Chapter 288: I Want To Give The Queen Mother A Big Gift
"I want to ask. I'll ask again when I get back to the house. Haven't you always wanted to know who the person who met Qiao Yue is?"
Only then did Luo Jiuli remember the business and nodded hurriedly.
"Qin Wu said that people went out. Could it be that they got out through this dog hole?"
Xiao Mingxuan nodded and said nothing, Qin Wu didn't say anything either, and all the guards were silent.
This simply shattered Luo Jiuli's illusions about these ancient people with strong martial arts skills. She felt that they should be walking on the wind. If not, they should be flying over eaves and walking over walls. How could they be crawling into a dog hole?
"What I heard on the roof was a man's voice? What kind of man can drill a dog hole?"
A child or a thin woman can barely get through that dog hole, but a grown man can.
"Could it be that that man knows the bone-shrinking technique?"
Xiao Mingxuan listened to her questions one after another and waved his hand at Qin Wu.
Qin Wu understood.
"yes."
Luo Jiuli still didn't understand why, but Xiao Mingxuan wrapped him in his arms and flew out of the house.
In the darkness, several black shadows followed the two of them from a distance.
"Your Majesty."
Luo Jiuli was startled and hurriedly grabbed him.
"Hold on tight, I'll take you to have a look."
"What are you looking at?"
Luo Jiuli buried her head in his arms.
"Look at that man you call a man who can shrink his bones."
Luo Jiuli said:
"Won't it be discovered?"
"Won't."
He held her in his arms and walked all the way to the roof of a shop in the back alley outside Chongyang Hou Mansion.
"Chongyang Marquis Mansion?"
Luo Jiulian was safely held in his arms.
Only across a narrow alley, you can see the backyard of Chongyang Marquis Mansion.
"Did you see the room with the lantern hanging in the middle? That room is the residence of Chongyang Hou."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"The Queen Mother is really fond of Chongyang Marquis. It is really ironic that a male favorite can be granted the title of Marquis and his own mansion."
Xiao Mingxuan shook his fingers.
"Back then, the imperial brother's foundation was not stable and he was restrained everywhere. He was already very worried about the affairs of the previous dynasty, and he couldn't even care about the affairs of the harem."
"When I look back, the imperial edict conferring the title of Marquis of Chongyang has been sent out. If I try to take it back, I will end up breaking up with the Queen Mother."
Luo Jiuli shook his head with emotion.
"It seems that there has been a rift between the Emperor and the Queen Mother, which has given Marquis Chongyang a big advantage."
"It's just that the Queen Mother trusts him too much, and she can trust him to handle such a matter so confidently."
"Huh! It's more than that."
Xiao Mingxuan pursed his lips, and there was only cold and sharp murderous intent in his eyes.
"I heard that this time the Queen Mother sent instructions to the palace to attract the maids, and it was the Marquis of Chongyang who suggested it."
"What?"
Luo Jiuli showed a hint of cold cruelty.
"It's him."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"Tell me, how should we deal with him."
Luo Jiuli looked at him.
"Since he is a male favorite, it is appropriate to start from this aspect."
"Um!"
Xiao Mingxuan's cold tone rose, with infinite majesty.
"The envoy from Sangnan Kingdom is about to arrive. In my opinion, the palace banquet will be a good day."
Luo Jiuli's mouth curled into a cold arc.
"Your Majesty is going to give the Queen Mother a big gift."
If this happens, the Queen Mother will lose her face to Sangnan Kingdom.
Xiao Mingxuan stared at Chongyang Hou's backyard, his eyes were like dark clouds covering the moon, with layers of clouds rolling in darkly.
"Reciprocity is a courtesy."
While the two were talking, the door of the main room of Chongyang Hou Mansion was suddenly opened.
A short man, less than five feet tall, walked out.
On the roof, Luo Jiuli nestled in Xiao Mingxuan's arms.
"Is he the person who just met Qiao Yue?"
"Well, people in the world call her San Cun Ding, and she also has the title of Bao Qidun."
"Tch! In my opinion, a three-inch penis is more suitable for him."
Anyone who can be associated with Marquis Chongyang is probably not on the right path.
"No wonder the prince said just now that the Queen Mother is surrounded by people from all walks of life."
"Now it seems that the Queen Mother is not necessarily the one who is really connected with these three religions and schools in the world."
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes fell on San Cun Ding in the courtyard.
"The Queen Mother may not really know anything."
After all, as the Queen Mother, openly raising these people in the world will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the subjects and cause turmoil in the court.
With Marquis Chongyang as cover, it saved a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Luo Jiuli knew that since the Emperor and Xiao Mingxuan still allowed the Queen Mother to be arrogant and the Marquis of Chongyang to be arrogant, they must have a plan after discussion.
As a servant, she had no reason to interfere in this matter.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Xiao Mingxuan hugged her waist tightly.
"Go back home, rest, and wait for the summons to enter the palace tomorrow."
With that said, he hugged Luo Jiuli, turned around and disappeared into the night.
However, Luo Jiuli didn't know that the several dark shadows following from the darkness did not follow behind him, but chased towards the place where San Cun Ding left.
The next day, at three quarters of the hour, it was past the time of eclipse. The sun hung at the junction of the Tianshan Mountains, emitting a faint yellow color.
The palace door was wide open, the court had already retired, and civil and military officials came out of the palace in twos and threes.
At this time, outside the Changchun Palace, Chongyang Hou, wearing a black brocade robe, stepped through the palace door and walked in.
"What's going on here?"
Marquis Chongyang looked at Li Wu who was kneeling outside the palace.
The inner guard who was on duty at night stepped forward and whispered:
"It's not because of the matter in the Ninth Prince's Palace that the Queen Mother blamed Eunuch Li for not handling things well. She couldn't even bring two people back to the palace and ordered Eunuch Li to kneel outside the palace."
Marquis Chongyang glanced at Eunuch Li's crumbling body indifferently.
He knew clearly in his heart that, let alone Eunuch Li, even he might not be able to get the two nurturing maids back from the hands of the Nine Kings.
Fortunately, San Cun Ding brought the news last night.
Otherwise, he would not know how to report back to the Queen Mother today.
With this thought in mind, I walked into the bedroom.
At the door of the dormitory, he bumped into Lu Mingxin, who was about to go down the steps with a sleeping bowl in hand.
"Princess Mingxin."
Marquis Chongyang did not step aside to avoid him, but his eyes had already turned around Lu Mingxin while saluting.
"Master Marquis, how can I, a person who has committed crimes and performed meritorious deeds, dare to be called the Princess of a County?"
Lu Mingxin glanced at Chongyang Hou indifferently, turned sideways to give way, and stared with eyes, without any movement, without sadness or joy.
"The Queen Mother is already awake, Lord Marquis, you'd better go in quickly."
The Marquis of Chongyang raised his eyebrows invisibly, but without saying anything else, he raised his feet and entered the palace.
"Wei Chen, please give your regards to the Queen Mother."
In the bedroom, the Queen Mother was dressed in bright yellow plain clothes, sitting in front of a bronze mirror with her hair down. Behind her, stood two palace maids. One was massaging the Queen Mother's scalp with gentle and slow movements, and the other was carefully trimming the Queen Mother's nails.
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and heard the voice of Marquis Chongyang.