As soon as Chu Fengqing stopped, the palace maid, who was leading the way, noticed. She walked up to him and asked, “Madam, what’s wrong?”
Chu Fengqing frowned and decided to go with the flow. He held onto the railing beside him, looking drunk and weak. “Could you please call my husband, Ji Yujin, for me?”
The palace maid’s expression suddenly became a little ugly, especially when she heard Ji Yujin’s name. Her body trembled.
She smiled awkwardly and said, “This… the hall is in front of us. How about I help Madam walk a few more steps? It’s windy here, and it would be bad if you got hurt. I’ll send someone to look for the Lord Governor after I take you there. Do you think it’s feasible?”
Chu Fengqing hesitated, his eyes were extremely cold, and his fingers touched the silver needle in his sleeve. He had used it to defend against Ji Yujin before, but failed to use it. Now it seems to be useful. He nodded. “Thank you for the trouble.”
The palace maid stepped back and helped Chu Fengqing walk forward. When they were almost there, she suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of her neck. A silver needle was inserted in the back of her neck. She lost consciousness before she could react.
The palace lantern fell to the ground. A gust of wind blew over, and the flame flickered. After a while, it finally went out. The surroundings became pitch black, and one couldn’t even see their hand in front of them.
Chu Fengqing stroked his chest with his hand, his breathing becoming heavy and no longer suppressed. He was almost brought to the ground by the palace maid’s inertia. The medicine he had just taken seemed to have no effect. This drug is so strong.
In a moment, the fire in his chest spread to his entire body. Chu Fengqing didn’t even have the strength to lift his feet. He staggered forward two steps. His usually clear mind became confused. In the darkness, he couldn’t even tell the directions. He could only walk toward the light. The feeling of being unable to think was terrible.
On the other side, Zhao Lin was anxiously waiting in the bedroom. As time went on, his patience gradually ran out. He looked outside and asked Lin Ying, who was waiting on the side, “Lin Ying, why hasn’t she come yet?!”
Lin Ying always had a calm expression on his face. He followed Zhao Lin’s gaze and looked out the window. He bowed and said respectfully, “The servant doesn’t know. Master, wait a moment. The servant will go out and find out.”
Zhao Lin waved his hand and said, “Go quickly.”
“Yes.”
After Lin Ying went out, a shadow flashed in his lowered eyes, and then he called a young eunuch and whispered something in his ear.
After he finished giving the order, he said to the young eunuch, “Go.”
The young eunuch saluted him and said, “Yes.”
After doing all this, he slowly brushed off the non-existent dust on his sleeves and walked towards the path Chu Fengqing came from. He didn’t look anxious at all, and his slightly ordinary face looked particularly charming at night.
Ji Yujin originally wanted to go out to look for Chu Fengqing, but unexpectedly the crown prince came to look for him before he even got up. Although he did not like the look of the crown prince, after all, the crown prince had spoken for them before the palace banquet, and he owed him a favor. Thinking that nothing should happen to Chu Fengqing in the palace, he sat down again to deal with the crown prince.
After drinking halfway, the crown prince was already a little tipsy, but there was no sign of drunkenness in his eyes. However, Chu Fengqing had not come back for half an hour, which made him unable to wait any longer.
He was just thinking of finding an excuse to get rid of the crown prince when suddenly Li Yu seemed to have received some news and walked towards him anxiously.
He whispered to Ji Yujin, “Something happened to Saozi.”
Ji Yujin’s expression changed instantly.
……
After everyone left, Zhao Yiyu glanced at the place where Chu Fengqing had originally sat, thought for a moment, put down the wine glass in his hand, and stood up.
When the crown prince saw Zhao Yiyu standing up, he looked at him with a half-smile and said, “What is Second Brother going to do?”
Zhao Yiyu: “Answer Imperial Brother, Chendi1Little brother, a term when they address themselves in the royal family. drank too much tonight and now feel a little drunk. I want to leave first.”
The Crown Prince: “Really? I think you are quite sober. I kindly advise you, don’t join in the fun.”
Hearing his words, Zhao Yiyu was stunned for a moment but soon recovered. He smiled gently and said, “Imperial Brother’s lesson is right. But Chendi really is a little drunk. I will take my leave first.”
On the other side, Lin Ying soon saw the palace maid lying on the road. He kicked her with his foot, and when he saw that she did not respond, he took a step back and looked around, but it was too dark and the palace lanterns could only illuminate a small area, so he could not see anything clearly.
At this moment, Zhao Lin also chased out, “Lin Ying, what’s wrong?”
Seeing that time was running out and the maid hadn’t arrived yet, Zhao Lin couldn’t wait any longer in the room, so he followed Lin Ying’s footsteps and came over. When he saw the palace maid lying on the ground, his expression changed instantly. “Where is she? Where is Chu Yinyin?!”
Lin Ying remained calm and said, “Answer Master, the servant doesn’t know either. The servant saw this scene as soon as I came out, but I didn’t see Lady Chu.”
“What do you mean you didn’t see her?! Didn’t you say it was foolproof?!” Zhao Lin couldn’t hold it anymore. Seeing that he was going to fail again, he slapped Lin Ying in the face, which made him stagger.
“Trash.”
Lin Ying touched the broken skin on his cheek with the tip of his tongue, and a smell of rust filled his entire mouth. He slowly said, “Master, calm down.”
“Lady Chu drank that glass of wine, so she should have had an attack by now. She can’t run far. I will ask the servants to look for her right now.”
Zhao Lin bit his lip, his red lips were even more charming after being wetted by water. He stared at Lin Ying and gritted his teeth and said, “It would be best, if you fail again this time… Lin Ying, you should accept the punishment yourself and don’t show up in front of me in the future. I don’t keep useless people around me.”
Lin Ying’s pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes turned red. After a while, he said, “Yes, Master.”
When Ji Yujin and his companions reached the path, the fallen palace maid had disappeared. Ji Yujin frowned and asked, “Have you found the palace maid?”
Li Yu: “No.”
Ji Yujin closed his eyes. The more anxious he was, the calmer he seemed. “Who told you the news?”
Li Yu: “A young eunuch. That eunuch is not from Xichang, and I have never seen him in Dongcheng either. I don’t know which palace he is from.”
Ji Yujin rubbed his fingers and said, “Go take that young eunuch to Xichang and have someone tell me everything about him.”
He paused and said, “Also, tell all the guards in Xichang to come out and look for the person. If you find any news, notify me immediately.”
Li Yu paused, “What if Dongchang and the guards stop us?”
Ji Yujin had a dark face, and his fox eyes were full of hostility, making people afraid to approach him. He glanced at Li Yu and said word by word in a bad tone, “Do you still need me to teach you?”
