I insist

Chapter 326: A Serendipitous Encounter

"Drugged? Impossible. Even if they had, how could we all be unharmed?"

Ming Taicheng flipped open the maid's eyelids and touched the temperature of her face.

"I was drugged, and it was an aphrodisiac, no less."

"what!"

It shocked everyone.

Song Miqiu quickly covered her grandson and granddaughter's ears.

The sharp-eyed Ming Taicheng even spotted some leftover snack crumbs on the maid's lips.

"Isn't this the snack that Liu Xiaoyue brought? I clearly put it on the table."

Song Miqiu's mind raced.

"Pfft, hahahahahaha."

Song Miqiu was laughing so hard he could barely breathe, while the people around him were still confused about what was going on.

It's Ming Taicheng who's reliable; he's already taken the antidote from his medicine box and given it to the maid.

"This was given to me by Liu Xiaoyue, hahahaha, Liu Xiaoyue put it on me, hahahahaha, it's an aphrodisiac."

At this point, Yu Huailin immediately realized what was going on.

He strode over to Song Miqiu and grabbed her mouth, afraid that others would hear.

"Come here right now."

Regardless of what others thought, they pulled Song Miqiu into the room.

At this moment, their bodies were pressed tightly together.

"Shh, please, please don't tell anyone, I'm afraid of being embarrassed."

The usually boisterous Song Miqiu was now completely still. Yu Huailin pursed his lips. At this distance, he could see every pore on Song Miqiu's body and hear her breathing and heartbeat clearly.

The next second, he quickly let go.

"Cough cough cough." Song Miqiu used coughing to cover up her embarrassment.

"I'll go out first, you can go out later."

After saying that, Song Miqiu walked out of the room.

The maids in the courtyard had returned to normal, and everyone tacitly refrained from telling her about the incident.

And so the farce came to an end.

"Oh right, what are you doing here, Mingtai Cheng?"

That's when I remembered to ask Ming Taicheng what his purpose was in coming here.

"His Majesty was worried about you, so he specially sent me to check on you to see if you were feeling unwell or if you were in good health."

"I never expected that the emperor would be such a devoted lover."

But he quickly came to his senses, "The Emperor probably wants me to return to the palace sooner to keep him company and relieve his boredom."

The thought of this gave Song Miqiu a headache.

"Go back now. You know what to say to the Emperor, right?" He turned and said this to Ming Taicheng.

This time, we'll drag it out as long as it takes. The palace is nowhere near as comfortable as the outside world. We've completely forgotten about the Empress Dowager and Consort Li.

After seeing Ming Taicheng and Song Miqiu off, he went back to his own bed, enjoying the lazy time.

The good days didn't last long. One day, the old eunuch came out of the palace on his own and came to Yu Huailin's house specifically to see him.

But this was Song Miqiu's home after all, and her son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter were all there. People from the palace came and went as they pleased.

The two couldn't stand each other in the palace, and their relationship only got worse once they left.

The old eunuch started arguing with Song Miqiu as soon as he entered the room.

"If you're leaving the palace yourself, why are you dragging Yu Huailin along with you?"

Song Miqiu found it absurd. "What's wrong? He did it willingly. Go ask him. Why are you asking me?"

I don't know how many times I've cursed the old eunuch in my heart.

At this moment, Yu Huailin came out of his room and, seeing this scene, unconsciously glanced at Song Miqiu.

"Why didn't you let me know you were coming? I could have come to greet you."

He looked at Song Miqiu as he spoke.

But the old eunuch kept talking, "What are you up to, you old woman? You're making this old man so anxious every day."

Yu Huailin gave the old eunuch a meaningful look, signaling him to stop talking, since they were on someone else's turf.

"Okay, okay, stop talking, stop talking."

Yu Huailin stopped the old eunuch and looked at Song Miqiu, "We'll go to the study and won't bother you here."

"Get out, get out, get out of here now."

Song Miqiu was so angry that she didn't want to see the two of them for even a second.

Upon hearing Song Miqiu's words, the sensible Yu Huailin quickly pulled the old eunuch away from the room and into the study.

But in the study, the old eunuch continued to meticulously list all of Song Miqiu's faults.

"Don't think this old servant is too talkative. Did you hear her tone just now? That's not how a lady of a respectable family behaves. Although she is older, she shouldn't be so presumptuous. I really don't know how His Majesty tolerates her."

Yu Huailin scratched his forehead but didn't interrupt. He planned to let the old eunuch talk his fill this time.

Both of them were indispensable in his life, and Yu Huailin didn't want to offend either of them.

"Furthermore, I believe you can no longer live with her. You are destined to rise in status; you are not the same as her, your identities are worlds apart."

"These are my heartfelt words. I only spoke because I couldn't bear to watch any longer. I have served two emperors and seen countless women, but this is the first time I have ever seen someone treat me like this."

Seeing that the old eunuch was still nagging, Yu Huailin finally interrupted him.

"I know what you mean, but that's just your own perspective."

Upon seeing Yu Huailin's rebuttal, the old eunuch immediately fell silent and naturally shut his mouth.

"When I was being chased and was on the verge of death, she saved me. Without her, I wouldn't be who I am today."

"Don't bring it up again in the future, I'm afraid it will make her feel uncomfortable."

After listening in, the old woman fell silent.

Thinking back on what I just said to Song Miqiu, it was indeed a bit too much.

After a moment of silence, he finally revealed the purpose of his visit to Yu Huailin.

"I've found that former dynasty guard I mentioned last time."

Yu Huailin hadn't held out much hope, but he didn't expect to find out so quickly.

His facial expression softened considerably.

"You found him so quickly? Where is he? Have you seen him?"

Yu Huailin asked all the questions at once.

"The person has been found, but he is unwilling to show himself, fearing that it will bring him to his death."

It's understandable that he thinks this way, since it concerns the imperial court.

"Did you get the information about what happened back then?"

"I got some answers from asking."

Seeing the old eunuch stammering, Yu Huailin was extremely anxious.

"If I were to tell you, please don't get angry, anger is bad for your health."

It was the old eunuch's current state that angered Yu Huailin.

"Hurry up and tell me." She looked at him as if her patience was about to run out.

"That guard said that the late emperor was murdered by the current emperor, and that the emperor killed the late emperor before ascending the throne."

Yu Huailin's guess was pretty close to the truth, given the many suspicious points from back then.

"Currently, only the Empress Dowager holds political power, but how could she possibly provide us with evidence that is detrimental to the Emperor?"

The old eunuch is right. Without evidence, it's impossible to get anything back from the Empress Dowager. It's simply impossible!