Chapter 477: I Will Kill You Even If I Cheat You
[Haha, Concubine Xie is quite good at finding people. Xiao Xuanzi actually knew Xiao Yuzi. It was because of Xiao Yuzi that Xiao Xuanzi was able to work in the imperial kitchen. I exposed Xiao Yuzi's secret seizure of Chen Shouping's things, which led to Xiao Yuzi's death...]
"No, let's get to the bottom of it, okay? It was Xiao Yuzi who poisoned me first, wanting to make some money from Xixia. I can't just stand there and take a beating, right? And you still have the nerve to avenge Xiao Yuzi? Ugh!"
[Eunuch Zhou, if you dare to close the case so hastily, I will... I will... burn your whisk!]
Chu Liuzheng secretly clenched his fists.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
This is such a small achievement.
He put the approved memorial aside, raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, thinking about Chu Liuzheng's sudden assassination.
In his impression, although Concubine Xie was stupid and loved to talk, with her courage, she would at most do some small tricks in secret and would not dare to carry out an open assassination.
But she did it.
Perhaps it was because Chu Liuzheng and his men came to provoke him and put him in solitary confinement.
But... there is a doubt.
If Concubine Xie resented Chu Liuzheng for the confinement and wanted to get rid of him, how could she wait until now to do it given her cunning?
His slender fingers tapped the table for a moment, and Xiao Jingfan called out, "Xiao Anzi."
Xiao Anzi immediately accepted the order and came in, bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, please give your orders."
Xiao Jingfan said, "Go check who has visited Concubine Xie during the days she has been shut up in self-reflection."
"I obey your command." Xiao Anzi retreated.
[Oh my, the tyrant's brain is faster than Eunuch Zhou's. Concubine Xie is indeed being used as a knife.]
Chu Liuzheng silently gave the emperor a thumbs up and sighed in his heart.
[The Queen is so boring. She's always hiding behind me and instigating others to deal with me. Does she think I can't find out if she does it secretly? Before, I couldn't afford to offend her, but now my life is at stake. Who's afraid of whom?]
"Since you dislike me so much, come and confront me head-on if you have the guts! I have a copy of the evidence in my hand, and I'll kill you even if you try to trick me!"
[Look, I'll start with the mystery of the prince's disappearance. Then tell you about how you colluded with Duke Zhong's mansion to kill the tyrant's first prince. Then I'll tell you about an old love, how you admired Prince Cheng and secretly tipped him off. Then I'll tell you about the four missing palace maids. Then I'll tell you about your ambition to kill the tyrant's closest servants and replace them with your own. And then...]
Xiao Jingfan: ? ?!
Don’t come again!!
He hasn't even figured out the first one, how come so many of them pop up?
Chu Liuzheng said a lot of things in his mind, making himself feel better.
[Hmm… When we officially confront each other, I’ll put the story of the Empress instigating Concubine Dou to kill the tyrant’s wet nurse before the Four Palace Maids, as well as the screen that was given to the concubine to prevent her from having children, and the bright, poisonous silks that the Empress gave me, and…]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Chu Liuzheng, who was sorting things out in his mind, suddenly saw that the emperor's face was dark, two blue veins were bulging on the back of his hand, and the memorial was wrinkled.
"Nothing." Xiao Jingfan came back to his senses and continued to review the memorials while suppressing countless questions and surging anger.
Chu Liuzheng felt that something was wrong with him no matter how she looked at him. She couldn't help but glance at the memorial in the emperor's hand.
[Is there another disaster somewhere? Or is there a corrupt official?]
Thinking of this, she quickly looked through the system.
[Eh? The Tyrant is reading a memorial announcing good news. Hua Xiaomei discovered a gold mine in Shisong County and wrote a memorial specifically to announce the good news to the Tyrant.]
[Finding gold is a happy occasion, but why does the tyrant look like he wants to eat someone alive? Hua Xiaomei didn't embezzle anything.]
After thinking for a while, she stood up and walked over, gently pressing her fingers on Xiao Jingfan's head, massaging it with moderate force, and asked softly, "But is your headache again?"
Xiao Jingfan did have a headache, but it was not the same kind of headache.
He always thought that the queen managed the harem very well, and never imagined that the queen had done so many things without telling him. Being deceived was not a pleasant feeling.
He took Chu Liuzheng's hand, pulled her into his arms, hugged her tightly, and buried his head in her neck.
The light jasmine scent is soothing.
Chu Liuzheng, the human-shaped pillow, blinked, raised his hands to wrap around his shoulders and patted him gently.
[Is the tyrant too excited about discovering a gold mine? ]
【It doesn't look like that.】
【Is he tired? 】
Thinking of this, she turned her head to glance at the emperor's profile and found that the little bit of flesh she had just gained seemed to have disappeared again.
She couldn't help but hug him tighter.
[He must be exhausted. There are so many urgent memorials to be submitted today, all of which are very demanding. I have to summon ministers to discuss matters in the afternoon, and I may have to stay up late tonight. With this workload, the tyrant is still a glutton. It would be strange if he didn't lose weight.]
[Hmm... I'd better ask the Imperial Kitchen to make something brain-boosting for the Tyrant. They say that whatever you eat nourishes you, so how about asking the Imperial Kitchen to make a spicy brain dish for the Tyrant?]
[Why do I suddenly want to eat hot pot? 】
How about having hot pot for lunch? We can get some fresh beef and mutton. Pig brains can also be cooked in it. There are also shrimp and fish balls...
Listening to his heart's voice, Xiao Jingfan ran to find the hot pot ingredients. Reluctantly, he let go of Chu Liuzheng, tucked his scattered hair behind his ears, and asked, "What do you want for lunch?"
"Hot pot." Chu Liuzheng blurted out.
Xiao Jingfan: "Beef slices, mutton slices, shrimp, fish balls, tripe, pig brain?"
"Hmm." Chu Liuzheng nodded and seemed to hear the sound of teeth grinding, but when he listened carefully, it disappeared.
【By the way, what did I come here for? 】
Someone, whose attention was completely drawn to the hot pot, thought for a moment and finally remembered his original intention. He raised his hand, cupped the emperor's handsome face, and patted it. "Want to go for a walk?"
[The Tyrant is practically exhausted. Let's take him out for a walk to clear his head. Then I'll go to the Imperial Kitchen to order food, and the Tyrant will return to Wenhua Hall to work. We'll have hot pot together for lunch. Perfect!]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Not refusing means agreeing. Chu Liuzheng, who knew this well, pulled the emperor out. When they walked to the vicinity of the imperial kitchen, he decisively parted ways with the emperor and urged the emperor to go back to work.
Looking at Chu Liuzheng's back as he left, Xiao Jingfan began to reflect on whether he was too indulgent towards this woman?
In the imperial kitchen, palace servants were coming and going. Chu Liuzheng was choosing dishes for the hot pot when she suddenly heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw that it was Shao Liyi and the head palace maid Luzhu.
【Beauty Princess! 】
She handed the task of choosing dishes to Mitsuki and walked over with Chenxing.
The four of them walked to a secluded place, and Shao Liyi spoke softly, "I heard that there was a eunuch named Xiao Xuanzi who was trying to harm you. Was he hurt?"
"No." Chu Liuzheng shook his head and looked at her, "Did you come here just for me?"
"Yes." Shao Liyi nodded. "You live in the Yangxin Palace, so it's not convenient for me to visit you."
To be precise, it was the emperor who sent someone to warn her.
But she always remembered that when no one in the palace was willing to help her, only Chu Liuzheng helped her, and she wanted to see with her own eyes whether Chu Liuzheng was safe.
Now that I have seen it, I feel relieved.
(End of this chapter)
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