Chapter 18 His Majesty is very kind to others

The weather in July is getting hotter.

Especially when walking, the heat is unbearable.

Luo Fu held the book in her hand, but she couldn't read a single word. She lay listlessly on the couch.

Honeysuckle and Rhizoma Phytolaccae were not in much better condition either. They collapsed on both sides and spoke weakly.

"We've only been walking for less than half an hour and you're already feeling so uncomfortable. It's a thousand miles from Yanzhou to the capital. How can we hold on?"

"It's rare for a young lady to go out in a carriage. I'm afraid she can't bear such a long journey this time."

Shang Lu propped himself up and sat up: "I'll go ask them for some cold water. It's so hot, it would be good to soak a towel in water and cool my cheeks."

As she said this, she was about to go out.

The carriage stopped first.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted and a young eunuch came in.

Rendong recognized that it was the eunuch who had sat with the master and stared at her daughter two days ago.

I had never dared to take a closer look before.

Now that we are so close, I find that this eunuch is quite nice.

Red lips, white teeth, thin eyebrows and handsome eyes.

Although he came in with his back bent, one could still tell that he was tall and slender, with an air of elegance and nobility.

He looked at Luo Fu and smiled, "Your servant Chang Jin greets you, my lord."

Luo Fu nodded, and with some effort she sat up and asked, "Why did you stop the car so suddenly? What happened?"

Chang Jin said, "It's nothing serious. It's just that according to the custom of the inner court, when the noble comes to the capital for a visit, the servants must serve him. This will also help the noble to adapt quickly. The two girls beside you can go to the carriage at the back."

Shang Lu and Ren Dong were both startled when they heard this. They didn't dare to break the rules of the inner court, but they didn't want to leave Luo Fu who was feeling unwell, so they were a little hesitant for a moment.

Love said, "You guys go ahead."

Shanglu and Honeysuckle had no choice but to respond and get off the carriage.

Chang Jin naturally sat down next to Luo Fu and looked at her face carefully: "Your Excellency doesn't look well, but what's wrong with you?"

Luo Fu was feeling down and uncomfortable after leaving her grandmother. She didn't want to talk much and shook her head. "It's okay. I don't have anything else to do here. You can do your own thing."

Chang Jin laughed and said, "Your Excellency is so casual that you don't even ask about how things are going in the palace or how His Majesty is doing."

When he said that, Luo Fu suddenly remembered something and asked, "Ice in the capital costs 150 coins a piece?"

Chang Jin was taken aback by her sudden question, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Probably."

Luo Fu nodded and asked about the price of rice and fresh meat and fruit.

Chang Jin knocked his head and said, "This is really difficult for me. I have been in the palace for many years and don't know the prices outside the palace. Why do you ask this, Your Excellency?"

Luo Fu said, "We have to live our lives, so we have to know these things."

"...living?"

Chang Jin's expression was strange: "My dear, are you going to live in the palace?"

Luo Fu also looked at him strangely: "Don't you live a normal life in the palace?"

Chang Jin was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Yes! Of course not! It's just that these matters are handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Kitchen. Why are you worrying about it yourself?"

Luo Fu said, "According to custom, concubines from other places who come to the capital must first stay at Shuyu Residence outside the palace. After meeting His Majesty, if they are fortunate enough to be selected, they must stay at Shuyu Residence for a few more days while waiting for the inner court to assign them a residence before they can enter the palace. This will take at least half a month, and you have to live well for half a month. If you want to eat and live comfortably, you naturally have to pay attention to it."

She was already feeling uncomfortable, and after saying so much, she felt even more dizzy, so she collapsed on the bed again and raised her hand to rub her temples.

When a beauty frowns, there is also a unique beauty to behold.

Chang Jin admired her and noticed beads of sweat on her nose and forehead. Then he remembered something and asked, "Are you hot, my lady?"

Love: ...

She looked at the car window, which looked yellow and red even when closed, and then looked at Chang Jin: "Aren't you hot?"

After asking, I found that he really didn't seem to be hot.

There wasn't a speck of sweat on her jade-white face, and her lips were an exceptionally crimson red. She looked pretty, but why did she look so sinister?

But it is not feminine, but another kind of indescribable meaning.

All in all, he certainly didn't look hot.

As expected, Chang Jin said, "I have always had a cold body since I was little, so I'm not hot. It's just that I was careless and caused you to get too hot. Please wait a moment, I'll have them bring in some ice."

After he finished speaking, he stopped the carriage and asked someone to bring some ice.

Soon, ice basins were placed in all four corners of Love's car.

The ice basin emitted a hint of cold air, which soon dispelled the stuffiness in the car.

Love seemed like a flower wilted by the heat, which now bloomed and became fresh again after being sprinkled with water.

Chang Jin stared at her and asked, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable now, my lady?"

Luo Fu shook her head, a smile on her face: "I feel much better now, thank you Chang Jin."

Seeing her smile, Chang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to be even happier than her, and also smiled and said: "You are too polite, my dear."

Another eunuch came in from outside the carriage. Chang Jin leaned out and came back with a cup of ice cream made of raw goat's milk, ice chips and persimmon frost in his hand.

"Have another bowl of iced cheese, sir."

Luo Fu was a little surprised: "Why is there not only ice but also ice cream on the road?"

Chang Jin's eyes flickered as he smiled and said, "The welcoming team always has these things ready. They are loaded on the two carriages behind us."

Love was even more surprised.

Is it just to welcome a beautiful girl, so why is the inner court so luxurious?

It wasn't mentioned in the book she read.

Moreover, the team is too long and there are too many guards.

However, the inner court's actions will never remain unchanged, so they naturally have their own considerations.

Without thinking too much, Luo Fu put the book in her hand on the small table beside her, took the ice cream and ate it in small bites.

She was so focused on eating that she didn't notice Chang Jin was staring at her with a smile.

That smile was very creepy.

It was as if it was some kind of sinister snake, eyeing its prey of interest.

Sticky and sickly.

He watched Luo Fu finish her meal, then sat down beside her and casually picked up a round fan from the small table to fan her gently: "Would you like more, my lady?"

Love shook her head and now felt extremely comfortable.

Chang Jin was still thinking about the previous topic when he asked, "Your Excellency is far away in Yanzhou, yet you know so much about the prices and selection details in the capital. Have you always wanted to enter the palace since you were a child?"

Luo Fu shook her head, but didn't say much. She just said, "Since you have decided to enter the palace, I will naturally pay more attention to it."

What's more, there is grandmother.

The scroll she was holding just now was bought by her grandmother at the bookstore. She also asked a few wives of officials about the palace, so she knew a thing or two.

Chang Jin looked at her and said, "Your Excellency is so concerned, but do you know what kind of person His Majesty is?"

Luo Fu shook her head and said, "Few people in Yanzhou have met His Majesty, and I don't know His Majesty's temperament yet."

She was eager to understand and asked, "Do you know Chang Jin?"

Chang Jin looked into her clear and bright eyes, and the sinister words on the tip of his tongue were turned away: "I don't serve Your Majesty, so I don't know much about it. But I heard from others that Your Majesty treats people very well and never beats or scolds anyone. If you want to live a good life in the palace, it is just right."

Luo Fu felt relieved after hearing this. She smiled and nodded, then picked up the book that had been placed on the small table and continued reading.

The carriage was pleasantly cool, with a long ember fan bringing a gentle breeze.

In addition, after talking with her grandmother last night and staying up all night, and reading a book for a while, Love gradually couldn't hold on and fell into a deep sleep.

Chang Jin threw away his fan, put his hands on his knees, and leaned closer to look at Luo Fu.

Before the ice cubes were added, her cheeks were flushed red from the heat, so red that it even overshadowed the red rose in her hair.

Now with the ice, the temperature dropped, the blush faded, and her delicate and fair cheeks were covered with a layer of pink again.

It is another kind of beauty.

Chang Jin reached out and stroked her cheek. The touch was warm and tender, with a pleasant floral scent.

It made his cold hands warm and fragrant.

Chang Jin seemed to have found some treasure that really suited his taste. He gently stroked her cheek for a long time before moving on to her ears.

Her ears are also white and cute.

It looked like she was wearing two ruby ​​earrings, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that they were not earrings, but two bright red moles.

It just looks so perfect, complementing the red lips, it is so beautiful, and it saves the trouble of piercing the ears.

Chang Jin became more and more interested and rubbed a red mole with his fingers.

This time the hand was a little heavier, and the sleeping beauty's thin eyebrows moved.

Chang Jin was afraid of waking people up and then losing the fun, so he had to stop.

He propped his face with one hand and looked at her.

His gaze was not tainted with lust, but it was not pure admiration either.

It still has a kind of snake-like sliminess and morbidity.

It seemed as if he was holding the person in his arms and being affectionate with him just a moment ago.

The next moment, it will tighten its long tail, strangling the person to suffocation, and its sharp fangs will have already bitten into the neck.

If there was another person in the car, he would definitely be frightened by his gaze and expression.

Fortunately, there is no one else around.

The carriage moved slowly forward.

There wasn't much shaking in the carriage, and the ice basins in the four corners were still emitting a hint of cool air.

The beauty's breathing is light and the fragrance of flowers fills her air.

It was an extremely comfortable scene, but the sticky and sickly eunuch's expression became increasingly ugly.

He pressed his head with one hand, lifted the car curtain, and walked out in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Many eunuchs appeared outside the carriage at some point.

As soon as he opened the curtain, the senior eunuch in charge immediately stopped the procession and went to help him up with a pale face: "Your Majesty..."

Chang Jin pushed him away and jumped down himself.

The older eunuch hurriedly took the velvet cloak that had been prepared long ago and wrapped it around him: "Your Majesty, please return to the carriage."

Chang Jin fell entirely on the eunuch. He raised his face with a distorted expression, his scarlet lips had turned black and blue, and his bloodshot eyes stared at a young eunuch closest to him.

The young eunuch's legs immediately went limp and he collapsed to the ground, not daring to make a sound. He just trembled all over and waited for the order to be beheaded.

Chang Jin is the current emperor, Murong Jin.

When Luo Yuanshan replaced his two daughters' name cards, in addition to using money, he also praised Luo Fu's beauty to the utmost so that the people from the Ministry of Rites would give in.

After all, the concubines are chosen by beauties.

It was just a matter of changing the daughter, not of being disobedient and not allowing her to be a candidate. Moreover, she was a beauty, and there was money to be paid, so the Ministry of Rites changed the name card.

However, when it was handed to the inner court, Murong Jin happened to see it.

He was bored staying in the palace, and upon seeing this, he immediately decided to go to Yanzhou to see this stunning beauty.

In fact, it was just an excuse to go out.

The servants around him didn't dare to stop him, so they could only dispatch a large group of people to escort him out of the capital.

As for the court officials, they only found out that the emperor had left the capital when they attended court the next day.

There's actually nothing to see outside.

Murong Jin did not enjoy the journey very much, as his headaches came back frequently.

By the time they arrived in Yanzhou, the situation was already violent and several of the eunuchs who accompanied them had died.

Fortunately, Luo Fu was able to withstand Luo Yuanshan's praise.

Otherwise, the entire Luo family would be in danger.

The eunuch kneeling on the ground had accompanied the emperor all the way here, so how could he not know that the emperor looked like he was going to kill someone?

Begging for mercy will only make your death more miserable.

He waited for the guards to drag him away.

But the murderous emperor glanced into the carriage, leaned on the elderly eunuch, and staggered towards the carriage in front.