The Story of the Charming Empress - C51

“Ying Xiu is very loyal to my mother. I believe my mother’s spirit in heaven will be very gratified. But don’t you feel lonely staying here at the Yongan Palace?” Even though the current Yongan Palace looked the same as it used to be, but in reality, what was the difference between it and the cold palace? Ying Xiu bitterly here, really wasted the good years, I really pitied her sincere.

“No, your servant, His Highness, Crown Princess Xie, is very considerate. Your servant has made a promise to the empress that I will never leave the Palace of Eternal Peace for the rest of my life. If the empress goes, there will still be a new mistress who will come in, unless the new mistress doesn’t want your servant anymore — your servant will follow the empress.” Ying Xiu knelt in front of me and stared at me, every word coming from her heart.

I did not expect such a weak woman to have such a strong heart. I was deeply moved and could see the faint hope in her eyes. She wanted me to become the Palace Head so she could tell what she wanted me to say. I also knew what she wanted me to do, but I didn’t show it on the surface. I could only praise her.

“In the end, mother was the one who personally trained her. She was loyal and strong, soft on the outside but tough on the inside. It’s a pity that the palace is not peaceful right now, so you have to be careful.” I patted her shoulders and helped her up. Then, without further ado, I led Zhao’er and the rest of my entourage out of Yongan Palace.

The sound of the distant silk bamboo still hadn’t died down. I brought Zhao’er with me to walk towards the Golden Qilin Lake. The full moon was like a silver plate shining on the faint ripples of the Golden Unicorn Pool, causing layer upon layer of silver ripples.

“Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace!” He made us laugh at the way he used the golden qilin pond under the moon as a crystal house in his mother-in-law’s story, and I was afraid that he would fall into the water when he got into it, so I hurried to keep up with him. The baby was restless, and he went around everywhere, and when he was tired, and Ken quieted down, we had already walked half a circle around the golden qilin pond.

There was a luxurious palace on the side near the palace where the Emperor lived. I had rarely come here before, and only vaguely remembered that it was the Forever Blessed Palace. When the empress was here, she was left empty. It was said that a few days ago, when Madam Feng Xuanhua was still alive, she had moved her from the remote Plum Blossom Palace to the Palace of Eternal Blessings.

I didn’t really care, but the man’s back was a little like Yang Guang’s. I hugged Zhao’er and listened attentively, but the distance between us was very far, and his voice was very soft. I only heard a few words:

“This thing… Remember to increase the amount… ”

I saw Yang Guang pass a bag of things to the person opposite him. Because he blocked it, I couldn’t see it clearly. It felt like a woman. Just as he was about to take a closer look, he was caught off guard by Chen He, who suddenly rushed over and laughed loudly.

“Come, the princess is tired. This servant will carry the little prince!”

I secretly lamented that Chen had come at the wrong time, and her loud voice had alarmed Yang Guang. When I handed Zhao’er over to her, I looked back and saw that the woman had already hurried away, as if she were Lady Xuanhua. But the light was dim and far away, and I was not sure.

Yang Guang followed the sound and looked at me with narrowed eyes.

“Why is my beloved concubine here?”

I smiled doubtfully and said,

“I was playing around with Zhao’er, so I didn’t pay much attention to where she was. Why is Guanglang here?”

Yang Guang stared into my eyes, as if his eyes were burning me up, and said:

“Father drank too much. I’ll send him to the Forever Blessed Palace to rest.”

“Oh? Is there nothing else? ” I asked casually, glancing in the direction in which the woman had disappeared.

“What did my beloved concubine see?” Yang Guang hugged me tightly, and whispered in my ear. There was a trace of nervousness and grimness on his face, but it only lasted for a moment before he quickly regained his calm.

In the eyes of others, the two of us seemed close, like a loving couple, but in my heart, I knew that Yang Guang was trying to hide his nervousness, so I was even more certain that he had some kind of secret.

This is the palace, if I’m wrong, then not only will I offend Yang Guang, but if someone listens to me, then I will cause trouble for everyone. After all, the two of us are the princes and consorts of today.

“Chenqie only sees the night scenery of the Golden Unicorn Pool, Gui Xiangyi and Guanglang strolling here to admire the moon.” I gracefully turned around and saw a pool of light and moonlight. My eyes were already filled with a gentle smile.

Yang Guang held my hand and said:

“My beloved concubine sees it very clearly. Gu is actually also waiting for my beloved concubine.”

I didn’t show any emotion on my face, but in my heart, I secretly sighed. The person beside me is my husband, but he is also someone I have to be on guard against at all times.

After returning home, for the past few days, I’ve been feeling uneasy, thinking about what exactly Yang Guang gave that woman.

Logically speaking, from the few words I’ve heard, it shouldn’t be something a woman uses, although Yang Guang admires beauties, but in the end, it’s still within the palace. Although Madam Xuanhua is pretty, but it’s still his mufei, if he’s interested in a certain palace maid from the Blessed Buddha Palace, then that would be even more unexplainable. With his identity, there’s naturally no need to get anything to please a mere palace maid, and naturally someone would be willing to curry favor with him.

As I thought about it, my heart jumped: It can’t be medicine, can it? Could it be that Yang Guang could no longer tolerate the loneliness of the Crown Prince’s Palace, and wanted to quickly ascend the throne?

This thought caused me to have trouble sleeping the whole night, but in the end, I was still eliminated. Not to mention that the news of the emperor’s death had not been spread out for the past few days, just the emperor’s meals alone were hard to fool, there were naturally eunuchs in the palace who wanted to taste it first for him, it was almost impossible to get out of this predicament.

After secretly speculating for a few days, I decided to go to Yang Guang’s study room to take a look. Fortunately, I was able to find something.

Just as I reached the door of the study, I saw Yang Su hurrying out. As she was walking in a hurry, she almost bumped into me. He was startled.

“Greetings to your highness, the crown prince’s consort!”

“Prime Minister, you’re too polite.” In my heart, I felt an indescribable disgust towards Yang Su. I kept having the feeling that his arrival would definitely not be a good thing.

I happened to be standing at the window, which was ajar. I glanced sideways and saw Yang Guang tucking a small package into his sleeve. It was about the same size as what he had seen that night. Thus, Yang Su seemed to have deliberately come to deliver that small bag to Yang Guang.

“Chenqie has sent some tea over to Guanglang. Unfortunately, the prime minister is here as well.” I shifted my gaze from Yang Guang to Yang Su, wanting to see what trick the two of them were playing. It was a pity that Yang Su was an old Taoist, Yang Guang was an old man, I could not see anything.

“The Prime Minister is about to leave when his beloved concubine arrives. I happen to be thirsty.” As Yang Guang spoke, he waved his hand to signal for Yang Su to leave.

Yang Su left with large strides. I looked at his back and said:

“The Prime Minister is acting strange today, why does it seem like Chenqie is very nervous?”

“How could that be? Your beloved concubine must have seen wrongly. I don’t see anything strange about the Prime Minister. ” Yang Guang smiled faintly, giving me a meaningful look. In my heart, I was slightly startled, I only felt that although Yang Guang had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold.

After handing over the tea leaves, I casually helped him organize the books on the table. My eyes swept across the various documents on the table from time to time. Other than some insignificant memorials and military strategy books, I didn’t see anything suspicious.

After Yang Guang finished his tea, he reluctantly frowned, as if he was extremely worried, and said to me:

“My beloved concubine will go and get some good nourishment such as ginseng, swallow nest and so on. Tomorrow, I will enter the palace with you. royal father’s dragon body is damaged, and mother is no longer here. As children, we should do our best to be filial. ”

My heart was filled with astonishment. Recently, the Emperor has been indulging himself in his facial expression, it is inevitable that his dragon body has been damaged. But why did Yang Guang have such a filial piety?

“How is royal father?” I asked.

Yang Guang shook his head, looking extremely distressed.

“In recent days, you’ve always dropped out of court. You look extremely weak.” Although his face was heavy, his tone was very relaxed. He even stared out of the window absentmindedly, as if he was lost in thought.

I promised that I would go down and prepare, but there was always a trace of uneasiness in my heart. I had been used to seeing Yang Guang’s hidden dagger in his smile, and was cruel and insidious, so as long as I saw him act a little benevolent, I would instinctively think that he was plotting something.