Chapter 99: Yuan Zhi Vest
Emperor Qing Ling was stunned, raised his hand and pinched Concubine Shu Gui's face, and
said lightly: "Will Yao He let me go to the East Crossing?" Concubine Shu Gui's heart stagnated, but her face remained calm and she said: "Of course not, I hope that Your Majesty's country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, so that I can stay by Your Majesty's side for the rest of my life, and live with you for the rest of my life, and see the prosperity of the world."
Her innocent look once again made Emperor Qing Ling speechless.
She was like a bronze mirror, which could easily reflect his dark side.
It made him at a loss.
Seeing that it was getting late, Concubine Shugui said, "Your Majesty, I have delivered the ginger soup. Ying'an is still waiting for me in Guangling Palace, so I will go back first."
Emperor Qingling looked at her and said slowly, "I will go to Guangling Palace for dinner tonight. Ask the small kitchen to prepare more."
Concubine Shugui knelt down and declined politely, "Your Majesty, Ying'an was noisy last night and stayed up very late. I want to rest early today, but I am afraid I may not be able to wait for Your Majesty to come."
After he finished speaking, Emperor Qingling looked at her, "If the princess is noisy, the nanny will take care of it. Why do you, your mother, need to worry about it? What I said does not seem to be true."
His eyes fell straight on Concubine Shugui, as if he could see through her.
Concubine Shugui lowered her eyes, and after a long while, she raised them and said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I don't want to become the enemy of the entire harem. I only want to be your sweetheart. As for other things, I will not force it. I have a lot of illnesses, Ying'an is also injured, and there are constant quarrels in the harem. I am very scared. I beg Your Majesty, if it is really for my own good, please ask the sisters in the palace to look at you. Every brick and tile in Guangling Palace recognizes that Your Majesty is the male owner of Guangling Palace. You don't have to come every day. I am really scared and uneasy." After she
finished speaking, the tears from the corners of her eyes suddenly fell, hitting her lapel, and spreading out a small piece, like embroidered petals, which was particularly pitiful.
Emperor Qingling felt distressed, and stepped forward to hold Concubine Shu Gui by the shoulders, leading her towards him.
"I didn't know that Yaohe felt this way. I thought you would be happy if I gave you the only favor in the world." Concubine
Shu Gui lowered her eyes, snuggled in his arms, and said, "I am naturally happy, but Your Majesty, have you ever thought about this? As a concubine, I am second only to the emperor and above all others. I am already the most favored in the six palaces, and my father is in a high position. How will the sisters in the other palaces view me? If others were like this, I am afraid I would hate her and want to get rid of her as soon as possible."
Emperor Qingling looked at Concubine Shu Gui, his eyes full of pity.
"You have been wronged so much for me, but I don't know it."
Concubine Shu Gui knelt down and looked up at Emperor Qing Ling, and said solemnly: "So, Your Majesty, I only hope that you will keep me in your heart, not in the eyes of the six palaces. I will die without regrets if I can get your true heart in this life."
Emperor Qing Ling was stunned when he looked at Concubine Shu Gui in front of him.
He raised his hand to help her up and said softly: "I promise you."
"Then Your Majesty, I will return to the palace. Don't neglect your health because of the government affairs. You must eat on time. Write down your three meals a day on the letter and let Xiao Guangzi bring it to me. I will also write the food I eat at the back to express my love."
She is as gentle as water, different from the concubines in the harem who only compete for favor.
She always makes him want to take out his heart and give it to her.
Even though they have been together for so long.
Concubine Shu Gui left Yu's study, looking back every few steps. She said softly, "You guys follow me from a distance. I want to relax alone."
Everyone was puzzled, but no one dared to disobey Concubine Shu Gui's order.
Xiao Wuzi asked Concubine Gui to follow at a distance at the end in a sedan chair, while Concubine Shu Gui walked in front and admired the scenery at a leisurely pace.
From Yu's study to Guangling Palace, they passed by a small garden with a rockery.
The gurgling spring formed a small waterfall. Because of the cool winter, it was frozen at this moment, but the fish below were swimming happily, which was very ornamental.
Concubine Shugui stopped and looked back at everyone: "You wait here, I want to go to the top of the mountain to take a look."
Xiao Wuzi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's icy in winter and the road is very slippery. Why don't you let me go with you so that I can take care of you."
Concubine Shugui waved her hand and said lightly: "No need, I know my limits."
She insisted, and Xiao Wuzi did not speak again.
Shu Guifei walked into the rockery slowly. As soon as she walked in, the voice of the Fourteenth Master rang out: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking the risk to come to the appointment. I am really terrified."
Hearing his voice, Shu Guifei shuddered instinctively with fear. After calming down, she said: "The Fourteenth Master called me here so anxiously. Could something have happened to Yaozhi?"
The Fourteenth Master curled his lips and lowered his eyes: "Yaozhi has no interest in state affairs. He only wants to be a free and easy guest. If something happens to him, I am afraid that the whole capital will fall."
The palace rules are strict, and there are spies everywhere.
Concubine Shugui had no mood to argue or joke with him, she said calmly: "The Fourteenth Master is so righteous that he has abandoned his own little self. He is no different from others who only pursue pleasure and do nothing."
After she finished speaking, the Fourteenth Master's face changed slightly, his eyes flashed with a dark light, and he turned to look at her.
"Does your concubine really think that Yaozhi is mediocre?"
Concubine Shu lowered her eyes and curled her lips: "Of course, he is unknown in the capital. No one knows that there is a young man in the Prime Minister's mansion, seventeen years old, fond of wine, and has friends all over the world. Even the painting of wind and snow outside the Great Wall that was sold at a sky-high price was painted by him. He became famous at a young age, but was unknown. Only close friends like Fourteenth Master who have a deep friendship with him know about Yaozhi's talent."
Fourteenth Master said lightly: "Mingzhu, even if she is covered in dust, she is still Mingzhu. This time I entered the palace, in addition to asking for permission to go to the border to quell the rebellion, there is another thing. Recently, Yaozhi suddenly bought a large number of shops and mansions in the capital, including the mansion of Jiang that was confiscated. I am worried that he has connections with the court and will get into trouble."
Hearing this, Concubine Shu's face changed.
But the Fourteenth Master was an outsider after all, so she couldn't be too obvious.
"Maybe he has a friend who wants to do business, and he has been out for a long time, so he should have a scale in his heart, and he knows what to do and what not to do."
The Fourteenth Master glanced at Concubine Shu Gui, lowered his eyes and smiled: "When Concubine Shu lied, she still didn't dare to look people in the eye."
His ridicule really made people feel uneasy.
Seeing her embarrassed face, the Fourteenth Master said, "Yaozhi only has me as his best friend in the capital. I know all his friends, but recently, he has been hiding things and dared not tell me the truth. I guess he must have met a liar, or maybe a spy from another country. He is always worried about going out to the border to quell the rebellion, so I want to tell the Royal Concubine. If you have time, please persuade him. In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yaozhi only listens to you."
Concubine Shugui thought over and over, but she couldn't figure out why the Fourteenth Master entered the palace for the purpose of being away from her.
She originally thought it was about Prince Heng.
Thinking of it this way, Prince Heng's Mansion was just an accident.
Seeing her breathe a sigh of relief, the Fourteenth Master looked away.
In order to see one person, he found so many excuses. This time, he didn't ask where to go or when to return. Life and death were determined by fate.
If he could see her before he died, even if he would die in the next moment, it was worth it for him to risk his life to escape from Prince Heng's Mansion.