usatvline Chapter 455 Leaving the Palace with a Mission
Chapter 455 Leaving the Palace with a Mission
Even in the middle of the night.
The news quickly spread outside the palace.
The news reached the ears of both Prince Chen and Shen Lu.
Prince Chen didn't sleep all night, waiting for news from the palace.
Upon hearing that his mother had killed Consort Shen and set fire to Consort Shen's palace, he knew that his plan had failed.
With a forceful pull, the prayer beads in his hand scattered all over the ground.
Forget it, my mother was born into a lowly family, and her methods and knowledge were far inferior to those of Empress Cao.
Ultimately, we can't count on her.
Fortunately, he had people planted in the Imperial Guards, so poisoning Shen Lu's food and tea was an easy task.
Those who cannot be used by him should be eliminated.
Without Shen Lü, the Imperial Guards would be a disorganized mess, with at least half of them able to be used by him.
It's almost dawn.
After dressing neatly and eating breakfast, Prince Chen chewed a piece of ginseng to replenish his energy before preparing to go to court.
Because of the deaths of those three little brats in the palace.
He was quite certain that his father was dying or was still in a coma.
Otherwise, how could the Emperor remain indifferent to such a major matter and tolerate Yuqing causing chaos in the harem?
Tolerating someone trying to take advantage of a tiger.
If not now, when?
Every minute he's a quarter of an hour late, his chances of winning will decrease.
He picked up a piece of agarwood prayer beads from the ground, closed his eyes, and sniffed it.
With a slight smirk, he turned to his subordinates and ordered, "Go, summon all civil and military officials to see the Emperor, gather the troops, and follow me into the palace to rescue him and purge the court of corrupt officials."
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at this time.
The Empress's Kunning Palace was utterly quiet.
Miao Miao slept well tonight because Kunning Palace was the furthest from Consort Shen's bedroom.
I could barely hear anything outside.
But at that very moment, someone was tickling her nose with a feather.
"Ah..."
After sneezing, she lazily opened her eyes.
She stared blankly at the person who had woken her up: "Grandmother..."
Without saying a word, Empress Cao lifted her out of bed and had the palace servants wash and dress her.
"Miaomiao, don't you want to leave the palace and go home? I'll have someone send you out right away."
"Leaving the palace..."
"Now?"
Miao Miao was still a little confused and looked out the window.
It was pitch black, and it wasn't even dawn yet. I had no idea what time it was.
Is it too early to send her out of the palace now?
I never started school this early before.
She remembered that she had wanted to leave the palace that day and had waited for the princess in Kunning Palace all day.
I didn't see the princess until bedtime.
She looked at her maternal grandmother: "Has Mother returned?"
"Your mother is with her father, the Emperor. Miaomiao took Yu'er out of the palace first. She will come back to find you after she finishes her business. You want to see your adoptive mother, right now she is waiting for you outside the palace."
After the Empress finished speaking, she had someone bring in Xiao Yu'er.
The little one was sleeping soundly in his nanny's arms, drooling.
No one intended to wake him; they just let him sleep.
When he was with Miaomiao, he seemed to have returned to his old self, able to eat and sleep well.
Even Miaomiao felt that she had some kind of mystical power.
No wonder the old Taoist priest in Jiangzhou said she was blessed, and that even those around her could turn bad luck into good.
She went back to her room, secretly cut off three strands of her hair, put them into three sachets, and handed them to the Empress: "Grandmother, these are amulets I asked for. One for you, one for Mother and one for my uncle, the Crown Prince. Don't worry, I will protect Yu'er."
After saying that, he kissed Empress Cao on the cheek.
She knew something had happened in the palace without even asking. She and Yu'er were just two little girls there, no chance of winning a fight, and they might even become targets for villains.
Staying here will only cause trouble; it's better to leave the palace.
Besides, her mother is waiting for her.
She was already eager to return home.
Empress Cao was taken aback, wiped the drool from her face, and smiled.
Stroking her granddaughter and grandson's heads, she replied gently, "Alright, Grandmother will help you pass them on to them. I am at ease entrusting Yu'er to you. I will bring you back when the flowers in the Imperial Garden bloom in a few days."
It took a lot of effort to get acquainted with her little granddaughter and enjoy this rare family bliss in the palace.
We're about to part ways.
Whether we'll have another chance to meet again is anyone's guess.
She really couldn't bear to part with it.
Miao Miao felt a mix of joy and sorrow. Listening to her maternal grandmother, the Empress, she inexplicably felt like crying.
The siblings left the palace in a small sedan chair.
Holding the token given by the emperor, they still had no obstacles along the way.
When we arrived at the palace gate, the sky was already turning a pale white.
Miao Miao got off the sedan chair and immediately saw her own carriage, along with her mother, Aunt Xiu Xiu, and second brother who were waiting eagerly beside it.
"Auntie..."
She rushed over and hugged her mother tightly.
It's only been four or five months since I last saw my mother, but it feels like an eternity.
She buried her head in her mother's arms, and tears streamed down her face.
She really missed her mother and Aunt Xiuxiu.
"With Mother here, Mother will never leave Miaomiao again." Lu Qingyao's eyes also reddened.
She also misses her daughter terribly.
This was the first time the mother and daughter had been separated for so long.
While she was at the border, she couldn't sleep at night, worrying about whether her daughter was eating and sleeping well, whether she was getting sick, and whether Princess Yuqing was taking good care of her.
She cupped her daughter's little face in her hands.
The daughter, whom they had finally raised to be plump and healthy, lost a lot of weight in less than six months thanks to Princess Yuqing's efforts.
It seems she had too high hopes for the princess carry.
The princess can't even take care of herself, how can she take care of her daughter?
She should have arrived much earlier.
If it weren't for concerns about Mu Yunji's injuries, fearing that he might force himself to endure it and cause a relapse.
They rushed back as fast as they could.
I almost missed the important event and missed the second son's scientific expedition.
Thankfully, it's just in time; everything is still possible.
Xiuxiu's eyes also reddened, but she didn't have the habit of crying.
Look up at the sky.
"Mother, where is my eldest brother? When is he coming back?" The family is missing their eldest brother, and Miao Miao misses him very much.
"She'll definitely be back this year." Lu Qingyao was wiping the drool off her face after her daughter kissed her several times.
The little girl must have done it on purpose.
After hugging her mother, Miao Miao hugged Aunt Xiuxiu and her second brother in turn.
He even kissed them one by one.
"Auntie, have you missed me?"
"I've been thinking about it. Look how skinny you are, like a monkey. Auntie will make you something delicious when we get back." Xiuxiu wiped the drool off her face and then wiped it on the little girl's clothes.
Miaomiao: ...
When it was Jiang Ziyan's turn, he blushed and reached out to cover his sister's face: "You're a grown woman now, how can you still kiss me like that? Isn't that disgusting?"
Miao Miao: ...My second brother actually dislikes her.
She is indeed a young woman.
But there's nothing I can do; when I see someone I like, I just want to hug and kiss them.
After the family finished catching up, they boarded the carriage.
Miao Miao was surprised to find that her mother had actually let one of the palace maids who had left the palace with her get on the carriage.
I rode in the same car with them.
Her mother was still very polite to her.
This palace maid looks unfamiliar; she doesn't seem to be from Kunning Palace. She's quite pretty.
Even though she wore the same palace dress as the palace maids, she was still the most outstanding one.
She has a unique charm.
This person... is probably not a palace maid.
Miao Miao then realized what was going on.
It turns out she left the palace on a mission.
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