I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 95 - 75: Rong Heng Willingly Deceived (Part 2)

"Changle and the young prince... and En, what about Young Master Gu and Rong Heng?"

The Second Prince covered his mouth under Rong Miaoyan’s gaze that said, "You dare to say another word, just wait for your death," not daring to utter a word.

Rong Miaoyan sighed and said, "Zhenghu ah..."

Qin Zhenghu was so frightened that he almost knelt, quickly stepping back to bow, "Princess, your words humble me!"

He had been classmates with Rong Miaoyan for several years, not having spoken more than ten sentences, so why did Rong Miaoyan’s attitude towards him change so drastically today?

Miaoyan smiled, the mole at the corner of her eye adding a touch of allure to her serene face, "It’s like this, Young Master Gu and Baoyi... their carriage had an accident on the road, um, they’ll be a little late."

Han Xuan’er thought: Could this excuse be any more perfunctory?

A cold, sharp glance from Rong Miaoyan swept over, making Han Xuan’er nod in agreement, "Yes, indeed, I saw it with my own eyes when I came!"

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Gu Lan and the other four left Maoqin Hall and stopped, hiding under a corner of the wall.

The young prince whispered, "Brother Lan, how do we skip class? Today is not a rest day, and those guards ahead all know us, they won’t let us leave the palace."

Gu Lan placed one hand on her forehead, peering far off and seeing the East Splendor Gate in the distance.

At the gate, several guards were stationed, their expressions very serious.

Even if they got through the East Splendor Gate, outside was the heavily guarded Xuanwu Gate.

To force their way through... if it was just herself, relying on her identity, it was fine, but she happened to be with a girl, a boy, an eunuch, and a young one...

The lineup was too exaggerated, someone not knowing might think they were the Emperor on a disguised tour.

Gu Lan thought for a moment, then lowered her voice to ask Rong Heng, "Brother Hang, you have experience sneaking out of the palace before, where do you usually climb the wall?"

Rong Heng’s expression was indifferent, "I never climb walls."

He always used Qinggong to jump directly over, why climb walls?

Rong Heng despised people who climbed walls and trees, those without shame!

Jiu scratched his head, looked at the young prince and Baoyi, and said, "I know a place... the wall is lower there."

After rounding the palace for a while, they finally arrived at the place Jiu mentioned — the Imperial Court.

This was where the Imperial Palace held the imprisoned royal family members, inside also lived some guilty or deposed concubines, as well as a very few palace maids and eunuchs.

Even though it was autumn, the long corridor of the Imperial Court exuded a bone-chilling coldness. They walked for a long time, only encountering two palace maids with numb expressions and thin clothing.

Seeing those palace maids reminded Gu Lan of the figures from her past organization who, overwhelmed, became wasted and turned into walking corpses.

And the male protagonist had grown up in such an environment.

She knew how adored Rong Heng once had been, this taste of falling from heaven to hell was something few in this world could endure.

Luckily, Brother Hang was well and had met her.

Rong Baoyi, shivering from the cold, couldn’t help but glance at Rong Heng and Jiu, who were walking in front, and softly asked, "Rong... Rong Heng, did you live here before?"

She really couldn’t call Rong Heng "Uncle Wu" like the young prince, so she addressed him by name.

Rong Heng nodded slightly in response.

He usually ignored women; for him to nod today already surprised Rong Baoyi.

How did she, of all people, deserve a nod from Rong Heng, what virtue or ability did she have?

Jiu looked around, nostalgically saying, "Shall we go back and take a look? Nowadays, it’s colder, I wonder how Consort Li’s wind chill is, and there’s Little Chen, last time he lent us two scoops of japonica rice, and I haven’t had the chance to thank him."

Saying this, he stopped, "Ahead is where Consort Li lives, let me go take a look."

Rong Heng frowned, his voice cold, "Nonsense."

Then, he followed Jiu into Consort Li’s courtyard. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Others: ... You don’t have to walk so fast.

Rong Yunhao, surveying the courtyard, shivered, "It’s so cold here, it feels so eerie. Sister, what kind of concubine is the Consort?"

"The former Emperor’s concubines are called Consorts; the truly noble Consorts all live over in the Yongshou Palace. For example, Grandmother is a Consort, but she lives here, so it seems she wasn’t favored much back then, and perhaps, made some mistakes."

The cramped courtyard was empty; Rong Heng walked in and gently knocked on the door.

After a while, an old eunuch with a sullen face trembled as he opened the door, suspiciously looking at them, "Who are you?"

The old eunuch automatically ignored Jiu, but when he saw Gu Lan and Rong Baoyi behind, his deeply wrinkled face suddenly lit up like a blooming yellow chrysanthemum, "Honored guests, noble ones... what brings you here?"