allonlinenovel Chapter 129 Sending a Letter
Chapter 129 Sending a Letter
Outside the side hall of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, a figure flashed by quickly and ran hurriedly towards the Cining Palace.
Just now, the Empress Dowager asked the imperial kitchen to prepare stewed cassava balls with fresh meat and stewed black chicken with Changbai Mountain ginseng as midnight snacks, and specially sent her personal eunuch "Blue Baby" to invite the Emperor to enjoy them.
"Lan Baoer" was the name Lu Xingcheng used in the Cining Palace, which was given by the Empress Dowager herself. His name when he entered the palace was Lu Lin.
When Lu Xingcheng entered the side hall, he saw the backs of Wen Qiqi and Die Jiu. He was immediately scared to death and hid behind the large pillar at the entrance of the side hall.
After the emperor let Wen Qiqi and Die Jiu enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation from the back door, Lu Xingcheng tiptoed to the small door of the side hall and heard everything the emperor and the fourteenth prince said in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Normally speaking, it is not an easy task to eavesdrop in the Yangxin Palace, but the situation tonight is special. Firstly, the Empress Dowager specifically instructed Lu Xingcheng to invite the Emperor through the small door at the back of the Yangxin Palace. If the Emperor is busy with official duties, don't disturb him and just wait for a while.
The patrolling guards saw that Lu Xingcheng was the Empress Dowager's man and did not take any precautions. Such negligence led to a serious disaster.
Lu Xingcheng ran back to the Cining Palace, he was so frightened that he almost collapsed.
He never dreamed that Wen Qiqi would be able to return to the Forbidden City alive and bring Die Jiu back with her.
"If she saw me, she would definitely recognize me."
After all, they were mother and son who had lived under the same roof. Even though he had grown taller and looked different now, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, who had only met him once, had no impression of him. But Wen Qiqi was different.
"I'm afraid even if I peel off my skin and turn it into ashes, I can't hide it from her."
Lu Xingcheng was sweating profusely and squatted outside the Cining Palace, trying hard to calm his breathing.
Just when his mind was blank and he was trying to think of how to escape from the Forbidden City, the Empress Dowager and two close aunts came out together.
The Empress Dowager was bored waiting for the Emperor and wanted to come out for some fresh air, but she never expected that when she pushed the door open, the aunt almost stepped on Lu Xingcheng...
"Hey! What are you doing here? Blue, you are so brave! The Queen Mother asked you to go and invite the Emperor... but you are so good, squatting here in the dark. You disturbed the Queen Mother and you will lose ten lives."
The aunt angrily scolded: "You have only been in the palace for a few days, and you have learned to be lazy."
"The Queen Mother..."
At this moment, Lu Xingcheng made up his mind.
He was going to die anyway, and the only one who could save his life now was the Queen Mother.
After all, since I entered the palace, I have been secretly imitating Lord Yu's temperament and habits, which makes the Empress Dowager like me very much...
He can only take a gamble today!
Lu Xingcheng was determined to do it, and suddenly cried out in a tearful voice: "Empress Dowager, something terrible has happened! Lan Baoer is so scared... If you want to go in, just tell the Empress Dowager first."
The Empress Dowager was startled, and then said: "Why are you so flustered, child? I asked you to invite the Emperor to have supper, did you disturb the Emperor? The Emperor blames you..."
"No! No!"
Lu Xingcheng looked at the two aunts and said, "Empress Dowager, Lan Baoer can only talk to you!"
"Okay! Come in with me!"
The Queen Mother asked the two aunts to wait at the door. Lu Xingcheng hurriedly followed the Queen Mother to Fenghua Palace and quickly closed the double doors.
"Just say whatever you want to say. I'm here!"
The Empress Dowager was a little unhappy, so she asked Lan Baoer to invite the Emperor for a midnight snack. Even if the Emperor was busy with government affairs, he would not lose his temper with the eunuch in the Cining Palace and scare Lan Baoer like this.
"Queen Mother...please take it easy and don't scare yourself!"
Lu Xingcheng leaned over and gently rubbed the empress dowager's shoulders, his legs hanging down: "Lan Baoer has been an orphan since childhood. It was only after entering the palace that she was taken care of by the empress dowager... I originally thought that I would stay by the empress dowager's side for the rest of my life. I only hope that the empress dowager is well and happy every day..."
"You want to go out to the palace?"
The Queen Mother looked at him puzzledly: "You have only been in the palace for more than a year, and I have just gotten used to using you."
"Blue Pearl won't leave unless the Queen Mother drives her away."
Lu Xingcheng imitated Lord Yu's tone and said softly, "Empress Dowager, Lan Bao'er is just afraid that if she tells the truth, it will make the Empress Dowager worried! But if she doesn't tell it, Lan Bao'er is even more afraid that after tonight, the Empress Dowager will be sad!"
These words were so confusing that the Empress Dowager became even more bewildered.
"Why am I sad?"
"How can a mother not be sad when her own flesh and blood are killing each other?"
With tears in his eyes, Lu Xingcheng said frankly that if he had the ability, he would really like to die in exchange for the Queen Mother being happy and smiling every day.
The Empress Dowager was shocked: "What nonsense are you talking about? Fratricide... My flesh and blood is the Emperor! It's the Thirteenth Prince! How dare you curse my flesh and blood!"
Lu Xingcheng slapped himself hard, and the next second he knelt in front of the Queen Mother.
"Lan Baoer just went to the Yangxin Palace and followed the Queen Mother's instructions to go to the side hall...but she heard the Emperor and the Fourteenth Prince...saying...saying..."
"say what?"
The Empress Dowager always felt that something was wrong with the Emperor recently, as if he was hiding something from her.
That's why we specially invited the Emperor to come to the Cining Palace tonight.
"It is false that the Thirteenth Prince led the army to the battle. In fact, he colluded with the rebels and has already had the intention of rebellion!"
"You are so brave!"
The Queen Mother slapped Lu Xingcheng in the face. Lu Xingcheng knocked his head on the ground and said, "Queen Mother, calm down! If Lan Baoer tells even a single lie, the Queen Mother will kill her!"
"Keep talking!"
"Yes!"
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After all, Lu Xingcheng was a well-educated man and had a clever tongue. In short, he repeated to the Empress Dowager exactly what he had heard outside the side hall.
The Queen Mother was so frightened that her face turned pale. She covered her heart tightly with one hand and grabbed Lu Xingcheng tightly with the other!
"You said... Wen Qiqi has returned! And gave birth to a child... Ye Guitu has also returned? She is going to kill my old Thirteen on the city wall tonight?"
"Yes!"
Lu Xingcheng nodded fiercely: "Lan Baoer heard it with her own ears. Because it is a serious matter, she is most worried that the Queen Mother can't bear it!"
The Queen Mother gasped violently...
"The Emperor is getting more and more powerful. He didn't even tell me a word about such a big thing!"
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor is afraid that the Empress Dowager will worry! This Thirteenth Prince is also your son, the Emperor... the Emperor is afraid that there will be no result, and he will not tell the Empress Dowager! You should think of a way quickly... If the Thirteenth Prince really... really sets up camp as soon as he leaves the city, then we should hurry up, maybe... maybe we can send a letter and it will be in time!"
Lu Xingcheng knew that the Empress Dowager would definitely not want her two sons to kill each other. To the Emperor, since the Thirteenth Prince had a rebellious heart, he was his mortal enemy!
But to the Queen Mother, the Thirteenth Prince is her most beloved flesh and blood!