Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

In the winter night, as the night falls, the moonlight stretches people's shadows very long.

Gao Yang's back was pressed tightly against a lacquered pillar, his eyes fixed on the shadow of a person falling to the ground. His heart was pounding, and he was so nervous that he was completely unaware of the biting cold wind.

He carefully stuck his head out and looked into the distance.

There were guards guarding outside the Renshou Hall day and night.

He might not be able to avoid their sight. If he was discovered, it would certainly reach the Queen Mother's ears. Then...

Gao Yang withdrew his gaze, leaned his head against the pillar, and looked up at the half moon in the sky.

Just as the Empress Dowager said, she had never restricted him from visiting the Imperial Grandmother in Renshou Hall, but the entire harem was under her control. Even if he really came to see the Imperial Grandmother, what could he do?

The current Empress Dowager is no longer the Empress Dowager who once had the final say.

But the fact that she became so confused couldn't possibly have nothing to do with Liang Qian!

Gao Yang took a deep breath, stuck his head out to look at the guard post again, and when the time was right, he crouched down and quickly hid behind another pillar.

Only after he successfully entered the inner hall did he stroke his chest and let out a long sigh. Not daring to stay for too long, he tiptoed deeper into the inner hall.

The security at Renshou Hall is indeed more relaxed at night than during the day.

The bed curtains were hung low, and through the gauze curtains one could vaguely see the person on the bed.

The hall was dead silent, so quiet that even one's own breathing could be heard clearly.

Gao Yang broke into a sweat, looked back, and made sure that no one noticed before he quietly lifted the gauze curtain.

Just as he expected, the person on the bed was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.

Gao Yang bent down, gently pushed the sleeping person, and whispered in her ear: "Grandmother..."

no response.

"Royal Grandmother."

Gao Yang called out again.

If an ordinary person was asleep, it would be impossible for him to not respond after being pushed and called like this.

He raised his eyelids and looked towards the door, then took out a small white bottle from his arms, pulled out the stopper, and shook it under the Empress Dowager's nose.

He had tricked the Empress Dowager into giving him this medicine, claiming that she would use it to wake her up, but he wasn't sure if it was effective.

For now, we can only take the risk and give it a try.

As time passed, Gao Yang's heart became more and more anxious.

"Grandma..."

Seeing that she was unconscious, Gao Yang's nose felt sore and he called her twice in a low voice, his deliberately lowered voice clearly trembling.

She is the only one in this palace who is related to him by blood...

It’s not that he doesn’t want to trust the Queen Mother, but he is walking on thin ice in this palace. He really can’t afford to take the risk. What else can he take to bet?

Gao Yang pushed the person on the bed again.

Still no response.

He sighed and could only try another way.

Gao Yang was just thinking when he heard a noise outside the hall. His heart tightened and he stood up quickly.

However, he quickly calmed down and walked around the bed to the back.

He had lived in Renshou Hall for quite some time and was familiar with the place. When he came here, he had already imagined countless times the situation of being caught and how to escape.

Gao Yang hurried to the back of the palace before anyone arrived.

He stopped in front of the window frame and listened carefully for a while. He saw no one chasing him and no one outside, so he quietly opened the window and climbed out with trepidation.

The Renshou Hall behind him was getting farther and farther away. Gao Yang turned around to take one last look, and he couldn't tell whether he felt unwilling or something else.

He lowered his head and walked forward.

Before reaching the Hanguang Palace, I saw palace maids and eunuchs holding lanterns and looking for something everywhere.

"Your Majesty! I finally found you!"

Suddenly someone shouted, and everyone's attention was drawn to the team.

Qian Mingquan rushed over, surprised and delighted: "Your Majesty, where have you been so late at night? It's so easy for us to find you!"

Without waiting for a reply, he turned around and shouted to the people behind him, "Hurry up and report to the Queen Mother that we have found the master!"

After Qian Ming finished speaking, he looked back at Gao Yang, and realized that it was such a cold day, but the emperor ran out wearing only a thin coat, and shouted for people to bring clothes.

"Your Majesty, even if you come out, why don't you wear something thicker? It's freezing cold. If you get frozen, what will we do? How can we explain to the Queen Mother?"

Before anyone could bring the things, he hurriedly pulled them to the side hall.

Gao Yang frowned and said nothing, just glanced at the hand that was holding his arm.

As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw someone standing in the front, with loose hair and a large banner wrapped around his body, as if he was preparing to go out to look for him.

At this moment, she was looking at him indifferently.

Qian Ming lowered his head and moved to the side. The palace maids and eunuchs had already knelt in two rows, with their heads down, waiting for the empress dowager's decision.

Gao Yang was silent for a moment before speaking: "Empress Dowager."

"Where have you been?"

Her face was expressionless and her voice showed no emotion.

Even so, his heart, which had been calmed down by the cold night, began to feel hot again.

Gao Yang pursed his lips, his frozen face unable to show any expression: "The heating in the palace is suffocating, I can't sleep, I want to go out for some fresh air."

When Qian Ming heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "It was my negligence."

The palace servants and eunuchs on duty tonight knelt forward and confessed their guilt.

Liang Qian nodded, took off the big banner on her body, and someone immediately bowed and took it.

The hall was silent for a moment.

Gao Yang was a little confused and looked up at her.

Liang Qian said in a very light voice: "Your Majesty, please go and have a rest. It will be time for the morning court session in two hours."

After that, he no longer looked at him. As he turned around, he said coldly, "The palace servants and eunuchs who failed to guard the palace tonight will be dealt with according to the palace rules."

Gao Yang was anxious and took two steps forward: "Empress Dowager——"

Liang Qian interrupted him without turning back: "In this former dynasty and the harem, not everyone can do as they please, including you, the emperor."

She left a word and returned to the main hall.

Gao Yang stared at her back and clenched his teeth.

In the side hall, he lay on the couch, completely unable to sleep, and Qian Ming tucked the quilt in for him.

"Your Majesty, please take a rest."

Gao Yang responded, his eyes fixed on the ceiling of the tent. He knew that someone was being tortured outside the palace at this moment because the emperor had secretly left the bedroom in the middle of the night to avoid them.

Qian Ming blew out the candle and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, someone called him from behind.

"…Minister Qian, if my father were still alive, would you listen to the empress dowager or my father?"

Qian Ming was inevitably surprised and looked back, but he could not see the little person on the bed clearly.

Although he didn't know why the emperor asked this, he thought about it carefully before saying, "I will naturally obey the late emperor."

Gao Yang turned his head and looked at the shadow in the dark: "Is the Queen Mother good to my father?"

Qian Ming was a little surprised. He thought the little emperor was going to ask him whether he should listen to the queen mother or him...

Whatever happened between the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor, whether it was good or bad, was not his place to comment or intervene.

In any case, at least the late emperor enjoyed it very much.

Qian Ming sighed secretly.

"From what I have seen along the way, I feel that the Queen Mother treats you better than she treated the late Emperor."

Gao Yang smiled: "Minister Qian wants to say that he loves his wife and all her family members? He treats her as his own children?"

Love?

Qian Ming was stunned, then he pulled the corner of his mouth, his mouth feeling bitter and astringent.

"Your Majesty may think so."

Gao Yang closed his eyes and waved his hands.

In Renshou Hall.

Lu Wanying sat on the edge of the couch, her eyes fixed on the back hall, and she seemed to have heard some noise when she came in just now.

The palace maid had no time to yawn and could only stand by and accompany him trembling with fear.

"Why is Toffee coming here so late..."

Lu Wanying looked at her: "Has anyone been here before?"

The palace maid shook her head in denial.

Lu Wanying nodded and sent the man away.

Suddenly, someone grabbed my wrist.