The concubine was reborn, and the cold prince was made red in the face

"You mean, Zuo Xiangning returned to Beijing with you?" King Chu's surprise was beyond words, and he was even more surprised than when he saw Ling Xiao.

"Yes, she returned to the capital with me. Because of her current status, it is not convenient for her to return to Zuofu. I would like to ask you, can you arrange for her to meet Princess Chu?"

"Since it is not convenient for her to return to Zuofu, she might as well live in Prince Chu's residence." Prince Chu said a little too anxiously: "Where is she? I will pick her up now."

"You have a special status now. There are too many people watching the Chu Palace." Ling Xiao smiled lightly and said, "She will stay in a small courtyard of mine for now."

"She lives in your yard?" King Chu repeated, looking at Ling Xiao and said, "That's fine, then I'll go back and tell her eldest sister, and I'll take her there and you give me the address."

"That small courtyard is too small, and it's inconvenient to get in and out." Ling Xiao didn't tell him where he lived, but said, "I'll meet you in the innermost private room on the second floor of Yue Tower at noon tomorrow."

"Okay." King Chu agreed, "We just happen to have a drink at Deyuelou."

"Miss Zuo Si doesn't know my true identity." Ling Xiao said: "Please help His Royal Highness King Chu to hide something first."

King Chu secretly raised his eyebrows and agreed: "Don't worry, I understand."

The two talked for a while before they separated.

Ling Xiao returned to the courtyard and told Zuo Xiangning the news.

"Thank you." Zuo Xiangning returned to her room happily and began to prepare the clothes and jewelry she would wear tomorrow.

She was afraid that her sister would be worried if she dressed too lowly.

The next day, Zuo Xiangning got up early, dressed up carefully, and waited in the yard for a long time with her curtain hat, but the masked man did not come back.

At noon, she walked out of the courtyard and saw four men guarding the door. "The young master has an order and the girl is not allowed to step out of the courtyard."

Zuo Xiangning returned to the small courtyard and waited until dark, but she still didn't see the man coming back.

This night, Zuo Xiangning hardly slept at all.

At dawn the next day, Zuo Xiangning got up and found that the man had not come back all night.

She felt even more uneasy.

She ran to the courtyard door and asked the guard guarding the door, "Where is your master? I have something urgent to see him."

"The master hasn't come back yet." The guard didn't even raise his head and just said: "When the master comes back, he will definitely come to see the girl as soon as possible."

Zuo Xiangning pursed her lips and returned to the yard.

After waiting in the yard for more than an hour, she came out again and said to the guard: "Can someone go outside and ask if anything big happened in the capital?"

The guard raised his head and glanced at Zuo Xiangning, and said, "Young man, please ask someone to inquire now."

"Sorry to trouble you." Zuo Xiangning returned to the yard.

An hour later, Zuo Xiangning came out and asked the guard again, but the guard said that nothing major happened outside.

Zuo Xiangning felt slightly more stable, but she was still worried that something had happened to the man.

She waited for three days and three nights.

It wasn't until the fourth day that the girl serving Zuo Xiangning handed Zuo Xiangning a letter, "My uncle sent someone to send it back to you."

"The Emperor passed away, don't miss him."

There were only six simple words in a sloppy handwriting. It was obvious that he was extremely anxious when writing.

Zuo Xiangning felt even more anxious, her heart rising to her throat.

She changed into moon-white clothes and begged the little girl who was waiting on her to let her go outside to inquire about the King of Chu and the Zuo family.

The little girl went outside for a walk, then came back and said to Zuo Xiangning in a panic: "There are not two people in the street, and there is no news at all."

Zuo Xiangning waited for another day without eating or drinking, and finally saw the masked man in plain clothes coming in from outside. Zuo Xiangning stepped forward to meet him, stared at his chin and asked anxiously: "Why did you come back just now? It makes me anxious to death! How is it?"

"Everything has settled." The man asked someone to prepare hot water for him, and said to Zuo Xiangning: "The emperor's eldest grandson is sick. Princess Chu wants you to live in the Chu Palace to help take care of the emperor's eldest grandson, but I don't agree. . Later you come with me to Prince Chu’s Mansion, pick up the emperor’s eldest grandson, and stay here for a few days.”

"Brother Hong is sick?" Zuo Xiangning asked nervously: "What disease do you have? Is it serious? Have you had Dr. Liu take a look?"

"Doctor Liu is in the palace and can't come out yet..."

"Is the emperor's death related to Dr. Liu?" Zuo Xiangning asked worriedly.

The man looked at the nervous woman, thought for a moment, and said, "The pills the emperor took contained too much cinnabar, and we are investigating now."

"Doctor Liu should not poison the emperor. He has always regarded the emperor as his confidant." Zuo Xiangning did not dare to say it, but she couldn't help but want to excuse Liu Qian, "This is a matter of human life, everything is at stake." You can’t kill someone so easily just by following others’ opinions.”

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has ordered someone to investigate carefully." The masked man comforted: "Everything will have to wait until the emperor's funeral has been dealt with before we discuss it. Don't worry, the King of Chu knows what's going on."

What does King Chu have in mind?

In his previous life, Liu Qian died at the hands of King Chu and Gu Zhiqing.

"Has King Chu succeeded to the throne?" Zuo Xiangning asked again.

The masked man nodded, "After King Chu ascends the throne, he will choose an opportunity to make you the princess."

"I don't want to be a princess." Zuo Xiangning frowned.

What's there to do as a princess? It's just a false name.

She just wants to live the rest of her life peacefully.

"Does Gu Zhiqing have the merit of following the dragon?" Zuo Xiangning asked again.

The man shook his head, "On the surface, I don't care about Zhiqing."

"What about secretly?" Zuo Xiangning frowned, "Is he getting close to King Chu secretly?"

"He belongs to the King of Chu." The masked man said: "This time the King of Chu was able to successfully inherit the throne, and the eldest princess played a big role in it. The King of Chu naturally treats Gu Zhiqing differently."

It's good to take care of Qing's life. No matter what time, there will always be someone to protect you.

"I'm going to change my clothes. We have to go to Prince Chu's Mansion quickly." The man said, "I called Bingyu back and asked her to wait in front of you."

Zuo Xiangning didn't say anything else. She went back to her room to comb her hair into a simple bun and inserted two simple silver hairpins. When she came out, she saw that the man had changed into black clothes and had a peach wood hairpin in his head.

The man asked the girl to get the white curtain hat and put it on Zuo Xiangning.

"Let's go."

Zuo Xiangning followed him and was helped into the carriage by him.

There were few pedestrians on the street, and a quiet and solemn atmosphere filled every corner. The entire capital seemed to be immersed in mourning.

Zuo Xiangning thought of that kind old man, and her heart was filled with respect and condolences.

"The emperor is a good man."

Whenever the man mentioned the emperor, he couldn't help feeling sad.

He looked at the little woman with a sad face and secretly regretted it.

If he hadn't been afraid of wolves and always wanted to wait for the right opportunity, if he had told the emperor about his affairs with Zuo Xiangning earlier, the emperor might have helped them.

"When there is a chance, I will take you to pay homage to his old man." The man said softly: "He should be very happy to see you."