III Jiangshan

Mochi's identity finally had some clues, and Yuan Youqi was very relieved.

It was dark, only a lamp on the desk was beating faintly.

Yuan Youqi left the file of Ran Ming's case, and placed it in front of him alongside the purse he had taken off earlier, and told Tang Xi: "Find some proper people to pack these files, and then hold the lamp!"

Tang Xi took the order and went.

Soon, hundreds of files were repacked, and there were only three large hardwood boxes left in the hall, silent under the bright lights.

Seeing the emperor's tired expression, Tang Xi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you haven't had dinner yet! How about this, how about this servant?"

"No appetite..." Yuan Youqi said, pointing to the three boxes below, "Go tell Shao'an, let him bring someone to guard here tonight, the things inside must not be the same!"

After Yuan Youqi ascended the throne, Liang Shaoan was promoted to be the commander of the inner court guards, responsible for the security guards in the forbidden area.

Although Tang Xi didn't see the contents of the files, these hundreds of files were all the records of serious offenders tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, there must be no accidents, he knew this well.

When he was ordered to pass on Liang Shao'an, there was no one in the hall, so Yuan Youqi locked Ran Ming's file in a cabinet, intending to study it carefully later.

When Tang Xi turned back, Yuan Youqi had already tied the sapphire blue semi-old purse back to his waist, and brushed off a thin layer of dust on his body.

Since the emperor was young, he liked to do everything by himself, and rarely called people to serve him. Tang Xi knew it.So he stood aside respectfully with his hands down, and replied, "Master Liang has passed it on."

Yuan Youqi nodded, and suddenly said: "Go to the imperial concubine's place tonight! Let Jingning Palace's small kitchen prepare some hot dishes and meals, and I will go there for dinner."

Tang Xi was quite surprised, he thought that the imperial concubine had a quarrel last night, and His Majesty would not enter the gate of Jingning Palace for ten and a half months!

"My maidservant is going to deliver the decree, and the noble concubine is invited to pick me up!" Tang Xi said.

"No need! It's not far away, so I just went for a walk." Yuan Youqi said.

Does this mean that you don't even bring a royal driver?Tang Xi pondered.

Whatever the emperor said, he naturally followed suit.So the two master and servant stepped out of the inner study, and only brought two small inner eunuchs to lead the way with lanterns in front, and walked leisurely towards Jingning Palace.

From Qinzheng Hall to Jingning Palace, it only takes about fifteen minutes to walk, but there is a plum grove in the middle.

In early autumn, plums are ripe, and when the wind blows, there is a soft sound of ripe plums falling to the ground.This kind of sound, I don't think it's good to hear it in the daytime, but now that the night has fallen, Mei Zilin can't see clearly, just standing there vaguely, and there are occasional "cracking" sounds of different sizes, which sounds a bit strange to me. Scary.

Tang Xi was a shrewd person, so he felt anxious in his heart: Although there has been no incident in the palace for more than ten years, the more incidents there are, the more cautious you should be!In such a dark forest, what if someone jumps out and surprises Sheng Jia?

Tang Xi regretted that he followed the emperor's whim just now and didn't ask the emperor to drive him out.

"Your Majesty, why don't you...servant send the guards?" Tang Xi cautiously asked for instructions.

Yuan Youqi spent a few hours thinking, and finally found out the origin of the ink pond. He was excited, waved his hand and said impatiently: "No need! This is forbidden, does anyone still dare to blatantly harm me?"

As soon as the words fell, the little inner supervisor holding the lantern in front suddenly let out an exclamation.

It was a figure who stumbled out of the plum grove and bumped into the lantern carried by the inner eunuch.

"Who!" Yuan Youqi shouted.

Hearing the emperor's voice, the man knelt down on the ground with a trembling "plop", kowtowed and said, "I don't know that His Majesty is here! I disturbed the holy car..."

Is it the voice of a young woman who calls herself a "concubine"?

"Which palace are you from? Why are you here?" Yuan Youqi asked coldly.

The woman was still trembling, and replied tremblingly: "The concubine is... the Tan family of Xianfu Palace... Your Majesty, Your Majesty has appointed a concubine as a talented person..."

Tan Cairen?It seems that there is such a person, which courtier's sister is it?

Yuan Youqi tried hard to remember.

The women in the harem were entrusted to each other after being selected, and they never asked again, she didn't know which one was which.

Just at this time, another autumn wind blew through the plum forest, and the sound of falling plums came to Yuan Youqi's ears, and...

Yuan Youqi listened attentively, vaguely felt that it seemed to be the sound made by the cloth being blown by the wind when a person was sprinting against the wind.

Her eyes became playful: there was another person in the plum grove, who was running away quietly while the plums were falling due to the wind.

Who is it?And why is it here?

It seems that her harem is not stable either!

Yuan Youqi suppressed her thoughts temporarily, because no one noticed the deep meaning in her eyes because of the night.

"Tan Cairen, you haven't answered me yet, what are you doing here at night?" Yuan Youqi asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, the concubine... happened to pass by... ah no, the concubine was frightened!" Tan Cairen said in panic.

"Scared? How to say?"

Tan Cairen was so nervous that his throat rolled, and said: "The concubine passed by this plum grove during the day, and accidentally dropped an earring. The earrings were given by the concubine's mother. The concubine came here because he was reluctant to part with it. Looking for it. Unexpectedly, as soon as I passed by Jingning Palace, I saw two Luan Tingsi guards with swords... Chenqie, Chenqie have always been timid, and when they were afraid, they couldn't help running quickly, and even panicked Sheng Jia, please make amends, Your Majesty!"

After finishing speaking, Tan Cairen kowtowed again.

These words are full of loopholes, how could Yuan Youqi fail to hear?

However, she doesn't plan to pursue it for the time being, she has something more interesting——

"Why did the guards of Luan Tingsi appear in Jingning Palace at this moment?"

Tan Cairen was secretly happy when he heard the emperor's question, but his eyes turned to the two little eunuchs carrying lanterns, and Tang Xi who was his attendant.

Yuan Youqi understood, and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, you can feel free to tell me."

"Your Majesty's lesson! It's Master Tang! My concubine has seen it with her own eyes. Master Tang went to Jingning Palace several times at night, and it seems that he also... brought some gifts." Tan Cairen said impatiently.

"Master Tang? Tang Yi?"

"It's Mr. Tang Yitang from the Inner Court Division!"

"I see." Yuan Youqi nodded.

He also instructed Tang Xi: "Turn back and send that pair of red coral earrings to Xianfu Palace and give them to Tan Cairen."

Tang Xi should be.

Tan Cairen saw that the emperor listened to the secret matter he said, but he was noncommittal. He was feeling uneasy, but suddenly the emperor gave him a pair of red coral earrings. I also heard that the gifts that Master Tang gave to the imperial concubine were all placed in the side hall of Jingning Palace by the imperial concubine..."

This is interesting!Yuan Youqi raised his eyebrows slightly.

After Tan Cairen was sent away, the expression on Yuan Youqi's face remained unchanged.

But Tang Xi knew that His Majesty was not used to smiling.If it is said that in the first few years of his ascension to the throne, His Majesty was occasionally unable to restrain his emotions, then in these years, His Majesty's thoughts have become more and more secretive.

Luan Tingsi and Lord Tang are His Majesty's most trusted ones; the imperial concubine is His Majesty's closest concubine.If Mr. Tang really has some ulterior motives with the imperial concubine, how sad His Majesty would be!

What Yuan Youqi was thinking in his heart, no one knew.

She still seemed to be fine, and walked to Jingning Palace, which shocked Fengrou enough.

For a moment, Fengrou even suspected that Yuan Youqi had come here on purpose after hearing something.She was very glad that Tang Yi left before Yuan Youqi arrived, and she was even more fortunate that Tang Yi's new painting was hidden in the dark cabinet in the side hall in time.

However, Feng Rou really didn't dare to delve deeper into why she was grateful in her heart, and why her heart trembled slightly when she saluted Yuan Youqi.

"I'm very hungry, and I miss the craftsmanship in Jingning Palace's small kitchen, so I'm here!" Yuan Youqi smiled and pulled Feng Rou to stand up.

Feng Rou's hands are cold and frightening.

Yuan Youqi pretended not to notice, and walked into Jingning Palace with her hand.

"Your Majesty just approved the memorial? Are you tired?" Feng Rou carefully selected her words.

"I'm tired," Yuan Youqi said with a smile, "Why don't you tell the people in your palace to inform the small kitchen?"

Fengrou was terrified by her smiling eyes, she dodged subconsciously, and told the personal maid to get ready.

Yuan Youqi still looked at her with a smile, her amber pupils flickered sharply.

After dinner, Yuan Youqi really stayed in Jingning Palace.

As before, she refused Fengrou to serve her to take a bath, and then she took a bath alone, then changed into her pajamas, and sat on the side of the wide bed in the bedroom to watch Fengrou take off her headgear.

"Rou'er is still the same as before, and her face is still beautiful." Yuan Youqi said casually.

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high, and my concubine is getting old." Fengrou smiled apologetically, removed her curly hair, and let loose a waterfall of black hair.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Youqi had already walked behind her, twirled a strand of her hair, looked at Feng Rou in the mirror, and said faintly: "I am really old! Rou'er is in the harem, and was taken care of by her." I have been detained for so many years, do you have any complaints?"

With a "hum" in Fengrou's mind, she got up in a panic, knelt down on the ground, and didn't even care about being pulled by Yuan Youqi's hair.

"The concubine loves His Majesty wholeheartedly, and is willing to accompany His Majesty in this palace! How can there be any complaints?" Feng Rou kowtowed.

The corners of Yuan Youqi's mouth curled slightly, but without a smile, he leaned over to support her, and said, "I just said it casually, why are you panicking?"

Fengrou felt her whole body was icy cold when she was approached by her body temperature.

Yuan Youqi's heart was numb, and she felt more and more irritated by so many women in the harem. She had the urge to drive away and go to Fengyi Palace to smell Gu Heng's breath.

"This is the gift list prepared by my concubine to welcome Wei Zhen into the palace?" Yuan Youqi forced a smile and looked at the red gift list on the case.

"Yes, the concubine has not finished the draft. The concubine will finish it as soon as possible, please read it..." Thinking of Yuan Youqi's words just now, Feng Rou still has lingering fears.

"It's good for my concubine to be the master, I believe in you." Yuan Youqi smiled.

Fengrou felt even more nervous because of her words.

Yuan Youqi sat back on the side of the couch again, kicked off his escape shoes, and said casually: "The people around you should also check carefully what kind of character they are."

Feng Rou was taken aback.

However, next, Yuan Youqi lay down on his own, and said lightly, "Go to sleep."

Fengrou almost thought that the previous sentence was just her own illusion.

The author has something to say: Xiao Yuan's love for Feng Rou is actually quite interesting~