Lord Prime Minister

The crown prince has been in the East Palace for ten days, and his feet are grounded, no one is allowed to visit, and all letters inside and outside are also forbidden.The emperor is always moody, it seems that this time he is really angry.

The people in the palace are also some good people. It has only been ten days, and the palace where Concubine Qing lives is already different from before. When I heard that the prince was canonized, there was a crowd of people, and the threshold was almost trampled. , and then the house was deserted, deserted and desolate.

Concubine Qing was originally just a court lady, and if she hadn't been lucky enough to be blessed by the emperor after drinking, she wouldn't have been able to fly to the top of a branch. Now she thinks she has climbed a high branch, but the native chicken is only a native chicken after all, and she even wants to become a phoenix.

Words like this have already begun to spread quietly among the court ladies and eunuchs. These people who have lived in the palace for most of their lives are all human spirits. If the trees fall and the monkeys scatter, there will be no permanent loyal ministers and support.

Mu Zihuai rejected the little eunuch's kindness, and after leaving the household department, he found a small road and headed towards the Qili Palace where Concubine Qing lived.

The deserted courtyard located in the southwestern corner of the harem experienced extreme luxury in just a few days and returned to the current desertedness. Mu Zihuai knocked on the side door, but no one answered. The door was unlocked and he pushed it open.

Inside the side door is the backyard of Qili Palace. The flowers in the garden are in full bloom, but leaves and withered petals are left on the ground and no one cares about it. It is a bit decadent after the extreme splendor.

I walked along the path for a while, but I didn't meet anyone.Sure enough, it was the same as what I thought, but it was convenient for him, so he didn't have to worry about causing other troubles.

Just after coming out of the backyard, there was a slight singing sound from the supposedly quiet courtyard, which sounded very refreshing in the early morning.

Mu Zihuai followed the singing, walked around several rooms, and saw a figure in blue clothes standing in the small pavilion in the front yard, where the singing came from.

There is another rumor in the palace besides the emperor getting drunk and being lucky to concubine Qing. Back then, the emperor was drinking while admiring the moon alone, and ordered someone to call noble concubine Lan to come, but the little eunuch who went to summon her did not return for a long time. Let each of the court ladies present sing a song to relieve boredom, and Concubine Qing was one of the court ladies present at that time.

Under the moonlight, Concubine Qing sang with her sleeves fluttering, she lowered her head slightly because of her shyness, and sang in a low voice with her blushing face. Concubine Qing, who was still a court lady, was directly canonized as a concubine the next day.

It was just that later it was rumored that Concubine Qing didn't know how to please and was neglected by the emperor. I don't know when she stopped singing.

A few months later, Concubine Qing quietly gave birth to a prince. Everyone thought that Concubine Qing would be honored by her mother, so she regained their favor. Unexpectedly, the fourth prince was cowardly and incompetent by nature, and Concubine Qing was not false to the emperor. The mother and child were completely forgotten by everyone.

The people in the booth were still singing in a low voice, without lyrics, just simply humming, the low voice sounded very comfortable, there was no one around, Mu Zihuai didn't step forward to disturb, just stood aside and listened quietly.

Concubine Qing sang softly, her wide cuffs swaying gently with the breeze, as if a gust of wind would blow her away.

Singing and singing, the voice became lower and lower, intermittently, and gradually turned into sobbing, mixed with the singing, and finally felt that I no longer sang, but just hung my head and began to cry.

Standing outside the pavilion, Mu Zihuai didn't know whether he should go forward or not. After thinking and thinking, he decided to wait for Concubine Qing's crying voice to fade away before speaking.

"Concubine Qing."

Concubine Qing obviously didn't expect that there was someone behind her. Everyone who could leave these days had left, and she was left quiet. The only maid beside her was also sent out of the palace by her to take care of Miss Yue. There should be no one in this beautiful palace. Unexpectedly, a man's voice suddenly appeared.

"Who are you?" The man looked very young, and he was wearing the dark blue coat of a fifth-rank official, which he had never seen before.Is it the new official who is slow and doesn't see the emperor's heart?Or come to take the opportunity to ridicule?

"Mu Zihuai, deputy academician of the Imperial Academy, is here to visit the imperial concubine Qing under the tutelage of Miss Yuebi." Mu Zihuai bowed his hands and said word by word.

Concubine Qing heard that Yue Bi had invited her, she thought for a while, and raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Lord Mu, follow me in and talk."

Mu Zihuai saluted again, and waited for Concubine Qing to come out of the small pavilion and moved to the hall behind with small steps, then slowly got up to follow.

"You said you were invited by Yue Bi, do you have any evidence?" Concubine Qing sat in the upper seat, her face was no longer the same as when she was crying before, but she was indifferent and deserted.

Mu Zihuai shook his head, looking all over the hall, there was no one else except Concubine Qing. "Miss Yuebi has been properly settled in the city, and begged me to save the prince's life. I don't know what the imperial concubine Qing can do?"

Concubine Qing took a closer look at Mu Zihuai, and saw that his expression was open and calm. Few people knew about Yue Bi and the prince. The man who appeared suddenly claimed that Yue Bi had invited him, but she never knew Yan Yuebi still knew such a person, and he was able to do such a head-scratching thing for her.Suspicion suddenly arose, the expression on his face also cooled down, and he opened his mouth to issue an order to evict the guest.

"Lord Mu may have found the wrong person. The prince is safe and sound, so there is no need for you to worry about it."

Mu Zihuai had expected this outcome a long time ago, so he had no choice but to say: "When Miss Yue begged me, she once said that in order to save the crown prince, even if it is her life, even the child in her womb can be given up. It's time, Concubine Qing lost more than just a son."

Concubine Qing was shocked, she didn't know Yue Bi was thinking this way, she sent someone to take care of her just to prevent her from doing stupid things, she didn't expect that she still had such thoughts.

And Yue Bi was pregnant with the prince's son, she didn't tell even the maidservant about it...

"Since this is the case, what good plan does Lord Mu have?"

Mu Zihuai shook his head, "Not yet." Then he continued: "Now the prince has not left the palace for ten days, even if someone wants to convict the prince, there is no time, so it is better to make preparations first, and if the time comes It’s good to be prepared.”

"When Hong Guang told me that the Empress would not blame him, I felt that there was something wrong, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. Now that the Empress, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince are in charge of the government alone, even if I want to save Hong Guang, I can't help it. How to save it?" Concubine Qing lowered her head slightly when she said this, the sourness between her brows that had receded just now appeared again.

Mu Zihuai felt a little guilty when he heard Concubine Qing mentioning the prince, and moved his body. "As far as I know, His Highness the Crown Prince has never returned since he left the palace as an adult. Concubine Qing is willing to give it a go for His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Concubine Qing was slightly taken aback by these words, and then smiled slowly. "If I didn't cherish my child, how could I drink the poisoned wine given by the queen, and I would not be able to sing for the rest of my life."

Mu Zihuai was startled, no wonder Concubine Qing never sang since then, she just hummed in a low voice just now, it turned out that she could not sing because of poisoned wine, and the next person who forced Concubine Qing to drink poison was the empress .

From this point of view, the Qing imperial concubine is not as indifferent and ignorant of world affairs as she appears on the surface.To be able to survive under the empress's hands and give birth to a prince, and the mother and child have been safe for more than [-] years, this is not something ordinary people can do.

Mu Zihuai couldn't help but took a deep breath in his heart, a thought came to his mind, maybe it was because of Concubine Qing's intention to fall out of favor with the emperor in the first place, in order to successfully give birth to the fourth prince, it may also be the reason for the fourth prince to grow up smoothly After a lot of effort, he endured the pain and let the fourth prince go out of the palace to become king, and they haven't seen each other for nearly ten years.If it is true, this courage is enough to make Mu Zihuai respectful.

"Concubine Qing, the matter of the crown prince needs to be handled carefully, a slight negligence will lead to a big mistake, only you and I know at this time, don't tell others."

"I know." Concubine Qing nodded and said, she was really courageous.

"If there is any news in the future, I will tell my mother, and please rest assured." This place cannot stay for long, Mu Zihuai stood up and said goodbye.

Concubine Qing also stood up, although she still had some mistrust in this person who suddenly expressed her desire to help, but now that the arrow is on the line, she and the prince are like birds and beasts in a cage, even if it is a weak straw, it can save lives effect.

"Master Mu's kindness, I am grateful."

Saying that, Concubine Qing bent her knees and was about to kneel down, Mu Zihuai quickly grabbed her. "Concubine Qing, get up quickly, I don't know if I can help you, I also have selfish intentions, I can't bear such a big gift."

Concubine Qing was dragged by Mu Zihuai, so she had to turn to Fushen, and thanked again with excitement. "Thank you, Lord Mu."

Mu Zihuai stopped talking and hurriedly left Qili Palace along the way he came.

The loss of the imperial decree ended quietly after the prince was banned for half a month, but the supporters who left did not come back. The East Palace where the prince lived and the Qili Palace where the concubine Qing lived were still so deserted, but both mother and son seemed to feel the coldness and looked after themselves. He stayed in the palace and did nothing.

This day, Mu Zihuai just got the news from the population sent by Yuebi, saying that he has settled down and found a place to live in seclusion in the future.Mu Zihuai and the others had no other plan, so they could only let that person go back first.

The messenger had just left, and the prince and concubine, who had been summoned by the empress early in the morning, had just returned from the palace. They stepped into the palace one after the other, with the prince in front and the concubine following behind.

As soon as Huangfu Yunhua entered the door, he saw Mu Zihuai standing in the center of the yard, and called him to stop, with a serious expression on his face. "Zihuai, go to my bedroom later."

Mu Zihuai was still worried about whether the person who sent the message would be discovered, so he was suddenly stopped by the prince, thought for a while, and nodded.

After Huangfu Yunhua finished speaking, he strode across Mu Zihuai, and went directly to the backyard without waiting for the concubine behind him.

Xu Caicai's heart has been in a mess since she came out of the palace, and what the Empress Empress said to her alone made her a little frightened, she couldn't evade it, but she had to agree.

Under the princess's luxurious clothes, Xu Caicai took a deep breath. The things that had been hidden in her hands were already soaked in sweat. Just thinking about that kind of thing made a layer of sweat break out on her back.

After getting off the carriage, Xu Caicai was still a little absent-minded, the thoughts in her mind were swinging from side to side, making her at a loss, she didn't even notice that the prince left her and got off the carriage by himself.

Struggling in his heart, he walked into the palace, to be instantly pulled back from his scattered thoughts by the prince's words.

Looking up, the prince is asking Mu Zihuai, an official who lives in the mansion, to go to his bedroom. What makes her more concerned is that the prince calls himself "I", not the king.

The prince treats the male favorites in the mansion like this, so what is he?

Xu Caicai clenched her fists tightly, and the thing in her hand made a red mark on her palm.

"See the princess."

Mu Zihuai bowed his hands and saluted, Xu Caicai didn't even look at him, and walked straight past, her back straightened under her fine clothes, and a trace of determination was on her face.

Mu Zihuai made another cold face, feeling a little strange at once, remembering what the prince said just now, he walked towards the Green Bamboo Garden again.