Chapter 115 Meeting the Saint

When Hu Xiner saw Erdong's outfit, her eyes lit up.

Erdong was seen wearing a black round-necked robe with a leather belt inlaid with golden round decorations, tied tightly around his waist.

He has handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, and is full of domineering aura.

Hearing the eldest princess' words, he just snorted indifferently.

But these days he took good care of the eldest princess and rode in the same carriage with her, not caring about the distinction between men and women.

The eldest princess had long since determined that he loved her so deeply that she couldn't help herself.

So he asked with a smile: "Erdong, what do you think?"

Erdong said stubbornly: "Who you love has nothing to do with me."

Then he turned and walked away, leaving the eldest princess so angry that she rolled her eyes: "This wooden stake, can't you say some sweet words to please me?"

Hu Xin'er kindly consoled him, "Maybe he's jealous, but he's too embarrassed to tell you?"

"You're right!" The eldest princess chased after him happily, "Erdong, are you jealous?"

Halfway through the run, he drove the eunuch beside him back and said, "You, go lead the way for Master Lu and the others!"

Hu Xin'er and Mu Qing looked at each other.

They were originally full of doubts, but after being infected by the eldest princess's emotions, they both felt relieved.

"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight," Mu Qing lowered his head and looked at her, his eyes full of amazement, "you too."

What Hu Xiner was about to say was suddenly stuck. She was lost in her husband's looks for a long time before she came to her senses.

She suddenly realized that someone was watching, and she couldn't help but hit Mu Qing in anger: "You're just a smooth talker!"

Mu Qing touched his chest, and the curve of his lips widened.

Since entering the palace, the two of them have been changing clothes separately and have not had any chance to communicate.

Hu Xin'er stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "I always feel that something is strange. Why is the princess still so happy after His Majesty's death?"

Mu Qing shook his head: "Let's wait and see what happens."

"So are we going to see the prince now?" Hu Xiner looked at the eunuch who was leading the way.

The eunuch looked puzzled and said, "The eldest princess is coming to see the emperor with you."

Logically speaking, after His Majesty's death, it would be natural for the Crown Prince, who was originally the regent, to ascend the throne.

So meeting the emperor means meeting the prince.

Is there any difference?

However, there were many people in the palace, and it was impossible to ask directly whether the prince had ascended the throne.

"Let's go over there too." Mu Qing held her fingers together and nodded to the eunuch not far away.

The eunuch led the way in front and led them to the main hall.

Finally, I met the eldest princess and the others at the door and entered the main hall.

As a result, the emperor was sitting there peacefully!

Everyone saluted, but Hu Xin'er was a little slow to follow suit. When they were dressing up, a palace maid came to teach them basic etiquette.

So I won't show any fear.

The emperor was completely different from what she had imagined. The emperors on TV were all as domineering as Shiro.

According to the messenger's description, His Majesty should be dying and almost died!

But the emperor in front of him had a long white beard and was a smiling old man with a long beard.

He is more like a kind Taoist priest than an emperor.

The emperor was obviously very happy about Mu Qing's appearance: "Now that you are back, I can rest assured."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Mu Qing replied calmly.

This was a place he often visited in his life before he lost his memory. He could respond perfectly without much thought.

"Come to me." The emperor waved to Mu Qing cordially. "It's been a while since I've seen Lu Lang's handsome face. I really miss him!"

Mu Qing was speechless and could only go ahead.

Fortunately, he is a quiet person and everyone is used to it.

The emperor shook his hand and exchanged some pleasantries.

Then he looked at Hu Xin'er and said, "Is this your sweetheart from the countryside?"

Hu Xin'er saluted awkwardly: "In reply to your Majesty, I am Hu Xin'er, Lu Yunjue's wife in the countryside."

The emperor's eyes widened slightly, obviously he did not expect that a mere village girl could respond in a dignified manner in front of the palace.

And she said so firmly that she was Lu Yunjue's wife.

He became interested in Hu Xin'er and looked at her carefully. The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

Hu Xiner didn't know why, but His Majesty suddenly stared at her, and she felt a little nervous.

The eldest princess' laughter broke the heavy atmosphere: "Father, I told you, she is very brave, you can't scare her!"

The emperor also laughed: "Yes, a woman who dares to compete with the eldest princess for her husband is indeed very brave! I was also very curious, so I took a few more glances. I didn't mean to scare you, my good sister."

From this conversation, we can tell that the emperor is extremely doting on the eldest princess.

Even if he looked at Hu Xin'er a few more times, he had to explain to his daughter, for fear that she would misunderstand him and be angry with him.

"Of course, this is the woman I like!" said the eldest princess with a smile.

The emperor waved his hand helplessly: "You only know how to say these unorthodox things to scare father. No wonder rumors of your lust spread."

Day after day, you are either my man or my woman. If you don’t know, you would think that the princess is a sex maniac and is popular with both men and women!

"Father!" The eldest princess stamped her feet and began to act like a spoiled child. "You don't love me anymore. I've only been away for a short time, and you're already showing partiality to others!"

"Nonsense." The emperor stroked his beard. "When did I ever show favoritism?"

"You are partial to Erdong! You refused to grant me a marriage!" The eldest princess angrily pulled Erdong's arm.

The emperor was extremely helpless. How could he refuse to grant the marriage?

He was so happy when he heard that his daughter would not be hanged on Lu Yunjue's crooked tree.

It was clearly the eldest princess who spoke nonsense, saying that she wanted Erdong to be her male concubine, which made Erdong so angry that he almost threatened to commit suicide.

How could such a handsome young man be willing to be her lover?

The emperor sighed helplessly: "I want to give him to you as your consort, but you said you wanted to think about it."

He waved his hand, no longer entangled with the princess on this topic, and smiled kindly at Hu Xin'er: "I heard that you are good at painting. If you have time, you can learn from the painters in the palace."

Hu Xiner smiled awkwardly: "Next time for sure."

But she thought in her heart that the BL pornographic book she drew might not be suitable for public competition.

Moreover, judging from the character of this emperor, although he was tolerant, he should have more traditional ideas.

Then the painters in the palace should all have this style.

No matter how superb her painting skills are, if the content is not up to standard, it would be a blessing if the court painter didn't chase her and scold her for being unorthodox.

This was her first time in the palace and she was unfamiliar with the place, so it would be better for her to avoid trouble.

The emperor had to attend an early court session the next day, so he went to rest after the meeting.

Coming out of the main hall, Hu Xin'er had a thousand questions in her head: "Didn't they say the emperor passed away?"