Chapter 58 The Worried Queen Mother

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the palace is silent.

The white-flowered birds jumped forward one by one along the battlements of the palace wall. When they met someone, they stopped and tilted their heads to look at them. The words in their eyes were - so boring~

Ye Jingtang was wearing a black brocade robe and walking on the city wall with a knife on his waist. Unknowingly, he had walked around the imperial city and met once with Shang Jianli and other chiefs.

The buildings inside the palace walls are surrounded by flowers and trees, and it is difficult to see the scenery between the rooms, but in the dead of night, people can hear the sounds.

Walking around the imperial city, you can confirm that the buildings against the city wall are all occupied by palace maids and eunuchs who do odd jobs. The south wall on the front of the imperial city has more people, while the north wall on the back is sparsely populated.

In the northwest corner of the imperial city, there is a large garden, which should be the imperial garden. There are some lights in the nearby palace.

After wandering around the Night Terror Hall for a long time, I felt that there was no risk, so I noticed something strange and floated over the palace wall, landing near the Fushou Palace.

Behind the wall is the laundry room. You can see a lot of clothes hanging, all belonging to women, some of which are quite gorgeous. You can hear breathing in the rooms.

Night Terror Hall walked through the building, pretending to be on patrol, and looked around to see if there were any hidden sentries here.

After walking like this for a while, the scenery gradually became more and more elegant. A rather gorgeous hall appeared in front of it, and the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree was in the courtyard behind the hall.

There are many maids living between the buildings, most of whom are already asleep.

Seeing the large number of people in the underground palace, Ye Jingtang couldn't help but feel worried about sneaking in rashly, so he first observed the situation of the palace from the outside.

From the top of the verandah, you can see the lights in the palace. The window on the left is open. Outside the window are flowers and trees, and inside the window is a tea couch.

There was a candle lamp placed on the tea couch, and there was a lady in a dark red house dress, sitting dignifiedly and gracefully on her knees, holding a paintbrush and drawing on the paper.

Next to him was a pretty palace maid, looking eagerly.

Ye Jingtang looked carefully and saw that the lady's figure was quite graceful. Her kneeling posture showed off her plump buttocks, and the skirt of her clothes was also quite eye-catching.

As for her face, she has a soft and charming charm that shows no trace of her age. Her brows are naturally noble, and she has a pair of large apricot eyes, which shine brightly under the candlelight, like two stars in the night sky.

Although the lady's appearance and temperament are extraordinary, she can make a young man spurt three liters of blood just by biting her lip.

However, this trip to Ye Jingtang was not to be a flower picker. His mind was full of "The Singing Dragon Picture" and he did not pay attention to these advantages. He just observed the clothes to see who this mysterious lady was, what she was doing, and whether she had the chance to wear it. Go through the main hall to the back garden.

The beautiful lady is obviously painting. As for the content of the painting...

Ye Jingtang squinted his eyes and looked at it, and it was obvious that it was a portrait. Judging from his painting skills:

The painting is really good, it looks like a person...

Why is there a big bag on the shoulder?

Got it, shoulder the sun and the moon! The intention is really extraordinary...

Why cut off half of it?

Oh...it turns out the painting is crooked...

Can't you add some flowers and plants for decoration...

Ye Jingtang looked at him with strange eyes. Before he could understand it, a voice sounded not far away:

"Sir, you are in the wrong place."

In a blink of an eye, a middle-aged woman walked out from behind the flower bed. She was an ordinary-looking woman, dressed as a palace maid, with an official sword hanging on her waist and a secret guard waist badge.

The Night Terror Hall was patrolling openly and openly. Seeing this, they naturally did not panic and walked out of the shadows immediately.

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In the palace, the Queen Mother, who was cutting paper with a knife, heard the sound and looked out the window:

"Yang Lan, what's wrong?"

When he turned around, he found a figure appearing in the verandah under the moonlight.

The Queen Mother looked carefully and saw that the figure was a man, wearing a black brocade robe, with a secret guard brand hanging on his waist, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and a cold temperament. He bowed his hands and saluted with a serious face:

"I'm in the Nightmare Hall. I was ordered by King Jing to inspect the palace. It's my first time entering the palace. I'm not familiar with the terrain..."

Night Terror Hall? !

When the Queen Mother heard the name, her face was first filled with surprise, and then she was dumbfounded!

He lowered his head and looked at the 'lifelike' portrait of a beautiful man...

Oh my God!

The Queen Mother secretly thought something was wrong, so she quickly lifted up the portrait and hid it behind her waist.

Hong Yu next to her nodded secretly when she saw this - the Queen Mother reacted very quickly. She knew that such ghostly drawings should not be laughed at by outsiders...

Secret guard Yang Lan looked seriously, inspected the Night Terror Hall, and asked:

"Heiya entered the palace to help with the defense. When the two of them were together, why were you alone?"

Ye Jingtang responded calmly: "I am not the chief arrester of the Black Yamen. I rescued Prince Jing yesterday and was temporarily called to inspect the palace. I did not arrange any companions."

Yang Lan still wanted to ask, but the Queen Mother behind her already said:

"I know about him, Yang Lan, please step back."

Seeing this, Yang Lan stopped talking and turned around to salute:

"No. It's getting late. The Queen Mother should go to bed early."

With that said, he disappeared into the garden.

Queen Mother...

When Ye Jingtang heard this title, he was slightly shocked. He did not expect that this beautiful young lady was actually the 'mother queen' of Prince Jing and the Empress.

No wonder I live in such a big palace and have experts protecting me at all times. In this case, it is almost impossible to dig out the "Singing Dragon Picture" behind the palace...

Ye Jingtang stood calmly in the verandah and bowed:

"See the Queen Mother, I'm new here, not familiar with the terrain, and barged in rashly. Please forgive me, the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother sat upright on the couch, looking very dignified, but inside she was panicking to death. After all, she had just been imitating Prince Jing's picture of a handsome man.

If Ye Jingtang sees it, the Queen Mother paints his portrait here at night...

Wouldn't she have to be regarded as a perverted queen mother who was dissatisfied with her desires and intolerable to her virginity?

The Queen Mother coughed lightly and put on a dignified and serious look:

"Night Terror Hall, what did you see just now?"

I saw you drawing...

The drawing is okay, but I just don’t understand it...

Ye Jingtang has no calligraphy and painting skills, and he did not give any blind compliments. He responded seriously:

"There is nothing strange in the palace. I was patrolling the surrounding areas. As soon as I got here, I was stopped by the gentleman. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me for any offense I caused."

Seeing that Ye Jingtang didn't look weird, the Queen Mother felt a little relieved, but she was still worried.

Because from where Ye Jingtang stood, he could completely see what she was drawing just now.

The Queen Mother could not ask about this matter, so she said seriously:

"I have a special status. If you rush in tonight, no matter what you see, it is best to keep it secret. If there are rumors outside, I will not let you go."

Ye Jingtang nodded sincerely: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I'll just pretend I've never been here."

The Queen Mother raised her hand slightly: "Step back. If you are to patrol here in the future, say hello to the palace maid in advance and don't come in rashly."

"As ordered, I'll take my leave."

Night Terror Hall ran away quickly.

The Queen Mother sat down dignifiedly. When it was completely quiet outside the hall, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She took out the portrait from her waist and looked at it. She felt very embarrassed...

And Hongyu behind her was still looking longingly at the veranda:

"Queen Mother, this guard is the young master who was in Prince Jing's carriage yesterday, right? He's so handsome~"

"What is handsome? A nymphomaniac..."

The Queen Mother considered it, unfolded the portrait and asked:

"Hongyu, what do you think of this painting and the guard just now... hmm?"

? ?

Uh-huh what?

does it matter?

Hong Yu was at a loss, but how could a palace maid who could serve the Queen Mother be stupid?

She immediately looked surprised and looked at the scroll carefully:

"It turns out that the Queen Mother painted this guard?! I said it looked familiar, but now that I look at it, it looks like both spirit and form. Look at this nose, look at these eyes, look at this mouth..."

When the Queen Mother heard this, her heart thumped and she thought to herself: It's over!

She knew that Hong Yu had the element of flattery, but she couldn't completely lie. Out of 100%, at least 10% was the truth, right?

Although she felt that her painting skills were average, even the stupid Hongyu could see a slight resemblance, and Ye Jingtang would naturally be able to tell who she was painting...

Who else could a man carry a fat bird on his shoulders...

Isn’t it embarrassing for someone to paint someone’s portrait late at night and still be seen by others...

Ye Jingtang has a close relationship with Li Ren. If in order to avoid suspicion, he should report this matter to Li Ren...

The Queen Mother secretly spied on her stepdaughter's sweetheart...

If this spreads out, how can she still be the Queen Mother? With Li Ren's temperament, he will definitely not take her out of the palace to relax in the future...

Why don't you go to the Night Terror Hall again?

No, he told Ye Jingtang clearly that if he said - Queen Mother, you don't want to paint my portrait either, Prince Jing will...

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Hongyu chirped and praised for a long time, then noticed that the Queen Mother was frowning in a daze, so she raised her hand and shook it:

"The Queen Mother?"

"Oh, it's okay. You go and find out where Prince Jing is tonight. I'll go over and take a look around..."

"Okay, ma'am..."

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