Fang Miao ran forward desperately, but Eunuch Lu's patience was limited. He frowned and didn't want to play the game of chase with her anymore.
He had already grabbed her shoulder with one hand, and with a little force, Fang Miao screamed.
"Let me go!"
"Your Majesty is here, who is causing trouble ahead?"
A shrill voice appeared out of nowhere, and Eunuch Lu felt something was wrong.
Why would Your Majesty appear on this road tonight?
Fang Miao heard the sound and started shouting for help. No matter what, she didn't want to go back to the previous room, so she didn't care what was in front of her.
Imperial carriage? With her current level of language proficiency in the Central Plains, the word "御" can only be used by the emperor!
Since he is the emperor, the most noble man in the world, he can definitely save me, right?
"Help! Help!"
On New Year's Eve, the emperor still had a lot of government affairs to deal with. He was tired after a whole day and had to attend a palace banquet in the evening. He was a little annoyed. Thinking that it was still early, he asked people to take a detour and walk in the imperial city for a while longer. Unexpectedly, he met him.
"Stop and see who is shouting for help!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Fu flicked his whisk and signaled the servant holding the palace lantern to go and check the situation.
Eunuch Lu panicked and quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, I am Xiao Luzi in the palace of Concubine Guo. There was a maid who didn't know the rules and stole the Concubine's things without permission and tried to escape. I just arrested her and brought her back to question her. I don't want to disturb Your Majesty, so I will take her back now."
"No, I'm not a maid, and I didn't steal... um..."
Eunuch Lu covered her mouth and stopped her from speaking any further.
The emperor was also interested at this moment. He got off the sedan chair on his own and came in front of the two people under the guidance of the palace servants.
Eunuch Lu knew that things were really bad this time. The emperor had intervened in the matter, and given his status, he couldn't say a word.
Besides...
At that time, the emperor felt that the voice of this palace maid was very pleasant to listen to, and if it were used for singing, it would definitely have a different flavor.
"What did she steal? Is it worth it for you, the head eunuch of the palace, to go to such great lengths to catch her?"
The emperor's voice was indifferent yet deep, and revealed a hint of laziness.
He knew that Eunuch Lu was an expert in martial arts, but he was curious as to why he would get involved in such a trivial matter as stealing?
On this occasion today, shouldn't he be protecting the imperial concubine?
"Your Majesty, today is the New Year's Eve banquet. I was ordered by the Empress to stay in Qiushui Palace. I happened to find this stealing maid and came to arrest her. I didn't expect to disturb the emperor. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will take her away now."
Eunuch Lu didn't want to have too much involvement with the emperor. If he said too much, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Eunuch Lu covered Fang Miao's mouth tightly to prevent her from making any sound.
Fang Miao reached out, grabbed the corner of the bright yellow robe, and tugged at it as if asking for help.
The emperor felt strange, so he asked the palace servants to hold lanterns to illuminate the palace maid in front of him.
Although there were lights on the corridor, the dim candlelight could only illuminate part of the road in the night, making it difficult to see people's faces clearly.
"Eunuch Lu, I think this palace maid has something to hide. Why don't you let her go and let her speak for herself?"
In the darkness of the night, the expression on Eunuch Lu's face was obscure and unclear.
Why does the emperor have to care about such trivial matters?
He had no choice but to let go of Fang Miao. Fang Miao breathed in the fresh air and couldn't help coughing a few times.
"I...I didn't steal anything, and I'm not a palace maid..."
Upon hearing this, the emperor raised his eyebrows, took the palace lantern from the maid, and walked in front of Fang Miao.
"You, raise your head!"
Fang Miao raised her head obediently, and her appearance was exposed to the emperor's eyes. It was a face that was breathtakingly beautiful.
Blue pupils, snow-white skin, an exotic style, yet with the softness of a Central Plains girl, pitiful eyes, and a flustered expression, made the emperor suddenly feel as if he had found an impulse that he had only experienced when he was young.
He looked at her intently and subconsciously reached out to help her.
"Stand up and talk. If you have any grievances, you can tell me."
When he was helping her, he accidentally touched her shoulder. Just now, when Eunuch Lu grabbed her, he used brute force. The woman was fragile to begin with, and that blow really hurt her.
She couldn't help but take a breath in pain.
The emperor immediately showed an anxious look:
"Are you hurt?"
Fang Miao quickly shook her head to deny it.
Facing this emperor who was at the highest level of authority but had no imperial airs towards her, Fang Miao read a very familiar message from the look in his eyes.
He has taken a fancy to himself...
Because of such eager eyes, she had seen too many such eyes when she was in Bi Bo Pavilion, and they were all after seeing her face.
She actually hated herself for having such a face, which brought her so much trouble.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
She took a step back and distanced herself from him. She regretted it a little now. If the person in front of her was someone else instead of the emperor, she might have asked him for help. But now, she saw his eagerness towards her, and she regretted it.
Asking him for help is undoubtedly like jumping from one pit into another, bigger pit, which will bring oneself greater trouble and constraints.
The emperor naturally felt her deliberate alienation towards him, but he did not take it seriously. Instead, he calmly instructed Eunuch Fu.
"Take good care of her and find an imperial physician to check her injuries. As for whether she stole Concubine Guo's things, I will naturally comfort Concubine Guo. Eunuch Lu, there is nothing for you to do here, so go back!"
The emperor stopped pretending and directly arranged for Fang Miao. Eunuch Fu was a shrewd man and he understood what the emperor meant. It seemed that there would be one more noble lady in the harem in the future.
She was definitely not a palace maid, let alone someone from Concubine Guo's palace. First, she was not wearing the clothes of a palace maid, and second, he had never seen her in the Concubine Guo's palace.
The concubines in various palaces were vying for favor in private and would never allow such a beautiful person to serve them.
The girl in front of us is so eye-catching that it is hard to ignore her. Moreover, this is the first time that our emperor has met this type of beauty.
Eunuch Lu knew it, he had guessed it long ago, but he was helpless. He couldn't snatch the person from the emperor, right?
Afterwards, regardless of how to explain to the imperial concubine, the most infuriating thing would be if she knew that Fang Miao had been favored by the emperor by accident.
Meanwhile, the New Year's Eve banquet had already begun, but the emperor was late. Compared with previous years, he was at least two incense sticks later. You know, our emperor is the most punctual.
And the time of these two incense sticks was just because I met Fang Miao by chance on the road.
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