If not abolished

Chapter 297 Identity

Wang Jundai had just thought of asking someone to investigate the matter of Sun Ruoji's maid, but there was no news for a while.

"By the way, I asked you to check the identity of the maidservant around the concubine. Did you get any results?" Wang Jundai asked when she remembered.

"To answer your Majesty, that maid was very strange. No one had seen her before. No one knew when Your Highness brought her into the palace. Suddenly, Your Highness placed her in the concubine's courtyard. I couldn't figure out what happened for a while." Xiangqin said.

Wang Jundai didn't expect that she found nothing. It seems that what Zhu Zhanqi did this time was quite secretive. Her sudden appearance... How is it possible? Zhu Zhanqi must have hidden her somewhere before, hidden... By the way, it was said before that there was a mysterious woman in the study.

"I remember you said before that one of your fellow villagers was serving His Highness." Wang Jundai asked.

"Yes."

"She said before that there was a woman in His Highness's study. She had seen her and what did she look like?" Wang Jundai continued to ask.

"This... you should have seen it before, right? I'll go and ask." Xiangqin couldn't be 100% sure about this.

"It's a good time to go now. His Highness has gone to the palace, so you..." Wang Jundai said in her ear.

"clear."

Sun Ruoji

"My Lady Concubine, look, this is truly a great thing."

"Who says it's not? This not only lifts His Highness's house arrest, but also allows His Highness to go to Shuntian in advance to handle the matter of moving the capital. In the past, this treatment and opportunity were only available to His Highness the Crown Prince. Now it's our Highness' turn. Doesn't this just show that His Highness is favored?" Sun Ruoji also echoed.

"My Lady Concubine, the Princess sent someone to deliver something." The maid reported.

"What is it? I'm busy. Um, that new thing, you go and get it." Sun Ruoji made an excuse that she was busy. Fortunately, it was not Wang Jundai who delivered it personally, so it didn't matter whether she went out or not.

"Yes."

After Qi Yin left, Xiang Qin came to greet her, "This sister looks a little unfamiliar, but she just came to serve the concubine. I wonder what to call her?"

"Hello, sister. This is your servant Qi Yin."

"What a nice name. Well, these are some things that the Princess of the County prepared for Sister Yao, and they were specially sent to the Concubine." Xiangqin handed the things to her.

"Thank you for taking the trip, sister. I thank you on behalf of our queen."

"Okay, now that the things have been delivered, I'll leave first." Xiangqin didn't stay long.

Xiangqin walked to a deserted place and turned around, seeing a woman at the corner.

"Sister Xiangqin." the man shouted.

"Did you see it clearly just now? Was it that person?" Xiang Qin was afraid that she would not be able to see Qi Yin at first, and was thinking about how to make an excuse. Unexpectedly, Sun Ruoji directly asked someone to come out to see her.

"I've seen it clearly. It is indeed the woman who was in His Highness' secret room before. I didn't expect her face to be healed."

"It's true... No wonder we couldn't find her identity no matter how hard we tried. Wait, how come her face has healed?" Xiangqin was puzzled?

"Oh, it's like this. At first I couldn't see her. I only delivered food to her door once every two days, and she came out to get it. Later I found that her face was covered up, as if she was injured. In fact, I have never really seen her face. Every time I saw her in a secret room, it didn't look real. But just now I saw her, it was indeed her."

"So that's how it is. This is a reward given to you by the Princess. It's for what happened today?" Xiangqin said as she took out a purse from her sleeve.

"I understand. This matter is known only to heaven and earth. No third person will know about it. Otherwise, His Highness's life and my own life will be in danger." She naturally understood that not a single word of this matter could be revealed.

"You just understand."

After Xiangqin came back, she told Wang Jundai what happened.

"It's true." Wang Jundai didn't expect that she guessed it right.

"Your Majesty, why is His Highness like this?" Xiangqin naturally didn't understand.

"I'm afraid he is the only one who knows this. Okay, go and get busy, this matter ends here." Wang Jundai already had a plan in her mind.

On the other side, Zhu Zhanqi had just arrived at the palace.

"My grandson pays his respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!" Zhu Zhanqi bowed deeply to Zhu Di.

"Get up." Zhu Di ordered him to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Zhanqi stood up as he was told.

"You should have heard that I have decided to move the capital around the end of this year, and I want you to go there in advance to help me take a look at the Forbidden City. What do you think?" Zhu Di said straight to the point.

Zhu Zhanqi had never expected that he would have a chance to be reused by Zhu Di. The two most important things for Zhu Di at the moment were moving the capital and the expedition to Mobei. To make a better northern expedition, the relocation of the capital was urgent. Now that such an important matter was handed over to him, it was clear how much he was reused and trusted.

"My grandson will definitely live up to Grandpa Emperor's trust." Zhu Zhanqi felt excited.

"Okay, I knew you were a good person. Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. You are not going alone this time." Zhu Di brought it up immediately.

"My grandson knows that we are going with our family this time." Zhu Zhanqi thought this was the matter, and he nodded in agreement.

"No, I want you to take Zhanjun and Zhanzhang from the Crown Prince's family with you to Shuntian together." Zhu Di waved his hand to make things clear to him.

"Ah, are the two younger brothers going too?" Zhu Zhanqi never thought that he would have to take care of two little kids, not to mention his family. "Are they too young? After all, my grandson is going to work, and I'm afraid my brothers won't be able to take good care of them. Besides, the climate here is different. If they can't adapt to the local climate, and something happens, my grandson won't be able to take the responsibility?" Zhu Zhanqi immediately looked for an excuse.

"Don't worry about this. They can take care of themselves and it won't be a big deal for you. You just need to teach them." Zhu Di said indifferently.

"Grandpa Emperor means to let his grandson take his two younger brothers to handle affairs?" Zhu Zhanqi did not expect this to happen. What does this mean? What can two children who have never done anything do? Why does it feel like the emperor has other intentions?

"Yes, just take them with you, don't worry about anything else. If anything happens, you won't be held responsible. I have already told your uncle, the Crown Prince."

"In that case, then okay." Zhu Zhanqi saw that Zhu Di had made up his mind and was afraid that it would be difficult to change his mind. He didn't know what to say and had to agree.

"Well, then go ahead and get busy. Time is quite tight, so go back and prepare well." After Zhu Di finished explaining everything, he let him leave.

"Yes." Zhu Zhanqi originally wanted to pay his respects to Concubine Wang, but he didn't expect to be told that Concubine Wang was not in the palace.

"Did the imperial concubine leave the palace?" Zhu Zhanqi asked.

"To reply to Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine left the palace half a month ago."

"Half a month ago..." Doesn't that mean Zhu Zhanji left the palace not long after he left? This is really strange. This is the first time I've heard of such a thing. The imperial concubine left the palace for such a long time to pray for blessings.

Zhu Zhanqi didn't see anyone, so he had to return home.

At this time, the East Palace

The prince thought for a long time and finally came to find the Crown Princess. After all, this matter could not be kept secret, and even if he didn't tell her, the Crown Princess would soon know.

"Go, invite Concubine Li over as well." The prince asked someone to call Concubine Li over while he was on the way. After all, there was one who was her son.

"Yes."

When Concubine Li heard that the prince's people asked her to go to the princess, she was confused. She thought that she hadn't done anything recently. Could it be that she had been playing bad for so many years and was discovered, and the prince wanted to punish her? No way, then the princess had to say a few good words for her.

Concubine Li came to Rouyi Palace with a nervous look on her face.

"I pay my respects to His Highness and to Her Majesty."

"Be flat."

"Sister, please sit down first."

"Yes." Concubine Li looked up at the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Why did they both look a little sad? Could it be that she had guessed it right?

"Everyone is here. Your Highness, do you have anything to say?" The Crown Princess urged. The Crown Prince had been here for quite some time, but he insisted on waiting for Concubine Li to come over before they could talk together.

"Ahem," the prince cleared his throat, "Well... did you know that His Majesty was going to move the capital?"

"Your Majesty has been preparing for so many years, it's probably difficult for him not to know about it, right?" said the Crown Princess.