Chapter 242: What Did You Say, Who Died?
Xiao Chen'er didn't seem to understand it, but she didn't dare to ask her sister on this occasion, and still sat in a regular manner until the banquet dispersed.
After leaving the Qianqing Palace with the emperor's grandmother and her entourage, she could have whispered something to her sister, but she was still young, and she was so sleepy at this hour that she couldn't stop rubbing her eyes, so that the queen mother saw it, so she was so merciful, and called the nurse and the palace maid, and asked them to send the seventh princess back to settle down, and Yinxiang and Yinyu followed.
Concubine De was ordered by the emperor to wait for the queen mother to return to the palace, so she naturally wanted to follow her, and when everything was in order in Ningshou Palace, Yinzhen actually followed, and the queen mother told him to take care of Yuxi, so she sent her grandson back home earlier.
Concubine De went out with her son, and couldn't help but say, "It's a big night, what are you doing in the harem, go straight out of the palace for a while, and don't go around again."
Yin Zhen smiled: "This will be lively in the womb, it is different from weekdays, I specially came to say goodbye to Eniang, and I didn't talk to you well today."
Concubine De said: "Then we have to go into the palace in a few days, we will talk to each other, and Eniang has something to say to you."
Yin Zhen suddenly became serious and said, "E-Niang is what she tells me at this moment."
Concubine De said gently, "It's not a serious matter, I just want to gossip with you, come when you're not busy, don't worry about it."
Knowing her mother's temperament and temper, Yinzhen didn't dare to ask, and she was afraid that it would be inappropriate to stay in the inner palace in the middle of the night, so she quit her mother and left with Xiaohezi.
Standing in front of the gate of Yonghe Palace, watching her son go away, Concubine De sighed lightly and said to Huanchun, "Tonight, my brother is so beautiful, the prince is lonely, and he can't even insert a word."
Huanchun asked cautiously, "You...... Do you feel sorry for the prince?"
Concubine De shook her head: "I want to remind Yinzhen that on occasions like this in the future, he must take care of the prince's face, at least he should not be the person who will make the prince lose face and resent."
Huanchun said: "The prince is really unhappy everywhere today, in fact, the slave and maid also noticed it, and the prince looked at the brothers at the banquet, his eyes were full of envy, and he was so lonely."
Concubine De said: "That's why I want to tell Yinzhen a few words, not only my selfishness to protect my son, but also a little bit of pity for the prince, but we are not worthy, don't mention it, go back."
Huanchun said yes, helped the mother to cross the threshold, and ordered the little palace maid to close the door.
When the night of the Forbidden City returned to quiet, Yinzhen had returned home in a carriage, and learned that Yuxi had not slept yet, so he went straight back to the main courtyard to see his wife before going to Xiyuan.
Yuxi knew that she was being remembered, of course she was happy, but it was too late, and she had to urge her husband to go back and rest.
"You look tired, and you have to go to court tomorrow."
"Tomorrow, there is no royal gate to listen to the government, I can go out later, don't worry."
Yuxi stretched out her hand and rubbed her husband's eyebrows, and said, "Why are you frowning, who bullied you at the banquet?"
Yin Zhen sighed heavily: "Everything was fine at the banquet, but when he left the palace, Xiao Hezi's lantern was blown out by the wind, and when he was tinkering, I seemed to see the second brother running by in a hurry from the road ahead. I didn't dare to chase after him, but the more I thought about it all the way back, the more upset I became, if it was really the prince, could it be, could he ......?"
Yuxi knew that if Yinzhen hadn't seen it seriously, it would have been impossible for him to talk nonsense about the prince's rights and wrongs, maybe the prince was running around in the palace in the clothes of a eunuch.
But she couldn't fan the flames, so she had to reassure her husband first: "Or maybe it's wrong, don't worry, if something happens, it should be heard now, isn't it good?"
Yin Zhen nodded helplessly: "Yes, there is no news, and it will be too peaceful."
Yuxi persuaded: "Fang Fujin must wait for you to come back, you go back to rest earlier, and she can rest."
Although Yinzhen was reluctant, he couldn't help it, hugged Yuxi and kissed him, and then reluctantly left.
In the West Garden, Fang Fujin was really waiting for Yinzhen to come back, and he was generally careful on weekdays, while Yinzhen said some interesting anecdotes about today, and Li was happy to listen to it, and after a few more gossip with each other, he turned off the lights and went to bed.
One night was still stable, the next day before dawn, Fang Fujin did not know that there was no royal gate to listen to the government, got up early to prepare to serve her husband to the court, only to see a figure outside the door shaking, so he asked through the door, "What's the matter?"
"Fang Fujin, are you up?" It was Xiao Hezi's voice who asked, "Is the fourth elder brother awake?"
Li Shi turned to look into the inner room, the bed was quiet, and he was about to refuse, but Yinzhen had already woken up and said, "Let him come in and talk."
"Yes." Li Shi responded, ordered Xiao Hezi to come in, and retreated behind the screen.
I saw Xiao Hezi enter the door in a panic, knelt outside and said loudly: "Fourth elder brother, something happened, news came from the palace that the eleventh elder brother died."
Yin Zhen was still a little sleepy, opened his eyes suddenly, turned over and sat up, and asked, "What did you say, who died?"
Xiao Hezi trembled and said, "Eleventh Elder Brother, Concubine Yi's Eleventh Elder Brother is dead."