Chapter 290 The Little Rabbit in Trouble
Wen Li'er was concentrating on checking the edge of the wooden sign, and finally felt a tiny bulge above the hole, which was indeed a little scratchy.
She breathed a sigh of relief, looked up and said, "Your Majesty, I will just grind it for you a little longer."
Yan Shixu was distracted by her sudden closeness and attentiveness, and upon hearing this, he only uttered a low "hmm" in a hoarse voice.
It took him a while to notice Yongtai standing frozen at the door. He turned around and looked at him with a frown.
When Yongtai heard Wen Lier's words "I'll grind it for you again", the blushing guess in his heart was confirmed.
He didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly turned his back, almost using his hands and feet, and said incoherently:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I didn't see anything! I'll be out of here right now! You...you continue!"
In a panic, he wanted to close the door and leave, but in his haste, he ended up locking himself inside the door!
“Uh… hehehe…”
Yongtai laughed awkwardly, opened the door of the hall again, and rushed out as if his butt was on fire.
Wen Li'er turned her head away from the side of Yan Shixu's thigh and looked at the palace door that was still shaking slightly in confusion.
"What's wrong with Eunuch Yongtai? He seems to be in a state of emergency..."
She had no idea how suggestive her posture was.
Yan Shixu lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on her tender red lips, which were close to him and slightly pouting in confusion.
That look was deep, carrying some unspoken meaning.
No matter how slow Wen Li'er was, when she met his eyes that seemed to be burning with dark fire, and recalled Yongtai's panic-stricken and incoherent look, she suddenly had an epiphany!
With a bang, the hot blood rushed to the top of the head, and the cheeks, ears and even the neck were dyed a delicate crimson.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Wen Li'er was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into. She held onto Yan Shixu's strong thighs and tried to stand up.
However, she had been squatting for too long and her legs were a little numb.
When he stood up suddenly, his eyes went dark and his body fell forward uncontrollably!
“Hmm!”
A suppressed groan sounded in the silent bedroom.
Wen Li'er looked up in panic, only to see Yan Shixu's face turn from red to white, and then from white to blue, with even a tiny bit of cold sweat seeping out of his forehead.
He clenched his teeth, his jawline tense.
Those deep eyes were fixed on her face, and he squeezed out a few words with difficulty, almost through his teeth.
"This... is what you call 'nothing'?"
Wen Li'er covered her forehead which was hurt by the collision, and felt that she shouldn't have made such a fuss on New Year's Day.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty!"
She jumped up from the ground like a frightened rabbit, and rushed back to the dragon bed at the fastest speed in her life. She grabbed the quilt and wrapped herself tightly from head to toe.
She hid under the quilt, feeling a little safer, and then she shouted in a muffled voice:
"Your Majesty! It's getting late! We can't be late for the grand court meeting..."
Yan Shixu stood there and took a few deep breaths.
He looked at the bulging "brocade quilt ball" on the dragon bed, then raised his eyes to look at the dim light outside the hall.
The grand court meeting and dealing with the little rabbit that had caused trouble... the two sides were fighting fiercely in his heart.
Ultimately, his duties as an emperor prevailed.
He groaned heavily, walked to the bed, and slapped the bulge through the quilt, neither too hard nor too light, leaving behind some words through gritted teeth.
"Stay here for me! I'll settle this account with you in detail tonight!"
After saying this, he turned around and strode out of the bedroom, as if he was afraid that he would change his mind if he hesitated for a moment.
Outside the hall, Yongtai hung his head, wishing he could shrink into the crack of the ground.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, he carefully raised his eyes to see his master's face——
It seemed... not angry at all? There was even a strange, indescribable curve at the corner of his mouth?
Yongtai's heart relaxed a little, and he respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, Commander Zhang is already waiting in the front hall."
"Um."
Yan Shixu responded through his nose and walked towards the front hall.
Yongtai felt that the emperor's steps seemed a little... stiffer than before?
Front hall.
Zhang Sicheng knelt on one knee in front of Yan Shixu: "Your Majesty!"
Yan Shixu nodded: "Speak."
"Last night, I rigorously interrogated all the palace maids in Fengyi Palace. The Empress's personal maid, Luoxia, could not bear the torture and has confessed."
Zhang Sicheng continued, "According to Luoxia's confession, the poison was smuggled into the palace by Rongguogong's wife, Chen, under the guise of a wedding dowry the year the Empress entered the palace for her wedding. It was then given to Her Majesty to keep personally, in case of... emergency."
I heard the light-hearted words "just in case of emergency".
Yan Shixu actually laughed softly.
The laughter was very light, with an ambiguous mockery in it.
"On the first day she married in, she brought poison that was going to kill me?"
Zhang Sicheng lowered his head deeply.
"According to Luoxia's confession, the Empress...had always hidden this item. Until...the Imperial Noble Consort entered the palace, the Emperor's favor grew, and she gave birth to an imperial heir...The Empress grew increasingly resentful, fearing she would lose her position as Empress. She attempted to attack the Imperial Noble Consort, but was dissuaded several times by Matron Zhuang. Later, the Empress grew disgusted with Matron Zhuang and distanced herself from her. With no one to dissuade her, she..."
"She finally waited for what she considered an 'urgent need'?"
Yan Shixu coldly interrupted Zhang Sicheng's words, and felt absurdly relieved in his heart.
Fortunately, Xie Zhenrong did not attack Wen Lier before last night.
Nangong Ziyun happened to be there last night, but before that...
Yan Shixu didn't dare to think about it anymore.
In this way, it was Madam Zhuang who helped Li'er avoid several disasters.
"I understand. Send someone to Madam Zhuang's house outside the palace to give her some compensation."
"yes."
"Go to the Rongguo Mansion again and tell the Duke of Rong the truth about what the Queen and Chen did."
"yes."
Seeing that the emperor had no other instructions, Zhang Sicheng stood up, bowed and left.
Inside Wencui Palace.
Wen Wanqin had a bowl of bird's nest porridge and two pieces of cakes, then had the breakfast taken away.
"Have you packed everything?" she asked Su Jin beside her.
Su Jin replied, "Master, don't worry. Everything has been packed. However, the things we use for daily use cannot be packed until the night before we leave."
Wen Wanqin nodded.
Su Xin's temperament was not as calm as Su Jin's. She couldn't help but feel excited at the thought that she would soon be able to accompany her master out of the palace and leave this magnificent cage of the imperial palace.
In the palace, a maid like her who has no ambition really doesn't think the palace is a good place.
The world outside the palace is so big, she wants to accompany her master to see it around.
She asked, "Master, the matter the Emperor has entrusted to you has been clarified. Why don't you go to see the Emperor today? The sooner you finish explaining it, the sooner you can leave the palace."
Wen Wanqin poked Suxin's forehead, feeling somewhat helpless: "On the first day of the new year, you want me to offend the emperor?"
Su Jin also poked Su Xin's forehead and taught her a lesson: "You stupid thing, don't give the master blind advice."
Su Xin also reacted and shrank her neck in fear.
"Master, I was wrong."
Wen Wanqin waved her away and said, "Nothing. Go get the brocade box on the dressing table. Let's go to the Bixi Palace."
"yes."
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