Chapter 186 Now she has really become a succubus!
Jian Yue's hands were shaking when he saw the words on the note. Is it too late to say that he can't read now? !
What he held in his hand at the moment was not a piece of paper, it was simply a death talisman! Jian Yue finally understood what it felt like to be restless and on pins and needles!
Especially what to do with this paper.
He was uneasy about keeping it on his body, and was afraid of indigestion if he ate it...
Just as he was about to kick it into his arms and go back to burn it, he heard footsteps from inside and the emperor walked out from behind the door. The emperor was wearing a bright yellow brocade robe, and his tall body gave people a strong sense of oppression.
Huangfu Chengyu slowly walked out of the house, his eyes fell lightly on Jian Yue who was standing at the door, and he slowly said: "You..."
Jian Yue immediately froze: "Your Majesty?"
Huangfu Chengyu said slowly: "It's hot?"
It was a hot day outside, but the mountain was covered with shade trees so it wasn't that hot. However, Jian Yue said, "I am more afraid of heat than ordinary people."
Huangfu Chengyu said: "What a coincidence, I am also afraid of heat."
Jian Yue's eyes lit up, thinking that he could have something in common with his boss: "How does your majesty usually cool down?"
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at him and said, "When you calm down, you will feel cooler."
Jian Yue: "...It's indeed a good idea."
After chatting with the emperor for a few words, he was no longer so nervous, perhaps because it was a psychological effect.
Normally, the emperor would go back to the palace to deal with memorials at this time, but today he did not go in the usual direction. Jian Yue asked curiously, "Your Majesty? Are you not going back to the study?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "It's already this late, are you still thinking about going back to the study?"
Jian Yue's heart tightened. Ever since he knew that he was a spy, he was a little bit nervous. He asked nervously, "Where are we going, Your Majesty?"
Huangfu Chengyu had a look on his face as if to say, "How could you be so ignorant?" "These few days are the days for the founding of Bailu Temple, so naturally I should go to the great Zen master to gain enlightenment."
Jian Yue: “Yes!”
The two men walked towards the great Zen master's courtyard. The emperor's ceremonial procession was the largest wherever he went, but this time Huangfu Chengyu did not let so many people follow him. He only left Jian Yue and a few guards outside to guard.
The house is very quiet.
This was also the first time that Jian Yue saw the depths of the Bailu Temple. He and the emperor walked in at the same time and saw an old man wearing a platinum monk's robe standing under a tree in the yard.
Huangfu Chengyu walked to the side of the tree, from where he could see the sea of clouds and the mountain outside the courtyard. He stood still and slowly formed a misty and elegant picture with the figure of the master under the tree. He slowly said, "Master, you are already old, but you are still standing. It's not the time for your waist and legs to ache again, right?"
“…”
There was silence in the courtyard for a moment.
The great Zen master held back and said, "You little boy, now that you are an emperor, are you still as vicious as you were when you were a child?"
Huangfu Chengyu said, "It's just something I said casually."
Jian Yue, who was standing behind, should have remained solemn in such a serious occasion, but he couldn't help but lower his head and hold back his laughter.
The great Zen master did not let him go either. Although he was very far away and did not even look back, he asked, "Did you bring this child here?"
Huangfu Chengyu responded indifferently.
The great Zen master said, "He is a nice-looking kid. It's rare that you are so picky and you have found someone you like and are willing to keep by your side."
Huangfu Chengyu's voice was emotionless: "When you are in this position, you can't be without someone around you."
The great Zen master sighed softly and said, "It's not your fault. It's not easy to get to where you are today, having encountered such people and things. You were weak when you were young, and you were the youngest prince. The competition for the harem of the previous emperor was fierce, and the people around you were all malicious. You have experienced so many things at such a young age. Your mother passed away early, which really made you suffer. You must have had a hard time these years, right? All living beings suffer, and the laws of heaven and earth are like this. Once you enter the mortal world, you will be up and down..."
Huangfu Chengyu said nothing.
The great Zen master asked, "Why? Have you encountered any difficulties again?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "No, I just think you are still as long-winded as before."
The great Zen master laughed angrily: "You little brat!"
Ordinary people feel honored to be able to talk to the great Zen master. After all, this representative is the person closest to the temple and the one who receives the will of God most closely. If they maintain a fearful heart towards God, they will naturally be more in awe of the great Zen master.
But Huangfu Chengyu was not like that, and he was even rude and harsh in his words.
He even picked up the tea from the tea table under the tree and started drinking it, and commented that the tea at Bailu Temple was still very unpalatable.
The Zen master was so angry that he wanted to kick him out on the spot.
"But I've gotten used to it." Huangfu Chengyu put down the teacup and said, "I haven't tasted anything like this since I left here."
The great Zen master looked at him meaningfully and said, "Do you regret it?"
Huangfu Chengyu sat under a tree, the mountain breeze blowing through his hair. He curled his lips and smiled lightly. He looked calm and indifferent, but his eyes were firm. He said slowly, "Never."
The great Zen master's sigh slowly drifted away with the wind.
The two of them sat quietly for a while, chatting about some family matters. Jian Yue stood beside them and occasionally made some tea.
As the sun got higher, it was already shining brightly.
A young eunuch came over and said that there was an express parcel that had traveled eight hundred miles. Huangfu Chengyu stood up and bowed to the great Zen master, showing a very thorough and solemn manner. "Thank you for your hospitality. I'll take my leave now."
The great Zen master also stood up. He cast a resentful look at Huangfu Chengyu and said to the man in front of him, "Take care of yourself."
Huangfu Chengyu smiled at him and said slowly: "You are already over fifty years old and still worry about me."
The great Zen master didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "You little bastard!"
Huangfu Chengyu turned and walked outside. Jian Yue was about to follow him, but the great Zen master said from behind, "Leave this child here. I'll get you some tea to take back."
Jian Yue stopped and looked at Huangfu Chengyu, just like when he and his family went to visit relatives in the past, and the relatives asked to stay, so he had to look at the parents first to get their opinions.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Since the great Zen master asked you to stay, then stay."
Jian Yue nodded and said, "Yes."
The emperor's procession was grand when he came and when he left. As soon as he left, the courtyard suddenly became emptier.
Jian Yue turned around and said, "Tell me where the tea is and I'll get it."
The great Zen master said, "Come with me."
Jian Yue had never expected to be treated like this, so he quickly followed. The great Zen master's courtyard was also very large and winding. As he walked, he said, "The emperor is very good to you."
Jian Yue asked doubtfully: "Is there?"
The great Zen master smiled and said, "He seldom lets his personal servants enter the courtyard."
Jian Yue followed Huangfu Chengyu for the first time and didn't know how he treated the people around him in the past. Hearing the great Zen master say this, he was happy: "Your Majesty is indeed very good. It is my blessing to meet Your Majesty."
When passing by a courtyard, the great Zen master suddenly stopped.
Jian Yue followed him and stopped.
The great Zen master pointed to a small courtyard not far away and said, "When he was a child, when he first came to Bailu Temple, he lived in this small courtyard. At that time, he was young and frail. When the eunuch who was close to him brought him to see me, he was very shy and hid behind the eunuch."
Jian Yue tried to imagine the scene of His Majesty the Emperor being shy, but the scene was so beautiful that he didn't even dare to think about it.
The great Zen master said: "You can't imagine that the emperor was such a timid child when he was young."
Jian Yue didn't dare to nod, but he didn't refute yet.
The great Zen master looked at the courtyard not far away with a nostalgic look on his face, and then slowly said: "In fact, I didn't expect that the child was always taciturn because of his weak body. He didn't communicate much with other people. He only relied on the eunuch who grew up with him. I thought he was just like that. It wasn't until I heard that he killed his personal eunuch with his own hands that I realized that this child was not as fragile as I imagined."
Jian Yue looked up in shock.
He had heard that the emperor had killed his personal eunuch, but this was just a rumor in the palace. He never expected it to be true!
The great Zen master met Jian Yue's shocked gaze, then smiled and said, "Are you surprised?"
Jian Yue hesitated, nodded and said, "Yeah."
The great Zen master said, "Because the eunuch was bribed by the queen and joined other concubines to poison him and frame his mother. He killed the young eunuch himself. He was only nine years old that year."
Jian Yue's heart was shocked when he heard this.
Nine years old.
This is the time when ordinary children are lively and love to play.
The great Zen master sighed and said, "All the children in the palace grew up too early, and those who didn't grow up died young."
Jian Yue said softly, "Your Majesty's life is not easy."
The wind blew through the leaves, making a rustling sound, and two people stood in the yard.
Jian Yue was thoughtful. He looked at the great Zen master, thought about his character, and asked boldly, "Why are you willing to tell me this?"
The great Zen master turned around, and the two people's eyes met. The great Zen master was indeed over fifty years old, and his beard was gray, but his dark and deep eyes were piercing, as if there was endless wisdom and deep waves in them. He smiled gently and said, "You are a child with wisdom. I believe the answer lies in your own heart."
Jian Yue was silent.
Although they were at a safe distance, Jian Yue felt that the note in his arms was very thorny and hot. He slowly bent down and bowed solemnly to the great Zen master.
When he reached the backyard, Jian Yue got the tea bag.
The great Zen master gave him some more herbal bags and said, "The poison in the emperor's body is getting worse. These can only suppress it temporarily. You have to take care of him more often."
Jian Yue's hand holding the herbal bag trembled slightly, and he nodded and said, "Remember."
It seems that many people in this world know that the emperor has been poisoned.
Maybe it was because his attitude was very good, or maybe it was because he really had a liking for the great Zen master.
When leaving.
The great Zen master glanced at Jian Yue and said, "The Xue family's affairs have far-reaching implications. When you are around the emperor, you should listen less, watch less, and just listen to what he says."
Jian Yue's heart was shocked, and he looked up at the great Zen master in surprise.
The great Zen master waved his hand and said, "Go back."
Jian Yue turned around and walked out. The matter of the Xue family's extermination was confusing. Was it because the Xue family built the Bailu Temple and gained power, and they wanted to compete for the throne, so they felt that they had committed heinous crimes and sought their own destruction? Or was it because they were too powerful and the imperial family could not tolerate their extermination?
The more clues we find, the more confusing the direction becomes.
Listen less, watch less...
Jian Yue sighed softly and glanced at his system panel. You don’t understand the suffering of a working man!!!
Return to the main hall.
Jian Yue put down the tea bag and prepared to go to the emperor's study. Just then, he saw the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs coming to deliver ice. The leader was very enthusiastic when he saw Jian Yue: "Chief Steward Wang, this is the ice from His Majesty's study. Take a look."
"Two pots?" Jian Yue said, "Isn't it usually just one pot?"
The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs smiled and said, "Normally, we serve two basins, but Your Majesty has a cold body so he always asks for less. Today, he didn't ask for less."
Jian Yue was stunned for a moment, and he said, "I'll go ask His Majesty."
Jian Yue never dared to be careless about the emperor's health, so he just made a cup of tea with the newly brought back. Jian Yue took the tea into the study, where the emperor was reviewing memorials.
Huangfu Chengyu glanced at the teacup that Jian Yue put down, but was not in a hurry to drink the tea. He just asked, "Did the great Zen master tell you anything?"
Jian Yue replied, "The great Zen master asked me to take good care of your majesty's health."
Huangfu Chengyu had no interest in this old-fashioned talk: "What else?"
Jian Yue thought for a moment and answered honestly, "He also told me some old stories about your Majesty when he was young in Bailu Temple."
Huangfu Chengyu raised his eyebrows. Jian Yue thought he was going to be unhappy, but then he saw Huangfu Chengyu slowly writing notes on the memorial with a pen in his hand, and said lazily, "He is so idle that he has to nag at anyone he finds."
Jian Yue: "...I think it's very interesting to listen to."
Huangfu Chengyu raised his eyelids and looked at him, saying in a neutral voice: "He told you about my personal eunuch, right? You don't feel scared, but only find it interesting?"
Jian Yue couldn't tell whether this was joy or anger. He subconsciously wanted to kneel down, but when he looked into Huangfu Chengyu's eyes, he remembered that he had told him not to kneel down all the time, so he just stood up. He said, "I was scared at first, but then I thought about it carefully. The eunuch's death was his own fault, so I wasn't scared anymore."
Huangfu Chengyu was silent for a moment.
Jian Yue felt a little uneasy, thinking that this couldn't be the wrong answer.
There was a light laugh, and Huangfu Chengyu said, "You are right."
Jian Yue looked up at him.
Huangfu Chengyu's dark and deep eyes were filled with an indistinct light, with a touch of indifference and a lot of indifference. He said, "The death of the judge is all his own fault. Manager Wang, please be aware of this."
Jian Yue felt a little cold sweat on his back. It was so spicy. Could it be that His Majesty knew something?
Huangfu Chengyu asked, "Do you have anything else to report when you come in?"
Jian Yue remembered: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent two basins of ice. Wouldn't it be too cold if we put them both in the study?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Then put a pot outside."
Jian Yue nodded and said, "Yes, I will arrange it."
He took the order and went outside, asking the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to separate the ice. They first sent a basin of ice inside, and then put the extra basin outside. Jian Yue often waited for orders. They said, "It's a good thing that you are here, Manager Wang. You can also cool down. It's too hot today."
Jian Yue smiled and said, "Yes, it's a coincidence."
The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs said, "Then the servants will leave first."
Jian Yue nodded and said, "Thank you."
He sent the person away and cooled off with the ice that was brought to him. While adjusting his sleeves, he saw the note he had hidden. He suddenly thought of the morning when he hid the note and Huangfu Chengyu came out. He was sweating from guilt. Huangfu Chengyu asked him if it was so hot. He said that he was afraid of heat by nature and the emperor told him to calm down and cool down naturally.
But in the afternoon, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs brought an extra basin of ice.
Jian Yue glanced sideways at the ice beside him. The ice in the basin silently emitted coolness to dispel the summer heat, bringing coolness to people.
The audience in the live broadcast room all had some feelings:
“This job is quite comfortable!”
"Butler Wang, are you really going?"
"But even if you don't go, the King of Chu won't let him go!"
"If you go, the emperor will definitely not let you live."
Now he was caught in a dilemma. Going or not going would lead to a dead end. Jian Yue's current situation was like a cliff hanging high above. One wrong step would lead to the abyss.
As dusk approached, he showed no sign of anxiety.
The audience in the live broadcast room were much more anxious than him. The number of viewers was increasing, and they all wanted to see how Jian Yue would get through this level!
However--
Until the evening, Jian Yue took care of the emperor to rest. When everyone saw him coming out of the palace, they were all refreshed! Should we change clothes and go down the mountain now?
However, Jian Yue turned around and walked up the mountain.
Everyone was stunned when they saw Jian Yue walking hurriedly up the mountain.
Finally, Jian Yue stopped in front of a palace, and then Concubine Liu came out. Concubine Liu was also a little surprised to see him and said, "Come in quickly."
The audience was stunned.
Aren’t you going to meet the King of Chu? Why are you here to see the concubine?
After Jian Yue came in, he said, "I need your help now."
Concubine Liu was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "What happened? Did the emperor take effect from the poison? Or are the Imperial Master and his men planning a rebellion?"
Seeing how excited she was, Jian Yue said, "...neither of them."
Concubine Liu sat on the table boredly, took a piece of cake, crossed her legs and put it in her mouth and said, "What is that?"
"I need you to transform into my appearance and go see the King of Chu." Jian Yue took a deep breath and said, "It's not convenient for me to go by myself."
Lady Liu bit into the cake and said, "Oh, to meet the King of Chu, what!? To meet the King of Chu?!"
Jian Yue covered her mouth: "Keep your voice down, do you want to receive the Nine Clans gift package?"
Lady Liu didn't look scared, she even looked a little excited: "Why do you want to see the King of Chu so late at night? I remember this is the second male lead, butler Wang, you have the physique of a succubus in this copy. Are the male lead and the second male lead both having an affair with you?"
Jian Yue choked up and said in disbelief: "I have never even met the King of Chu!"
Concubine Liu asked in confusion: "Then why does he want to see you?"
Jian Yue showed her the note.
After reading it, Lady Liu's hands began to tremble. She said, "Oh my God, take it away quickly."
Jian Yue looked at him doubtfully.
"This note is really a gift package for all the clans." Concubine Liu almost choked to death on the cake: "If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely kill you!"
Jian Yue said, "That's why I need you to go. I'll go back to the palace and create an alibi. That way, even if something happens in the future, I can say that it was someone else pretending to be me. Didn't you say that your disguise skills are undetectable? Then it certainly won't be traced back to you, and we can both be safe."
Lady Liu was silent.
Jian Yue also drank a cup of tea. Seeing that she didn't say anything, he said, "I know this is very dangerous. If you don't want to, I will find another way myself..."
Concubine Liu raised her head and smiled, "I think it's too exciting. I have dressed up as a man before, but never as a eunuch. The King of Chu will definitely not recognize me. I don't know if he is handsome or not. Oh, I am a little excited!"
Jian Yue remembered that she was not very courageous before, so he asked tentatively: "Are you not afraid this time?"
Lady Liu asked, "Why should you be afraid?"
Jian Yue said: "Last time..."
"Last time I was treating the emperor! The emperor killed several people in front of me the day I came here, and I trembled when I saw him." Concubine Liu said with a bitter face, "Besides, I am a poor student, and I am not good at medical books. But this time is different. Disguise is not my comfort zone, it is my ruling zone! What do I have to be afraid of!"
Jian Yue gave a thumbs up: "Great."
He thought about it and told Concubine Liu some of his daily life with the emperor.
"If the King of Chu asks you anything, just fool him. He just returned to the capital anyway." Jian Yue said, "If he tells you anything, remember that our main goal this time is to keep him stable."
Lady Liu said, "Don't worry, leave this to me, I will take care of it for you!!"
Jian Yue felt relieved. With teammates like this, what did he have to worry about?
The two discussed for a while, and then separated after reciting some words. Lady Liu asked, "Are you really not going to go over and take a look?"
Jian Yue shook his head: "I can't go down the mountain. Not only that, I must go back immediately to let His Majesty know that I have never gone down the mountain. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to clear my suspicion in the future. It's also dangerous for you to go down the mountain alone. Let Gao Fei go with you?"
Lady Liu said, "Okay!"
The two of them discussed it and then separated.
Jian Yue quickly returned to the main hall where the emperor lived. His heart was still beating fast. The night outside was dark and a new moon hung in the sky, indicating that this was an unusual night. He hoped that everything would go well. He sighed.
A quiet night.
Jian Yue woke up in the morning next to the pillar outside Huangfu Chengyu's bed. He got up, woke him up according to the emperor's usual time, and helped him get dressed and wash.
The emperor was also a bit busy this morning. The flood was severe and urgent matters were delivered in piles before daybreak.
Jian Yue was preparing meals in the back and asked about what was happening on the mountain and below. He was relieved to hear that everything was normal and nothing had happened. It seemed that Concubine Liu had not been discovered, which was a blessing in disguise!
During the morning meeting, the great Zen master gave a lecture.
The emperor was too busy with official duties to go in person, so Jian Yue went on his behalf to represent the royal family's regard for Bailu Temple.
When he slipped in, he saw Concubine Liu dozing off in the corner of the hall. In Concubine Liu's words, the nature of her being a poor student was that she wanted to sleep whenever she was in class, no matter what the class was.
The great Zen master was gentler than her teacher and would not hit her on the head with chalk.
Jian Yue stood on the other side listening to the sutra. He actually couldn't concentrate before, but he didn't know if it was because of his chat with the great Zen master yesterday, but he gained some enlightenment and was able to listen to the sutra from beginning to end.
The meeting is over.
Each palace goes back.
Jian Yue and Concubine Liu took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and walked to a remote small hall. Jian Yue asked anxiously, "How is it?"
Concubine Liu puffed out her chest with great pride and said, "Don't worry, I went to see the King of Chu last night. He didn't discover my identity. I told you that the person who can break my disguise has not been born yet!"
Jian Yue breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "That's good, that's good. It seems that you get along well. Is this King of Chu easy to get along with? I heard from the system that he is very cunning and ruthless."
Concubine Liu said, "Really? He was easy to get along with and didn't make things difficult for me. He just asked me a few simple questions, asking me if it was difficult to work in the palace, and so on."
Jian Yue asked doubtfully, "Really? Nothing else?"
"That's all." Lady Liu said, "You're still worried about me doing things, don't worry, there's nothing wrong, it's just... there may be a little accident."
Jian Yue suddenly had a bad feeling: "What accident?"
Lady Liu scratched her head and said a little embarrassedly, "Yes, yes, when I went to see him, the place he arranged to meet was a sea of flowers. Then, I was already hungry when I went there, so I lay on the tree and picked fruits to eat. When he came, the fruit core hit him. I thought he would be angry, but he just looked at me for a long time, praising the beautiful scenery under the moon and so on..."
Jian Yue's scalp started to numb as he listened, and he suddenly felt a stronger sense of foreboding: "And then?"
"Then, he asked what my name was and why I was here." Lady Liu said, "After he found out that I was the spy, he treated me very kindly and even asked me if I had a lover in the palace. I guess, is it possible that he wanted to find out the relationship status of his subordinates?"
Jian Yue: “…”
Would the King of Chu still have this hobby?
He was silent.
Lady Liu looked at Jian Yue who was silent, and said in shock: "He can't be attracted to me! I am just a little eunuch! And he went there in your appearance!"
Jian Yue also thought this sounded incredible, but he quickly remembered what the system said yesterday afternoon: "The system said that the King of Chu is an affectionate male second. He is a playboy and suave. When he met the heroine, he felt that she was different from other women and fell in love with her at first sight."
Lady Liu said subconsciously: "Yes, then he should have fallen in love with the heroine at first sight, why would he be so attracted to me..."
The two of them fell silent almost instantly.
Come to think of it, she seems to be the heroine!!
But the problem is that she went there last night using the identity of Manager Wang.
The two looked at each other, and no one said anything for a while.
The audience in the live broadcast room were laughing like crazy:
"Hahahahahahaha! Maru spicy!!"
"How come this plot looks normal but the relationship is completely insane."
"Not so funny."
"No one told me that the masters' copies are like this."
"Anyway, it's a mess, so let's watch it while it's hot."
"No, the King of Chu is coming to compete with the Emperor for the position of the King's Steward. Hahahaha, now he really has become the number one succubus in the dungeon!"
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