Jiang Zuiyao was arranged in a side hall, and she sat alone in the hall all afternoon.

It wasn't until the evening that Su Su came over with dinner, and Jiang Zuiyao hurriedly asked, "Can I find out where Prince Gong is arranged?" ”

Su Su put down the dinner, looked at the two figures guarding the door outside the door, and said in a low voice: "The palace people are very strict, they don't know anything about it, and they don't want to say anything. ”

This inevitably made Jiang Zuiyao a little discouraged, Su Su walked to Jiang Zuiyao's side, leaned into her ear and said: "But the palace maid who came to deliver the meal is from the imperial dining room, and when I was talking to the eunuch next to me, I heard that the white pigeon tender ear soup that the concubine Niangniang was going to eat tonight was misplaced, and it was a waste to throw it away, so I sent it to Prince Gong." ”

Jiang Zuiyao didn't understand the deep meaning of these words for a while, and asked curiously: "What can this prove?" ”

"Aunt Cui has served the queen mother before, and I heard Aunt Cui say that this white pigeon tender ear soup is a famous dish in the palace, and if you want to keep it fresh, you must serve it within half an hour."

"And then?"

"Prince Gong will definitely not live in the palace where the concubine lives, the slave maid also entered the palace when he served His Royal Highness in Kyoto before, the concubine lives in the West Palace, and the West Palace is surrounded by garden scenery, only one West Wing Palace is the closest, and the rest of the palace cannot be sent for half an hour."

"Are you sure?"

"Slave is sure."

Jiang Zuiyao immediately came to the spirit and said: "Very good, as long as you know where Prince Gong lives, it will be easy to do next." ”

Su Su said at this time: "The most important thing at the moment is, have you thought of how to deal with Your Majesty tonight?" ”

The question is heavy, and Jiang Zuiyao certainly knows what will happen tonight.

Looking at the dishes on the table, this is not something that one person can eat, Jiang Zuiyao immediately saw something, took the wine jug, and then pulled out the hairpin on his head, twisted it hard, and Su Su found the trick.

It turned out that the hairpin was hollow, and Jiang Zuiyao easily unscrewed the hairpin and poured the white powder that was originally contained in it into the wine jug.

Su Su was immediately surprised: "Girl, you can't be impulsive!" If something happens to your majesty tonight, everything will be wasted. ”

Jiang Zuiyao smiled smartly: "Don't worry, it's not a poison that harms people's lives." ”

Next, Jiang Zuiyao waited in the hall.

It wasn't until the night was dark that the emperor really came, and Jiang Zuiyao stepped forward and saluted: "See Your Majesty." ”

The emperor smiled at Jiang Zuiyao with half doting, took her hand and walked into the hall, seeing that the food on the table had not moved at all, he asked, "What?" Is the meal not to your taste? ”

Jiang Zuiyao pretended to be flattering and said: "I'm waiting for Your Majesty to come to dinner, why did Your Majesty come, I've been waiting for a long time." ”

The emperor saw Jiang Zuiyao so attentive, and he smiled for a while, he was already used to seeing flattering women, so he raised his hand and hugged Jiang Zuiyao in his arms, and said with flattery: "Aren't I here, the dishes are cold, I let them change to new ones, okay?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao threw herself into the emperor's arms at once, and said with a shy smile: "That's really good, Your Majesty has me in his heart, and I am willing to wait as long as I want." ”

"Hahaha, you woman, you know the general situation!" , The emperor smiled happily, hugged Jiang Zuiyao and sat down.

Jiang Zuiyao gave Su Su a look, and Su Su immediately understood, so she only withdrew the food on the table and put the pot of wine aside in an unobtrusive place.

While waiting for the food to be served, the emperor put his arm around Jiang Zuiyao and asked, "How did you meet Prince Gong?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao smiled softly, that was completely different from her on weekdays, and put her on the emperor's shoulder and said: "I was originally an amateur, and I met Prince Gong by chance, and he said that he would bring me to see Your Majesty." ”

"Oh? Amateur? ”

"Well, it's just ordinary people."

"Prince Gong will meet you?"

"If it is the noble prince next to me, I will naturally not meet it, but Prince Gong is different."

"What's the difference?"

"Prince Gong doesn't have the appearance of a prince, life is not as good as our people, when Prince Gong took me into the palace, I knew that it was just a big mansion, and it was very shabby inside."

Such words made the emperor feel comfortable, what he wanted was Prince Gong to be downcast, so down-and-out that even a few people would dislike it.

The emperor raised his hand and swept his hand across Jiang Zuiyao's cheek, and said with a smile: "Then how do you want to come to see me?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao immediately picked good words and complimented: "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, what man in the world can compare with Your Majesty, if I can see Your Majesty, I will be satisfied, how can I not come?" ”

These words made the emperor very happy, his fingers slid down to Jiang Zuiyao's jaw, and he picked up his forehead and said, "What a sweet-mouthed girl, looking at your age, it's not too young, right?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao's face sank, and she pretended to be displeased: "Your Majesty thinks I'm old?" ”

"How?" , The emperor replied, pinched Jiang Zuiyao's chin hard, and said dotingly: "You look a little similar to Mu'er, it is your blessing, I will take you by my side, and you will have countless good days in the future." ”

Jiang Zuiyao deliberately made a very happy appearance, put her arms around the emperor's neck, and said happily: "Really? Your Majesty isn't coaxing me, is he? Prince Gong said, if I can make you laugh, he will take me out of the palace in the future. ”

The emperor shook his head and said: "Since Mu'er left, I have never seen the woman she imagined, how can I be willing to let you go." ”

"With Your Majesty's words, I will be relieved." Seeing that the emperor was becoming more and more dishonest, Jiang Zuiyao could only delay the time and said, "It's just who is Mu'er?" ”

At the mention of this woman, the emperor's face sank, and he immediately lost interest, put his hand down and said, "A woman I loved when I was young." ”

Seeing that the emperor's hand was finally honest, Jiang Zuiyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask, "What about her?" ”

The emperor frowned irritably: "It's gone." ”

Regarding this story, Prince Gong mentioned it on the way here.

The so-called Mu'er, who was the daughter of the prime minister, was a beautiful lady and was deeply loved by the emperor, but the prime minister was Prince Gong's party, so the emperor named Mu'er was lukewarm to the child prince at that time, until later in order to ascend the throne, the emperor killed the prime minister, so Mu'er also hated the emperor.

When the emperor ascended the throne, he wanted to seize Mu'er by force, but he didn't want Mu'er to resist to the death, so he angered the Queen Mother and was forced to death by the Queen Mother.

This can be regarded as the heart knot of Emperor Qingguo for many years, and now that he sees Jiang Zuiyao, although she has to look carefully to have a little bit of Mu'er's appearance, it still fills the emperor's regretful thoughts, which shows how much the emperor cares about the girl named Mu'er.

It is precisely because of this that Prince Gong was convinced of Jiang Zuiyao's existence and pretended to dedicate her to Emperor Qingguo in order to complete the plan.