Chapter 276 I’m waiting
"Why, you don't trust me?"
Mei Cheng'an put down the teacup and asked Versace with a smile.
"Believe it, believe it. I will definitely believe what Boss An says. I feel relieved with your words."
After saying that, Versace stood up.
"Okay, Boss An, if that's the case then I'll take my leave first. I have to go back to the shop and keep an eye on it, ready to start printing at any time."
Mei Cheng'an also stood up and nodded.
"Go ahead, I won't see you off."
Versace waved his hand.
"No, no, just sit down. There's no need to be polite with our relationship. I can go on my own."
Mei Chengan raised his eyebrows.
"Go alone? Do you know the way out?"
"Um, this..."
Versace scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
Mei Chengan smiled, turned around and gave an order.
"Sweet potato, go and help me send him off."
"Yes, Master Sizhe, please come this way."
"Hey, okay."
Versace bowed to Mei Cheng'an and turned to leave with Hongshu.
Looking at his back, Mei Cheng'an shook his head slightly. With such enthusiasm, if he doesn't make money, who will?
After sighing, he got up and went back to the house.
……
Royal Villa.
While laughing and joking, Lin Wan'er taught Fan Xian some etiquette about eunuchs.
After making a harmless joke, Lin Wan'er smiled and pulled Fan Xian to sit on the square couch nearby.
"Okay, we've almost learned the etiquette, sit down first."
Fan Xian obeyed and looked up at her.
Lin Wan'er turned sideways and looked at him.
"I can take you into the palace, but before you go in, you have to tell me why you want to go into the palace?"
Fan Xian was a little hesitant as to whether or not to tell the truth about what happened last night.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Lin Wan'er sat closer to him, leaned forward and blinked her big eyes at him.
"Ok?"
Fan Xian looked at the beautiful face of his beloved who was so close to him, and immediately made a decision. He decided to tell her the truth.
"I sneaked into the harem last night."
When Lin Wan'er heard this, she immediately took a breath, opened her eyes wide, and subconsciously sat up straight.
Fan Xian did not stop his story because of Lin Wan'er's reaction. He had already said it all, so he might as well finish it in one breath.
"He also stole something from the Queen Mother's bedroom."
Lin Wan'er opened her mouth wide and said in a cute little voice of surprise.
"what?"
Fan Xian roughly explains the reason using the Spring and Autumn style of writing.
"This thing is closely related to my mother's past, so no matter what, I had to steal it yesterday and I have to return it today."
Lin Wan'er was so shocked that she covered her mouth involuntarily. After listening to what he said, she blinked, slowly put her hand down, and sounded very surprised.
"This... is such a big thing, and you told me just like that?"
Fan Xian said softly.
"I promised you I wouldn't lie to you!"
Lin Wan'er smiled happily, tilting her little face up and praising playfully.
"What a frank young Fan Shixian!"
She had recovered by now. Breaking into the harem at night and stealing things could be a very serious matter in terms of its nature.
But after listening to Fan Xian's words, she suddenly felt that this matter was actually no big deal, and she could just take it and return it.
If you steal something, you must return it. It’s not difficult to steal again. Bah, I’m getting off topic.
Lin Wan'er suddenly stood up and walked towards her small desk happily, reciting at the same time.
"When the golden wind and jade dew meet, it is better than anything else in the world. Did you write this poem?"
Fan Xian followed closely behind.
"Yes."
"Hmm... Poetry is about expressing emotions. Who are you meeting now?"
As she spoke, Lin Wan'er sat down behind the small desk, crossed her arms, and looked at Fan Xian who was standing in front of the desk with an inquiring look.
"..."
Fan Xian swallowed involuntarily, then he reacted and quickly squatted in front of the desk and replied.
"You, you, hehe..."
"..."
……
royal palace.
On the way to the Queen Mother's bedroom.
Lin Wan'er, who had changed into a gorgeous dress, walked forward slowly.
Behind her were about six or seven eunuchs, each holding a gift box. Fan Xian, now dressed in eunuch uniform, was among them.
After looking around, Lin Wan'er asked the palace maid from the Empress Dowager's Palace who was leading the way to the left front.
"There seem to be more guards than usual. What's going on?"
The palace maid turned sideways, nodded, and spoke softly.
"My princess, you don't know that there was a thief in the palace last night, and there was a lot of commotion."
"Thief? Has he not been caught?"
"He ran away. It is said that the thief came to have a secret meeting with the maidservant beside the eldest princess."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian immediately raised his head and stared at the palace maid with wide eyes. Damn it, who spread this rumor? How could they insult someone's innocence out of thin air!
Lin Wan'er asked subconsciously.
"The cold one?"
"That's the one."
Lin Wan'er said with some jealousy.
"She's not too young either."
"Who says it's not true? But I met a crazy person."
Fan Xian cursed inwardly, I am your grandma's fool!!!
Lin Wan'er calmly tilted her head towards Fan Xian who was standing behind him on the right. She sighed on the surface but actually spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh, the maid's tryst, the foolish man..."
Seeing that the backyard was about to catch fire, Fan Xian hurriedly explained in a very low voice.
"This, this, can you believe this?!"
Lin Wan'er glanced at him unhappily and retorted in a low voice.
"Who knows."
"..."
……
The Queen Mother's palace.
"Wan'er pays respect to the Queen Mother!"
Lin Wan'er and the eunuchs behind her all knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the high throne, looked at Lin Wan'er who was sitting below her and said with a smile and annoyance.
"Get up now. You're not feeling well. You don't have to kneel."
Lin Wan'er straightened up and replied sweetly.
"Your Majesty, Wan'er's illness has almost recovered after treatment." The Queen Mother smiled.
"You don't have to kneel down, come here, let me take a good look at you."
Lin Wan'er smiled and stood up, climbed onto the high throne and sat down next to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother held her hand, looked her over carefully, and then asked with a smile.
"Why do you suddenly want to enter the palace today?"
As he spoke, he patted her hands gently.
Lin Wan'er smiled back.
"I haven't seen the Queen Mother for a long time, and I miss her."
The Queen Mother couldn't stop smiling when she heard this. She nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the eunuchs kneeling below the stage, and asked curiously.
"Why did you bring so many people?"
Lin Wan'er explained.
"I know that the Queen Mother likes sweets, so today I brought some cakes that I made for you to try."
"Also, I heard recently that there was a flea infestation in the palace, so I brought some fumigation medicine to help the Queen Mother get rid of the pests!"
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly as she listened and couldn't help but sigh.
"Oh, no amount of gold, silver or treasures can buy your filial piety, okay, okay."
After saying this, the Queen Mother looked at the palace maid standing beside her and gave instructions.
"Take them all!"
At a command, the palace maids collected the gift boxes from the eunuchs' hands one by one.
Lin Wan'er pretended to look around casually and asked curiously.
"Empress Dowager, why don't you see Eunuch Hong?"
The Queen Mother didn't think much about it.
"Oh, last night, there was a thief in the palace, and I asked him to go to His Majesty to help."
Lin Wan'er said "oh" and suggested with a smile.
"The weather is nice today. How about I take you to the back garden to enjoy the flowers and let them use medicine to fumigate the insects here?"
The Queen Mother was in a really good mood today and agreed immediately upon hearing this.
"Okay, let's go, haha."
Seeing that the Queen Mother was about to stand up, Lin Wan'er hurriedly helped her to stand up, and the two of them chatted and laughed as they walked down the platform and out of the palace.
"Wan'er will accompany you for a while today. Please go slowly and be careful of the threshold."
"Hahaha, okay."
"Breathing more fresh air is good for your health!"
"it is good!"
As she spoke, the Queen Mother cooperated and took a deep breath of the air outside. It was indeed much fresher than the air inside the house.
"Eat more meat, open more windows..."
“Hehehehe…”
The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked away with a group of palace maids and eunuchs. Seeing this, Fan Xian, who had been standing still at the end of the team for a long time, dodged and walked to the side. He had to change places and wait for an opportunity to get in again.
……
Changxin Palace.
The wide corridor was covered with cushions, a table was placed there, and curtains were hung around it that fluttered in the wind. The eldest princess was sitting at the table pouring tea.
Yan Xiaoyi in front of him bowed.
"Your Highness, word has been passed on that the Northern Qi delegation is ready to leave the capital."
The eldest princess gently put down the teapot, her eyes thoughtful.
Lanxiang, who was standing nearby, spoke up upon seeing this.
"Your Highness, are you still thinking about the assassin?"
The eldest princess thought for a while and then opened her red lips and spoke.
"I wonder why they came to the palace."
Lanxiang was a little confused.
"Aren't you here to assassinate His Highness?"
The eldest princess picked up the tea, took a look at it, and shook her head slightly.
"I always feel something is odd."
As she spoke, she looked up at Yan Xiaoyi.
"Are they definitely from Dongyi City?"
Yan Xiaoyi said.
"Eunuch Hong fought with one of them and recognized that the assassin used the Four-Gu Sword Heart Technique."
"is it?"
The eldest princess raised her eyebrows and slowly brought the tea to her lips.
Yan Xiaoyi added.
"Eunuch Hong chased him all the way last night and fought with him several times, so he shouldn't be wrong."
The eldest princess took a sip of tea thoughtfully, then put down the cup and said.
"How many times have you fought?"
"Yes!"
"Chase him all the way out of the palace?"
"Yes!"
"What time did it happen?"
Yan Xiaoyi tilted his head and thought about it.
"Eunuch Hong mentioned that it seemed like he encountered the assassin at midnight."
The eldest princess turned the teacup in her hand.
"And then he was lured away from his place of residence?"
"Exactly!"
"What time did you discover the assassin outside the palace?"
Yan Xiaoyi really didn't pay attention to the time at that time and couldn't answer.
The eldest princess answered for him.
"The night watch drum had already been beaten, and it was already past the hour of the rat. At midnight, Eunuch Hong was lured away from his mountain home, and the second assassin should have entered the palace.
If he really wanted to kill me, why did he appear in Changxin Palace at Chou time? What was the assassin doing at this hour?"
Yan Xiaoyi and Lanxiang looked at each other.
Once her thoughts were sorted out, the princess quickly understood.
"Ah, I see. You came to my place just for the sake of convenience. The assassin must have other purposes!"
Yan Xiaoyi's eyes narrowed when he heard this. Other purposes...
Lanxiang frowned.
"What purpose could it be?"
The princess thought for a moment and then looked at Yan Xiaoyi and said.
"Xiao Yi, go around the palace and spread the news. Have them check to see if anything is missing or if there's anything unusual."
"Yes!"
"Wait! They may not listen to me. Go to the Queen Mother first, explain the reason to her, and ask for her imperial decree."
"understand!"
After Yan Xiaoyi left, the princess looked at the teacup in her hand, curled her lips and talked to herself.
"Whether it is Dongyi City or not, the truth will soon surface. Ha, interesting. I'll wait."
After saying that, he drank the tea in the cup.
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(End of this chapter)
