Chapter 185: People have disappeared

Surrounding the palace were bluestone and gravel roads that had dried out and were better than any other roads elsewhere.

The four of them, Fu and Meng Yue, had just rounded the back wall when they saw five carriages parked in front of the side gate, and a dozen men standing, including a coachman, a sergeant, and a eunuch, with a man in a sixth-ranked official’s uniform standing out in particular.

He was around thirty years old, with a short beard around his lips, white and civilized looking, thin and tall, and appeared to be a steady and gentle person.

Fu and Meng Yue looked at him for a few moments and turned to walk backward.

Fu quietly laughed, “The rear growth is good, and gentle ……”

Meng Yue had a red face and didn’t say anything. She resisted in her heart and didn’t even look closely. However, she was too embarrassed to disobey Fu’s right away, so let’s talk about it later.

After walking for not long, she suddenly saw three men walking head on, and with them came a pungent smell of alcohol.

One of the men was twenty-six, twenty-seven years old, with fancy clothes wrapped around his body and staggering steps. When he saw Meng Yue, his eyes were filled with amazement, and his gaze swiveled around her face with extreme abandon.

Meng Yue was so frightened that she hurriedly lowered her head.

Fu curtsied to the man and said, “Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

Meng Yue and the other two maids heard this and hurriedly curtsied as well.

The Crown Prince looked at Fu and smiled, “First Lady Meng, coincidentally. This is …….”

His gaze went back to Meng Yue.

Fu replied, “My wife takes her leave.”

After saying that, she pulled Meng Yue to quickly walk away.

Looking at that slightly plump back, the Crown Prince tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Soft, delicate, plump, and two points of concubine Qu s flavor, like a red cherry …… that has just ripened, if it is more ripe, it will be even better.

She should be the eldest daughter of the Duke of Cheng, the niece of concubine Qu. Some years ago about in the palace banquet or flower banquets have seen, at that time also do not think she so provocative ah. It can be seen that women are better to be more mature ……

He whispered a few words to the person behind him.

Back in the tent, Meng Yue asked fearfully, “Mother, it is said that the crown prince is horny, will he …… know earlier, should not go out.”

Fu laughed out loud and said, “All of you are in your twenties, you are still so timid. This is surrounded by people, that person is colorful and bold, but also dare not hit the idea of the heavy minister’s family members. Not to mention who you are, your grandfather is Meng Lao Guo Gong, even the Emperor respects him. Good boy, you’d better think about that. Mother thinks Lord Xiao Luo is not bad. He’s gentle and talented, and his family is good. After this village, there won’t be this store.”

She was both comforting Meng Yue, but also nonchalantly pointed out Meng Yue’s age, meaning that you’re at this age and can’t compare to a younger young lady.

Meng Yue reddened, unable to say anything else.

Fu went back to her tent.

She felt a headache again and asked Yun Xiu to serve her in bed to rest.

Yun Xiu said, “Dinner will be sent over soon, ma’am will eat before resting.”

Fu shook her head and said, “The headache is so bad that my heart panics ……”

“Does madam drink tranquilizer powder?”

In the past two years, Fu’s sleep has not been very good, and when it’s especially bad, she will drink tranquilizer.

Fu said, “Blend a bowl for me.”

The last glimmer of light in the west was swallowed up, the curved moon climbed over the willow tops, and the stars scattered all over the sky. Night, had crept in.

The surrounding area was quiet, with only the sound of silk music and singing coming faintly from the palace.

Meng Yue was so sleepy that her eyes were somewhat unable to open. But when she thought of the crown prince’s eyes, she was too scared to sleep. Although she was old, she hadn’t misread the eyes of the Crown Prince just now.

“Chunfen, see if the door is plugged in.”

Chunfen was also sleepy as hell and laughed, “Auntie has already ordered it three times, and the slave girl has already looked at it three times, it’s plugged in.”

The tents were limited, and those who came to hunt brought very few subordinates, basically one or two. Meng Yue then only brought one, Equinox, and the two of them lived in one tent.

Equinox still went to the door to take a look. The door is plugged in, but this door is not wood, it is made of tung oil cloth, if there are really bad people where to block.

Meng Yue yawned, “Sleepy, sleep.”

Half an hour later, Liu Concubine who personally poured wine for the Emperor suddenly fainted. Concubine Liu entered the palace four years ago, and this was the last time the old Emperor took a woman into the palace. She was young, beautiful, lovely, very popular with the emperor, in a few years from beauty to concubine.

The emperor is extremely heartbroken, but also no longer drink and watch the song and dance interest, the palace banquet ended early.

Lord Cheng returned to the tent, Fu is still sleeping.

Duke Cheng was a little worried, reached out and touched Fu’s forehead, waking Fu up.

“The palace banquet is over?”

Duke Cheng said, “Well, Consort Liu fainted and the palace banquet ended early.” He also worriedly said, “You slept for so long, do you need to call an imperial physician?”

Fu said, “No need. I drank the tranquilizing powder, and I slept deeply this sleep, my mind is much clearer. I didn’t sleep all the way either, and even went out for a walk with Yue’er before dark. Your Lordship guessed who we met?”

Duke Cheng Guojun joked, “It’s always impossible to run into Luo Zhongshu.”

Fu said, “We really did run into him. After Master left, Yue’er came here to catch up with me and heard someone outside say that the Internal Affairs Bureau was sending wine over and that Lord Luo would be there to receive it. I thought that that Lord Luo might be the little Lord Luo you were talking about, so I pulled Yue’er to go take a look. Just, alas ……”

Duke Cheng Guo said, “Is it that Yue’er didn’t look at it? If you can’t see it, forget it, you did your best.”

Fu shook her head and said, “No. We took a look from afar and headed back, who knew we’d run into the Crown Prince. Aigoo, that person is getting more and more out of line, where is the behavior of a Crown Prince. He stared at Yue’er and asked who she was. I ignored her and hurriedly pulled Yue’er away.”

Duke Cheng blinked, he had been guarding against the Emperor before, if the lustful Crown Prince saw Meng Yue would he get any bad ideas?

Seeing the sinking face of Duke Cheng, Fu said, “No matter how bold the Crown Prince is, he wouldn’t dare molest our family’s daughter. His Lordship is a heavy weight of the stock ……”

Duke Cheng Guo scolded, “That colorful embryo, he’s got a lot of guts ……”

He stood up and wanted to go to see Meng Yue, but felt that it was now late in the day and it was not appropriate for him to go. To Yunxiu, he said, “Go and see girl Yue.”

Fu seemed to be scared as well and busily said, “I’ll go as well.”

Yun Xiu helped her get dressed, and the two of them went to Meng Yue’s tent.

Inside the tent, the lights were off, and it was quiet, as if the person inside was sleeping soundly.

Fu wanted to tap on the door, but realized that the door had been scratched, and she gently pushed it, and it opened.

She just let out an “ouch” and hurriedly suppressed her scream into her throat.

Yun Xiu was not so calm and exclaimed, “Oh my, the door was scratched open.”

A passing lady heard them and came over to ask, “What’s going on?”

Fu ignored her and pushed the door in, seeing that both cribs were empty.

Fu and Yun Xiu were scared out of their wits and rushed to find Duke Cheng, not daring to scream out yet.

That madam was also scared and rushed back to find her husband before checking on the young ladies in the house.