Chapter 45

Lin Yi was wandering around the Forbidden City, live streaming, feeling as if he had been transported to another world.

In "The Story of a Concubine," the current emperor is Qianlong, who is the grandson of Emperor Kangxi, and a direct grandson at that.

Kangxi's fourth son is Yongzheng, and Yongzheng's fourth son is Qianlong.

At the same time, Lin Yi found it quite amusing. When he had the chance to return to the "Deer and the Cauldron" world and meet the young Emperor Kangxi, he could chat with him about his grandson.

It was quite an interesting thought.

He had been live streaming in the Forbidden City for over half a month, just wandering around every day. Lin Yi was extremely familiar with the layout here. The structure of the Forbidden City had not changed much. Before long, he found his way to "Shufangzhai."

Shufangzhai is where the Concubine Huanzhu resides.

On his way, he had occasionally overheard some palace maids and eunuchs discussing the recent event of the emperor recognizing a "Concubine Huanzhu."

This "Concubine Huanzhu," Lin Yi had long heard of her.

Concubine Huanzhu, Xiaoyan Zi—she was originally a poor orphan living in the capital, making a living by performing acrobatics. By chance, Xiaoyan Zi met Xia Zhiwei and they became sworn sisters.

Xia Zhiwei, the illegitimate daughter of Qianlong, came to the capital to find her father, Qianlong.

Later, due to a series of misunderstandings, Xiaoyan Zi was mistaken by Emperor Qianlong as his illegitimate daughter and was bestowed the title of "Concubine Huanzhu." She then fell in love with the Fifth Prince Yongqi and became a member of the royal family.

Xiaoyan Zi is clever, brave, and loves to stand up for justice. She dislikes being constrained, values loyalty, and can be impulsive. She often gets confused and loves to play and fight, exuding a strong sense of the江湖 (jianghu, a term often used to describe the world of martial arts and chivalry). She is straightforward, lively, and doesn't like to beat around the bush, and can be quite careless...

Thinking of Xiaoyan Zi, Lin Yi couldn't help but picture a familiar face, that of... Zhao Wei.

As Lin Yi walked towards Shufangzhai, he had just entered the courtyard when he heard the sound of an argument coming from inside the house:

"The Empress wants to see Miss Zhiwei, I should have gone with her! I chased after her, shouting that I wanted to go too, but the eunuchs stopped me and wouldn't let me go. I should have ignored everything and followed Miss Zhiwei..."

"If you had gone, it would have been one more person missing, and it would have done Zhiwei no good! Fortunately, you didn't go!"

"If the Emperor had called me, I could have taken Zhiwei with me. Why did I leave her alone in Shufangzhai? Wuerkang, you might as well kill me, I've lost Zhiwei..."

"I need to go tell the Emperor and have him help me!"

"Don't be so agitated, let's discuss this clearly before taking action!"

"If we wait until we've discussed it, Zhiwei will be dead!"

"Do you think the Emperor would go to the Empress to accuse her for a palace maid? Even if he did, the Empress would still insist that Zhiwei is not in the Kunning Palace. What could the Emperor do? If you want to find the Emperor, you need evidence that Zhiwei is indeed in the Kunning Palace! Otherwise, you won't save Zhiwei, and you might force the Empress to 'silence her!'"

"Silence her!?"

"By analyzing it this way, Zhiwei is doomed!"

"Listen to me, wait until nightfall, and I will 'investigate the Kunning Palace at night!'"

"Investigate the Kunning Palace at night?"

"Yes! I admit, the Fifth Prince's analysis is correct! But I am so worried that I can't think rationally anymore! Waiting like this will drive me crazy! I must take the initiative! I need to find out if Zhiwei is in the Kunning Palace. Actually, we all know she must be there, we just don't know which room! Fortunately, the Kunning Palace is not large, I will search room by room! As long as I confirm that Zhiwei is in the Kunning Palace, Xiaoyan Zi can confidently go to the Emperor! If I am captured, all of you must do your best to ask the Emperor to save me and Zhiwei!"

"Going alone to investigate the Kunning Palace at night, I might as well go with you!"

"If we go, we can't go now, we have to wait until it's deep into the night! And if the two of you go, it's better if we all go! If something happens, at least I am a 'Prince,' and I can protect us! After all, no one would dare to label a 'Prince' as an 'assassin!'"

"..."

Inside Shufangzhai, there were three men and two women.

Lin Yi had already recognized them as Xiaoyan Zi, Jin Suo, the Fifth Prince, Wuerkang, and Er Tai.

From their conversation, it seemed that Zhiwei had been captured by the Empress.

Lin Yi understood that at this point, Xiaoyan Zi had just accidentally become the Concubine Huanzhu, and after Zhiwei found out, she was sent to the palace by Wuerkang and the Fifth Prince to be a palace maid by Xiaoyan Zi's side.

Zhiwei had not yet officially been recognized and bestowed the title of Concubine, she was still just a palace maid, yes... in the first part of "The Story of a Concubine."

If Zhiwei had already been officially bestowed the title of Concubine, the Empress could not have casually captured her. Capturing a palace maid, however, was not a big deal.

Lin Yi came to the door of Shufangzhai and pushed it open directly.

"Who are you?"

"How dare you, a mere servant, to barge into the master's room!"

Inside the room stood three dashing men and two beautiful women, with two little eunuchs and two palace maids serving on either side.

Two of the men shouted at Lin Yi, and the rest of the people's gazes also fell on him.

Lin Yi smiled and said, "My name is Xiao Jian..."

He paused and continued, "I am Xiaoyan Zi's brother!"

"Xiao Jian?"

"What?"

"Xiaoyan Zi's brother?"

The people in the room were all surprised and turned their gazes to a big-eyed, cute girl, who also had a look of surprise on her face.

Following everyone's gaze, Lin Yi understood that this big-eyed, cute girl was the Concubine Huanzhu, Xiaoyan Zi.

To be honest, although Xiaoyan Zi and Zhao Wei look different, they do have a certain resemblance.

In the live stream, the chat was flooded with comments—

"Wow, it really is 'The Story of a Concubine'! Is the streamer playing Xiao Jian??"

"Wow, the streamer is really cool! Xiao Jian??"

"Is the streamer not playing Wei Xiaobao's cousin this time, but directly playing Xiao Jian?"

"Xiao Jian is a wanderer with a sword, very cool. Don't ruin the image of Xiao Jian, streamer!"

"Alright, stop arguing, look at the people playing Xiaoyan Zi, Jin Suo, and the Fifth Prince, they are all so handsome and beautiful. I wonder where the streamer found them?"

"Exactly, the rich streamer is being capricious again!"

"When the streamer said he was Xiao Jian, I almost sprayed my cola on the screen!"

"Damn! Let Aunt Qiong come and see, her Xiao Jian has been ruined by the streamer!"

"Alright, stop criticizing the streamer! The streamer is quite handsome, playing Xiao Jian is fine!"

"Exactly! The streamer is quite handsome! Playing Xiao Jian is fine!"

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