lcionline Chapter 302 The Dead White Moonlight
Chapter 302 The Dead White Moonlight
The emergence of such a dark horse at Luming Academy should have attracted a lot of attention from higher-ups, but at this critical juncture, no one cares.
"What did you say? Father is going to court!"
The second prince emerged from his concubine's room, utterly shocked by the news. Wasn't the person supposed to be still asleep? Why was he suddenly required to attend court?
"Yes, news from the palace is that His Majesty secretly met with someone some time ago, and then suddenly changed his mind. Your Highness, we should make plans as soon as possible!" The advisor's face was grave.
"Summon all those people for a meeting tonight!" the Second Prince said with a stern face.
At this critical juncture, we cannot afford to make any mistakes.
The Second Prince's residence looked much the same as usual today, but the servants were more disciplined than usual.
It was late at night when a slightly hunched figure walked out, and someone next to him asked a question.
"Old Lu, what are you doing not sleeping so late!"
Old Lu was a servant we bought in the first half of the year. He was honest and hardworking, and he did the lowest-level work in the stable.
An old and hoarse voice spoke, “I’m going to feed the horses; horses won’t get fat without night grass.”
"What an honest man, going out so late." The person muttered and fell asleep again.
Old Lu walked to the stable, looked up at the roof of the stable, and slowly began to add hay to the horses.
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Xiaoqing has been missing for three days. Lin Shuyun has searched the surrounding area but has not been able to find her.
However, the fact that he left without making a sound indicates that he left voluntarily.
"If you can't find him, then don't bother looking. That kid probably has some kind of problem. He's always threatening to run away from home! It's so annoying, he's a grown man, and he's acting like a child!"
Qin Niangzi cursed a lot, and anyone could hear the anxiety in her words.
Guan Suyi sighed, "Don't be too anxious. The child is grown up and has his own ideas. Maybe he will come back in a while."
The Crown Prince was in a rather difficult situation back then.
"Who's in a hurry? I'm not in a hurry at all."
As Qin Niangzi was speaking, she picked up some melon seeds and started cracking them open when the courtyard gate suddenly opened.
A man barged in.
Already seething with anger, Madam Qin seemed to have found a scapegoat. "You son of a bitch, where did you come from? Don't you know you should knock before entering the yard?!"
The man who entered was tall, and there was another person behind him. He stared at Qin Niangzi's face with wide eyes.
"Are you really...the...Empress?"
Wang Chong, the commander of the Imperial Guards, was utterly stunned when he saw the person in front of him. Wasn't this the Empress?
Everyone in the harem knows that the Empress is the Emperor's beloved, and the position has been vacant ever since her death.
Even though he had personally witnessed the person being buried, he actually saw the person standing there alive.
If it weren't broad daylight, he would have thought he was seeing a ghost.
No wonder the Emperor made his son make this trip himself.
Are there really two people in the world who are exactly alike?
Qin Niangzi raised an eyebrow at the two of them, "You call me 'Mother' as soon as you walk in? Is your mother dead?!"
Wang Chong became uncertain again upon hearing this tone.
"who are you?"
"This is hilarious! You guys just come to my house and ask me what my name is. Why should I tell you? Who do you think you are?" Qin Niangzi spat as she spoke.
This vulgar manner made the visitor frown.
Wang Chong looked at her neatly styled hair and asked, "You're married. Where's your husband?"
Qin Niangzi looked at the two men as if they were idiots. "My husband has been dead for who knows how many years! Are you out of your minds? What do you want? Trying to bully a widow like me? Is there no law in broad daylight? Get out of here, or I'll call the authorities!"
"Madam, you resemble an old friend of my master's. May I ask who you are...?"
Before Wang Chong could finish speaking, Qin Niangzi had already picked up a large broom.
"Get lost! What do you mean by 'old friend'? You two don't seem like good people at all. You just want my looks, do you need to make up such an excuse? And you say you look like my mother? Let's see if I look like your mother!"
A large broom swept straight at his face.
After a while.
Wang Chong, the commander of the Imperial Guards, stood outside the door, his face burning with embarrassment, and asked incredulously, "Lord Gu, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
Is this really the renowned and gentle Empress? Could it be a fake?
Hiss... Wang Chong touched his face.
"Well, I think...maybe I haven't made a mistake."
Gu Nanfeng was also quite uncertain.
But where in the world are there so many people who look exactly alike?
It's one thing if it's just an empress, but what about the crown prince and the retired emperor?
He reported the matter to the Emperor, and feeling guilty, he dared not go in to see his nephews.
Wang Chong decided to report the truth upon returning.
Inside the palace, they saw the portrait personally brought by Wang Chong.
Xuanyuan Hongye crushed a teacup with his bare hands, and blood gushed out.
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In the yard.
After everyone left, Madam Qin remained unusually silent.
for a long time.
Qin Niangzi said to Guan Suying, "You should go back first and don't stay here for the next while."
"it is good."
Guan Suying didn't ask any questions and left with Jingzhe.
Before leaving, he patted Lin Shuyun's head with a gentle smile.
After seeing the person off, Lin Shuyun closed the door and looked at Qin Niangzi in the courtyard. "Aunt, if you're not happy staying here, go back to Wuyun County."
Those people seemed quite capable at first, and she could handle one or two at a time, but there would always be times when she couldn't manage more than a few.
She knew her aunt's identity was not simple, but she never asked.
As Qin Niangzi watched the sky gradually darken, she chuckled. "What's there to be unhappy about? I'm more than happy than anyone else. What are you looking at? Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Qin Niangzi gently patted Lin Shuyun's head.
"If you can't sleep, let me tell you a story."
"Hold on."
Lin Shuyun specially brewed tea for him and brought out melon seeds, so they could eat and listen at the same time.
Qin Niangzi's lips twitched, and her originally heavy mood was no longer heavy.
The story is very cliché: a beautiful woman with no background encounters an emperor who is away from home, falls in love with her, takes her back to the palace, and then keeps her in a high position and discards her like trash.
"My little Yunyun, you must remember this from now on: you can sleep with any man, any man you want, but never give your heart away completely, or you'll be in big trouble."
No sooner had Madam Qin finished speaking than a sound of gritting teeth rang out in the courtyard.
"Qin Xiaoyun!"
Lin Shuyun and Qin Niangzi both looked up.
A tall, imposing man stood with his hands behind his back in the night, exuding an aura of authority.
"Qin Xiaoyun, how dare you!"
"Ghost!"
"W-Where did you come from? Are you a human or a ghost? You scared me to death!"
Qin Niangzi, looking terrified, tried to hide behind Lin Shuyun.
Looking at this woman who had "died for many years," Xuan Yuan Hongye felt an urge to tear her to pieces.