Chapter 142,
Lord An is the Imperial Concubine's man, and so is she, and so is Lu Ping'an.
What does this imperial concubine want to do?
For someone who was born as a palace maid, it is a great favor from the emperor to receive the emperor's pity. In this case, she should restrain herself, do her own part and take good care of the emperor. But she desperately makes friends with nobles and recruits people to expand her own power?
This can be said to be a big taboo.
Even she, who didn't understand the affairs of state, knew this. How could the emperor not see the true ambition behind this imperial concubine?
In this way.
How could the government just let it go?
What had she gotten herself involved in without realizing it?
Su Guoer felt even more uneasy.
If she could have avoided Lu Ping'an's promotion, at most she would have stopped associating with him. But she couldn't avoid the imperial concubine's side no matter what.
She felt that...she seemed to have a really unlucky constitution.
But...wealth and honor are achieved through risk. As she said before, if the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; if the water comes, we will block it with earth. She is herself and not anyone's appendage.
It was the case with Prince Pei in the past, and it is also the case with Concubine Zhang now.
Let's take it one step at a time.
Red walls, green tiles, and tall buildings—is this the imperial palace? Su Guoer got off the sedan chair in front of Xuanwu Gate and walked with the young eunuch to Chaoyang Palace.
During this time, she saw many palace maids and eunuchs with their heads down, not daring to look up. This made her feel particularly oppressed. It was a feeling she had never experienced before. Although the rules in the Duke's Mansion were strict, she had never felt this kind of oppression.
She was so depressed that even she couldn't help but lower her head.
"Master Pei" A sudden sound suddenly came from the intersection of Huxuanmen in front.
Su Guoer, who was busy, looked up and met a pair of cold eyes. When the light in those eyes moved to her, it obviously paused, a little surprised.
"Why are you here?" Pei Yan asked suddenly, but suddenly remembered where this place was. He changed his words and said to the palace maid kneeling beside him: "Get up!"
These two sentences together were confusing. But the two kneeling palace maids thought this was a gift to them. They hurriedly got up from the ground and said, "Master Pei, are you going to see the emperor? Would you like us to lead the way for you?"
Pei Yan: “No need”, as if he didn’t take them seriously.
The two palace maids seemed to want to say something, but when they saw Pei Yan looked up and asked them to leave, they had no choice but to leave obediently although they were reluctant.
"Greetings to Lord Pei," Eunuch Shun bowed and saluted.
Su Guoer followed behind him and bowed her head as well.
After not seeing him for a few days, he had become much thinner, which was obvious at a glance. Also, his eyes looked a little gloomy, as if there was some knot that could not be untied.
There was no warmth in his eyes as he looked at Su Guoer. He was not like the gentle and refined prince of the past.
Su Guoer's heart sank.
A feeling of uneasiness came over me.
"Where is Eunuch Shun taking his men?" Pei Yan asked. Normally, he would never get involved in such matters, but since it involved her, it was better to ask.
Xiao Shunzi looked up and said, "Master Pei, hasn't the Bianjing Chef God Competition started yet? This young lady has advanced to the second round. I was ordered by Master Qingluan to bring her to Chaoyang Palace to participate in the third round. The other chefs have already arrived, except for this young lady."
Bian Jing Chef God Conference?
Pei Yan remembered it, but because he had left Bian Jing for business some time ago, he was not very well-informed about the news in the capital in the past few days. He knew nothing about Su Guoer's affairs. He didn't even know when she participated in this competition and successfully advanced to the third round?
He does have some skills.
But? By the order of Master Qingluan?
His expression was somewhat serious, and he sighed in his heart. This little girl always caused trouble for him.
"That's perfect. I'm going to the Qinzheng Palace. If it's on the way, why don't we go together?"
Xiao Shunzi was stunned for a long time when he heard this. When did he, a popular figure around the government, need someone to guide him? But what he said was what he meant. He couldn't refuse because of his low status.
But he soon found out why Pei Yan wanted to go with them.
Eunuch Shun was walking ahead. This journey required them to pass through four palace gates, covering several kilometers. Bored, he wanted to find some topics to lighten the awkward atmosphere between the three of them. However, before he could open his mouth, Pei Yan said, "Why are you participating in the God of Cooking Competition if you can just run your own restaurant?"
Su Guoer took a deep breath and smiled, "Sir? We don't seem to be very familiar with each other?"
Pei Yan: "Oh? Really? After all, I saved you twice, and this is how you treat your savior?"
Su Guoer: "I sent someone to the Imperial City Office to deliver something to you some time ago, but your subordinates said you were busy and refused the gift. Doesn't that mean I'm not repaying the favor? You can't slander me for no reason."
Pei Yan: "I didn't slander you. I was really busy at the time, and my subordinates didn't know about our relationship, so they rejected it. But don't worry, I'll tell them when I get back that they will never reject anything you offer next time."
When Su Guoer heard this, she was horrified.
He hurriedly backed away, his brow furrowed, and said sternly, "What nonsense are you talking about? There's nothing between you and me. Don't say such misleading things!"
Xiao Shunzi, who was walking in front, wanted to speak at first, but now it seems that he doesn't need to speak anymore.
Is there any room for him to squeeze in between these two people?
Pei Yan: "What nonsense are you talking about? You came from my country's duke's mansion. It would be misleading to say that you have no connection with me. A quick check of your identity and background will reveal it. There is no need to be so excited to distance yourself from me. You were raised by my grandmother, and I have always treated you as a half-sister. You shouldn't be so ungrateful, right?"
So this is what you are talking about?
Su Guoer suddenly came to her senses.
She was almost confused. What he just said suddenly made her memories of her past life come back, causing her to panic and make a mistake.
However, now was not a good opportunity to cut ties with him. Since he had said so, perhaps she could make good use of it. So she said, "Well...it's really my fault. I've been too busy running the shop these days and haven't been back. I only sent some snacks to the old lady, but I haven't even seen her in person. But I won't do that in the future. I will definitely go back to see her when I have time."
Pei Yan smiled and said, "That's good. The old lady is thinking about the fried quail you made. She has a poor appetite and likes the food you cook. When you have time, go visit her. I will pay you as usual."
This was a joke, Su Guoer could tell, but she said, "Your Highness, you're joking. There's no need for money. If you want to eat anything, just tell me and I'll make it and bring it over."
The way they spoke made it seem like they were very intimate, which could easily lead to misunderstanding.
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