inspire-indiana Chapter 572 Meisheng was kidnapped
Chapter 572 Meisheng was kidnapped
In a blink of an eye, another half a month passed and nothing made any progress.
On the one hand, since entering the palace that day, thanks to the skinny monkey, a pile of plates and bowls were "snatched" out from the palace.
Afterwards, Zhou Chang found an opportunity to bring goods to the client.
The viewpoint system reported the final price: "Congratulations, the transaction was successful, and the total commission was 1,500 taels?"
[Level: Upper Nine-Three]
【Commission: -3,825,100 taels】
【Order: 102】
"One thousand five hundred taels? Did you deduct any interest or late payment fees again? Those things just now were quite a lot." Zhou Chang hasn't done "live streaming to sell goods" for a long time, so his memory is vague.
The viewpoint system still had a neutral voice without any emotion, just one word: "Yes."
"You cold-blooded animals, none of you are good." Zhou Chang was in no mood to "sell goods" and had no place to "sell goods" during this period. He felt a lot of pressure in his heart, so he transferred the pressure without any internal friction.
The viewpoint system rarely explained the previous sentence: "Since you haven't brought any goods for a long time, the price of this batch of palace plates and bowls has risen. After deduction, there is only 1,500 taels left."
At this point, Zhou Chang was speechless.
On the other hand, there was no trace of Sun Xiang, the deputy commander of the East Guard Battalion. Even though Gao Yuan later sent a group of people to track him down, they still couldn't find any clues.
However, there has been some progress in the affairs of Prince Duan and Prince Xian.
Both of them were confined to the palace, but Emperor Lin still did not take any action.
Of course Zhou Chang never let go of the Ministry of Revenue and the Jin Caosi.
On this day, he spent half a day looking through the accounts in the Ministry of Revenue. He finally returned to Prince Yi's Palace after his back and legs ached.
As soon as Zhou Chang entered the mansion, Aunt Jing came out from the east side to greet him: "Oh, Prince, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you here."
"What's the matter? It's so cold, why aren't Xinxian and Xinmu with you?" Aunt Jing has been with Xinxian and Xinmu ever since she was burned by the fire.
Aunt Jing was in a hurry. She grabbed Zhou Chang and dragged him inside: "Don't worry about them. Your Majesty, you should go to the East Courtyard and take a look. The princess has tied Mei Sheng up for a whole day."
"Kidnap Meisheng? Why?" Zhou Chang was puzzled, but he felt that there might be some misunderstanding and it would not be a big deal.
After all, these two people have no connection at all, so how could they be involved together?
"Who knows why?" Aunt Jing pulled Zhou Chang towards the back hall, her veiled face revealing only a pair of eyes, which were full of anxiety. "Perhaps it's because the prince has been too close to Mei Sheng in the past month since he came back, which made the princess feel uncomfortable. But this is just my guess. To find out the reason, the prince must go and ask it himself."
"Why is she upset?" Zhou Chang was even more confused.
Aunt Jing asked back, "Did the princess send people to invite the prince several times these days, but the prince always ignored her?"
Zhou Chang sneered: "So what? I'm not here just to accompany her. I have to be available whenever she calls. Am I the prince, or is she the prince?"
Aunt Jing was so angry that she twisted Zhou Chang's arm and said, "No matter who the prince is, the princess has sealed off the courtyard of the east side of the bedroom. No one else is allowed to enter. Now only the prince can enter."
"Ouch, Aunt Jing..." Zhou Chang didn't feel any pain, but his expression had to be exaggerated.
Aunt Jing knew how hard she had used, so she added two more blows: "The prince doesn't have to accompany the princess every day, but he sticks with Mei Sheng every day. How can I not worry about this?"
Zhou Chang understood more or less: "Aunt Jing is saying that Yuan Yun is looking for someone to vent her anger on, and she caught Mei Sheng, who has just arrived at the palace and has the least background?"
"Alas... This is just my random guess. You will know when the prince goes there." Aunt Jing sighed, watching the two of them walk past the study and are about to reach the East Courtyard.
Aunt Jing stopped in time and whispered a few more words of advice: "When the prince goes, don't quarrel with the princess. You also said that she is still young. In addition, you should speak kindly to the princess and let Meisheng go, and don't pester her anymore. Finally... the prince should stay and have dinner with the princess. This way, Meisheng's life in the palace will be better in the future, understand?"
"Got it, Aunt Jing, don't worry." Zhou Chang agreed easily.
Aunt Jing just frowned and said, "This old slave is serious."
"Don't worry, I really know." Zhou Chang pointed at the setting sun and swore, pushing Aunt Jing to the west towards her own yard. "When the sun goes down, it will be cold. Aunt Jing, go back to the house quickly, don't catch a cold."
"Alas, even if you said this to the new princess last time, the situation would not be like this." Aunt Jing had no way to deal with Prince Yi, but she was still worried, "Your Highness, go in first, and I will leave later."
Zhou Chang was extremely unwilling, but he couldn't persuade Aunt Jing.
While the two were talking, the skinny monkey parked his carriage and came to the study from the west.
From a distance, he called out, "Why is your Highness standing at the door? Aren't you going in? Do you want to serve the meal?"
"No, let's go to the East Courtyard." Zhou Chang felt a little more energetic with the help of the skinny monkey.
Skinny Monkey obviously doesn't know about Mei Sheng's affairs.
So under Aunt Jing's "surveillance", Zhou Chang took the skinny monkey to the bedroom first.
As soon as he stepped into the bedroom, Zhou Chang felt his blood boiling.
It was already winter in Dalin in late October. In the cold weather, Yuan Yun set up a warm tent in the yard to shelter from the wind. A tea table and chairs were placed in the tent. There were melons, fruits and hot tea on the table, and a charcoal stove was burning under the table.
But outside the shed, Meisheng was tied up and kneeling on the cold and hard cobblestone ground against the wall, his thin body facing away from the gate, shivering.
Yuan Yun sat leisurely in the warm tent, wrapped in a fur coat and sitting around the stove. Beside her were her wet nurse, Nanny Sun, and two personal maids. They were talking and laughing, their faces flushed with laughter.
Behind Mei Sheng were two male servants and a maid, who were escorting Mei Sheng in a serious manner, but they were all standing in the afterglow of the setting sun. Only Mei Sheng was not only kneeling in the cold wind, but also in the shadow where he could not see the sun.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Chang rushed forward and asked.
Yuan Yun was not surprised by Prince Yi's arrival. She stood up and greeted him with a sweet smile: "Greetings, Your Majesty. You came back early today. Why are you interested in coming to my place?"
"Stop talking nonsense. You know I will definitely come." Zhou Chang had already forgotten Aunt Jing's instructions. His eyes fell on Mei Sheng and he added four more words, "Let him go quickly."
Mei Sheng had been keeping his head down, and only looked up in surprise when he heard Zhou Chang's voice. His deer eyes instantly welled up with tears the moment he saw Zhou Chang, but he bit his lips tightly.
Yuan Yun just pretended not to hear Zhou Chang's words, and didn't care about Zhou Chang's attitude. She was still calm and composed: "Why are you in such a hurry, Your Majesty? Why don't you come sit in the warm tent first?"