When Baozhu and his party hurried to Wuji Hall, the two little princesses Qingyang and Qingning were kneeling and crying sadly.
Qi Junce covered his forehead in embarrassment, and the corners of his mouth were curved downward.
Bao Zhu was sensible and said nothing, silently walked to Qi Junce's side, opened the food box, and put out the cakes.
Did Qi Junce raise his head just now? He felt a little relaxed when he saw the orb.
"Why are you here?" Qi Junce asked, and then he saw the pastries on the table. "Now that you are pregnant, just let the servants do these things."
Baozhu smiled slightly, followed Qi Junce's gentle tone and helped the two princesses up, taking out a handkerchief to wipe their tears.
"Princesses, please go back first." Qi Junce said.
Qingyang looked at Qi Junce and couldn't help shouting: "Father..."
Seeing this, Bao Zhu held her shoulders a little harder. How much older was Qingyang? After understanding what Bao Zhu meant, he pulled his sister Qing Ning away.
Bao Zhu looked at the backs of the two little people and couldn't help but sigh. In this deep palace, without the love and strong protection of my biological mother, I am afraid it will be difficult to move even an inch.
"Qingning and Qingyang were crying here early in the morning, saying that their mother-in-law did not commit suicide." Qi Junce said from behind, and Baozhu turned around and walked over.
"An autopsy has been conducted on Wu Zuo, and it turns out he hanged himself." Qi Junce murmured.
Bao Zhu lowered his eyes slightly, wondering if there was anything important. The important thing was that there was no proof.
"Sister Liu has a hard life, leaving behind two poor daughters." Baozhu said with regret.
Qi Junce silently picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth. When I chewed it for the first time, my eyes changed obviously.
"This..." Qi Junce looked at the pastry in his hand and asked doubtfully: "Did you make this pastry?"
Bao Zhu smiled and shook his head, poured Qi Junce a cup of tea and said, "This is what Concubine Rong taught me to do."
When he heard Concubine Rong, Qi Junce's movements paused slightly, and he said with a happy smile: "This white jade square cake is the best and only pastry she can make."
Baozhu looked at Qi Junce immersed in it, and finally understood why Concubine Rong said that as long as Baozhu took this pastry and let Qi Junce eat it, everything would turn around.
I once heard that Concubine Rong and Qi Junce were childhood sweethearts. If Gu Linqing hadn't stepped in, she would never have been the queen.
The taste can not only satisfy the current appetite, but also bring the eater back to the memory of the past.
"Yinwei..." There seemed to be tears in Qi Junce's eyes, "Is she willing to teach you how to do this?"
Baozhu said with a smile: "Concubine Rong is afraid..."
Qi Junce asked anxiously: "What are you afraid of?"
Baozhu looked into his eyes with restrained love. "Concubine Rong is afraid that His Majesty will not want to see her, but she misses His Majesty very much. She can only ask the concubine to bring the cakes. If His Majesty eats them, it will be regarded as a meeting."
Qi Junce didn't expect that this was the reason, so he stared at Baozhu blankly and said nothing.
Baozhu took a deep breath and continued: "Your Majesty, go and see Sister Rong Fei. She was having a very bad time when she was in Fu Lin's palace."
As soon as he said this, Qi Junce put down the pastries in his hands and quickly asked what happened during Fu Lin's stay.
Bao Zhu told her everything about how she met Concubine Rong and how she secretly helped Concubine Rong. Of course, she couldn't help but add jealousy and make Concubine Rong feel very pitiful.
If not, Qi Junce would not be as moved as he is now.
Baozhu looked at Qi Junce, who was full of self-blame at this moment, and planned to give Qi Junce one final push, "Your Majesty, if you don't go, you may never see Concubine Rong again."
Qi Junce looked at Baozhu blankly, "Why is this?"
Baozhu said with embarrassment: "Yesterday, Concubine Rong went to beg the Queen Mother and said..."
Baozhu paused for a moment, then stood up and turned his back to Qi Junce and continued: "After this experience, she no longer has any attachment to the mortal world and hopes to leave the palace to practice."
Qi Jun quickly stood up and said anxiously: "What? Did she really say that?"
Baozhu looked outside at the sun that was about to set, turned to look at Qi Junce and said urgently: "Sister will leave the palace before the sun sets. I'm afraid at this time..."
Before Baozhu could finish speaking, Qi Junce ran outside. When he stepped out of the threshold, the sleepy Ma Dong was startled, and he quickly called to His Majesty and chased after him.
When Baozhu went out, he only saw Qi Junce running in the background. This was the first time Baozhu saw Qi Junce in such a panic, running towards his young love regardless of the emperor's majesty.
Baozhu and Yuenu climbed to the top of the city gate of the long street in a hurry and watched Qi Junce running towards Concubine Rong, who was dressed in plain clothes.
"Yinwei!" Qi Junce shouted, and Concubine Rong slowly turned around.
Qi Junce's chest heaved violently. Looking at the thin Concubine Rong, he didn't know whether he felt distressed or guilty.
Qi Junce grabbed her arm excitedly, "Where are you going? Are you leaving me?"
Concubine Rong looked at Qi Junce calmly, without any emotion. He just smiled lightly and pulled away the arms held by Qi Junce.
"Your Majesty," Qing Feng, a girl in the Queen Mother's Palace next to her, spoke up, "The Queen Mother has granted permission for Concubine Concubine to leave the palace to practice cultivation. Please allow Concubine Concubine to leave."
Qi Junce shook his head and murmured: "No, I don't believe it."
Qing Feng wisely retreated to both sides, leaving room for Concubine Rong and Qi Junce to be alone. Bao Zhu looked at them condescendingly, thanking the wind for blowing their words into his ears.
"Yinwei, I'm sorry..." Qi Junce said, and Baozhu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, Qi Junce would take the initiative to admit his mistake.
Concubine Rong smiled lightly, shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself too much. Everything has passed."
Qi Junce couldn't help but take a step forward, but the more he stepped forward, the more Concubine Rong retreated. Qi Junce had no choice but to stop and looked at Concubine Rong helplessly.
"Can you give me a chance to make amends? It's not that I don't want to see you, it's just...I..." At this moment, Qi Junce was like a child who had done something wrong, saying at a loss.
Concubine Rong still smiled with relief, "Your Majesty, I don't blame you anymore. It's just that I don't know how to face you again in the future, facing the Zhongzhong that stands between us."
Concubine Rong's words made Qi Junce feel ashamed. He lowered his arms feebly and was speechless.
"Your Majesty, I have only one request, and I ask your Majesty to grant it." Concubine Rong continued.
"Okay, as long as you say it, I promise you." Qi Junce said excitedly.
Concubine Rong knelt down and kowtowed solemnly, and Qi Junce quickly pulled her up. Concubine Rong's peach-like eyes looked at Qi Junce with tears in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, please treat my son Qi Ye kindly, purge the harem, and restore peace to the Li Kingdom." Concubine Rong said solemnly.
Qi Junce looked at her with a complicated expression on his face.
"From now on, Yinwei and Junce will only be separated by life, and there will be no separation by death. I hope you will cherish it!"
Concubine Rong brushed herself, turned and left.
Qi Junce looked at her back, a fear of loss crawling throughout his body. Qi Junce shouted Concubine Rong's name, but Concubine Rong never looked back.
The autumn wind blows on Baozhu's cheek, adding a bit of desolation to this scene of separation between life and death.
Yue Nu put a cloak on Baozhu and tied the collar while saying, "Your Majesty is really affectionate towards Concubine Rong."
Baozhu sneered and said: "A ruthless person will take back the little love he gives out at any time. Is this deep affection? It's not Yue Slave."
Yue Nu thought for a while with some vague understanding, and then continued: "But didn't Concubine Rong say that she would continue to overthrow the queen? What should she do now that she has left the palace?"
Baozhu will think of Concubine Rong's every move back then. She was not a completely helpless woman.
She was even a far-sighted person. Just from getting along with Baozhu, she decided that Baozhu would help her bring down Gu Linqing, and gave her all the evidence he had collected.
"No, let's not underestimate Concubine Rong." Baozhu said.
"But Concubine Rong is gone, how about just a few words?" Yue Nu asked.
Baozhu looked at Yue Nu with a smile and said: "The clever thing about her is that she left when Qi Junce felt most guilty and left evidence. This way, the damage is the greatest."
Yue Nu shook her head in confusion, "I still don't understand."
Baozhu walked back slowly, "Just wait and see."
At night, when Baozhu was about to blow out the lamp and place it, Ma Dong hurriedly came to see him. Baozhu looked at him and asked him what was wrong.
"Concubine Chen, please go and take a look. Your Majesty locked himself in the palace and drank a lot of wine. No one was allowed to come near." Ma Dong said.
Baozhu cursed helplessly in his heart, he really couldn't live in peace. But he still hurriedly put on his outer robe and followed Ma Dong to Wuji Hall.
With a clang, a wine cup was smashed at the feet of Bao Zhu, who was approaching. Bao Zhu cursed in his heart, why don't you drink it to death?
"Get out, get out of here!" Qi Junce's roar was full of drunkenness, but when he saw that the person coming was Baozhu, his expression calmed down.
Baozhu looked at Qi Junce who was collapsed in a wine jar in front of him. He didn't look like the overlord of the Eastern Continent.
Baozhu walked over slowly and sat directly next to Qi Junce without any care. Qi Junce had no intention of avoiding or letting her out.
"I met Yinwei when I was ten years old." Qi Junce murmured, as if he wanted to tell Baozhu all about himself and Concubine Rong, while Baozhu listened silently.
"At that time, she was dark and skinny. She was a little one and was led by her mother, saying that she would be my sister from now on. Later I found out that their entire family died in the war, leaving only such an only daughter."
Qi Junce took another sip of wine, and the liquid slid down his neck, and the orb was wiped away silently.
"My mother adopted her as her adopted daughter, and we grew up together. At that time, I didn't know that I had fallen in love with her. It wasn't until the rebellion in Li country broke out that I almost lost her. Only then did I understand that she had already been in my heart for a long time. Slowly it’s all her.”
The corner of Bao Zhu's mouth curled up calmly, then you haven't let me down.
"Later on, I had no choice but to proclaim myself emperor, but this road is destined to be uneven. Yinwei helped me make plans, and she deserves a lot of credit."
Qi Junce's eyes were full of longing for the past, and he paused for a while before continuing.
"Finally, I finally made it to the end of the world. I just wanted her to be my only queen. But at that time, the new dynasty was in shaky shape. I needed help. As a last resort, Yinwei was willing to retire to the position of concubine for me."
Bao Zhu secretly rolled her eyes in boredom, Hu Qing really liked to make excuses for herself.
