Chapter 185

Embarrassment

Liu Xianle snorted lightly, her beautiful eyes full of disdain for Song Chengyu. She turned around and snuggled into the emperor's arms. The palace maid obediently handed the peeled fruit to Liu Xianle. Liu Xianle took it and took a bite herself, then handed it to the emperor's mouth. The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at her with a smile, and gently tapped her cheek.

"Naughty."

Liu Xianle smiled coquettishly and gently stroked the emperor's chest with her fingertips.

"Your Majesty is Xianle's husband now. Xianle likes to see your Majesty happy and relaxed. There are so many things outside that bother your Majesty every day. It's too late to be annoyed. Your Majesty should abandon all worries and responsibilities here and be a man happily. Do whatever you want. I don't want to be like those concubines outside who follow the rules like a piece of wood. How much better it is to live a lively life like this."

This was the first time the emperor had heard these words since he grew up. From childhood to adulthood, they had received the most rigorous training and were taught how to make the country prosperous, but no one had ever told them to be themselves, to live their own life, to be free and relaxed, or even to forget their worries.

He never expected that these words would come out of Liu Xianle's mouth. Looking at her innocent and charming appearance, the emperor took her into his arms, sighed and laughed.

"I am also thinking this, but I cannot stop because my responsibility is too great. Xianle, you are truly my confidant."

It was precisely because he wanted to do what he wanted that he built a large secret room in his bedroom, just to escape those strict rules and do what he wanted.

"Come on, I'll take you to see another secret room!"

"There's a secret room?"

Liu Xianle always thought that there were only these two secret rooms, because when she had nothing to do, she searched them inside and out and could not find any flaws at all.

"That's natural."

Seeing her confused face, the emperor suddenly felt a little proud. He took her hand and stood up and left. Liu Xianle turned her head and glanced at Song Chengyu.

"Come here and open your eyes. You are the one who will serve the emperor personally, so you naturally need to understand all of the emperor's needs. But you also have to keep your mouth shut and don't say anything, otherwise the emperor will make you shut up forever."

"yes."

Song Chengyu responded respectfully, and then followed the emperor and her along with two palace maids.

It was clearly a smooth and flawless stone wall, but the emperor just lightly placed his palms on three places, and there was a rumbling sound of the mechanism being activated. When Liu Xianle heard it, her eyes were full of admiration, and she grabbed the emperor's hand and said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, is this already there?"

The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at her curious, admiring and excited expression with a smile, then he laughed like a young boy and said happily.

"No, I designed it. Apart from me, not many people know about these secret rooms."

Liu Xianle listened and raised his hand hurriedly.

"I won't tell anyone, Your Majesty. Don't worry. This is our secret base. Your Majesty cannot bring anyone else here."

"Don't worry."

The emperor took Liu Xianle's hand and walked inside.

Liu Xianle and Song Chengyu were stunned the moment they saw the strange scene inside.

This...what's the difference between this and fairyland?

The air was filled with mist, and rare treasures could be seen everywhere. Beauties were naked, walking back and forth with fine wine in their hands. When they saw the emperor coming, they just bowed silently and then offered him the wine.

Hanging on the walls are all passionate lovemaking pictures in various poses, various colors, and some are even more outrageous.

Song Chengyu felt his whole body boiling with blood, and he was filled with endless envy. You see, as long as he stood high enough, as long as he had enough power, he could do whatever he wanted, and he could be as absurd as he wanted.

This underground palace is as big as the palace above. Night-shining pearls are hung everywhere, and even the road under your feet is paved with night-shining pearls.

Each beauties was more beautiful and graceful than the other. They were not afraid of the emperor at all. They either played in the water, fed each other fruits, or chased and fought each other. From time to time, their sweet laughter could be heard.

"How is it? Chengyu."

The emperor turned around and glanced at Song Chengyu. Seeing Song Chengyu's stunned look, he laughed happily again. When he heard the emperor asking her, Song Chengyu blushed, retracted his gaze, and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how to describe it. It is very gorgeous and shocking. It is something I have never thought of in my life."

I naturally don't know how to describe it. After all, not everyone dares to build such a mausoleum with such a scene.

The emperor became more and more happy.

A beauty swam to the emperor's side with hot tea, and fed the tea into his mouth with a smile. The emperor drank while caressing her, and the beauty moaned softly. The emperor, with Liu Xianle's cold eyes, nestled into the comfortable and soft couch, and suddenly asked Song Chengyu.

"Your mother's affair with the Song clan leader is not bad at all. I really misjudged you."

After hearing this, Song Chengyu knelt down before the emperor with a plop, but the emperor waved his hand.

"Never mind. Although this kind of thing is against the rules, there have been many absurd things in every dynasty. It's better not to let the world know about it and not to let people talk about it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Song Chengyu stood up slowly with shaking legs, feeling extremely embarrassed.

The emperor was holding Liu Xianle and was about to speak, but when he touched the gorgeous clothes on her, he frowned.

"They are so beautiful, you should be as faded as them."

There was a flash of anger in Liu Xianle's eyes, but she smiled and spoke in a tender voice.

"Let them fade away. No matter how beautiful they are, they are older than me and cannot be as delicate as me."

"That's true."

The emperor was very happy that Liu Xianle was sensible, but Song Chengyu saw that the moment Liu Xianle stood up, her eyes were filled with grievance and her almost invisible fists were clenched tightly. Song Chengyu felt a little distressed for Liu Xianle. She must have felt aggrieved and humiliated, right?

soon.

Liu Xianle, completely stripped off, walked out from behind the screen. Compared to the palace maids who were generous and frank, she seemed much more shy and reserved. When the emperor stretched out his hand to her and took her into his arms, he leaned over and pressed her down.

Song Chengyu stood quietly by the side, with a sudden surge of anger in his heart.

When Liu Xianle was captured, she grabbed the emperor's shoulders, yelling and staring at Song Chengyu with wide eyes. Song Chengyu clenched his fists tightly and his breathing became unstable.

Then.

The palace maids came forward with a giggle to help the emperor and Liu Xianle wash and dress, and Liu Xianle pouted.

"Your Majesty, when can I become the Empress? I want to be majestic and high above everyone else every day."

The emperor leaned against the water wall, slightly tilted his head, his eyes full of relaxation and comfort.

"emperor."

Liu Xianle rode on the emperor's waist with a coquettish look, a hint of unwillingness on her little face. The emperor held her waist.

"Don't worry, what belongs to you will definitely be given to you. Anyway, the position of Imperial Concubine has been vacant. When the time comes, I will find a reason to confer the title on you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xianle was pleasantly surprised when she heard about the title of Imperial Concubine. She originally thought that it would be good enough to be a concubine like Zhou Ruogu, which was probably the starting point. However, she did not expect that the Emperor would be willing to give her the title of Imperial Concubine.

Liu Xianle held the emperor's face and kissed him again and again, and the emperor laughed happily.

After playing for nearly two hours, Eunuch Chen came and urged them to leave. The emperor then turned around and left with a feeling of being unsatisfied.

Knowing that she enjoyed torturing Song Chengyu, the emperor specially kept Song Chengyu here and asked her to serve Liu Xianle until she was happy before going back.

As soon as the door of the secret room was closed, Song Chengyu and Liu Xianle's faces fell at the same time, their expressions of hostility kept switching back and forth, and finally they raised their hands and slapped the palace maid in the face.

Then Liu Xianle rushed to the flawless stone wall again and pressed his palm against it, but for some reason the door could not be opened.

There was clearly water flowing and people laughing and playing inside, but nothing could be heard outside.

"Forget it, only the Emperor can open it."

If anyone could open it, the emperor would not be so bold.

Liu Xianle turned around with a cold face and angrily returned to his dark room, pointing at the path inside.

"They have such a big palace and so many people, and they are all very happy inside."

Song Chengyu also had a stern face and turned around and slumped in his chair.

"You pretended to be happy in front of the emperor. But how could you know they wouldn't cry when the stone door was closed?"

That's true.

Liu Xianle looked up at Song Chengyu.

"Why are you looking so stinky? Are you unhappy that the emperor favors me?"

"kindness."

Song Chengyu felt itchy when he thought of that scene. If he were not a eunuch, he could still have many wives and concubines. If they did not commit suicide, he could still be romantic and free.

He felt so angry when he thought about it.

Seeing how honest he was, Liu Xianle's depressed mood was relieved a lot. She walked over and nestled into Song Chengyu's arms, hooked his chin with her fingertips and led him to lower his head. When their lips touched, Song Chengyu went crazy again.

Until evening.

The eunuch came in and asked him to go out and cut his blood, and then Song Chengyu and Liu Xianle separated.

After preserving a bowl of blood in ice, Song Chengyu knelt in front of Mr. Chen.

"Eunuch Chen, I want to leave the palace for a while. I don't know what the Song Mansion is like now. Please let me go out for a while, just this once, okay?"

Eunuch Chen remained silent, Song Chengyu's eyes were filled with tears, and she kowtowed continuously.

"I want to go and pay my respects to my father and mother, and I also want to take a look at the Song Mansion."

After a while, Eunuch Chen finally sighed.

"We might as well tell you the truth. Your Song Mansion... everything inside has long been robbed by the side branches. Everything that can be sold has been sold. There is nothing left inside."

Song Chengyu was stunned. Although he still had some illusions about those side branches, no matter what happened, it would not be surprising.

“Yes.”

Eunuch Chen gave him the token to leave the palace.

"You must be back after daybreak."

"Yes, thank you, Eunuch Chen."

Song Chengyu took the token and put a jade pendant into Eunuch Chen's palm. Then he went out to apply medicine and change clothes, and left the palace dressed as a eunuch.

Less than half an hour after he left the palace, Cui Hexun's men told Jiang Zhaoying the news.

Jiang Zhaoying happened to be outside, so she and Sinan drove the carriage to catch up with Song Chengyu.

Song Chengyu stood at the gate of the Song Mansion for a long time before slowly entering the mansion. The inside was deserted and there was nothing there.

The mess, the untidiness, the dilapidated state all silently told Song Chengyu that this mansion had fallen into disrepair and was gone.

All the memories of the past came to his mind, coupled with the memories of his previous life, Song Chengyu was really gritting his teeth in hatred.

All this is Jiang Zhaoying's fault.

It's all her fault.

She has already paid a lifetime's worth of effort, and could have achieved a glorious life just by following the instructions, but she wanted to ruin it all.

Fortunately, Liu Xianle's chess piece is still of some use.

It was like a ray of hope after all the troubled times.

With a sinister flash in his eyes, Song Chengyu turned to look at the door, then walked towards the depths of the courtyard.

Jiang Zhaoying waited for half an hour but didn't see Song Chengyu come out. She frowned and hurriedly got off the carriage, taking Sinan with her into the Song Mansion.

But Song Chengyu was no longer there.

"He ran away?"

Si Nan immediately ordered people to search everywhere, and finally found traces of grass being pressed down by someone and crawling out at a dog hole.

"You're so careful to get out through the dog hole? Who are you going to meet?"

"Let them find it."

Jiang Zhaoying's face darkened. It seemed that not only did he have to meet this person, but he also had to be very careful and not make any mistakes.

Si Nan immediately arranged for people to search for Song Chengyu's whereabouts, but Song Chengyu was not found until the second half of the night.

When the next person came to report, Song Chengyu had already appeared on the street.

There was a hint of excitement in his expression, it seemed that he had met the person he wanted to meet and had discussed the things he wanted to discuss.

Jiang Zhaoying was taking a bath when she listened. She snuggled into the hot water and closed her eyes.

"It's impossible that he only plotted once. He will leave the palace next time."

It's impossible to accomplish it in one go, and Song Chengyu must miss his life outside the palace, so he will find a way out.

"Tell Cui Hexun that as long as Song Chengyu wants to leave the palace, find a way to get him out."

…

The next morning, Jiang Zhaoying had just gotten up when a maid came to report that Prime Minister Yue had invited her to meet him at Yuhua Tower.

Jiang Zhaoying cast a fortune for herself, and the fortune showed a mediocre sign with some undercurrents, but no murderous intent. So Jiang Zhaoying slowly left the yard after finishing her breakfast.

She happened to meet Su Tianyin again. When she saw her, Su Tianyin's eyebrows curved slightly.

"Where are you going?"

"Yue Xiang asked me to meet him, I'll go, second brother, is there anything, let's go together."

"good."

Su Tianyin nodded, then turned and walked towards the door with Jiang Zhaoying.

"Things about Zhiyu are almost settled. I have also instructed that his grave should not be moved or a tombstone erected for three years."

"Thank you very much."

Jiang Zhaoying felt a pain in her heart and thanked him softly, but Su Tianyin looked at her deeply.

"Why are you being so polite? I owe you too much, and I can never repay you in my lifetime. Zhaoying, I will spend my entire life to repay you."

He spoke to Jiang Zhaoying meaningfully, and Jiang Zhaoying listened, smiled slightly and nodded.

"good."

The two chatted intermittently, and soon they arrived at Yuhua Tower together.

On the third floor, there is a large elegant room with a terrace full of flowers and a gentle breeze.

Yue Xiang was standing in a spacious place, looking down at their carriage as it stopped, and then at them slowly getting off the carriage. When Jiang Zhaoying walked forward, Su Tianyin raised his head and looked upward, and their eyes met.