"Then His Highness the Crown Prince must hide himself well during this period. If anything happens, he will ask Lian'er to take the letter out of the palace." Ding Anhe stood up after speaking and slightly nodded at Wei Yuande, "I am afraid that I will arouse suspicion if I come here for too long.
, so he resigned first.'
"Okay, everything depends on Mr. Lu." Wei Yuande stood up and personally escorted Ding Anhe to the entrance of the palace.
"It's freezing cold, Mr. Lu, go on your way." Wei Yuande said, picking up the umbrella leaning on the side and handing it to Ding Anhe.
Ding Anhe took the umbrella and said earnestly: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will walk most steadily, and I will never fall." After saying that, he nodded again, held the umbrella in the wind and snow, and left the Yuling Palace.
Jade Phoenix Hall.
It's snowing heavily outside, but inside the palace it's as warm as spring.
The Jade Phoenix Hall is the most luxurious and magnificent existence in the entire harem. It is surrounded by fire walls and has floor heating on the ground. It is warm and cozy inside the palace despite the ice and snow outside.
Xia Luoluo was wearing a cool purple skirt, leaning lazily on the chaise longue, looking bored.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne and she was promoted to empress dowager, she no longer has to worry about the prince or competing for favor. She is the dominant one in the entire harem, leisurely and comfortable.
Just because her life was so comfortable, Xia Luoluo didn't know whether it was under the influence of the Zhiyin Gu or because she was young and energetic, but she always felt an uncontrollable emotion in her heart that made her restless and uneasy, with a tinge on her face.
Suspicious flushing.
Wei Xuanyuan had been away from the palace for several days, and he didn't know when he would come back. Xia Luoluo twisted her handkerchief in boredom.
After a while, he couldn't stand it anymore and ordered Song Zhu, "Go and call Guard Duan."
Song Zhu's expression changed, and she reminded in a low voice, "Your Highness, Princess, have you forgotten? Last time, the master found Guard Duan in the palace and almost beheaded him. Didn't you beg for mercy and transfer him to guard the Leng Palace?"
"Then go to the cold palace and call him." Xia Luoluo slowly fiddled with the hair on his forehead, "The Ai family has a sore back and legs, and he is the best at massaging it."
"But~~Your Highness Princess, what if the master suddenly enters the palace and bumps into you?"
"No." Xia Luoluo affirmed, "Now that General Zhu has arrived in Luozhou, the war between him and the Night King is about to break out. It is too late for the master to care about this. How can he have time to enter the palace? Don't waste words with the Ai family, hurry up
go."
"Yes." Song Zhu took the order and exited the palace.
Half an hour later, she led a young guard who was as thin-skinned and tender as a puppy into the Jade Phoenix Palace. This man was Guard Duan, the new emperor's de facto biological father.
Guard Duan didn't know that the new emperor was his son. He just felt that every time he came back, he would tuck his head in his belt and tremble with fear.
Fortunately, the Empress Dowager is young and beautiful and she enjoys it. The worst she can do is become a romantic ghost.
As soon as Guard Duan entered the hall, Charlotte looked over with charming eyes, "Guard Duan, come here quickly and rub Aijia's back. Aijia's waist seems to be broken." After saying that, he lay down with an enchanting posture.
Go down.
Her clothes were thin and she was lying there with bumps and bumps. The moment Guard Duan looked at her, her bones were numb and he stepped forward to massage her.
This was not the first time for everyone. The sounds of the movements changed as they were pressed. Song Zhu blushed and her heart beat loudly when she heard it outside.
From that day on, Guard Duan was transferred back to the Jade Phoenix Palace, and his status was changed from a guard to an in-waiting father-in-law, and the two of them played and sang every night.
In Nuange of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wei Xuanyuan and Zhou Qian were sitting there drinking tea and discussing state affairs.
Wei Xuanyuan still hasn't revealed his true face. In the eyes of outsiders, he is Lao Huang, the nearly middle-aged housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, who has increased his age by twenty years. His disguise skills are not bad.
"Master, when will you reveal your true identity?" Zhou Qian asked after pouring a cup of tea for Wei Xuanyuan.
"There's no rush, the time has not come yet." Wei Xuanyuan's right hand habitually tapped the table with a slow and powerful rhythm.
"After General Zhu returns from the victory?" Zhou Qian asked with a smile.
"That's right." Wei Xuanyuan nodded, his slightly narrowed eyes full of expectation, "When General Zhu defeats the Night King and returns to the capital to resume his duties, that will be the day when I face all the officials in the court with my true face."
Zhou Qian nodded, thinking that when the world was peaceful, it was indeed time for the master to reveal all the truth, but what he did not dare to say was, what if General Zhu was defeated? What would be the result?
Wei Xuanyuan seemed to have seen through Zhou Qian's concerns and said in a sonorous tone, "Don't worry, General Zhu is brave, resourceful and experienced in combat. He will win this battle."
After speaking, he opened his hands proudly and said, "There are disasters in the south. General Zhu has taken advantage of the right time and place. Even God is helping us. Can we win?" After saying that, he took back his hands, picked up the tea cup and blew the floating water on the water.
Mo, took a sip.
Zhou Qian was a little worried at first, but after hearing Wei Xuanyuan's words, he was completely relieved.
"Master, let's just wait for the day when General Zhu returns to Beijing."
"Just wait with peace of mind." Wei Xuanyuan put down the tea cup, continued to tap the table, remained silent, and suddenly said, "Prince Wei Yuande's paralysis can't be cured, right?"
"Don't worry, Master, there is no cure." Zhou Qian said with certainty, "Previously, my subordinates brought a miracle doctor from the Western Regions to the East Palace to diagnose Wei Yuande. Even gods can't save him.'
"That being the case, let him live until the day when General Zhu returns from victory." Wei Yuande's sharp eyes were full of smiles, and he stood up after saying, "I have been busy with government affairs these days, so it's time to go to the palace."
"Yes, Master." Wei Xuanyuan wanted to enter the palace in broad daylight, so he could only follow 'Prime Minister Zhou' into the palace, so Zhou Qian also stood up, took the cloak on the shelf and handed it to Wei Xuanyuan, "Outside
It's windy and snowy, master, don't catch a cold."
Wei Xuanyuan took the cloak and moved out of Nuange with Zhou.
After the two of them left, Ah Fu, who had been hiding outside the Nuan Pavilion and eavesdropping, also dusted off the snow all over his body and left in a hurry.
In Ziling Pavilion, Zhou Lenghui was lying on the bed. There was a circle of maids and nuns around the bed, holding Xifu, Xixi toe noodles, etc. in their hands, hoping to get her up and give it a try.
"Get lost, you all get lost, I won't marry you." There was a cry in Zhou Lenghui's voice.
Her father, who didn't know the truth, insisted on betrothing her to Song Yu'an, the son of Song Shangshu. She cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, but it was no use. Her wedding day was still two months away.
But she really would rather die than marry that man who takes both men and women. At first, she was skeptical about the rumors from the outside world, but a few days ago she accidentally saw Song Yu'an coming out of the small shop with a fair-faced young man in his arms~~
Wouldn't it be dirty to marry such a man? Even if I beat her to death, I wouldn't marry him.
While they were making a noise, Xiaoduo came in hurriedly and said, "Miss, Ah Fu is outside asking to see you.
Zhou Lenghui was stunned for a moment when she heard Ah Fu's name, then immediately remembered it and shouted away the servants.
"Call Afu in." Zhou Lenghui told Xiaoduo as he stood up and dressed.
"Yes, miss." Xiaoduo took the order and went out, and soon led Ah Fu in. Zhou Lenghui put on her clothes, pulled back the pink gauze curtain and walked out.
"Afu, is something wrong?'
"Yes, Miss." Ah Fu lowered his voice and glanced around warily.
"Xiaoyi, go and guard the door." Zhou Lenghui ordered Xiaoyi.
"Yes." Xiaoyi hurriedly retreated to the door.
"Miss, I heard it." Ah Fu's voice was low, his face full of panic.
"What did you hear?" Zhou Lenghui looked at Ah Fu with big eyes, "Speak quickly!"
"I heard the master repeatedly calling Butler Huang to be the master." Ah Fu stabilized his mind and told Zhou Lenghui word for word what he had just overheard in Nuange.
After hearing this, Zhou Lenghui's face turned pale and she was filled with fear.
"So he is really not my father, otherwise it would be impossible to murder the prince's cousin."
"He actually asked Butler Huang to be his master? Who is this Butler Huang? No, I have to find a way to go to the palace and tell my cousin about this.'
After muttering a few words, Zhou Lenghui brought a bag of silver and gave it to Ah Fu.
"Afu, please investigate more carefully. As long as you find out who is pretending to be my father, I will give you five thousand taels of silver."
"Yes, Miss." Ah Fu was already elated as he carried the heavy bag of silver. He was even more excited when he heard about five thousand taels of silver. He immediately agreed and left Ziling Pavilion in a hurry.
Not long after Ah Fu left, the eldest maid Xiao Qiu secretly came in with a letter.
"Miss, a letter from Mr. Ding."
Zhou Lenghui answered it with a blushing face and sat on the edge of the bed to read it.
The letter asked her to go out for fun, but Zhou Lenghui agreed when she saw that it was still early.
At that moment, I freshened up, changed clothes, and dressed up properly. I took my two maids and left the house from the corner gate to attend Master Ding's appointment.
This Young Master Ding is none other than Ding Xiaolian's elder brother and Ding Anhe's eldest son, Ding Chengwei.
Zhou Qian wanted to win over Ding Anhe and got very close to the Ding family, so Zhou Lenghui and Mr. Ding fell in love with each other after going back and forth.
It's a pity that Zhou Qian was determined to win over Song Shangshu with Zhou Lenghui, and betrothed her to Song Yu'an despite Zhou Lenghui's objections, forcing the couple to break up.
Now Zhou Lenghui knows that her father is a fake, and if she can reveal the true identity of this fake father, there will be room for change.
The two met in the pavilion in the lotus pond. After telling each other about their lovesickness, the topic turned to 'Prime Minister Zhou'. His sweetheart Zhou Lenghui still trusted him very much, so he directly told what Ah Fu had overheard today.
I told Ding Chengwei everything.
Ding Chengwei was stunned for a moment after hearing Zhou Lenghui's words.
Ding Anhe is his father, and Ding Xiaolian is her sister. How could he not know what his father and sister are planning now?
Therefore, he knew the identity of Prime Minister Zhou clearly and knew that he was pretending to be Zhou Qian, so he was not surprised at all after hearing Zhou Lenghui's words.
"Why is Young Master Ding so calm? You don't believe it, right?" Zhou Lenghui was anxious, thinking that Young Master Ding didn't believe her and thought she was talking nonsense, so she pouted with a displeased look on her face.
But no matter how displeased Zhou Lenghui was, there were some things that Ding Chengwei didn't dare to reveal easily. He could only hold Zhou Lenghui's hand and comfort him softly, "Don't worry, Ahui, you and Song Yu'an won't get married for another two months? I will definitely be there for you."
I asked Prime Minister Zhou to cancel the marriage before we got married, so don't worry about anything else.'
Counting the time, the day when Prime Minister Zhou's true identity is revealed should not be far away. He will definitely wait patiently before Zhou Lenghui and Song Yu'an get married.
