Concubine Yi dressed herself up and somehow got a jade token for access. When she came out of the palace gate, the guards on duty just took a glance at the token and let her out.
She looked around. After making sure no one was following her, she put on a veil hat and walked quickly towards the Prince Rui's Mansion.
At the gate of the Prince Rui's Mansion, because the prince was under house arrest, the gate was tightly shut. Only two gatekeepers were on guard.
She looked around warily again, then slipped into the mansion.
When Min Feiyan saw the visitor, the fury in her eyes was like a raging fire that seemed ready to burn Concubine Yi to ashes.
She never expected that Concubine Yi would be so bold as to secretly sneak out of the palace and even come to the mansion.
"What are you doing here?" she sat on the main seat in the main hall, putting on the air of the Princess Rui. But Concubine Yi simply ignored her. She walked in, looked around and, not finding Prince Rui, turned around and walked out.
She went straight to Prince Rui's courtyard. Min Feiyan followed closely behind, her brows knitted tightly. She was shocked that Concubine Yi seemed so familiar with the Prince Rui's Mansion. It seemed that this was not her first visit.
When Concubine Yi reached Mu Shengze's courtyard, she directly pushed open the door and walked in.
Mu Shengze was in a gloomy mood. Seeing someone walking in without announcing, he quickly picked up a teacup and threw it towards the door.
Concubine Yi dodged nimbly. "Fortunately, I reacted quickly. If it had hit me, how could I have returned to the palace?"
When Mu Shengze heard it was Concubine Yi, his dull eyes suddenly brightened. He walked around the desk and came up to her.
He put his arm around her waist. "Why did you come?"
Concubine Yi smiled and traced circles on his chest with her finger. "I'm here to tell you that you're about to be in big trouble."
Mu Shengze raised his handsome eyebrows, with a hint of mockery in his eyes. "I've been staying in the mansion and haven't even stepped out. How could I be in big trouble?"
Concubine Yi broke free and walked to the bed, lying down halfway. She waved at Mu Shengze. "There's a big incident in the palace. Do you know about it?"
"As I said, I haven't even stepped out. How would I know what's going on in the palace?"
He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, playing with her ribbon.
Concubine Yi sat up and twirled Mu Shengze's hair around her fingertips.
"The imperial jade seal is missing. The emperor has ordered the regent to find out who stole the jade seal within seven days. If the jade seal can't be found by then, guess what the emperor will do to the regent?"
Only then did Mu Shengze realize the seriousness of the matter. He suddenly looked at Concubine Yi. "Something's wrong. The loss of the imperial jade seal is such a big and confidential matter. How did you, an out - of - favor concubine, find out?"
Concubine Yi lifted her delicate foot and teased Mu Shengze.
He had missed Concubine Yi for a long time. Now that the beauty was in his arms and in high spirits, he lost his interest. He pushed away her foot and stood up, pacing back and forth in the room.
"The jade seal is missing, but you say I'm in big trouble. Does this matter have something to do with me?"
Concubine Yi stood up and put her arms around his waist from behind. "I bribed a little maid in the imperial study. She said that in the records of the imperial study, your name is the only one on the list of those who entered the imperial study without being summoned on that day."
Hearing this, he pushed Concubine Yi away, with a hint of anger in his expression. "You! How dare you come to my Prince Rui's Mansion? In this situation, my mansion must have already been watched by Mu Yanming's people."
As he said this, he stepped forward and pulled Concubine Yi towards the door. But Concubine Yi suddenly broke free from his hold, put her hands around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him passionately.
Prince Rui was stunned on the spot for a moment, then he picked her up horizontally and walked towards the bed.
Min Feiyan stood at the door, listening to the noises inside. The handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces.
"Princess, your finger is bleeding," Zhier said with a worried look on her face as she stepped forward to support Min Feiyan.
Hearing this, Min Feiyan just looked down at her broken finger and the blood - stained handkerchief. She didn't even feel the pain.
The intermittent gasps still came from inside the room. She stood at the door. The cold wind made her stagger. There seemed to be a depressing atmosphere spreading in the air. She supported the doorframe and managed to hold herself up. It took her a while to recover.
Just as she was about to leave, a soft female voice came from inside.
Concubine Yi was lying in Mu Shengze's arms, her face blushing shyly. Her voice still carried a soft murmur. "Your Highness, compared with the Princess Rui, who do you like more?"
Min Feiyan was instantly nailed to the spot. She also wanted to know Mu Shengze's answer.
She pricked up her ears and listened to the sounds inside the room. But the air seemed to freeze at this moment. It was so quiet that it was scary. Min Feiyan could even hear her own weak and feeble heartbeat.
After a long time, Mu Shengze's voice came from inside.
He gently scraped the tip of Concubine Yi's nose with his finger. "What do you think?"
Concubine Yi covered her mouth and giggled. "If you want me to say, of course it's me."
"Yes, I like you the most, little vixen!" He leaned over and pressed down on her again.
Then there was a series of sounds of passion in the room. Min Feiyan's face turned deathly pale. She felt as if she had been struck by lightning from head to toe. Her ears were buzzing, and she couldn't hear any other sounds from the outside world.
"Princess, are you okay? Let this servant support you back to rest," Zhier supported her and left the courtyard.
After the people inside were completely satisfied, Concubine Yi got up to dress. Mu Shengze was lying on the bed, looking satiated.
"Your Highness, I'm leaving," she bent down and gently bit his lips, but was then grabbed by Mu Shengze around her slender waist again.
"Okay, remember, don't come again recently. After the storm has passed, I'll go to the palace to find you."
She gently stroked his lips with her finger.
"Your Highness, in the palace, I dare not serve you like this. So you have to work hard and sit on the throne as soon as possible. Then I'll be yours. At that time, I will surely serve Your Majesty comfortably."
He quickly covered Concubine Yi's mouth. "Okay, hurry up and go. Remember, don't let anyone see you."
At this time, Mu Shengze didn't know that Concubine Yi had been watched by Mu Yanming's people as soon as she left the palace.
At the same time, the news had been sent back to the Regent's Mansion.
Mu Yanming was sitting on a chair in front of the desk in the study.
A black - clothed secret guard with a silver mask was kneeling in front of him.
After the secret guard reported all the information he had seen to Mu Yanming, Mu Yanming just waved his hand. The secret guard immediately understood what he meant. He stood up, opened the door, and backed out. Then he leaped lightly over the wall and disappeared.
When Mo Qinghuan came in with the ginseng soup, she just saw a dark figure leaping out.
She stared blankly at the wall. It was not until Mu Yanming opened the door that she came back to her senses. She walked up to him and handed the ginseng soup in her hand to Mu Yanming.
He didn't take it, but motioned for her to feed him with his eyes.
She picked up the spoon helplessly, scooped up a spoonful of soup, blew it gently on her lips.
She brought the spoon to Mu Yanming's lips. Just as his lips touched the spoon, a sudden shout came.
"Don't drink it. The ginseng soup is poisoned."