Chapter 385 This scene is getting more and more lively
After Jiang Fang returned to the Jinxiu Palace, Qiu Sangcai said: "Princess, my servant was busy in the kitchen just now and didn't see you coming back. The fourth prince has been here before. He asked the servant to tell you and go find him when he returns to the palace."
Jiang Fang asked: "After I left the palace, did anything major happen in the palace?"
They thought for a while, then Jinbao said: "This palace has been quiet for the past few days, but a few days ago it seemed that the young eunuch in Huairen Palace said that the Fifth Prince was back."
Jiang Fang's eyes widened and he asked, "When did you come back? Is the news true?"
Zhaocai also said: "I have also heard about it, but I have not seen it with my own eyes. The biological mother of the fifth prince passed away early. I heard that he met the queen mother after returning to the palace and left. It seems that few people in the palace have seen the fifth prince."
Your Majesty."
Jiang Fang didn't care about this anymore and said in a hurry: "Li Chun Banxia, you accompany me to meet the Fourth Prince."
After Jiang Fang arrived at the Qiushui Palace, he saw guards guarding circles outside. Jiang Fang frowned and asked, "Why is the Qiushui Palace surrounded?"
Li Chun said: "There were assassins in the palace a few days ago, and Concubine Li was disturbed, so the Queen Mother strengthened the guards of Qiushui Palace."
Jiang Fang said: "They are just assassins. How could they arrange for the guards to be in charge of the imperial army after being disturbed? It must be a disguised form of house arrest for Concubine Li and the Fourth Prince."
The guard was tight at the moment, and Jiang Fang probably wouldn't let him in even if he wanted to go in, so he asked, "Are the walls of Qiu Shui Palace high?"
Banxia knew what Jiang Fang meant, so she said, "Princess, you must not do this. Although the walls of Qiushui Palace are not high, if something unexpected happens..."
Jiang Fang waved his hand and said: "I am not one of those pampered nobles in your palace. Climbing over the wall is a trivial matter."
After saying this, Jiang Fang took Li Chun and Ban Xia and walked around the Qiushui Palace. The guard seemed to be not only guarding the door, but there were also several guards patrolling around.
So Jiang Fang chose a relatively secluded place. There were several big trees here, and it seemed invisible if he hid under them. As soon as the guards left, Jiang Fang quickly climbed up the tree.
Banxia and Lichun were running around anxiously below, but there was nothing they could do. They had only been trained on how to serve their master, such as climbing trees and walls, but they knew nothing about it.
After Jiang Fang climbed up the tree, he said to the two people under the tree: "You guys protect me from the wind. If there is anything wrong, just imitate the animal calls."
After saying that, Jiang Fang used the branch to climb up to the wall of Qiushui Palace. However, it was easy to climb up the wall but difficult to get down. The wall looked not high from the outside.
But when he looked inside, he found that the inside was shorter than the outside. Jiang Fang looked at several places and found that they were all relatively high. Wouldn't he break his leg if he jumped?
Just when Jiang Fang was about to give up and come down first, he heard a dog barking. Jiang Fang lowered his head and looked at the hard-working Banxia, and was both laughing and crying for a moment.
At this time, the guards patrolling not far away had slowly come over. Jiang Fang had no choice but to hide himself in the branches of the big tree. Fortunately, this big tree is evergreen all year round, and the amount of leaves is enough to cover Jiang Fang.
Already.
After the guard saw Li Chun and Ban Xia, he came over and said, "Which palace are you maids from? What are you doing sneakily in Qiushui Palace?"
Li Chun said calmly: "Brother, guard, we are the maids from the imperial kitchen. We came out to find the bitter tea tree in the palace, but we are new here and got lost without thinking."
The guard said: "Leave quickly, this is not the place you should be."
Li Chun said quickly: "We are leaving now, we are leaving now."
After seeing Li Chun and Ban Xia leaving, Jiang Fang breathed a sigh of relief, but the guard waited here for a while before leaving, and Jiang Fang's legs were already a little numb.
At this time, an exclamation came from below, it should be the palace maid of Qiushui Palace. Jiang Fang quickly motioned for her to lower her voice, and then said: "Go and call the fourth prince quickly."
The maid looked at Jiang Fang, then turned around and walked in. Jiang Fang was lying on the wall, not daring to move. Now it was easier for her to go up than to go down.
When Xiao Huaijin saw Jiang Fang lying on the wall, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. Jiang Fang could tell that he wanted to laugh but held it back.
"The third princess is very skilled."
Jiang Fang bared his teeth and said, "Can you stop making sarcastic remarks? Get me out quickly. The patrolling guards will be here soon."
Xiao Huaijin jumped up to the wall with a slight exertion on his feet. He squatted in front of Jiang Fang, then lifted Jiang Fang's collar and said, "I'm sorry."
Jiang Fang didn't have time to exclaim, as he felt his whole body fly into the air. After fluttering in the air for a few times, he landed firmly on the ground.
This is the legendary Qing Gong! Another day when I was shocked by the wisdom of the ancients!
When Xiao Huaijin saw Jiang Fang standing there blankly, he thought he had scared her, so he asked, "Are you okay?"
Jiang Fang regained his composure and said quickly: "It's okay. It's just that how do you practice Qing Gong? Just like that, and you're down?"
Xiao Huaijin smiled and said, "You must not have climbed the wall of my Qiushui Palace to discuss how I practice Qing Gong, right?"
Jiang Fang's face drooped, this guy, if he hadn't come to find him, why would he be stuck on this wall?
"Of course not. Didn't you tell the maid in my palace that I must come to you when I come back? This Qiushui Palace is surrounded by forbidden troops, so I can only make this decision."
Xiao Huaijin took Jiang Fang into the study, closed the door and said, "You have been back to the palace for an hour, but you have just come to Qiu Palace. Have you already met the Queen Mother?"
Xiao Huaijin's words further confirmed that there was something wrong with the current Queen Mother. Seeing Jiang Fang's wary face, Xiao Huaijin said: "The guards at the palace gate have my spies."
Only then did Jiang Fang understand why the guard looked at him wrongly when he came back. It turned out to be Xiao Huaijin's person.
"Let's get straight to the point. The fifth brother is back and he took the Queen Mother away. If you go to see the Queen Mother, you must have figured out with your brain that the current Queen Mother is fake, right?"
Jiang Fang nodded. Since Xiao Huaijin was so direct, he had nothing to hide. Now that Qiushui Palace has fallen into such a predicament, Xiao Huaijin probably just wants to protect himself.
"Yes, I have met the Queen Mother. It's a lie, but how do you know that the real Queen Mother was taken away by Xiao Huaiyan? Didn't he never show up?"
Xiao Huaijin said: "When he returned to the palace, he brought a woman with him. The woman was wearing a bamboo hat and could not see her face, but her figure looked very much like the Queen Mother.
After he left, Qiu Shui Palace was attacked by assassins, and the Queen Mother deployed forbidden troops around the palace in the name of protecting Qiu Shui Palace. It was difficult for me not to doubt him.
In addition to the previous events, although I have heard a little bit about Xiao Boyuan's affairs, it is definitely not Xiao Boyuan who can take action in the palace.
Although Xiao Boyuan is the eldest son of Prince Chang, he is only a prince after all and has no longer lived in the palace. Even if he has his own power in the palace, he cannot attack me so easily.
He, Xiao Boyuan, is just a chess piece and cannot cause any trouble. With those despicable methods, you can know that this careful layout could never have been made by him."
Jiang Fang asked: "Do you suspect Xiao Huaiyan is the plotter?"
Xiao Huaijin shook his head: "The relationship between them is ambiguous, and I dare not draw a conclusion now, but Lao Wu cannot escape the involvement of the rebellion."