Chapter 157 Meng Ruolang’s little thoughts
After about a cup of tea, Meng Ruolang reluctantly came out of the house. "Let's go!" Meng Ruolang walked forward quickly without even looking at Xiaolan.
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There was no words to say all the way, and the two of them came directly to the imperial concubine's room one after another.
"Meng Ruolang pays homage to the imperial concubine!" Seeing the dignified and majestic imperial concubine, Meng Ruolang quickly bowed and saluted.
But after bowing and saluting for a long time, his waist was a little sore, and the imperial concubine didn't ask him to get up. Just when he was wondering, the imperial concubine spoke up.
"Meng Ruolang, I have nothing to do with you. I just want to ask you what you talked about with King Qi after the blessing ceremony, and where did you go?"
The imperial concubine ate fruit leisurely, and at the same time waved to Xiaolan, asking her to rub her legs and shoulders.
Meng Ruolang can be considered a good person. When he heard the imperial concubine ask this question, his head was racing, his thoughts were flying wildly, and countless thoughts emerged.
Why did the imperial concubine ask that? Could it be that something happened to the elder brother? That shouldn't be the case. My eldest brother just went with me to the abbot's office to consecrate me. I didn't hear anything happened to my eldest brother after dinner, right? Then just wait and see how things get better.
He lowered his head and rolled his eyes a few times, and the thoughts in his mind came to him in a flash.
"Go back to your Majesty! To be honest, after the blessing ceremony, I went to the abbot's place with my eldest brother." Meng Ruolang continued to speak with a bowed body.
"What are you doing at the abbot's place?" Meng Ruolang's answer made the imperial concubine stunned. She didn't expect the answer she received was like this.
"Hahaha!" Meng Ruolang smiled, "Your Majesty, this is not the way to ask questions! You haven't let me get up yet!"
"Hahaha!" The imperial concubine suddenly realized it, and then she reacted and smiled a few times, "Oh! Look at me, I have forgotten to ask you to get up now that you are old. Get up quickly!"
"Xiaolan! Hurry up and give Mr. Meng a seat and serve tea! Don't neglect Mr. Meng."
"It's your Majesty!" Xiaolan quickly agreed and got up to pour tea for Meng Ruolang.
"Hahaha!" Meng Ruolang straightened up and rubbed her sore waist with a smile. She sat on the chair and drank the hot tea handed over by Xiaolan leisurely, but she had no intention of speaking.
"Hahaha!" The imperial concubine continued to smirk, "Mr. Meng, can you tell me this time what you were doing at the abbot's place?"
After taking another sip of the hot tea handed over by Xiaolan, she calmly answered the question for the imperial concubine.
"Empress, since I am lucky enough to come to Hanfeng Temple, I naturally want to go to the abbot to ask for marriage, and at the same time I want to give a gift to the lover in my heart. No matter how good this gift is, it cannot be compared to the gift that the abbot has blessed. Come to please.”
"Then what?" the imperial concubine asked, "where did you go after you came out?"
"Why do you ask the imperial concubine like that?" Meng Ruolang did not directly answer the imperial concubine's question, but asked instead.
The imperial concubine couldn't help but twitch her eyelids. This boy was worthy of being the son of the left prime minister. His level of quarrel was comparable to that of the left prime minister.
"Of course I have a reason for asking this!" Since this boy is willing to argue with her, let's play with him and see who can't help it first.
Meng Ruolang kept muttering in her heart that the imperial concubine has been in the palace since she was a child. She is more cunning than a fox and has been deceiving me. I don't want to reveal any information at all. If I say something that I shouldn't say because of my quick words, and let my elder brother know about it, I won't be able to live with it.
"Empress! Ask Miss Snow about it!" Xiaolan couldn't stand listening to these two foxes arguing with each other and squeezing the imperial concubine's legs, so she couldn't help but remind her in a low voice.
This is a matter of life and death, not only for Xue Ruyue, but also my own life is closely related to this matter. If the two of them continue to argue, they may not be able to figure out the reason until tomorrow morning.
The imperial concubine glared at Xiaolan fiercely, "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"
Being scolded by the imperial concubine, Xiaolan pursed her lips and lowered her head in grievance. Although she felt unwilling to do so, she had no choice but to continue listening.
Although the conversation between the master and the servant was low, it was still clearly captured by Meng Ruolang. He picked up the tea and sipped it absently, and couldn't help but make plans in his heart again.
I came here to ask about Xue Ruyue. It seems that what happened in the dining hall has reached the ears of the imperial concubine.
At that time, the Empress Dowager personally proposed marriage to the eldest prince for Xue Ruyue, but the eldest prince rejected her outright. However, she saw with her own eyes that Xue Ruyue's rosy cheeks turned pale, and she ran out of the dining hall in grief. At that time, the imperial concubine did not go to the dining hall to eat. Now she probably heard about it and specially called me over to ask about it.
But since you are asking about this matter, why should you ask what your eldest brother and yourself have done first? Could it be that the eldest brother bumped into Xue Ruyue after the consecration? Then some invisible things happened between the two of them and the imperial concubine knew about it?
Meng Ruolang was full of doubts and really didn't understand the reason why the imperial concubine asked this, but in order for her eldest brother to have a wonderful night, it was better to provide some cover for her eldest brother.
Xiaolan's interruption made the imperial concubine know that she could not drag it out any longer. If Bi Yuntao succeeded, with Xue Ruyue's strong temper, she would probably have turned into a cold corpse by the time she found them. .
The imperial concubine prevaricated for a while and sighed secretly in her heart. It seemed that she could only give in first.
"Haha! Mr. Meng! It's getting late, and I'm a little tired. You and I shouldn't hide it, just open the skylight and speak openly. I'll tell you clearly."
"The reason why I asked Xiaolan to call you over is because neither Tao'er nor Miss Xue is in the room. According to Xiaolan, you were the only person who saw Tao'er last. So I want to ask you here. Let me ask you, where are Tao'er and Miss Xue now?"
At this time, Meng Ruolang finally knew the purpose of the imperial concubine's coming to him, but when he heard the imperial concubine's question to him, if it weren't for the difference between the emperor and his subjects, he would probably be jumping and scolding now.
The two of them are missing. What does it have to do with me? It’s not like I can’t figure it out! The two big living people have hands and feet, and they have been flirting with each other. Now at this hour, they are nowhere to be seen. You can even use your feet to know what the two of them are doing!
He could only complain about these words silently in his heart. He did not dare to say this in front of the imperial concubine. Firstly, because he could not defeat the imperial concubine. Secondly, even if he could barely defeat the imperial concubine, he would not dare to do so. Do! This is a head-turning behavior. Doing so will not only make you lose your head, but will also harm your family.
The thought that my eldest brother was galloping on the battlefield and expanding the territory, but he was caught and questioned by the imperial concubine, made me angry.
It is obvious that I can hug the beauty tonight! It's a shame for you that you and Xue Ruyue are hiding and having a tryst, and you're going to implicate me! Ruined my good deeds!
In this case, don't blame me, a brother, for being ruthless.
"My dear, since both of them are not in the room, have you sent someone to search carefully?"
"This is natural!" The imperial concubine glanced at Xiaolan who was squeezing her leg. Seeing Xiaolan nodding slightly, she said affirmatively to Meng Ruolang.
"Have you searched in the back mountain?" Seeing the imperial concubine's hesitation, Meng Ruolang said with amusement on her face, "It seems that the empress has not sent anyone to search in the back mountain!"
"Your Majesty, you'd better send someone to look for it in the back mountain! Maybe the two of them are playing in the hot springs and having a great time!"
"This is impossible!" The imperial concubine shook her head, "Even us concubines need the emperor's permission to enter the hot spring place, so it is impossible for Tao'er to appear there with Miss Xue!"
"Hahaha!" Meng Ruolang said with a smile, "The noble concubine must have heard about what happened in the Zhaitang today! Today the Queen Mother proposed marriage to Miss Snow for the eldest prince, and Miss Snow..."
"Wait a minute!" The imperial concubine spoke up immediately, interrupting Meng Ruolang's voice, "What did you just say? The Empress Dowager wanted to marry Miss Xue for the eldest prince? Are you afraid that you said something wrong? You should also say that you want to marry each other. Say goodbye to Taoer!"
"My queen, you don't know?" Meng Ruolang was stunned, but she didn't expect that the imperial concubine didn't know that this happened.
"I really don't know!" The imperial concubine shook her head, her heart filled with anxiety, and asked eagerly, "Can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?"
Meng Ruolang shrugged, "There's nothing to elaborate on, and I don't know much. When I went to the dining hall, I saw the eldest prince rejecting the queen mother's proposal of marriage, and then Miss Snow ran away in grief and indignation. Get out."
"Huh!" The imperial concubine sighed softly. Fortunately, the eldest prince refused, otherwise it would have been a bad thing. What did the Queen Mother mean, and why did she marry Xue Ruyue for the eldest prince? No, when I find Bi Yuntao and the two of them, I have to go to the Empress Dowager to ask clearly.
Xiaolan was shocked when she heard the news. She finally knew the reason why His Highness Prince Qi and Xue Ruyue disappeared. It should be that His Highness Prince Qi bumped into Xue Ruyue who rushed out. Xue Ruyue was in a state of grief and anger and panicked. He ran into the back mountain, and then His Highness King Qi chased her, and then... and then Xiaolan didn't dare to think about it anymore, I'm afraid Xue Ruyue has been eaten up by King Qi now.
"Then what does what you are talking about have to do with Houshan?" The so-called concern is chaos. The imperial concubine was eager for the moment and did not understand the connection between Houshan and Xue Ruyue.
"Empress!" Xiaolan moved to the ear of the imperial concubine and reminded in a low voice, "Do you think His Highness Prince Qi and the others will be in the back mountain? Because the sky was too dark, the servant did not go to the back mountain to look for them. "
"Huh?" The imperial concubine's eyes narrowed, "You said you have never been to the back mountain to search?"
"Haha!" Before the imperial concubine could continue to scold Xiaolan, Meng Ruolang spoke up again, "My dear, please don't blame Lan Yatou. After all, Lan Yatou is a person, and the mountain behind is not only a mountain, but also has a hot spring. , if the elder brother and Xue Ruyue deliberately avoid Lan Yatou, no matter how she searches, it will probably be in vain!"
"Your Majesty, please send someone to the hot spring to search for him now. I have been following my eldest brother for a long time, so I know his nature. Now he must be secretly having a tryst with Miss Snow at the hot spring!"
Meng Ruolang insisted that Bi Yuntao and Xue Ruyue had a tryst at the hot spring, and now he was eager to see the scene of the two of them being intimate being broken. It must be exciting!
