The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Yuwen Ji got the answer and was about to get up to find Bai Yimeng to ask for clarification. Yi Tong's voice came from outside the study, "Sir, Eunuch Chen has ordered you to come to the palace."

Yuwen Ji looked at Su Beichen and felt something was wrong. On New Year's Eve, he had just been pardoned and did not have to go to the palace to pay respects in the past few days. Now he was suddenly summoned to the palace, which was probably unusual.

"Your Majesty, you know that Xiaobai is with you, right? The Inner Court must have known about what happened to that girl last night. There is no way that they don't know about it. There was no movement this morning, perhaps because they were watching your reaction. This matter is not simple, Your Majesty, you'd better be careful." Su Beichen patted Yuwen Ji's shoulder with a look that wished him good luck.

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ji suddenly felt a headache and sighed, "No matter what, you must keep an eye on her for me and don't let her run around." After that, Yuwen Ji changed into court clothes and followed Eunuch Chen into the palace.

As soon as I entered Chen'an Palace, I saw that Emperor Chengde had already set up the chess game.

Seeing that someone had arrived, without waiting for Yuwen Ji to finish his greetings, he called him over to play chess, "Come and see, is there a solution to this endgame?"

"Replying to Father, the black piece has run out of energy. I'm afraid the white piece is going to win."

Emperor Chengde smiled and nodded, "Oh, that means the black pieces will lose, right?" He then swept the entire chessboard and said, "Third brother, was everything peaceful in your house last night?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ji immediately knelt down and said, "Father, there is nothing unusual in my house."

"Oh, I thought everyone saw the strange vision last night, but it turns out that only Chunxi Palace saw it. This shows how lucky Concubine Shu is."

What a blessing! These three words sound particularly strange, as if they have a deeper meaning.

"My son is stupid and doesn't know what the emperor is talking about."

Emperor Chengde laughed. "You are not stupid. You are the smartest among my three sons. Don't underestimate yourself. Since you want me to speak more directly, that's fine. Last night, the Inner Court chased the assassin and chased him to the gate of your house. What do you want to say?"

"My son is innocent, father, I know clearly." Yuwen Ji was getting more and more unsure. He knew that Bai Yimeng was just a member of the Imperial Household Department.

"I trust you, but it's hard to explain to Concubine Shu. Third brother, you have to understand father. The political situation is complicated these days, and you have to learn to share father's worries."

The Emperor Chengde's intention was obvious. He just wanted to search the mansion. If that was the case, Bai Yimeng would definitely be found. If that girl got angry, she might even be arrested. Thinking of this, Yuwen Ji couldn't wait to run back to tell her.

"Father, I believe that my third brother is a man who will definitely not harm mother. But I cannot bear to see mother suffer. Why don't you let me and my third brother go to investigate together? This will both clear my third brother's name and save him from losing face."

It turned out that the King of Qi had been there all along, but he was just making tea in a corner, not attracting anyone's attention. It seemed that he did so on purpose, just to secretly observe Yuwen Ji's reaction.

"You are confused. What are you talking about? The third brother is now under serious suspicion. How can he go with us?" Emperor Chengde glanced at the King of Qi who was not far away.

"Then...it might be unfair for my son to go alone." The King of Qi stepped forward and looked at Emperor Chengde tentatively.

"You don't have to go. I'll take people to see for myself. I want to see who dares to do anything under my nose." Emperor Chengde had conquered Xiling in his early years. He was an emperor on horseback. Even in his old age, he was still energetic. He changed his clothes and took people to Prince Yi's mansion.

More than an hour passed, and Emperor Chengde was wet all over and his face did not look very good.

"Third brother, it's time to tidy up your house. There was a little maid in charge of cleaning who was too unruly and splashed water all over me. Look for yourself, my dragon robe is dirty. I will deduct it from your monthly salary later."

"Yes, Father is right. It was my negligence in management that caused Father to suffer."

Yuwen Ji's heart was in his throat. There was no doubt in his mind that the person who could do such a thing could only be Bai Yimeng.

Seeing that Emperor Chengde looked unhappy, the King of Qi asked tentatively, "Father, have you found the suspicious person?"

"Looking for shit, how can I not trust the third brother? Second brother, I have always advised you not to be suspicious all the time. The most feared thing between brothers is rift. Don't let a few gossips from outsiders hurt the relationship between brothers."

"Your son dare not!" The King of Qi stuck out his tongue and dared not say anything more.

In a moment, Emperor Chengde's attitude changed drastically. King Qi and Yuwen Ji did not understand.

After returning home, Su Beichen recounted the whole story one by one.

"This girl is so bad. Not only did she disguise herself as a maid, but she also splashed the pot washing water all over Your Majesty. The smell, oh, it's hard to describe." Su Beichen glanced at Bai Yimeng at the door and secretly felt amused.

"Well, Father didn't suffer any loss. This splash gave me a reason to make new clothes, and my monthly salary was also reduced by more than half."

Bai Yimeng walked in, thinking about what happened just now, and couldn't help but explain, "I was helping Nanny Sun wash the pot, who knew there was someone standing outside."

Yuwen Ji felt his head suddenly expand. From Bai Yimeng's expression, he could tell that she did it on purpose.

However, the question is, why was Emperor Chengde not angry? He was an emperor who had been to the battlefield and was not a man with a good temper.

Yuwen Ji looked at Bai Yimeng and asked, "Father, didn't you scold me? Did you hit me?"

Su Beichen covered his face and squatted in the corner. He never thought in his life that he would see such a magical scene.

Emperor Chengde was splashed with dirty water and scolded by a little maid, but he was not angry and just let it go. I'm afraid that as an emperor, he has never enjoyed such treatment in his life.

"What? You scolded Father?" Yuwen Ji's brain was a little short-circuited, and he paused, "He's not angry? Not angry at all?"

"Maybe he was dumbfounded by my scolding. He stood there for a long time, with a similar expression to the prince now. Then he left. Actually, your father is a good person. He didn't ask me to pay for the dirty robe."

Yuwen Ji felt unwell, and the blood in his body froze bit by bit. Is there any need to ask, did he recognize Bai Yimeng?

Over the years, Emperor Chengde has been very vague about what happened back then. Outsiders are not allowed to mention it, but he himself would occasionally express his feelings.

Bai Yimeng saw that Yuwen Ji had a serious expression on his face, and thought that she had splashed water on his father, and he was unhappy. "If Your Majesty feels that I, a little scoundrel, have no rules and have affected you, I will leave."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ji stopped the man. He frowned and said, "You forgot that you received the money and the land deed. It's appropriate for you to just say no. Also, you broke into the palace yesterday and disturbed the emperor today. From now on, you are not allowed to leave the palace without my permission. If you dare to run around again, you will be punished with a stick."

Knowing that she was afraid of this, Yuwen Ji deliberately frightened her. He recognized her, but did not dare to really recognize her. Emperor Chengde's attitude towards the Bai family was not very clear, and a hasty recognition might harm her.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yimeng pouted like a punched bag, turned around and ran away without even saying hello.

"Hey, she didn't lose her temper?" Su Beichen expressed his confusion and looked at Yuwen Ji with admiration.

“You know you are wrong, but you still dare to lose your temper? You don’t know, the things she did almost pissed me off to death.” Yuwen Ji Yuwen Ji’s eyes were full of helplessness as he looked in the direction where Bai Yimeng disappeared.

Thinking of what Bai Yimeng had done, Yuwen Ji had a headache, "Okay, let's go to the study and talk about business."

Su Beichen couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "To be honest, I wasn't sure before. It was only because she dared to splash the pot washing water on Your Majesty that I concluded it was her. Hey, Your Majesty, who do you think would dare to..."

Seeing Yuwen Ji’s angry face, Su Beichen automatically muted himself.

Perhaps she was worried that Su Beichen would lead Bai Yimeng astray, so she deliberately put on a stern face and warned him, "From now on, you are not allowed to help her make trouble. Things are different now. In the past, she was naughty and willful, and she had the support of the Marquis of Zhenbei. Now she has no capital to make trouble. If she continues to act so willfully, she might lose her life.

Father may not really recognize her. He was not angry today, maybe because he felt that her temper was very similar to that of an old friend. Anyway, this must not happen again."