with words in mind

Chapter 80 The Case of Bai Ling Palace Maid 1
After Qi Ming was forced to leave, Yan Mo followed the prince to the East Palace.

At this moment, the garden in the East Palace is full of spring, the bluegrass is fragrant, and the swifts on the beam fluttered their wings and flew by. Just like Qijin's state of mind, he led the guard Yan into the inner courtyard. People were very happy when they thought it was the crown prince who won the trophy from King Yi'an.

"Are you alright? Why don't you let me check your pulse?" After the two of them were seated, Qi Jin asked with a look at the guard Yan's face.

"Brother Jin, don't worry, the moment just now has passed, and there is nothing to do now." Yan Huweizhan replied with a smile.

"That's fine." Seeing Yanmo's normal face, Qijin looked light and light, observing her, the familiar eyebrows have changed a little now, the bright eyes are still the same as before, when seeing the fake beard, Qijin slightly Disgusted, "Your beard is really."

"Brother Jin, don't make fun of me!" Thinking of the stickiness of the fake beard, Yan Mo couldn't help showing dead fish eyes and looked back at the prince.

Qijin: "Okay, I won't make fun of you. There are too many affairs in the morning. I'm afraid you will be hungry. I asked Bai Xue and Lan Xue to prepare lunch early."

Yan Huwei: "Brother Jin, no, His Royal Highness! Although the inner and outer courtyards are different, after all, there are many people with different eyes, so as to avoid others' suspicion, the subordinates should still have dinner with the guards in the palace."

"Do you really want to have dinner with them?" Lan Xue came in with a plate of Longjing Crisp and put it on the coffee table.Bai Xue followed behind, carrying all kinds of delicious food.

After settling down, the delicious food was fragrant, especially the plate of grilled chicken, which Yan Huwei swallowed a few times.
"Sit down and eat with peace of mind." The Crown Prince smiled, "It's okay, you are Brother Ming's bodyguard, there are some special treatment, and those palace servants won't notice anything."

"." Guard Yan was really moved when he saw the food, "Okay, after the meal, please, Your Highness, show me the terrain in the palace." After speaking, guard Yan wanted to squeeze Lan Xue's face again, but saw the other party. Dodge!
"Don't forget that you are a man now, don't arbitrarily adjust the maidservants in Xidong Palace!" Lan Xue hides her pink fingers that are stretched out in the air, looking estranged.

Yan Huwei: "Are you still angry? Yesterday was my fault. Lan Xue, you have a lot, so don't bother with me."

"My subordinates don't dare! The blasting damage is nothing but Master An's porcelain, the black iron pot in the north, and the bamboo utensils in the Hongkan workshop." Lan Xue said with a cold expression, as if counting guilt. "Truffles from Nanjiao Country, cloverleaf from Dali, Perilla from the Western Regions, sweet fruits from Western Xinjiang, and lychees from the South are nothing else!"

"Ha ha ha" The corners of Yan Weiwei's mouth twitched, "It must be a rare thing, you really should be angry with me"

"Lan Xue." The prince called out.

Lan Xue instantly regained her composure, and respectfully said to the two: "It's the subordinate who has overstepped."

"Eh~" After Yan Mo helped Lan Xue up, he approached the prince and said softly, "Brother Jin, I still want to have a good relationship with them, don't be a disservice!" After saying that, he winked at the prince.

"." The prince lowered his eyes and smiled, and said softly to Lan Xuebaixue, "Go back."

"Yes." The two exited silently, leaving the prince and Yan Mo to start their meal.

Prince: "Yan guard wants to visit the palace because he is afraid that the East Palace will be bored?"

Guard Yan avoided the Prince's gaze, biting the chicken leg and said, "Your Highness is joking, subordinate. It is rare to enter the palace. I want to familiarize myself with the terrain of the palace, so as not to get lost and cause you trouble."

The prince heard the hesitation in Yan Mo's words, and frowned: "Just now, you and Ming brother said that entering the palace is not easy, you can't miss this opportunity, but what are your plans?"

Yan Huwei put down the chicken legs, looked at the prince, and then lowered his eyes and said, "The prince also went through hardships back then, and I still have unsolved mysteries."

"You want to find out who was behind the scenes?!" The prince was excited and knocked over the teacup, "No way! You."

"Brother Jin!" Guard Yan grabbed the crown prince's wrist and shook his head.

In case the partition wall has ears, he shouldn't be so excited. Thinking of this, the crown prince clenched his palms subconsciously, thinking, I finally changed my identity and came back alive, maybe I shouldn't involve you in the palace. As far as you are concerned , it's safer outside
"I know Brother Jin is worried about my safety, but this is something I must accomplish." Guard Yan stared at the prince and said resolutely, "Brother Jin, you have to help me!"

"I. I don't want to lose you again." The prince looked sad and looked back at Yan Mo.
Yan Huwei: "Brother Jin, don't worry, I'm no longer the kid I used to be. With the help of you and the fox, I'll be fine."

The prince held Yan Mo's hands and said, "No! You shouldn't be involved in it, let it go! This way you can live your life smoothly!"

Yan Huwei looked at the prince for a long time, his eyes filled with pity, and said, "The seventy lives lost in those days included my relatives and my friends. How can I let go of their tragic deaths, the mastermind behind the scenes may still be watching closely. With you and the fox, we can't hide forever, can we?"

Prince: "I would rather hide forever"

Yan Huwei clenched the prince's wrist and said nervously, "If the black hand behind the scenes is really a force in the palace, do you want me to watch your head in a different place? I've been inquiring about the people in the past few years, but there are very few clues I have gained. It looks like this. Come, there is a great possibility that the mastermind behind the scenes is someone in the palace!"

"You don't understand!" The prince shook off the guard's hand, suddenly got up and turned his back, "You could have lived comfortably, yes, you could have indulged in the rivers and lakes without wading in troubled waters!"

"Brother Jin, that's the warmth I once had, my family, and now your situation may be in danger. How can I be stubborn and wanton all alone?" Yan Huwei said and came to the prince and confronted him. look!
"." The prince frowned and stared at Yan Mo for a long time, and suddenly felt unwell, "cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!"

"Brother Jin?" Guard Yan supported him, "what's the matter with you?"

"Cough cough. It's alright. Cough cough cough. It'll be fine in a while." The prince slowly sat down.
"I've always wanted to ask. Why are you so thin, Brother Jin? The last time I saw you in the palace, you looked like this!" Yan Huwei said nervously.

"Nothing. The old illness is nothing." The prince grabbed Yan Mo's hand and pulled her into the seat, "After dinner, since you insist, I will show you the palace." He stabilized his mind and suppressed the illness. , began to eat silently
Yan Huwei saw that his symptoms had eased, but he didn't want to say more. Although he was worried, he didn't want to force him, so he ate quietly.

After lunch, Bai Xue brought the medicinal soup, and after the prince took it, he walked around the palace with the guard.

"This is the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Palace. Come in with this palace." The prince led the guard Yan into the room. Seeing that the queen mother was taking a nap, he motioned the guard to stay where he was, and stepped forward to the seat himself, like a child. Lying down, waiting for the queen mother to wake up
The queen mother took a few breaths. After a while, she woke up and squinted to see the prince looking at her with a bright smile.
"Grandma Huang." The prince called out well.

"Ah Jin'er" With the help of the crown prince, the queen mother sat up slowly, "I heard that you are giving your father and emperor the government recently?"

Prince: "Yes, grandma, grandson also wants to take care of the father and the emperor."

The queen mother showed a gratified smile: "My Jin'er has grown up. I heard that you have settled the trouble that the emperor was unable to settle. Grandma Huang is relieved that the future will be in your hands, Grandma Huang can rest assured!"

Prince: "It's worthy of the society, my grandson still has a lot to learn. In fact, the troublesome grandson was handed over to the second emperor's younger brother."

"Ming'er?" The Queen Mother was slightly surprised, "Jin'er, did you do this on purpose?"

Prince: "The second emperor's younger brother is outstanding. With him helping his grandson, his grandson can do more with less."

Empress Dowager: "Hey, it is precisely because Ming'er is so intelligent that he resembles the emperor of the past, that the emperor drove him to build his own mansion early. So that those who have the heart can stop thinking! Your move, I am afraid that the court will be disturbed in the future. ah"

Prince: "Grandma Huang, brother Ming has been secretly helping grandson these years. You know that if he has the heart, grandson is no longer the prince."

Empress Dowager: "Because of this, you shouldn't recruit him back to the court, just send him when you need him from time to time."

Prince: "The emperor's grandmother can rest assured, the grandson has a story in his heart, and younger brother Ming has a clear mind, and he has protected the grandson's life several times. The court's people are treacherous. With the support of my grandson, my grandson is more confident."

The Empress Dowager: "Okay, Grandma Huang knows what you have in mind. I'm afraid Ming'er doesn't like the life in the palace. I don't want to see the Grandma Aijia more."

Prince: "Grandma Huang, where did you say you are! We are all your grandchildren, how can anyone dislike you?!"

"Haha~" The Queen Mother laughed, "No matter what the Ai family is, as long as Jin'er likes Grandma Huang!"

"Grandson likes Grandma the most!"

Yan Mo on the side heard the meaning of this conversation. It seems that there are many reasons for the fox to leave the palace and build the mansion. Why does the queen mother say that the fox does not want to see her more?
"Huh?" The queen mother noticed the guard Yan who was standing tall and straight, and asked the prince, "This child is."

The prince looked at the guard, and smiled at the queen mother: "She is my handle! With her around, Brother Ming has a lot of scruples in his heart."

Empress Dowager: "Oh, so he is the guard you asked Ming'er for?"

Prince: "That's right, but it's only been less than half a day. Nothing in the palace can't be hidden from the imperial grandma!"

The empress dowager said to the guard: "Come, come closer and let Aijia take a look."

Yan Huwei respectfully stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said, "My subordinates see the Queen Mother."

"Get up, Aijia and take a look, yo, you look good when you are born, but this beard is a little sloppy." The Queen Mother frowned.

After standing up, the guard said, "Back to the empress dowager, the subordinates are born with pale faces, and having a beard can make them more masculine, so beards, subordinates can't be shaved!"

"Ahahaha~" The queen mother laughed heartily, "This child is interesting! Aijia didn't ask you to shave it, just repair it, don't cover up your appearance, so that I can find a good marriage for you in the future. !"

Yan Huwei looked at the prince who had been smiling at him, and said respectfully on his knees, "Thank you, the queen mother, for thinking about it."

The queen mother continued to laugh: "Hey! Get up, you will help the prince a lot in the future, which one marriage will benefit you!"

Guard Yan rolled his eyes slightly as he listened, and said respectfully, "This subordinate respectfully obeys the decree."

After talking with the queen mother, they left the Ci'an Palace. The prince took the guards one by one through Xile Palace of Concubine Xun, Qingque Palace of Concubine Li, Xing'e Palace of Concubine Wu Gui. garden.
The two walked on the empty stone ground, and the prince gestured with his eyes: "Those are the Imperial Guards. Except for the palace gate, there are the most guards near the Qinzheng Hall."

Yan Huwei looked around and asked, "I just passed by the palace of concubines, why is there no queen?"

Prince: "Since the death of Empress Xiaochun, the father and emperor have no longer established an empress. Now the harem is led by the concubine, the concubine."

Yan Huwei: "Empress Xiaochun? But your Highness's mother?"

"No, my mother-in-law is Concubine Qin, the Queen Mother's niece with a different surname. Empress Xiaochun did not leave a child or half a daughter. I heard that she was a childhood playmate of the father, and she was only eighteen or nine years old when she died." The prince looked up at the sky and continued, "The father and the emperor did this for me. Without the queen, there would be no direct son, and as the eldest son, and the queen mother's protection, the ownership of the crown prince is naturally clear."

Yan Huwei: "Then Concubine Qin"

"Mother concubine is weak and passed away within a few years after giving birth to me." The prince took out the sachet in his arms and rubbed it, "I can't remember what she looked like. If she was still alive, the father would have sealed her. She's the queen."

Yan Huwei looked at the somewhat familiar sachet and said, "Your Highness. Don't be sad, Concubine Qin must hope to see you in peace in the spirit of heaven."

The prince smiled and said: "Yeah. You are right, you can't let the concubine see me like this." He put away the sachet, looked up at the palace, and explained to the guards, "This is the cold palace, Further past is the west gate of the palace."

Guard Yan glanced, the palace door was locked, and there was no life. It was still in the afternoon, and there was still a bit of warmth. If it was night, it would be even colder here.
"Okay, the main palaces are basically finished, some small halls and small rooms, I will show you to get acquainted later." The prince said and led the guard back to the East Palace.

In the evening, the prince placed Guard Yan in the guest room closest to his bedroom, next to Lan Xue and Bai Xue's room.

Yan Mo finally took off the disguise as a guard, and Lan Xue brought a few sets of women's clothes: "This is the robe that His Highness prepared for you, choose the one you like and keep it."

Yan Mo took a general look and chose two sets that were convenient for action to stay. Lan Xue took the remaining robes and returned to the Prince's Palace to report.

The prince smiled at the Huafu who was not selected: "Sure enough, she likes warm colors and sleeves, and these should be returned to the Shang Palace Bureau."

"Yes." Lan Xuedering retreated.

The prince came to the window sill, the yard was quietly swaying with flowers, filled with a slight fragrance, and a graceful figure was reflected on the window edge of the adjacent house. She was sitting quietly with her cheeks supported, thinking about something. At this moment, the prince's heart was contradictory. With Yan Mo's presence, he felt more peace in his heart, but because of her presence, he felt that the quietness in the palace was just an appearance.
Inside the Yi'an Prince's Mansion, the half-rolled curtain seeped candlelight, and Qi Ming was speechless. After finishing the official business at hand, he took out a document and opened it with Zhu Qi's life story written. This person is Qi Ming. The selected candidate for the new county magistrate of Anyan Town.

He put away the documents, stood in front of the window, looked at the night sky and sighed: "The moon is bright at night, but Yiren is not there. The flowers and leaves in the empty courtyard are faint, and it is difficult for the hair to fall into a dream. But it was only the first day, and my heart was already so empty. Yan'er. "

Sitting on the big tree in the courtyard, Xiao Ren was nibbling on a steamed bun. Seeing Qi Ming standing blankly in front of the window, he couldn't help shaking his head and muttering to himself, "It's hard to understand, even if you're as smart as a master, you're not immune. I know if the princess will be able to come back after entering the palace this time."

In the cold palace, which is completely different from Fannuan, the dead branches are trembling, the tree lines are twisted, and the wind-disturbed door creaks and the dead leaves are rolled up, and there are three hanged white-clothed female corpses!Clothes are flying around!It seems that there is no bone inside, and it attracts the soul! !

(End of this chapter)