Chapter 367

"Stop! What is this young lady doing? Why are you trespassing the palace gates! "

Good looks had its privileges. If it was another person who wanted to trespass the palace gates, they would have already had a knife on their neck. But for such a charming young lady, the palace guards were much more polite and only raised their hands to stop her.

Xia Yingying anxiously said, "It's not me who wanted to come, it's you guys … … Ah no! It's our emperor who summoned me! "

"En?" A few palace guards looked suspiciously at Xia Yingying. Their eyes were a bit confused and a bit ambiguous.

Xia Yingying stomped her feet and said, "You guys are thinking the wrong way! This young lady entered the palace to visit my mother, she's sick! "

In reality, the guards did not think the wrong way at all. Instead, it was Xia Yingying who was too concerned about her mother's illness that she did not realize it.

"I'm here, I'm here, I … … I'm here … …" Xu Boyi waved the emperor's handwritten decree and ran over while panting, "Don't do anything, don't do anything. This young lady was summoned by the emperor."

The officials outside the Meridian Gate immediately perked up their ears. The eyes of the great censor Li Boxian, who wanted to stop the startled horse but failed, lit up as he excitedly rushed over, "How can impeaching the princess be as effective as impeaching the emperor! We're rich, we're rich now … … "

Xu Boyi saw this scene and had no other way. He could only repeat the lie he used to trick Xia Yingying and loudly said it to all the civil and military officials, "This young lady's mother is from the same village as Princess Taifei Chen. Last night, she was in Princess Taifei Chen's palace and suddenly fell seriously ill and fainted. The emperor was worried that something would go wrong so he ordered us to bring the young lady here. If anything happens, it would be more convenient to have a relative to take care of her. "

Censor Li was very disappointed when he heard this. This kind of inside information was not as valuable as the gossip, but … … was this true? Censor Li maintained his professional vigilance as he stared closely at Xia Yingying's reaction.

Xia Yingying said, "That's right! Here, this is the emperor's handwritten decree, quickly let me in! "

Day and night were different. With the emperor's handwritten decree, it was easy to enter the palace. But … … to enter the inner palace, not only did one have to register, one had to be searched. However, there were no female guards at the Meridian Gate so Xu Boyi entered the side room and hurriedly recorded. He then walked out and stood at the door. He stretched his neck like a salted duck on the chopping board, waiting for the inner palace to send someone.

It didn't feel good to be surrounded by so many civil and military officials. Xu Boyi stood with his back facing the door, but he still felt many people pointing at him. That sweat … He was thirsty, very thirsty, and felt a little dehydrated.

It wasn't easy for the palace guards to notify the palace guards, the palace guards notified the inner court eunuch, and the inner court eunuch notified the female official. The female official sent an old mama to tremble and tremble as she moved to the Meridian Gate. She called Yingying into the small room to inspect her.

When Yingying came out as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders, a red sun came out and the officials went to court.

The bells rang in unison. Hundreds of officials, dressed in court robes and crowns, lined up to enter the court. There was the sequence of civil officials, military officials, meritorious officials and relatives. Today, there was one more sequence: Xu Boyi, with Xia Yingying in tow, slithered to the side like a yellow croaker, following the large group of people inside.

On the Jinshui Bridge, Censor Liu Ziqin, who was on duty today, was taking notes in a book: "Shen Nan, the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, picked his nose! There is a loss of composure! Huang Yanfei, the supervisor of the Ministry of War, spat! There is a loss of composure! Ministry of Rites … … Eh? "

Censor Liu looked at Xu Boyi and Xia Yingying in a daze: "Who are these two?"

Li Boxian, Censor Li, saw his dazed expression and walked to his side to explain. Censor Liu then came to a sudden realization. After thinking for a while, he still faithfully recorded in the book, "Red Maple Lake's Chieftain Xia Yingying, hurried footsteps! There is a loss of composure! "

Third Lady walked past Xia Yingying and said with a smile: "Little sister, I am going to the court to see the Emperor. Where are you staying? I am bored in the capital. I will look for you later to play. "

Censor Liu wrote down: "The Mongolians are allowed to chat casually with others. There is a loss of composure!"

Yingying was a straightforward person so she got along well with this Mongolian elder sister. She replied with a smile and urged Xu Boyi to quickly bring her into the inner palace.

Xu Boyi was being looked at by all these officials and he already felt like there was a blade on his back. He was naturally anxious, so he didn't care about the rules. He led Yingying around the Supreme Harmony Palace and went to the back.

The officials stopped in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and waited to see the Emperor. Xia Yingying followed Xu Boyi through the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Hall of Central Harmony. Before they reached the Hall of Preserving Harmony, they saw a large procession with flags fluttering in the wind. In the middle of the procession was a yellow umbrella canopy.

As soon as Xu Boyi saw this, he groaned inwardly, "The Emperor has already gone to court!"

In front of them, two generals were playing with their several zhang long whips. Xu Boyi hurriedly signaled Yingying to move to the side. Emperor Wanli was sitting in the imperial carriage with a long face and a belly full of annoyance. Suddenly he saw a beautiful woman standing by the side of the road. He took a closer look and saw that it was Xia Yingying.

Emperor Wanli was delighted and wanted to jump down from the imperial carriage to meet her. But … after all, he had received the education of an emperor since he was a child. It had become an instinctive restraint that prevented him from making any moves. Emperor Wanli could only sit in the imperial chariot and stare at the little cabbage as it 'brushed past' him.

When the Emperor's procession had passed, Xu Boyi lifted his sleeve and said to Xia Yingying listlessly: "Miss, let's go!"

This time Xu Boyi was not in a hurry. The Emperor was already in court, what else was there for him to look forward to? On the contrary, it was Xia Yingying who was burning with anxiety and kept urging him. Xu Boyi listlessly led Xia Yingying into the back palace. At this time, Xia Yingying shook him off and walked on her long legs.

In the past, she didn't come in from the Meridian Gate, so she wasn't familiar with the road ahead. However, she had been to the inner court several times and accompanied her mother to Old Princess Chen's palace many times, so she knew the road.

Xia Yingying hurried to Old Princess Chen's place but was blocked by the eunuchs in front of the palace. Without someone from the palace leading the way, even if these eunuchs had seen her before, they were not allowed to enter and exit as they pleased. Only people in the palace were qualified to let them pass.

Xia Yingying turned around and anxiously said, "Gong-gong, hurry up!"

Xu Boyi lazily said, "We have been running around all night and are really exhausted. Miss, don't worry."

As Xu Boyi said this, he thought to himself, "Now that things have come to this, what should I do?"

Now that things had come to this, it was impossible for him to solve this matter satisfactorily. Before, he could take advantage of Yingying and Xia Furen's ignorance. As long as the rice was cooked, even if the Xia family knew the truth, they had no choice but to let Yingying enter the palace as an imperial concubine. There was no second way out.

However, Xu Boyi never thought that such a sure thing could fail. Now that things have come to this, he must let Xia Furen cooperate with him to lie in order to hide this matter from Xia Yingying. But would Xia Furen cooperate with him to deceive her own daughter?

Xu Boyi braced himself and walked over. He said to Xia Yingying, "Ah! Miss, please wait a moment. I don't know how the situation is now. Let me go in and have a look, then I will invite you in. "

Xia Yingying was very annoyed. She had been to this Old Princess Palace many times. It was not so troublesome this time. She didn't know how her mother's condition was. She had always been healthy. She should be fine, right?

Xia Yingying thought about it and said to Xu Boyi, "Gonggong, please hurry up. I am in a hurry."

Xu Boyi smiled bitterly. After entering the Old Princess Palace, he wandered around the front courtyard a few times, but he still couldn't think of a way. As for Old Princess Chen, he didn't go at all. He knew that Old Princess Chen cooperated with the emperor, but with his identity, he was not qualified to discuss anything with Old Princess Chen or ask her to cooperate with him.

Xu Boyi walked three laps in the courtyard, sighed to the sky, and went out of the palace gate. Xia Yingying was standing there and looking at him. When she saw him coming out, she hurriedly asked, "Gonggong, how is my mother?"

Xu Boyi laughed twice and said, "Congratulations, Miss. Your mother … has recovered!"

"Really? Isn't it a serious illness? It's cured so quickly? "Xia Yingying was surprised and happy.

Xu Boyi said dryly, "Yes! It's the imperial doctor. "

Xia Yingying happily said, "Great, I'm going to see my mother!"

Xia Yingying lifted her skirt and rushed into the palace. The eunuch guarding the door now knew that she was brought by the imperial eunuch Xiao Bai, so he naturally didn't stop her. He just let a eunuch lead the way for her. Though she had been here many times, she could not be allowed to wander about on her own.

Old Princess Chen didn't have morning court, so she naturally wouldn't get up so early. At this time, she was casually chatting with Xia Furen on the bed. A palace maid came in and reported, "Old Princess, Miss Xia is here. She is looking for Xia Furen!"

Xia Furen was surprised and said, "It's so early. Why is Yingying here? Is there something urgent?"

Old Princess Chen laughed in her heart. Yingying Miss should already be the emperor's woman. She must have lost her chastity to the emperor and didn't know what to do, so she came to ask her mother. She didn't know if she was shy, angry, or sad.

Anyway, the raw rice has become cooked rice. This imperial concubine can't run away. She has become a matchmaker. It's not good for her to get involved in the next matter. Old Princess Chen said, "Yes, why is Yingying here so early in the morning? Hehe, I think it's because Yingying is filial and worried about you. You go and see her. This concubine hasn't dressed up yet. I'll go and see you later. "

Xia Furen agreed and hurriedly got up to get dressed. She simply washed up. Anyway, she was seeing her daughter, so she didn't need to be too careful. She hurriedly went to the front hall.

Xia Yingying was "walking around" in the front hall. When she saw her mother come out, she immediately went up and happily held her mother's hand. She looked up and down and cried tears of joy. She hugged her mother tightly and said, "Mother, fortunately you are fine. Fortunately you are fine. You really scared your daughter to death!"

Xia Furen was stunned and said, "You silly child. Mother is fine. What can happen to me?"

Xia Yingying said with tears in her eyes, "Mother, don't hide it from your daughter. Your daughter already knew that you had a serious illness last night. Fortunately, you were saved by the imperial doctor. Your daughter was worried to death. It's good that you are fine. It's good that you are fine! "

Xia Furen was even more stunned: "Had a serious illness? Me? Who did you hear it from? "