My Lady is well

After Jing Ruzhang finished his official business, he wrote another memorial before putting down his pen.

As soon as he had some free time, he continued to deal with the matter of Ziying's poisoning.

He always felt that Ziying was not simple, so he asked Jiang Ye to investigate her background.

It is discovered that her family members all died in a fire five years ago, leaving only her younger brother Ziying missing.

No wonder she dared to poison, it turns out she had no worries.

If he really had no worries, why would he risk his life to poison the East Palace!

Jing Ruzhang turned his head and called out coldly.

"Jiano."

"The humble position is here."

"Find out the whereabouts of her younger brother."

Jiang Ye clasped his fists in agreement.

The young eunuch came in, lit the lamp, and served dinner.

He had no appetite and only took a few bites from the lotus bowl before asking someone to remove the food.

The evening breeze gradually dissipated the summer heat and brought a hint of coolness.

The eunuch in charge, Luo Zhong, came in, lowered his head and smiled gently.

"Your Highness, it's still early today. The Crown Princess, Concubine Yang, and Concubine Wen have been asking for several days in a row, do you want to..."

"I have my own ideas."

Jing Ruzhang interrupted coldly.

The prince had strong ideas and it was not something he could persuade, so Luo Zhong could only sigh and lower his head.

Jing Ruzhang stood in front of the nanmu window, looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, which was like a curved hook that could capture people's hearts.

I don’t know what he was thinking of, but his eyes lit up for a moment and he turned and walked out of the Zi Chen Hall.

Luo Zhong took small steps to catch up.

Seeing that he was heading towards neither Tingyuxuan nor Chaoluge, Luo Zhong became anxious.

The Queen just reminded him the other day to persuade the Prince to focus more on his offspring.

It is said that the emperor already had three princes and two princesses at his age.

Look at the prince again, he is the only one.

He wanted to persuade him, but as soon as he opened the conversation, he was suppressed by the prince's momentum.

Luo Zhong looked up and saw that the prince had entered the Feihua Pavilion which had been uninhabited for a long time.

The person who lived in Feihua Pavilion in the past was a concubine named Wang, who entered the Eastern Palace together with Concubine Yang, and was able to have a conversation with Your Highness.

When she first entered the Eastern Palace, she was lively and cheerful. She liked cats and kept many cats in Feihua Pavilion.

But later on, for some unknown reason, her health was always not good, and she passed away less than two years after entering the palace.

The Feihua Pavilion became idle, and the Crown Princess originally wanted to let Concubine Shen move in.

Concubine Yang casually mentioned that there were many wild cats there, and it was not as good as Liu Fengxuan next door.

Liufengxuan is the most remote courtyard in the entire East Palace. The Crown Princess thought about it and nodded.

Luo Zhong was distracted for a long time. When he came back to his senses, he saw the prince walking out.

There seemed to be a loneliness on his face, and he only whispered.

"I remember there was a white one."

Luo Zhong remembered that there was indeed a white cat. When Concubine Wang said she would give His Highness a cat, His Highness fell in love with the white cat at first sight.

But His Highness was busy with affairs and had no time to take care of a cat, so he left the cat in Feihua Pavilion and asked Concubine Wang to take care of it.

Ever since the death of Wang's concubine, Your Highness has seldom come to Feihua Pavilion. I don't know why he thought of coming here again today.

He stood at the door for a while, glancing ahead with his peripheral vision.

Luo Zhongneng can follow the prince, so he must be a man who can see things clearly, he said in a gentle voice.

"Your Highness, the Liu Feng Pavilion is in front. Would you like to go over and sit down?"

He had a gloomy brow and his expression was hidden in the darkness where the moonlight could not reach.

Shen Yueyao sat on the swing in the pavilion, holding a cat in her arms. Jin'er stood behind her, gently pushing the rope.

The spring breeze, the summer night, the autumn chrysanthemum and the winter snow sat on the stone steps and talked to her.

Several of them were so obsessed with watching "The Legend of White Snake" that they thought the cat in Shen Yueyao's arms was a cat demon.

"Master, do you think this cat is also a fairy? Is she here to look for her benefactor from thousands of years ago? If she finds her benefactor, will she transform into a human form and pledge herself to him?"

"What if she can't find it? Why don't we help her?"

"But we don't know whether her benefactor is round or flat, a cat or a human... Maybe it's an earthworm, but what if it's a fish?"

"..."

Shen Yueyao couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to the people's imaginations growing bigger and bigger, gently stroking the cat in her arms.

"It's just a cat, a male cat at that. It doesn't have to worry so much, right, big fat ball?"

"Who are you calling Big Fat Ball?"

When Shen Yueyao heard the cold voice, she staggered and almost fell off the swing.

The cat sensed that its owner was frightened, howled, jumped out of her arms, and quickly disappeared.

When several palace maids saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled.

Jing Ruzhang stood upright, and the moonlight seemed to favor him especially, covering him with a layer of faint moonlight, making him look like a beautiful orchid or jade tree.

He looked at her with a faint gaze and his eyebrows were always cold.

Shen Yueyao wondered in her heart, why did this plague god come?

She took a step forward and bowed deeply: "I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Good job Liu Fengxuan, when did the servant become so unruly?"

Shen Yueyao's heart trembled slightly and she said hurriedly.

"It was I who ordered them to leave their post. They were just following orders. If Your Highness wants to punish me, please punish me."

He held her tightly in his eyes and said coldly.

"During the period of punishment, instead of repenting, they gathered together to enjoy themselves. They deserve to be punished."

He glanced across the stone table, on which were some pastry snacks and a booklet.

"I'm afraid even the current queen can't match Concubine Shen's house arrest treatment."

Ruined!

If he investigates this, I wonder how many people will be implicated.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Shen Yueyao immediately knelt down, thinking about how to respond.

He said that he had bribed the eunuch who delivered the food.

This amount of bribery is at most considered as private transfer, which is not a capital crime. At most, you will be punished by... being beaten with a stick.

She was thinking about what words to use to minimize the punishment.

Jing Ruzhang's eyes fell on the booklet, and Jin'er and the others' hearts were in their throats.

My heart sank. What was His Royal Highness going to do with it?

He wouldn't destroy it in a rage!

He stretched out his slender jade-like hand and took it casually. In the moonlight, he could vaguely see the three big words "Legend of White Snake" written on it.

His expression was indifferent and distant, except for a sudden raise of his eyebrows.

"You wrote it?"

Shen Yueyao felt a little panicked and her eyelids twitched.

"I wrote this casually when I had nothing to do, and I dare not pollute your Highness's eyes."

She was worried that Jing Ruzhang was going to punish her for something else, so she quickly stepped forward and reached out her hand to take back the script.

Jing Ruzhang lifted the booklet and said, "Since it was written during the period of house arrest, it should be confiscated."

Confiscated?!

The one who was nervous now was not her, but the enthusiastic fans behind her who were in high spirits.

Excessive enthusiasm can make people brain-dead.

Qiu Ju actually wanted to reach out to the prince to ask for it back!

Fortunately, just when she stretched out halfway, she was pushed back by Shen Yueyao.

Only then did she come to her senses and quickly buried her head like an ostrich.

Shen Yueyao raised her head and secretly looked at his expression. He didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter of eating.

She asked with a slight sigh of relief.

"It's so late, why is Your Highness here?"

He said casually, "Looking for a cat."

Shen Yueyao asked tentatively: "Is the big fat ball your Highness?"

Jing Ruzhang's eyebrows sank: "Big Fat Ball?!"

Shen Yueyao heard something was wrong in his voice and immediately changed her words.

"The big... the big white cat is... your highness?"

Jing Ruzhang corrected in a cold voice: "Its name is Qiuqiu."

Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu, Fatqiu, aren’t they much different?

Shen Yueyao would naturally not disobey him.

"Big...Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu ran away now and probably won't be back until tomorrow."