Chapter 1487
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The banquet in Baohe Palace went very smoothly. Although some ministers in the court had some doubts about Ye Zhen's appearance, after all, no empress had ever attended a banquet in Baohe Palace. The banquet in Baohe Palace belonged to the outer court. As an empress, she should have held a banquet in the harem. However, they all knew the temper of the current emperor. If they dared to say a word, they would no longer have to appear in Baohe Palace.
Ye Zhen didn't pay attention to the faces of the ministers below. Anyway, she was no longer the same as before. No matter who was dissatisfied to see her here, they could only hold it in and not say a word.
She wasn't in the mood to observe who was dissatisfied with her presence here. She was still thinking about the pill that Pei shi had just given her.
How did Lu Tingzhi obtain something that even Zhong Yue could not find?
Ye Zhen originally suspected that Lu Tingzhi's purpose of coming back was not pure. Now that he took out this pill, she had more reason to doubt it.
But what was Lu Tingzhi trying to do? If he had something to do with this pill, he would not have given it to the Pei family to give to her.
Can't figure it out
"What's wrong?" Mo Rongzhan sensed that she was absent-minded. He held her hand and looked at her worriedly.
"I'm fine." Ye Zhen smiled back at him.
Mo Rongzhan looked at her deeply. He knew that she definitely had something on her mind, but now was not the time to tell him.
It was not until the evening that the banquet was over. Ye Zhen first took the drowsy Ming Yu back.
Not long after she returned to the Yong Shou Palace, Mo Rongzhan came back. He dismissed all the maids in the bedroom and sat beside Ye Zhen. "What were you thinking at the banquet? You were absent-minded."
"Didn't Zhong Yue give me a handkerchief? I melted the blood in the water and tried to find the formula, but only a little blood was not easy to find. I could only smell a strange fragrance. Today, my mother gave me a brocade box, saying that Lu Tingzhi asked her to give it to me." Ye Zhen whispered to Mo Rongzhan and took out the brocade box and handed it to him.
When Mo Rongzhan heard her mention Zhong Yue's handkerchief, his expression had already become serious. When he opened the box and saw the things inside, as well as the alluring fragrance that filled the entire sleeping chamber, his expression became even uglier.
"Why does Lu Tingzhi have this?" Mo Rongzhan gently placed the box on the table.
"I don't know." Ye Zhen stared at the pill. "I'll go to the pharmacy tomorrow to see what the formula is."
Mo Rongzhan frowned. "This thing is too poisonous. Don't touch it."
"I know." Ye Zhen nodded gently and closed the box.
"There's one more thing," Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice. "Just now, Yi told me that the Princess of Qi and Cheng Zheng are coming to the capital. They should arrive in two days."
Ye Zhen raised her head in surprise. "What are Zhao Rao and Cheng Zheng doing here?"
Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice, "It's most likely because of Zhao Ning."
"Isn't Zhao Ning on good terms with Ah Yi now?" Today, the two of them had even entered the palace together. Anyone could tell from the way Ah Yi looked at Zhao Ning that he liked her. It was impossible for Zhao Ning not to feel it.
"Even if they came for Zhao Ning, the one who should have a headache is Ah Yi. It has nothing to do with us." Mo Rongzhan lightly said.
Ye Rou glared at him. "He's your biological brother."
"So what? You can't even coax your own princess. Can you blame me?" Mo Rongzhan snorted coldly.
"The arrival of Zhao Rao and Cheng Zheng is not necessarily a bad thing." Ye Zhen smiled. "Wait until they arrive."
Compared with Ye Zhen's indifference, Mo Rongyi was the most anxious now. He was really worried that the Princess of Qi would take Ah Ning away this time. It had been so many days, but Zhao Ning did not seem to have forgiven him.
"Ah Ning, what kind of person is the Princess of Qi?" Mo Rongyi did not ride a horse. He insisted on riding in the same carriage with Zhao Ning so that they could spend more time together and he could ask what kind of person Zhao Rao was.
"Very powerful." Zhao Ning only found out that Zhao Rao was coming this morning. Ever since she told Mo Rongyi about it, he was simply restless. Even at the banquet, he looked at her with a look of wanting to say something but was hesitant.
She found it funny to look at him.
However, she didn't laugh. During this period of time, Mo Rongyi had been shamelessly pestering her every day. Sometimes when she thought about it, it was really infuriating. When she liked him and missed him, he left and refused to come back to Nanyue. When her heart was as calm as water, he came back to pester her again.
In the morning, when she heard that Zhao Rao was coming to the capital, her first reaction was nervousness. After experiencing so much, she was still reluctant to leave.
Mo Rongyi did not know what Zhao Ning was thinking. He only knew that the sister-in-law he was going to face would be terrible.
"Ah Ning, do you know what sister-in-law is going to do?" Mo Rongyi probed carefully.
"I haven't seen her yet. How do I know what she is going to do?" Zhao Ning glared at him. "Are you feeling guilty?"
Mo Rongyi's face was dejected. "I'm afraid. Ah Ning, can you say a few good words about me in front of sister-in-law?"
"Why should I say good words for you?" Zhao Ning glanced at him. "You don't deserve my good words."
"Ah Ning …" Mo Rongyi looked at her pitifully. "I have already turned over a new leaf. I don't even look at other women. I only like you."
Zhao Ning blushed. She pushed away Mo Rongyi who was getting closer. "Why can't I tell?"
"I don't care. Anyway, I will not let you leave. Wherever you go, I will follow." Mo Rongyi hugged her tightly in his arms. He was determined to be shameless to the end.
"Let go of me!" Zhao Ning said snappily.
Mo Rongyi hugged her tightly. He realized that every time he talked about leaving, Zhao Ning did not want to talk to him. If he wanted her to talk to him, he could only talk about things she was interested in. "Last time, you said there was something wrong with the people around me. I sent people to Nanyue to investigate."
Zhao Ning was attracted. "What was the result?"
"We only found out that a housekeeper was bribed by the surname Sun. That's why he revealed the news of the two women. We did not find anything else." Mo Rongyi said softly.
"We did not find anyone suspicious in the Wang Residence." Zhao Ning frowned. She felt that this person was still in the Wang Residence. Moreover, he was very well hidden. "Who do you think is the most suspicious person?"
Mo Rongyi looked at her. "Ah Ning, the people we are investigating are the people around me. Could it be someone around you?"
"You suspect me?" Zhao Ning looked at him in surprise.
"I'm not suspecting you. I'm suspecting this person's motive." Mo Rongyi said softly. "Didn't you notice? Ever since Winter of Song was sent away, didn't you notice that this person has not made any movements?"
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be the case.
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