Chapter 44 'Live Shortly' Combination

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

When the handsome middle-aged emperor walked in, Jiang Yueyao immediately stood up along with her parents and was about to salute.

[Do I really have to kneel?! ]

[Old Emperor, I advise you to be kind, otherwise I will really curse you for being impotent! ]

「Hehehe, since even your own son can be replaced by someone else, you might as well not do anything like this.」

The Chu Emperor Chu Yingrui's originally brisk steps suddenly stopped and his eyes looked around.

Here it comes again!

That bold voice came again.

And this time...what do you mean his son was replaced?!

How could something go wrong for a prince?!

Who on earth dares to spread rumors?

However, this time, Chu Yingrui did not immediately ask the people around him like he did last time. Instead, he carefully observed the reactions of the palace maids and eunuchs beside him.

After hearing such outrageous words, these people...didn't react at all.

Could it be that...

Is this sound only heard by me?

I am truly appointed by Heaven!

So that's why you can hear these words?

Does that mean...these words aren't actually false?

Was his son really replaced?

For a moment, Chu Yingrui was confused and it took him a while before he raised his hand slightly.

"No need to be so polite, today is the New Year's Eve banquet, enjoy it to your heart's content!"

Chu Yingrui walked slowly to the top, thinking about how to find the person who made the sound, but he didn't notice... behind him, a strange look flashed in Chu Wuxun's eyes.

Your Majesty's performance is... not right.

Thinking of Jiang Yueyao's thoughts he had just heard, Chu Wuxun had a guess in his mind.

Could it be that...

Your Majesty can also hear Jiang Yueyao's thoughts?

Or in other words... Jiang Yueyao's thoughts can be heard not only by him and His Majesty, but by others as well?

Thinking of this, Chu Wuxun's eyes subconsciously swept across the entire place, and then... stopped on Jiang Yuehua and Xie Yanqing.

Before, when Jiang Yueyao sneaked into the house of the Beiliang spy leader, these two people had secretly followed her.

If they also heard Jiang Yueyao's thoughts in Zuixianlou, then it would be easy to understand why they followed.

Chu Wuxun lowered his eyes, ready to observe carefully the upcoming banquet.

…

…

Some people are worried, some are suspicious, and some are observing silently.

But some people... were already happily eating melon seeds and watching the show.

[Oh my, this girl has such a thin waist, such long legs, and such a pretty face...uh, it's been frozen into a monkey's butt.]

[It’s so hard to be in the arts these days. You have to dance in a nipple-baring outfit in the middle of winter… Woohoo, little sister, I’m sorry I can’t hold you in my arms to keep you warm.]

[Is it over? This is too fast... Come on, little sister, go get dressed. I'll always be thinking about you!]

[Bye, bye, where are you, peace and happiness~~~]

[Hey, this new guy's acrobatics are pretty good too... He really has some kung fu skills, this is so pretty! ]

[No, I have to quack quack! ]

[Ahhh, this little violinist plays it so beautifully... uh, it's also a little too sleepy. Why am I a little sleepy? No, I need to eat something to wake myself up!]

[I suddenly want to drink coffee, or a can of Red Bull would be nice]

[What a pity, bird, the food in such a grand palace is so shabby, the melon seeds are not as delicious as the ones I brought with me, and these dishes... those who know it is a palace banquet, those who don’t know it would think it is a buffet at the entrance of the village.]

[No, no, no, the buffet at the entrance of the village is also better than this. At least it’s hot. It’s nothing like this… cold and sticky, and you have to stuff it into your stomach with gratitude.]

[Old Emperor, you are committing a sin! ! ! ]

“Cough cough cough!!!”

Chu Yingrui, who was sitting at the top, knocked over the soup that was about to be put into his mouth.

Surprisingly, someone actually dared to dislike his Yu Yan? !

At this moment, Chu Yingrui simply wanted to find the person who spoke immediately, no matter whether he was a god or a monster, and drag him out and give him fifty lashes.

but……

Soon, Chu Yingrui frowned again.

It was winter now, and although there were many charcoal fires lit in the hall, it was still very cold.

The dishes in front of him were specially prepared, and there was hot water underneath, which was fine, but the dishes sent to the ministers and their families had been served for some time, and they were probably really cold.

These loyal ministers are really left with nothing to show for it... Chu Yingrui is a little skeptical.

Was he showing his grace or attracting hatred?

"Afu."

Chu Yingrui waved his hand and Eunuch Fu came over immediately.

"It's too cold. Tell them to take away all the dishes and replace them with pots."

Eunuch Fu was stunned. He didn't expect that His Majesty would pay attention to such a small matter, but he immediately nodded and handed the matter over.

soon……

Pairs of palace maids flitted around the hall like butterflies, removing the cold dishes and replacing them with hot pots.

Chu Yingrui paid special attention and found that the ministers' smiles were indeed much more sincere.

It seems that I haven't paid enough attention to these little things in the past.

Chu Yingrui felt something in his heart and listened to that voice again.

[Hehehehe, the old emperor is pretty good, but he actually let someone get into trouble.]

[For the sake of the pot, I won’t curse you for being impotent today]

[However, the taste of this pot is just so-so, no butter, no chili, no fresh vegetables and thinly sliced ​​beef... Is this still considered a hot pot? ]

[Oh, by the way, how about I open a hot pot restaurant in the future? It will surely have a lot of business, right? ]

[Hey, sister, you are such a clever little girl! ]

[Are you still worried that the small amount won't come by then? 】

Chu Yingrui: ...It turns out that the owner of this voice is a money-grubber.

Judging from the voice, it seems to be a woman, and a very young woman at that.

I just don't know who it is.

Chu Yingrui glanced across the hall...the minister's wife and daughter were all there.

Chu Yingrui gave up instantly.

It's too difficult.

As an emperor, he couldn't just stare at the wives and daughters of his ministers.

If you don't know, you might think he wants to choose a concubine, or even has some thoughts about other people's wives.

"Where's the Queen?"

Eunuch Fu immediately stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, the Queen just started coughing again and said she would rest for a while before coming back. Your Highness the Crown Prince has already gone to tend to her."

Upon hearing that his wife was ill, Chu Yingrui frowned slightly.

In the past few months, the Queen has been feeling unwell, coughing frequently, and is very weak, but the imperial physician can't see anything wrong.

Just as I was thinking, the hall fell silent again, but it was Queen Li Yunzhen who came

And the eldest prince is here.

Jiang Yueyao stood in the crowd and secretly looked up at the empress and the eldest prince.

[Oh my, the Queen is so beautiful. I like this kind of beautiful woman the most.]

[So beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful~~~]

[It’s a pity that I have a bad fate and I don’t have many years left to live]

[I'm afraid the queen didn't know until her death that she was harmed by the people around her and contracted tuberculosis, uh, which is what we now call consumption.]

[What a pity! Tuberculosis is a terminal disease in this era. If possible, I could get some medicine to save her... Uh, forget it. My life is more important. I don’t want to be discovered.]

【Take a closer look now】

[And the eldest prince... Oh, this gentle and graceful little prince is so handsome.]

[And it’s exactly the one I like the most]

[And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a really good person, but it’s a pity… good people don’t live long.]

[This eldest prince was too miserable. Not only was he injured when he fell off his horse, but he was also framed and eventually committed suicide to prove his innocence.]

[The group that is coming towards me is simply the group that will not live long]

[Wuwuwu, my white moonlight~~~]