The empresses and concubines were His Majesty's wives, and the palace maids were His Majesty's slaves.
If she had to choose between an empress and a palace maid, she would rather choose a palace maid.
Thus, Du Paihong made up his mind and said,""Then, I will choose to enter the palace as a palace maid!”
She said firmly, her hands tightly clenched into fists.
Ever since that night when he had learned about Sheng Minghao's secret side, Du Pian Hong had been wondering about one thing.
Two identical people, both of whom were called Sheng Minghao (Hao) at the same time. One was Hao as in Haotian, and the other was Hao as in Haojie. Since he was Sheng Minghao, then the other Sheng Minghao might be Xiao Jiu.
The only way to understand everything was to find Xiao Jiu first.
"Pian Hong, where did you go last night?”When Du Pian Hong returned to the house, her elder brother, Du You Long, was already sitting on a chair with a teacup in his hand, waiting for her arrival. When he saw Du Pian Hong return dressed in black, his anxious expression immediately turned into slight displeasure.
"Who did you go out to see last night?" He slammed his palm on the table and clenched his fist.
"Holy Palace." This time, Du Shanhong chose to answer obediently without hiding anything." I went to see Sheng Minghao.”
Sheng Minghao!
When the words "Sheng Minghao" came out of Du Pian Hong's mouth, she clearly noticed that her big brother's face instantly stiffened.
Du Youlong was shocked at first, then his body stiffened as he stared at Du Penhong. He stretched out a trembling hand and pointed at Du Penhong.""You…you mean…you met…the Sage Emperor?”
Du Pianhong nodded and stood silently in a corner, waiting for Du Youlong's next roar.
However, after waiting for a long time, he still did not see any reaction from the other party.
Hence, Du Paihong raised his head in confusion and looked at his big brother in astonishment.
Why did he have such a terrified expression?
The more he behaved like that, the more suspicious she felt.
"Big brother, you're actually hiding something from me, aren't you?" Du Shanhong asked.”
His elder brother was the Great Tang Dynasty's General stationed in the north. Usually, he couldn't easily return to the capital without His Majesty's personal orders. And now, not only did he leave the capital on his own, but he also spent three days helping her investigate the case without going to the capital to report. What was his intention in doing this? Was it really just for her?
If that was the case, she would not be able to accept such a favor.
He didn't dare to accept it!
Du Pianhong turned his head slightly to look out of the window, watching the people on the street.
No matter what, her gaze was not looking at him!
"Big brother's return to the capital was actually entrusted to him by the Fourth Prince, not because of His Majesty the Sage Emperor. Therefore, this matter could not be known to His Majesty. You must remember not to tell him about my return to the capital.”Du Youlong said seriously, then looked at Du Penhong with a burning gaze." What was the Sage Emperor you saw like?”
What do you mean by the Sage Emperor you met?
Du Shanhong was initially baffled, but after thinking about it, he realized that his big brother had probably already begun to suspect the Sage Emperor's true identity. Perhaps Du Youlong had noticed it earlier than her.
If that was the case, wouldn't Sheng Minghao be in danger?
Du Shanhong couldn't help but clench his heart, feeling worried for the person in the Holy Palace.
"Big brother, I already told Sheng Minghao last night that I want to enter the palace as a palace maid.”After a long while, when the surroundings were completely silent, Du Penhong finally spoke. However, Du Youlong immediately stopped him.
He said " no " loudly, then narrowed his eyes and kept moving forward." Why? You clearly don't like that damn place!”
Don't forget, why did all this happen?
It was all because of the Sacred Palace!!
That was why Du Youlong couldn't understand Du Pian Hong's thoughts. In the past, they were clearly telepathic. Some things could be guessed without saying it out loud. But now?
He was getting more and more confused about Du Pian Hong's thoughts.
This made Du Youlong feel more and more powerless.
"I suspect that the Hou family's young lady's corpse is hidden in the Holy Palace. Moreover, the murderer was also in the Holy Palace! In order to solve the case as soon as possible, in order to reassure Hou Jiawei, in order to clear my name, and in order to give my parents peace, I must go to the Holy Palace!”Du Pianhong looked away, deliberately avoiding the hurt in Du Youlong's eyes.
Her words were for Hou Jiawei, for herself, for her parents, but not for him!
Du Youlong thought sadly, wondering how Du Pian Hong could be so cruel.
If she entered the Holy Palace, it would mean that she had become that person's woman. When the time came, he would be powerless to stop all of this!
She clearly knew his intentions, but why did she choose to turn a blind eye?
He shook his head in pain and thought in confusion.
On the third day, two rows of palace maids and eunuchs were sent from the Holy Palace to the inn where Du Pian Hong was staying. Then, the palace maids swarmed into Du Pian Hong's room and scooped him up from his slumber. Everything happened so suddenly that Du Penhong was still in a daze.
"Miss Du, were we sent by His Majesty to pick you up?”A palace maid dressed in a peach-colored palace dress said respectfully to Du Pian Hong. After she finished speaking, she didn't care about Du Pian Hong's reaction and directly ordered a group of palace maids to help Du Pian Hong change his clothes.
After they were done changing their clothes, a group of eunuchs waited outside the door.
Five eunuchs stood guard at the dining table, five by the palanquin outside the door, and the rest by the door. Anyone who passed by outside the door was refused entry.
Sheng Minghao was the one who created such a huge formation?
At this moment, Du Paihong was eating his porridge as he thought about this.
This fellow, what exactly was he trying to do by making such a big scene?
"Pian Hong." At this moment, Du Youlong had finished washing up and was coming down from upstairs. Today, he was wearing a pear-white robe, and his long black hair was combed up high. His originally fair face still had a faint smile on it as usual, but the only flaw was that a layer of shadow under his eye sockets ruined his beauty.
Did he not sleep well last night?
"Are these all eunuchs and serving girls from the palace?”He first swept his gaze across the eunuchs and serving girls, then turned his gaze to Du Penhong with a pleading expression.
"These are the people sent by Sheng Minghao to pick me up.”After finishing the last mouthful of porridge, Du Penhong stood up and said,""Big brother, I should go."
"No!" Du Youlong hurriedly walked down the stairs and reached out to stop Du Penhong. He shouted,""You're not allowed to leave! I won't allow it!" His face was filled with anxiety and panic. He did not look like the elegant and noble Du Youlong at all.
As if he was about to lose something precious, he ran forward anxiously and hugged Du Penhong tightly." No, I won't allow it!”
" Big Brother…" Du Penhong struggled slightly, then pushed Du Youlong away and took a few steps back." I've thought about it these past few days. Actually, I can't do what Big Brother said." I'm sorry."
Sorry, I think I can only treat you as my big brother.
My forever beloved big brother…
This was the only way.
I'm sorry.
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