Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 185 181. Hooking up
After walking aimlessly for a long time, looking at the long palace road, Mu Changzai could not help but feel sad. Her youth had just begun, but it was ruined because of that man. The towering palace walls, red bricks and green tiles, and the splendor formed a sharp contrast with her bleak future and miserable life.

Somehow she ended up near Changchun Palace and saw from afar Concubine Qi escorting the Third Prince out. Mu Changzai then remembered that she had met this Prince an hour ago.

Suddenly, he thought of himself as an unloved and childless person, feeling miserable and helpless, and his eyes immediately became red.

He was walking so absorbed in it that he did not pay attention to the road under his feet. When he passed through a palace gate, he lifted his foot a little low and tripped. With the help of a maid, he managed to steady himself, but the handkerchief in his hand fell not far away.

He lowered his head to tidy up his appearance and was about to pick it up, but someone got there first.

It was the Third Beile Hongshi.

Mu Changzai looked up in panic and saw the Third Beile approaching.

He handed over the handkerchief with both hands and was about to salute when he saw the tearful eyes of the person in front of him. Hongshi felt his heart stagnate.

"I wonder which young lady you are. Hongshi has met her before." Hongshi did not pay attention to the first encounter two hours ago, so naturally he did not recognize the person in front of him.

Hongshi and Mu Chang were of similar age, and at this moment they were holding handkerchiefs in both hands and bowing towards her.

Mu Changzai was startled and hurriedly lowered her head to wipe her tears, then bowed hastily and said, "I am Changzai Mu, and I pay my respects to the Third Beile." There was a slight sob in her voice.

Hongshi heard her voice was gentle and melodious, like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, and saw her graceful figure and beautiful appearance. His heart was moved, "So it's Mu Changzai, Hongshi has seen Mu Changzai."

Mu Changzai quickly signaled to the maid to take the handkerchief, and after hurriedly thanking her, she turned and left, leaving Hongshi standing there, looking lost and lost, as if thinking about something.

At night, Xia Dongchun learned about the accidental encounter between Mu Changzai and Hongshi on the palace road, but she did not take it seriously.

Who would have thought that things would go wrong like this.

After returning to the palace, Mu Changzai still found it difficult to calm down. She was born a concubine's daughter and had never met many difficult people when she was in the boudoir. She was lucky enough to meet such a man of outstanding appearance, which really made her lose her composure.

If... if I had not entered the palace to serve the emperor, but entered the Prince's Mansion, even if I was just a concubine, I'm afraid the current situation would be much better.

Who hasn’t imagined in their dreams how handsome and graceful their husband would be?

But her current situation is not much better than death.

If she could fall in love with such a man, her life would not be in vain. Even if she died immediately, it would be better than her current situation.

Mu Changzai was frightened by her own thoughts, and then she felt her heart pounding and her face turned frighteningly red. The maid thought she was not feeling well and hurried to help her to rest.

On this day, Hongshi went to the palace as usual to attend to his sick father. He did not stay for long and went to Changchun Palace for lunch. In the afternoon, seeing that his mother was a little sleepy, he bowed and left.

As I was walking, passing by a rockery, I suddenly heard the sound of a woman sobbing. The voice was mournful and touching.

Hongshi thought of the beautiful Changzai with tearful eyes whom he met a few days ago, and his heart was moved.

The woman's sobbing had not stopped yet. Hongshi became curious and turned around the rockery. He saw a cave covered by overgrown grass and trees. It was difficult to find without careful observation.

The crying sound came from the cave. Looking at the pitch-black cave, Hongshi remembered the strange stories he had read in his daily life. He shuddered and then laughed at himself for being timid. How could a female ghost come from in broad daylight?

He pushed aside the bushes and walked into the cave. He took a closer look and found that the crying woman was the beautiful Changzai who had attracted his attention. Hongshi was delighted, but he felt distressed when he saw that she was crying so sadly. He couldn't help but reach out and wipe away the tears from her cheek. The beautiful woman looked up pitifully, and everything was self-evident. Hongshi left the palace an hour later than usual. He looked refreshed and in a much better mood, and even the servant noticed the difference.

At this moment, Xia Dongchun was frowning and sighing, and a young eunuch was standing with his head down not far away.

This eunuch was the one Xia Dongchun sent to keep an eye on Mu Changzai.

"You mean, Mu Changzai dressed up carefully and hid on the road that the Third Prince had to take to leave the palace, and used her crying to lure the Third Prince over there?" Xia Dongchun asked again without giving up.

The young eunuch replied, "Your Majesty, that's right."

"The Third Prince has gone?"

"went."

"The two of them stayed alone behind the rockery for more than half an hour before coming out?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."

Xia Dongchun looked up to the sky and sighed, what a sin!
She really regretted her meddling that day and sent people to keep an eye on Mu Changzai, but unfortunately she ran into this incident.

"Bai Guo," Xia Dongchun said, almost madly, "Go and tell Concubine Hui that I am too tired to breathe out and can no longer take on the task of supervising the lower-ranking concubines. Take him with you," pointing at the eunuch, "and have him tell Concubine Hui everything he saw."

Shen Meizhuang got the news and said with a half-smile, "Oh? That's really interesting."

Turning to look at Bai Guo, he said, "Thank you for your mistress's hard work. Let her rest. Tell her that I will remember her great contribution."

Bai Guo was just confused and puzzled. Why didn't Concubine Hui seem to be worried at all? This was a shocking scandal.

"Chang Mu is over there, so let this little eunuch continue to watch. If you have anything to say, just come back to me. However," Shen Meizhuang suddenly said in a stern voice, "I don't want anyone else to know about this. Do you understand?"

Bai Guo and the young eunuch bowed their heads and made repeated assurances.

Xia Dongchun breathed a sigh of relief when he found out that he no longer had to deal with this mess.

As for Shen Meizhuang's attitude and how she handles the matter, it has nothing to do with her.

The number of times the Third Prince went to the palace to attend to the sick had obviously increased, and each visit was only every two or three days at most.

Even Concubine Qi couldn't help but persuade him, "Hongshi, although you are the eldest son, you should be a role model in being filial to your father, but mother sees that you are really tired from running back and forth these days, you don't have to come to visit mother every time, and you can travel less and suffer less."

Hongshi stammered, "I'm sorry to have made mother worry. It's okay. Filial piety is not hard at all. Mother is lonely in the palace, so Hongshi will naturally come to accompany her more often." A barely perceptible embarrassment flashed across his face.

Concubine Qi was deeply moved and her eyes were red. "Now the emperor is seriously ill and my mother can't say anything, so you have to run back and forth. It's my mother who has implicated you and made you a Beile."

Hongshi looked at the time and quickly advised, "Mother, don't worry too much. I'll be with you in everything. Now that you have lunch, you can take a nap. I won't disturb you." After saying that, he bowed and left.

Concubine Qi did not suspect anything. She sent her son away and went into the inner room to take a nap.