Late at night. Biluo Palace.
The dim moonlight shines on the bricks and tiles of the palace wall, and the flowers and plants under the wall cast sparse images.
Inside the house, Pei Jiuyan danced to the gentle music, his long and flowing sleeves waving in the air. When he danced to the most passionate part, beautiful amethyst tassels slid down from his hair and landed on the red carpet.
At the end of the song, half of the lip balm on Pei Jiuyan's lips had fallen off. He was just about to lift his sleeve to wipe the lip gloss off his mouth thoroughly, but when he looked up and saw Ling Shumo sitting right opposite him, he suddenly changed his mind, walked quickly forward, and kissed Ling Shumo on the face, smearing all the remaining lip balm on Ling Shumo's cheek.
Ling Shumo took advantage of the situation and pulled Pei Jiuyan into her arms, then kissed him on the cheek and said with a smile, "You really are a charming little goblin."
Pei Jiu was tired of Ling Shumo's praise, so he made his body more gentle and charming, "It is an honor for me to be liked by your majesty."
Ling Shumo gently lifted Pei Jiuyan's chin with her palm and stared at his face carefully. Pei Jiuyan's appearance was unusually beautiful and bright due to his long-term use of Tianxian Baigu Powder. No matter how many times Ling Shumo looked at such a face, she could never get enough of it.
As the two flirted, the attendants in the palace lowered their heads and eyes, respectfully awaiting their masters' orders. Even when it took a moment to change the hot tea, they didn't dare to peek at the emperor's face.
It’s not that Ling Shumo doesn’t allow it, but Pei Jiuyan is a very petty and jealous person, and he can’t allow any servant to catch Ling Shumo’s eye.
If he thought that a servant was flirting with Ling Shumo, he would have the servant beaten up and sent to the most difficult labor in the palace, Xinzheku.
Pei Jiuyan was not only harsh towards his own servants, but also towards the other harem masters. He would be the first to take away anything delicious or useful. He would often force the jewelry of lower-ranking servants to take to his own palace.
Most of the men in the harem were very dissatisfied with Pei Jiuyan's behavior. More than one person had come to Ling Shumo to complain, but Ling Shumo remained noncommittal about the matter.
In Ling Shumo's opinion, this was just jealousy between men, and it was really harmless. A beautiful and charming woman like Pei Jiuyan was really rare, so as long as she didn't make any principled mistakes, it would be fine for her to pamper her a little.
As Ling Shumo thought this, she put her arms around Pei Jiuyan's waist.
At this moment of intense affection, Shi Qi, who had been guarding the door, suddenly rushed in and shouted, "Your Majesty, something has happened! Something has happened to Mei Rongze!"
Ling Shumo was startled and sat up straight. "What do you mean Jiang He is in trouble? He is staying in the palace just fine, what on earth has happened?"
Shi Qi replied, "Mei Rongze went to Lianyun Palace alone today to deliver deep-sea coral stones to Si Fanghua. Because it was late at night, he didn't have any lighting tools, and he was in a hurry. He didn't pay attention to his footing and fell to the ground. The back of Mei Rongze's head was bleeding, and he has now fainted. After the incident, his personal doctor asked the imperial physician to come and treat him. He said that even if he could wake up, he would become an idiot."
Ling Shumo was furious. She casually picked up a teacup and smashed it on the ground. "Is it just a bad year? Why are all these awful things happening every day? Is there not a single day I can spend in peace?"
Pei Jiuyan was about to complain when his good time was suddenly interrupted, but when he saw Ling Shumo's furious expression, he swallowed back the words he was about to say. If he dared to complain at this moment, Ling Shumo might vent her anger on him.
Pei Jiuyan obediently took the clothes from the servant and quickly dressed Ling Shumo. He said in a gentle voice, "Let me accompany you to visit Mei Rongze. I hope he will get better."
Soon, the two arrived at Lianyun Palace.
Jiang He had woken up, but his eyes were dull. When Ling Shumo asked him questions, he didn't even answer and even forgot his own name.
Ling Shumo's rage was instantly ignited, and she simply wished she could kill everyone in the room to vent her anger. Harem disputes recurred time and again. Last time, her beloved daughter, Ling Xihe, was murdered, and now it was Jiang He, whom she favored immensely. So, next time, would those people even dare to kill her, the emperor?
Those men who had only served her once or twice were dead, and she always turned a blind eye to those fights.
But Jiang He was the man she loved and cherished. The murderer who killed Jiang He simply didn't take her, the supreme ruler, seriously at all.
Ling Shumo made a cold decision, "Who on earth has harmed Jiang He to this point? I must get to the bottom of it this time."
Si Jiangzhi's back was already soaked with cold sweat, but his face was filled with heartache and regret. "Poor Mei Rongze, you must get better. You still have such a lovely son to raise. The Fifth Prince cannot have a foolish father."
After sighing like this, he casually said, "Mei Rong is known in the harem for his good temper and kindness. I have never heard of him having any grudges against anyone. Perhaps he wasn't harmed by anyone, but was simply unlucky, accidentally falling on the stone steps and breaking his head."
Ling Shumo had just made the conclusion that Jiang He was harmed by someone because she was too angry. Now, after hearing what Si Jiangzhi said, she felt that it made a lot of sense. "Anyway, let's investigate first." As she said this, she subconsciously wanted to call Lu Jinshu over to investigate the matter.
Lu Jinshu was a very smart and intelligent person, always able to manage things in an orderly manner, which made her, as the wife, feel very relieved. But when the words came to her lips, she suddenly remembered that she had a big fight with Lu Jinshu not long ago.
Ling Shumo felt an indescribable sadness well up in her heart, and she sighed softly, "It would have been so great if Xihe hadn't been in trouble."
Words spoken in anger, without thinking, are actually meaningless. She knew that Lu Jinshu was the most reasonable person, and that Lu Jinshu's words of accusation against her were all because he was too worried about his daughter.
Ling Shumo thought that after this period of time, when the government affairs were almost over, she would go to Chenyou Palace to visit Lu Jinshu. As the emperor, she was the first to bow her head and go to Lu Jinshu, which gave Lu Jinshu a way out. However, if he still did not appreciate it and continued to treat her with the same cold face, she would not continue to accommodate Lu Jinshu endlessly.
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