Chapter 166 Something happened to the prince

Qingzhi looked at Qingdai who was in a hurry and asked strangely: "What are you going to do?"

Qingdai breathed a sigh of relief when she saw them, stopped a little hurriedly and said, "I heard that the Queen's birthday banquet had already ended, but you and the master had not come back for a long time, so I was a little worried."

Lu Wanning smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll go to the Imperial Garden and go."

After entering Linglong Pavilion, Lu Wanning drank the hot tea that Qingdai brought to him, then yawned and went to take a nap.

Lu Wanning slept very heavily this time. After waking up, it was almost time for dinner. Lu Wanning looked at the dim light in the room and lay on the bed for a while before calling Qingdai in to serve her clothes.

After putting on his clothes, Lu Wanning simply tied his hair and took out a book and started reading it.

About half an hour later, Zhou Man walked in from outside with a food box in a hurry and handed it to Qingdai. Zhou Man said to Lu Wanning: "Master, I heard a news that I don't know whether it is true or not."

"What news?"

Zhou Man said: "The news says something happened to the Crown Prince."

Lu Wanning frowned slightly when she heard this. When she saw the prince in the imperial garden at noon, wasn’t the prince still fine? But at that time, the prince only had a small eunuch with him. If something happened to the prince, would it be that happened at that time?

"What happened?" Lu Wanning asked Zhou Man.

Zhou Man said: "I heard from the youngest person that it was the crown prince who seemed to have fallen into the lake...there are no one."

Zhou Man was not very sure about what he said. After all, the person who told him the news was not very sure. The person who told him the news also heard it from others, and he did not see His Royal Highness disappear with his own eyes.

Moreover, there is no definite news in the palace yet, so he doesn't know whether the news is nonsense or true.

He felt that the fact that His Royal Highness fell into the lake and drowned in broad daylight was a bit unbelievable.

That's His Royal Highness, and he is not an inconspicuous little person in the palace. How could he fall into the lake and drown in broad daylight?

Lu Wanning's eyebrows frowned a little. She remembered the prince she met at noon, and felt a bad feeling in her heart.

Seeing the food on the table, Lu Wanning had no appetite, so she just picked up two chopsticks and asked someone to take it down.

As soon as the food on the table was removed, Yuan En's father-in of Jianzhang Palace came to the door.

"Brother-in Yuan's father-in, why are you here?" Zhou Man smiled and greeted him.

Yuan En's face was not very good, but he still squeezed out a smile and said, "The emperor asked the young lady to invite Concubine Zhuang to Fengyi Palace."

Lu Wanning knew that Yuan En came to invite her to Fengyi Palace, so she didn't ask any more questions, nor did she re-dress her. She only put on a thick cloak and went out with Yuan En.

Walking on the way to Fengyi Palace, Yuan En waited for a long time without waiting for Lu Wanning to speak, so he had to take the initiative to mention Lu Wanning and said, "Empress Zhuang, don't be nervous when you see the emperor and the empress later. The emperor believes in Empress Zhuang, and you are here to ask about the situation."

Lu Wanning nodded and thanked Yuanen: "Thank you, father-in-law Yuanen, for giving me some advice."

As soon as Lu Wanning entered Fengyi Palace, the Empress rushed towards her like crazy, "You bitch!"

Although Lu Wanning quickly reacted and hid for a while, the queen still pulled her arm.

"Empress!"

"master!"

Everyone who reacted in the hall, Qingdai and others hurriedly came forward to pull the queen away, but the queen pulled Lu Wanning's arm tightly with both hands. Those people could not pull her away without hurting the queen.

While struggling to pinch Lu Wanning's neck, the queen cursed at Lu Wanning: "Is it that Cong'er who you bitch?"

"Queen!" Luo Chengjing looked at the mad queen and said coldly: "Let go!"

When the queen heard Luo Chengjing's cold voice, she froze for a moment, and the force in her hand was slightly loosened. The palace people took the opportunity to pull the queen away quickly.

Luo Chengjing walked to Lu Wanning, looked down at the wound on Lu Wanning's hand that was cut by the queen's fingernails and the red scratches on his wrist. Although the expression on his face was still gloomy, his tone was a little softer, and he said, "Let the imperial physician help you deal with the wound first."

Lu Wanning shook her head and said, "It's just a minor injury, it's not a problem. The emperor came to me to ask me about seeing the prince in the imperial garden at noon?"

When Luo Chengjing heard Lu Wanning say this, he nodded again. Instead, he nodded and said, "Yes, tell me what happened when you saw His Highness the Crown Prince at noon."

"Okay." Lu Wanning responded and began to talk to Luo Chengjing about what happened when he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at noon.

In fact, there was nothing to say. She said a few words to the crown prince at noon, and the two separated.

After hearing what Lu Wanning said, Luo Chengjing nodded and asked again: "Did you meet other people when you left the Imperial Garden?"

Lu Wanning shook her head and said, "If you go back to the emperor, I will never meet anyone else."

Luo Chengjing frowned when he heard this, but did not ask any more questions. Instead, he said to Lu Wanning: "Okay, I understand, you go back first."

As soon as Luo Chengjing finished speaking, he was strongly opposed by the queen.

"No, Your Majesty, Cong'er is your only legitimate son. How could you let go of the murderer who killed him so easily?"

Luo Chengjing looked at the yelling queen, and the depression on his face turned into impatient. He ordered to the palace servants in the hall: "Take the queen back to his bedroom."

Liuli responded, and said to the queen softly while slightly pressing her hands: "Empress, please go back and rest first. If the emperor is here, you will definitely find out the truth."

"Don't touch me, I won't go back to my bedroom!" the queen said sternly, struggling.

"Empress..." Liuli was about to persuade him for a few more words, but suddenly the eunuch reported from outside.

"Emperor, Concubine An is here."

Lu Wanning raised her eyebrows slightly and chose not to leave for the time being between leaving or not.

Luo Chengjing glanced at Lu Wanning who was still standing there, and said nothing, but said to the little eunuch who came in and reported, "Let her come in."

After An Ping came in, she seemed to have not seen her clothes scattered. She was like a mad woman, and she calmly saluted Luo Chengjing and said, "I have seen the emperor."

Luo Chengjing stood there and looked at An Ping faintly. After a while, he spoke, "Did you call the prince to the lake today?"

"If you go back to the emperor, I really asked the prince to go there."

(End of this chapter)
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