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Chapter 58 The Worried Queen Mother

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the palaces and pavilions are silent.

The white birds and birds jumped forward one by one along the battlements of the palace wall. When they met someone, they stopped and tilted their heads to look at them. Their eyes were full of words——so boring~
Ye Jingtang was wearing a black brocade robe, walking on the city wall with his waist knife in his hand, he had walked around the imperial city before he knew it, and met Shang Jianli and other chief arresters once.

The buildings inside the palace walls are surrounded by flowers and trees, it is difficult to see the scene between the houses, but the sound can be heard in the dead of night.

Walking around the imperial city, you can confirm that the buildings next to the city wall are full of maids and eunuchs doing odd jobs. There are more people on the south wall of the imperial city, while the north wall on the back is sparsely populated.

In the northwest corner of the imperial city, there is a large garden, which should be the imperial garden, and there are some lights in the nearby palace.

Ye Jingtang wandered around for a long time, feeling that there was no risk, so he acted as if he had noticed something strange, flitted across the palace wall, and fell into the vicinity of Fushou Palace.

Behind the wall is the laundry room. You can see that there are many clothes hanging, all of which are women's, some of which are quite gorgeous, and the sound of breathing can be heard in the room.

Ye Jingtang walked through the building, pretending to be on patrol, and looked around generously to see if there was a secret sentry here.

After walking like this for a while, the scenery I saw gradually became more and more elegant, and a rather gorgeous hall appeared in front of me, and the thousand-year-old ginkgo, which was beautiful in the forest, was in the courtyard behind the hall.

There are many court ladies living between the buildings, and most of them have already fallen asleep.

Ye Jingtang saw that there were so many people in the underground palace, he couldn't help feeling worried, so he didn't want to sneak in rashly, so he observed the situation of the palace first from the outside.

From the top of the corridor, you can see the lights in the hall, the window on the left is open, there are flowers and trees outside the window, and a tea bed inside the window.

There was a candle lamp on the tea table, and there was a noble lady in a dark red home dress, sitting dignifiedly and elegantly, holding a paintbrush and drawing on the paper.

Beside him is a beautiful court lady, looking eagerly.

Ye Jingtang looked carefully, and it could be seen that the lady's figure was quite graceful, her kneeling posture showed her full buttocks to the fullest, and her skirt was quite eye-catching.

As for the face, it was charming and charming, no age could be discerned, the brows were naturally noble, and the pair of almond eyes were large, shining brightly under the candlelight, like two stars in the night sky.

Although the lady's appearance and temperament are extraordinary, she is a big car that can make a young man spurt three liters of blood by biting her lips lightly.

But Ye Jingtang's trip was not as a flower picker, his mind was full of "Song of the Dragon", he didn't pay attention to these advantages, he just observed the clothes, wanted to see who this mysterious lady was, what she was doing, and whether she had a chance to wear it. Go through the main hall to the back garden.

The glamorous lady is obviously painting, as for the content of the painting...

Ye Jingtang squinted his eyes and looked at it. It was obvious that it was a portrait. Judging by his painting level:
The painting is really good, it looks like a person...

Why is there a big bag drawn on the shoulder?
Understood, shoulder the sun and the moon!The idea is really extraordinary...

Why cut off half?

Oh... so the drawing is crooked...

Can't you add some flowers and plants as decoration...

Ye Jingtang looked at it strangely, but before he understood it, a voice sounded not far away:

"My lord, you are in the wrong place."

In a blink of an eye, a middle-aged woman came out from behind the flower bed. She looked ordinary, dressed as a court lady, with an official knife hanging from her waist and a hidden guard belt.

Yejingtang was patrolling in an upright manner, so he naturally didn't panic when he saw this, and immediately walked out of the shadows.
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Inside the hall, the empress dowager, who was cutting paper with a knife, heard the sound and looked out the window:
"Yang Lan, what's wrong?"

Turning his head, he found a figure appeared in the corridor under the moonlight.

The Empress Dowager took a closer look, and she could see that the figure was a man, dressed in a black brocade robe, and also hung a dark guard brand on his waist, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a stern demeanor, and bowed his hands solemnly:

"At Xiaye Jingtang, I was ordered by King Jing to inspect Miyagi. It's my first time entering the palace, and I'm not familiar with the terrain..."

Nightmare? !

When the Empress Dowager heard the name, she was surprised at first, and then she was stunned!
I looked down at the 'lifelike' portrait of a handsome man...

Oh my God!

The empress dowager secretly thought something was wrong, she quickly lifted the portrait and hid it behind her waist.

Hongyu next to her nodded secretly when she saw this—the empress dowager reacted very quickly, knowing that such ghostly symbols should not be seen as a joke by outsiders...

The dark guard Yang Lan looked serious, looked at Ye Jingtang, and asked:

"Hei Ya entered the palace to help defend, when two people are together, why are you alone?"

Ye Jingtang responded frankly: "I am not the general arrester of the black government. I was temporarily called to inspect Miyagi yesterday after I rescued Prince Jing yesterday. I did not arrange a companion."

Yang Lan still wanted to ask, but the empress dowager at the back had already opened her mouth and said:

"I know him, Yang Lan, you should step back."

Seeing this, Yang Lan stopped talking, turned around and saluted:
"No. It's getting late, the queen mother should go to bed earlier."

Said and disappeared into the garden.

Queen Mother...

Ye Jingtang was slightly startled when he heard this title, he didn't expect this beautiful young lady to be the 'mother queen' of Prince Jing and the Empress.

No wonder he lives in such a big palace, and there are experts around him to protect him all the time. In this way, it is almost impossible to go to the back of the palace to dig "Dragon Calling Picture"...

Ye Jingtang stood calmly in the veranda, and bowed:
"See Empress Dowager, I'm new here, I'm not familiar with the terrain, so I rushed in rashly, please forgive me, Empress Dowager."

The empress dowager was sitting upright on the couch, looking very dignified, but she was panicked to death inside, after all, she was just imitating Prince Jing's picture of a handsome man.

If Ye Jingtang sees it, when the Empress Dowager draws his portrait here at night...

Wouldn't she have to be regarded as a dissatisfied and impatient queen mother?

The queen mother coughed lightly, and put on a dignified and serious look:

"Yejingtang, what did you see just now?"

Saw you draw...

The drawing is okay, but I don't understand it...

Ye Jingtang has no calligraphy and painting skills, no flattery, and responded in a serious manner:
"There is no abnormality in the palace. I was patrolling around, and when I got here, I was stopped by that adult. I hope the empress dowager will forgive me for the offense."

Seeing that Ye Jingtang didn't look weird, the empress dowager felt a little relieved, but she was still worried.

Because of where Ye Jingtang was standing, he could completely see what she was drawing just now.

The empress dowager couldn't ask about this matter, so she said seriously:
"I have a special status. If you rush in tonight, no matter what you see, you'd better keep your mouth shut. If there are rumors outside, I won't let you go."

Ye Jingtang sincerely nodded: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I just pretend I haven't been here before."

The empress dowager raised her hand slightly: "Back off, if you visit this place in the future, you should greet the maid in advance, and don't come in rashly."

"As ordered, I will take my leave."

Ye Jingtang ran away in a hurry.

The Empress Dowager sat down dignifiedly, and only when the main hall became completely quiet did she secretly heave a sigh of relief. She took out the portrait from behind her waist and looked at it, feeling very embarrassed...

And Hongyu behind her was still eagerly looking at the veranda:

"Queen Mother, this guard is the young master who was in Prince Jing's carriage yesterday, right? He looks so handsome~"

"Handsome, what handsome? Nympho..."

The Empress Dowager thought for a moment, unfolded the portrait and asked:

"Hongyu, what do you think of this painting, and the guard just now...huh?"

? ?
Uh huh what?
does it matter?

Hongyu was at a loss, but how can a court lady who can serve the queen mother be stupid?
She immediately showed surprise and looked at the scroll carefully:

"So the Empress Dowager painted this guard?! I said how familiar it is. Now that I look at it, I have both spirit and form. Look at this nose, look at these eyes, look at this mouth..."

When the Empress Dowager heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she said to herself: It's over!
She knew that Hongyu was flattering, but she couldn't be completely nonsense, at least [-]% out of [-] was the truth, right?
Although she felt that her drawing skills were mediocre, the foolish Hongyu could see some resemblances, and Ye Jingtang could also tell who she was drawing...

A man with a fat bird on his shoulder, who else could it be...

Drawing someone's portrait at night, and being seen by others, wouldn't that be a shame...

Ye Jingtang has a very close relationship with Li Ren, in order to avoid suspicion, report this matter to Li Ren...

The queen mother secretly spy on her stepdaughter's sweetheart...

If this gets out, how can you be the queen mother?With Liren's temperament, she will definitely not take her out of the palace to relax in the future...

Do you want to beat the Nightmare Hall again?
No, tell Ye Jingtang clearly, if he comes to say something—Empress Dowager, you don’t want to draw my portrait, and Prince Jing...

……

Hongyu twittered and praised for a long time, and found that the empress dowager was frowning, she raised her hand and shook:

"Empress Dowager?"

"Oh, it's okay, you go and find out where Prince Jing is tonight, I'll go over there..."

"Good lady..."

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(End of this chapter)