Chapter 71

"You lowly slave, this place is too filthy, come and clean it!"

"You lowly servant, don't you know to prepare a spring letter for the Imperial Noble Consort in advance?"

"You lowly servant, why isn't the brocade box for containing the Lushan Clouds and Mist ready yet? Chun Junhua is going out soon!"

"You lowly slave, can you do it? If you can't, I'll go tell Aunt Jingchun right now!"

Lu Chengfeng immediately knelt down and apologized, "It's all my fault, please don't tell His Majesty, please don't send me away..."

He choked up, and the palace maid frowned before leaving dejectedly.

"madman!"

But Lu Chengfeng remained lost in his own world, blindly kowtowing until his head bled.

The imperial carriage also landed at the Phoenix Palace.

Seeing this, Ling Wu walked up to him, then slowly squatted down and raised her hand to pinch Lu Chengfeng's chin.

"What are you pretending to be pitiful for? The Empress is coming soon. Was the bloodshed at Fengyi Palace a deliberate attempt to offend my...heir?"

She emphasized the words "imperial heir," and indeed saw the pain in Lu Chengfeng's eyes.

Lingwu let go of her hand in disgust. After Jingchun carefully wiped her clean, she turned and walked towards the inner hall.

But as soon as she took a step, a man's voice, trembling with tears, rang out behind her, "Your Majesty..."

"His Majesty……"

He hurriedly wiped the bloodstains off the ground with his sleeve, his voice hoarse, "This lowly servant did not do it on purpose! This lowly servant is guilty! Please punish me, Your Majesty, but please do not send this lowly servant away! As long as you don't send this lowly servant away, this lowly servant will do anything!"

Ling Wu turned around and saw that the thin man's forehead was covered with blood, and blood was still seeping from his temples. His clothes were also stained with red spots.

Gorgeous yet filthy...

Ling Wu said calmly, "Anything is fine?"

Lu Chengfeng paused in wiping the jade slab, then looked up and said, "Anything... is fine!"

After the green-headed plaque was served, Lingwu ordered one.

This was also the first time that Lu Chengfeng accompanied Ling Wu on her journey in the Phoenix Carriage.

The phoenix carriage was exquisite and magnificent in every way, but it couldn't compare to the dazzling beauty of the woman who leaned back languidly.

It seems that wherever she is, the place loses its color, and the world can only see her.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived," Jing Chun called softly.

When Lu Chengfeng tried to follow, Jing Chun stopped him, saying, "We don't need you right now, so just wait outside properly."

Lu Chengfeng lowered his head in agreement. If he remembered correctly, this was Qingminglou in Yunji.

Inside Qingminglou.

"Would Yunji like to hear the flute?" Lingwu asked softly.

Yun Ji swiftly presented Ling Wu with a cup of Lushan Yunwu tea. Without hesitation, he said, "If Your Majesty wishes to hear it, I can learn it. I learn very quickly. You see, in just half a month, my tea skills have already been praised by my aunts!"

Lingwu took the teacup and sipped it lightly: "It is excellent, but Xiao has some ready-made right now."

Yun Ji paused slightly, then smiled and winked, "Really? Then this subject will be in for a treat today?"

When Lu Chengfeng entered with Xiao, Yun Ji was clinging to Ling Wu's hand and acting coquettishly. Even when he heard someone enter the room, he still didn't pay any attention.

"Your Majesty, in a few years when I have grown up, please grant my request, okay?"

His coquettish manner is just like that of a child.

Lu Chengfeng gripped the flute tightly, forcing himself to ignore the ambiguous atmosphere over there.

Ling Wu affectionately patted the top of his head, "Okay."

"real?"

"Mm." Ling Wu nodded.

Yun Ji suddenly blushed, and his hand holding Ling Wu gradually became sweaty. He was so nervous that he stammered, "Your Majesty, no, no, you mustn't lie to your servant!"

Ling Wu found it amusing, but still replied, "Yes, I'm not lying to you." It's just that she won't live that long, but before she leaves, she will pave the way for him.

When Lingwu turned her head, she saw that the boy's ear tips were already red, and then she gently curled the corners of her lips.

"Your Majesty is making fun of me," Yun Ji said, rubbing his ears sheepishly. "I'm ignoring Your Majesty. Your Majesty is bullying me..."

"Then shall I return to the Phoenix Palace now?"

"No! Listen to the flute..." Yun Ji stammered, her face flushed.

He looked closely after he finished speaking, and saw a familiar face.

But Yunji didn't call out, instead turning his head to wait for Lingwu to explain.

“The new servant in Fengyi Palace is named Jiannu. If you wish to learn the xiao (a type of Chinese flute), I will bestow it upon you.”

Lu Chengfeng's hands, which were holding the flute, looked rather unsightly, and they were trembling slightly.

Yun Ji said with disdain, "His hands are so ugly and they're trembling. Can he really play the flute well?"

Seeing that Lu Chengfeng remained silent, Yun Ji scoffed, "Just because you're from His Majesty's palace, does that mean you can ignore my questions?"

Do you think you're Jing Chun?

Lu Chengfeng then realized that Yun Ji was talking to him.

But Yun Ji didn't wait for his answer at all!

"Your Majesty, look at him. Does he think that his words are useless and that he can't be ordered around?"

Ling Wu replied, "Then tell me how you want to punish him?"

"Then...then punish him by making him kneel on the ground and play a tune called 'Like a Pomegranate Blossom' for His Majesty!" Yun Ji raised his chin slightly, looking incredibly cute.

Having lived in ancient times for a long time, Lu Chengfeng naturally knew what it meant.

If a pomegranate is in bloom, it signifies many children and abundant blessings.

Yun Ji was still blinking and staring at Ling Wu, unaware of the water stains on the corner of his mouth.

Lingwu wiped away the water stains left on his lips from drinking tea.

Yun Ji always knew what would truly touch Lu Chengfeng's heart.

As expected, Lu Chengfeng, who had just been calm, turned pale upon hearing Ruoliu's words.

It was as if all my energy had been exhausted, and I felt like I could collapse at any moment.

But he couldn't, so he could only use Yun Ji's excuse of making him kneel down as an excuse to slowly bend his knees.

Because of exhaustion and weak legs, he couldn't find a good foothold and crashed hard onto the cold, hard ground!

A sharp pain shot through his knee, nearly causing him to faint, and he let out a muffled groan.

Yun Ji lowered his head slightly and said in a gentle voice with concern, "If it doesn't work, then forget it, but..." He continued aggrievedly, "but such a good meaning will also be lost."

The implication was that if Lu Chengfeng didn't blow the horn, he was cursing Ling Wu, as well as him and all the servants in the harem.

Even if you force someone into a situation, there's no way they'll survive.

“I’m a lowly slave!” Lu Chengfeng hurriedly said, fearing that if he was any later, he would become a sinner who had harmed the Qi Dynasty!

If pomegranate flowers bloom...

Now, as a lowly slave who can no longer bear children, he wishes her and other men many children and happiness.

That's ruthless, even more vicious than tearing out his heart!

The following day, Lu Chengfeng was kept at Qingminglou.

As she was leaving, Lingwu didn't even glance at him.

As soon as Ling Wu left, Lu Chengfeng was called inside.

At that moment, Yun Ji lowered his head and carefully examined his fingertips.

Slender and long, with clearly defined finger bones.

It was precisely because of these hands that my aunt took a liking to me, which led to my current situation.

The next instant, "slap—" Yun Ji slapped Lu Chengfeng across the face!

Lianwu rushed forward and kicked Lu Chengfeng to the ground, shouting, "How dare you! How dare you touch the master's hand?"

Then, holding Yun Ji's hand with a face full of heartache, she said, "Master, I will go and invite His Majesty to come!"

He was so confident that Lu Chengfeng almost thought he had hit Yun Ji himself!

Yun Ji gently blew on his reddened palm, "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so please don't bother Your Majesty with these trivial matters. Then... slap him in the face, slap him until his eyes are swollen and he can't see anymore."

Lu Chengfeng endured the pain in his chest from being kicked, his teeth grinding together.

Yun Ji looked down at him slowly and deliberately: "If you are not satisfied, then go back and see what His Majesty will think?"

"Do you think of a servant riding on his master's head? Or a servant who's gone mad and dares to talk back to his master? Or perhaps, you lowly servant, out of jealousy and resentment... you struck your master?"