"Am I handing this over to you and dancing with you all night?"
The candlelight was dim, creating a romantic atmosphere, but unfortunately, the beauty before me had a mouth.
The ghost, who had already turned a blind eye, didn't know whether to say "Well done!" or "Please stop talking!" when it heard its host say these words.
Seeing Mu Chen staring at Mingmei with a blank face and saying such a jarring thing, he still managed to smile, and with graceful steps, he actually led Mingmei to slowly jump up again.
While dancing, he added, "Of course, if you don't want to dance, you can do something else."
"Others?"
Attracted by what the other person said, Mingmei looked up and met their eyes, tilting her head slightly: "For example?"
"For example, 'a beautiful woman adding fragrance to one's sleeves,' where I'm reviewing memorials and you're grinding ink for me?"
Mingmei: "..."
[Host, is he a devil?]
Guigui couldn't hold back any longer. It was one thing for its host to be a spoilsport, but this person in front of it was just as bad!
"Actually, you could also go somewhere else to relax, like the Imperial Study?"
"Mu Chen".
Mingmei interrupted Mu Chen's seemingly mischievous words.
"What?"
"Did you come here to slack off during overtime because you hadn't finished reviewing the memorials?"
As soon as Mingmei finished speaking, the man who had just been smiling so brightly and charmingly, looking like a noble young master, had his smile turn from a gentle breeze and bright moon to a dark cloud and a crescent moon after Mingmei's words.
"I just wanted to come and see you."
Mu Chen tightened his grip on Mingmei's waist slightly, pulling her closer to him. Even though she was still smiling at him, Mingmei sensed a hint of grievance in the man before her.
As she was thinking this, Mu Chen's head suddenly moved closer to her face. Mingmei's eyes widened in surprise, thinking something was about to happen, but then that cool, familiar fragrance wafted past her nose, and then her shoulder sank.
Mingmei: "..."
The other person actually rested his forehead on her shoulder?
What kind of roc leans on a person?
I really want you to be with me~
Mingmei: "..."
Why use such a deep voice to say such coquettish things?
"Shall I have someone bring you some delicious snacks later?"
Mingmei: "..."
No, she didn't want to be forced to work overtime, not even for delicious food.
"If you're sleepy, shall I have someone put some soft cushions and blankets on the tatami mat in the inner room? And some nice storybooks?"
Mingmei: "..."
"Meimei, stay with me, okay?"
【Host, just give in to him!】
Before Mingmei could even utter a sound, Guigui couldn't take it anymore!
She never expected that Gui Gui would actually side with Mu Chen this time.
Didn't you always oppose me getting close to him?
Gui Gui: [But you never listen to my objections~ How about I turn a blind eye and cover for you, as long as you remember to send me to the Mastermind for further training when the game ends~]
Mingmei: ...
Goodness, she'd do anything to see her mastermind godfather, right?
Have you forgotten Lord Liu Liu by the Daming Lake?
Gui Gui: [...]
No, I haven't forgotten, it's just that Liu Liu's job is too difficult QAQ!
"Okay, okay, I'll go, alright?"
Unable to resist Mu Chen's charming and adorable manner, and with the added allure of delicious food, drinks, and fun activities, she reluctantly agreed to go.
Cining Palace.
"Hmm? Is the Emperor going to be reviewing memorials all night?"
When Leng Youyou received the message, she couldn't help but admire the NPC's dedication. Her original character had accidentally taken too much nap during the day and hadn't fallen asleep yet, and then she heard this news.
"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. In the latter half of the night, His Majesty sent someone to the Imperial Kitchen to bring back a lot of late-night snacks. It seems that he intends to continue reading memorials after finishing his meal."
As luck would have it, the Empress Dowager actually had a small kitchen, but tonight she was missing an ingredient for a late-night snack, so she sent someone to the Imperial Kitchen. Unexpectedly, they ran into the Emperor's kitchen eunuchs, who woke up the chefs who specialized in making desserts in the middle of the night and made them prepare several desserts.
"Yeah?"
"Also, our people say they seem to have seen Eunuch Changfu, who is by His Majesty's side, in a corner of the Imperial Garden tonight."
Changfu, referring to Lu Xiaoyao, gave the old woman a cold, disapproving look: "Are you sure?"
"Your Majesty, judging from the figure and face, it is him, but the clothes he is wearing are not. It seems that he did indeed come out in secret from His Majesty."
Who did he meet?
A glint flashed in Leng Youyou's eyes, and she already had a rough idea of what was going on.
"The other party was standing in the shadows, so I couldn't see clearly, but I could tell that Eunuch Changfu's expression seemed particularly unpleasant, as if he was angered by the other party."
"Oh, really?"
Leng Youyou's lips curled slightly. She glanced at the old woman beside her and whispered, "Have our people around His Majesty secretly leak this news in a few days."
"This..." The old nanny was stunned when she heard Leng Youyou's instructions. She thought the Empress Dowager would use this to blackmail Lu Changfu, but she did not expect that the Empress Dowager seemed to want to use His Majesty's hand to punish Lu Changfu.
"What's wrong?"
"No, this servant will go right away."
"You may all leave now; I need to rest too."
Leng Youyou waved everyone away, sighed softly, and lay on the bed to continue organizing the relevant information about this body.
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