unruly princess

Chapter 16

Waiting for someone is boring and even more boring.I was so sleepy that my upper and lower eyelids kept fighting, my head was shaking, and I almost fell off the chair a few times.

After finally controlling my drowsiness, I rubbed my eyes and looked at the sky outside the window, "My lord, it's almost dawn, haven't you finished painting yet?" It seems that it is impossible to go to the palace today.

"It will be ready soon!" Mr. Liu said without raising his head. "You say that every time I ask you, but you haven't kept me waiting all night."

"Okay!" Master Liu put down the brush and blew on the ink that was not yet dry.

I ran in front of him in three steps at a time, "Let me see, ah~ why is it so complicated? How can I understand this?" I stared at the extremely compact and criss-crossing buildings on the picture. Said.

"I've simplified it a lot. And it's only half of the palace, because foreign ministers like us can't enter the harem, except those relatives of the emperor. For example, General Chu, he is the empress dowager's nephew, the empress dowager Treat him as his own, he knows the terrain of the harem like the back of his hand."

"What's the use of this? He doesn't know how to draw a map for me. It's useless to say it. Well, anyway, it's better than nothing. I'll go back and study it slowly. Thank you!" This Liu The adults started nagging again.I put away the topographic map of the palace and prepared to leave.

"Cheng Butou!" As soon as I walked to the window, I was stopped by Mr. Liu.

"Is there anything else, my lord?"

"I remember that you haven't come to the Yamen for several days, but we still have many cases for you to deal with?"

"I see, my lord. I will definitely come when this matter is over. I will ask for leave for the next few days!" Without giving Mr. Liu a chance to speak, I jumped onto the roof and rushed away.

When I got back to the Mu Mansion, I looked around on the roof first, and found that the courtyard was quiet, knowing that Dad and the others hadn't woken up yet, I was secretly glad in my heart.

I tiptoed back to the room and closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief. Before I could remove the black cloth covering my face, I suddenly said, "Miss, what have you been doing all night?" A voice sounded not far away.I was so scared that I almost fell to the ground.

"Hush~ Keep your voice down." I felt a little relieved when I saw that it was Tweety. "You want to scare me to death, miss?" I gave her an angry look and went to the bed, and changed out of this night clothes.

"Miss, you are so heartless! Tweety, I was worried about Miss all night, but I didn't expect Miss to scold me when she came back." Tweety's eyes turned red when she said that.

Seeing Tweety's tears, I knew something was wrong, so I went up to wipe her tears and said, "I definitely didn't mean to scold you. But you, why are you crying? I've said even worse things before You cried! What happened?"

"Miss, where have you been? Ever since you left last night, I was worried that you would do something stupid and really go to some palace. I was really afraid that I would never see Miss again." Tweety cried even harder , In the end, I fell on my shoulder and cried.

I gently hugged her back, feeling indescribably moved in my heart, and tears gradually welled up in my eyes. "Stupid girl, how could I do something I'm not sure about? Miss, am I that stupid? Even if I really want to go, I will definitely go after checking out the enemy's situation. How could I be so impulsive?"

Tweety raised her head, still sobbing in disbelief, "Did you really not go?"

"I really didn't go! I promise."

"Then why did you go all night? It made me worry all night." Tweety heard that I didn't go, and after she felt relieved, her voice suddenly rose.

"It's nothing! I just went to deal with the case Mr. Liu handed over to me. I'm so sleepy! I'll go to bed first." Seeing that Tweety was so worried, I really couldn't tell her about it.I lay down with my back to Tweety, planning my actions for the night, and fell asleep after a while.

It was already noon when I woke up, I carefully looked at the picture drawn by Mr. Liu several times, and I understood it a little bit.Time is running out, and I am no longer allowed to memorize it thoroughly.Finally at night, in order not to let Tweety ruin my business, I ordered her bed, together with Little Walnut and Luer's.

"Okay, everything is settled, let's go!" I embarked on the dangerous trip to the palace in good spirits.I went out from home around early Haichu (nine o’clock in the evening). I went out so early because I was afraid that I might get lost, so I went there to familiarize myself with the environment first.

I hope that the emperor will not be with any concubine, otherwise it would be a big bad thing to see some scenes that are not suitable for children. He might get angry and snap me.But, then again, the harem is so big and there are so many concubines, maybe if you find him tomorrow, you won't be able to find him.

It would be even worse if the emperor was in the imperial study room. I heard that no one is allowed to enter there except the emperor or the emperor summons.And the guards are so tight, maybe I will be snapped before I go in.

Still, I have a glimmer of hope.According to Mr. Liu, the emperor is a good emperor who is diligent and caring for the people, and he doesn't go to bed until very late.And he often sleeps in his own bedroom, Yutian Palace.I think it's enough to find Long Tiangong and wait for him there.For someone like me who is not familiar with the terrain of the palace, this is the safest way!I hope that the emperor is not in a period of physiological needs today.

However, this is easier said than done.Although I entered the palace smoothly, I was confused as soon as I entered, because I found that the topographic map Mr. Liu drew for me didn't work at all.I am like being in a maze at the moment, dizzy, unable to tell north and south.There are also groups of guards patrolling, and if I am not careful, my head will have to be moved.

Oops, another team of guards came over.I hurriedly hid behind a pillar. "Huh! It's dangerous. Just now a guard looked at me and thought I was discovered!" I said to myself happily.

"Who's there?" A not-so-nice drake voice reached my ears.

My body froze for a moment, and I froze there, not daring to turn around, thinking, "This is the end of the game!" "I'm calling you? What are you doing? Turn around."

I took a deep breath, adjusted the following tension, and turned back slowly.The man in the light blue eunuch uniform, who seemed to be the head eunuch, was there holding a lantern.It turned out that his place was bright and my place was dark. He just vaguely saw someone here.

"Hey! Got it. As long as I change into the eunuch uniform, won't I save a lot of trouble?" I was very excited about this idea.

"It's the servant, father-in-law! The servant twisted his foot just now, so he came here to rest for a while."

"Oh! So that's the case! Which palace eunuch are you from?" He walked over while talking.

"The slave is..." Good opportunity, I quickly moved to his side and covered his mouth and dragged him to a secluded place.

"Tell me, where is the emperor now?" I let go of my hand covering his mouth and threatened him with the sword on his neck.

"You... don't kill me! The emperor is in the imperial study right now, big... Hero, what are you doing with the emperor?" Where will you sleep tonight?" I increased the strength in my hand.The eunuch's body visibly trembled even more.

"I don't know about this. As slaves, we don't dare to ask where the emperor is going. It's just that the emperor mostly sleeps in his own bedroom, Longtian Palace." Hmph, it was as expected.

"So, where is Longtian Palace and how to get there?" After the eunuch finished speaking, I tapped his acupuncture points and hid him in the dense grass.He took off his eunuch uniform and put it on himself.Putting on the eunuch's uniform, I didn't have to hide like I did just now, and walked swaggeringly in the palace.

Can. ． ．But, no!I clearly followed the route the eunuch said, how could I not find it?This place looks like a garden!what happened?

Huh?Someone is coming.I hurriedly hid behind a bush of flowers.

As they approached, I gradually heard their conversation. "...Do I really have to marry?"

"I must marry you! I can't help you this time. The queen mother is determined to let you marry after eating the weight. No matter how much you persuade me, it's useless." Ah~ Could it be that these two people are. ． ．There was a burst of excitement in my heart.Wait, listen first before you speak.My God, I'm so lucky!
Coincidentally, they stopped not far from my hiding place.But they were facing me, and I couldn't see their appearance. I vaguely felt that these two voices seemed to have been heard somewhere?But where is it?
"Actually, I think it's not bad for you to marry the daughter of the Mu family. I heard that she is a person with both talent and appearance! She is very suitable for you. I really don't understand why you have never married a wife." The person who spoke should be Your Majesty!Just his voice. ． ．impossible!How could I have met the emperor.

"Because I don't want to marry a woman I don't love!" I was shocked, I didn't expect that he, like me, tried his best to refuse marriage because he didn't love.

I didn't expect such people to exist in this era.And his voice and tone sounded like nothing. ． ．strangeness!Why does everyone's voice feel familiar?
(End of this chapter)