Chapter 140 The Cheating Emperor
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Morning glory sachet?
Rong An was a little confused, but he remembered clearly that the imperial concubine was talking about the Baoxiang flower sachet.
Besides, when the concubines in the palace do embroidery, they always choose patterns that symbolize good luck and fortune. Why would the imperial concubine embroider a morning glory for the emperor for no reason?
Not only is the quality of this flower low, but it also doesn't have a good meaning.
Rong An was thinking about it and couldn't help but look up and glance over secretly.
As a servant, you are not allowed to open or peek at the things entrusted by your master. Therefore, although Rong An carried it with him all the way, he did not know what the sachet looked like.
But the emperor was holding a bamboo leaf green sachet with a navy blue tassel hanging from the bottom. The color combination was calm and noble, which was very suitable for the emperor's status.
I saw a large, open blue flower embroidered on the sachet. The petals were huge, and it looked like... a morning glory...
Rong An was a little surprised. Was he already hard of hearing at such a young age? Did he mistake morning glory for treasure flower?
These two words don't even fit together...
Lu Haozhi held the sachet in his hand, overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure.
In order to hide her incompetence, Yan'er has always been lazy to sew, but now she is willing to make a sachet for him. Does this mean that... she is no longer angry with him?
Thinking of this, Lu Haozhi suddenly became excited and asked, "When does the Imperial Concubine plan to return to the palace?"
Rong An was stunned for a moment, looking at the emperor's joyful face, and replied carefully, "Your Majesty, the queen didn't say she wanted to return to the palace."
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured directly on Lu Haozhi's head.
"She still refuses to come back..."
Seeing the Emperor looking like an eggplant wilted by frost, Rong An hurriedly tried to console him, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been preparing for the flower-viewing banquet these past two days, and the Imperial Concubine has been practically swamped, with no free time at all. Even if the Imperial Concubine wanted to come back, she couldn't. If she left, wouldn't the Empress Dowager be left all alone?"
Lu Haozhi snorted softly, "If she doesn't come back, I will be alone in the palace."
Rong An listened and couldn't help but complain in his heart, "You have three palaces and six courtyards, and you say such things. You are really as shameless as a three-year-old kid."
At this moment, the eunuch Xiao Tang who was guarding the gate outside came in and announced, "Your Majesty, Concubine Liang requests an audience."
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At this moment, Lu Haozhi was thinking about Meng Yan and had no intention of seeing the other concubines.
Xiao Tang said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Liang said she has something important to report."
"Important? What important matter could she have?"
Lu Haozhi snorted coldly and was about to scold them when he suddenly remembered that the group of people led by Liang Benwu in the court seemed to be very quiet in the past two days. The spies sent to their mansion had not brought back any valuable information. He frowned slightly and nodded, "Then let her come in."
Xiao Tang responded and went out, and Lu Haozhi placed the sachet on the desk.
After a while, Liang Chengbi came in gracefully, wearing a skirt decorated with golden branches, green leaves and hundreds of butterflies. Behind her followed her maid Chunqing, who was carrying a red wood food box with a handle.
Liang Chengbi stepped forward and met the emperor.
Lu Haozhi glanced at Chunqing, and he knew the outcome in his mind, and he calmly decided what to do.
Liang Chengbi smiled and said, "I have seen that the recent midsummer heat is unbearable. I also heard that the emperor is very busy with government affairs, working late and sleeping late, and his dinosaur body is damaged. Therefore, I personally went to the kitchen to make some lotus seed and lily soup to present to the emperor."
She knew in her heart that Lu Haozhi didn't like her at all, but Meng Yan was not around. She would be uncomfortable not taking advantage of such a big loophole.
Even if Meng Yan returns to the imperial city in the future, she will still feel uncomfortable for a few days when she thinks about this incident.
Whenever Liang Chengbi thought of Meng Yan's jealous face, he felt happy!
Lu Haozhi had guessed it when he saw the food box in Chunqing's hand. He didn't comment and just said, "Is this your most important matter?"
Liang Chengbi smiled and replied, "The Emperor is the supreme ruler. His affairs are naturally top priority and are of vital importance to all the concubines in the harem."
As she spoke, her eyes fell on the sachet.
The brand-new material clearly indicates a recent arrival, and judging by the shoddy needlework, it's definitely not something from the Needlework Bureau. Even if a concubine in the harem had personally crafted something to show their affection, this kind of thing wouldn't be presentable. And look at the mud stain on Rong An's trouser leg; it's easy to guess where this sachet came from.
Oh, are they using letters to express their feelings? Do they think they are the actors on the stage?
Recently, I have heard that the emperor sends Rong'an to Shanghe Garden every day. Whenever he gets some good things, he sends them to the garden. He says openly that they are to honor the empress dowager, but who is he trying to please secretly? Everyone in the palace can guess it. He thinks everyone else is blind!
Meng Yan's skill in seducing men is quite good. She is tough by ignoring the emperor for her whole life. Now she has embroidered a sachet with her own hands and sent it back. Isn't it a blatant attempt to whet the emperor's appetite and make him think of her when he sees it? He can see it but can't eat it!
Liang Chengbi thought of a lot of excuses in her mind, but pretended to be surprised. "Oh, which sister in the harem embroidered this sachet? She is really clever and skillful, but the only bad omen is that they embroidered morning glory on it. When I was a child, I heard the gardener in the mansion say that morning glory has a very short flowering period and is a short-lived flower. If there are elderly people in the family, if there are these flowers growing on the ground, they must be dug up as soon as possible to avoid being cursed and shortening their lifespan. The Imperial City is an auspicious place, and it is also a personal item of the Emperor. Why would someone make this and send it to him? I don't know if it was unintentional... or with intention?"
As she spoke, she looked up at Lu Haozhi's face, with a faint smile on her lips.
Considering Lu Haozhi's infatuation with Meng Yan, these words may not be of any use, but as long as she can make them both unhappy, Liang Chengbi will feel relieved!
As expected, Lu Haozhi was filled with anger after hearing this. He had just been happy for a moment when she came over and poured a basin of cold water on him.
Oh, what an unlucky woman she is!
"Princess Liang, you know a lot. I didn't realize you were so well-read."
The emperor's cold gaze swept over Liang Chengbi. The hottest days of summer made her feel cold all over.
Liang Chengbi suddenly felt regretful for his previous rash behavior. He was just trying to satisfy his own opinion, but ended up touching the sore spot of the Emperor of the Great Zhou.
But Lu Haozhi said calmly, "I remember that two volumes of the History Essays in Wenyuan Pavilion were burned last year and have not yet been rebuilt. Since you are bored all day, you can copy these two books and give them to me before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Liang Chengbi listened and her face turned pale with fear.
She had heard her father say that each of the two "Historical Essays" had more than 600 pages, and she would not be able to finish copying them even if she broke her hands!
Lu Haozhi actually used this method to discipline her?
This is much more difficult than a month-long house arrest as a fine!
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