Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Shocking Step
Walking on the road leading to the East Pavilion, I heard the palace maid whispering about the turmoil in the Qianqing Palace, and many fragmented messages came one after another, slowly piecing together, forming a strange pattern that was incomplete. Zhu Qiyue's heart sank, his gait gradually slowed down, and he had a strange feeling in his heart, like the spring in the inner garden, faintly, wanting to show and rest.
Fang Cai came forward for the marriage of Princess Shunde, and unexpectedly said that the imperial grandmother and the emperor were moved, if this matter was put on hold in the past, then he would definitely feel extremely proud and have a sense of accomplishment, but at this moment he was only at a loss.
It seems that some kind of foreign object has been implanted in the depths of my heart, which makes all the pleasure seem so reluctant.
"Qi Yue."
There was a call from Princess Changde behind him, and her tone was very soft, if he hadn't looked back and saw the face of the person who came, he would have thought it was Princess Shunde's voice.
Zhu Qiyue suddenly felt his scalp tingle, and the strange feeling that had just surfaced quietly disappeared. He was worried that Princess Changde would threaten him again, and he had already taken a risk, if it weren't for his own flash of inspiration, he suddenly remembered his aunt's past, and his promise would be difficult to fulfill, if that was the case, he wouldn't be ridiculed by her half to death afterwards!
Besides, as a child, he is always forced by Princess Changde to act like an adult, and it is inevitable that there will be times when he gets into trouble.
With her guts, she may coerce herself to go to the Forbidden City everywhere to expose the tiles, and as for whether she is in charge of the trouble, it depends on whether she is happy or not.
Can't be provoked, can afford to hide! Zhu Qiyue barely smiled at Princess Changde, and fled quickly towards the East Pavilion.
Unexpectedly, Princess Changde came first, and entered the East Pavilion first, and the forbidden sound on her waist made a messy sound, showing that she no longer cared about her elegant posture.
"Qi Yue, go to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor."
Looking at Princess Changde's clear eyes, Zhu Qiyue only glanced at it hurriedly, and then shook his head like a rattle.
Go to the Qianqing Palace to cause trouble? You dare to think about it!
The palace maid in the east pavilion hurriedly retreated at the signal of Princess Changde.
"Qi Yue, something big happened in the Qianqing Palace in the afternoon! It is rumored in the palace that the ministers and ministers are making a fuss about your assassination・・・・・・" Princess Changde turned her head and glanced at the door, and said in a low voice: "I want to take the opportunity to install their own henchmen, this matter has caused dissatisfaction among the officials, and the officials have forcibly broken into the Qianqing Palace to admonish, and the movement is so big!" Fortunately, this turmoil was quelled by the imperial grandmother. Her face and tone were sincere, and she didn't seem to mean to embarrass people.
Zhu Qiyue was secretly shocked when he heard this, it was a big taboo for the royal princess to talk about the government behind her back! After thinking about it, Princess Changde has a special identity, so what's the matter if she secretly mutters a few words to a child like herself!
Then I wondered. Although he is young, he has read a lot of history, and he still has a slight understanding of officialdom and power schemes. This is not historical!
"It's inconvenient for the official to hear about it, right?" Zhu Qiyue frankly revealed the doubts in his heart.
"This morning, the emperor's grandmother reprimanded the queen mother, and the queen mother ・・・・・・ had a conflict with Concubine Wu, and the matter reached the previous dynasty and was taken by the official to talk about it." Princess Changde looked very embarrassed.
Zhu Qiyue was surprised, Princess Changde even said such things to herself as a hurried passer-by in the Forbidden City, was it because she was naïve, or did she not treat the listener as an outsider at all? In the face of her insight, Zhu Qiyue gave another smile.
His laughter lasted only a short moment, and his mind suddenly returned to his strange experience, and the strange feeling that had disappeared reappeared. The child's heart is not serious, even if it is the rest of his life after the catastrophe, the imprint left in his mind is also between nothing, but Princess Changde's words seem to have turned the deeply hidden impression into an image, so that the pattern that has just been pieced together is no longer incomplete and blurry, but is very complete and clear.
Suddenly, sadness hit like a tide.
Thinking that he was frightened and assassinated, he was borrowed in turn, and his heart was faintly sour.
The selfishness of the internal and external ministers is hateful, but the culprit of this case is the evil person he really hates. But what about the culprit? Could it be that the imperial grandmother is also powerless about this?
I sat down in a daze, and almost sat empty in a trance, but fortunately I reached out and held the back of the chair, so I didn't fall to the ground.
"Qi Yue, what's wrong with you?"
Princess Changde's concern is true, and it is also true that he feels uncomfortable, at this moment, he wants to return to his father and mother's side, and return to the Yue Wangfu, even if it is the school in the house that makes him entangled from time to time, now it seems that it is like a paradise.
"I want to go home."
Princess Changde's face sank, and she said hurriedly: "You are not allowed to go!" There's a whole bunch of mysteries on you, who is the assassin? Why do you want to hurt you? Who killed the assassins? I'll let you go back when these mysteries are solved!" ”
Princess Shunde stepped in, and the sound of the forbidden step was very pleasant. "I'm afraid Qi Yue will live in the palace for a long time, and one day you ask for a good marriage for Sister Tong, she will let you go back."
Princess Changde, who has always been down-to-earth and generous, finally had a red glow on her face.
"Nasty!"
Zhu Qiyue was ignorant of the two cousins' quarrels, and only the three questions thrown by Princess Changde flashed in his mind.
"Who is the Assassin? Why do you want to hurt you? Who killed the assassins? ”
From last night to now, the imperial grandmother seems to have made less promises to herself, although she has expressed her helplessness that she "has no time to call the shots".
Once the heart is revealed, it will bring obsession, and the obsession of finding out the truth is like a fire burning in his heart, becoming more and more prosperous, making Zhu Qiyue restless.
"Qi Yue entered the palace again after a year, but this time it was unusual, and it actually set off a storm in the previous dynasty and the harem, which is really incomprehensible!" Princess Changde came out of her shyness, and her eyes showed some emotion.
Princess Shunde was stunned, closed her lips tightly, and did not dare to speak accordingly.
Zhu Qiyue's heartstrings were plucked again, and his obsession was like an arrow on a string, and it was inevitable!
There are so many people who are proud of the world, so many well-educated people, is there no one who cares about the shocking case? And the incomparably wise imperial grandmother, is it so difficult to get a glimpse of the truth of this case!
Leaving behind Princess Shunde and Princess Changde, who were stunned, Zhu Qiyue rushed towards the main hall of Qingning Palace.
The main hall was empty, and Feng Duo was the only one on duty outside the door.
Although he was anxious to ask the imperial grandmother to understand, seeing this scene, he did not dare to rush around.
Just as Zhu Qiyue was becoming more and more irritable, a woman's inquiry sounded outside the door.
"Is the Empress Dowager here?"
Zhu Qiyue raised his eyes and saw a middle-aged beautiful woman in her thirties, standing at the door, her gentle expression mixed with a bit of grievance.
"Back to Concubine Wu, it is inconvenient for the Empress Dowager to see you at this moment." Feng Duo bowed.
Concubine Wu? Zhu Qiyue's heart moved, thinking that this imperial concubine, whom he had never met, had sent people to give him rewards many times, and at this time, he suddenly felt very cordial when he saw it, so he couldn't help but walk towards the door. Fang took a step, and suddenly a woman's voice of persuasion came from behind him.
"Your Highness stays!"
Looking back, Zhu Qiyue vaguely remembered that the woman was the red knotweed that went to the Yue Palace's palace last year on the order of the Queen Mother. Why did red knotweed suddenly appear here? In this regard, he had no time to think about it, and when he saw that Hongli's anxious expression was full of kindness, he quickly calculated whether his behavior was inappropriate.
When she looked outside the door again, Concubine Wu looked at him and smiled gently, as if she was deliberately evasive, turned around and left in a hurry, leaving a helpless look in Zhu Qiyue's eyes.
It was only at this time that Zhu Qiyue remembered his mother's advice: In the Forbidden City, the mother can see Jingci Immortal Master and Concubine Wu, but he can't see it.
Thinking of the rumors of discord between Xianxi Palace and Fu'an Palace, Zhu Qiyue suddenly felt his heart tighten, and cold air appeared on his back.
This treacherous Forbidden City is far from being comparable to the tranquil Yue Wangfu, and in it, you can't afford to be upset and negligent, once you make a mistake, you will definitely pay a lifelong price for your momentary distraction!