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Chapter 362: Get a Reading Companion

The next morning, Zhou Chang woke up next to Yuan Qi.

The two got drunk and slept in their clothes all night.

Zhou Chang was startled at first, then he remembered what happened last night.

He regretted having followed Yuan Qi in drinking too much, and quietly slipped out of the bedroom while Yuan Qi was still drunk.

I hope no one takes the nonsense she said seriously. It was fortunate that she was drunk, otherwise she would have been regarded as a lunatic.

Afterwards, Zhou Chang washed and changed his clothes with the help of Skinny Monkey. He didn't even dare to have breakfast in the palace. He took Skinny Monkey out of the palace and prepared to enter the palace.

In fact, Zhou Chang had been sharing breakfast with Yuan Qi every day these days, but what happened last night was obviously awkward, so it would be better for the two not to meet for the time being.

The skinny monkey was unhappy and didn't ask any more questions.

"Gao Yuan?" While Zhou Chang was waiting for the carriage at the gate, he saw Gao Yuan coming out of the east corner gate. He hadn't seen him for many days, so he hurriedly called out, "It's a relief that you went out late today, otherwise we wouldn't have met you."

Gao Yuan looked haggard, and his eyes, which used to be bright and lively, had lost their luster.

But in front of Prince Yi, he always followed the rules and kept himself in good spirits. He quickly came over to greet him and said, "Your Majesty, I am at fault for not being able to serve you these days."

Zhou Chang didn't ask him how the news about Liu E was going.

If there was any progress, Gao Yuan would have told her as soon as possible.

During this period, Peng Liang began to go in and out of Yaoyuefang from time to time, and he still did not reveal any clues about Liu E's disappearance.

After much investigation, Gao Yuan had already reached a dead end.

Yaoyuefang had stopped the investigation long ago, and just assumed that there was no such person as Liu E.

As for the government, they only said that they were still investigating, but who knows whether they are actually investigating or not.

The search had been fruitless for such a long time that even most people in Prince Yi's mansion gradually stopped talking about it.

I don't know from which day on, everyone reached a tacit understanding without any discussion, either acknowledging that Liu E had never existed, or acknowledging that Liu E was dead.

Only Gao Yuan would say a few words every day at the beginning, but later he became more and more silent, and stopped mentioning anything. He just went out early and came back late alone.

"You come with me to the palace today." Zhou Chang said in a tone that did not allow for negotiation.

Gao Yuan paused, his eyes flickered, and he was disappointed. He bowed and answered with one word: "Yes."

Afterwards, Skinny Monkey's carriage arrived and the three of them got on it one after another.

When they arrived outside Donghua Gate, Zhou Chang asked Gao Yuan to stay and watch the carriage, and asked him to lie down in the carriage and take a nap. She then brought the skinny monkey into the palace, under the pretext of "eating in the imperial kitchen."

Zhou Chang entered the palace early in the morning and went straight to the imperial kitchen, catching them off guard.

Therefore, the early bird catches the worm, and Zhou Chang was able to grab many valuable plates and bowls.

After being satisfied, she did not forget what she had promised Yuan Qi to do yesterday. The two of them carried two large bags that made clanging noises and went straight to the Yunqin Palace of Concubine Qin Sun.

The twelfth prince Feng Shuo went to the lecture hall of the Hanlin Academy early.

Zhou Chang spoke quickly and directly told Concubine Qin his purpose.

"That's great. Ruo'er will have another companion." Concubine Qin was also very straightforward and agreed almost immediately, "Prince Yi doesn't have to worry about the rest. I will arrange it myself. As long as Yuanjie listens to me in the mansion, he will be fine."

"Thank you, Queen Qin." Zhou Chang thanked her and stood up to say goodbye. The harem was not a place where Prince Yi should stay for long.

"Your Highness, please stay and listen to what I have to say." Concubine Qin also stood up through the pearl curtain, but she changed into an elder's tone, "Ahem..., Your Highness, why do you suddenly like flowers? You can take them but you only have two pots of 'Purple Dou'. His Majesty is furious about this."

"Two pots? Where is the other pot?" Zhou Chang was pleasantly surprised. Since there was still one pot, he should move it back for Yuan Qi.

Concubine Qin was shaking her head behind the pearl curtain.

"Ah, Your Majesty knows?" Zhou Chang finally came to his senses and gritted his teeth, "Liu Dexia..."

It's just a pot of flowers. I thought Liu Dexia could cover it up, but I didn't expect that I would still sue him?

"Don't wrongly accuse Liu Dexia this time. Instead, you carried the flowers out in a swaggering manner. Many people saw it along the way," Concubine Qin said as she walked out from behind the curtain. "But you don't have to worry. His Majesty always makes a lot of noise but does little. The two pots of flowers were originally intended to be awarded to Concubine Yi and the new Concubine Rui..."

"Princess Rui? Is she the former Noble Lady Rui?" In Prince Yi Fengming's impression, there have been very few promotions in the palace in recent years, and Shen Rui was the only Noble Lady with the title "Rui" at the time.

Concubine Qin was not annoyed by being interrupted, and even smiled: "That's right, Your Highness, how did you know Concubine Rui?"

"Ah..., I met her once at a palace banquet and knew that she was the daughter of the Minister of Rites Shen Si, so I had some impression of her." Zhou Chang was a little happy for Shen Rui. After all, Shen Rui was still young and had no other hopes in the palace. It would be good for her to be promoted.

"Oh..." No matter how well Concubine Qin Sun concealed it, she couldn't help but sneer, "The Shen family is quite capable. I don't know who helped Concubine Rui to get promoted under Concubine Yi."

Zhou Chang secretly took credit for it but could not show it on his face and pretended to be no longer interested in the affairs of the harem.

Concubine Qin also felt that she had said something wrong, and hurriedly changed the subject: "I wanted to advise Your Highness that now that you have married, you should act more prudently. It's not a big deal that Your Majesty lost a pot of flowers, but the flowers were originally intended to be given to Concubine Yi. It was Concubine Rui who was smart and took the initiative to decline and presented the remaining pot to Jianing Palace. Otherwise, wouldn't you have offended Concubine Yi again?"

It seems that there is no hope for the pot of "Purple Dou". Zhou Chang is disappointed. Who can pull the tooth out of the tiger's mouth?

Moreover, Concubine Qin Sun spoke with a serious tone, like an elder, but she looked like she was less than 30 years old.

She really couldn't treat her as an elder, so she just nodded casually: "Empress Qin Fei is giving you good advice, I understand."

Concubine Qin waved her hand again, signaling the palace servant to bring out a tray: "I know you don't want to return empty-handed after visiting the palace. These things are useless in my palace, so why don't you take them."

Zhou Chang still had two large packages of dishes and bowls outside the door. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "No, no, how can I take Concubine Qin's things..."

"Take it. It's not really for you. I'm a woman, what can I have? They are just women's things. They are for Princess Yi." Concubine Qin was elegant and generous.

Zhou Chang opened the brocade box, which contained several hairpins, silk flowers, and two boxes of rouge and powder.

If you lose something in one place, you may gain something in another. Now that I have lost the "Purple Dou", it would be good to take these back and give them to Yuan Qi.

With a grin, he said, "Thank you, Empress Qin."

Concubine Qin smiled and sent Zhou Chang out.

Zhou Chang completed his mission and swaggered out of the palace with the skinny monkey.