The nine princesses of the East Palace

When I got back to the palace, I took a nap, and as soon as I got up, Yong Niang told me that elder sister Mingyue had just sent someone to deliver cakes to me.

I find it a little strange, there are all kinds of cakes in the Eastern Palace, sister Mingyue will not send someone to bring the cakes, she must have something to tell me?But if she wants to see me, she can come to me directly...

I always felt that something was wrong, so I quickly asked Yong Niang to bring those pastries.After dismissing all the maids, I opened the pastries piece by piece to have a look, and sure enough, I found a note inside, which said: "I will leave the palace with my father tonight, so there is no need to see them off."

I put the note in the brazier and burn it.Sister Mingyue must have failed to settle a deal with the emperor, so she had to leave overnight.In this way, I can't go see her off, so as not to cause trouble for her, I just hope that she can leave safely, and don't be so depressed like now.

All afternoon, I was a little restless, worried that something might go wrong.

It was dark, and with the darkness came, there were squalls and showers.It seems that it is not a good omen.How could Sister Mingyue manage to walk under such heavy rain?

"Why do you eat so little today?" Seeing that I didn't have much food, Li Chengyin asked.

I said, "I don't know if Sister Mingyue has left safely at this moment."

Li Chengyin paused for a moment while picking up vegetables, and then said, "I'm afraid, it won't be that easy."

Li Chengyin's complexion was a little dignified, and I was a little more worried.

"However, life and death are often just a matter of thought, I just hope she can see it better this time." Seeing that I was worried, Li Chengyin said again.

"What is life and death? Can you stop beating around the bush, I'm dying of anxiety." I tugged at his sleeve and said.

Li Chengyin said: "Mr. Chai is gone, I asked Pei Zhao to lead people to search everywhere, but they couldn't find it. I heard that Father Emperor once summoned him, at this moment... I'm afraid it's more or less ominous."

"Mr. Chai? What does this have to do with Mr. Chai?"

Li Chengyin said: "Mr. Chai is Chen Guipin's biological father."

"Ah?" I was a little shocked, but more concerned, "Sister Mingyue said that she would go with her father. If Mr. Chai doesn't come, I'm afraid she will wait forever. I'll go find her now." As I said that, I stood up and wanted to go outside.

"and many more……"

"I can't wait... I'm late, I'm afraid something will happen." I said.

Li Chengyin found a thick cloak, put it on me, and took an umbrella, "I'll go with you."

"Then let's go." I said.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the umbrella was big enough, so our clothes and shoes were still completely wet, but at the moment, we can't take care of that much anymore.

Yishui Palace is far away from the East Palace, so we walked quickly, but we still walked for a quarter of an hour.But the maid on duty in Yishui Palace told us that elder sister Mingyue was not in the palace, and she had been away for half an hour.

"It's raining so heavily, where can she go?" I whispered to Li Chengyin.

"Don't worry, I'll ask Pei Zhao to take someone to look for it again." Li Chengyin said, "Let's go back first, your shoes and clothes are wet, you need to change them, otherwise you will easily catch the wind and cold."

I'm not afraid of the wind and cold, I just hope that sister Mingyue is safe.

Back in the East Palace, Li Chengyin asked someone to prepare hot water for me to take a bath, and he took the person out by himself.

He went for a long time, I finished taking a bath, and waited for more than half an hour, but he still hasn't come back.

I was a little ready to move, and when I wanted to go out to look for someone again, he finally came back, drenched in the water, and his hair was oozing water.

"How is it? Any news?" I took a towel and asked while drying his hair.

Li Cheng Yin said: "She went to the father's side, and she is playing the pipa and singing for the father at the moment."

"Did you see her? Did she say anything to you?" I asked.

"No, it's not convenient for me to go to Emperor Father's bedroom." Li Cheng Yin said.

I thought so too, the emperor and his concubine are in the bedroom, as the crown prince, Li Chengyin is really inconvenient to ask to see him... we can only wait until tomorrow.

I didn't ask any more questions, seeing Li Cheng Yin's whole body was soaked, I hurriedly urged him to take a bath and change clothes.

On such a rainy night, even though the earth dragon was burned and the big quilt was covered, I still felt surprisingly cold, it was so cold to the bone, I had no choice but to cuddle up against Li Chengyin.

"Why are you so afraid of the cold tonight? Have you drank the ginger soup?" Li Cheng Yin asked while hugging me.

"No. I don't want to drink it." I was anxious like an ant on a hot pot before, and I didn't want to drink ginger soup.

"I'll ask Yong Niang to cook it." Li Cheng Yin said without hesitation.

"No need to cook," I said, "I'm much better, I'm not cold anymore."

Li Chengyin got up and said: "I feel cold, you drink with me." After he finished speaking, he opened the door and went out.

Not long after, Yong Niang cooked ginger soup, although I didn't want to drink it, Li Cheng Yin forced me to drink it.After drinking it, my body really felt a lot warmer. I couldn't fall asleep at first, but after drinking ginger soup, I fell asleep without knowing it.

The next day, the rain stopped, but the weather was gloomy.I got up early, and when I got up, I asked Timo to dress me up and change my clothes. I wanted to go to Yishui Palace to see if Sister Mingyue was back and whether it was safe.

But before I went out, Yong Niang said: "Crown Concubine, Chen Guifei... is gone..."

"No... gone?" No more, is it dead?how could be?Didn't Li Chengyin say last night that sister Mingyue was still playing pipa and singing in the emperor's bedroom yesterday?

"It's true." Yong Niang said with a suppressed voice, "Last night, Chen Guifei stayed in His Majesty's bedroom as an attendant, and this morning His Majesty woke up to find Chen Guifei hanging from the rafters in front of the bed with a lump on her stomach. There was a long sword stuck in it, blood flowed all over the ground, His Majesty fainted on the spot when he saw it, and the imperial physicians are still treating him now. This matter can't be suppressed, it has already spread in the palace."

I was so startled that I almost fell off my chair.

Something must have happened to Mr. Chai, and sister Mingyue found out, so she went to the emperor.The only family member was gone, and she didn't want to live anymore, but she didn't know how to vent her anger, so she left in this decisive way...

"Where is Your Highness?" After a long time, I calmed down a little and asked.

Yong Niang said: "As soon as something happened at your majesty's end, your majesty led people to rush there, and it's been almost an hour."

"I'll take a look too." I said.

Yong Niang stopped me and said: "Your Highness has explained, let the Crown Princess stay away from the East Palace for the time being, everything will be discussed after he comes back."

So I sat on the swing in front of the Lizheng Hall and waited. I don't know how long I waited, but the day was indescribably long.

When it was almost noon, Li Chengyin finally came back, I almost rushed over and asked: "Yong Niang said, sister Mingyue is gone, is it true?"

Li Chengyin held my hand and nodded his head slightly, "Royal father probably didn't expect that she was such a strong woman, she used the sword left to her by Mr. Chai to kill herself. Father The emperor has been severely stimulated this time, and he is still not sober."

I don't know what to say, I just feel extremely uncomfortable.

Li Chengyin patted me on the back and gently hugged me, "This is her choice, maybe she would rather leave like this than live alone."