Wu Zechen's heart trembled, and he glanced at Xia Luotong beside him. Although there was no change in her expression, he became more and more worried.
If something hadn't happened, she wouldn't have urged her to leave quickly. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't stay any longer. The little eunuch couldn't run away and dared to slander his princess, even if the emperor didn't hand her over. Give it to him, he can punish this little eunuch!
Just as he was thinking this, he heard a sneeze coming from beside him. He quickly turned around and saw Xia Luotong covering his mouth and nose.
"But you caught a cold?" He was very nervous. Her body had just recovered, and he was worried that she would catch a cold again.
He immediately took off his cloak and wrapped her tightly, revealing only an exquisite little face.
Xia Luotong smiled at him and replied, "That's probably true. Na Cuiru just poured soup all over her body and changed her clothes, so she might have caught a cold."
"Then let's leave early. You are weak, but you must not catch the cold." Wu Zechen's eyes were full of concern.
Just as Xia Luotong was about to nod in agreement, he heard the queen beside him speak: "The fireworks haven't started yet, and it's not New Year's Eve yet. If you don't want to leave like this, why not go to my Kunning Palace to rest for a while?" Now, don’t come out until the New Year’s Eve fireworks start.”
Prince An cannot be allowed to leave the palace at this time, otherwise wouldn't the previous arrangements be in vain? Once he leaves the palace, he may fail like before.
Generally, the palace banquet on New Year's Eve does not end until the New Year's Eve fireworks, so one cannot leave at will. Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen also know this. However, in Xia Luotong's opinion at this time, as long as they cannot leave this side hall, it will be fine.
Wu Zechen didn't know Xia Luotong's thoughts, so he looked at her with questioning eyes, obviously asking her for her opinion. Should she have to leave the palace, or should she just leave this place? If he had to leave the palace, he would take action. Even if the trouble with the emperor and queen was more unpleasant, he would definitely take her away.
Xia Luotong saw the meaning in his eyes, and took the initiative to say: "Thank you very much for the Queen's kindness, but I still won't go to Kunning Palace, lest even the last clothes get wet, and I have no place to change." Go, more importantly, if someone pops up while changing clothes and says that he is having an affair with me, then I don’t want to lose my reputation as a concubine."
Although she knew in her heart, it was probably not the queen who did this, but Xu Caidi and He Jingyao. The emperor and the queen probably just took advantage of the situation and took advantage of this momentum to suffer a terrible fate.
But regardless of whether this matter was caused by them or not, they all had a hand in it. They were still relying on her just now, so it was okay for her to say so now.
How could everyone present not hear Xia Luotong's insinuation? The queen's face suddenly turned ugly, but the most important thing at the moment was not to let the two of them leave the palace, so she had to suppress it for the time being.
"These servants are becoming more and more bold. After this incident, I will definitely straighten out the palace affairs and find out which palace concubine they are working under. I will definitely give an explanation to Princess An." The queen said. She even planned to take it out and let other concubines take the blame. Anyway, not all palace affairs are in her hands now, as long as they depend on others.
Then she continued: "But now Princess An still needs a palace to settle in. If she catches a cold, it will make Prince An feel distressed for a while. Things like that just will never happen again in Kunning Palace. Princess An will definitely not happen again. You can rest assured.”
"Look what the Queen said, you are solely responsible for today's New Year's Eve palace banquet. We sisters have no qualifications to interfere at all, so how can it have anything to do with us? Your Majesty, do you think so?" She never spoke. The concubine De suddenly spoke up, obviously not wanting to take the blame for the queen's incompetence.
Concubine Wu on the side nodded in agreement, with a slightly unclear smile on her face. There are no permanent enemies, and there are no permanent friends. We can cooperate as long as it is beneficial at the moment. Concubine Wu adheres to this most, and so does Concubine De. in this way.
The queen gritted her teeth and was secretly annoyed. These two people usually fought fiercely, but now they knew how to deal with her together, and they embarrassed her in front of the emperor and several ministers. After she ascended to the highest and noble position in the future, , they must be imprisoned in a deep palace to resolve the grudges they have had for many years.
The queen gritted her teeth and resented it, but before she could say anything else, Wu Zechen spoke again: "Kunning Palace is spared. The princess was tired from being wronged this night, so she didn't have to go to Kunning Palace to suffer. The king and the princess will go to Cining Palace to accompany the Queen Mother."
The queen was once again angry and embarrassed by Wu Zechen's words, and even the emperor's face dropped a bit, with a look of displeasure on his face.
However, although they were very angry, they still wanted to keep the person. Even if it was Cining Palace, it would be better than leaving the palace, so they no longer pressed and nodded in agreement.
But the queen couldn't help but warned: "Prince An and Princess An remember to accompany the Queen Mother to watch the fireworks."
She needed to confirm his condition and also prevent him from leaving the palace secretly.
Wu Zechen raised his eyebrows, looked at the queen with a deep look in his eyes, and then gestured to the emperor, then he took Xia Luotong and turned around and walked out of the side hall.
After leaving the side hall, neither of them spoke for a while. Instead, they walked quietly towards Cining Palace until they left the garden and only Lindong and Lian Ye were left behind. , Wu Zechen suddenly spoke.
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave the side hall? But what's the problem?"
This was his biggest concern, and as long as it was related to her, he couldn't help but take it to heart.
"There was the smell of Lotus Heart Grass in the palace just now." When Xia Luotong mentioned this, his face suddenly straightened, and his eyes looking at Wu Zechen were a little serious.
Lotus heart grass is the medicine that caused Wu Zechen to suffer from the poison of passing time!
However, what she didn't expect was that Wu Zechen breathed a sigh of relief, and even looked back at her with a bit of relaxation and a smile: "It's good that you're okay."
Xia Luotong's heart softened, but she still couldn't help but glared at him and said seriously: "Be serious, we are talking about business now."
"What I'm talking about is business. Nothing is more important to me than you." Wu Zechen looked at her with soft eyes, and the sincerity in his eyes was unmistakable.
Xia Luotong almost couldn't help but sink into his gaze, and finally pulled away. She glared at him helplessly again, deciding not to be led astray by him again, and then continued: "Then the first person in the side hall There was no smell of Lotus Heart Grass at first, it was only after you entered. But after I took two steps closer to the little eunuch, I suddenly smelled the obvious scent of Lotus Heart Grass, so the one who was carrying Lotus Heart Grass should be the little eunuch. !”
