered, her heart was pounding, and her brain was blank and she couldn't think of anything.
A middle-aged woman came from a distance, shouting as she walked, "Dewdrop, you haven't come back yet, are you still in the garden, don't run around!" β
Zhao Luzhu just called "Chief Lady Mama", this Mama had already seen the emperor, and immediately knelt down, "The old slave sees the emperor, the emperor is auspicious." β
Zhao Luzhu was stunned, and it wasn't until the chief manager Mama desperately pulled her sleeve to make her eyes look that she knelt down with hindsight, "The slave and maid see the emperor, and the emperor is auspicious." β
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