Murong Hong's eyes turned cold. He looked at Prime Minister Gu, who had been pretending to be dead, and asked, "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Prime Minister Gu laughed dryly. "If we seek peace without fighting, we will have to send a princess as a bride, and we will have to cede land and pay cities as compensation. We have to consider this carefully."
Tsk, you want me to be the first to take action? I won’t fall for it.
Murong Hong frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Prime Minister Gu, who was a cunning man who tried not to offend either side.
"In that case, let's stop here for today and I will think it over carefully."
"Dismiss the court."
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Kunning Palace
Tao Yuan had just finished whispering to Su Man about the events of the previous dynasty when the young eunuch came in to report that the emperor was coming this way.
Tao Yuan was stunned. "The Emperor hasn't been here for so long, why is he here now?"
Su Man was not surprised. He had not come before because he blamed her for Shu Mei'er's matter. Now he came to win over Prime Minister Gu to work for him.
"The Emperor has arrived."
Su Man bowed, "Your Highness."
"Queen, please stand up."
Ever since Concubine Shu was sent to the cold palace, the emperor has never set foot in Kunning Palace again.
Facing the emperor at this moment, Su Man was calm and composed. She showed neither joy at the sudden emperor's favor nor complaints about falling out of favor.
She took the teacup from Tao Yuan and placed it before Murong Hong, "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Murong Hong took the tea, took a sip, and said, "The Longjing tea in the Queen's Palace is also tribute from Concubine Rong's family. It seems to have a stronger aroma than the tea I have."
Su Man thought to herself, "That's right. Mine are all fresh and tender tea tips, while yours are just the leftovers. Not only mine, but the tea in any other queen's palace is more fragrant than yours."
But Su Man couldn't say this. She laughed and said, "Maybe the emperor has come. The tea here has become sweet."
Murong Hong put down his teacup. "Is the Queen saying that I haven't been to Kunning Palace for too long?"
Su Man lowered her eyes, "I dare not."
Murong Hong's gaze slid across Su Man's calm face and he waved to the palace servants.
When they were the only two left in the room, Murong Hong sighed, "Man'er, you know, the last thing I want is to be separated from you."
He stretched out his hand to Su Man. Su Man hesitated and placed her fingertips on Murong Hong's palm.
Normally, a man's body temperature is slightly higher than a woman's, but with Murong Hong, Su Man only felt cold and lonely.
...
"I know that you are angry with me because of Mei'er's matter. You are willing to join forces with Concubine Li just to put Mei'er to death."
“…”
Su Man never thought that she could hide this from him. Even if she didn't notice it at the time, he would definitely figure it out later.
But Murong Hong still thought that she was just like the original Guman, doing this out of jealousy and vying for favor.
Su Man played along and said with her head down, "So the emperor is resentful of me, that's why he hasn't come to see me for a long time, right?"
The ending of her voice trembled, and the grievance contained in it made it hard to blame her.
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