King Qi felt that his smile was a bit strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why. Just then, he saw that other ministers were also arriving one after another. Not wanting too many people to know that the relationship between the two had improved, he took the opportunity to leave.
Zu An went straight to wait outside the Imperial Study. Unexpectedly, after the Emperor found out, he came over before the court session.
"I heard you made quite a splash at the brothel last night. Why are you here so early this morning? Is there something urgent you need to report?" the emperor asked after sitting down.
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. The palace gates hadn't been opened last night, yet he knew everything that had happened outside.
"I had to sacrifice my innocence to complete the mission," he said with a look of "grief and indignation."
emperor:"……"
This guy is truly shameless; none of the officials in the court dare to speak to me like that.
"Judging from your tone, it seems you've completed the mission?" He asked, though he knew it was unlikely. After all, it could only be a day. He was prepared to give Zu'an a good scolding after he answered, telling him not to be so arrogant.
“It is indeed completed,” Zuan replied.
The emperor nodded instinctively: "As expected, we must hurry up in the future..."
He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly froze: "What, it's finished?"
Seeing the other person's expression, as if they were holding in their poop, Zu An felt a surge of secret pleasure, but of course he didn't dare show it. So he recounted what had happened last night in detail, naturally omitting the parts involving the demon race and Nan Xun.
After speaking, he handed over the prepared audio-visual mirror. This audio-visual mirror was obtained from the embroidery tower's storeroom. Its function was only to record a video, and it was far less advanced than the audio-visual mirror of the Chu family that could make real-time calls.
Seeing Yu Nan sitting in Bi Zi Ang's arms in the video, whimpering and acting coquettishly, the Emperor's face twitched, and he felt his stomach churning. He then glanced at Zu An with a complicated expression. This guy, really, I don't know how he came up with all this nonsense.
However, I have to admit that although it looks disgusting, it is still quite useful.
"Alright, with this jade nanmu, we're done." The emperor closed the video mirror to avoid vomiting up the overnight tea if he watched any longer.
Zu'an tentatively asked, "I wonder how His Majesty intends to use the contents of this mirror?"
The emperor frowned slightly, subconsciously displeased that his minister was trying to pry into his thoughts. However, since the minister had just completed his task admirably, he couldn't very well reprimand him. He could only patiently explain, "The contents of this mirror are too... too indecent. It certainly cannot be released directly."
"So all that work was for nothing?" Zuan was immediately disappointed, not to see the two of them die.
“Of course not,” the emperor said. “Actually, what happened yesterday, where Yu Nan and you were fighting over a man, was enough. It’s just that although quite a few people know about it now, it’s only within a small circle. So we need someone to make this matter even more sensational.”
Zuan looked wary, thinking to himself, "They're not going to leave it to me again, are they?"
As if seeing through his thoughts, the emperor continued, "That Bi Zi'ang, that so-called Eighteen Friends of the Green Garden, has a wide network of connections. He talks about romantic and frivolous things all day long and seems to be very popular among the people. So when the time comes, summon Bi Zi'ang and show him the contents of this video mirror. He will naturally know what to do."
If Bi Ziang doesn't want to die, he will definitely do his best to prevent this video from being exposed. He is a smart man and naturally knows that as long as Yu Nan dies first, this video will lose its meaning, so he will definitely do his best to do this.
Zu'an was dumbfounded, thinking to himself that when it comes to playing dirty tricks, no one can compare to the emperor.
The key point is that the Bi family still supports the Crown Prince, and now they've been sold out by the Emperor. It's foreseeable that the two families will definitely clash because of this.
Indeed, for the emperor, no matter how loyal they are, the most important thing is to maintain a balance of power. As long as the ministers are busy fighting each other, the emperor can rest easy.
"Your Majesty is wise!" This is good. Zu'an was originally worried about the Yu family's retaliation, after all, Yu Yanluo had been kind to him, and it wouldn't be good if a real conflict broke out.
The emperor was about to attend court, so Zu'an tactfully took his leave.
Watching his departing figure, the emperor frowned. Logically speaking, this guy was indeed a satisfactory subordinate. These missions had been so difficult, but he had handled them all perfectly. The emperor should like him very much.
But for some reason, I have an instinctive dislike for him whenever I see him.
...
After leaving the Imperial Study, Zu An went directly to the East Palace.
His current official position means he doesn't need to attend court, which allows him to enjoy a leisurely life.
As he approached the East Palace, he suddenly remembered something, found a passing maid and asked for some green tangerines, then peeled them and squeezed the juice onto his body.
He smelled himself and found that only a strong scent of green citrus remained. He was finally relieved. He had been tricked the last few times by wearing other women's perfume, but he had finally learned his lesson this time. He was really smart.
Upon arriving at the East Palace, Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun greeted him with smiles. The group already had a good relationship, and considering the life-saving grace they had received in the secret realm, they were practically ready to become sworn brothers.
Zuan tentatively asked, "Don't you have anything you want to ask?"
The two were taken aback: "What do you want to ask?"
"It's nothing." Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing the nature of these two, especially Park Duandiao, if they knew what happened last night, they would definitely wink and ask how it went, and might even ask more detailed questions than Pei You did.
The two of them clearly didn't know, which means the news hadn't reached the palace yet. Well, at least they won't mess things up when they meet Bi Linglong later.
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