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Fu De was planning to sit down in the side hall and drink some hot tea. He thought that the emperor should be sleeping in Kunning Palace tonight, so he should find a place to chill and drink some wine. In any case, it was New Year's Eve, so he should be happy.
His butt hadn't even warmed up when he suddenly heard that the emperor was leaving. He quickly stood up and didn't bother to drink the wine as he hurriedly followed.
"Your Majesty, you're not in Kunning Palace ….." Before Fu De finished asking, he saw Mo Rongzhan's handsome face turn dark. He covered his mouth and didn't dare continue.
After Mo Rongzhan left Kunning Palace, he didn't directly return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Instead, he slowly walked around. Not far away, there were fireworks blooming in the air, popping and echoing.
"Your Majesty, the little prince is releasing fireworks." Fu De whispered to Mo Rongzhan.
"Little prince is leaving the palace tomorrow?" Mo Rongzhan lightly asked.
Fu De wondered how he knew if the little prince was leaving the palace tomorrow. "This servant doesn't know."
Mo Rongzhan coldly snorted, seeming a bit dissatisfied.
"This servant will immediately go ask." Fu De said, wondering why the emperor had never cared about the little prince's whereabouts before. In any case, he would always send people to follow him. Why was he asking today?
"Go." Mo Rongzhan waved his hand and continued to walk forward.
Fu De saw that the emperor had the intention of returning to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and quickly had the people behind him follow. He turned to find the little prince.
When Mo Rongzhan returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he sent all the palace servants away. Not long after, a black figure silently appeared in front of him.
"Did you find out about that matter?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
The person who came was Mo Rongzhan's hidden guard. He knelt on one knee on the ground, "Replying to Your Majesty, this subordinate is incompetent and couldn't find out who the little girl you met in the forest was. Imperial Consort Lu also didn't contact anyone and there was nothing unusual."
"Her name is Yao Yao. The capital is only so big, you can't even find this?" Mo Rongzhan's tone was a bit angry.
Chen Yi lowered his head, "Your Majesty, besides the Lu Family's third daughter with the same name, there isn't any other girl with this name. Even if there was someone with the same name, their age … doesn't match."
Yaoyao was only her nickname. Her real name was definitely not that! Mo Rongzhan rubbed the space between his eyebrows. Why didn't he ask more clearly back then? It was because he had his guard up, afraid that she would approach him with ulterior motives. That was why he couldn't find her now.
Mo Rongzhan asked in a deep voice, "Have you found out about Lu Yaoyao's encounter with the robbers?"
Shen Yi replied, "Replying to Your Majesty, it was Princess Liu Hua who sent people to rob Lu Yaoyao. She wanted to kidnap Lu Yaoyao for a few days. That maid was just a scapegoat. The two kidnappers were beaten to death in the prison."
"Princess Royal's hands are getting longer and longer. She even has people in the Ministry of Justice's prison." Mo Rongzhan sneered. In his heart, he was even more furious that Liuhua actually dared to let someone hurt Lu Yaoyao. Thinking of how Lu Yaoyao was almost kidnapped, with her appearance, it was likely that any man would have evil intentions. If anything were to happen to her … His heart inexplicably throbbed with pain, and Mo Rongzhan's expression became even more gloomy.
Shen Yi glanced at Mo Rongzhan and continued in a low voice, "Lu Yaoyao was not saved because of Old Madam Lu. It was Huangfu Chen who passed by and saved her."
Mo Rongzhan's eyes moved slightly. "Huangfu Chen did not save Lu Yaoyao?"
"It was Lu Yaoyao who saved herself …" Shen Yi told Mo Rongzhan everything he had heard from the robbers.
He had almost forgotten that Lu Yaoyao's archery skills were excellent. He had heard that she had already amazed everyone in the archery competition in the academy.
A faint smile appeared on Mo Rongzhan's lips. He could almost imagine how she had drawn her bow and shot arrows to scare away the three robbers.
"One of the robbers died. Was it Lu Yaoyao's arrow?" Mo Rongzhan asked.
Shen Yi replied, "Yes."
It seemed that Lu Yaoyao had not been frightened by the robbers, but had been frightened by accidentally killing someone. Her beautiful face appeared in Mo Rongzhan's mind. He suddenly wanted to see her and listen to what she had to say.
Mo Rongzhan frowned. He was unhappy that he kept thinking of Lu Yaoyao recently. He looked at Shen Yi and said in a low voice, "Continue to find out where the girl named Yaoyao was. Also, collect the evidence of the Princess Royal Residence's crimes all these years."
He could tolerate the Princess Royal's arrogance, but he could not tolerate her reaching her hands into the Ministry of Justice. He was even angrier that Liu Hua had viciously tried to harm Lu Yaoyao. He could not avenge her on the surface, but he did not intend to let the Princess Royal Residence off in secret.
Didn't Liu Hua want to enter the palace? Then let her enter the palace. When the time came, he would see how she could still be arrogant in the palace.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Shen Yi bowed his head and accepted the order.
On the other side of the palace, the Xinhe Palace where Consort Xu Xian lived was brightly lit. Xu Huiru was also dressed up, looking forward to seeing the Emperor tonight.
"Did the Emperor really go to the Kunning Palace just now?" Xu Huiru asked her confidant maid. Her delicate eyebrows and eyes were filled with sadness.
In the eyes of others, she seemed to be quite favored by the Emperor, but only she knew the bitterness in her heart. She was not favored at all, so how could she get the Emperor's favor?
Xu Huiru did not understand. The Emperor had come to her palace several times, but he never touched her. He just let her play the zither and paint while he watched from the side. If the Emperor really hated her, why did he make her his concubine?
Did the Emperor really only have Lu Wushuang in his heart, so he didn't even want to touch other women?
No, she heard that several Jieyu and nobles had gone to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to serve the Emperor. If the Emperor really only liked Lu Wushuang, how could he let them serve him?
Lu Wushuang … Xu Huiru had only been jealous of one person in her life, and that was Ye Zhen. After Ye Zhen's death, she had not felt this kind of jealousy for a long time.
She liked the Emperor. When she first saw him, she was already moved. She had never seen a man as handsome and majestic as him. How could she not be moved at first sight?
"Niang, the Emperor returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity not long after he went to the Kunning Palace." Qian Lan whispered, "It seems that the Emperor did not spend the night in the Kunning Palace."
Xu Huiru smiled faintly, but her mood was a little depressed. The Emperor did not neglect her for Lu Wushuang, then why? She could see that there was someone hidden in his heart. Who was that woman?
"Niang, I am afraid that Imperial Concubine Lu has really fallen out of favor." Another palace maid, Yulan, said with a smile.
"As long as Lu Lingzhi is still the Marquis of Anyang, Lu Wushuang will not fall out of favor." Xu Huiru said softly, "Tomorrow is the first day of the New Year. You have to go to the Empress Dowager early and help this Palace rest."
Qian Lan said, "Will the Emperor come tonight?"
"Yes, Niang, the Emperor loves you so much. Maybe he will come to the Palace of Xinhe tonight." Yulan said with a smile.
Xu Huiru frowned, "If the Emperor wanted to come, he would have come long ago."
Seeing that Xu Huiru was unhappy, the two palace maids looked at each other and stepped forward to help her freshen up.
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