Su Mingyu also thought of this point. "But Zhizhu is such a silly girl. I'm not sure if letting them meet now will make them quarrel even more fiercely."
Gu Ruobai reached out and rubbed her head. "Zhizhu is your maid. She'll listen to you."
When they returned to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion, Su Mingyu directly dragged Zhizhu onto the carriage. "Qingfeng is looking for you. Go to the Ye Mansion."
After saying that, Su Mingyu waved at the bewildered Zhizhu.
Gu Ruobai watched Su Mingyu from afar and couldn't help frowning. "You're using such a crude method. Aren't you afraid your maid will bear a grudge against you?"
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "I'm afraid, but she won't be angry with me when she sees Qingfeng."
Gu Ruobai gave her a thumbs - up. "Ruthless!"
Leng Ziyue got the news quite quickly. He came back at noon the next day and found the imperial concubine who had gone to Jiang He's mansion.
Su Mingyu poured a cup of tea for Leng Ziyue. "How is it? What's the status of that imperial concubine?"
"What imperial concubine?" Leng Ziyue took a sip of water and looked disdainful. "She's just a Changzai, and one who has only been summoned by the emperor once."
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. She had also thought that the imperial concubine couldn't be of high status. "But I saw that her clothes were very delicate that day."
"You observed quite carefully." Leng Ziyue sighed silently. "You'll never guess who sent that woman into the palace."
"There are so many wealthy mansions in the capital. How would I know?" Su Mingyu frowned.
"Shi Minglong." After Leng Ziyue said that, he clicked his tongue. "This woman is a distant cousin of Shi Minglong's. She has quite a fortune, so she probably entered the palace just for fame."
After hearing this, Su Mingyu let out a long "oh". "She must have seen Yan Shiqi become a first - rank imperial concubine so quickly and got impatient, so she defected to Jiang He."
Leng Ziyue nodded. "If Shi Minglong knew that the girl he sent into the palace had got involved with Jiang He, he might be angry."
"No." Su Mingyu said categorically without thinking. "Shi Minglong and Jiang He are like grasshoppers on the same rope. Now that Jiang He is willing to help promote the woman he sent into the palace, Shi Minglong is not a man of integrity."
Gu Ruobai interrupted at the right time while listening to their conversation. "Since that's the case, let's wipe them all out, both Shi Minglong and Jiang He."
Su Mingyu nodded. The three of them got together and discussed for a while. Then Leng Ziyue nodded. "I'll go and contact Shiqi now."
Watching Leng Ziyue's departing back, Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow at Gu Ruobai. "I think they've reconciled."
Gu Ruobai didn't comment. "But after all, Yan Shiqi is Father Emperor's woman."
This matter would eventually come to light.
Su Mingyu understood what he meant.
Yan Shiqi acted quickly. Early the next morning, the emperor held a banquet and sent someone to invite Gu Ruobai and a group of officials.
When Su Mingyu asked the little eunuch who came to deliver the message why there was another banquet and why the guest list was so strange, the little eunuch thought for a while. "It seems that because the little prince of Concubine Chen was restless at night, a master was invited to take a look. He said that people of several zodiac signs were needed to go to the palace to suppress the negative energy for the little prince."
Su Mingyu nodded in understanding and gave the little eunuch some small silver coins. "Thank you, eunuch."
After watching the eunuch leave, Su Mingyu looked back at Gu Ruobai. "This Yan Shiqi sure knows how to come up with a pretext."
Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "After all, she has lived alone in the palace for so long. If nothing else, she has some tricks up her sleeve."
When they entered the palace the next day, Su Mingyu saw Shi Minglong and Jiang He among the crowd.
She slightly lowered her eyes without making a sound and pushed Gu Ruobai in.
When they came to the main hall of the banquet, Su Mingyu saw Yan Shiqi dressed very appropriately and the child in her arms.
She nodded at her as a greeting.
This was a half - family banquet with less than ten people in total. So the emperor didn't go through too many formalities. After letting everyone eat and drink for a while, he led everyone to the garden outside Concubine Chen's bedroom to gather positive energy for Yan Shiqi's child.
Everyone knew each other, so there was a lot of chatting. Of course, most of it was about the emperor's favor for Concubine Chen.
Just because of a few words from the Taoist master, a grand banquet was held.
As they chatted, everyone grouped together.
Before long, a maid with a light purple ribbon on her head walked out of Concubine Chen's bedroom. Seeing this, Su Mingyu lowered her eyes and exchanged a look with Gu Ruobai. "My lord, I'll pour you some water."
Saying that, Su Mingyu walked towards the pavilion beside the crowd. But just a few steps later, her vision went black and she fainted.
Everyone rushed over in a hurry. "Miss Su, Miss Su!"
Su Mingyu slightly opened her eyes. Just as she was about to say something, a maid from somewhere suggested, "It's still quite hot these days. Maybe Miss Su is too hot. Let her go inside the bedroom and lie down."
At this time, Gu Ruobai finally rolled over in his wheelchair. "Hurry up!"
Hearing Gu Ruobai's roar, everyone was shocked. No one had expected that this usually quiet prince could be so imposing when he got angry.
When everyone carried Su Mingyu into Concubine Chen's bedroom in a hurry, everyone was instantly stunned.
At this moment, the door of Concubine Chen's bedroom was just opened by that maid, and there were two entangled figures inside. Their intimate posture was clearly seen by everyone present.
I don't know who spoke first. "What are you doing! You two adulterers!"
"Oops... This... Quickly go and invite the emperor!"
Those two people were already scared out of their wits by everyone's shouts.
Trapped in the bedroom by more than a dozen people, the woman buried her head in Jiang He's arms and didn't dare to look up.
So everyone couldn't see the woman's face and just assumed that it was Concubine Chen.
The news spread very quickly in the palace. Those who were jealous of Concubine Chen heard that she had been caught in the act. For a moment, almost all the concubines in the harem rushed over.
When the emperor heard that Concubine Chen had an affair with someone else, he was so angry that his beard stood on end and rushed over.
Ignoring everyone's greetings, the emperor stepped forward, yanked the woman away and slapped her across the face. "You bitch! Haven't I been good to you!"
Hearing the emperor's furious voice, the woman trembled. "Em... Emperor."
When she looked up, everyone was surprised. "It's not Concubine Chen?"
"Who... Who is this?"
Just when the atmosphere was at a standstill, Concubine Chen walked in gracefully from the outside. "What... What's going on?"