【If I were as bright as the moon, I would brave the ice and snow to keep you warm.】
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"The Emperor has dealt with someone again."
Sun Jinlu listened to the eunuch's words and felt worried, and then another wrinkle appeared on his face. Seeing the fear on the eunuch's face, he finally waved his hand and said, "Forget it, give me the tea. I'll take it to the emperor."
The Hall of Mental Cultivation was covered with thick blankets, which felt like walking on clouds without any sound.
The brocade curtains hanging from the four walls absorbed all the noise, even the sound of dripping water from the copper leak was muffled by seven or eight centimeters.
The ambergris wafting from the gilded incense burner slowly settled in the silence. The sunlight coming in from the window lattice passed through the gauze curtain and turned into a soft light gold when it fell on the imperial desk.
Sun Jinlu lowered his head, served the tea, placed his fingers on the bottom of the teacup, and then slowly placed it on the table.
Even the tea in the teacup didn't have a single ripple.
Sun Jinlu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as if all the objects in the room had their tongues pulled out, for fear of startling the supreme being who could not tolerate the slightest sound.
The young emperor reclined on the dragon-patterned couch, his pale fingers gripping a red brush.
He was born very tall, with eyebrows like ink, slightly upturned eyes, and dark circles under his eyes from years of insomnia, but on his face they looked like a stroke of ink on a bright scroll, making him look like a jade-faced Asura painted in gold and color.
Sun Jinlu caught a glimpse of a smile on the emperor's lips, but his heart sank suddenly.
"A few more little mice have sneaked into the Imperial Court."
Fu Yao put down his red brush, and the pen touched the pen holder. There was a very light sound, but it sounded like thunder in his ears, causing him to frown.
"Sun Jinlu, find out who sent that eunuch who served tea just now."
It seemed that the eunuch who was dragged out just now must be a spy sent by another family. Sun Jinlu felt relieved about this.
At least there is a reason for it.
After all, no one wants to serve a master who kills people at will.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my negligence that allowed someone to insert their hand into the Yangxin Palace."
Fu Yao closed his eyes. Sun Jinlu had served him for many years and knew his condition. He had lowered his voice to a very low level, but he still found it unbearable.
"emperor..."
"explain."
"This is the album of the beauties from the last election. Take a look..."
Fu Yao's eyes fell on the thick booklet, and he was not interested.
Desire is dirty and vile.
Moreover, the thought of someone being so close to him, so close that he could hear the other person's breathing, made it almost impossible for him to suppress the desire to kill.
It must have been extremely noisy.
"Don't look at it, take it away."
Sun Jinlu could only take the album away with a bitter heart. The emperor never entered the harem every day. Not only was there trouble in the court, but even the empress dowager was concerned.
But what can we do? We can only hope that the contestants this time can perform better.
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"Dear Zhiqing, you've already tested the food once to see if it's poisonous. Don't do it a second time, right?"
Jiang Jiang felt like she was about to faint from hunger. Yu Zhiqing then put away the silver needle in her hand and placed the food in front of her.
"The palace is dangerous, so it's better to be careful." Yu Zhiqing saw that she had already started eating, so she picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the food into her mouth.
The food in Chuxiu Palace was not as good as when she was a concubine, but Jiang Jiang ate it with relish, and she felt a little more hungry just by watching it.
It was already the seventh day since she was born, and only now did Yu Zhiqing feel like she had finally been alive.
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