After becoming a princess, she fell in love with the emperor of the enemy country

Chapter 224 The Prince Requests an Audience

Ye Jiu looked at Qi Zi's sincere eyes, his heart moved, he couldn't help but sigh, and said softly: "Well, in fact, we are indeed investigating the tenth brother. It's just that this matter is more complicated, involving many interests and conflicts, so we don't want you to get too involved."

After listening to Ye Jiu's explanation, Qi Zi's dissatisfaction subsided a little.

She understood Ye Jiu's concerns, but at the same time she also believed that she had the right to know the truth.

So, she decided to be honest with Ye Jiu and tell him everything she knew.

She just hoped to help Ye Jiu. After all, they were husband and wife and should advance and retreat together.

As if sensing Qi Zi's emotions, Ye Jiu sighed helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that this matter is too complicated and I don't want to involve you."

Qi Zi looked at Ye Jiu firmly and said in a resolute tone: "But we are husband and wife, we should share the joys and sorrows. If you hide it from me like this, it will only make me feel like an outsider."

Ye Jiu's heart moved. He gently held Qi Zi's hand and said softly, "I know. I won't hide it from you anymore. In fact, I am indeed investigating the Tenth Brother."

"Recently, both the Eighth and Tenth Princes have been in close contact with officials. I am worried that they have ulterior motives. But don't worry, I will protect you and your son no matter what."

Qi Zi nodded obediently and said gently: "Okay, what are your plans?"

Ye Jiu frowned and thought for a moment before answering, "There is no solid evidence yet, so we can't alert the enemy. So I can only continue to secretly observe the actions of the Tenth Brother, and I will also send more people to protect your safety."

Ye Jiu was evasive and ultimately did not tell Qi Zi about the living dead.

Qi Zi didn't ask any more questions. She knew that Ye Jiu must have his own considerations. As long as Ye Jiu returned safely, she would be satisfied.

So, she leaned in Ye Jiu's arms at ease, put his hand on her belly, and said gently: "Well, I believe you. But you also have to pay attention to your own safety. The child and I are still waiting for you."

Hearing this, Ye Jiu felt warm in his heart, hugged Qi Zi tightly, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Qi Zi looked up at Ye Jiu and saw that he looked serious, so she guessed that he might have encountered some difficult situation, but she did not ask any further questions.

She knew that Ye Jiu would handle everything, and all she needed to do was support him.

Thinking of this, Qi Zi secretly made a decision, then looked at Ye Jiu seriously and said, "I have something to tell you."

It turned out that when Ye Jiu was drunk last night, He Yun had remained sober. He took this opportunity to secretly send a message to Shisan, asking her to come back quickly.

Now, Thirteen has returned to Kyoto at full speed.

At the same time, Thirteen found an opportunity, disguised himself as a lame maid, and sneaked into the Tenth Prince's mansion.

At this moment, there is still about half a month before the New Year, and the Emperor of Qi has decided to hold a grand banquet in the palace as in previous years.

According to past practice, the planning of the birthday banquet should be the responsibility of Concubine Yin.

However, the circumstances this year are special. Both the Queen and Concubine Yin are no longer around and can no longer take on this task.

The virtuous concubine is still hiding in the palace, seemingly indifferent to everything, which makes people wonder whether she is really as indifferent to fame and fortune as she appears to be.

However, Concubine Li was unable to participate due to her pregnancy, and Concubine Jin, as a foreigner, was not suitable for her to interfere in the matter.

Therefore, the burden of organizing the palace banquet fell on Concubine Rou alone.

Concubine Rou had no experience and found such a heavy task very difficult to handle.

Not only did she have to worry about trivial matters such as dishes and seating arrangements, but what made her even more angry was that the funds allocated by the Emperor of Qi were pitifully small.

This amount of money is not enough to host a decent palace banquet, and it is even difficult to host a buffet for ordinary people.

Just when Concubine Rou was worrying about this matter, someone suddenly reported that the Tenth Prince wanted to see her.

Concubine Rou stopped calculating, thought for a moment, and decided to summon the Tenth Prince immediately.

Concubine Rou couldn't help but doubt the purpose of the Tenth Prince coming to see her at this time. After all, everyone in the palace now knew that she was organizing the palace banquet.

Concubine Rou raised her eyebrows and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She thought to herself that since this boy came to her on his own initiative, she couldn't blame her.

She chuckled and immediately had the Tenth Prince invited into the hall.

The tenth prince entered the palace and respectfully bowed to Concubine Rou and greeted her.

Concubine Rou smiled and motioned for him to stand up. She secretly sized up the young prince in her heart. She could not tell that this gentle-looking man in front of her was actually a bloodthirsty person.

After a brief greeting, the Tenth Prince stated his purpose straight away. He expressed his willingness to assist Concubine Rou in preparing the birthday banquet and promised to make this birthday banquet the focus of everyone's attention.

Concubine Rou knew very well that the Tenth Prince took on this difficult task not just out of kindness, but must have other intentions.

But she didn't care because she had her own plans.

She pretended to be grateful and expressed her deep gratitude to the Tenth Prince for his help, and immediately entrusted the matter to him.

After gaining the trust and authorization of Concubine Rou, the Tenth Prince left the palace happily.

However, Concubine Rou immediately spread the news throughout the palace and even reached the Emperor of Qi.

As a result, the Tenth Prince had to devote all his energy to preparing for the birthday banquet, while Concubine Rou just sat back and reaped the benefits while also achieving her own goal.

Some time has passed since the Emperor of Qi fell ill, but he still chose to stay in Jingyang Palace.

Perhaps it was because he thought that among all the palaces, only Jingyang Palace was the safest and most reliable.

And for Concubine Rou, this period was not an easy one either.

She specially prepared a bowl of exquisite fish porridge in the small kitchen and brought it over personally, hoping to please the Emperor of Qi.

However, this incident made Concubine Li unhappy, and she even sulked about it for a long time.

After all, Concubine Li's dissatisfaction with Emperor Qi has been going on for a long time. Originally, Concubine Rou only needed to take care of her, but the arrival of Emperor Qi took away all her unique favor.

When Concubine Rou knocked gently on the door, the low voice of Emperor Qi came from inside the room: "Come in."

Concubine Rou smiled gently and replied softly, "Your Majesty, I specially asked the kitchen to stew fish porridge. Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

However, what appeared at the door was Kang Zhi's smiling, wrinkled face.

Kang Zhi greeted Concubine Rou enthusiastically: "Oh, Madam, you are here! His Majesty invites you in."

Concubine Rou smiled and nodded to express her gratitude.

She has always given face to Kang Zhi, the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, because she knows Kang Zhi's status and influence in the palace.

Concubine Rou walked slowly into the room and saw Emperor Qi reading a memorial attentively.