dognovel Chapter 144 I guess I have no choice but to jump out the window
Chapter 144 I guess I have no choice but to jump out the window
Knowing that they were doing something shady in there, if they were accidentally discovered by Yun Ting, the consequences would be disastrous, so Lan Fu hurried to meet them.
"Your Majesty," she tried to persuade him with both reason and emotion, "Zhaoyi Lian is not feeling well and has not slept well for several days.
"Today I went to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. After walking back and forth, Zhaoyi felt a little tired, so she rested."
"Why do you go to bed so early? It's only been a while." Hearing Lan Fu's words, Yun Ting was dissatisfied, "I am busy with many things every day, and my time is very precious. It is her luck that I took the time to come and see her.
"I am such a busy man, and I have come to the palace entrance in person. How miserable must she be that she can't even get up?"
Seeing that Yun Ting was not only a little annoyed by what she said, but also walked in on his own, Lan Fu quickly used "men and women should not touch each other" as an excuse: "Your Majesty, Empress Lian is only wearing underwear, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to go in..."
"She is only wearing her underwear, so what? I am the ruler of a country, and she is just a concubine in my harem. She belongs to me, both her body and her heart! I just take a look at her, so what?"
Feeling unsatisfied, he thought for a moment and added: "Besides, even if she is not wearing anything, I can see it!"
Lan Fu didn't dare to pull Yun Ting's sleeve, but she couldn't let him get any closer. Faced with this dilemma, she chose to stand in front of him and use her body to block his way forward.
"You can certainly see what Lady Lian is like, but Concubine Lian is not polite enough to greet you in this way. If word gets out, it may cause gossip.
"Since the last time you took the queen out of the palace, there have been a lot of rumors in the harem. If...
"Imperial Physician Chen said that most of your majesty's illness is mental.
“But the queen is a strong-willed person, and she didn’t want to trouble you with these little things, so she just endured it silently and didn’t even mention it to you.
"Your Majesty has been stabbed in the back by other concubines for many days. How can your illness be cured?"
It was rare for Yun Ting to put himself in Yun Ji's shoes. He took a deep breath and barely stopped walking: "So what do you say, what should we do?"
Seeing that this trick worked, Lan Fu quickly added the following measures: "Let me go in and inform Madam Lian to change her clothes before she can meet you properly."
Yun Ting felt suffocated because he couldn't see Lian Zhaoyi immediately and was thinking about her.
But Lan Fu's words just now, "I'm afraid of being gossiped about", reminded him of his mother's words that "Zhao Yi Lian is just a vixen."
When he thought about it carefully, he suddenly felt that Lian Zhaoyi, whom he favored, was somewhat innocent.
For Yun Ji's reputation, Yun Ting waved his hand and stopped arguing with Lan Fu: "Go ahead."
Finally finding an opportunity to inform, Lan Fu hurried into the hall.
She opened the curtain and was about to call out "Prince, Miss" in a low voice, when she suddenly saw the overlapping figures under the brocade quilt on the rosewood bed.
Shocked by the overwhelming traces of ambiguity, Lan Fu said awkwardly, "Ah," and hurriedly turned her head away: "I, I didn't see anything."
She had just had a loud argument with Yun Ting, and even though they were indoors, Nan Yingzhi could vaguely hear a little.
Unfortunately, Nan Yingzhi only knew that someone came outside, but she didn't know who it was.
Seeing Lan Fu coming in, she asked, "Who's here?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Not believing that Yun Ting really cared about her young lady, Lan Fu repeated his words with a hesitant expression, "Your Majesty said that he wants to see the young lady even if she is not wearing any clothes.
"Fortunately, I was smart and persuaded His Majesty with all my words. Otherwise, if it got out, the jealous people in the harem would accuse the young lady of seducing the master."
"Once is strange, twice is familiar." This was not the first time Nan Yingzhi faced the problem of being caught. She was not as flustered as last time, but quickly analyzed the situation, "Last practice proved that hiding in the quilt is not a good idea."
Looking around, she was a little embarrassed: "This side hall is empty, there is nowhere to hide, do you want me to hide under the bed?"
I don’t know how long it has been since the bed was cleaned, and there are several layers of dust accumulated under it. When Yun Ji heard that she was going to crawl in alone, he felt distressed.
"No," he quickly rejected the idea before Nan Yingzhi could move and put it into practice, "It's so dirty under the bed, don't go there."
Seeing him shaking his head repeatedly, Nan Yingzhi had no choice but to give up.
She reached out to pick up the clothes thrown aside, rustling in the quilt and putting them on.
"I can't hide indoors." Looking at the window that was mostly covered, Nan Yingzhi moved the thick blanket over Yun Ji. "Then it seems that my only choice is to jump out of the window."
Feeling very reluctant, Yun Ji shook her sleeve and asked her to promise: "When Yun Ting leaves, you will come back."
“Ah Lian,” Yun Ting suddenly spoke up, seeming impatient, and urged loudly from outside, “Are you ready?”
Hearing the irritation evident in his words, Yun Ji's heart skipped a beat.
Eager to speak up to calm Yun Ting's mind, Yun Ji quickly followed up as soon as he heard him finish his words: "Almost there!"
It was a long time after Yun Ting left that the empress dowager belatedly remembered that a woman in the harem seemed to have accidentally taken the joy powder.
"Ah, you foolish fellow," the Queen Mother asked the maid after sighing, "Do you remember who you asked to drink the tea mixed with the joy powder?"
The maid stared at the ground, not daring to look up: "It should be Concubine Lian, she is sitting at the end. When I got to her, the previous pot of tea was gone, so I..."
"Huaping," the Queen Mother said slowly, taking a close look at her face, "You have been with me for quite a few years, right? How could you make such an inappropriate mistake?"
Knowing that the Queen Mother worshipped Buddha every day but had a heart that killed people without blinking an eye, Huaping immediately knelt down and took the initiative to admit his mistake.
"Your Highness, I have done something wrong and have done something that affects you. I know I am wrong and am willing to accept the punishment. Please scold me, Your Highness!"
"Punish you? I want to order you to do something else." The Queen Mother slowly polished the armor on her hands and asked her to leave immediately. "Go and see if Lian Zhaoyi is still useful."
How could Huaping disobey? She bowed and stepped back: "Yes."
Yaohua Palace.
Unable to bear to see Yun Ji feel sad, yet unwilling to expose her feelings for Yun Ji, Nan Yingzhi prepared to hide outside the window and wait and see what happened.
"If I don't leave, Yun Ting will come in," Nan Yingzhi quickly kissed his lips, patted the back of his hand, and retreated to the window, "Be good, if I don't come back, we'll meet on the 16th."
She went out in time, and the corner of the black-gold robe flashed past the window and disappeared outside. Yun Ting's voice, like a death warrant, came again.
"Why are you taking so long to put on your clothes?"
From childhood to adulthood, Yun Ting had never waited for anyone else except for his own brother. At this moment, his patience was completely exhausted: "I'm coming in!"
Jinan has been hiding nearby, observing the situation closely.
Nan Yingzhi climbed out from the window, and he saw every move clearly.
Knowing the topography of the imperial palace like the back of his hand, he could even calculate where she would pass on her way from Yaohua Palace to the palace gate.
Jin An squinted his eyes and watched Nan Yingzhi close the window, then put his ear close to the wall outside to listen to the noise inside, with a cunning expression on his face.
Just now, the Regent helped Concubine Lian to remove the pleasure powder, and Concubine Lian was gasping for breath.
As long as it is serious, it is necessary to go to the palace, and it will leave an ambiguous atmosphere.
Yun Ting has fought with him many times and is very experienced, so there is no reason why he couldn't smell it.
Seeing Yun Ting walking into the hall with a swagger, like a gray wolf openly provoking a white rabbit, Jin An felt jealous.
He originally wanted to see the scene of two people fighting fiercely in the house and being caught on the spot, or the wonderful scene of the Regent hiding outside and being caught on the spot by the guards.
But now, seeing that Yun Ting seemed to be sure of winning, he began to think about continuing to hide the secret from Yun Ting.
Jin An smiled, thinking that revealing the fact that Concubine Lian was pregnant would be a more thorough blow to Yun Ting, who had never touched Concubine Lian's body, than hastily exposing the secret of the Regent's affair at this moment.
Yun Ting played with his sincerity several times, making him show affection, but then he threw it all away.
Reciprocity is the way of life. Rather than giving in again and again, he naturally wanted to teach Yun Ting a lesson.