0p0 Chapter 324 Exiting the Cave
Chapter 324 Exiting the Cave
The next day.
Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan entered the palace again.
In order to prepare in advance for meeting Jiang Yuanfeng, Lu Xuan not only brought Sang Luo but also Nanny Yu.
Lu Xuan's body has recovered, and there will be no problems when he uses the mysterious arts.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to ask the Queen Mother about the secret that has been kept from them.
Everyone is prepared, it will definitely be another uneasy day.
As soon as he arrived at Taihe Gate, Pei Fan walked out of the gatehouse where the Jinwu Guard was on duty.
"Your Highness, Princess. Are you two coming to the palace to see the Queen Mother?"
Jiang Xing glanced at him sideways, "Why am I entering the palace? Do I need to report to Commander Pei?"
Pei Fan's usually dull face suddenly broke into a warm and awkward smile, "Your humble servant is terrified. Your Majesty is worried that the prince is worried about the queen mother, so he has specially ordered me to wait here respectfully.
Yesterday, I waited all day, but the prince didn't come. I thought he must have been delayed by other important matters, so today I specially asked people to keep an eye on the Queen Mother while waiting for the prince. After all, the prince is so filial to the Queen Mother that I dare not neglect him..."
Seeing Pei Fan acting so abnormally, Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
Jiang Xing ignored Pei Fan and pulled Lu Xuan straight towards the Cining Palace.
Pei Fan hurried to the front to lead the way, and the enthusiasm on his face gradually turned into his usual calm face.
Lu Xuan observed his actions, but his heart suddenly moved.
She understood his intention.
Pei Fan was waiting at the door. When he saw them walking towards the Cining Palace, he immediately returned to normal.
So he didn't want to take the prince to see the Queen Mother at all, but to keep an eye on them and prevent them from going to the Eastern Palace!
What a good strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao!
They haven't seen the prince since he was manipulated into unconsciousness the day before yesterday.
The news of Qing Yuan and Qing Dai being inside could not be spread out, and no one knew what the situation was now.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan immediately took Jiang Xing's hand and said softly, "Your Highness, you are walking too fast. I can hardly keep up."
Jiang Xing took the opportunity to hold her hand.
Lu Xuan pinched him, indicating that something was wrong today.
Jiang Xing, however, turned a deaf ear and just kept moving forward.
However, Lu Xuan hinted at it several times later, but he still pretended not to know.
Hey, this guy!
When they arrived at the Cining Palace, Jiang Xing took Lu Xuan in, but Pei Fan did not leave. He waited respectfully at the door, as if he was determined to protect the safety of the Cining Palace to the death.
Lu Xuan held Jiang Xing's hand and gestured to him all the way. Her hands were sore from pinching, hoping that Jiang Xing could understand what she meant through these small gestures.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around and saw Pei Fan and his men guarding the door, Jiang Xing still said nothing and directly led a few people into the Queen Mother's bedroom.
Lu Xuan walked to a deserted place and quickly lowered his voice, "He's not protecting us at all, he's monitoring us!"
The usual smile on Jiang Xing's face gradually faded. "I understand. It's good that we know what's going on. We'll act according to circumstances today."
Lu Xuan was angry: "Then why didn't you answer me before?"
"We're afraid we'll be noticed."
Feixing, Sang Luo and Nanny Yu saw that the prince and princess seemed to be in a heavy and depressed mood today, so they quickly frowned and followed closely.
Inside the hall, the Queen Mother was dazed when she saw two figures walking in, and her eyes immediately lit up.
"Woo, woo, squeak, eeeeeeee..."
She kept spewing out words that no one could understand, but everyone could see that the Queen Mother had a strong desire to express herself.
Seeing this, a palace maid beside her immediately took out a handkerchief to catch the saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth and wiped it carefully.
Jiang Xing walked over to her and sat down next to her, looking at the palace maid beside him, "Please come, my lord. I believe my mother wants to see me and has been waiting for a long time."
The palace maid saw that he spoke in a calm tone and was dignified, and did not seem to be as difficult to talk to as the rumors said.
Therefore, she bowed modestly and said, "The Queen Mother is not as good as before. Your Highness does not understand the Queen Mother's health, so it is better for me to serve by her side and not disturb Your Highness."
Jiang Xing glanced at her in surprise, and then with a "snap", he snatched the handkerchief from the maid's hand and threw it to the ground.
He pointed at the maid tremblingly, his eyes filled with anger. "How dare you disobey my orders! You served me well, but this is what you did to make the Queen Mother suffer?"
The maid glanced at the speechless Queen Mother, then knelt down in panic, kowtowed repeatedly to Jiang Xing, biting her lip and crying, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I was only worried about your precious health, so I dared not ask you to serve the Queen Mother personally. I am a servant, and these things are my responsibility..."
She did not answer Jiang Xing's words, but cleverly avoided them.
Jiang Xing ignored him, as if releasing all the anger in his chest, and shouted: "Tell me, did you deliberately make the Queen Mother like this?!"
When the palace maid heard this, her head buzzed and her heart began to beat like thunder.
Could it be that he was discovered?!
She was trembling with fear and hurriedly explained with tears in her voice, "Your Highness, please understand. I am loyal and devoted to the Empress Dowager! If possible, I would rather exchange my own healthy body for the Empress Dowager's well-being. I would never dare to have any other thoughts about my master..."
Jiang Xing snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know. You want her to die soon so that I can no longer get the silver and other treasures she gave me!"
The palace maid was stunned and her legs went weak.
Sweat soaked my back, and my heart, which had been beating wildly in my throat, slowly calmed down.
It turns out it was all for money. It seems he’s still that playboy!
She scoffed inwardly: I thought this prince was not as dissolute as the rumors said, but I didn't expect his true nature to be exposed in just a few words.
It seems that he is indeed not as good as the emperor, and his filial piety is just this much.
Seeing the contempt in the palace maid's eyes, tears as big as beans rushed out of Jiang Xing's eyes, and he actually burst into tears: "You all have such cruel hearts! Who sent you here?!"
Lu Xuan knew that Jiang Xing was just pretending, so he didn't say anything.
But after saying this, she suddenly realized that there were many more palace maids in the palace than that day.
Why would dozens of palace maids be needed in the palace to take care of an empress dowager who was ill?
Suddenly, Jiang Xing knelt down before the Empress Dowager's bed, clutching her hand and bursting into tears: "Mother, these cunning servants must have harmed you. They wanted to rob you of your wealth and property, preventing you from helping me, your son. That's why they made you bedridden and deliberately wanted to take away your treasures..."
The empress dowager, whose eyes had never left him since she entered the hall, froze.
She looked at Jiang Xing in confusion and bewilderment, not understanding what he was saying.
The other palace maids and eunuchs in the hall, who had previously looked at Jiang Xing with great respect, now showed a bit of contempt.
Yesterday, everyone stayed in the Cining Palace for a whole day, waiting for this dandy prince to come.
But I didn’t expect that the Queen Mother would go back on her word even though she was so seriously ill.
Seeing it today, it’s not surprising.
Apart from being good-looking, he doesn't look like a gentleman at all.
As soon as he entered the palace, the Empress Dowager was like this, but he was still thinking about the gold, silver and treasures on her body. How could he understand filial piety?
I'm afraid that even if the Queen Mother really passed away, this man wouldn't be sad about losing his property. What a heartless person!
Jiang Xing sobbed, unable to breathe. "Mother, Mother, you promised me before that you would always carry that treasure worth one million taels with you. Do you remember? Is it still with you? Since you are in such poor health now, please give it to me first..."
The palace maids lowered their heads and dared not look, but they felt even more contempt in their hearts.
The Queen Mother blinked and looked at Jiang Xing.
Jiang Xing took advantage of the fact that all the palace people bowed their heads and quickly gave her a look.
The Queen Mother understood what Jiang Xing meant and immediately hesitated as she tried to sit up.
The kneeling palace maid was about to help her, but was pushed away by Jiang Xing.
He looked at Lu Xuan and said sadly, "Come and help our mother. Don't let other people with bad intentions touch our things."
The palace maid was pushed away from the Queen Mother. She felt a little embarrassed, her face turned red, and she immediately lowered her head.
Jiang Xing glanced at her, "Where's Aunt Yinpei from before? Are you one of her subordinates? She's the one who's always been serving the Queen Mother. Call her out! The Queen Mother is already like this, I don't believe she'd still be lazy around!"
When the maid heard Jiang Xing mention Aunt Yinpei, her eyes flashed with brilliance and she nodded hurriedly, "Your Highness, yes! I am under the care of Aunt Yinpei. Aunt Yinpei is not feeling well right now and has long since instructed me to serve the Queen Mother!"
"Snapped!"
The teacup on the bedside table was knocked over to the floor again.
The Queen Mother listened to the palace maid's words, gritted her teeth, glared, puffed up her cheeks, and her eyes were full of resentment.
From the Queen Mother's expression, Lu Xuan immediately understood that the palace maid in front of him was lying.
But Jiang Xing did not expose her.
He ignored the Queen Mother's furious expression and instead addressed the kneeling palace maids with a wicked and lazy air, "I came to the palace today to obtain my treasure before my mother passes away. After all, it is priceless. Everyone, please wait outside the palace. Once I have obtained the item, you can come in again!"