Chapter 657 Calling him a dirty thing

Xie Shang shouted from inside the house, "Help!"

After calling out several times, someone finally came. "This servant is here." Lianye only stood by the door, not daring to enter. The Empress said the Emperor was taking a bath; the meaning was quite clear!

Hearing that it was Lianye's voice, he asked, "Where is the Empress?"

Lianye answered truthfully, "Your Majesty, the Empress has asked me to tell you that she will stay in the side hall tonight to accompany the little princess and the little prince. If Your Majesty is not going back to the Qianqing Palace, you may rest here."

Xie Shang's first thought was that Ruan Ruan meant she didn't want to sleep with him?

He was completely baffled. She had gone to be with the children, what was he supposed to do?

Just as he was about to find some clothes to put on and go to the side hall to find Jiang Fenghua, he discovered that the casual clothes he was originally wearing had been thrown into the water by Jiang Fenghua. Ever since she moved into Kunning Palace, she had been busy with the affairs of the concubines in the harem. Her clothes and jewelry were taken care of by palace maids, but his were all kept in Qianqing Palace. There were a few sets of his clothes to change into in Chenxi Palace.

Only then did he realize the strangeness of Jiang Fenghua's expression and behavior when she left; she had deliberately thrown his clothes into the water.

Xie Shang paced back and forth in his bedchamber, scratching his head and wondering, "I haven't offended her, so what's wrong with her?"

She said yesterday she would always be by his side, but she changed her mind today.

He then asked, "What did the Empress say when she left?"

Lianye said, "He only said that the bathhouse was very dirty, and that the Emperor ordered us to clean it up after he finished bathing."

Xie Shang frowned. He felt that Jiang Fenghua was calling him dirty. Thinking about what she said, he realized that she was telling him to wash himself clean and complaining that he was dirty.

Lianye's eyes darted around as she asked, "Is His Majesty finished bathing? This servant will have someone come in and clean up the dirt."

Xie Shang was exasperated. What kind of dirty thing was this? Was she calling him dirty? What did Jiang Fenghua mean by that? What had he done to offend her?

He called out to the outside, "Go and call Wuxin." Jiang Fenghua's maid was outside, and he was too embarrassed to tell her that he had no clothes to wear.

Lianye said, "The Empress has sent Eunuch Wuxin back to Qianqing Palace. Her Majesty said that someone will bring the Emperor's dragon robe to the morning court session. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Once Xie Shang arrived here, there was nothing he didn't understand: Jiang Fenghua was throwing a tantrum and threatening to sleep in separate rooms.

He glanced at the thin bathrobe he was wearing, and at his restless heart, and instantly calmed down.

"Go tell the Empress that I haven't had dinner yet, and ask her to come and have dinner with me." He insisted on summoning Jiang Fenghua.

"Her Majesty said..."

Xie Shang said coldly, "If you can't summon the Empress, I will punish you severely."

Lianye felt wronged instantly, but dared not disobey the emperor's order, "Yes."

A moment later she returned, bringing back a rattan cane. She knelt by the door and said, “Please punish me, Your Majesty. The Empress said she was busy. If Your Majesty wants to see her, please go by yourself. Even if Your Majesty goes, the Empress will still be busy. These are her exact words.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Shang became furious again, "What is she doing? Why doesn't she have time to see me?"

Lianye said, "I'm playing with His Majesty's princes and princesses. Her Majesty said that spending time with them is more important than spending time with His Majesty."

Xie Shang asked, "Are these also the Empress's original words?"

Lianye replied, "Yes."

Xie Shang stopped asking. Jiang Fenghua was clearly targeting him on purpose, and he couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. "I clearly didn't do anything wrong!"

Lianye said, "This servant will bring His Majesty his evening meal immediately."

"I won't eat." I'm so angry I'm full.

Lianye smiled slightly. The Emperor probably wasn't in the mood to eat; he'd probably spent the whole night wondering why the Empress was angry.

However, why was the Empress angry? Lianye was also puzzled and went to ask Lin Feng and Aoxue, since they were the ones who had been protecting the Empress today.

Speaking of Aoxue, it seems she didn't return to the palace with the Empress or the Emperor. Where did she go?

Having cleared up the emperor's doubts, Lianye left with peace of mind.

Xie Shang searched through the wardrobe for a long time, but all the clothes he found were Jiang Fenghua's dresses and cloaks. He couldn't possibly go out wearing women's clothes, could he? Jiang Fenghua was tall and slender, and none of her clothes were suitable for him.

I'm wearing a cloak, but nothing underneath. If someone sees me like this, it'll be incredibly embarrassing. If the guards come and Lin Feng finds out, I don't know how he'll laugh at me. Lianye is his woman, and she'll definitely tell Lin Feng.

Xie Shang walked to the door and saw that there were also eunuchs on duty in the courtyard in the distance. He was still too embarrassed to go out, because if he went out, wouldn't he attract everyone's attention?

Jiang Fenghua sent Wuxin away, she must have done it on purpose to embarrass him.

What did he do to offend her?

At the same time, Lianye found Lin Feng and asked, "What happened outside the palace? How did the Emperor offend the Empress? The Emperor is still trapped in his bedchamber and can't come out."

Lin Feng asked anxiously, "What's wrong with the Emperor? Why can't he come out?"

Lianye sighed, "Alas!"

Why are you sighing?

"I sighed because the Empress told me not to let the Emperor out. The Empress wants the Emperor to experience what it's like to be naked," Lianye said. "But how could I dare to offend the Emperor? I just pretended to be calm and answered his questions."

Lin Feng then realized something was wrong, "You saw that the Emperor wasn't wearing any clothes?"

"No, the Empress said so, how could I dare to go in?"

Lin Feng was relieved. "You can't peek at other men. If you want to see, I'll let you."

Lianye glared at him, "You scoundrel."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Lin Feng put his arm around her waist and said, "She'll be my woman sooner or later, and I'll see her sooner or later."

Lianye blushed as he teased her, wanting to push him away but unable to, letting him hold her. "You still haven't told me what happened outside the palace?"

Lin Feng said, "Consort Lan and Her Majesty the Empress were chased by assassins. In the end, Consort Lan fell off a cliff and her whereabouts are unknown. She should be dead."

Lianye was stunned. "How come another concubine has gotten into trouble?"

Lin Feng added, "There's something else that made Her Majesty even angrier."

"What is it?"

"Your Majesty knows that Bai Yuhan was once the Emperor's Consort Han in the palace. The Emperor thought that the matter was over, but the Bai family can't let it go. They've made quite a fuss among the common people, and now Bai Yuhan is in a dilemma."

The key issue is that even the Empress can't think of a perfect way to cover up this lie. Now it's up to the Emperor to decide what to do. If he doesn't handle it well, it will affect his reputation. Those who don't know the inside story will definitely treat these things as the Emperor's romantic escapades, or even as a joke.

"Your Majesty can tell the Emperor directly and let him find a solution!" Lianye added, "The Emperor is the Son of Heaven. Who would dare to say a word against him? I'm afraid Your Majesty the Empress would be implicated."

The emperor has only been on the throne for a year, and one after another, the concubines in the harem have encountered trouble, as has the imperial heir. The empress is in charge of the harem, and if someone with ulterior motives were to smear her by accusing her of murdering the concubines and the imperial heir, she would be in a situation where she could not defend herself.

My biggest fear is that someone will say, "Consort Lan is in trouble again, but the Empress is fine, so in the end it's the Empress's fault again."