Chapter 581 Pretending to be the Crown Princess
"Muhua, are you saying... this is Aunt Zhao's conspiracy?"
Xu Muhua didn't say it directly, but just said: "I think this is the most likely possibility. Think about it, your child is not young now. Given your aunt's personality and way of doing things, even if your brother Huaiyuan is really missing, will she write to you directly at this time?"
Pei Shaorong thought about it and realized that this was the truth.
Ever since she became pregnant and the news that the imperial physician had determined that she was carrying a boy came out, everyone had only told her one thing: to take good care of herself and the baby in her belly, and not to worry about anything else.
The most important thing is to give birth to a healthy baby.
If Huaiyuan was really missing, her mother would have tried every means to hide it from her instead of sending a message directly to the East Palace, asking her to leave the palace in both explicit and implicit terms.
At this moment, Pei Shaorong has completely calmed down and finally regained his rationality.
"But what if something really happened to Huaiyuan?"
"Don't worry, just wait in the East Palace." Xu Muhua thought for a moment and soon came up with an idea. "How about this, it's not a good idea to keep going like this. Since it's like this, let's take advantage of the situation. I'll pretend to be you and go out of the palace to see what's going on!"
Aunt Zhao wants to kill herself, so give her a chance!
Before, she had been sitting still and acting honestly, so no one had the chance to attack her. Now she had brought the opportunity to herself.
If we keep her, she might continue to find ways to harm people in the future. We can guard against her for a while, but not for a lifetime. There is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but we cannot guard against him for a thousand days.
But now Aunt Zhao wants to harm the Crown Princess and the grandson in her belly, that's different. As long as she is caught red-handed, even if Lord Pei still protects her, he can't protect her, Aunt Zhao will definitely die!
After getting rid of this time bomb, both Arong and my aunt will feel more at ease in the future.
Pei Shaorong didn't know what she was thinking. When she heard her say she wanted to pretend to be herself, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "Pretend to be me and go out of the palace? But... I'm pregnant now, how can you... pretend?"
I can see it at a glance!
"How difficult is that? Just put a pillow in your stomach!"
Xu Muhua immediately did what he said and asked Xiaoqing and the nanny to get ready quickly.
Fortunately, she and Arong are of similar height and build. When she puts on clothes, combs her hair, and wears hair accessories, it should not be visible from the back. When she leaves the palace, she must ride in a carriage. As the Crown Princess, she has a special status, so it is not strange for her to wear a veil, right?
Pei Shaorong sat aside and watched Xu Muhua fiddle with it. After a while, she saw Xu Muhua changed her clothes and re-combed her hair. She opened her eyes wide, "From the back, she really looks like me!"
Xu Muhua was very proud, "Of course, we are good friends!"
The longer you spend together, the more you will resemble each other. This is why many couples look alike. The same is true for friends. When the relationship is good and time is long, each of you will have many characteristics that only the other has.
"But Mu Hua, this is too dangerous!" It would be dangerous for her to go, but wouldn't it be dangerous for Mu Hua to go too?
She can't avoid it by herself, she has to send Mu Hua there!
"Don't worry, I've sent someone to pass a message to my father, asking him to send someone to protect me secretly. I'll also bring the guards from the Eastern Palace. And I'm not pregnant, so I'm definitely more agile than you. I'll be careful, and no one can hurt me."
After a pause, she winked at her and said, "I'll secretly bring Tiger along, and then we won't have to be afraid of anything!"
Pei Shaorong felt relieved when she said that. She held her hand and kept reminding her, "You must be careful! If there is really a problem, you must be careful. Protecting yourself is the most important thing. Do you understand?"
Xu Muhua stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek. "Don't worry, you wait for me in the East Palace. Remember, before I come back, no matter who sends you a message or what they say, you must ignore it, and you must not leave the East Palace, understand?"
After that, he looked at Xiaoqing and the others and ordered sternly, "You all heard what I said just now. Now someone wants to harm the Crown Princess and the baby in her belly, so before I come back, you must guard the Crown Princess and not let her leave the East Palace!"
Why don't you go find the queen or the prince? By the time you find the prince, the opportunity will be gone!
As for the queen, it would be like stirring up trouble. If Aunt Zhao failed this time, there would be a next time, and the next time. How many times could they prevent it? It would be better to cut off her retreat.
Finally, Xu Muhua called Xiaoqing aside and said, "If you really can't stop her, go find the Queen in time."
She was also afraid of what might happen.
Xiaoqing nodded heavily.
Xu Muhua disguised herself as Pei Shaorong and got on the carriage of the East Palace and left the palace. Of course, the Crown Princess's departure from the palace could not be concealed, and the news soon reached the Queen.
The Queen frowned when she heard this, and felt a little strange. But she didn't think much about it. It was true that the Crown Princess was pregnant, but it was not to the point where she needed to be cautious and could not leave the East Palace.
With so many people serving her, it was not impossible for her to do anything. And the prince should have allowed it.
The Queen just asked someone to keep an eye on when the Crown Princess would return to the palace.
After leaving the palace, Xu Muhua went to Pei Mansion's house in the capital city as the letter said.
This house was actually the former Pei Mansion, which was not big, with only about ten rooms. However, as Pei Taifu's official position rose step by step, the house he lived in also gradually improved in grade.
But because I have lived here for a long time, I finally bought it and have someone take care of it regularly.
The letter said that someone saw Pei Huaiyuan last appearing here.
In fact, this lie had a lot of loopholes, but Aunt Zhao was obviously very clear about Pei Huaiyuan's position in Pei Shaorong's mind, and she was not worried at all that Pei Shaorong would not come because of suspicion. Even if she had doubts, she would definitely come.
Xu Muhua didn't bring many people with him, and on the surface it seemed there were only three or five of them.
After getting off the carriage, she was helped inside.
"Master, Master, are you here? The Crown Princess is here to see you, please come out!"
Xu Muhua looked around vigilantly.
Only after they entered the main hall in the front yard did Aunt Zhao slowly come out. She stared at Xu Muhua, who was pretending to be Pei Shaorong, with a sinister look, and said sinisterly, "Miss, I have finally waited for you."
Once you enter this room, no matter how many people this bitch brings, don't even think about leaving!