The celebration banquet in Qionglin Garden has ended.

Liang Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren were on their way back to the Kunde Palace.

"When the queen mother left, her face was as gloomy as water, which was really scary." Pan Cairen thought of what happened at the celebration banquet just now, and his eyes were full of panic and fear. "I was so scared that I didn't dare to get angry."

"Me too." The poppy was also frightened just now. "The queen's eyes seemed to be about to be eaten alive by Concubine Rong."

The fifth princess was frightened by what happened at the previous banquet, and she still hasn't come to her senses.

"In the past, although the queen mother and Concubine Rong Guifei talked with sticks and guns, they didn't ...... like just now," Pan Cairen considered the words, "Did they tear their faces?" ”

The poppy said, "It should be." As she spoke, she had a strange look on her face, "Although Concubine Rong has never taken the queen in her eyes, and she has always been arrogant and domineering in front of the queen mother, she has never been so aggressive as tonight." ”

Pan Cairen followed Yu Meiren's words and said: "Concubine Rong's expression seems to ...... the queen's mother", she didn't dare to say the latter words, but Yu Meiren and Liang Zhaoyi both understood what she meant.

Yu Meiren looked around first, and saw that there was no one else except for a few of them, so she lowered her voice and said: "The meaning of what Concubine Rong said to the queen mother seems to be saying that the queen mother will not be the ......queen soon" Before she finished speaking, she covered Liang Zhaoyi's mouth.

Liang Zhaoyi warned her: "Be careful that the wall has ears. ”

Yu Meiren nodded hurriedly, and Liang Zhaoyi let go of her hand.

"I'll talk about it when I have something to say."

Pan Cairen and Yu Meiren nodded again and again, not daring to talk about what happened at the celebration banquet.

"Gui Xing, how about you go and see the celebration banquet in Chaoyang Palace?" Liang Zhaoyi was still not very relieved in her heart, Zhao Yao, "Call Tongxi out and ask." ”

"Yes, slave and maid go now." After Gui Xing saluted, he walked towards the Chaoyang Palace.

"I don't know what's going on in the Chaoyang Palace." Yu Meiren was also worried about Zhao Yao, "I don't know if Yao Yao was scared?" ”

Pan Cairen said: "There are so many ministers and relatives of the emperor, Yao Yao must be scared. "The most important thing is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King are here.

"I'm not worried he'll be scared." The son is very bold, "I'm worried that he will eat to support his stomach." "There are a lot of dishes at the celebration banquet tonight that he likes to eat, especially beef. He wanted to eat the beef, and she was afraid that he would finish the beef at the feast tonight.

"Yao Yao has been talking about eating beef, maybe he can really eat it to support his stomach." The poppy smiled and said, "I have a digester there." ”

Liang Zhaoyi saw that the fifth princess had not spoken, so she glanced at Yu Mei, and Yu Mei understood.

Before returning to the Kunde Palace, Gui Xing returned.

"Niangniang, the emperor has long since left, and the celebration banquet in Chengguang Hall is over. His Highness should have already returned. ”

Yu Meiren was surprised: "The celebration banquet of Chengguang Hall is also over, why is it so fast?" ”

Pan Cairen looked surprised and said, "Didn't you hold a celebration banquet for His Royal Highness the Acting King tonight, the emperor loves His Royal Highness the Acting King so much, why did he leave so early?" ”

Liang Zhaoyi guessed: "Maybe the emperor has something." Thinking that her son had already returned to the Kunde Palace, she hurriedly said, "Let's go back quickly." ”

"Okay."

Several people quickened their pace. After a while, he arrived at the Kunde Hall and found that Zhao Yao had not returned.

"Where's Yaoyao?"

"Didn't you say Yao Yao is back?"

Gui Xing said: "The eunuch of Chaoyang Hall told the slave maid that His Royal Highness had already left. ”

"I guess I've gone to Heungdeok Palace." Liang Zhaoyi guessed, "I should be back in a while." ”

She looked at the poppy and the fifth princess, "Go back and rest." ”

"Sister, then let's go back."

Liang Zhaoyi told again: "Remember to drink a bowl of soothing soup before going to bed." She suddenly thought of something, and said to Yu Meiren, "Xiao Wu is scared tonight, you put a pair of scissors under her pillow so that she won't have nightmares tonight." ”

"Okay, I got it."

Gui Xing looked at the back of Yu Meiren leading the fifth princess away, and a trace of worry appeared on her face: "Niangniang, the fifth princess didn't speak all the way, and she was scared a lot." ”

The fifth princess was silent in front of others, but in front of Liang Zhaoyi and them, she was a lively and talkative girl. However, she just came back from Qiong Lin Yuan, and she didn't say a word on the way.

"Not to mention that she is a child, even we adults are scared." Liang Zhaoyi sat on the couch, sighed slightly, and said, "There are no more peaceful days in this palace." ”

"Niangniang, does Concubine Rong think that when His Royal Highness the Acting King comes back, she will be able to replace the queen mother?"

"It should be because the emperor gave Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to the acting king." Concubine Rong is eyeing the position of the queen, and everyone in the entire harem knows it. Moreover, Concubine Rong has never concealed her ambitions. However, Concubine Rong has never been so domineering as tonight.

"She thinks that His Royal Highness the Acting King will soon replace the crown prince as the prince." Tonight, Concubine Rong's words and deeds are saying that she will soon become the queen.

"Niangniang, does the emperor really want His Royal Highness the Acting King to be the crown prince?"

"That's not something we should be concerned about."

"The slave thinks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very good." Gui Xing felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was better than His Royal Highness the Acting King, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a gentle temperament and treats people leniently. And His Royal Highness the Acting King ...... "Speaking of this, she didn't dare to say any more.

Liang Zhaoyi shook his head and said, "Whether it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or His Royal Highness the Acting King, it has nothing to do with us. ”

Gui Xing understood what Liang Zhaoyi meant, nodded hurriedly and said, "What Niang Niang said is that the slave is too talkative." ”

"You go to Heungdeok Palace and have a look." Liang Zhaoyi still didn't feel at ease with Zhao Yao, "Let's see if Yao Yao is uncomfortable eating." ”

"Slave and maid, go now."

Gui Xing went to Xingde Palace and learned that Zhao Yao did not follow the Eighth Prince to Xingde Palace. Gui Xing hurriedly asked where Zhao Yao went, and the eunuch guarding the gate of Xingde Palace said that he didn't know.

She didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly went back to Liang Zhaoyi to inform Liang Zhao that Zhao Yao was not in Xingde Palace.

"Niangniang, nothing will happen to Your Highness, right?"

"No, where should he go?"

"Niangniang, why don't you go out and look for it?"

"No, he should be back soon." Liang Zhaoyi was not worried about her son's accident, "I'm tired, wait for me to bathe." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Zhao Yao, who was worried by Gui Xing, was by the well in a remote corner of the palace at the moment.

One of the eunuchs was on his knees, whimpering and crying.

Tongxi squatted in front of the eunuch, raised his hand and patted him on the back, comforting him: "If you have any grievances, your Highness will be the master for you." ”

Zhao Yao said: "If I can help you, I will definitely help you make the decision." ”

The eunuch shook his head while crying.

"What the hell can't even His Highness help you?" Tong Xi saw that the eunuch didn't say anything, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

"What did the third brother do to you that you had to die?" The eunuch in front of them was the one they met last time, the eunuch who was good at Danqing next to the third prince.

When the eunuch heard Zhao Yao's words, his body immediately became stiff. He fell to his knees in a daze, forgetting to cry.

"Sure enough, it was the third brother who did something to you."

"Did His Royal Highness abuse you?"

The eunuch shook his head vigorously: "No...... No...... It's the slave who doesn't want to live anymore. As he spoke, he kowtowed heavily to Zhao Yao, "Your Highness the Tenth, thank you for saving the slave maid, but the slave and maid can't live, and the slave and maid will affect you." ”

"Do you know the secret of the third brother?"

The eunuch bit his lip tightly and did not speak.

Looking at him like this, Zhao Yao knew that he had guessed right.

"If the slave maid herself does not die, His Royal Highness will not let the slave and maid go." After the eunuch finished speaking, he stood up abruptly, and then jumped into the well.

All this happened so fast that neither Zhao Yao nor Tongxi reacted. As soon as Tongxi reacted, the eunuch had already jumped into the well.