Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 145 The Emperor is Missing

Zeng Huan didn't believe it.

The candlelight in the Yangxin Palace was bright, and the red doors were closed. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Hongli was deliberately trying to avoid Zeng Huan.

Fu Jia suppressed his anger and said hoarsely, "Which palace did the emperor go to?"

Jin Bao: "This... I don't know. I hope the Empress Dowager will forgive me."

Zeng Huan ignored Jin Bao and walked straight to the door, shouting, "Emperor, I know you are in there. Ever since Amursana came to the Qing Dynasty, you have been deliberately avoiding me. Even when I invited you to the Cining Palace many times, you either pretended to be sick or went to the palace of another concubine. What's the matter? Is your mother not as important as the women around you?"

Jinbao stamped his feet. Zeng Huan was the Empress Dowager, Hongli's mother. If Zeng Huan were truly enraged, Hongli would have no choice but to give her the cold shoulder for a few days. But he, a mere servant, could be killed without mercy. Jinbao always felt unlucky, just like the last time Meiruo happened. He had clearly been following Hongli's orders, yet he had received two slaps in the face for no reason.

He was afraid that if he didn't handle this matter well today, his head might really be chopped off. Jin Bao rushed directly to Zeng Huan and knelt down, hoping that she would spare his life.

Jin Bao: "Empress Dowager, the Emperor is really not in the Yangxin Palace, please stop making things difficult for me..."

Zeng Huan knew that Hongli would not see her, but she still did not give up. She turned around and said to Jinbao with a cold face: "I know the emperor is in there, and I also know that he can hear me now."

"Hahaha..." Zeng Huan laughed out of anger, "Okay, this is the good emperor that I tried my best to support. Hongli, Hongli, in order to consolidate the throne, you didn't want to waste a single soldier, and you didn't hesitate to sacrifice Hengti and marry her to the enemy who killed your husband. Although I am heartbroken, I also blame you. I think that I am not only Hengti's mother, but also the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty. I hold a high position and am deeply loved by the people. I should put the affairs of the Qing Dynasty first in everything. Dawachi was unkind and unjust, and caused civil unrest. I have no objection to the emperor's order to attack and kill Junggar, but Hengti is your biological sister, the biological sister you raised since childhood. Are you really indifferent to her life and death? Do you really want to watch her die in a foreign land?"

When Jinbao raised his head again, Zeng Huan was already in tears.

Zeng Huan tried hard to calm her anger, and her sorrowful and desolate voice rang out again. "I haven't seen Hengti for twenty years. To be honest, Hengti's face has long been blurred in my mind. I'm afraid that if she stood in front of me now, I might not recognize her. Ever since she married and went to Junggar, she has been writing letters, and every letter mentions you, asking me if her emperor brother is doing well. Your Majesty, Hengti sacrificed herself for the Qing Dynasty. You can't treat her like this. If... if news of Hengti's death is reported back from Junggar, I will never forgive you, let alone myself. When the time comes, please come to the Cining Palace to collect the bodies of us mother and daughter."

"Empress Dowager, please think twice." Hearing Zeng Huan's passionate words, Fujia was afraid that something might really happen to her, so he knelt down quickly.

Jinbao burst into tears and banged his head heavily on the ground.

Jin Bao: "Empress Dowager, please don't say that. If the Emperor hears these words, I'm afraid he will be very sad. Why don't you return to the Cining Palace first? When the Emperor is free, he will naturally come to see you."

"Ci Ning Palace?" Zeng Huan sneered, "Okay, then please don't forget to come and collect my body when the time comes."

After saying this, Zeng Huan turned away.

Seeing this, Fuga immediately stood up from the ground and quickly chased after him.

Seeing Zeng Huan walking away, Jinbao finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time he had seen such a scene, but he didn't want to experience it again in his life. At this moment, his back was covered in cold sweat.

He stood up tremblingly and suddenly heard a creaking sound behind him. Jinbao looked back and saw Hongli, his face pale, walking out of the Yangxin Palace. Just now, when Zeng Huan was there, Hongli dared not make a sound. Now that she was gone, Hongli thought about what Zeng Huan had just said and suddenly felt angry and started coughing violently.

Jinbao's legs went limp, but he managed to steady himself. He ran to Hongli and patted his back, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Suddenly, a deafening sound came from his ears. Jinbao was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

"You bastards, you all come to force me? Is this what I want to see? If possible, who doesn't want a harmonious family and children?" He pointed at Jin Bao on the ground and cursed: "The Empress Dowager is forcing me, and you are forcing me too. What exactly do you want to do to satisfy me?"

Jinbao closed his eyes in despair. He had finally seen what these two living fathers were like.

He was just a servant, and he had done nothing wrong, yet he was being used as a punching bag? He couldn't even talk back, and he didn't know if he could keep his head.

But just when Jinzhong was thinking about how to beg for mercy, Hongli disappeared.

No one knows where he went.

"Queen Dowager, you can't do anything stupid. You still have Princess Hengti. If something happens to you, who will protect her in the future?" Fuga advised.

Of course, Zeng Huan didn't truly want to die. She simply wanted to frighten Hongli, hoping he would spare her life because Hengchu had always protected him. Her eldest daughter's life had been too hard. Despite being a daughter of wealth, she drifted like a floating duckweed. If possible, she wished Hengchu wasn't her daughter, but an ordinary citizen, able to marry the man she loved. While life would be more tiring, it would also be a different kind of happiness.

The news of Hongli's sudden disappearance from the Yangxin Palace spread like wildfire, quickly spreading throughout the harem. Most of the women in the harem were concerned about themselves or their families, and no one cared about Hongli's whereabouts. If Ruyi were still alive, she might have cared about Hongli. Unfortunately, the woman who once had eyes only for him was lost by him.

As soon as Lan Qi returned to Guanju Palace, she heard the news that Hongli was missing.

She knew that Hongli's disappearance must be related to the Junggar incident. This was the case in the previous life. Zeng Huan and Hongli had a quarrel again because of Hengchu. If she could mediate the relationship between Zeng Huan and Hongli this time, then she...

"Ji Tao, go to Changchun Palace." Lan Qi took a step back after entering the palace.

Ji Tao touched the back of his head and asked suspiciously, "Isn't Changchun Palace the residence of Empress Xiaoxian when she was alive? My lady, why are we going there so late at night? It's scary."

Lan Qi smiled and said, "You'll know when you get there."