After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

After Zheng Yan allowed me to attend the palace banquet, he had the carriage sent back to me.

In order to avoid me, Fuyao has never dared to appear in front of me.

Without Fuyao to drive the carriage, I had to call the Ling brothers back.

The Ling brothers always acted together no matter what they did and were never alone, so when they shouted, both of them came.

I only brought two servants, Yang and Xichun. Compared with other concubines who were surrounded by people, I should be the most low-key one.

Just as they were leaving the palace gate, the Ling brothers suddenly stopped the carriage.

Yang quickly lifted the carriage curtain to check and found that it was Gongsun Wen who had stopped the carriage.

I stuck my head out of the car window and saw that Gongsun Wen was covered in snow. I didn't know how long he had been standing there.

I asked curiously, "Is there something wrong, Lord Ming?"

Gongsun Wen said, "I wanted to come and visit you a few days ago, but I didn't expect to be barred from entering, so I am waiting for you here today."

Gongsun Wen didn't say what he wanted, but he looked like he had something to tell me.

So I got off the carriage, walked up to him, and said, "Prince Ming, if you have anything to say, just speak up, or else His Majesty will ban me again and you won't even have a chance to speak."

Gongsun Wen was silent for a long time before he asked, "Do you really have to leave?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, we have to go."

Gongsun Wen was silent again, and after a long while he spoke again and asked, "How can I get to where you are going?"

I was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

I thought about it and said, "You may never be able to go where I go."

As soon as I finished speaking, I clearly saw Gongsun Wen's arms trembling.

I suddenly remembered that day when he came back to Beijing to see me, he hid his arms under his sleeves so that I couldn't see them.

I suddenly reached out, grabbed Gongsun Wen's hand, and rolled up his sleeves before he could react.

But I saw that from the fingers to the arms were wrapped with thick gauze!

I asked in some confusion: "What happened?"

Gongsun Wen quickly pulled my hand back, put his sleeve down, and said in a panic, "It's just a little frostbite, nothing serious."

I was furious, my chest heaving with rage.

I pointed at his arm and asked, "Is it necessary to wrap it with such thick gauze just because of frostbite? Do you think I'm a fool?"

Gongsun Wen said helplessly, "It's really just frostbite. I was buried in the snow for too long and my body was severely frostbitten. I covered my body with plasters and wrapped it with gauze to prevent friction between my skin and clothes and cause further damage."

My throat seemed to be choked, and after a long while I asked, "Is this the same for you?"

Gongsun Wen gathered his cloak and said with a smile, "It's a pity that I can't show you my body. Otherwise, we would have had physical contact and you would have been responsible for me."

I didn't expect that he was still in the mood to joke at this time.

I said angrily, "I'm a doctor. I've taken the pulses of countless men and examined their bodies. Do I have to be responsible for all of them?"

Gongsun Wen fell silent again.

He had feudal and stubborn ideas, and the idea that men and women should not have physical contact had long been ingrained in him. Obviously, he could not accept that I had touched the hands of countless men, but he had no reason to blame me.

I ignored his sad expression and continued, "If you are injured, you should stay at home and recover."

Gongsun Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "You, you still care about me, right?"

Suddenly, I was a little confused about him. He said he didn't like me, but he risked his life to go to Dingyuan Mountain to make a wish for me; but he said he liked me, but he had never tried hard for me.

I sighed and said, "You got injured because of me in Dingyuan Mountain. How can I feel good if you get sick?"

After hearing this, the light in Gongsun Wen's eyes dimmed instantly.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yang lifted the carriage curtain and reminded, "Madam, if you don't leave now, the palace banquet will probably start soon."

I had no choice but to say to Gongsun Wen, "I'm leaving now. You should leave too. It's cold. Don't make yourself worse."

Having said that, I turned around and got on the carriage without looking back.

I don’t know when Gongsun Wen left. I didn’t see him again until the banquet was over.

When I arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the hall was already full of ministers. Zhao Fangping and Zheng Yan were already sitting on the high platform, staring at the people below.

Zhao Fangping's belly is already very big and she will probably give birth after the new year.

She sat next to Zheng Yan with a big belly, smiling, and her every move showed her elegance.

I didn't expect that after only two or three years of traveling here, she had already integrated into this era and played the role of the queen so vividly that I almost forgot that she was once a modern person.

I walked up to Zhao Fangping and Zheng Yan and bowed gracefully. Zheng Yan asked, "Why are you so late, Ah Man?"

His question is a bit difficult to answer.

My every move was under his surveillance, but he deliberately asked me this question. If I lied, he would definitely think that I was disloyal to the emperor; if I didn't lie, given his temper, he might even hate me if he knew that I had private dealings with Gongsun Wen.

I thought for a moment and replied, "I woke up late from my nap today, and it took me some time to dress up. When I was leaving, I happened to run into Ming Wang. I knew he was injured, so I showed concern for him, which is why I'm late."

What I said was all true, but I changed the story of Gongsun Wen waiting for me on purpose to a coincidence.

After hearing this, Zheng Yan didn't know what to say, so he said, "Hurry up and take your seats, the dinner is about to start."

He Wan'er came early with Zheng Xi. She sat at the lower right side of Zheng Yan. I bowed to her and then walked to the left side of Zheng Yan and sat down.

Zheng Yan's concubines sat in a large group behind me and He Wan'er. Zhao Zhenyuan and Jinping sat at the head of the ministers' seats. When they saw me, they nodded slightly as a greeting.

Yi Ping and Zheng Bang did not show up. I guess they were having so much fun that they didn't want to leave. Besides, Zheng Bang has a rebellious personality and is not the obedient type. Even if he knew there was a palace banquet today, the first thing he thought about was whether he was happy or not. If he was happy, he would not care about the banquet or whether he would return to the palace even if the king of heaven came.

I knew that Zhao Fangping's eyes were always on me, but I pretended not to see it and chatted with the concubine next to me.

Zheng Yan had so many concubines that I couldn't remember any of them. I was originally face-blind, and because I was not in good health before, Zheng Yan ordered that they should not appear in front of me, so as not to affect my condition. Therefore, I still can't remember their names and positions after such a long time.

Seeing that I looked relaxed and contented, Zhao Fangping had no intention of letting me go.

She touched her belly, raised the corner of her mouth, and suddenly said, "Second sister, I see that you are well today, why don't you send someone to inform me so that I can go and keep you company?"